1. A person who
wishes to engage in the business of a document preparation service must file an
application for registration on a form prescribed by the Secretary of
State.
2. The application must
include, without limitation:
(a) The legal
name of the applicant;
(b) The date
of birth of the applicant;
(c) A
statement regarding whether the applicant is a citizen or legal resident of the
United States;
(d) If the applicant
is a legal resident of the United States:
(1)
The alien registration number assigned to the applicant by the United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security;
and
(2) The name listed on the
Permanent Resident Card issued to the applicant by the United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security, if
different than the name provided pursuant to paragraph (a);
(e) The social security number of
the applicant;
(f) Each physical
street address at which the applicant and the employer of the applicant, if
applicable, intend to engage in the business of a document preparation
service;
(g) The mailing address at
which the applicant prefers to receive correspondence from the Secretary of
State;
(h) The primary telephone
number and electronic mail address of the applicant and any alternative
telephone number or electronic mail address that the applicant prefers to use
to correspond with the Secretary of State;
(i) The address of any Internet website used
by the applicant or the employer of the applicant to market or solicit the
document preparation service;
(j)
Each name, including any fictitious name, under which the document preparation
service operates;
(k) If the
document preparation service operates under a fictitious name, proof that the
business has complied with the provisions of chapter 602 of NRS;
(l) The number of the state business license
of the applicant or the employer of the applicant, as applicable, issued
pursuant to
NRS
76.100 and the date of expiration of the
license;
(m) A statement regarding
whether the applicant is licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction and, if
so, each jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed to practice
law;
(n) A statement regarding
whether the applicant is disqualified from registering as a document
preparation service pursuant to subsection 2 of
NRS
240A.100;
(o) A statement concerning the payment of
child support pursuant to
NRS
240A.130;
(p) Affirmation that the applicant
understands the obligations and responsibilities of a document preparation
service and will comply with applicable provisions of law and be subject to
penalties prescribed by law for any violation thereof; and
(q) The signature of the applicant.
3. The application filed pursuant
to subsection 1 must be accompanied by:
(a)
The bond required pursuant to
NRS
240A.120;
(b) Written verification, on a form
prescribed by the Secretary of State, stating that the fingerprints of the
applicant were taken and directly forwarded electronically or by other means to
the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History 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
(c) Written authorization for the Secretary
of State to receive the report from the Central Repository regarding the
criminal history of the applicant provided pursuant to paragraph (b).
4. If the applicant files a cash
bond to comply with the requirements of
NRS
240A.120, the applicant must appear in person
at the Office of the Secretary of State and submit the bond with a form
prescribed by the Secretary of State.
5. The Secretary of State may request any
additional information deemed necessary to determine whether an applicant
satisfies the requirements for registration as a document preparation
service.
6. The Secretary of State
may reject any application for registration submitted pursuant to this section
if the applicant:
(a) Fails to provide any
information requested pursuant to this section; or
(b) Does not comply with any other
requirement of this chapter or chapter 240A of NRS.
Added to NAC by Sec'y of State by
R136-13, eff. 3-28-2014
