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TITLE 55 - BANKS AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
CHAPTER 657 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
NRS 657.005 Definitions.
NRS 657.016 “Bank,”
“commercial bank,” “banking company” and “banking corporation” defined.
NRS 657.026 “Commissioner”
defined.
NRS 657.035 “Demand
deposits” defined.
NRS 657.037 “Depository
institution” defined.
NRS 657.039 “Derivative
transaction” defined.
NRS 657.040 “Division
of Financial Institutions” defined.
NRS 657.045 “Insolvency”
defined.
NRS 657.055 “Net
earnings” defined.
NRS 657.058 “Nevada”
defined.
NRS 657.064 “Savings
deposit” defined.
NRS 657.070 “Stockholders’
equity” and “members’ equity” defined.
NRS 657.075 “Surplus”
defined.
NRS 657.085 “Time
deposit” defined.
NRS 657.095 Applicability
of chapters 78, 86
and 92A of NRS.
MISCELLANEOUS
NRS 657.105 Effect
of title on powers, privileges, duties and restrictions of corporations,
companies, associations and natural persons.
NRS 657.120 Fees
and charges: Imposition and collection by financial institution; limitations.
NRS 657.130 Committees
to review compliance: Definitions; confidentiality and privilege.
NRS 657.140 Loan
agreements: Certain provisions for recovery prohibited; exceptions.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
General Provisions
NRS 657.150 Definitions.
NRS 657.160 “Financial
institution” defined.
NRS 657.170 “License”
defined.
Licenses; Business Names; Investigations
NRS 657.180 License
to operate or manage: Additional requirements; fingerprints; grounds for
refusal to issue license.
NRS 657.190 Suspension
or revocation of license to operate or manage: Additional grounds.
NRS 657.200 Use
or change of business name; prohibitions.
NRS 657.210 Authorization
of Commissioner to investigate business; free access required; compelling
attendance of witnesses.
Exploitation of Older Persons or Vulnerable Persons
NRS 657.220 Definitions.
NRS 657.230 “Designated
reporter” defined.
NRS 657.240 “Exploitation”
defined.
NRS 657.250 “Older
person” defined.
NRS 657.260 “Reasonable
cause to believe” defined.
NRS 657.270 “Vulnerable
person” defined.
NRS 657.280 Training;
reporting to designated reporter.
NRS 657.290 Designated
reporter: Designation; duty to report; immunity.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
NRS 657.005 Definitions. As
used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms
defined in NRS 657.016 to 657.085,
inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 965; A 1985, 737, 2148; 1987, 1897; 1995, 1549; 1997, 974; 2013, 636)
NRS 657.016 “Bank,” “commercial bank,” “banking company” and “banking
corporation” defined. “Bank,”
“commercial bank,” “banking company” or “banking corporation” means a
corporation or limited-liability company that is chartered by this State,
another state or the United States and conducts the business of receiving money
as demand deposits or otherwise carries on a banking or banking and trust
business. The terms do not include a thrift company engaged in business
pursuant to chapter 677 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 965; A 1985, 737; 1989, 2031; 1995, 473, 1549; 1997, 974)
NRS 657.026 “Commissioner” defined. “Commissioner”
means the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1897)
NRS 657.035 “Demand deposits” defined. “Demand
deposits” means all deposits the immediate withdrawal of which can be legally
required upon a proper written request for such payment.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 965)
NRS 657.037 “Depository institution” defined. “Depository
institution” means any bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, thrift
company, credit union or other institution, whether chartered by this State,
another state or the Federal Government, which:
1. Holds or receives deposits, savings or
share accounts;
2. Issues certificates of deposit; or
3. Provides to its customers other
depository accounts which are subject to withdrawal by checks, drafts or other
instruments or by electronic means to effect payment to a third party.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2147; A 1989, 2032; 1995, 1549)
NRS 657.039 “Derivative transaction” defined. “Derivative
transaction” has the meaning ascribed to it in 12 U.S.C. § 84(b)(3).
(Added to NRS by 2013, 636)
NRS 657.040 “Division of Financial Institutions” defined. “Division of Financial Institutions” means the
Division of Financial Institutions of the Department of Business and Industry.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1721; A 1993, 1894)
NRS 657.045 “Insolvency” defined. “Insolvency”
means one or more of the following:
1. When a bank cannot meet its deposit
liabilities as they become due in the regular course of business.
2. When the actual cash market value of a
bank’s assets is insufficient to pay its liabilities to depositors and other
creditors.
3. When a bank’s reserve falls under the
amount required by this title, and it fails to make good such reserve within 30
days after being required to do so by the Commissioner.
