1. A consumer litigation funding company shall not:

(a) Pay or offer to pay a commission, referral fee or other form of consideration to an attorney, law firm, medical provider, chiropractor or physical therapist, or any employee of such a person, for referring a consumer to the company.

(b) Accept a commission, referral fee or other form of consideration from an attorney, law firm, medical provider, chiropractor or physical therapist, or any employee of such a person.

(c) Intentionally advertise materially false or misleading information regarding the products or services of the consumer litigation funding company.

(d) Refer a consumer to engage a specific attorney, law firm, medical provider, chiropractor or physical therapist, or any employee of such a person. A company may refer a consumer in search of legal representation to a lawyer referral service operated, sponsored or approved by the State Bar of Nevada or a local bar association.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, knowingly provide consumer litigation funding to a consumer who has previously assigned or sold a portion of the right of the consumer to proceeds from his or her legal claim to another company without first making payment to or purchasing the entire funded amount and charges of that company, unless a lesser amount is otherwise agreed to in writing by the consumer litigation funding companies.

(f) Receive any right to, or make, any decisions with respect to the conduct, settlement or resolution of the legal claim of a consumer.

(g) Knowingly pay or offer to pay for court costs, filing fees or attorney’s fees during or after the resolution of the legal claim of a consumer using money from a consumer litigation funding transaction.

2. Two or more consumer litigation funding companies may agree to contemporaneously provide consumer litigation funding to a consumer if the consumer and the attorney of the consumer agree to the arrangement in writing.

3. An attorney or law firm retained by the consumer in connection with his or her legal claim shall not have a financial interest in the consumer litigation funding company offering consumer litigation funding to that consumer.

4. An attorney who has referred the consumer to his or her retained attorney or law firm shall not have a financial interest in the consumer litigation funding company offering consumer litigation funding to that consumer.

5. A consumer litigation funding company shall not use any form of consumer litigation funding contract in this State unless the contract has been filed with the Commissioner in accordance with procedures for filing prescribed by the Commissioner.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 2405)