640C.240 - Payment of expenses; deposit of money; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines imposed by Board; presentment of claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investi

640C.240  Payment of expenses; deposit of money; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines imposed by Board; presentment of claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, all reasonable expenses incurred by the Board in carrying out the provisions of this chapter must be paid from the money that it receives. No part of any expenses of the Board may be paid from the State General Fund.

      2.  The Board may accept gifts, grants, donations and contributions from any source to assist in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

      3.  All money received by the Board must be deposited in a bank or other financial institution in this State and paid out upon the Board’s order for its expenses.

      4.  The Board may delegate to a hearing officer or panel its authority to take any disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter, impose and collect fines and penalties therefor, and deposit the money therefrom in a bank or other financial institution in this State.

      5.  If a hearing officer or panel is not authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to subsection 4 and the Board deposits the money collected from the imposition of fines with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund, it may present a claim to the State Board of Examiners for recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee if money is required to pay attorney’s fees or the costs of an investigation, or both.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1124)