SB 35 — Revises provisions relating to the Private Investigator's Licensing Board. (BDR 54-419)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

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35–COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND LABOR (O NB EHALF OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 18, 2020 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the Private Investigator’s Licensing Board.

(BDR 54-419) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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(1) license and regulate private investigators, private patrol officers, process servers, repossessors, dog handlers, security consultants and polygraphic examiners;

(Chapter 648 of NRS) Existing law creates the Fund for the Private Investigator’s Licensing Board in the State General Fund and requires the Board to use money deposited in the Fund for costs of administration and to pay the expenses and salary of members, agents and Investigator’semployees Licensingof Board and instead requires the BoardBoard. to deposit all money that the Board receives, except fines in certain circumstances, in banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations or savings banks in this State.

Money(NRS 648.040) This bill abolishes the Fund for the Private Investigator’s Licensing Board and instead requires the Board to deposit all money that the Board receives, except fines in suchcertain circumstances, in banks, credit a proprietary fund does not revert to the State General Fund.

(NRS 353.253) ThisThisuch bill also requires the Board to use such money to pay for compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses and its expenses in carrying out its powers and duties and, with one exception, prohibits the charging of such compensation, allowances or expenses against the State General Fund.

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Any amount remaining in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year must be carried forward into the next fiscal year.]- Except81st asSession otherwise(2021) provided– in2 subsection– 4, the compensation, per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for by this chapter and all expenses incurred under this chapter must be paid from such money, and no such compensation, allowances or expenses may be charged against the State General Fund.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the money in thi(a)this PayFund themay expensesbe ofused theto: Board in connection with the investigation of the background of an applicant;

(b)(a) FinancePay athe substantiveexpenses of the Board in connection with the investigation of athe licenseebackground or of unlicensedan activity;applicant;

and(b) (c)Finance a substantive investigation of a licensee or of unl(c) Pay the operational and administrative expenses of the Board and its Secretary,  and for such other expenses as the Board deems appropriate to regulate the persons subject to its supervision.

The Board may delegate to a hearing officer or panel its authority to take any disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter, impose and collect fines therefor and deposit the money therefrom - *SB35* – 3 – in [the State Treasury for credit to the Fund for the Private Investigator’s Licensing Board.

If a hearing officer or panel is not authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to subsection [6,] 3, the Board shall deposit the money collected from the imposition of fines with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.

In such a case, the Board may present a claim to the State Board of Examiners for recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee if money is needed to pay attorney’s fees or the costs of an investigation, or botSec.both.

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(a) Establish an account in a bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank in the State to be used to deposit any- money81st receivedSession by(2021) the– Board3 pursuant– to the provisions of chapter 648 of NRS;

andandhe Board pursuant to the provisions of (b) Perform any other administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.

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