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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.520 - Authorized services of asset management company; manner in which asset management company may dispose of certain personal property; resolution of disputes.

1. Subject to the provisions of NRS 645H.770, the services an asset management company may provide include, without limitation:
(a) Securing real property in foreclosure once it has been determined to be abandoned and all notice provisions required by law have been complied with;
(b) Providing maintenance for real property in foreclosure, including landscape and pool maintenance;
(c) Cleaning the interior or exterior of real property in foreclosure;
(d) Providing repair or improvements for real property in foreclosure; and
(e) Removing trash and debris from real property in foreclosure and the surrounding property.
2. An asset management company may dispose of personal property abandoned on the premises of a residence in foreclosure or left on the premises after the eviction of a homeowner or a tenant of a homeowner without incurring civil or criminal liability in the following manner:
(a) The asset management company shall reasonably provide for the safe storage of the property for 30 days after the abandonment or eviction and may charge and collect the reasonable and actual costs of inventory, moving and storage before releasing the property to the homeowner or the tenant of the homeowner or his or her authorized representative rightfully claiming the property within that period. The asset management company is liable to the homeowner or the tenant of the homeowner only for the asset management company’s negligent or wrongful acts in storing the property.
(b) After the expiration of the 30-day period, the asset management company may dispose of the property and recover his or her reasonable costs from the property or the value thereof if the asset management company has made reasonable efforts to locate the homeowner or the tenant of the homeowner, has notified the homeowner or the tenant of the homeowner in writing of his or her intention to dispose of the property and 14 days have elapsed since the notice was given to the homeowner or the tenant of the homeowner. The notice must be mailed to the homeowner or the tenant of the homeowner at the present address of the homeowner or the tenant of the homeowner and, if that address is unknown, then at the last known address of the homeowner or the tenant of the homeowner.
(c) Vehicles must be disposed of in the manner provided in chapter 487 of NRS for abandoned vehicles.
3. Any dispute relating to the amount of the costs claimed by the asset management company pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 may be resolved using the procedure provided in subsection 7 of NRS 40.253.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2829)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.530 - Permit to engage in asset management: Application; fees.

1. A person in this State who is employed or independently contracted as an asset manager by an asset management company shall apply to the Division for a permit to engage in asset management and pay a fee of $75 for the issuance of the permit.
2. In addition to the fee imposed by subsection 1, a person who applies to the Division for a permit to engage in asset management pursuant to subsection 1 must pay to the Division a technology fee of $15.
3. An applicant for a permit must:
(a) At his or her own expense:
(1) Arrange to have a complete set of fingerprints taken by a law enforcement agency or other authorized entity acceptable to the Division; and
(2) Submit to the Division:
(I) A completed fingerprint card and written permission authorizing the Division to submit the applicant’s fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on the applicant’s background and to such other law enforcement agencies as the Division deems necessary; or
(II) Written verification, on a form prescribed by the Division, stating that the fingerprints of the applicant were taken by a law enforcement agency or other authorized entity and directly forwarded by electronic or other means to the Central Repository and that the applicant has given written permission to the law enforcement agency or other authorized entity to submit the fingerprints to the Central Repository for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on the applicant’s background and to such other law enforcement agencies as the Division deems necessary;
(b) Submit to the Division a signed statement attesting that the applicant has read and understands the provisions of NRS 645H.520 and 645H.680 to 645H.770, inclusive; and
(c) Comply with all other requirements established by the Division for the issuance of a permit.
4. The Division may:
(a) Unless the applicant’s fingerprints are forwarded pursuant to sub-subparagraph (II) of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 3, submit those fingerprints to the Central Repository for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and to such other law enforcement agencies as the Division deems necessary; and
(b) Request from each such agency any information regarding the applicant’s background as the Division deems necessary.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2825; A 2021, 3539)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.540 - Permit to engage in asset management: Expiration and renewal.