4. When the undivided profits and surplus
are inadequate to cover losses of the bank and the stockholders’ or members’
equity of the bank has been reduced below the requirements of law.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 965; A 1983, 1721; 1987, 1897; 1997, 974)
NRS 657.055 “Net earnings” defined. “Net
earnings” means the excess of the gross earnings of any bank over the expenses
and losses chargeable against such earnings.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 965)
NRS 657.058 “Nevada” defined. “Nevada”
when used to modify:
1. The word “bank” or the term “depository
institution” means organized under the laws of this State; and
2. The term “national bank” means having
its headquarters within this State.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1549)
NRS 657.064 “Savings deposit” defined. “Savings
deposit” means a deposit or account:
1. With respect to which the depository
institution may require the depositor to give written notice of withdrawal not
less than 7 days before a withdrawal, but from which the depositor may
otherwise make withdrawals without giving written notice; and
2. Which is not payable on a specific date
or at the expiration of a specified time after the date of deposit.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 737)
NRS 657.070 “Stockholders’ equity” and “members’ equity” defined. “Stockholders’ equity” or “members’ equity”
means the capital, surplus and retained earnings of a bank.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 974)
NRS 657.075 “Surplus” defined. “Surplus”
means a fund created pursuant to the provisions of this title by a bank from
payments by stockholders or members or from the bank’s net earnings or
undivided profits which, to the amount specified and by any additions thereto
set apart and designated as such, is not available for the payment of dividends
and cannot be used for the payment of expenses or losses while the bank has
undivided profits.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 965; A 1995, 473)
NRS 657.085 “Time deposit” defined. “Time
deposit” means a deposit which:
1. The depositor does not have a right to
withdraw for a period of 7 days or more after the date of deposit; and
2. Is payable at the expiration of a
specified time not less than 7 days after the date of deposit.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 965; A 1985, 737)
NRS 657.095 Applicability of chapters 78,
86 and 92A of
NRS. The provisions of chapters 78, 86
and 92A of NRS that are not in conflict
with this title are hereby adopted as a part of this title.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 966; A 1995, 473; 1997, 975)
MISCELLANEOUS
NRS 657.105 Effect of title on powers, privileges, duties and restrictions
of corporations, companies, associations and natural persons.
1. The powers, privileges, duties and
restrictions conferred and imposed upon any corporation, company, association
or natural person, existing and doing business under the laws of this State,
are hereby abridged, enlarged or modified, as each particular case may require,
to conform to the provisions of this title, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in its respective articles of incorporation, articles of organization
or charter.
2. As used in this section, “doing
business under the laws of this State” does not include the lending of money to
a person who is not a resident of this State, whether or not the bank which
extended the credit or serviced the loan is located in this State.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 966; A 1989, 2032; 1995, 473)
NRS 657.120 Fees and charges: Imposition and collection by financial
institution; limitations.
1. A financial institution may impose and
collect a fee or charge, not to exceed an amount specified in or limited by
specific statute, for any service it provides to a customer, if the fee or
charge is clearly and conspicuously disclosed in writing to the customer before
the customer receives the service. A financial institution must provide a
customer with written notice of any increase in the fee or charge at least 10
days before the increase becomes effective.
2. A fee or charge for the presentation
for payment, on a single business day, of multiple checks drawn by a customer
on an account for which there is an insufficient balance to pay all the checks,
must be determined as if the checks drawn in a single series or class were
presented:
(a) In the order the checks were written;
(b) From the lowest check number to the highest
check number; or
(c) In order of ascending amounts, the check for
the smallest sum being presented first.
3. As used in this section, “financial
institution” means an institution licensed pursuant to the provisions of this
title or title 56 or chapter 645B, 645E or 649
of NRS, or a similar institution chartered or licensed pursuant to federal law.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 566; A 1999, 3809)
NRS 657.130 Committees to review compliance: Definitions; confidentiality
and privilege.
1. As used in this section, unless the
context otherwise requires:
(a) “Committee to review compliance” means one or
more persons assigned or engaged by a financial institution to test, review or
evaluate its conduct, transactions or potential transactions, policies or
procedures for the purpose of monitoring and improving or enforcing compliance
with state and federal statutes and regulations requiring safe, sound and fair
lending practices, including, without limitation, acts concerning equal credit
opportunity, fair housing, fair lending, flood zone protection, housing and
financial discrimination, truth in lending and financial reporting to federal
or state regulatory agencies.
(b) “Financial institution” means an institution
licensed pursuant to the provisions of this title or title 56 or chapter 645B or 645E
of NRS, or a similar institution chartered or licensed pursuant to federal law.
The term includes, without limitation, a holding company, affiliate or
subsidiary of such an institution.
2. Except as otherwise voluntarily
authorized by the financial institution:
(a) A document prepared for or created by a
committee to review compliance is confidential and privileged, and is not
subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in a civil action of this State,
even if it has been submitted to a governmental or regulatory agency of this
State, the United States or a foreign government.
