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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.476 - Receivers or trustees for insolvent corporations: Appointment; powers and duties.

1. The district court, at the time of ordering the injunction upon petition of the creditors or members, or at any time afterward, may appoint a receiver or receivers or a trustee or trustees for the creditors and members of the corporation.
2. Receivers or trustees have the following powers and duties:
(a) To demand, sue for, collect, receive and take into possession all the goods and chattels, rights and credits, money and effects, lands and tenements, books, papers, choses in action, bills, notes and property, of every description, of the corporation;
(b) To institute suits at law or in equity for the recovery of any estate, property, damages or demands existing in favor of the corporation;
(c) In their discretion to compound and settle with any debtor or creditor of the corporation, or with persons having possession of its property or in any way responsible at law or in equity to the corporation at the time of its insolvency or suspension of business, or afterwards, upon such terms and in such manner as they deem just and beneficial to the corporation;
(d) In case of mutual dealings between the corporation and any person to allow just setoffs in favor of that person in all cases in which setoffs ought to be allowed according to law and equity;
(e) To take possession of the property of the corporation as provided in NRS 78.665;
(f) To take inventory, account for debts and report to the courts every 3 months as provided in NRS 78.670;
(g) To pass upon the claims of creditors as provided in NRS 78.685;
(h) To be substituted in as a party to suits as provided in NRS 78.695; and
(i) To be vested with the property of the corporation as provided in NRS 78.640.
3. An act approved or done by a majority of the receivers or trustees is the act of the receivers or trustees.
4. A debtor who in good faith has paid a debt to the corporation without notice of its insolvency or suspension of business is not liable therefor, and the receiver or receivers or trustee or trustees have power to sell, convey and assign all the estate, rights and interests, and must hold and dispose of the proceeds thereof under the directions of the district court.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1288)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.491 - Involuntary dissolution: Appointment of receiver; powers and duties of receiver; authorized relief.

1. The court may appoint a temporary receiver upon the same grounds and pursuant to the same procedure as provided in the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure for granting a temporary restraining order. A hearing must be held on the appointment of a temporary receiver within 15 days after the receiver’s appointment, unless the appointment is extended by order of the court or upon stipulation of the parties.
2. The court may, if good cause exists, appoint one or more receivers. Directors or trustees who have not been guilty of negligence or active breach of duty must be preferred in making the appointment.
3. Receivers so appointed have, among the usual powers, all the functions, powers, tenure and duties to be exercised under the direction of the court as are conferred on receivers and as provided in NRS 82.476 and 82.481 whether the corporation is insolvent or not.
4. The court may, at any time, grant lesser equitable relief, order a partial liquidation, terminate the receivership, or dissolve or terminate the corporation as would be just and proper in the circumstances.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1290; A 1999, 1607)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.496 - Involuntary dissolution: General powers of court.

In an action for dissolution, the district court may:
1. Send for and examine persons as provided in NRS 78.660;
2. Sell encumbered property as provided in NRS 78.700;
3. Remove and replace receivers as provided in NRS 78.715; and
4. Pass upon creditors’ appeals from the decision of the trustees or receivers as provided in NRS 78.685.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1290)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.501 - Limitation on time for creditors’ claims; notice to creditors.

All creditors must present and make proof to the receiver of their respective claims against the corporation within 6 months from the date of appointment of the receiver or trustee for the corporation, or sooner if the court so orders. All creditors and claimants failing to do so within the time limited by this section, or the time prescribed by the order of court, are barred from participating in the distribution of the assets of the corporation. The court shall prescribe what notice, by publication or otherwise, must be given to creditors of the time within which they must present and prove their claims.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1291)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.506 - Presentation of creditors’ claims; examination of creditors and witnesses.

Every claim against a corporation for which a receiver has been appointed must be presented to the receiver in writing and upon oath. The claimant, if required, must submit to such examination in relation to the claim as the court directs, and must produce such books and papers relating to the claim as the court requires. The court may authorize the receiver to examine, under oath or affirmation, all witnesses produced before the receiver touching the claim or any part thereof.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1291)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.511 - Abatement of actions against receivers.

