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NV Rev Stat § 353C.176 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.176 - Withholding of income: Notice to withhold binding on employer; employer may deduct amount for reimbursement of costs; delivery of withheld money by employer by check or electronic transfer.

  1. A notice to withhold income pursuant to NRS 353C.171 is binding upon any employer of the person to whom it is mailed. To reimburse the employer for his or her costs in making the withholding, the employer may deduct $3 from the amount paid to the person each time the employer makes a withholding.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:  (a) An employer may deliver money withheld to the State Controller by check or electronic transfer of money.  (b) If an employer receives notices to withhold income pursuant to NRS 353C.171 for more than one employee, the employer may consolidate the amounts of money that are payable to the State Controller and pay those amounts with one check, but the employer shall attach to each check a statement identifying by name and social security number each person for whom payment is made and the amount transmitted for that person.  3. If the provisions of NRS 353.1467 apply, the employer shall make payment to the State Controller by any method of electronic transfer of money allowed by the State Controller. If an employer makes such payment by electronic transfer of money, the employer shall transmit separately the name and appropriate identification number, if any, of each person for whom payment is made and the amount transmitted for that person.  4. As used in this section, "electronic transfer of money" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353.1467.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 133)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.177 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.177 - Withholding of income: Unlawful for employer to use withholding as basis for refusing to hire, discharging or taking disciplinary action against employee; liability; penalty.

  1. It is unlawful for an employer to use the withholding of income to collect an obligation to pay money to the State Controller as a basis for refusing to hire a potential employee, discharging an employee or taking disciplinary action against an employee. Any employer who violates this section shall hire or reinstate any such employee with no loss of pay or benefits, is liable for any amounts not withheld and must be fined $1,000. If an employee prevails in an action based on this section, the employer is liable, in an amount not less than $2,500, for payment of the employee’s costs and attorney’s fees incurred in that action.  2. If an employer wrongfully refuses to withhold income as required pursuant to NRS 353C.171 to 353C.179, inclusive, or knowingly misrepresents the income of an employee, the employer shall pay the amount the employer refused to withhold to the State Controller and may be ordered to pay punitive damages to the State Controller in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each pay period the employer failed to withhold income as required or knowingly misrepresented the income of the employee.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 133)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.178 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.178 - Withholding of income: Enforcement proceedings against employer for refusal to withhold or misrepresentation of employee’s income; remedies and penalties.

  1. If an employer wrongfully refuses to withhold income as required pursuant to NRS 353C.171 to 353C.179, inclusive, after receiving a notice to withhold income that was sent by certified mail pursuant to NRS 353C.173 or 353C.174, or knowingly misrepresents the income of an employee, the State Controller may apply for and the court may issue an order directing the employer to appear and show cause why he or she should not be subject to the penalties prescribed in subsection 2 of NRS 353C.177.  2. At the hearing on the order to show cause, the court, upon a finding that the employer wrongfully refused to withhold income as required or knowingly misrepresented an employee’s income:  (a) May order the employer to comply with the requirements of NRS 353C.171 to 353C.179, inclusive;  (b) May order the employer to provide accurate information concerning the employee’s income;  (c) May impose penalties against the employer pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 353C.177; and  (d) Shall require the employer to pay the amount the employer failed or refused to withhold from the employee’s income.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 133)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.179 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.179 - Withholding of income: Immunity of employer and State Controller.

  1. An employer who complies with a notice to withhold income pursuant to NRS 353C.171 that is regular on its face may not be held liable in any civil action for any conduct taken in compliance with the notice.  2. Compliance by an employer with a notice to withhold income pursuant to NRS 353C.171 is a discharge of the employer’s liability to the person as to that portion of the income affected.  3. If a court issues an order to stay a withholding of income, the State Controller may not be held liable in any civil action to the person who is the subject of the withholding of income for any money withheld before the stay becomes effective.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 134)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.180 - Certificate of liability: Contents; recording; notification to debtor; lien on property; extension of lien.