1. A permit issued pursuant to NRS 645H.530 expires 1 year after the date of issuance, unless it is renewed. To renew the permit, the registrant must submit to the Division on or before the date of expiration:
(a) An application for renewal;
(b) A fee of $75; and
(c) All information required to complete the renewal.
2. In addition to the fee imposed by subsection 1, a registrant who submits to the Division an application for renewal of a permit pursuant to subsection 1 must pay to the Division a technology fee of $15.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2826; A 2021, 3540)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.560 - Fees.

1. A person must pay the following fees for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration as an asset management company:
(a) For the issuance of a certificate of registration, an application fee of $2,000 for the principal office and a fee of $500 for the issuance of the initial certificate of registration.
(b) For the renewal of a certificate of registration, a fee of $500.
2. The following fees must be charged by and paid to the Division:
For each issuance of a duplicate registration or permit................................... $50
For each change in the name or location of a business...................................... 20
For each change in the name or business address of a holder of a permit...... 20
3. In addition to the fees imposed by subsection 1, each applicant for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration as an asset management company must pay to the Division a technology fee of $15.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2825; A 2021, 3540)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.670 - Authority of Administrator to conduct certain investigations; authority of Division to take certain disciplinary actions.

1. The Administrator may investigate the actions of any asset management company or asset manager or any person who acts in any such capacity within this State.
2. The provisions of this chapter do not limit the authority of the Division to take disciplinary action against a registered asset management company or permit holder for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, nor does the payment in full of all obligations through any insurance proceeds nullify or modify the effect of any other disciplinary proceeding brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2826)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.680 - Hearing officers.

In any proceeding pursuant to this chapter, the Administrator may appoint hearing officers from the Department of Business and Industry who shall act as his or her agents and conduct any hearing or investigation which may be conducted by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2831)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.690 - Service of process: Irrevocable consent; effect of failure to file consent; method; use; effect on continuances.

1. An applicant for a certificate of registration pursuant to NRS 645H.480 or a permit pursuant to NRS 645H.530 shall file with the Division, on a form prescribed by a regulation adopted by the Division, an irrevocable consent appointing the Administrator as his or her agent for service of process in a noncriminal proceeding against the applicant, a successor or personal representative which arises under this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter after the consent is filed, with the same force and validity as if served personally on the person filing the consent.
2. A person who has filed an irrevocable consent in accordance with subsection 1 in connection with a previous application for a certificate of registration or permit is not required to file an additional consent.
3. If a person, including a nonresident of this State, engages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter and the person has not filed an irrevocable consent to service of process in accordance with subsection 1, engaging in the conduct constitutes the appointment of the Administrator as the person’s agent for service of process in a noncriminal proceeding against the person, a successor or personal representative which arises out of the conduct.
4. Service under subsection 1 or 3 may be made by leaving a copy of the process in the Office of the Administrator, but it is not effective unless:
(a) The plaintiff, who may be the Administrator, sends notice of the service and a copy of the process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the defendant or respondent at the address set forth in the consent to service of process or, if no consent to service of process has been filed, at the last known address, or takes other steps which are reasonably calculated to give actual notice; and
(b) The plaintiff files an affidavit of compliance with this subsection in the proceeding on or before the return day of the process, if any, or within such further time as the court, or the Administrator in a proceeding before the Administrator, allows.
5. Service as provided in subsection 4 may be used in a proceeding before the Administrator or by the Administrator in a proceeding in which the Administrator is the moving party.
6. If the process is served under subsection 4, the court, or the Administrator in a proceeding before the Administrator, may order continuances as may be necessary to afford the defendant or respondent a reasonable opportunity to defend.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2830)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.705 - Administrative fine for engaging in certain conduct without certificate of registration, permit or other authorization; procedure for imposition of fine; judicial review; exceptions.

