670.115 - License to conduct business: Requirement; form; fee; regulations; withdrawal of application.

670.115  License to conduct business: Requirement; form; fee; regulations; withdrawal of application.

      1.  A development corporation shall obtain a license from the Commissioner before conducting any business. The application for the license must be on a form prescribed by the Commissioner.

      2.  A nonrefundable fee of not more than $2,000 for the application and survey must accompany the application. The applicant shall also pay such additional expenses incurred in the process of investigation as the Commissioner deems necessary. In addition, a fee of not less than $200 or more than $500, prorated on the basis of the licensing year as provided by the Commissioner, must be paid at the time the application is submitted.

      3.  The Commissioner shall adopt regulations establishing the amount of the fees required pursuant to this section. All money received by the Commissioner pursuant to this section must be placed in the Investigative Account created by NRS 232.545.

      4.  The Commissioner shall consider an application to be withdrawn if the Commissioner has not received all information and fees required to complete the application within 12 months after the date the application is first submitted to the Commissioner or within such later period as the Commissioner determines in accordance with any existing policies of joint regulatory partners. If an application is deemed to be withdrawn pursuant to this subsection or if an applicant otherwise withdraws an application, the Commissioner may not issue a license to the applicant unless the applicant submits a new application and pays any required fees.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 577; A 1983, 1318, 1764; 1987, 1948; 1991, 1810; 2005, 1852)