{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-649.075","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 649.075","heading":"License required to engage in business of collection agency; conduct constituting engaging in such business; location for which license required to be obtained; conditions under which debt buyer is authorized to share license with affiliated person.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not engage in the business of a collection agency within this State without having first applied for and obtained a license as a collection agency from the Commissioner.\n2. A person engages in the business of a collection agency in this State for the purposes of subsection 1 if the person is located:\n(a) In this State and is seeking to collect a claim, regardless of whether the debtor resided or currently resides in this State or another state;\n(b) In another state and is seeking to collect a claim from a debtor that resides in this State; or\n(c) In another state and is seeking to collect a claim on behalf of a person or entity that resides in this State.\n3. A person engaging in the business of a collection agency shall obtain a license for the office of the principal place of business of the person. A person is not required to obtain a license for a branch office or remote location.\n4. A debt buyer may share a single license as a collection agency with a person affiliated with the debt buyer if the affiliated person does not engage in any collection activities other than purchasing claims.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 649 - COLLECTION AGENCIES","LICENSES AS COLLECTION AGENCIES AND COLLECTION AGENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-649.html#NRS649Sec075","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:45Z","sha256":"e896b91eb4cca13cbd85d40d8068794384fccea166e569d7b9ea9f7bcced6037","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-649.067","next":"us-nv/nrs-649.085"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}