NV Rev Stat § 353.1465 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 353 - State Financial Administration|NRS 353.1465 - Acceptance of credit cards, debit cards and electronic transfers of money: Prerequisites; fees for use; regulations.

  1. Upon approval of the State Board of Finance, a state agency may enter into contracts with issuers of credit cards or debit cards or operators of systems that provide for the electronic transfer of money to provide for the acceptance of credit cards, debit cards or electronic transfers of money by the agency:  (a) For the payment of money owed to the agency for taxes, interest, penalties or any other obligation; or  (b) In payment for goods or services.  2. Before a state agency may enter into a contract pursuant to subsection 1, the agency must submit the proposed contract to the State Treasurer for his or her review and transmittal to the State Board of Finance. The agency shall coordinate the administration of the contract with the State Treasurer to ensure that the State Treasurer is able to track and reconcile payment information pursuant to the contract.  3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the issuer or operator charges the state agency a fee for each use of a credit card or debit card or for each electronic transfer of money, the state agency may require the cardholder or the person requesting the electronic transfer of money to pay a convenience fee when appropriate and authorized. The total convenience fees charged by the state agency in a fiscal year must not exceed the total amount of fees charged to the state agency by the issuer or operator in that fiscal year.  4. A state agency that is required to pay a fee charged by the issuer or operator for the use of a credit card or debit card or for an electronic transfer of money may, pursuant to NRS 353.148, file a claim with the Director of the Office of Finance for reimbursement of the fees paid to the issuer or operator during the immediately preceding quarter.  5. The Director of the Office of Finance shall adopt regulations providing for the submission of payments to state agencies pursuant to contracts authorized by this section. The regulations must not conflict with a regulation adopted pursuant to NRS 360.092 or 360A.020.  6. As used in this section:  (a) "Cardholder" means the person or organization named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card or debit card is issued by an issuer.  (b) "Convenience fee" means a fee paid by a cardholder or person requesting the electronic transfer of money to a state agency for the convenience of using the credit card or debit card or the electronic transfer of money to make such payment.  (c) "Credit card" means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card or credit plate or by any other name, issued with or without a fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, property, goods, services or anything else of value on credit.  (d) "Debit card" means any instrument or device, whether known as a debit card or by any other name, issued with or without a fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in depositing, obtaining or transferring funds.  (e) "Electronic transfer of money" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.01473.  (f) "Issuer" means a business organization, financial institution or authorized agent of a business organization or financial institution that issues a credit card or debit card.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1321; A 2001, 1321; 2003, 20th Special Session, 21; 2009, 1572; 2011, 2556)