Senate Bill No. 46–Committee on Judiciary
Prefiled January 24, 2001
(On Behalf of Encouraging Businesses to
Organize and
Conduct Business in Nevada (SCR 19))
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Increases maximum fee secretary of state
may charge for providing special services. (BDR 18‑262)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
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EXPLANATION
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AN ACT relating to the secretary of state; increasing the maximum fee the secretary of
state may charge for providing special services; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1-1 Section 1. NRS 225.140
is hereby amended to read as follows:
1-2 225.140 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
in addition
1-3 to other fees authorized by
law, the secretary of state shall charge and
1-4 collect the following fees:
1-5 For a copy of any law, joint resolution, transcript
of record, or
1-6 other paper on file or of record in his office,
other than a
1-7 document required to be filed pursuant to Title 24
of NRS,
1-8 per page............................. $1.00
1-9 For a copy of any document required to be filed
pursuant to
1-10 Title 24 of NRS, per page..... .50
1-11 For certifying to any such copy and use of the state
seal, for
1-12 each impression................. 10.00
1-13 For each passport or other document signed by the
governor
1-14 and attested by the secretary of state.................................... 10.00
1-15 For a negotiable instrument returned unpaid................... 10.00
1-16 2. The secretary of state:
2-1 (a) Shall charge a reasonable fee for searching records and
documents
2-2 kept in his office.
2-3 (b) May charge or collect any filing or other fees for services
rendered
2-4 by him to the State of
Nevada, any local governmental agency or agency of
2-5 the Federal Government, or
any officer thereof in his official capacity or
2-6 respecting his office or
official duties.
2-7 (c) May not charge or collect a filing or other fee for:
2-8 (1) Attesting extradition papers or executive warrants for other
states.
2-9 (2) Any commission or appointment issued or made by the
governor,
2-10 either for the use of the
state seal or otherwise.
2-11 (d) May charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed [$100,]
$500, for
2-12 providing special services , including, but not
limited to, providing service
2-13 on the day it is requested
or within 24 hours, accepting documents filed by
2-14 facsimile machine [,]
and other use of new technology.
2-15 (e) Shall charge a fee, not to exceed the actual cost to the
secretary of
2-16 state, for providing:
2-17 (1) A copy of any record kept in his office that is stored on a
2-18 computer or on microfilm if
the copy is provided on a tape, disk or other
2-19 medium used for the storage
of information by a computer or on duplicate
2-20 film.
2-21 (2) Access to his computer data base on which records are stored.
2-22 3. All fees collected
pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 2 must be
2-23 deposited with the state
treasurer for credit to the account for special
2-24 services of the secretary of
state in the state general fund. Any amount
2-25 remaining in the account at
the end of a fiscal year in excess of $2,000,000
2-26 must be transferred to the
state general fund. Money in the account may be
2-27 transferred to the secretary
of state’s operating general fund budget account
2-28 and must only be used to
create and maintain the capability of the office of
2-29 the secretary of state to
provide special services, including, but not limited
2-30 to, providing service:
2-31 (a) On the day it is requested or within 24 hours; or
2-32 (b) Necessary to increase or maintain the efficiency of the office.
2-33 Any transfer of money from
the account for expenditure by the secretary of
2-34 state must be approved by
the interim finance committee.
2-35 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.
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