Amendment No. 165

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 298                                                                           (BDR 7‑987)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

Adoption of this amendment will MAINTAIN a 2/3s majority vote requirement for final passage of SB298 (§§ 2-21, 23-29, 31, 32, 34-41, 45, 53, 53.5, 55, 57-60, 62.5-80, 82).

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                       

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 30, by deleting:

“for each corporation” and inserting:

, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, for each [corporation] artificial person formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions of this title”.

     Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 31, by deleting:

“agent of the corporation” and inserting:

resident agent of the [corporation] artificial person”.

     Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 33, by deleting “corporation” and inserting “artificial person”.

     Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 35, by deleting “corporation” and inserting “artificial person”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 3, line 24, after “change” by inserting:

of resident agent”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 3, line 30, by deleting “change.” and inserting:

“change [.] of resident agent.”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 3, by deleting lines 31 through 37 and inserting:

     “3.  If the name of a resident agent is changed as a result of a merger, conversion, exchange, sale, reorganization or amendment, the resident agent shall:

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a certificate of name change of resident agent that includes:

          (1) The current name of the resident agent as filed with the Secretary of State;

          (2) The new name of the resident agent; and

          (3) The name and file number of each artificial person formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions of this title that the resident agent represents; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State a filing fee of $100.”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 3, line 39, before “certificate” by inserting “proper”.

     Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 36, after “5.” by inserting:

If a director or officer of a corporation resigns and the resignation is not made in conjunction with the filing of an annual or amended list of directors and officers, the corporation shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of $75 to file the resignation of the director or officer.

     6.”.

     Amend sec. 5, page 4, line 44, by deleting “6.” and inserting “[6.] 7.”.

     Amend sec. 5, page 5, line 1, by deleting “8” and inserting “[8] 9”.

     Amend sec. 5, page 5, line 3, by deleting “7.” and inserting “[7.] 8.”.

     Amend sec. 5, page 5, line 10, by deleting “8.” and inserting “[8.] 9.”.

     Amend sec. 13, pages 9 and 10, by deleting lines 41 through 44 on page 9 and lines 1 through 14 on page 10, and inserting:

     “8.  The fee for executing, certifying or filing any certificate or document not provided for in NRS 78.760 to 78.785, inclusive, is [$40.] $50.

     9.  The fee for copies made at the Office of the Secretary of State is [$1] $2 per page.

     10.  The fees for filing articles of incorporation, articles of merger, or certificates of amendment increasing the basic surplus of a mutual or reciprocal insurer must be computed pursuant to NRS 78.760, 78.765 and 92A.210, on the basis of the amount of basic surplus of the insurer.

     11.  The fee for examining and provisionally approving any document at any time before the document is presented for filing is [$100.] $125.”.

     Amend sec. 14, page 10, by deleting lines 17 through 27 and inserting:

“located in this state may [, on or after January 1 of any year but before January 31 of that year,] register for that calendar year his willingness to serve as the resident agent of a domestic or foreign corporation, limited-liability company or limited partnership with the Secretary of State. The registration must state the full, legal name of the person or corporation willing to serve as the resident agent and be accompanied by a fee of [$250] $500 per office location of the resident agent.

     2.  The Secretary of State shall maintain a list of those persons who are registered pursuant to subsection 1 and make the list available to persons seeking to do business in this state.

     3.  A person registered pursuant to subsection 1 may apply to the Secretary of State to amend any information pertaining to that person contained in the list for a fee of $50.

     4.  The Secretary of State may adopt regulations prescribing the content, maintenance and presentation of the list.”.

     Amend sec. 16, page 11, line 8, by deleting “change,” and inserting:

“change [,] of resident agent,”.

     Amend sec. 16, page 11, by deleting lines 17 through 31 and inserting:

“change [.

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The change authorized by this subsection becomes effective upon the filing of the certificate of change.] of resident agent.

