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NV Rev Stat § 648.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.140 - Licenses: Rights of licensees; local ordinances; registered employees.

  1. Any license obtained pursuant to the provisions of this chapter gives the licensee or any bona fide employee of the licensee authority to engage in the type of business for which he or she is licensed in any county or city in the State of Nevada. A county or city shall not enact ordinances regulating persons licensed pursuant to this chapter, except general business regulations designed to raise revenue or assure compliance with building codes and ordinances or regulations concerning zoning and safety from fire.  2. Except for polygraphic examiners and interns, a licensee may employ, in connection with his or her business, as many registered employees as may be necessary, but at all times every licensee:  (a) Shall ensure that each registered employee employed in this State by the licensee is supervised by the licensee or his or her qualifying agent who is physically present in this State; and  (b) Is accountable for the good conduct of every person employed by the licensee in connection with his or her business.   3. Each licensee shall:  (a) Maintain at a location within this State records relating to the employment, compensation, licensure and registration of employees;  (b) Furnish the Board with the information requested by it concerning all registered employees; and  (c) Notify the Board within 3 days after such employees begin their employment.  [10:85:1947; A 1953, 323] + [14:85:1947; 1943 NCL § 5175.14] — (NRS A 1967, 1361; 1979, 930; 1985, 1340; 1987, 2138; 1991, 183; 2009, 1945; 2013, 1428; 2015, 3352)
NV Rev Stat § 648.142 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.142 - Licenses: Form, contents and posting of license; issuance and surrender of pocket cards; notification to Board of change of address or other information; not assignable.

  1. The license, when issued, shall be in such form as may be determined by the Board and shall include:  (a) The name of the licensee.  (b) The name under which the licensee is to operate.  (c) The number and date of the license.  (d) The expiration date of the license.  (e) If the licensee is a corporation, the name of the person or persons affiliated with the corporation on the basis of whose qualifications such license is issued.  (f) The classification or classifications of work which the license authorizes.  2. The license shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s principal place of business.  3. Upon the issuance of a license, a pocket card of such size, design and content as may be determined by the Board shall be issued without charge to each licensee, if an individual, or if the licensee is a person other than an individual, to its manager and to each of its officers, directors and partners, which card shall be evidence that the licensee is duly licensed pursuant to this chapter. When any person to whom a card is issued terminates his or her position, office or association with the licensee, the card shall be surrendered to the licensee and within 5 days thereafter shall be mailed or delivered by the licensee to the Board for cancellation.  4. A licensee shall, within 30 days after such change, notify the Board of any and all changes of his or her address, of the name under which the licensee does business, and of any change in its officers, directors or partners.  5. A license issued under this chapter is not assignable.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1364; A 1973, 684; 2013, 1429; 2015, 3353)
NV Rev Stat § 648.144 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.144 - Licenses: Expiration of licenses and pocket cards; renewal.

A license issued under the provisions of this chapter and the cards issued pursuant to NRS 648.142 expire on June 30 of each year unless they are renewed. A licensee desiring a renewal of his or her license must file an application for renewal on or before June 30 on a form prescribed by the Board which is accompanied by the fee prescribed pursuant to NRS 648.120 and all information required to complete the application for renewal. A renewal license for the next ensuing year must then be issued together with renewal cards for the persons described in subsection 3 of NRS 648.142.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1364; A 1989, 1754; 1997, 2177; 2005, 2793, 2807; 2009, 1945)
NV Rev Stat § 648.146 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.146 - Licenses: Forfeiture of license; reinstatement; fee.

If a licensee fails to renew his or her license within the time fixed by NRS 648.144, the license is automatically forfeited, but may be reinstated within 30 days after the date of the forfeiture upon his or her compliance with the regulations of the Board, his or her submission of an application and all information required to complete the application and payment of a reinstatement fee of $100. Reinstatement of a forfeited license does not prohibit the bringing of disciplinary proceedings for any act committed during the period of forfeiture.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1364; A 1971, 870; 1985, 1340; 1997, 2177; 2005, 2793, 2807)
NV Rev Stat § 648.148 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.148 - Licensee to maintain and provide Board information regarding principal place of business; licensee to include name and license number in advertising.