(b) A member of a committee to review compliance
or a person who acted under the direction of the committee cannot be required
to testify in a civil action concerning the contents of a document described in
paragraph (a) or concerning the discussions or conclusions of, or the actions
taken by, the committee.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1784; A 1999, 3809)
NRS 657.140 Loan agreements: Certain provisions for recovery prohibited;
exceptions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, a financial institution shall not include in any loan agreement a
provision that allows the financial institution to recover, take, appropriate
or otherwise apply as a setoff against any debt or liability owing to the
financial institution under the loan agreement money from an account unrelated
to the loan agreement to the extent the money is exempt from execution pursuant
to paragraph (y) of subsection 1 of NRS
21.090.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not
apply to a provision in a loan agreement that specifically authorizes automatic
withdrawals from an account.
3. The provisions of this section may not
be varied by agreement, and the rights conferred by this section may not be
waived. Any provision included in an agreement that conflicts with this section
is void.
4. As used in this section:
(a) “An account unrelated to the loan agreement”
includes, without limitation, an account pledged as security under the loan agreement,
unless the specific account pledged as security is conspicuously described in
the loan agreement.
(b) “Financial institution” means an institution
licensed pursuant to the provisions of this title or title 56 or chapter 645B, 645E
or 649 of NRS, or a similar institution
chartered or licensed pursuant to federal law.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 382; A 2007, 3027)
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
General Provisions
NRS 657.150 Definitions. As
used in NRS 657.150 to 657.290,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
in NRS 657.160 and 657.170
have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1841; A 2007, 1490)
NRS 657.160 “Financial institution” defined. “Financial
institution” means a depository institution or any other institution regulated
pursuant to this title. The term includes, without limitation, a holding
company, affiliate or subsidiary of such an institution.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1841)
NRS 657.170 “License” defined. “License”
means any license, certificate, registration, permit or similar type of
authorization.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1841)
Licenses; Business Names; Investigations
NRS 657.180 License to operate or manage: Additional requirements;
fingerprints; grounds for refusal to issue license.
1. In addition to any other requirements
set forth by specific statute, each person who applies for a license to operate
a financial institution and each person who will serve as a director, officer,
manager or member acting in a managerial capacity for such a financial
institution must submit:
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Commissioner that
the person:
(1) Has a good reputation for honesty,
trustworthiness and integrity and is competent to transact the business of the
financial institution in a manner which protects the interests of the general
public.
(2) Has not made a false statement of
material fact on the application.
(3) Has not committed any of the acts
specified in subsection 2.
(4) Has not had a license to operate a
financial institution suspended or revoked within the 10 years immediately
preceding the date of the application.
(5) Has not been convicted of, or entered
a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any crime involving fraud,
misrepresentation or moral turpitude.
(b) A complete set of his or her fingerprints and
written permission authorizing the Division of Financial Institutions to
forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of
Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its
report.
2. In addition to any other lawful
reasons, the Commissioner may refuse to issue a license to operate a financial
institution if the person who applies for the license or any person who will
serve as a director, officer, manager or member acting in a managerial capacity
for the financial institution:
(a) Has committed or participated in any act
which, if committed or done by a holder of a license, would be grounds for the
suspension or revocation of the license.
(b) Has previously been refused a license to
operate a financial institution or has had such a license suspended or revoked.
(c) Has participated in any act which was a basis
for the refusal or revocation of a license to operate a financial institution.
(d) Has falsified any of the information
submitted to the Commissioner in support of the application for the license.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1841)
NRS 657.190 Suspension or revocation of license to operate or manage:
Additional grounds. In addition to
any other lawful reasons, the Commissioner may suspend or revoke a license to
operate a financial institution if the person who holds the license or any
person who serves as a director, officer, manager or member acting in a
managerial capacity for the financial institution has engaged in any act that
would be grounds for denying a license pursuant to NRS
657.180.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1842)
NRS 657.200 Use or change of business name; prohibitions.
1. A financial institution must obtain the
approval of the Commissioner before using or changing a business name.
2. A financial institution shall not:
(a) Use any business name which is identical or
similar to a business name used by another financial institution or which may
mislead or confuse the public.
(b) Use any printed forms which may mislead or
confuse the public.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1842)
NRS 657.210 Authorization of Commissioner to investigate business; free
access required; compelling attendance of witnesses.
1. For the purpose of discovering
violations of this title or of securing information lawfully required under
this title, the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s duly authorized
representatives may at any time investigate the business and examine the books,
accounts, papers and records used therein of:
(a) Any licensee;
(b) Any other person engaged in an activity for
which a license is required pursuant to the provisions of this title; and
(c) Any person whom the Commissioner has
reasonable cause to believe is violating or is about to violate any provision
of this title, whether or not the person claims to be within the authority or
beyond the scope of this title.