1. In addition to any other remedy or penalty, the Division may impose an administrative fine against any person who knowingly:
(a) Engages or offers to engage in any activity for which a certificate of registration or permit or any other authorization is required pursuant to this chapter, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, if the person does not hold the required certificate of registration or permit or has not received the required authorization; or
(b) Assists or offers to assist another person in the commission of a violation described in paragraph (a).
2. If the Division imposes an administrative fine against a person pursuant to this section, the amount of the administrative fine must not exceed the amount of any gain or economic benefit that the person derived from the violation or $5,000, whichever is greater.
3. In determining the appropriate amount of the administrative fine, the Division shall consider:
(a) The severity of the violation and the degree of any harm that the violation caused to other persons;
(b) The nature and amount of any gain or economic benefit that the person derived from the violation;
(c) The person’s history or record of other violations; and
(d) Any other facts or circumstances that the Division deems to be relevant.
4. Before the Division may impose the administrative fine, the Division must provide the person with notice and an opportunity to be heard.
5. The person is entitled to judicial review of the decision of the Division in the manner provided by chapter 233B of NRS.
6. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person who engages or offers to engage in activities within the provisions of this chapter if:
(a) A specific statute exempts the person from complying with the provisions of this chapter with regard to those activities; and
(b) The person is acting in accordance with the exemption while engaging or offering to engage in those activities.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2821)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.710 - Disciplinary or other action for failure to pay money owed to Division.

In addition to any other remedy or penalty, the Division may:
1. Refuse to issue a certificate of registration or permit to a person who has failed to pay any money which the person owes to the Division.
2. Refuse to renew, or suspend or revoke, the certificate of registration or permit of a person who has failed to pay that money.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2828)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.720 - Suspension of certificate of registration or permit for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate of registration or permit. [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.]

1. If the Division receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a holder of a certificate of registration or permit, the Division shall deem the certificate of registration or permit to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date the court order was issued unless the Division receives a letter issued to the holder of the certificate of registration or permit by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the certificate of registration or permit has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Division shall reinstate a certificate of registration or permit that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Division receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the holder of the certificate of registration or permit stating that the holder of the certificate of registration or permit has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2828)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.730 - Knowledge of associate or employer of violation by asset management company or asset manager; penalties.

1. Any unlawful act or violation of any of the provisions of this chapter by any asset management company or asset manager is not cause to suspend, revoke or deny the renewal of the certificate of registration or permit of an asset management company or asset manager associated with an asset management company or asset manager, unless it appears to the satisfaction of the Division that the associate knew or should have known thereof. A course of dealing shown to have been persistently and consistently followed by any asset management company or asset manager constitutes prima facie evidence of such knowledge upon the part of the associate.
2. If it appears that a registered asset management company knew or should have known of any unlawful act or violation on the part of an asset manager employed by the asset management company, in the course of his or her employment, the Division may suspend, revoke or deny the renewal of the certificate of registration of the asset management company and may assess a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.
3. The Division may suspend, revoke or deny the renewal of the certificate of registration of an asset management company and may assess a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 against the asset management company if it appears that the asset management company has failed to maintain adequate supervision of an asset manager associated with the asset management company and that asset manager commits any unlawful act or violates any provision of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2828)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.740 - Expiration, revocation or surrender of certificate of registration or permit does not prohibit disciplinary action against holder of certificate of registration or permit.

The expiration or revocation of a certificate of registration or permit by operation of law or by order or decision of the Division or a court of competent jurisdiction or the voluntary surrender of a certificate of registration or a permit by an asset management company or asset manager does not:
1. Prohibit the Administrator or Division from initiating or continuing an investigation of, or action or disciplinary proceeding against, the asset management company or asset manager as authorized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or
2. Prevent the imposition or collection of any fine or penalty authorized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto against the asset management company or asset manager.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2829)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.750 - Duty to report certain convictions and pleas to Division.

1. An asset management company that is a natural person or an asset manager shall notify the Division in writing if he or she is convicted of, or enters a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude.
2. An asset management company that is a natural person or an asset manager shall submit the notification required by subsection 1:
(a) Not more than 10 days after the conviction or entry of the plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere; and
(b) When submitting an application to renew a certificate of registration or permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2830)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.760 - Unlawful to engage in certain conduct without certificate of registration or permit; penalty.

1. It is unlawful for any person, limited-liability company, partnership, association or corporation to engage in the business of, act in the capacity of, advertise or assume to act as an asset management company without first obtaining a certificate of registration from the Division pursuant to NRS 645H.480.
2. It is unlawful for any asset manager to engage in the business of asset management without first obtaining a permit from the Division pursuant to NRS 645H.530.
3. A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2831)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 645H - Asset Management Companies and Asset Managers › NRS 645H.770 - Unlawful acts; penalty.

