Nevada § 604A.610 Surety bond

Nevada Statutes

§ 604A.610 — Surety bond

Nevada § 604A.610

Title 52TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES

Ch. 604ADeferred

LICENSING

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 604A.610 (2026).

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1.Except as otherwise provided in NRS 604A.615 , each application for a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be accompanied by a surety bond payable to the State of Nevada in the amount of $50,000 plus an additional $5,000 for each branch location at which the applicant proposes to do business under the license. Thereafter, each licensee shall maintain the surety bond so that the amount of the surety bond is $50,000 plus an additional $5,000 for each branch location at which the licensee does business under the license. The surety bond required by this section is for the use and benefit of any customer receiving the services of the licensee at any location at which the licensee does business under the license.

2.Each bond must be in a form satisfactory to the Commissio

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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 604A.615 , each application for a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be accompanied by a surety bond payable to the State of Nevada in the amount of $50,000 plus an additional $5,000 for each branch location at which the applicant proposes to do business under the license. Thereafter, each licensee shall maintain the surety bond so that the amount of the surety bond is $50,000 plus an additional $5,000 for each branch location at which the licensee does business under the license. The surety bond required by this section is for the use and benefit of any customer receiving the services of the licensee at any location at which the licensee does business under the license.
2. Each bond must be in a form satisfactory to the Commissioner, issued by a bonding company authorized to do business in this State and must secure the faithful performance of the obligations of the licensee respecting the provision of the services.
3. A licensee shall, within 10 days after the commencement of any action or notice of entry of any judgment against the licensee by any creditor or claimant arising out of business regulated by this chapter give notice thereof to the Commissioner by certified mail with details sufficient to identify the action or judgment. The surety shall, within 10 days after it pays any claim or judgment to a creditor or claimant, give notice thereof to the Commissioner by certified mail with details sufficient to identify the creditor or claimant and the claim or judgment so paid.
4. Whenever the principal sum of any bond is reduced by recoveries or payments thereon, the licensee shall furnish:
(a) A new or additional bond so that the total or aggregate principal sum of the bonds equals the sum required pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) An endorsement, duly executed by the surety, reinstating the bond to the required principal sum.
5. The liability of the surety on a bond to a creditor or claimant is not affected by any misrepresentation, breach of warranty, failure to pay a premium or other act or omission of the licensee, or by any insolvency or bankruptcy of the licensee.
6. The liability of the surety continues as to all transactions entered into in good faith by the creditors and claimants with the agents of the licensee within 30 days after:
(a) The death of the licensee or the dissolution or liquidation of his or her business; or
(b) The termination of the bond,
Ê whichever event occurs first.
7. A licensee or his or her surety shall not cancel or alter a bond except after notice to the Commissioner by certified mail. The cancellation or alteration is not effective until 10 days after receipt of the notice by the Commissioner. A cancellation or alteration does not affect any liability incurred or accrued on the bond before the expiration of the 30-day period designated in subsection 6.