of NRS; limitations on advertising for savings banks.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 673.070

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

1.  Savings banks, except state banks and trust companies organized pursuant to chapters 657 to 671, inclusive, of NRS, licensed brokers, small loan companies, thrift companies and credit unions, whose principal and primary business is to borrow, loan and invest money, shall be incorporated under the provisions of this chapter. For that purpose all of the provisions of chapter 78 of NRS (Private Corporations) which are not in conflict with this chapter are hereby adopted as parts of this chapter, and all the rights, privileges and powers and all the duties and obligations of such domestic corporations and of the officers and stockholders thereof shall be as provided in chapter 78 of NRS except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

2.  A person, firm, partnership, association or corporation except a savings bank incorporated under this chapter, an affiliate of a savings bank or an entity otherwise lawfully conducting business in this State pursuant to this chapter, shall not conduct or carry on the business of soliciting or advertising the products or services of a savings bank. This subsection does not apply to banks, trust companies, licensed brokers, thrift companies, credit unions and licensees under chapter 675 of NRS.