Nevada Code § 205.375

False written statements to obtain property or credit
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Any person:
1. Who shall knowingly make or cause to be
made, either directly or indirectly, or through any agency whatsoever, any
false statement in writing, with intent that it shall be relied upon,
respecting the financial condition or means or ability to pay, of himself or
herself, or of any other person, firm or corporation, in which he or she is
interested, or for whom or which he or she is acting, for the purpose of
procuring in any form whatsoever, either the delivery of personal property, the
payment of cash, the making of a loan or credit, the extension of a credit, the
discount of an account receivable, or the making, acceptance, discount, sale or
endorsement of a bill of exchange, or promissory note, for the benefit of
either himself or herself or of such person, firm or corporation;
2. Who, knowing that a false statement in
writing has been made, respecting the financial condition or means or ability
to pay, of himself or herself, or of such person, firm or corporation, in which
he or she is interested, or for whom he or she is acting, procures, upon the
faith thereof, for the benefit either of himself or herself, or of such person,
firm or corporation, either or any of the things of benefit mentioned in
subsection 1; or
3. Who, knowing that a statement in
writing has been made respecting the financial condition or means or ability to
pay, of himself or herself or of such person, firm or corporation, in which he
or she is interested, or for whom he or she is acting, represents on a later
day, either orally or in writing, that such statement theretofore made, if then
again made on that day, would be then true, when, in fact, the statement if
then made would be false, and procures upon the faith thereof, for the benefit
either of himself or herself or such person, firm or corporation, either or any
of the things of benefit mentioned in subsection 1,
shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.

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