1. It is unlawful for an asset management company or an asset manager or other employee, director, officer or agent of an asset management company to:
(a) Unless the asset management company is acting pursuant to a court order, evict a real property owner or a tenant of a real property owner until after the time during which the real property owner may redeem the real property in foreclosure.
(b) Dispose of the personal property of a homeowner or a tenant of a homeowner except as provided in NRS 645H.520.
(c) Seize real property for a client which is not real property in foreclosure.
(d) Perform any repair, maintenance or renovation on the real property in foreclosure:
(1) Which is required to be performed by a person holding a license unless such repair, maintenance or renovation is done by a person licensed in this State to perform such repair, maintenance or renovation; or
(2) Which requires a permit or inspection by any governmental entity in this State, unless the permit is first obtained and the inspection is performed after completion.
(e) Conduct any activity for which a license or permit is required pursuant to chapter 645 of NRS without first obtaining such a license or permit.
(f) Fail to provide the disclosure form required pursuant to NRS 113.130 for a purchaser of a residence in foreclosure for which the asset management company or its asset manager, employee, director, officer or agent has provided asset management.
(g) Receive, collect, hold or manage any money which belongs to another person, including, without limitation, collecting or managing rent from a tenant unless the person holds a permit as a property manager pursuant to chapter 645 of NRS and is receiving, collecting, holding or managing the money pursuant to a property management agreement.
2. A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2831)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 646 - Pawnbrokers › NRS 646.006 - "Motor vehicle" defined.

"Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle that is used upon a highway, but not operated on rails, for the purpose of transporting persons or property. The term does not include electric personal assistive mobility devices as defined in NRS 482.029.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2545; A 2003, 1207)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 646 - Pawnbrokers › NRS 646.010 - "Pawnbroker" defined.

"Pawnbroker" means every person engaged, in whole or in part, in the business of loaning money on the security of pledges, deposits or other secured transactions in personal property.
[1911 C&P § 206; RL § 6471; NCL § 10154]—(NRS A 1965, 944; 1997, 2546)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 646 - Pawnbrokers › NRS 646.020 - Record of transactions required to be maintained by pawnbroker; certificate of right to pledge or sell property; inspection of record and goods.

1. Every pawnbroker doing business in any incorporated city or unincorporated town in this State shall maintain in his or her place of business a book or other permanent record in which must be legibly written in the English language, at the time of each loan or purchase a record thereof containing:
(a) The date and time of the transaction.
(b) The name or other identification of the person or employee conducting the transaction.
(c) The name, age, street and house number, the serial number of one piece of positive identification and a general description of the complexion, color of hair and facial appearance of the person with whom the transaction is had. In lieu of recording the serial number of a piece of positive identification, the record may contain an indication that the pawnbroker knows the person with whom the transaction is had.
(d) A description of the property received in pledge. In the case of watches, the description must contain the name of the maker and the number of the works or the case. In the case of jewelry, all letters and marks inscribed thereon must be included in the description.
(e) The amount loaned.
(f) The number of any pawn ticket issued therefor.
2. The person with whom a transaction is had shall, at the time of the transaction, certify in writing that he or she has the legal right to pledge or sell the property.
3. The record and all goods received must at all times during the ordinary hours of business be open to the inspection of the prosecuting attorney or of any peace officer.
[Part 1911 C&P § 200; A 1917, 410; 1919 RL § 6465; NCL § 10148] + [1911 C&P § 201; RL § 6466; NCL § 10149]—(NRS A 1983, 744; 1991, 374; 1995, 858; 2003, 20th Special Session, 16)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 646 - Pawnbrokers › NRS 646.030 - Reports of transactions and suspected stolen property to sheriffs and chiefs of police.

