Nevada Code § 77.447

Penalties; notice of alleged violation; opportunity to correct alleged violation
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1. A person who violates a provision of
this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 per violation
and not more than $10,000 in the aggregate, to be recovered in a civil action
brought in the district court in the county in which the persons principal
place of business is located or in the district court of Carson City. The court
may reduce the amount of the civil penalty imposed by the Secretary of State if
the court determines that the amount of the civil penalty is disproportionate
to the violation.
2. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, before filing a civil action to recover a civil penalty pursuant
to subsection 1, if the person who allegedly violated a provision of this
chapter has not been issued a written notice of a violation of this chapter
within the immediately preceding 3 years, the Secretary of State must provide
to the person written notice of the alleged violation and 10 business days to
correct the alleged violation. The Secretary of State may provide a greater
period to correct the alleged violation as the Secretary of State deems
appropriate.
3. If a person who allegedly violated a
provision of this chapter engaged in conduct in the course of acting as a
registered agent that was intended to deceive or defraud the public or to
promote illegal activities, the Secretary of State may take any or all of the
following actions:
(a) File a civil action pursuant to subsection 1
without providing the notice and the opportunity to correct the alleged violation
required by subsection 2.
(b) Deny or revoke the persons registration as a
commercial registered agent.
(c) Issue an order requiring the person to comply
with the provisions of this chapter.
(d) Refuse to accept filings for entities for
which the person serves as registered agent.

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