NAC683A.272. Search of records of criminal history.

     1. An applicant for a license as a resident producer of insurance must:

     (a) Submit with his or her application:

          (1) Two complete sets of fingerprints which the Commissioner may forward to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for a search concerning him or her:

               (I) Conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in its national criminal records; and

               (II) Of the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; and

          (2) A cashier’s check or money order made payable to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for the applicable fees established by the General Services Division of the Department of Public Safety.

     (b) Comply with the procedures for obtaining the information required in this subsection that are established by the General Services Division of the Department of Public Safety and the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History in NRS 179A.075 to 179A.160, inclusive.

     2. The Commissioner may issue a license as a resident producer of insurance before the criminal background search of the applicant conducted pursuant to subsection 1 is completed if the applicant:

     (a) Indicates and certifies on his or her application for a license that he or she has no criminal history; and

     (b) Has complied with the procedures required pursuant to subsection 1.

     3. The Commissioner may contract with a person outside the Division to process the fingerprints submitted pursuant to subsection 1 so that the fingerprints may be electronically transmitted to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History or another law enforcement agency.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’r of Insurance by R172-01, eff. 7-5-2002; A by R170-03, 2-12-2004; R163-08, 9-18-2008)