1. Every pawnbroker doing business in any unincorporated town shall, before 12 m. of each day, furnish in duplicate to the sheriff of the county a full, true and correct transcript of the record of all transactions had on the preceding day.
2. Every pawnbroker doing business in any incorporated city shall, before 12 m. of each day, furnish in duplicate to the chief of police thereof, a full, true and correct transcript of the record of all transactions had on the preceding day.
3. Every pawnbroker doing business in an unincorporated town or in an incorporated city having good cause to believe that any property in his or her possession has been previously lost or stolen shall forthwith report such fact to the sheriff or chief of police, respectively, together with the name of the owner if known, and the date when, and the name of the person from whom, the same was received by the pawnbroker.
[1911 C&P § 202; A 1917, 410; 1919 RL § 6467; NCL § 10150]—(NRS A 1967, 178)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 646 - Pawnbrokers › NRS 646.040 - Retention and removal of property received in pledge.

No property received in pledge by a pawnbroker may be removed from his or her place of business after the receipt of the property is reported to the sheriff or the chief of police as provided in this chapter, unless the property is:
1. Redeemed by the owner thereof; or
2. Released to the custody of a peace officer in the manner set forth in NRS 646.047.
[Part 1911 C&P § 203; RL § 6468; NCL § 10151]—(NRS A 1983, 744; 1993, 2322; 1997, 2546; 1999, 755)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 646 - Pawnbrokers › NRS 646.045 - Retention and removal of motor vehicles received in pledge.

1. A pawnbroker who receives a motor vehicle in pledge as security for a loan pursuant to NRS 646.050 may remove the motor vehicle from his or her place of business to a place used by the pawnbroker for the storage of motor vehicles received in pledge.
2. The pawnbroker:
(a) Shall hold the motor vehicle at the place of storage for the same period that personal property must be held at his or her place of business pursuant to this chapter; and
(b) May only remove the motor vehicle from the place of storage under the same conditions that personal property may be removed from his or her place of business pursuant to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2546)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 646 - Pawnbrokers › NRS 646.047 - Peace officer may place written hold on property received in pledge; procedure for peace officer to obtain custody of property; limitations on disposal of property; duties of peace officer and pawnbroker concerning property; immunity.

1. A peace officer who is involved in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity may place a written hold on any property received in pledge by a pawnbroker that is related or allegedly related to the criminal activity.
2. While a hold is placed on property pursuant to this section, the pawnbroker who received the property in pledge shall not release or dispose of the property to any person other than the peace officer who placed the hold on the property. A peace officer who placed a hold on property may obtain custody of the property from the pawnbroker if the peace officer:
(a) Has obtained written authorization from the prosecuting attorney which includes, without limitation, a description of the property and an acknowledgment of the pawnbroker’s interest in the property, and which provides that the pawnbroker must be notified pursuant to NRS 179.165, if applicable; and
(b) Gives a copy of the written authorization to the pawnbroker.
3. Property received by a peace officer pursuant to this section may be disposed of only in the manner set forth in NRS 52.385 or 179.125 to 179.165, inclusive.
4. A peace officer who places a hold on property pursuant to this section shall notify the pawnbroker in writing when the investigation or prosecution has concluded or when the hold is no longer necessary, whichever occurs sooner.
5. If a person who deposited property with a pawnbroker in pledge attempts to redeem the property from the pawnbroker and a hold has been placed on the property pursuant to this section, the pawnbroker shall provide the person with the name of the peace officer who placed the hold on the property and the name of the employer of the peace officer who placed the hold on the property.
6. A pawnbroker and an employee of a pawnbroker who take any action required pursuant to this section are immune from civil liability for such action.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 755)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 646 - Pawnbrokers › NRS 646.050 - Rate of interest; period for redemption; printed receipts; charge for storage of motor vehicle.