  1. In addition to any other remedy provided for in this chapter, the State Controller may, within 4 years after the date that a debt becomes due, record a certificate of liability in the office of a county recorder which states:  (a) The amount of the debt, together with any interest or penalties due thereon;  (b) The name and address of the debtor, as the name and address of the debtor appear on the records of the State Controller;  (c) That the State Controller has complied with all procedures required by law for determining the amount of the debt; and  (d) That the State Controller has notified the debtor in accordance with subsection 2.  2. The State Controller shall, not less than 15 days before the date on which he or she intends to file the certificate, notify the debtor of the State Controller’s intention to file the certificate. The notification must be sent by certified mail to the last known address of the debtor and must include the name of the agency to which the debt is owed, the amount sought to be recovered and the date on which the certificate will be filed with the county recorder.  3. From the time of the recording of the certificate, the amount of the debt, including interest which accrues on the debt after the recording of the certificate, constitutes a lien upon all real and personal property situated in the county in which the certificate was recorded that is owned by the debtor or acquired by the debtor afterwards and before the lien expires. The lien has the force, effect and priority of a judgment lien on all real and personal property situated in the county in which the certificate was recorded and continues for 4 years after the date of recording unless sooner released or otherwise discharged.  4. Within 4 years after the date of the recording of the certificate or within 4 years after the date of the last extension of the lien pursuant to this subsection, the lien may be extended by recording a new certificate in the office of the county recorder. From the date of recording, the lien is extended for 4 years to all real and personal property situated in the county that is owned by the debtor or acquired by the debtor afterwards, unless the lien is sooner released or otherwise discharged.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 3444; A 2009, 1178; 2011, 454)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.190 - State Controller may offset debt with amount owed to debtor by state agency; filing of claim on behalf of debtor; regulations.

  1. The State Controller may offset any amount due an agency from a debtor against any amount owing to that debtor by any agency, regardless of whether the agency which owes the amount is the same agency to which the debtor owes the debt. Whenever the combined amount owing to a debtor by all agencies is insufficient to offset all the amounts due the agencies from the debtor, the State Controller shall allocate the amount available from the debtor among the agencies in such a manner as the State Controller determines is appropriate.  2. If a debtor who owes a debt to an agency has a claim against that agency or another agency and refuses or neglects to file the claim with the agency within a reasonable time, the State Controller may file the claim on behalf of the debtor. If the State Controller files the claim, it has the same force and effect as though filed by the debtor. The amount due the debtor from the agency is the net amount otherwise owing to the debtor after any offset as provided in this section.  3. The State Controller shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation, the manner in which offsets will be allocated among agencies.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 3445; A 2009, 1178)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.195 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.195 - State Controller required to act as collection agent for state agencies; coordination of debt collection efforts; assignment of debt to State Controller; waiver of requirements; exercise of rights and remedies by state agencies.

Except as otherwise provided in this section or by a specific statute or federal law:  1. The State Controller shall act as the collection agent for each agency.  2. An agency shall coordinate all its debt collection efforts through the State Controller.  3. Unless an agency and the State Controller agree on a different time, an agency shall assign a debt to the State Controller for collection not later than 60 days after the debt becomes past due.  4. An agency shall not assign a debt to the State Controller for collection if the debt is administratively contested by the debtor. For the purposes of this subsection, a debt is not administratively contested if:  (a) The debtor and the agency have agreed on the existence and amount of the debt;  (b) The debtor has failed to contest timely the existence or amount of the debt in accordance with the administrative procedures prescribed by the agency; or  (c) The debtor has timely contested the debt in accordance with the administrative procedures prescribed by the agency and the agency has issued a final decision concerning the existence and amount of the debt.  5. Upon the request of an agency, the State Controller shall waive a requirement of this section:  (a) If the State Controller determines that the agency has the resources to engage in its own debt collection efforts; or  (b) For good cause shown.  6. If the State Controller waives the requirements of subsection 1 or 2 for an agency, the agency may exercise any right or remedy conferred on the State Controller pursuant to the provisions of NRS 353C.130 to 353C.180, inclusive, and 353C.200 to 353C.230, inclusive, to collect a debt.  7. An agency that is authorized by specific statute to collect a debt on behalf of or in trust for a particular person or entity may assign the debt to the State Controller for collection pursuant to this section. If such an agency does not assign a debt to the State Controller pursuant to this section, the agency may, in addition to any right or remedy conferred on the agency by specific statute to collect a debt, exercise any right or remedy conferred on the State Controller pursuant to the provisions of NRS 353C.130 to 353C.180, inclusive, and 353C.200 to 353C.230, inclusive, to collect the debt.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 1876; A 2009, 1179; 2015, 134)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.1955 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.1955 - Date for accrual of interest; rate of interest.

