7.045 - Unlawful solicitation of legal business; penalty.
7.045 Unlawful solicitation of legal business; penalty.
1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons within the State of Nevada, unless the person or persons be an attorney at law or attorneys at law, licensed and entitled to practice law under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Nevada, to solicit, influence or procure, or aid or participate in soliciting, influencing or procuring any person within this state to employ, hire or retain any attorney at law within this state for any legal service whatsoever, when such person or persons first hereinabove mentioned shall have, either before or after so soliciting, influencing or procuring, or aiding or participating therein as aforesaid, accepted or received or have been offered or promised from such attorney last mentioned, either directly or indirectly, any benefit, service, money, commission, property or any other thing of value, as consideration therefor, or compensation therefor, or reward therefor, or remuneration therefor, or in recognition thereof.
2. Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[1:157:1929; NCL § 621] + [2:157:1929; NCL § 622]—(NRS A 1967, 528)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 7.250)