No action against a receiver of a corporation abates by reason of the receiver’s death, but, upon suggestion of the facts on the record, must be continued against the receiver’s successor, or against the corporation in case no new receiver be appointed.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1291)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.516 - Payment of creditors and distribution of surplus.

After payment of all allowances, expenses and costs, and the satisfaction of all special and general liens upon the money of the corporation to the extent of their lawful priority, the creditors must be paid proportionately to the amount of their respective debts, except mortgagees and judgment creditors when the judgment has not been by confession for the purpose of preferring creditors. The creditors are entitled to distribution on debts not due, making in such case a rebate of interest, when interest is not accruing on the debts. The surplus, if any, after payment of the creditors and the costs, expenses and allowances, must be distributed as provided in subsection 4 of NRS 82.461.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1291; A 1993, 1008)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.521 - Employees’ liens for wages.

1. When a corporation becomes insolvent or is dissolved, the employees performing labor or service in the regular employ of the corporation have a lien upon the assets thereof for the amount of wages due to them, not exceeding $1,000, which have been earned within 3 months before the date of the insolvency or dissolution, which must be paid before any other debt of the corporation.
2. The word "employees" does not include any of the officers or directors of the corporation.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1291)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.5231 - Certificate of authorization to transact business.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 82A.100, if a foreign nonprofit corporation has filed the initial or annual list in compliance with NRS 82.523 and has paid the appropriate fee for the filing, the cancelled check or other proof of payment received by the foreign nonprofit corporation constitutes a certificate authorizing it to transact its business within this State until the last day of the month in which the anniversary of its qualification to transact business occurs in the next succeeding calendar year.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 51; A 2013, 723; 2015, 2255)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.5233 - Addresses of officers required; failure to file.

1. Each list required to be filed under the provisions of NRS 82.523 to 82.524, inclusive, must, after the name of each officer listed thereon, set forth the address, either residence or business, of each officer.
2. If the addresses are not stated for each person on any list offered for filing, the Secretary of State may refuse to file the list, and the foreign nonprofit corporation for which the list has been offered for filing is subject to all the provisions of NRS 82.523 to 82.524, inclusive, relating to failure to file the list within or at the times therein specified, unless a list is subsequently submitted for filing which conforms to the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 51)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.5234 - Penalty for failure to comply with requirements for qualification; enforcement; regulations.

1. Every foreign nonprofit corporation which is doing business in this State and which willfully fails or neglects to qualify to do business in this State in accordance with the laws of this State is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 but not more than $10,000, to be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, every foreign nonprofit corporation which is doing business in this State and which fails or neglects to qualify to do business in this State in accordance with the laws of this State may not commence or maintain any action or proceeding in any court of this State until it has qualified to do business in this State.
3. An action or proceeding may be commenced by such a corporation if an extraordinary remedy available pursuant to chapter 31 of NRS is all or part of the relief sought. Such an action or proceeding must be dismissed without prejudice if the corporation does not qualify to do business in this State within 45 days after the action or proceeding is commenced.
4. When the Secretary of State is advised that a foreign nonprofit corporation is subject to the fine described in subsection 1, the Secretary of State may, as soon as practicable, refer the matter to the district attorney of the county where the foreign nonprofit corporation has its principal place of business or the Attorney General, or both, for a determination of whether to institute proceedings to recover the fine. The district attorney of the county where the foreign nonprofit corporation has its principal place of business or the Attorney General may institute and prosecute the appropriate proceedings to recover the fine. If the district attorney or the Attorney General prevails in a proceeding to recover the fine described in subsection 1, the district attorney or the Attorney General is entitled to recover the costs of the proceeding, including, without limitation, the cost of any investigation and reasonable attorney’s fees.
5. In the course of an investigation of a violation of this section, the Secretary of State may require a foreign nonprofit corporation to answer any interrogatory submitted by the Secretary of State that will assist in the investigation.
6. The failure of a foreign nonprofit corporation to qualify to do business in this State in accordance with the laws of this State does not impair the validity of any contract or act of the corporation, or prevent the corporation from defending any action, suit or proceeding in any court of this State.
7. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to administer the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1685; A 2013, 851)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.5235 - Defaulting corporations: Identification; forfeiture of right to transact business; penalty.

