Nevada § 78.045 - Articles of incorporation: Approval or certification required before filing of certain articles or amendments

§ 78.045. Articles of incorporation: Approval or certification required before filing of certain articles or amendments

1. The Secretary of State shall not accept for filing any articles of incorporation

or any certificate of amendment of articles of incorporation of any corporation formed

pursuant to the laws of this State which provides that the name of the corporation

contains the word “bank” or “trust,” unless: (a) It appears from the articles or the certificate of amendment that the corporation

proposes to carry on business as a banking or trust company, exclusively or in connection

with its business as a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank or thrift

company; and (b) The articles or certificate of amendment is first approved by the Commissioner

of Financial Institutions. 2. The Secretary of State shall not accept for filing any articles of incorporation

or any certificate of amendment of articles of incorporation of any corporation formed

pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if it appears from the articles or the

certificate of amendment that the business to be carried on by the corporation is

subject to supervision by the Commissioner of Insurance or by the Commissioner of

Financial Institutions, unless the articles or certificate of amendment is approved

by the Commissioner who will supervise the business of the corporation. 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the Secretary of State shall not

accept for filing any articles of incorporation or any certificate of amendment of

articles of incorporation of any corporation formed pursuant to the laws of this State

if the name of the corporation contains the words “engineer,” “engineered,” “engineering,”

“professional engineer,” “registered engineer” or “licensed engineer” unless: (a) The State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors certifies that the

principals of the corporation are licensed to practice engineering pursuant to the

laws of this State; or (b) The State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors certifies that the

corporation is exempt from the prohibitions of NRS 625.520 . 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the Secretary of State shall not

accept for filing any articles of incorporation or any certificate of amendment of

articles of incorporation of any corporation formed pursuant to the laws of this State

if the name of the corporation contains the words “architect,” “architecture,” “registered

architect,” “licensed architect,” “registered interior designer,” “registered interior

design,” “residential designer,” “registered residential designer,” “licensed residential

designer” or “residential design” unless the State Board of Architecture, Interior

Design and Residential Design certifies that: (a) The principals of the corporation are holders of a certificate of registration

to practice architecture or residential design or to practice as a registered interior

designer, as applicable, pursuant to the laws of this State; or (b) The corporation is qualified to do business in this State pursuant to NRS 623.349 . 5. The Secretary of State shall not accept for filing any articles of incorporation

or any certificate of amendment of articles of incorporation of any corporation formed

pursuant to the laws of this State which provides that the name of the corporation

contains the word “accountant,” “accounting,” “accountancy,” “auditor” or “auditing”

unless the Nevada State Board of Accountancy certifies that the corporation: (a) Is registered pursuant to the provisions of chapter 628 of NRS ; or (b) Has filed with the Nevada State Board of Accountancy under penalty of perjury

a written statement that the corporation is not engaged in the practice of accounting

and is not offering to practice accounting in this State. 6. The Secretary of State shall not accept for filing any articles of incorporation

or any certificate of amendment of articles of incorporation of any corporation formed

or existing pursuant to the laws of this State which provides that the name of the

corporation contains the words “common-interest community,” “community association,”

“master association,” “unit-owners' association” or “homeowners' association” or if

it appears in the articles of incorporation or certificate of amendment that the purpose

of the corporation is to operate as a unit-owners' association pursuant to chapter 116 or 116B of NRS unless the Administrator of the Real Estate Division of the Department of Business

and Industry certifies that the corporation has: (a) Registered with the Ombudsman for Owners in Common-Interest Communities and Condominium

Hotels pursuant to NRS 116.31158 or 116B.625 ; and (b) Paid to the Administrator of the Real Estate Division the fees required pursuant

to NRS 116.31155 or 116B.620 . 7. The provisions of subsections 3 and 4 do not apply to any corporation, whose securities

are publicly traded and regulated by the Securities Exchange Act, which does not engage

in the practice of professional engineering, architecture or residential design or

interior design, as applicable. 8. The Commissioner of Financial Institutions and the Commissioner of Insurance may

approve or disapprove the articles or amendments referred to them pursuant to the

provisions of this section.