1. Application for a license must be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the Commissioner.

2. The application must:

(a) Provide the address of the office or other place of business for which the application is submitted.

(b) Contain such further relevant information as the Commissioner may require, including the names and addresses of the partners, officers, directors or trustees, and of such of the principal owners or members as will provide the basis for the investigations and findings contemplated by NRS 675.110 and 675.120.

3. A person may apply for a license for an office or other place of business located outside this State from which the applicant will conduct business in this State if:

(a) The applicant is an Internet business lender; or

(b) The applicant or a subsidiary or affiliate of the applicant has a license issued pursuant to this chapter for an office or other place of business located in this State.

4. A person who wishes to apply for a license pursuant to subsection 3 must submit with the application for a license a statement signed by the applicant which states that the applicant agrees to:

(a) Make available at a location within this State the books, accounts, papers, records and files of the office or place of business located outside this State to the Commissioner or a representative of the Commissioner; or

(b) Pay the reasonable expenses for travel, meals and lodging of the Commissioner or a representative of the Commissioner incurred during any investigation or examination made at the office or place of business located outside this State.

The person must be allowed to choose between paragraph (a) or (b) in complying with the provisions of this subsection.

5. The Commissioner shall consider an application to be withdrawn if the Commissioner has not received all information and fees required to complete the application within 6 months after the date the application is first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 If an application is deemed to be withdrawn pursuant to this subsection or if an applicant otherwise withdraws an application, the Commissioner may not issue a license to the applicant unless the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 1959, 228; A 1983, 1806; 1987, 1987; 2001, 2047; 2005, 1881; 2019, 3998, effective January 1, 2020)