1. Each foreign nonprofit corporation which is required to make a filing and pay the fee prescribed in NRS 82.523 to 82.524, inclusive, and which refuses or neglects to do so within the time provided is in default.
2. For default there must be added to the amount of the fee a penalty of $50, and unless the filing is made and the fee and penalty are paid on or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of the foreign nonprofit corporation occurs, the defaulting foreign nonprofit corporation forfeits its right to transact any business within this State. The fee and penalty must be collected as provided in this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 51)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.5236 - Defaulting corporations: Duties of Secretary of State.

1. The Secretary of State shall notify, by providing written notice to its registered agent, each foreign nonprofit corporation deemed in default pursuant to NRS 82.5235. The written notice:
(a) Must include a statement indicating the amount of the filing fee, penalties incurred and costs remaining unpaid.
(b) At the request of the registered agent, may be provided electronically.
2. Immediately after the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of incorporation occurs, the Secretary of State shall compile a complete list containing the names of all foreign nonprofit corporations whose right to transact business has been forfeited.
3. The Secretary of State shall notify, by providing written notice to its registered agent, each foreign nonprofit corporation specified in subsection 2 of the forfeiture of its right to transact business. The written notice:
(a) Must include a statement indicating the amount of the filing fee, penalties incurred and costs remaining unpaid.
(b) At the request of the registered agent, may be provided electronically.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 51; A 2007, 2665)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.5237 - Defaulting corporations: Conditions and procedure for reinstatement.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4 and NRS 82.183, the Secretary of State shall reinstate a foreign nonprofit corporation which has forfeited or which forfeits its right to transact business pursuant to the provisions of NRS 82.523 to 82.524, inclusive, and restore to the foreign nonprofit corporation its right to transact business in this State, and to exercise its corporate privileges and immunities, if it:
(a) Files with the Secretary of State:
(1) A list as provided in NRS 82.523; and
(2) A declaration under penalty of perjury, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the reinstatement is authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction in this State or by the duly elected board of directors of the foreign nonprofit corporation or, if the foreign nonprofit corporation does not have a board of directors, the equivalent of such a board; and
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 231.14057, pays to the Secretary of State:
(1) The filing fee and penalty set forth in NRS 82.523 and 82.5235 for each year or portion thereof that its right to transact business was forfeited; and
(2) A fee of $100 for reinstatement.
2. When the Secretary of State reinstates the foreign nonprofit corporation, the Secretary of State shall issue to the foreign nonprofit corporation a certificate of reinstatement if the foreign nonprofit corporation:
(a) Requests a certificate of reinstatement; and
(b) Pays the fees as provided in subsection 7 of NRS 78.785.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 231.14057, the Secretary of State shall not order a reinstatement unless all delinquent fees and penalties have been paid and the revocation of the right to transact business occurred only by reason of failure to pay the fees and penalties.
4. If the right of a foreign nonprofit corporation to transact business in this State has been forfeited pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and has remained forfeited for a period of 5 consecutive years, the right to transact business must not be reinstated.
5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 82.5239, a reinstatement pursuant to this section relates back to the date on which the foreign nonprofit corporation forfeited its right to transact business under the provisions of this chapter and reinstates the foreign nonprofit corporation’s right to transact business as if such right had at all times remained in full force and effect.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 52; A 2007, 1321, 2422, 2665; 2013, 852; 2019, 919)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.5239 - Defaulting corporations: Reinstatement or revival under old or new name; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a foreign nonprofit corporation applies to reinstate or revive its charter but its name has been legally reserved or acquired by another artificial person formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions of this title and that name is on file with the Office of the Secretary of State or reserved in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of this title, the foreign nonprofit corporation must in its application for reinstatement or revival submit in writing to the Secretary of State some other name under which it desires its existence to be reinstated or revived. If that name is distinguishable from all other names reserved or otherwise on file, the Secretary of State shall reinstate or revive the foreign nonprofit corporation under that new name.
2. If the applying foreign nonprofit corporation submits the written, acknowledged consent of the artificial person having a name, or who has reserved a name, which is not distinguishable from the old name of the applying foreign nonprofit corporation or a new name it has submitted, it may be reinstated or revived under that name.
3. For the purposes of this section, a proposed name is not distinguishable from a name on file or reserved solely because one or the other contains distinctive lettering, a distinctive mark, a trademark or a trade name, or any combination thereof.
4. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations that interpret the requirements of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 52; A 2015, 1287)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.525 - Form required for filing of records.