1. A pawnbroker may charge and receive interest at the rate of 13 percent a month for money loaned on the security of personal property actually received in pledge, and a person shall not ask or receive a higher rate of interest or discount on any such loan, or on any actual or pretended sale or redemption of personal property. For any loan made, a pawnbroker may make an initial charge of $5 in addition to interest at the authorized rate.
2. All personal property must be held for redemption for at least 90 days after the date of pledge with any pawnbroker.
3. A pawnbroker shall give to the person securing the loan a printed receipt clearly showing the amount loaned and rate of interest, together with a description of the pledged property. The receipt must be marked in such a manner that the amounts of principal and interest paid by the person securing the loan can be clearly designated. Each payment must be entered upon the receipt, and each entry must designate how much of the payment is being credited to principal and how much to interest, with dates of payments shown thereon.
4. A pawnbroker shall not charge more than $3 per day for the storage of a motor vehicle which is collateral for a loan.
[1911 C&P § 205; A 1951, 108]—(NRS A 1969, 389; 1977, 214; 1981, 1594; 1989, 851; 1993, 2322; 1997, 2546; 2011, 277)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 646 - Pawnbrokers › NRS 646.060 - Prohibited acts; penalty.

A pawnbroker, and a clerk, agent or employee of a pawnbroker, is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she:
1. Fails to make an entry of any material matter in a book or record kept as provided for in NRS 646.020.
2. Makes a false entry in the book or record.
3. Obliterates, destroys or removes from his or her place of business the book or record.
4. Refuses to allow the prosecuting attorney or a peace officer to inspect the book or record or any goods in his or her possession, during the ordinary hours of business.
5. Reports a material matter falsely to the sheriff or to the chief of police.
6. Fails to report immediately to the sheriff or to the chief of police the possession of property which he or she may have good cause to believe has been lost or stolen, together with the name of the owner, if known, and the date when and the name of the person from whom he or she received the property.
7. Removes property received or allows it to be removed from his or her place of business in violation of NRS 646.040.
8. Receives property from a person under the age of 18 years, common drunkard, habitual user of controlled substances, habitual criminal, habitual felon, habitually fraudulent felon, person in an intoxicated condition, known thief or receiver of stolen property, or known associate of a thief or receiver of stolen property, whether the person is acting in his or her own behalf or as the agent of another.
9. Violates any of the provisions of NRS 646.050.
[Part 1911 C&P § 204; RL § 6469; NCL § 10152] + [2:92:1951]—(NRS A 1971, 2045; 1973, 1580; 1983, 745; 1987, 1573; 1993, 2322; 1995, 859, 1313; 1997, 2546)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 647.011 to 647.0185, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
[1:22:1921; NCL § 3720]—(NRS A 1971, 931; 1991, 788; 1997, 2548; 2009, 1241; 2023, 626)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.011 - "Advertise" defined.

"Advertise" includes the use of any newspaper, magazine or other publication, letter, sign, card or other printed matter, radio or television transmission or any other method to bring to the attention of the public that a person is engaged in the business of:
1. Purchasing or selling hides or junk; or
2. Buying and selling metal junk, melted metals or secondhand personal property, including, without limitation, antiques or collectibles.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2547)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.015 - "Junk" defined.

"Junk" includes old iron, copper, brass, lead, zinc, tin, steel and other metals, metallic cables, wires, ropes, cordage, bottles, bagging, rags, rubber, paper, and all other secondhand, used or castoff articles or material of any kind, but does not include scrap metal.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2547; A 2009, 1241)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.016 - "Junk dealer" defined.

"Junk dealer" means every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing or selling hides or junk, other than used books.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2547; A 1999, 2546)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.0165 - "Permanently marked" defined.

"Permanently marked" means prominently engraved, etched, welded, metal-stamped, acid-marked or otherwise permanently displayed using a similarly reliable method of imparting a lasting mark on the exterior case of a used catalytic converter.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 623)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.017 - "Scrap metal" defined.

1. "Scrap metal" means nonferrous metals, scrap iron, stainless steel or other material or equipment which consists in whole or in part of metal and which is used in construction, agricultural operations, electrical power generation, transmission or distribution, cable, broadband or telecommunications transmission, railroad equipment, oil well rigs or any lights maintained by the State or a local government, including, without limitation, street lights, traffic-control devices, park lights or ballpark lights.
2. The term does not include waste generated by a household, aluminum beverage containers, used construction scrap iron, materials consisting of a metal product in its original manufactured form which contains not more than 20 percent by weight nonferrous metal or used catalytic converters.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1239; A 2023, 626)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.0172 - "Scrap metal processor" defined.

