1. An application for a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be made in writing, under oath and on a form prescribed by the Commissioner. The application must include:

(a) If the applicant is a natural person, the name and address of the applicant.

(b) If the applicant is a business entity, the name and address of each:

(1) Partner;

(2) Officer;

(3) Director;

(4) Manager or member who acts in a managerial capacity; and

(5) Registered agent,

of the business entity.

(c) Such other information, as the Commissioner determines necessary, concerning the financial responsibility, background, experience and activities of the applicant and its:

(1) Partners;

(2) Officers;

(3) Directors; and

(4) Managers or members who act in a managerial capacity.

(d) The address of each location at which the applicant proposes to do business under the license, including, without limitation, each location where the applicant will operate at a kiosk, through the Internet, through any telephone, facsimile machine or other telecommunication device or through any other machine, network, system, device or means, except that the applicant shall not propose to do business through any automated loan machine prohibited by NRS 604A.400.

(e) If the applicant is or intends to be licensed to provide more than one type of service pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, a statement of that intent and which services the applicant provides or intends to provide.

2. Each application for a license must be accompanied by:

(a) A nonrefundable application fee;

(b) Such additional expenses incurred in the process of investigation as the Commissioner deems necessary; and

(c) A fee of not less than $100 or more than $500, prorated on the basis of the licensing year.

All money received by the Commissioner pursuant to this subsection must be placed in the Investigative Account for Financial Institutions created by NRS 232.545.

3. The Commissioner shall adopt regulations establishing the amount of the fees required pursuant to this section.

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 The Commissioner shall consider an application to be withdrawn if the Commissioner has not received all information and fees required to complete the application within 6 months after the date the application is first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 If an application is deemed to be withdrawn pursuant to this subsection or if an applicant otherwise withdraws an application, the Commissioner may not issue a license to the applicant unless the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 2005, 1699)