Collection Agencies

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Section
649.005

Definitions.

Section
649.010

"Claim" defined.

Section
649.020

"Collection agency" defined.

Section
649.025

"Collection agent" defined.

Section
649.026

"Commissioner" defined.

Section
649.030

"Customer" defined.

Section
649.035

"Manager" defined.

Section
649.045

Legislative finding and declaration.

Section
649.051

Administration and enforcement of chapter.

Section
649.053

Regulations.

Section
649.054

Regulations authorizing collection from location outside of Nevada; standards for trust accounts.

Section
649.056

Regulations prescribing methods of conducting business; investigations and examinations.

Section
649.057

Investigations and hearings.

Section
649.059

Approval of printed forms.

Section
649.061

Notification of results of examination; retention and destruction of examination papers.

Section
649.065

Records: Maintenance by Commissioner; contents; general provisions governing confidentiality and public inspection.

Section
649.067

Records: Certain records relating to complaint or investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records.

Section
649.075

License required; exception.

Section
649.085

Qualifications of applicant for license.

Section
649.095

Application for license: Contents; submission of fingerprints and financial statement; examination of applicant; withdrawal of application.

Section
649.105

Bond or substitute security required; amount and conditions; adjustments in amount.

Section
649.115

Form of bond; matters covered by bond; statute of limitations for bringing action on bond.

Section
649.119

Deposit as substitute for bond.

Section
649.125

Investigation by Commissioner.

Section
649.135

Order approving application; findings.

Section
649.145

Conditions for issuance of license; contents of license.

Section
649.155

Order denying application; notice of denial.

Section
649.165

Rights of licensee.

Section
649.167

Branch office: Application for permit; examination of principal office; manager required on premises; regulations.

Section
649.171

Certificate of registration; limitations on business practices; fees; disciplinary action; regulations.

Section
649.175

Manager’s certificate required.

Section
649.185

Application.

Section
649.196

Qualifications of applicant; requirements; notice of refusal to issue certificate; request for hearing; withdrawal of application.

Section
649.205

Examination.

Section
649.215

Grounds for refusing examination or suspending or revoking certificate.

Section
649.225

Issuance of certificate; notice of manager’s change of residence address.

Section
649.233

Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license or manager’s certificate; duty of Commissioner. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

Section
649.233

Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license or manager’s certificate; duty of Commissioner. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings and expires by limitation 2 years after that date.]

Section
649.235

Expiration of license or certificate; licenses and certificates not transferable.

Section
649.245

Renewal of license or certificate.

Section
649.295

Amounts; deposit; regulations.

Section
649.297

Fee for failure to submit reports.

Section
649.300

Payment of assessment; cooperation with audits and examinations.

Section
649.305

Collection agency not to operate without manager.

Section
649.315

Display of license or certificate.

Section
649.325

Change of location of business.

Section
649.330

Notification of change in management or ownership of voting stock; application for licensure of replacement; investigation; costs; waiver.

Section
649.331

Recording of telephone conversations.

Section
649.332

Verification of debt.

Section
649.334

Written agreement to be specific, intelligible and unambiguous; money collected to be credited first to principal; partial collection of claim prohibited; accounting of money collected on behalf of customer.

Section
649.335

Retention and examinations of records and accounts.

Section
649.345

Annual reports to Commissioner.

Section
649.355

Business ethics and practices; trust accounts.

Section
649.365

Approval of business name required; prohibition against use of certain names, terms and forms.

Section
649.370

Violation of federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Section
649.375

Prohibited practices.

Section
649.385

Investigation of verified complaint; verified answer; action by Commissioner after informal hearing.

Section
649.390

Investigation of verified complaint concerning unlicensed person; order to cease and desist; administrative fines; suit to recover fine; cumulative penalties.

Section
649.395

Authorized disciplinary action; grounds for disciplinary action; effect of revocation of license; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.

Section
649.398

Suspension of license or manager’s certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or manager’s certificate. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

Section
649.400

Injunctive relief.

Section
649.435

Criminal penalty for violations; each day of unlawful operation constitutes separate offense.

Section
649.440

Administrative fine for violations.

Section
649.3345

Withdrawal of claim by customer.