     2.  If the name of a resident agent is changed as a result of a merger, conversion, exchange, sale, reorganization or amendment, the resident agent shall:

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a certificate of name change of resident agent that includes:

          (1) The current name of the resident agent as filed with the Secretary of State;

          (2) The new name of the resident agent; and

          (3) The name and file number of each artificial person formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions of this title that the resident agent represents; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State a filing fee of $100.

     3.  A change authorized by subsection 1 or 2 becomes effective upon the filing of the proper certificate of change.

     4.  A [person who has been designated by a foreign corporation as] resident agent [may file] who desires to resign shall:

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a signed statement in the manner provided pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 78.097 that he is unwilling to continue to act as the resident agent of the corporation for the service of process [.

     3.] ; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State the filing fee set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 78.097.

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A resignation is not effective until the signed statement is filed with the Secretary of State.

     5. Upon the filing of the statement of resignation with the”.

     Amend sec. 16, page 11, line 39, by deleting “4.” and inserting “[4.] 6.”.

     Amend sec. 16, page 12, line 1, by deleting “5.” and inserting “[5.] 7.”.

     Amend sec. 17, page 12, line 38, after “3.” by inserting:

If a director or officer of a corporation resigns and the resignation is not made in conjunction with the filing of an annual or amended list of directors and officers, the corporation shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of $75 to file the resignation of the director or officer.

     4.”.

     Amend sec. 17, page 13, line 1, by deleting “4.” and inserting “[4.] 5.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 19.5, following sec. 19, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 19.5. NRS 80.190 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     80.190  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each foreign corporation doing business in this state shall, not later than the month of March in each year, publish a statement of its last calendar year’s business in two numbers or issues of a newspaper published in this state [.] that has a total weekly circulation of at least 1,000. The statement must include:

     (a) The name of the corporation.

     (b) The name and title of the corporate officer submitting the statement.

     (c) The mailing or street address of the corporation’s principal office.

     (d) The mailing or street address of the corporation’s office in this state, if one exists.

     (e) The total assets and liabilities of the corporation at the end of the year.

     2.  If the corporation keeps its records on the basis of a fiscal year other than the calendar, the statement required by subsection 1 must be published not later than the end of the third month following the close of each fiscal year.

     3.  A corporation which neglects or refuses to publish a statement as required by this section is liable to a penalty of $100 for each month that the statement remains unpublished.

     4.  Any district attorney in the State or the Attorney General may sue to recover the penalty. The first county suing through its district attorney shall recover the penalty, and if no suit is brought for the penalty by any district attorney, the State may recover through the Attorney General.”.

     Amend sec. 23, page 15, by deleting lines 30 and 31 and inserting:

“amendments to or restatements of articles of incorporation [, certificates of reinstatement] and documents for dissolution is [$25]”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 24.5, following sec. 24, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 24.5. NRS 84.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     84.120  1.  A resident agent who wishes to resign shall [file] :

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a signed statement [for each corporation sole] in the manner provided pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 78.097 that he is unwilling to continue to act as the resident agent of the corporation for the service of process [.] ; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State the filing fee set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 78.097.

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A resignation is not effective until the signed statement is filed with the Secretary of State.

     2.  The statement of resignation may contain a statement of the affected corporation sole appointing a successor resident agent for that corporation. A certificate of acceptance executed by the new resident agent, stating the full name, complete street address and, if different from the street address, mailing address of the new resident agent, must accompany the statement appointing a successor resident agent.

     3.  Upon the filing of the statement of resignation with the Secretary of State, the capacity of the resigning person as resident agent terminates. If the statement of resignation contains no statement by the corporation sole appointing a successor resident agent, the resigning resident agent shall immediately give written notice, by mail, to the corporation of the filing of the statement and its effect. The notice must be addressed to the person in whom is vested the legal title to property specified in NRS 84.020.

     4.  If a resident agent dies, resigns or removes from the State, the corporation sole, within 30 days thereafter, shall file with the Secretary of State a certificate of acceptance executed by the new resident agent. The certificate must set forth the full name and complete street address of the new resident agent for the service of process, and may have a separate mailing address, such as a post office box, which may be different from the street address.

