NAC697.355. Advertisement or solicitation of bail transaction; dissemination of untrue, deceptive or misleading information prohibited.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not advertise or solicit a bail transaction, directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, by the use of any type of printed matter, a bail solicitor or an employee of a court, prison, county or city jail or detention facility:

     (a) Within the prison, county or city jail or detention facility;

     (b) Within a courthouse or courtroom; or

     (c) On the property upon which the prison, county or city jail, detention facility or courthouse is located.

     2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit:

     (a) An employee of the court, prison, county or city jail or detention facility from distributing or posting a list prepared by:

          (1) The Division of Insurance of the Department of Business and Industry; or

          (2) The court, prison, county or city jail or detention facility,

Ê that sets forth the names and telephone numbers of bail agents who are licensed pursuant to chapter 697 of NRS.

     (b) A person from advertising in or distributing a telephone directory prepared for and distributed to the general public that sets forth the names and telephone numbers of bail agents who are licensed pursuant to chapter 697 of NRS.

     3. A person shall not make, publish, disseminate, circulate or place before the public, or cause, directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated, circulated or placed before the public, in a newspaper, magazine or other publication, or in the form of a notice, circular, pamphlet, letter or poster, or over any radio station, television station, electronic media, or in any other way, any advertisement, announcement or statement containing any assertion, representation or statement with respect to the transaction of bail or with respect to any person in the conduct of his or her bail surety business, which is untrue, deceptive or misleading.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’r of Insurance by R133-98, eff. 2-23-99; A by R073-02, 8-23-2002)