Nevada Code § 598.854

Rights and remedies of injured consumers; resolution by Unit of claims against security; regulations
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1. The security required to be deposited
by a registrant pursuant to NRS 598.853 must be held in trust for consumers injured by the bankruptcy of the registrant
or the registrants breach of any agreement entered into in his or her capacity
as a registrant.
2. A consumer so injured may bring and
maintain an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover against
the security.
3. The Unit may bring an action for
interpleader against all claimants upon the security. If the Unit brings such
an action, the Unit shall publish notice of the action at least once each week
for 2 weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the
organization has its principal place of business. The Unit may deduct its costs
of the action, including the costs of the publication of the notice, from the
amount of the security. All claims against the security have equal priority. If
the security is insufficient to pay all the claims in full, the claims must be
paid pro rata. If the registrant has posted a bond with the Unit, the surety is
then relieved of all liability under the bond.
4. The Unit may, in lieu of bringing an
action for interpleader pursuant to subsection 3, conduct a hearing to
determine the distribution of the security to claimants. The Unit shall adopt
regulations to provide for adequate notice and the conduct of the hearing. If
the registrant has posted a bond with the Unit, distribution pursuant to this
subsection relieves the surety of all liability under the bond.
5. If the security is sufficient to pay
all claims against the security in full, the Unit may deduct from the amount of
the security, the cost of any investigation or hearing it conducted to
determine the distribution of the security.

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