"Scrap metal processor" means any person who:
1. Engages in the business of purchasing, trading, bartering or otherwise receiving scrap metal or used catalytic converters; or
2. Uses machinery and equipment for processing and manufacturing iron, steel or nonferrous scrap into prepared grades, and whose principal product is scrap iron, scrap steel or nonferrous metallic scrap, not including precious metals, for sale for remelting purposes.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1239; A 2023, 626)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.018 - "Secondhand dealer" defined.

1. "Secondhand dealer" means any person engaged in whole or in part in the business of buying and selling metal junk, melted metals or secondhand personal property, other than antiques, used books, coins and collectibles.
2. The term does not include a person who engages in the business of buying or selling secondhand firearms or any antique parts, accessories or other equipment relating to those firearms if:
(a) The person engages in that business at a show that:
(1) Is held at:
(I) A convention facility which is owned or operated by and located on the premises of a resort hotel; or
(II) A recreational facility which is owned or operated by a county fair and recreation board; and
(2) Is conducted for not more than 7 days during any 6-month period; and
(b) The person has been issued a license as a manufacturer, importer, dealer or collector pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 923.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2547; A 1999, 2546; 2003, 653; 2009, 767; 2011, 866)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.0185 - "Used catalytic converter" defined.

"Used catalytic converter" means a catalytic converter or any part thereof that has been previously installed on a vehicle and has been removed. The term does not include a reconditioned or refurbished catalytic converter being sold at retail.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 623)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.019 - Licensing as pawnbroker required for certain junk dealers and secondhand dealers.

A junk dealer or secondhand dealer who, after purchasing property from a customer, enters into an agreement to allow the customer to buy back the property:
1. Must be licensed as a pawnbroker by the county, city or town in which the transaction occurred if that county, city or town requires pawnbrokers to obtain a license; and
2. Shall comply with the provisions of chapter 646 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2548)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.0191 - Prohibition against junk dealer or secondhand dealer buying and selling motor vehicle to same person.

1. A junk dealer or secondhand dealer may not, as part of his or her business as a junk dealer or secondhand dealer, buy a motor vehicle from a person and sell the motor vehicle to the same person.
2. As used in this section, "motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle that is used upon a highway, but not operated on rails, for the purpose of transporting persons or property. The term does not include electric personal assistive mobility devices as defined in NRS 482.029.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2548; A 2003, 1207)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.0193 - Local regulation of advertising as junk dealer or secondhand dealer.

The board of county commissioners of a county or the governing body of a city may, by ordinance, prohibit any person from advertising within its respective jurisdiction as a junk dealer or a secondhand dealer unless the person holds a valid license or registration to engage in such a business within the jurisdiction. The county or city may require that the number of the person’s business license or state business identification number be included in such advertising.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 788)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.0195 - Power of cities and counties to license, tax and regulate not impaired.

The provisions of this chapter do not impair the power of cities and counties in this State to license, tax and regulate any person, firm or corporation now engaged in or hereafter engaged in the buying and selling of junk or scrap metal.
[Part 7:22:1921; NCL § 3727]—(NRS A 1971, 931; 1987, 1730; 1991, 788; 2009, 1241)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.020 - Description of purchases required to be posted.

Every junk dealer shall at all times keep conspicuously posted in his or her office or place of business a description of and the amount of hides and junk purchased by the junk dealer each day, together with the names and addresses of the persons from whom the purchases were made.
[2:22:1921; NCL § 3721]—(NRS A 1983, 745)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.030 - Information concerning purchases required to be recorded in book; prohibition on altering or destroying information in book; book required to be open to inspection by certain law enforcement and other governmental officers.

