§ 240A.150 — Advertisement for services of registrant: Inclusion of required statement; prohibition on dissemination; penalties

Nevada § 240A.150

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 19: MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND
• Ch. 240A: Document

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1. Any advertisement for the services of a registrant which the registrant disseminates or causes to be disseminated must include a statement in the same language as the rest of the advertisement. The statement must be of a conspicuous size, if in writing, and must appear in substantially the following form:
I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY IN THE STATE OF NEVADA. I AM NOT AUTHORIZED TO GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR LEGAL REPRESENTATION. I MAY NOT ACCEPT FEES FOR GIVING LEGAL ADVICE OR LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
2. A person shall not disseminate or cause to be disseminated any advertisement or other statement that he or she is engaged in the business of a document preparation service in this State unless he or she has complied with all the applicable requirements of this chapter.
3. If the Secretary of State finds a registrant in violation of the provisions of subsection 1, the Secretary of State may:
(a) Suspend the registration of the registrant for not less than 1 year.
(b) Revoke the registration of the registrant for a third or subsequent offense.
(c) Assess a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation.
4. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 240A.290 , a registrant who is found guilty in a criminal prosecution of violating the provisions of subsection 1 shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $5,000 for each violation.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 2013, 3470 ; A 2023, 1519 )