Title 54

NRS 645B.620 Duties of Commissioner when violation is suspected; referral of violations to Attorney General for criminal prosecution; civil action for injunctive relief. 1. Whether or not a complaint has been filed, the Commissioner may investigate a mortgage company, mortgage lo…

NRS 645B.630 Duties of Commissioner when unsafe condition or practice is suspected; seizure of property and assets of mortgage company; duties of Attorney General. 1. In addition to any other action that is required or permitted pursuant to this chapter, if the Commissioner has r…

NRS 645B.640 Persons entitled to correct unsafe conditions and practices; effect of failure to correct; receivership and liquidation of assets. 1. If the Commissioner takes possession of the property of a mortgage company pursuant to NRS 645B.630, the licensee, officers, director…

NRS 645B.670 Authorized disciplinary or other action; grounds for disciplinary action. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 645B.690: (a) For each violation committed by an applicant for a license issued pursuant to this chapter, whether or not the applicant is issued a license…

NRS 645B.680 Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [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 w…

NRS 645B.690 Duty of Commissioner to take disciplinary action for certain violations. 1. If a person offers or provides any of the services of a mortgage company or mortgage loan originator or otherwise engages in, carries on or holds himself or herself out as engaging in or carr…

NRS 645B.700 Categorization of major and minor violations; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, for each violation that may be committed by a person pursuant to this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, the Commissioner may adopt r…

NRS 645B.710 Act or omission of partner, officer or director deemed act or omission of partnership, corporation or unincorporated association. If a person is a partnership, corporation or unincorporated association, the Commissioner may take any disciplinary action required pursu…

NRS 645B.720 Authority of Commissioner to order summary suspension of license and take other action to protect public before conducting hearing. Before conducting a hearing, the Commissioner may, to the fullest extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States and the Con…

NRS 645B.740 Investigations, actions, disciplinary proceedings, fines and penalties not affected by expiration, revocation or voluntary surrender of license. The expiration or revocation of a license of a mortgage company or mortgage loan originator by operation of law or by orde…

NRS 645B.750 Duty of Commissioner to provide written notice of disciplinary action or denial of license; right to administrative hearing; entry of final order; appeals. 1. If the Commissioner enters an order taking any disciplinary action against a person or denying a person’s ap…

NRS 645B.760 Effect of failure to appear at hearing; penalty. If a person is alleged to have engaged in any conduct or committed any violation that is described in NRS 645B.620, 645B.630 or 645B.670 or is alleged to have committed a violation of any other provision of this chapte…

NRS 645B.800 Attorney General has primary criminal jurisdiction; duty to provide Attorney General with information to assist prosecution; penalty. 1. The Attorney General has primary jurisdiction for the enforcement of this chapter. The Attorney General shall, if appropriate, inv…

NRS 645B.810 Attorney General may bring civil action; recovery of costs in civil action. 1. The Attorney General may bring any appropriate civil action against a person to enforce any provision of this chapter, a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter or an order of the Comm…

NRS 645B.820 Exercise of jurisdiction over party to civil action; service of summons to confer jurisdiction. 1. A court of this State may exercise jurisdiction over a party to a civil action arising under the provisions of this chapter on any basis not inconsistent with the Const…

NRS 645B.900 Unlawful to conduct business of mortgage company or mortgage loan originator without being licensed or exempt from licensing. It is unlawful for any person to offer or provide any of the services of a mortgage company or mortgage loan originator or otherwise to engag…

NRS 645B.910 Unlawful for foreign corporation, association or business trust to conduct business of mortgage company without meeting certain requirements. It is unlawful for any foreign corporation, association or business trust to conduct any business as a mortgage company withi…

NRS 645B.920 Contracts for mortgage transaction voidable for certain violations. If a person, or any general partner, director, officer, agent or employee of a person violates the provisions of NRS 645B.900 or 645B.910, any contracts entered into by that person for the mortgage t…

NRS 645B.930 Civil action authorized for certain violations. In addition to any other remedy or penalty, if a person, or any general partner, director, officer, agent or employee of a person, violates the provisions of NRS 645B.900 or 645B.910, the client may bring a civil action…

NRS 645B.950 Penalties for general violations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 645B.960, a person, or any general partner, director, officer, agent or employee of a person, who violates any provision of this chapter, a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter or an orde…

NRS 645B.955 Commissioner may require licensee to pay restitution. 1. A person who engages in an activity for which a license as a mortgage company or mortgage loan originator is required pursuant to this chapter, without regard to whether such a person is licensed pursuant to th…

NRS 645B.960 Penalties for violations relating to escrow or trust accounts. 1. A person, or any general partner, director, officer, agent or employee of a person, who violates any provision of NRS 645B.165 to 645B.180, inclusive, is guilty of: (a) A misdemeanor if the amount invo…