1.  A registrant shall take reasonable measures to safeguard from loss or damage any document provided to the registrant by a client in connection with services rendered by the registrant.

2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a registrant shall immediately return to a client any original document provided by the client:

(a) Upon the request of the client;

(b) If the contract required by NRS 240A.190 is not signed or is cancelled for any reason; or

(c) If the document is no longer needed for the services rendered by the registrant.

3.  If a copy of any original document provided by a client is sufficient for the purposes of a legal matter, the registrant shall make or cause to be made a copy of the original document and immediately return the original to the client.

4.  The duties of a registrant pursuant to this section are not affected by a dispute existing between the registrant and the client over the registrant’s fees or costs.