NRS 240A.030

“Document preparation service” defined

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NRS 240A.030 “Document preparation service” defined.

 1. “Document preparation service” means a
person who:

 (a) For compensation and at the direction of a
client, provides assistance to the client in a legal matter, including, without
limitation:

 (1) Preparing or completing any pleading,
application or other document for the client;

 (2) Translating an answer to a question
posed in such a document;

 (3) Securing any supporting document, such
as a birth certificate, required in connection with the legal matter;

 (4) Submitting a completed document on
behalf of the client to a court or administrative agency; or

 (5) Preparing or assisting in the
preparation of all or substantially all of a federal or state tax return or
claim for a tax refund; or

 (b) Holds himself or herself out as a person who
provides such services.

 2. The term includes, without limitation:

 (a) A paralegal who performs one or more of the
actions described in subsection 1 unless the paralegal works under the
direction and supervision of an attorney authorized to practice law in this
State;

 (b) A bankruptcy petition preparer as defined by
section 110 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 110; and

 (c) A tax return preparer, including, without
limitation, a tax return preparer who holds a current Annual Filing Season
Program Record of Completion issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

 3. The term does not include:

 (a) A person who provides only secretarial or
receptionist services.

 (b) An attorney:

 (1) Authorized to practice law in this
State, or an employee of such an attorney who is paid directly by the attorney
or law firm with whom the attorney is associated and who is acting in the
course and scope of that employment.

 (2) Authorized to practice law in any
other state or the District of Columbia who provides services related to the
legal matters described in subsection 2 of NRS
240A.040.

 (c) A law student certified by the State Bar of
Nevada for training in the practice of law.

 (d) A governmental entity or an employee of such
an entity who is acting in the course and scope of that employment.

 (e) A nonprofit organization formed pursuant to
title 7 of NRS which the Secretary of the Treasury has determined is a
tax-exempt organization pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) and which provides legal
services to persons free of charge, or an employee of such an organization who
is acting in the course and scope of that employment.

 (f) A legal aid office or lawyer referral service
operated, sponsored or approved by a duly accredited law school, a governmental
entity, the State Bar of Nevada or any other bar association which is
representative of the general bar of the geographical area in which the bar
association exists, or an employee of such an office or service who is acting
in the course and scope of that employment.

 (g) A military legal assistance office or a
person assigned to such an office who is acting in the course and scope of that
assignment.

 (h) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs
(b) and (c) of subsection 2, a person licensed by or registered with an agency
or entity of the United States Government acting within the scope of his or her
license or registration, including, without limitation, an accredited
immigration representative and an enrolled agent authorized to practice before
the Internal Revenue Service.

 (i) A corporation, limited-liability company or
other entity representing or acting for itself through an officer, manager,
member or employee of the entity, or any such officer, manager, member or
employee who is acting in the course and scope of that employment.

 (j) A commercial wedding chapel.

 (k) A person who provides legal forms or computer
programs that enable another person to create legal documents.

 (l) A commercial registered agent.

 (m) A person who holds a license, permit,
certificate, registration or any other type of authorization required by chapter 645 or 692A
of NRS, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, and is acting within the
scope of that authorization.

 (n) A collection agency that is licensed pursuant
to chapter 649 of NRS.

 (o) A certified public accountant pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 628 of NRS or a
financial planner that is subject to the requirements of chapter 628A of NRS who is acting within the
scope of the license or requirements, as applicable, to prepare or assist in
preparing a federal or state tax return or claim for a tax refund for another
person.

 4. As used in this section:

 (a) “Commercial registered agent” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 77.040.

 (b) “Commercial wedding chapel” means a
permanently affixed structure which operates a business principally for the
performance of weddings and which is licensed for that purpose.

 (Added to NRS by 2013,
3465; A 2015,
935; 2017,
194; 2019,
844)

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