1. Each record filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter must be on or accompanied by a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.
2. The Secretary of State may refuse to file a record which does not comply with subsection 1 or which does not contain all of the information required by statute for filing the record.
3. If the provisions of the form prescribed by the Secretary of State conflict with the provisions of any record that is submitted for filing with the form:
(a) The provisions of the form control for all purposes with respect to the information that is required by statute to appear in the record in order for the record to be filed; and
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the record, the provisions of the record control in every other situation.
4. The Secretary of State may by regulation provide for the electronic filing of records with the Office of the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 49)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.526 - Corporate records: Microfilming; imaging; return.

The Secretary of State may microfilm or image any record which is filed in the Office of the Secretary of State by a corporation pursuant to this chapter and may return the original record to the corporation.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1258; A 2003, 3131; 2003, 20th Special Session, 55)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.528 - Filing of records written in language other than English.

No record which is written in a language other than English may be filed or submitted for filing in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of this chapter unless it is accompanied by a verified translation of that record into the English language.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1121; A 2003, 3131)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.531 - Fees.

1. The fee for filing articles of incorporation, amendments to or restatements of articles of incorporation, certificates pursuant to NRS 82.061 and 82.063 and records for dissolution is $50 for each record.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 82.193 and subsection 1, the fees for filing records are those set forth in NRS 78.765 to 78.785, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1292; A 1993, 1008; 1995, 1123; 1997, 713, 2811; 2003, 3131; 2003, 20th Special Session, 55)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.533 - Procedure to submit replacement page to Secretary of State before actual filing of record.

An incorporator or officer of a corporation may authorize the Secretary of State in writing to replace any page of a record submitted for filing on an expedited basis, before the actual filing, and to accept the page as if it were part of the originally signed filing. The signed authorization of the incorporator or officer to the Secretary of State permits, but does not require, the Secretary of State to alter the original record as requested.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2810; A 2003, 3131)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.534 - Correction of inaccurate or defective record filed with Secretary of State; cancellation of filings.

1. A corporation may correct a record filed in the Office of the Secretary of State with respect to the corporation if the record contains an inaccurate description of a corporate action or if the record was defectively signed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged, including, without limitation, if the record was filed erroneously.
2. To correct a record, the corporation must:
(a) Prepare a certificate of correction which:
(1) States the name of the corporation;
(2) Describes the record, including, without limitation, its filing date;
(3) Specifies the inaccuracy or defect in the record, including, without limitation, if and to the extent applicable, the error in the filing of the record;
(4) Sets forth such information as is necessary so as to clarify or otherwise remedy the inaccuracy or defect; and
(5) Is signed by an officer of the corporation or, if the certificate is filed before the first meeting of the board of directors, by an incorporator or director, or by some other person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the certificate.
(b) Deliver the certificate to the Secretary of State for filing.
(c) Pay a filing fee of $25 to the Secretary of State.
3. A certificate of correction is effective on the effective date of the record it corrects except as to persons relying on the uncorrected record and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, the certificate is effective when filed.
4. If a corporation has made a filing with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State has not processed the filing and placed the filing into the public record, the corporation may cancel the filing by:
(a) Filing a statement of cancellation with the Secretary of State; and
(b) Paying a fee of $50.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 3121; A 2003, 20th Special Session, 50; 2009, 2834; 2013, 853; 2023, 376)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.536 - Attorney General: Examination of corporate affairs; powers of enforcement.