1. Every junk dealer shall keep a book in which must be written in ink at the time of purchase a full and accurate description of each article purchased, together with the full name, residence, driver’s license number, vehicle license number and general description of the person selling the article.
2. In addition to the information required to be included in the book pursuant to subsection 1, a junk dealer must include in writing in ink in the book each time he or she purchases or otherwise receives metallic wire that has been burned in whole or in part to remove insulation:
(a) The name of the person who delivered the metallic wire; and
(b) A description of the written evidence obtained by the junk dealer pursuant to NRS 647.035 identifying the person who delivered the metallic wire.
3. No entry in the book may be erased, mutilated or changed.
4. The book must be open at all times to inspection by the sheriff of the county or any of his or her deputies, any member of the police department in the city or town, and any constable or other county or municipal officer in the county in which the junk dealer does business.
[3:22:1921; NCL § 3722]—(NRS A 1967, 178; 1971, 931; 1983, 745; 1999, 279)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.035 - Burned metallic wire: Information concerning person who delivered wire must be obtained; period during which information must be retained.

1. A junk dealer shall not purchase or otherwise receive metallic wire that has been burned in whole or in part to remove insulation unless, at the time that the metallic wire is purchased or otherwise received, the junk dealer obtains:
(a) Written evidence identifying the person who delivered the metallic wire; and
(b) A statement signed by the person who delivered the metallic wire in which the person attests that the metallic wire was lawfully acquired and burned.
2. A junk dealer shall retain the written evidence and the statement obtained pursuant to subsection 1 for not less than 3 years.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 279)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.040 - Suspected lost or stolen personal property in possession of junk dealer: Duty to report; inspections.

1. If any personal property is advertised as having been lost or stolen, and the property or any property answering to the description advertised, or any part of it, is in the possession of any junk dealer or comes into his or her possession, the junk dealer shall immediately notify the sheriff of the county or the chief of police of the city or town in which the junk dealer does business, stating when and from whom the property was received.
2. Any junk dealer who has in his or her possession any personal property that is alleged to have been lost or stolen shall exhibit the property on demand to any police officer or constable, or other municipal or county official of the city, town or county in which the junk dealer does business, or to any person duly authorized in writing by any magistrate to inspect property in the possession of the junk dealer, if the person exhibits his or her authorization to the junk dealer.
[4:22:1921; NCL § 3723]—(NRS A 1991, 495)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.050 - Purchase of junk from certain persons prohibited.

No junk dealer or any other person, firm or corporation shall purchase any junk from:
1. Any person appearing to be intoxicated.
2. Any person appearing to be in any abnormal mental condition.
3. Any minor, without the written consent of a parent or guardian of the minor. The written consent shall be kept on file and shall be subject to inspection along with the description of property provided for in NRS 647.060.
[5:22:1921; NCL § 3724]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.060 - Vendors’ statements: Contents and filing.

1. At the time of purchase by any junk dealer of any hides or junk, the junk dealer shall require the person vending the hides or junk to subscribe a statement containing the following information:
(a) When, where and from whom the vendor obtained the property.
(b) The vendor’s age, residence, including the city or town, and the street and number, if any, of the residence, and such other information as is reasonably necessary to enable the residence to be located.
(c) The name of the employer, if any, of the vendor and the place of business or employment of the employer.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the junk dealer shall on the next business day:
(a) File the original statement subscribed by the vendor in the office of the sheriff of the county where the purchase was made; and
(b) If the purchase was made in a city or town, file a copy of the statement with the chief of police of that city or town.
3. In a county whose population is less than 52,000, the original statement may be filed in the office of the sheriff’s deputy for transmission to the sheriff.
[6:22:1921; NCL § 3725]—(NRS A 1991, 172; 2001, 1997; 2011, 1300; 2023, 277)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 647 - Dealers in Junk and Secondhand Materials; Scrap Metal Processors › NRS 647.070 - Applications for inspection and permits for shipping junk and hides.

Every junk dealer, before shipping or transporting any articles purchased, shall apply to the sheriff, a deputy or any constable or chief of police in the county from which such shipment is to be made, for inspection of the articles to be shipped. The application shall be signed by the applicant, and shall contain full information concerning the number, character and description of the articles proposed to be shipped. Any such officer shall retain the application and description, and shall issue to the applicant a permit for the shipment of articles enumerated and described in the application.
[6a:22:1921; added 1929, 364; NCL § 3726]