1. If an applicant who is seeking a certificate of ownership is unable to provide the information required by the Division pursuant to NRS 489.561 and satisfy the Division that the applicant is entitled to a certificate of ownership pursuant to that section, the applicant may obtain a new certificate of ownership from the Division by:

(a) Filing a bond with the Division that meets the requirements of subsection 3; and

(b) Allowing the Division to inspect the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach for compliance with the safety standards and other requirements provided in regulations adopted by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 489.251.

2. Any person damaged by the issuance of a certificate of ownership pursuant to this section has a right of action to recover on the bond for any breach of its conditions, except the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons must not exceed the amount of the bond.

3. The bond required pursuant to subsection 1 must be:

(a) In a form prescribed by the Division;

(b) Executed by the applicant as principal and by a corporation qualified under the laws of this State as surety;

(c) In an amount equal to one and one-half times the most recent assessed value assigned by the relevant county assessor to the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach; and

(d) Conditioned to indemnify any:

(1) Prior owner or lienholder of the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach, and his or her successors in interest;

(2) Subsequent purchaser of the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach, and his or her successors in interest; or

(3) Person acquiring a security interest in the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach, and his or her successors in interest,

against any expense, loss or damage because of the issuance of the certificate of ownership or because of any defect in or undisclosed security interest in the applicant’s right or title to the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach or the applicant’s interest in the manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach.

4. A right of action does not exist in favor of any person by reason of any action or failure to act on the part of the Division or any officer or employee thereof in carrying out the provisions of this section, or in giving or failing to give any information concerning the legal ownership of a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach or the existence of a certificate of ownership obtained pursuant to this section.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 2422, effective January 1, 2020)