If an agency assigns a debt to the State Controller for collection pursuant to NRS 353C.195 and the debt is subject to the payment of interest pursuant to a specific statute or regulation, interest must accrue on the debt at the rate most recently established pursuant to NRS 99.040 beginning on the date of the assignment of the debt to the State Controller, notwithstanding any other rate of interest set forth in the specific statute or regulation.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2718)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.196 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.196 - Limitation on refund for overpayment of debt; exception.

The State Controller is not required to draw a warrant to refund an overpayment of a debt which is paid to the State Controller if the amount of the overpayment is less than $10, unless the debtor, not later than 1 year after the date of the overpayment, submits a written request to the State Controller for payment of the refund.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 2718)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.198 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.198 - Appointment of agent to file application for summary judgment or record certificate of liability against debtor.

  1. Notwithstanding any specific statute to the contrary, if an agency has assigned a debt to the State Controller for collection pursuant to NRS 353C.195, the State Controller may:  (a) Appoint a private debt collector or any other person as his or her agent to:  (1) File an application for the entry of summary judgment against the debtor pursuant to NRS 353C.150; or  (2) Record a certificate of liability against the debtor in the office of a county recorder pursuant to NRS 353C.180; and  (b) Authorize his or her agent to incur any reasonable costs, including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, that are necessary to carry out his or her duties pursuant to the appointment.  2. The State Controller must, before appointing an agent pursuant to this section, determine that making the appointment is likely to generate more net revenue for the State than other methods available to the State Controller to collect the debt.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 1174)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.200 - Contract with private debt collector: Conditions; prohibitions; provisions regarding costs of and fees for collecting debt.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if an agency has assigned a debt to the State Controller for collection pursuant to NRS 353C.195, the State Controller may enter into a contract with a private debt collector or any other person for the assignment of the collection of the debt if the State Controller:  (a) Determines the assignment is likely to generate more net revenue than equivalent efforts by the State Controller to collect the debt, including collection efforts pursuant to this chapter;  (b) Determines the assignment will not compromise future collections of state revenue; and  (c) Notifies the debtor in writing at his or her address of record that the debt will be turned over for private collection unless the debtor:  (1) Pays the debt in full; or  (2) Enters into an agreement, pursuant to NRS 353C.130, for the payment of the debt on an installment basis.  2. A contract for the assignment of the collection of a debt may provide for:  (a) Payment by the State Controller to the private debt collector or other person of the costs of collection and fees for collecting the debt; or  (b) Collection by the private debt collector or other person from the debtor of the costs of collection and fees for collecting the debt.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 3445; A 2001, 1877; 2009, 1179)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.220 - Bad debts: Designation; removal from books of account of State; effect of removal; master file.