1. A corporation for public benefit and a corporation holding assets in charitable trust is subject at all times to examination by the Attorney General, on behalf of the State, to ascertain the condition of its affairs and to what extent, if at all, it fails to comply with trusts it has assumed or has departed from the purposes for which it is formed. In case of any such a failure or departure, the Attorney General may institute, in the name of the State, the proceeding necessary to correct the noncompliance or departure.
2. The Attorney General, or any person given the status of relator by the Attorney General, may bring an action to enjoin, correct, obtain damages for or otherwise to remedy a breach of a charitable trust or departure from the purposes for which it is formed.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1263)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82 - Nonprofit Corporations › NRS 82.541 - Directors, officers, employees and agents: Indemnification; insurance against liability.

1. A corporation governed by this chapter may indemnify any person against expenses as provided in NRS 78.7502 and 78.751. For the purposes of this section, the word "stockholders" in NRS 78.751 is equivalent to the word "members."
2. A corporation governed by this chapter may purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any person for any liability asserted against the person as provided in NRS 78.752.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1291; A 2013, 1275)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82A - Solicitation of Contributions › NRS 82A.025 - "Charitable organization" defined.

1. "Charitable organization" means any person who, directly or indirectly, solicits contributions, and who:
(a) The Secretary of the Treasury has determined to be tax exempt pursuant to the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3);
(b) Is or purports to be established for:
(1) Any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, educational, humane, scientific, public health, environmental conservation, civic or other eleemosynary purpose; or
(2) The benefit of law enforcement, firefighting or other public safety personnel; or
(c) In any manner employs:
(1) A charitable appeal as the basis of any solicitation; or
(2) An appeal that suggests there is a charitable reason for the solicitation.
2. The term does not include an organization that is established for and serving bona fide religious purposes.
3. As used in this section, "charitable reason" means:
(a) Any reason described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3);
(b) Any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, educational, humane, scientific, public health, environmental conservation, civic or other eleemosynary reason; or
(c) Any objective that benefits law enforcement, firefighting or other public safety personnel.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2247; A 2021, 224)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82A - Solicitation of Contributions › NRS 82A.030 - "Charitable promotion, service or activity" defined.

"Charitable promotion, service or activity" means an advertising or sales campaign conducted by a for-profit entity or business, which represents that the purchase of goods or services or participation in an activity will benefit, in whole or in part, a charitable organization, nonprofit organization or charitable purpose.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2247)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82A - Solicitation of Contributions › NRS 82A.040 - "Contribution" defined.

1. "Contribution" means the promise or grant of any money or property of any kind or value.
2. The term does not include any:
(a) Bona fide fees; or
(b) Dues or assessments paid by members, if the membership is not conferred solely as a consideration for making a contribution in response to a solicitation.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a contribution to be tax deductible pursuant to the provisions of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 170.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2248; A 2021, 224)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82A - Solicitation of Contributions › NRS 82A.070 - "Solicit" defined.

"Solicit" means to request a contribution, donation, gift or the like that is made by any means, including, without limitation:
1. Mail;
2. Commercial carrier;
3. Telephone, facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic medium or device;
4. A face-to-face meeting; or
5. A special event or promotion.
The term includes, without limitation, requesting a contribution, donation, gift or the like from a location outside of this State to persons located in this State.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2248)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82A - Solicitation of Contributions › NRS 82A.090 - Powers and duties of Secretary of State and Attorney General are cumulative.

The powers and duties of the Secretary of State and the Attorney General pursuant to the provisions of this chapter are in addition to other powers and duties of the Secretary of State and Attorney General with respect to charitable organizations and nonprofit organizations.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2253)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82A - Solicitation of Contributions › NRS 82A.110 - Exemptions from registration requirement; declaration of exemption.

1. A charitable organization is not required to be registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 82A.100 during any year in which its only solicitations for contributions, donations, gifts or the like are:
(a) Directed only to a total of fewer than 15 persons annually;
(b) Directed only to persons who are related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to the officers, directors, trustees or executive personnel of the charitable organization;
(c) Appeals for funds to benefit a particular person or his or her immediate family named in the solicitation, but only if all the proceeds of the solicitation are given to or expended for the direct benefit of the person or his or her immediate family; or
(d) Conducted by an alumni association of an accredited institution which solicits only persons who have an established affiliation with the institution, including, without limitation, current and former students, members of the faculty or staff, or persons who are within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity of such persons.
2. A charitable organization that believes it is exempt from registration pursuant to this section must, before it solicits a contribution in this State or has a contribution solicited in this State on its behalf by another person, and annually thereafter, file a declaration of exemption on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2250; A 2017, 2190; 2021, 226)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82A - Solicitation of Contributions › NRS 82A.120 - Secretary of State required to make filings available to public and post filings on official Internet website.