  1. Each licensee shall:  (a) Maintain a principal place of business; and  (b) File with the Board the complete address of his or her principal place of business, including the name and number of the street, or, if the street where the business is located is not numbered, the number of the post office box. The Board may require the filing of other information for the purpose of identifying such principal place of business.  2. Every advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising business shall contain the licensee’s name and the number of the licensee’s license as they appear in the records of the Board.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1364; A 2013, 1429; 2015, 3353)
NV Rev Stat § 648.149 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.149 - Branch offices of licensees; fee.

  1. Each licensee shall file in writing with the Board the address of each branch office and pay to the Board an annual fee of $50 for each branch office registered. Within 10 days after the establishment, closing or changing of location of a branch office, a licensee shall notify the Board in writing of that fact.  2. Upon the application of a licensee and the prepayment of the fee, the Board may issue a certificate for a branch office.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1365; A 1985, 1340)
NV Rev Stat § 648.1495 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.1495 - Registration: Issuance and expiration of provisional registration.

  1. The Board or the sheriff of a county whose population is 100,000 or more who has entered into a contract with the Board to perform such services shall, upon completion and review by the Board or sheriff of a record of criminal history for the applicant pursuant to NRS 179A.070, issue a provisional registration to an applicant who:  (a) Submits a completed application for registration in compliance with NRS 648.1493; and  (b) Meets the requirements for registration as adopted by the Board by regulation.  2. A provisional registration issued to an applicant by the Board or sheriff expires automatically:  (a) If the Board denies the applicant’s application;  (b) Upon the issuance of a registration to the applicant; or  (c) If the applicant’s check for the fee for the application for registration is returned for insufficient funds.  3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a provisional registration expires 90 days after its date of issuance unless an extension is granted by the Executive Director of the Board for good cause.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 1941)
NV Rev Stat § 648.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.150 - Grounds for disciplinary action against licensee.

The Board may discipline any licensee for any of the following causes:  1. Conviction of a felony relating to the practice of the licensee or of any offense involving moral turpitude.  2. Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of a regulation adopted pursuant thereto.  3. A false statement by the licensee that any person is or has been in his or her employ.  4. Any unprofessional conduct or unfitness of the licensee or any person in his or her employ.  5. Any false statement or the giving of any false information in connection with an application for a license or a renewal or reinstatement of a license.  6. Any act in the course of the licensee’s business constituting dishonesty or fraud.  7. Impersonation or aiding and abetting an employee in the impersonation of a law enforcement officer or employee of the United States of America, or of any state or political subdivision thereof.  8. During the period between the expiration of a license for the failure to renew within the time fixed by this chapter and the reinstatement of the license, the commission of any act which would be a cause for the suspension or revocation of a license, or grounds for the denial of an application for a license.  9. Willful failure or refusal to render to a client services or a report as agreed between the parties and for which compensation has been paid or tendered in accordance with the agreement of the parties.  10. Commission of assault, battery or kidnapping.  11. Knowing violation of any court order or injunction in the course of business as a licensee.  12. Any act which is a ground for denial of an application for a license under this chapter.  13. Willfully aiding or abetting a person in a violation of a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant thereto.  [20:85:1947; 1943 NCL § 5175.20] — (NRS A 1967, 1362; 1973, 685; 1985, 1340; 2003, 2730)
NV Rev Stat § 648.155 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.155 - Additional grounds for disciplinary action against polygraphic examiners and interns.

In addition to the causes specified in NRS 648.150, the Board may discipline an intern or polygraphic examiner if he or she has:  1. Demonstrated incompetence or a physical or emotional disability which prevents him or her from properly functioning as an intern or polygraphic examiner;  2. Willfully made a false report of the results of a polygraphic examination; or  3. Accepted a fee contingent upon the outcome of a polygraphic examination.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1332)
NV Rev Stat § 648.156 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.156 - Grounds for revocation of registration.

The Board may revoke the registration of a registered employee if the Board finds, after a hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 648.166 and 648.170, that the registered employee:  1. Failed to disclose any fact or misstated or otherwise misled the Board with respect to any fact contained in any application for the issuance or renewal of a registration submitted to the Board by the registered employee;  2. On or after the date on which the Board issues a registration to the registered employee, the registered employee commits or attempts or conspires to commit any act prohibited by this chapter or any regulation adopted or order issued pursuant thereto; or  3. On or after the date on which the Board issues a registration to the registered employee, the registered employee is convicted of, or enters a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or the illegal use or possession of a dangerous weapon.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 3347)
NV Rev Stat § 648.157 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.157 - Suspension of license of private investigator who obtains or seeks access to certain information from Department of Motor Vehicles for improper purpose; additional disciplinary action authorized.

