1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, all fees, penalties and other charges received by the Division pursuant to this chapter must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.

2. Fees received by the Division:

(a) From the sale of publications must be retained by the Division to pay the costs of printing and distributing publications.

(b) For examinations must be retained by the Division to pay the costs of the administration of examinations.

Any surplus of the fees retained by the Division for the administration of examinations must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.

3. The portion of the fees collected by the Division pursuant to NRS 645C.450 and 645C.680 for the issuance or renewal of a certificate or license as a residential appraiser, the issuance or renewal of a certificate as a general appraiser or the issuance or renewal of a registration as an appraisal management company which is used for payment of the annual registry fee to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council or the Appraisal Subcommittee pursuant to 12 U.S.C. § 3338, must be retained by the Division for payment to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council or the Appraisal Subcommittee on an annual basis.

4. Money for the support of the Division in carrying out the provisions of this chapter must be provided by direct legislative appropriation and be paid out on claims as other claims against the State are paid.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 826; A 1993, 812; 1997, 847; 2015, 2783; 2019, 480)