     5.  A corporation sole that fails to file a certificate of acceptance executed by the new resident agent within 30 days after the death, resignation or removal of its former resident agent shall be deemed in default and is subject to the provisions of NRS 84.130 and 84.140.”.

     Amend sec. 26, page 16, line 42, after “change” by inserting:

of resident agent”.

     Amend sec. 26, page 17, by deleting lines 4 through 13 and inserting:

“part of or attached to the certificate of change [.

     3.  The] of resident agent.

     3.  If the name of a resident agent is changed as a result of a merger, conversion, exchange, sale, reorganization or amendment, the resident agent shall:

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a certificate of name change of resident agent that includes:

          (1) The current name of the resident agent as filed with the Secretary of State;

          (2) The new name of the resident agent; and

          (3) The name and file number of each artificial person formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions of this title that the resident agent represents; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State a filing fee of $100.

     4.  A change authorized by this section becomes effective upon the filing of the proper certificate of change.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 26.5, following sec. 26, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 26.5. NRS 86.251 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     86.251  1.  A resident agent who desires to resign shall [file] :

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a signed statement [for each limited-liability company] in the manner provided pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 78.097 that he is unwilling to continue to act as the resident agent of the limited-liability company for the service of process [.] ; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State the filing fee set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 78.097.

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A resignation is not effective until the signed statement is filed with the Secretary of State.

     2.  The statement of resignation may contain a statement of the affected limited-liability company appointing a successor resident agent for that limited-liability company, giving the agent’s full name, street address for the service of process, and mailing address if different from the street address. A certificate of acceptance executed by the new resident agent must accompany the statement appointing a successor resident agent.

     3.  Upon the filing of the statement of resignation with the Secretary of State the capacity of the resigning person as resident agent terminates. If the statement of resignation contains no statement by the limited-liability company appointing a successor resident agent, the resigning agent shall immediately give written notice, by mail, to the limited-liability company of the filing of the statement and its effect. The notice must be addressed to any manager or, if none, to any member, of the limited-liability company other than the resident agent.

     4.  If a resident agent dies, resigns or moves from the State, the limited-liability company, within 30 days thereafter, shall file with the Secretary of State a certificate of acceptance executed by the new resident agent. The certificate must set forth the name, complete street address and mailing address, if different from the street address, of the new resident agent.

     5.  Each limited-liability company which fails to file a certificate of acceptance executed by the new resident agent within 30 days after the death, resignation or removal of its resident agent as provided in subsection 4, shall be deemed in default and is subject to the provisions of NRS 86.272 and 86.274.”.

     Amend sec. 27, page 18, line 9, after “5.” by inserting:

If a manager or managing member of a limited-liability company resigns and the resignation is not made in conjunction with the filing of an annual or amended list of managers and managing members, the limited-liability company shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of $75 to file the resignation of the manager or managing member.

     6.”.

     Amend sec. 27, page 18, line 17, by deleting “6.” and inserting “[6.] 7.”.

     Amend sec. 27, page 18, line 20, by deleting “7.” and inserting “[7.] 8.”.

     Amend sec. 36, page 23, line 2, after “change” by inserting:

of principal office or resident agent”.

     Amend sec. 36, page 23, by deleting lines 10 through 22 and inserting:

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[The]

     2.  A certificate of acceptance [of its] signed by the new resident agent must accompany the certificate of change [.

     2.] of resident agent.

     3. A certificate of change of principal office or resident agent filed pursuant to this section must be:

     (a) Signed by a managing partner of the registered limited-liability partnership; and

     (b) Accompanied by a fee of [$30.] $60.

     4.  If the name of a resident agent is changed as a result of a merger, conversion, exchange, sale, reorganization or amendment, the resident agent shall:

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a certificate of name change of resident agent that includes:

          (1) The current name of the resident agent as filed with the Secretary of State;

          (2) The new name of the resident agent; and

          (3) The name and file number of each artificial person formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions of this title that the resident agent represents; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State a filing fee of $100.

