Title 57

NRS 685B.040 Injunctive relief. 1. Whenever the Commissioner believes, from evidence satisfactory to the Commissioner, that any insurer is violating or is about to violate the provisions of NRS 685B.030, the Commissioner may, through the Attorney General, cause a complaint to be …

NRS 685B.050 Service of process on unauthorized insurer. 1. Any act of transacting an insurance business as set forth in NRS 685B.030 by any unauthorized insurer is equivalent to and constitutes an irrevocable appointment by such an insurer, binding upon the insurer, the insurer’…

NRS 685B.060 Requirements for defense of action: Bond or other security or certificate of authority. 1. Before any unauthorized insurer files or causes to be filed any pleading in any court action, suit or proceeding or any notice, order, pleading or process in an administrative …

NRS 685B.070 Enforcement of foreign decrees. 1. As used in this section: (a) “Foreign decree” means any decree or order in equity of a court located in a reciprocal state, including a court of the United States located therein, against any insurer incorporated or authorized to do…

NRS 685B.080 Penalty; liability for payment of premium taxes. 1. Any unauthorized insurer who transacts any unauthorized act of an insurance business as set forth in the Unauthorized Insurers Act may be fined not more than $10,000 for each act or violation. 2. In addition to the …

NRS 685B.083 Penalty for representing or aiding unauthorized insurer. Any producer of insurance or surplus lines broker licensed in this State who in this State knowingly represents or aids an unauthorized insurer in violation of the Unauthorized Insurers Act is guilty of a categ…

NRS 685B.087 Penalty for transaction of unauthorized insurance business. Any insurer who transacts any unauthorized insurance business as set forth in NRS 685B.030 is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2131) FALS…

NRS 685B.090 Short title. This section and NRS 685B.100 and 685B.110 constitute and may be referred to as the Unauthorized Insurers False Advertising Process Act. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1687)

NRS 685B.100 Prohibited misrepresentations; notice to supervisory officer of insurer’s domiciliary state or province. No unauthorized insurer through any estimate, illustration, circular, pamphlet, letter, announcement, statement or any other means or medium shall misrepresent to…

NRS 685B.110 Action by Commissioner; penalty. 1. If within 30 days following the giving of the notice provided for in NRS 685B.100 the insurer has not ceased such dissemination, and if the Commissioner has reason to believe that such insurer is soliciting, issuing or delivering c…

NRS 685B.120 Person providing specified coverage; exception. 1. Any person who provides coverage in this State for the cost of: (a) Medical care; (b) Surgery; (c) Chiropractic; (d) Physical therapy; (e) Speech-language pathology; (f) Audiology; (g) Professional care of mental hea…

NRS 685B.130 Proof of regulation by Federal Government. A person may show that the person is subject to regulation by an agency of the Federal Government by providing the Commissioner with the appropriate certificate or other document which permits the person to provide those ser…

NRS 685B.140 Submission to examination of Commissioner. Any person who is unable to show, upon request by the Commissioner, that the person is subject to regulation by an agency of the Federal Government or, if the person is providing prepaid ambulance services, by a political su…

NRS 685B.150 Information to be provided to agents, brokers and others. An administrator who advertises or administers coverage in this State which is: 1. Of a kind described in NRS 685B.120; and 2. Provided by a person described in NRS 685B.140, Ê shall inform each agent, broker …

NRS 685B.160 Statement of charges; notice of hearing. 1. If the Commissioner has reason to believe that a person described in NRS 685B.140 is providing any type of coverage described in NRS 685B.120, the Commissioner may: (a) Issue a statement of charges and a notice of a hearing…

NRS 685B.170 Order after hearing; administrative fines; modification of order. 1. After the Commissioner conducts a hearing pursuant to NRS 685B.160, the Commissioner shall issue an order pursuant to NRS 679B.360. If the Commissioner determines that the person being charged has e…

NRS 685B.180 Review of order; time order becomes final. 1. An order issued pursuant to NRS 685B.170 may be reviewed pursuant to NRS 679B.370. 2. Such an order becomes final: (a) Upon the expiration of the time for taking an appeal, if no petition for review has been filed; or (b)…

NRS 685B.190 Administrative fine for violation of order. If a person violates an order issued pursuant to NRS 685B.170, the Commissioner may impose an administrative fine after giving notice and a hearing. Such a fine may not be more than $5,000 for each violation. (Added to NRS …