2. For the purpose of examination, the
Commissioner or the Commissioner’s authorized representatives must have and be
given free access to the offices and places of business, files, safes and
vaults of such persons.
3. The Commissioner may require the
attendance of any person and examine the person under oath regarding:
(a) Any transaction or business regulated
pursuant to the provisions of this title; or
(b) The subject matter of any audit, examination,
investigation or hearing.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1842)
Exploitation of Older Persons or Vulnerable Persons
NRS 657.220 Definitions. As
used in NRS 657.220 to 657.290,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
in NRS 657.230 to 657.270,
inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1488)
NRS 657.230 “Designated reporter” defined. “Designated
reporter” means a person designated by a financial institution to receive
reports of known or suspected exploitation of an older person or vulnerable
person pursuant to NRS 657.290.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1488)
NRS 657.240 “Exploitation” defined. “Exploitation”
has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection 2 of NRS 200.5092.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1488)
NRS 657.250 “Older person” defined. “Older
person” has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection 5 of NRS 200.5092.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1488)
NRS 657.260 “Reasonable cause to believe” defined. “Reasonable
cause to believe” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.50925.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1489)
NRS 657.270 “Vulnerable person” defined. “Vulnerable
person” has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection 7 of NRS 200.5092.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1489)
NRS 657.280 Training; reporting to designated reporter.
1. Each financial institution shall
provide training concerning the identification and reporting of the suspected
exploitation of an older person or vulnerable person to each officer and
employee of the financial institution who:
(a) May, as part of his or her regular duties for
the financial institution, come into direct contact with an older person or
vulnerable person; or
(b) May review or approve the financial
documents, records or transactions of an older person or vulnerable person in
connection with providing financial services to the older person or vulnerable
person.
2. The training required pursuant to
subsection 1 must be provided as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later
than 6 months after the officer or employee is employed by the financial
institution.
3. The training required pursuant to
subsection 1 must include, without limitation:
(a) An explanation of the conduct which constitutes
exploitation of an older person or vulnerable person;
(b) The manner in which exploitation of an older
person or vulnerable person may be recognized;
(c) Information concerning the manner in which
reports of exploitation are investigated; and
(d) Instruction concerning when and how to report
known or suspected exploitation of an older person or vulnerable person.
4. An officer or employee who has observed
or has knowledge of an incident that is directly related to a transaction or
matter which is within his or her scope of practice and which reasonably
appears to be exploitation of an older person or vulnerable person shall report
the known or suspected exploitation to the designated reporter.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1489)
NRS 657.290 Designated reporter: Designation; duty to report; immunity.
1. Each financial institution shall
designate a person or persons to whom an officer or employee of the financial
institution must report known or suspected exploitation of an older person or
vulnerable person.
2. If an officer or employee reports known
or suspected exploitation of an older person to a designated reporter and,
based on such a report or based on his or her own observations or knowledge,
the designated reporter knows or has reasonable cause to believe that an older
person has been exploited, the designated reporter shall:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3,
report the known or suspected exploitation of the older person to:
(1) The local office of the Aging and
Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(2) A police department or sheriff’s
office;
(3) The county’s office for protective
services, if one exists in the county where the suspected action occurred; or
(4) A toll-free telephone service
designated by the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of
Health and Human Services; and
(b) Make such a report as soon as reasonably
practicable.
3. If the designated reporter knows or has
reasonable cause to believe that the exploitation of the older person involves
an act or omission of the Aging and Disability Services Division, another
division of the Department of Health and Human Services or a law enforcement
agency, the designated reporter shall make the report to an agency other than
the one alleged to have committed the act or omission.
4. If an officer or employee reports known
or suspected exploitation of a vulnerable person to a designated reporter and,
based on such a report or based on his or her own observations or knowledge,
the designated reporter knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a
vulnerable person has been exploited, the designated reporter shall:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5,
report the known or suspected exploitation of the vulnerable person to a law
enforcement agency; and
(b) Make such a report as soon as reasonably
practicable.
5. If the designated reporter knows or has
reasonable cause to believe that the exploitation of the vulnerable person
involves an act or omission of a law enforcement agency, the designated
reporter shall make the report to a law enforcement agency other than the one
alleged to have committed the act or omission.
6. In accordance with the provisions of
subsection 3 of NRS 239A.070, in
making a report pursuant to this section, a designated reporter may:
(a) Disclose any facts or information that form
the basis of the determination that the designated reporter knows or has
reasonable cause to believe that an older person or vulnerable person has been
exploited, including, without limitation, the identity of any person believed
to be involved in the exploitation of the older person or vulnerable person;
and
(b) Provide any financial records or other
documentation relating to the exploitation of the older person or vulnerable
person.
7. An officer, employee and the designated
reporter are entitled to the immunity from liability set forth in NRS 200.5096 for making a report in good
faith.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1489)