     5.  A change authorized by this section becomes effective upon the filing of the proper certificate of change.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 36.5, following sec. 36, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 36.5. NRS 87.500 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     87.500  1.  A resident agent [of a registered limited-liability partnership] who wishes to resign shall [file] :

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a signed statement in the manner provided pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 78.097 that he is unwilling to continue to act as the resident agent of the registered limited-liability partnership for the service of process [.] ; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State the filing fee set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 78.097.

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A resignation is not effective until the signed statement is filed with the Secretary of State.

     2.  The statement of resignation may contain a statement by the affected registered limited-liability partnership appointing a successor resident agent. A certificate of acceptance signed by the new agent, stating the full name, complete street address and, if different from the street address, the mailing address of the new agent, must accompany the statement appointing the new resident agent.

     3.  Upon the filing of the statement with the Secretary of State, the capacity of the person as resident agent terminates. If the statement of resignation contains no statement by the registered limited-liability partnership appointing a successor resident agent, the resigning agent shall immediately give written notice, by certified mail, to the registered limited-liability partnership of the filing of the statement and its effect. The notice must be addressed to a managing partner in this state.

     4.  If a resident agent dies, resigns or removes himself from the State, the registered limited-liability partnership shall, within 30 days thereafter, file with the Secretary of State a certificate of acceptance, executed by the new resident agent. The certificate must set forth the full name, complete street address and, if different from the street address, the mailing address of the newly designated resident agent.

     5.  If a registered limited-liability partnership fails to file a certificate of acceptance within the period required by [this subsection,] subsection 4, it is in default and is subject to the provisions of NRS 87.520.”.

     Amend sec. 37, page 24, line 8, after “3.” by inserting:

If a managing partner of a registered limited-liability partnership resigns and the resignation is not made in conjunction with the filing of an annual or amended list of managing partners, the registered limited-liability partnership shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of $75 to file the resignation of the managing partner.

     4.”.

     Amend sec. 37, page 24, line 15, by deleting “4.” and inserting “[4.] 5.”.

     Amend sec. 37, page 24, line 18, by deleting “5.” and inserting “[5.] 6.”.

     Amend sec. 43, page 27, by deleting lines 1 and 2.

     Amend sec. 43, page 27, line 3, by deleting “(g)” and inserting “(f)”.

     Amend sec. 43, page 27, line 5, by deleting “(h)” and inserting “(g)”.

     Amend sec. 53, page 31, line 37, by deleting “change,” and inserting:

“change [,] of resident agent,”.

     Amend sec. 53, pages 31 and 32, by deleting lines 43 through 45 on page 31 and lines 1 through 7 on page 32, and inserting:

“part of or attached to the certificate of change [.

     3.  The] of resident agent.

     3.  If the name of a resident agent is changed as a result of a merger, conversion, exchange, sale, reorganization or amendment, the resident agent shall:

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a certificate of name change of resident agent that includes:

          (1) The current name of the resident agent as filed with the Secretary of State;

          (2) The new name of the resident agent; and

          (3) The name and file number of each artificial person formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions of this title that the resident agent represents; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State a filing fee of $100.

     4.  A change authorized by this section becomes effective upon the filing of the proper certificate of change.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 53.5, following sec. 53, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 53.5. NRS 88.332 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     88.332  1.  [Any person who has been designated by a limited partnership as its] A resident agent [and who thereafter] who desires to resign shall [file] :

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a signed statement in the manner provided pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 78.097 that he is unwilling to continue to act as the resident agent of the limited partnership [.] for the service of process; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State the filing fee set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 78.097.

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A resignation is not effective until the signed statement is filed with the Secretary of State.

     2.  The statement of resignation may contain a statement by the affected limited partnership appointing a successor resident agent for the limited partnership. A certificate of acceptance executed by the new agent, stating the full name, complete street address and, if different from the street address, mailing address of the new agent, must accompany the statement appointing the new agent.