The Secretary of State shall make available to the public and post on the official Internet website of the Secretary of State the information and financial report filed by each charitable organization pursuant to NRS 82A.100 and 82A.110.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2252)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82A - Solicitation of Contributions › NRS 82A.210 - Exemptions.

The requirement to disclose information set forth in NRS 82A.200 does not apply to a solicitation that is:
1. Directed only to a total of fewer than 15 persons annually;
2. Directed to persons who are related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to the officers, directors, trustees or executive personnel of the charitable organization or nonprofit organization;
3. Conducted by an alumni association of an accredited institution which solicits only persons who have an established affiliation with the institution, including, without limitation, current and former students, members of the faculty or staff, or persons who are within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity of such persons;
4. Conducted by a public broadcast organization which meets the eligibility requirements established by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting;
5. Conducted by a church or one or more of its integrated auxiliaries or by a convention or association of churches that is exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), and exempt from filing an annual return pursuant to section 6033 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 6033;
6. A charitable promotion, service or activity conducted or facilitated by a for-profit entity or business located in this State if:
(a) The sale of the goods, services or participation by the for-profit entity or business is incidental to the ordinary transaction of its business; and
(b) The value of the goods, services or participation acquired by the purchaser or participant is de minimis;
7. Direct sales of tangible goods, items or services by a charitable organization or nonprofit organization in which the amount paid for the good, item or service is reasonably proportionate to the current market or face value of the good, item or service; or
8. An application or request for a grant, contract or similar funding from a foundation, corporation, nonprofit organization, governmental agency or similar entity which has an established application and review procedure for consideration of such applications or requests.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2251)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 82A - Solicitation of Contributions › NRS 82A.310 - Notice of alleged violation; referral of alleged violation to Attorney General; proceedings instituted by Attorney General.

1. If the Secretary of State believes that a person has violated any provision of this chapter, NRS 598.1305 or any other provision of the laws of this State governing the solicitation of contributions, the Secretary of State shall notify the person in writing of the alleged violation.
2. The Secretary of State may refer an alleged violation of any provision of this chapter, NRS 598.1305 or any other provision of the laws of this State governing the solicitation of contributions to the Attorney General for a determination of whether to institute proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this chapter, NRS 598.1305 or any other provision of the laws of this State governing the solicitation of contributions. The Attorney General may institute and prosecute the appropriate proceedings to enforce the provisions of this chapter, NRS 598.1305 or any other provision of the laws of this State governing the solicitation of contributions.
3. In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, in a proceeding instituted by the Attorney General pursuant to subsection 2, the Attorney General may seek an injunction or other equitable relief and may recover a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. If the Attorney General prevails in such a proceeding, the Attorney General is entitled to recover the costs of the proceeding, including, without limitation, the cost of any investigation and reasonable attorney’s fees.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2253; A 2021, 229)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.0063 - Secretary of State authorized to adopt certain regulations to allow corporation sole to carry out powers and duties through most recent technology.

The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to define, for the purposes of certain provisions of this chapter, the terms "meeting," "writing," "written" and other terms to allow a corporation sole or other entity which is subject to the provisions of this chapter to carry out its powers and duties as prescribed by this chapter through the use of the most recent technology available including, without limitation, the use of electronic communications, videoconferencing, telecommunications and blockchains.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 779; A 2019, 2823)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.0065 - Prohibition against formation of new corporation sole; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no new corporation sole may be formed in this State on or after June 9, 2009. A corporation sole formed pursuant to this chapter before June 9, 2009, may continue in existence until the corporation is dissolved or its charter is revoked. A corporation sole that has its charter revoked pursuant to NRS 84.140 may be reinstated as provided in NRS 84.150.
2. Until July 1, 2011, an archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, district superintendent, other presiding officer or member of the clergy of a church or religious society or denomination, who has been chosen, elected or appointed in conformity with the constitution, canons, rites, regulations or discipline of the church or religious society or denomination, and in whom is vested the legal title to property held for the purposes, use or benefit of the church or religious society or denomination, may form a new corporation sole if such person:
(a) Is affiliated with and subordinate to the authority of a superior corporation sole which is in good standing under the laws of this State; and
(b) Provides a statement, executed under penalty of perjury, by the presiding officer of the superior corporation sole attesting to the affiliation and stating the name of the superior corporation sole, the name and title of the presiding officer of the superior corporation sole and the nature of the affiliation between the superior corporation sole and the subordinate corporation sole.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2834)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.007 - Form required for filing of records.

