Title 7

NRS 82.461 Dissolved corporations: Duties of person appointed or authorized to act in liquidation. The directors, trustees, receivers or those persons appointed or authorized to act in liquidation of a dissolved corporation shall: 1. Wind up the corporation; 2. Realize upon its a…

NRS 82.466 Reorganization under federal law. 1. A federal court may take the same actions with respect to corporations governed by this chapter as a federal court may take with respect to corporations governed by chapter 78 of NRS under subsection 1 of NRS 78.622. 2. A corporatio…

NRS 82.471 Application of creditors or members of insolvent corporation for injunction and appointment of receiver or trustee; powers and duties of court. 1. Whenever any corporation becomes insolvent or suspends its ordinary business for want of funds to carry on the business, o…

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 trus…

NRS 82.481 Authority of court to reconvey property back to or dissolve corporation. The district court may reconvey the property of the corporation back to it or dissolve the corporation and declare it null and void as provided in NRS 78.645. (Added to NRS by 1991, 1289)

NRS 82.486 Involuntary dissolution: Authority and grounds for application. 1. The persons described in subsections 2 and 3 may apply to the district court in the district where the corporation has its principal office or, if the principal office is not located in this State, to t…

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 …

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 …

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 s…

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 i…

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 ne…

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 proportiona…

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 …

NRS 82.523 Annual list: Filing requirements; fees; powers and duties of Secretary of State; regulations. 1. Each foreign nonprofit corporation doing business in this State shall, at the time of the filing of its application for registration as a foreign nonprofit corporation with…

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 o…

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…

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 t…

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 w…

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 sta…

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 transa…

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 a…

NRS 82.524 Renewal or revival of right to transact business: Procedure; fee; certificate as evidence; status of corporation. 1. A foreign nonprofit corporation which was qualified to transact business in this State pursuant to this chapter may, upon complying with the provisions …

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 sub…

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 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 v…

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 subse…

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…

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 …

NRS 82.536 Attorney General: Examination of corporate affairs; powers of enforcement. [Effective through June 30, 2027.] 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 beh…

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”…

NRS 82.546 Renewal or revival of charter: Procedure; fee; certificate as evidence. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 82.183, any corporation which did exist or is existing pursuant to the laws of this State may, upon complying with the provisions of NRS 78.150 and 82.193, pr…

NRS 82A.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 82A.015 to 82A.070, inclusive, have the meanings attributed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2247)

NRS 82A.015 “Alumni association” defined. “Alumni association” means an organization whose membership is limited to graduates or former students of a particular university, college or school and which raises funds to support its membership and its activities. (Added to NRS by 201…

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 Inte…

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 activit…

NRS 82A.035 “Church” defined. “Church” means a religious organization which holds property for charitable or religious purposes. The term may include, without limitation, a mosque, synagogue or temple. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2248)

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 conside…

NRS 82A.045 “Corporation for Public Broadcasting” defined. “Corporation for Public Broadcasting” means the corporation established pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 396(b). (Added to NRS by 2015, 2248)

NRS 82A.050 “Form 990” defined. “Form 990” means the Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) of the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Department of the Treasury, or any equivalent or successor form of the Internal Revenue Service. (Added to NRS by 201…

NRS 82A.060 “Nonprofit organization” defined. “Nonprofit organization” means an organization which qualifies as tax exempt pursuant to section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2248)

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-…

NRS 82A.080 Applicability. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person or other entity that is a unit or an instrumentality of the United States Government. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2248)

NRS 82A.085 Regulations. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to administer the provisions of this chapter. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2253)

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 At…

NRS 82A.100 Charitable organization required to register before soliciting contributions; filing requirements; information filed is public record. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 82A.110, a charitable organization shall not solicit contributions in this State, or have cont…

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…