1. The Secretary of State may deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the registration of any person who violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a suspension or revocation may be imposed only after a hearing.

2. The Secretary of State may suspend the registration of any person who is also appointed as a notary public pursuant to NRS 240.010 and whose appointment as a notary public is suspended for violating the provisions of NRS 240.001 to 240.169, inclusive, or a regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto. If the Secretary of State suspends the registration of a registrant pursuant to this subsection:

(a) The Secretary of State shall notify the registrant in writing of the suspension.

(b) The registrant may have his or her registration as a document preparation service reinstated by the Secretary of State if his or her registration as a document preparation service has not expired during the suspension upon a showing that his or her suspension as a notary public has been lifted.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke the registration of a registrant upon the receipt of an official document or record showing:

(a) The entry of a judgment or conviction; or

(b) The occurrence of any other event,

that would disqualify the registrant from registration pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 240A.100.

4. Upon the suspension or revocation of or refusal to renew the registration of a document preparation service pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State shall notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the name of the document preparation service for the purposes of NRS 481.062.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 3474; A 2019, 850, 1877)