  1. If the State Controller determines that it is impossible or impractical to collect a debt, the State Controller may request the State Board of Examiners to designate the debt as a bad debt. The State Board of Examiners, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Board, may designate the debt as a bad debt if the Board is satisfied that the collection of the debt is impossible or impractical. If the debt is not more than $50, the State Board of Examiners may delegate to its Clerk the authority to designate the debt as a bad debt. The State Controller may appeal a denial of a request to designate the debt as a bad debt by the Clerk to the State Board of Examiners.  2. Upon the designation of a debt as a bad debt pursuant to this section, the State Board of Examiners or its Clerk shall immediately notify the State Controller thereof. Upon receiving the notification, the State Controller shall direct the removal of the debt from the books of account of the State of Nevada. A bad debt that is removed pursuant to this section remains a legal and binding obligation owed by the debtor to the State of Nevada.  3. The State Controller shall keep a master file of all debts that are designated as bad debts pursuant to this section. For each such debt, the State Controller shall record the name of the debtor, the amount of the debt, the date on which the debt was incurred and the date on which it was removed from the records and books of account of the State of Nevada, and any other information concerning the debt that the State Controller determines is necessary.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 3447; A 2001, 1878; 2003, 1452; 2007, 239; 2009, 1181)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.222 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.222 - Selling certain debt in lieu of requesting designation of debt as bad debt; deposit of money received from sale of debt.

  1. If the period of limitation for the collection of a debt set forth in NRS 353C.140 has expired, the State Controller may, in lieu of requesting the State Board of Examiners to designate the debt as a bad debt pursuant to NRS 353C.220, sell the debt to any person.  2. All money received by the State Controller from the sale of a debt pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited in the Debt Recovery Account created by NRS 353C.226.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 1175; A 2013, 2720)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.224 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.224 - Distribution of money collected from debtor.

  1. If the State Controller collects any money owed to an agency from a debtor or receives any money from the employer of a debtor or a private debt collector or other person to whom the State Controller has assigned the collection of a debt owed to an agency, the State Controller shall, unless prohibited by federal law, transfer the net amount of money owed to the agency:  (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), to the Debt Recovery Account created by NRS 353C.226 if the debt is owed to an agency whose budget is supported exclusively or in part from the State General Fund.   (b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), to an account specified by the agency if the debt is owed to an agency whose budget is supported exclusively from sources other than the State General Fund.  (c) If a specific statute requires the money to be deposited in a specific account or used for a specific purpose, to the specific account required by statute or to the account from which money is expended for the purpose specified.  2. If the State Controller is unable to determine where to transfer the net amount of money collected pursuant to subsection 1, the money must be deposited in the Debt Recovery Account. If an agency disputes the decision to deposit the money in the Debt Recovery Account pursuant to this subsection, the agency may, not later than 60 days after the money is deposited in the Debt Recovery Account, submit a written request to the Interim Finance Committee seeking its determination of where the money collected pursuant to subsection 1 should be deposited. If an agency fails to submit such a written request timely, the money must remain in the Debt Recovery Account and be used in accordance with NRS 353C.226.  3. As used in this section, "net amount of money owed to the agency" means the money owed to an agency by a debtor that is collected or received by the State Controller minus:  (a) Any fees owed pursuant to a specific statute to the State Controller for collection of the debt;  (b) Any costs incurred or fees paid by the State Controller to collect any debt assigned to the State Controller for collection by the agency; and  (c) Any interest on the debt collected by the State Controller under the terms of an agreement with the debtor, pursuant to NRS 353C.130, for the payment of the debt on an installment basis.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 1175; A 2013, 2720; 2015, 135)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.226 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.226 - Debt Recovery Account: Creation; use; expenditure of money in Account.

  1. The Debt Recovery Account is hereby created in the State General Fund.  2. Money in the Account may only be used for support of the debt collection efforts of the State Controller pursuant to this chapter.  3. Money transferred to the Account is a continuing appropriation solely for the purpose of authorizing the expenditure of the transferred money for the purpose set forth in subsection 2.  4. Upon the approval of the Interim Finance Committee, the State Controller may expend money in the Account.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 1175)
NV Rev Stat § 353C.230 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353C - Collection of Debts Owed to State Agency|NRS 353C.230 - Remedies of state are supplemental; additional remedies unimpaired.

The remedies of this state provided for in this chapter are intended to supplement existing remedies applicable to the collection of debts. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit or repeal additional remedies agreed to by any person or an agency in any written agreement or contract with this state.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 3447)