     [2.] 3. Upon the filing of the statement with the Secretary of State , the capacity of the person as resident agent terminates. If the statement of resignation does not contain a statement by the limited partnership appointing a successor resident agent, the resigning agent shall immediately give written notice, by mail, to the limited partnership of the filing of the statement and the effect thereof. The notice must be addressed to a general partner of the partnership other than the resident agent.

     [3.] 4. If a designated resident agent dies, resigns or removes from the State, the limited partnership, within 30 days thereafter, shall file with the Secretary of State a certificate of acceptance, executed by the new resident agent. The certificate must set forth the full name, complete street address and, if different from the street address, mailing address of the newly designated resident agent.

     [4.] 5. Each limited partnership which fails to file a certificate of acceptance executed by the new resident agent within 30 days after the death, resignation or removal of its resident agent as provided in subsection [3] 4 shall be deemed in default and is subject to the provisions of NRS 88.400 and 88.405.”.

     Amend sec. 57, page 34, line 35, after “4.” by inserting:

If a general partner of a limited partnership resigns and the resignation is not made in conjunction with the filing of an annual or amended list of general partners, the limited partnership shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of $75 to file the resignation of the general partner.

     5.”.

     Amend sec. 57, page 34, line 43, by deleting “5.” and inserting “6.”.

     Amend sec. 57, page 35, line 3, by deleting “6.” and inserting “7.”.

     Amend sec. 57, page 35, line 8, by deleting “7.” and inserting “8.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 62.5, following sec. 62, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 62.5. NRS 88A.530 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     88A.530  1.  A resident agent who desires to resign shall [file] :

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a signed statement [for each business trust for which] in the manner provided pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 78.097 that he is unwilling to continue to act [.] as the resident agent of the business trust for the service of process; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State the filing fee set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 78.097.

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A resignation is not effective until the signed statement is [so filed.] filed with the Secretary of State.

     2.  The statement of resignation may contain a statement of the affected business trust appointing a successor resident agent. A certificate of acceptance executed by the new resident agent, stating the full name, complete street address and, if different from the street address, mailing address of the new resident agent, must accompany the statement appointing a successor resident agent.

     3.  Upon the filing of the statement of resignation with the Secretary of State, the capacity of the resigning person as resident agent terminates. If the statement of resignation contains no statement by the business trust appointing a successor resident agent, the resigning agent shall immediately give written notice, by mail, to the business trust of the filing of the statement of resignation and its effect. The notice must be addressed to a trustee of the business trust other than the resident agent.

     4.  If its resident agent dies, resigns or removes from the State, a business trust, within 30 days thereafter, shall file with the Secretary of State a certificate of acceptance executed by a new resident agent. The certificate must set forth the full name and complete street address of the new resident agent, and may contain a mailing address, such as a post office box, different from the street address.

     5.  A business trust that fails to file a certificate of acceptance executed by its new resident agent within 30 days after the death, resignation or removal of its former resident agent shall be deemed in default and is subject to the provisions of NRS 88A.630 to 88A.660, inclusive.”.

     Amend sec. 63, page 38, line 6, by deleting “change,” and inserting:

“change [,] of resident agent,”.

     Amend sec. 63, page 38, by deleting lines 13 through 22 and inserting:

“agent must be a part of or attached to the certificate of change [.

     3.  The] of resident agent.

     3.  If the name of a resident agent is changed as a result of a merger, conversion, exchange, sale, reorganization or amendment, the resident agent shall:

     (a) File with the Secretary of State a certificate of name change of resident agent that includes:

          (1) The current name of the resident agent as filed with the Secretary of State;

          (2) The new name of the resident agent; and

          (3) The name and file number of each artificial person formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions of this title that the resident agent represents; and

     (b) Pay to the Secretary of State a filing fee of $100.

     4.  A change authorized by this section becomes effective upon the filing of the proper certificate of change.”.

     Amend sec. 64, page 38, line 41, after “3.” by inserting:

If a trustee of a business trust resigns and the resignation is not made in conjunction with the filing of an annual or amended list of trustees, the business trust shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of $75 to file the resignation of the trustee.

