1. The Commissioner shall prescribe the form for application for a certificate as an exchange enrollment facilitator. The form must require the applicant to declare, under penalty of refusal to issue, or suspension or revocation of, the certificate of the applicant, that the statements made in the application are true, correct and complete to the best of his or her knowledge and belief.

2. Before approving an application, the Commissioner must find that the applicant:

(a) Meets the requirements of NRS 695J.110.

(b) Has not committed any act that is a ground for refusal to issue, or suspension or revocation of a certificate pursuant to NRS 683A.451.

(c) Paid all applicable fees prescribed pursuant to NRS 695J.110.

(d) Meets the requirements of subsections 3 and 5.

3. An applicant must, as part of his or her application and at the applicant’s own expense:

(a) Arrange to have a complete set of his or her fingerprints taken by a law enforcement agency or other authorized entity acceptable to the Commissioner; and

(b) Submit to the Commissioner:

(1) A completed fingerprint card and written permission authorizing the Commissioner to submit the applicant’s fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on the applicant’s background and to such other law enforcement agencies as the Commissioner deems necessary; or

(2) Written verification, on a form prescribed by the Commissioner, stating that the fingerprints of the applicant were taken and directly forwarded electronically or by another means to the Central Repository and that the applicant has given written permission to the law enforcement agency or other authorized entity taking the fingerprints to submit the fingerprints to the Central Repository for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on the applicant’s background and to such other law enforcement agencies as the Commissioner deems necessary.

4. The Commissioner may:

(a) Unless the applicant’s fingerprints are directly forwarded pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 3, submit those fingerprints to the Central Repository for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and to such other law enforcement agencies as the Commissioner deems necessary;

(b) Request from each such agency any information regarding the applicant’s background as the Commissioner deems necessary; and

(c) Adopt regulations concerning the procedures for obtaining the information described in paragraph (b).

5. The Commissioner may require from the applicant any document reasonably necessary to verify information contained in an application.

6. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 695J.250, a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter is valid for 3 years after the date of issuance unless it is suspended, revoked or otherwise terminated.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 3591)