Nevada Code § 671.145

Permissible investments: Letter of credit
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1. A letter of credit described in
paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 671.135 must:
(a) Be issued by a federally insured depository
financial institution, privately insured depository institution, a foreign bank
that is authorized by federal law to maintain a federal agency or federal
branch office in a state or a foreign bank that is authorized under the laws of
a state to maintain a branch office in a state that:
(1) Bears an eligible rating or whose
parent company bears an eligible rating; and
(2) Is regulated, supervised and examined
by federal or state authorities having regulatory authority over banks and
credit unions;
(b) Be irrevocable, unconditional and indicate
that it is not subject to any condition or qualification outside of the letter
of credit;
(c) Not contain any reference to any other
agreement, document or entity, or otherwise provide for any security interest
in the licensee;
(d) Contain an issue date and expiration date,
and expressly provide for automatic extension, without a written amendment, for
an additional period of 1 year after the present or future expiration date,
unless the issuer of the letter of credit notifies the Commissioner in writing
by certified or registered mail, courier mail or other receipted means, at
least 60 days before any expiration date that the irrevocable letter of credit
will not be extended; and
(e) Provide that the issuer of the letter of
credit will honor, at sight, a presentation made by the beneficiary to the
issuer of the following documents on or before the expiration date of the
letter of credit:
(1) The original letter of credit,
including any amendments; and
(2) A written statement from the
beneficiary stating that any of the following events has occurred:
(I) The filing of a petition by or
against the licensee pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code for
bankruptcy or reorganization;
(II) The filing of a petition by or
against the licensee for receivership or the commencement of any other judicial
or administrative proceeding for the dissolution or reorganization of the
licensee;
(III) The Commissioner has taken
possession of the business and property of a licensee pursuant to an order
pursuant to NRS 671.425 on the basis of
an action, violation or condition that has caused or is likely to cause the
insolvency of the licensee; or
(IV) The beneficiary has received
notice of expiration or non-extension of a letter of credit and the licensee
failed to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the beneficiary that the licensee
will maintain permissible investments pursuant to subsection 2.
2. If the licensee notifies the
Commissioner of the expiration or nonextension of a letter of credit pursuant
to paragraph (d) of subsection 1, the licensee, at least 15 days before the
expiration of the letter of credit, must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
Commissioner that the licensee maintains and will continue to maintain
permissible investments as required by NRS
671.125 . If the licensee fails to make such a demonstration, the Commissioner
may draw on the letter of credit in an amount up to the amount necessary to
meet the requirement that the licensee maintain permissible investments
pursuant to NRS 671.125 . The draw must
be offset against the outstanding money transmission obligations of the
licensee. The drawn money must be held in trust by the Commissioner or the
designated agent of the Commissioner, to the extent authorized by law, as agent
for the benefit of the purchasers and holders of the outstanding money
transmission obligations of the licensee.
3. The Commissioner may designate an agent
to serve on behalf of the Commissioner as beneficiary to a letter of credit so
long as the agent and letter of credit meet any requirements established by the
Commissioner. The agent may serve as agent for multiple licensing authorities
for a single irrevocable letter of credit if the proceeds of the drawable
amount for the purposes of this section are assigned to the Commissioner.
4. The Commissioner may participate in
multistate processes designed to facilitate the issuance and administration of
letters of credit, including, without limitation, services provided by the
Registry and the State Regulatory Registry, LLC.

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