1. The Secretary of State may, within or outside this state:
(a) Investigate any violation of:
(1) A provision of this chapter;
(2) A regulation adopted by the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter; or
(3) An order denying, suspending or revoking the effectiveness of a registration, or an order to cease and desist, issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Conduct such other investigations as the Secretary of State finds necessary to aid in the enforcement of this chapter and any regulation or order adopted or issued by the Secretary of State pursuant thereto.
2. If the Secretary of State determines that a violation specified in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 has occurred, the Attorney General may prosecute the violation at the request of the Secretary of State.
3. If the Attorney General declines to prosecute such a violation, the district attorney of the appropriate county may prosecute the violation at the request of the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2121; A 2017, 1722) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 398.600)
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