     4.”.

     Amend sec. 64, page 39, line 3, by deleting “4.” and inserting “[4.] 5.”.

     Amend sec. 75, page 45, line 18, by deleting “$25,000.” and inserting “[$25,000.] $35,000.”.

     Amend sec. 76, pages 45 and 46, by deleting lines 40 through 45 on page 45 and lines 1 through 5 on page 46, and inserting:

desires to change its resident agent. A certificate of name change of resident agent must be filed in the manner provided in title 7 of NRS if the name of a resident is changed as a result of a merger, conversion, exchange, sale, reorganization or amendment.”.

     Amend sec. 80, page 48, by deleting lines 1 through 14 and inserting:

[For a copy of any law, joint resolution, transcript of record, or other paper on file or of record in his office, other than a document required to be filed pursuant to title 24 of NRS, per page.................. $1.00

For a copy of any document required to be filed pursuant to title 24 of NRS, per page.............    .50]

For certifying to [any such] a copy of any law, joint resolution, transcript of record or other paper on file or of record with the Secretary of State, including, but not limited to, a document required to be filed pursuant to title 24 of NRS, and use of the State Seal, for each impression[10.00] $20

For each passport or other document signed by the Governor and attested by the Secretary of State[10.00] 10

[For a negotiable instrument returned unpaid........................................................................ 10.00]”.

     Amend sec. 80, page 49, line 1, by deleting “$50,” and inserting “[$50,] $62.50,”.

     Amend sec. 82, page 50, line 40, by deleting “6,” and inserting “[6,] 8,”.

     Amend sec. 82, page 51, line 28, after “6.” by inserting:

The business license required to be obtained pursuant to this section is in addition to any license to conduct business that must be obtained from the local jurisdiction in which the business is being conducted.

     7.”.

     Amend sec. 82, page 51, line 35, by deleting “7.” and inserting “8.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 83 and 84 and the text of the repealed section and adding new sections designated sections 83 through 85 and the text of the repealed section, following sec. 82, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 83. NRS 364A.160 is hereby repealed.

     Sec. 84. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized, without obtaining further approval, to hire such additional personnel as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.

     Sec. 85. 1.  This section and sections 1, 2, 5 to 15, inclusive, 17 to 19.5, inclusive, 21 to 24, inclusive, 25, 27 to 35, inclusive, 37 to 52, inclusive, 54 to 62, inclusive, 64 to 75, inclusive, and 77 to 84, inclusive, of this act become effective on October 1, 2003.

     2.  Sections 3, 16, 20, 24.5, 26.5, 36.5, 53.5 and 62.5 of this act become effective:

     (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) or paragraph (b) of subsection 3, on October 1, 2003.

     (b) On January 1, 2004, for the purpose of requiring a resident agent who desires to resign to file a statement of resignation for each artificial person formed, organized, registered or qualified pursuant to the provisions of title 7 of NRS for which the resident agent is unwilling to continue to act as the resident agent for the service of process.

     3.  Sections 4, 16, 26, 36, 53, 63 and 76 of this act become effective:

     (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) or paragraph (b) of subsection 2, on October 1, 2003.

     (b) On January 1, 2004, for the purpose of requiring a resident agent to file a certificate of name change of resident agent if the name of the resident agent is changed as a result of a merger, conversion, exchange, sale, reorganization or amendment.

 

 

TEXT OF REPEALED SECTION

 

 

     364A.160  Exemption for natural person with no employees during calendar quarter. A natural person who does not employ any employees during a calendar quarter is exempt from the provisions of this chapter for that calendar quarter.”.

     Amend the title of the bill by deleting the tenth through fifteenth lines and inserting:

“fees; requiring a resident agent to file with the Secretary of State a certificate of name change of resident agent under certain circumstances; providing for the issuance of an order to cease and desist for failure to comply with certain provisions pertaining to business licenses; repealing the exemption from business tax provisions for a natural person who does not employ employees during a calendar quarter; authorizing the Secretary of State to hire additional personnel; making various”.