1. Each record filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter must be on or accompanied by a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.
2. The Secretary of State may refuse to file a record which does not comply with subsection 1 or which does not contain all the information required by statute for filing the record.
3. If the provisions of the form prescribed by the Secretary of State conflict with the provisions of any record that is submitted for filing with the form:
(a) The provisions of the form control for all purposes with respect to the information that is required by statute to appear in the record in order for the record to be filed; and
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the record, the provisions of the record control in every other situation.
4. The Secretary of State may by regulation provide for the electronic filing of records with the Office of the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 56)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.008 - Filing of records written in language other than English.

No record which is written in a language other than English may be filed or submitted for filing in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of this chapter unless it is accompanied by a verified translation of that record into the English language.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1123; A 2003, 3133)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 84.100)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.009 - Correction of inaccurate or defective record filed with Secretary of State; cancellation of filings.

1. A corporation sole may correct a record filed with the Office of the Secretary of State with respect to the corporation sole if the record contains an inaccurate description of an action of the corporation sole or if the record was defectively signed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged, including, without limitation, if the record was filed erroneously.
2. To correct a record, the corporation sole must:
(a) Prepare a certificate of correction which:
(1) States the name of the corporation sole;
(2) Describes the record, including, without limitation, its filing date;
(3) Specifies the inaccuracy or defect in the record, including, without limitation, if and to the extent applicable, the error in the filing of the record;
(4) Sets forth such information as is necessary so as to clarify or otherwise remedy the inaccuracy or defect; and
(5) Is signed by an archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, district superintendent or other presiding officer or member of the clergy of a church, religious society or denomination, who has been chosen, elected or appointed in conformity with the constitution, canons, rites, regulations or discipline of the church, religious society or denomination, and in whom is vested the legal title to the property held for the purpose, use or benefit of the church or religious society or denomination or by some other person specifically authorized by the corporation sole to sign the certificate of correction.
(b) Deliver the certificate to the Secretary of State for filing.
(c) Pay a filing fee of $25 to the Secretary of State.
3. A certificate of correction is effective on the effective date of the record it corrects except as to persons relying on the uncorrected record and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, the certificate is effective when filed.
4. If a corporation sole has made a filing with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State has not processed the filing and placed the filing into the public record, the corporation sole may cancel the filing by:
(a) Filing a statement of cancellation with the Secretary of State; and
(b) Paying a fee of $50.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 56; A 2009, 2835; 2013, 854; 2023, 377)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.010 - Purpose.

The purpose of a corporation sole is to acquire, hold or dispose of church or religious society property, for the benefit of religion, for works of charity, and for public worship, in the manner provided in this chapter.
[1:55:1915; 1919 RL p. 2681; NCL § 3223]—(NRS A 2009, 2835)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.015 - Filing fees; applicable law for miscellaneous fees.

1. The fee for filing articles of incorporation, amendments to or restatements of articles of incorporation and records for dissolution is $50 for each record.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the fees set forth in NRS 78.785 apply to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1008; A 1995, 1125; 2003, 3132; 2003, 20th Special Session, 57)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 84.090)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.020 - Articles of incorporation: Authority to amend.

An archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, district superintendent, other presiding officer or member of the clergy of a church or religious society or denomination, who has been chosen, elected or appointed in conformity with the constitution, canons, rites, regulations or discipline of the church or religious society or denomination, and in whom is vested the legal title to property held for the purposes, use or benefit of the church or religious society or denomination, may amend articles of incorporation, in writing, and file one copy of the amended articles in the Office of the Secretary of State and retain possession of the other.
[2:55:1915; A 1949, 283; 1943 NCL § 3224]—(NRS A 1993, 1008; 1995, 1125; 1999, 1609; 2001, 101; 2003, 3132; 2007, 2666; 2009, 2836; 2011, 119)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.030 - Articles of incorporation: Required provisions.

The articles of incorporation must specify:
1. The name of the corporation, which must be the name of the person making and subscribing the articles and the title of the person’s office in the church or religious society, naming it if desired, and followed by the words "and his or her successors, a corporation sole," or the title of the person’s office in the church or religious society, naming it if desired, and followed by the words "and his or her successors, a corporation sole."
2. The object of the corporation.
3. The title of the person making the articles, and the manner in which any vacancy occurring in the incumbency of an archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, district superintendent, other presiding officer or member of the clergy is required by the rules, regulations or discipline of such church, society or denomination to be filled.
4. The information required pursuant to NRS 77.310.
[3:55:1915; A 1917, 22; 1949, 283; 1943 NCL § 3225]—(NRS A 1991, 1292; 1993, 1009; 2007, 2667)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.040 - Continual perpetual succession.

Upon making and filing for record articles of incorporation as provided in this chapter, the person subscribing the same, and his or her successor in office by the name or title specified in the articles, shall thereafter be deemed, and is hereby created, a body politic and a corporation sole, with continual perpetual succession.
[Part 4:55:1915; A 1941, 91; 1931 NCL § 3226]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.050 - Powers.

A corporation sole shall have power:
1. To acquire and possess, by donation, gift, bequest, devise or purchase, and to hold and maintain property, real, personal and mixed, and to grant, sell, convey, rent or otherwise dispose of the same as may be necessary to carry on or promote the objects of the corporation.
2. To borrow money and to give promissory notes or other written obligation therefor, and to secure the payment thereof by mortgage or other lien, upon real or personal property.
3. To buy, sell, lease, mortgage and in every way deal in real and personal property in the same manner that a natural person may, and without the order of any court.
4. To receive bequests and devises for its own use or upon trusts to the same extent as natural persons may.
5. To appoint attorneys-in-fact.
6. To contract and be contracted with, in the same manner as a natural person.
7. To sue and be sued, plead and be pleaded in all courts of justice.
8. To have and use a common seal by which all deeds and acts of the corporation may be authenticated.
[Part 4:55:1915; A 1941, 91; 1931 NCL § 3226] + [5:55:1915; 1919 RL p. 2682; NCL § 3227]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.060 - Requirements for deeds and instruments.

All deeds and other instruments in writing must be made in the name of the corporation and signed by the person representing the corporation.
[6:55:1915; 1919 RL p. 2682; NCL § 3228]—(NRS A 1999, 1609)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.080 - Powers and duties of successors in office.

1. In the event of the death or resignation of any such archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, district superintendent, or other presiding officer or member of the clergy, or of his or her removal from such office by the person or body having the authority to remove him or her when the person is at the time a corporation sole, the successor in office, as such corporation sole, is vested with the title to all property held by the predecessor, as such corporation sole, with like power and authority over the property and is subject to all the legal liabilities and obligations with reference thereto.
2. The successor shall record in the office of the county recorder of each county wherein any of the real property is situated a certified copy of the successor’s commission, certificate or letter of election or appointment.
[8:55:1915; A 1949, 283; 1943 NCL § 3230]—(NRS A 2001, 1751)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - Corporations Sole › NRS 84.110 - Registered agent required; applicable law regarding registered agent and registered office; fees.

1. Every corporation sole must have a registered agent in the manner provided in NRS 78.090 and 78.097. The registered agent shall comply with the provisions of those sections.
2. A corporation sole is subject to the provisions of NRS 78.150 to 78.185, inclusive, except that:
(a) The fee for filing a list is $50;
(b) The penalty added for default is $50; and
(c) The fee for reinstatement is $100.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1123; A 2003, 3133; 2003, 20th Special Session, 57; 2007, 2667; 2015, 2910)