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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 697.090 (2026)

License required to act as bail agent, general agent, bail enforcement agent or bail solicitor; administrative fine; general restrictions on licensing by Commissioner

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NRS 697.090  License required to act as bail agent, general agent, bail enforcement agent or bail solicitor; administrative fine; general restrictions on licensing by Commissioner.

      1.  A person in this state shall not act in the capacity of a bail agent, bail enforcement agent or bail solicitor, or perform any of the functions, duties or powers prescribed for a bail agent, bail enforcement agent or bail solicitor under the provisions of this chapter, unless that person is qualified and licensed as provided in this chapter. The Commissioner may, after notice and opportunity to be heard, impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 for each act or violation of the provisions of this subsection.

      2.  A person, whether or not located in this state, shall not act as or hold himself or herself out to be a general agent unless qualified and licensed as such under the provisions of this chapter.

      3.  For the protection of the people of this state, the Commissioner shall not issue or renew, or permit to exist, any license except in compliance with this chapter. The Commissioner shall not issue or renew, or permit to exist, a license for any person found to be untrustworthy or incompetent, or who has not established to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the person is qualified therefor in accordance with this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 1906; A 1997, 3384; 1999, 2818; 2001, 2252)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: Rottman v. Kent, 625 P.2d 1168 (Nev. 1981).
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Rottman v. Kent, 625 P.2d 1168 (Nev. 1981). “The rationale of the district judge’s decision was that the administrative hearing was “punitive” and therefore “criminal” in nature. Accordingly, he held that Kent’s admissions of payoff and perjury could not be used against him.”
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