576.035 Applicant to make showing of character, responsibility and good faith.
1. The Department shall require the applicant for a license as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent to make a showing of character, responsibility and good faith in seeking to carry on the business stated in the application, and may make investigations, hold hearings and make determinations regarding those matters.
2. If the applicant is a corporation or partnership, it shall satisfy the Department of the character, responsibility and good faith of all persons connected with it in a responsible or managing position, including the manager, superintendent, officer and director.
3. Failure of any person to satisfy the Department of the person’s character, responsibility or good faith may be considered by the Department as adverse to a showing of such qualifications and is sufficient grounds for the denial of an application for a license or of the renewal thereof. A previous conviction of a felony, previous bankruptcy, voluntary or involuntary, or previous violation of this chapter may be considered by the Department as adverse to a showing of such character, responsibility or good faith on the part of the applicant.
4. Any person adjudged a bankrupt, or any person against whose bondsman or bondsmen or deposit in lieu of bond a claim has been collected by a court order, who has not made full settlement with all producer-creditors, may not be licensed by the Department for 3 years after the date of the adjudication or collection.
5. The Department may refuse to accept a new application for a license by an applicant rejected pursuant to this section for a period not exceeding 3 years after the date of rejection of the first application.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 394; A 1967, 1196; 1993, 1765; 1999, 3705; 2005, 482)
576.035 Applicant to make showing of character, responsibility and good faith.
1. The Department shall require the applicant for a license as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent to make a showing of character, responsibility and good faith in seeking to carry on the business stated in the application, and may make investigations, hold hearings and make determinations regarding those matters.
2. If the applicant is a corporation or partnership, it shall satisfy the Department of the character, responsibility and good faith of all persons connected with it in a responsible or managing position, including the manager, superintendent, officer and director.
3. Failure of any person to satisfy the Department of the person’s character, responsibility or good faith may be considered by the Department as adverse to a showing of such qualifications and is sufficient grounds for the denial of an application for a license or of the renewal thereof. A previous conviction of a felony, previous bankruptcy, voluntary or involuntary, or previous violation of this chapter may be considered by the Department as adverse to a showing of such character, responsibility or good faith on the part of the applicant.
4. Any person adjudged a bankrupt, or any person against whose bondsman or bondsmen or deposit in lieu of bond a claim has been collected by a court order, who has not made full settlement with all producer-creditors, may not be licensed by the Department for 3 years after the date of the adjudication or collection.
5. The Department may refuse to accept a new application for a license by an applicant rejected pursuant to this section for a period not exceeding 3 years after the date of rejection of the first application.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 394; A 1967, 1196; 1993, 1765; 1999, 3705; 2005, 482)
576.035 Applicant to make showing of character, responsibility and good faith.
1. The Department shall require the applicant for a license as a broker, dealer, commission merchant or agent to make a showing of character, responsibility and good faith in seeking to carry on the business stated in the application, and may make investigations, hold hearings and make determinations regarding those matters.
2. If the applicant is a corporation or partnership, it shall satisfy the Department of the character, responsibility and good faith of all persons connected with it in a responsible or managing position, including the manager, superintendent, officer and director.
3. Failure of any person to satisfy the Department of the person’s character, responsibility or good faith may be considered by the Department as adverse to a showing of such qualifications and is sufficient grounds for the denial of an application for a license or of the renewal thereof. A previous conviction of a felony, previous bankruptcy, voluntary or involuntary, or previous violation of this chapter may be considered by the Department as adverse to a showing of such character, responsibility or good faith on the part of the applicant.
4. Any person adjudged a bankrupt, or any person against whose bondsman or bondsmen or deposit in lieu of bond a claim has been collected by a court order, who has not made full settlement with all producer-creditors, may not be licensed by the Department for 3 years after the date of the adjudication or collection.
5. The Department may refuse to accept a new application for a license by an applicant rejected pursuant to this section for a period not exceeding 3 years after the date of rejection of the first application.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 394; A 1967, 1196; 1993, 1765; 1999, 3705; 2005, 482)
