1. A nonrefundable fee of not more than $500 for the application and survey must accompany each new application for a license as a collection agency. Each applicant shall also pay any additional expenses incurred in the process of investigation. All money received by the Commissioner pursuant to this subsection must be placed in the Investigative Account created by NRS 232.545.

2. A fee of not less than $200 or more than $600, prorated on the basis of the licensing year as provided by the Commissioner, must be charged for each original license issued. A fee of not more than $500 must be charged for each annual renewal of a license.

3. A fee of not more than $20 must be charged for each duplicate license or license for a transfer of location issued.

4. A nonrefundable application fee of not more than $500 and a nonrefundable investigation fee of not more than $150 must accompany each application for a manager’s certificate.

5. A fee of not more than $40 must be charged for each manager’s certificate issued and for each annual renewal of such a certificate.

6. A fee of not more than $60 must be charged for the reinstatement of a manager’s certificate.

7. A fee of not more than $10 must be charged for each day an application for the renewal of a license or certificate, or a required report, is filed late, unless the fee or portion thereof is excused by the Commissioner for good cause shown.

8. A nonrefundable fee of not more than $250 for the application and an examination must accompany each application for a permit to operate a branch office of a licensed collection agency. A fee of not more than $500 must be charged for each annual renewal of such a permit.

9. For each examination the Commissioner shall charge and collect from the licensee a fee for conducting the examination and preparing and typing the report of the examination at the rate established and, if applicable, adjusted pursuant to NRS 658.101. Failure to pay the fee within 30 days after receipt of the bill is a ground for revoking the collection agency’s license.

10. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 658.101, the Commissioner shall adopt regulations establishing the amount of the fees required pursuant to this section.

11. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, all money received by the Commissioner pursuant to this chapter must be deposited in the State Treasury pursuant to the provisions of NRS 658.091.

[6:237:1931; 1931 NCL § 1420.05] — (NRS A 1959, 827; 1967, 956; 1969, 837; 1979, 954; 1981, 756; 1983, 1320, 1717; 1987, 1508, 1893, 2225; 1991, 1804; 2003, 3231; 2005, 1871; 2017, 395)