  1. A private investigator licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not obtain or seek access to information from the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 481.063 for any purpose other than a purpose that is directly related to the investigation of an insurance claim.  2. If the Board finds that a violation of this section has occurred, the Board shall, in addition to any other disciplinary action it deems appropriate, suspend the license of the private investigator.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1935; A 2001, 2634)
NV Rev Stat § 648.158 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.158 - Suspension of license or registration for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or registration. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

  1. If the Board receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a license or registration issued pursuant to this chapter, the Board shall deem the license or registration issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Board receives a letter issued to the holder of the license or registration by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the license or registration has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.  2. The Board shall reinstate a license or registration issued pursuant to this chapter that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Board receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose license or registration was suspended stating that the person whose license or registration was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2176; A 2005, 2807; 2009, 1945)
NV Rev Stat § 648.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.160 - Investigation of complaints; issuance of notice of violation; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.

  1. The Board may, upon its own motion:  (a) Investigate the actions of any person holding or claiming to hold a license or registration.  (b) Authorize a representative of the Board to issue a notice of violation to any licensee or registered employee or any applicant for a license or registration who, based upon probable cause, has violated a requirement of this chapter, or any standard, rule or order adopted or issued pursuant to this chapter.  2. The Board shall, upon the filing with it of a verified written complaint by any person setting forth facts which, if proven, would constitute grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of a license or registration, investigate the actions of any person holding or claiming to hold a license or registration.  3. The Board has the power of subpoena in any proceeding before the Board pursuant to this chapter concerning the activity of an unlicensed person or unregistered employee or discipline of a licensee or registered employee. If any person refuses to respond to a subpoena, the Board shall certify the facts to the district court of the county where the hearing is being conducted. The court shall thereupon issue an order directing the person to appear before the court and show cause why he or she should not be punished as for contempt. The order and a copy of the certified statement must be served on the person. Thereafter the court has jurisdiction of the matter. The same proceedings must be had, the same penalties may be imposed and the person charged may purge himself or herself of the contempt in the same way, as in the case of a person who has committed a contempt in the trial of a civil action.  [Part 18:85:1947; A 1953, 323] — (NRS A 1971, 870; 1987, 2139; 1989, 1754; 2015, 3354)
NV Rev Stat § 648.162 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.162 - Notice of violation: Contents; appeal.

  1. Each notice of violation must:  (a) Be in writing and describe with particularity the nature of the violation, including a reference to the section of this chapter or the provision of the standard, rule, regulation or order alleged to have been violated; and  (b) Inform the violator of the right to appeal the notice of violation.  2. The notice of violation may:  (a) Impose a fine not to exceed $1,000;  (b) Allow a reasonable period for the abatement of the violation; or  (c) Contain an order for the payment of a reasonable sum to any injured party.  3. A notice of violation may, by a notice of appeal given in writing to the Board within 30 days after the date of the notice, be appealed as to the:  (a) Alleged violation;  (b) Amount of the fine;  (c) Reasonableness of any period for correction required by the notice of violation; or  (d) Procedural violations of the Board.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1752)
NV Rev Stat § 648.164 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.164 - Failure to comply with notice of violation is grounds for suspension, revocation or denial of license, registration or application.

  1. The failure of a licensee or registered employee to comply with a notice of violation after it is final is a ground for suspension or revocation of the person’s license or registration.  2. The failure of an applicant for a license or registration to comply with a notice of violation after it is final is a ground for denial of the person’s application for a license or registration.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1752; A 2015, 3355)
NV Rev Stat § 648.165 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.165 - Issuance of citations for unauthorized practice; cease and desist order; administrative fines; appeal.

  1. The Board may issue to a person who has violated NRS 648.060 a citation.  2. Such a citation must be in writing and describe with particularity the nature of the violation. The citation must also inform the person of the provisions of subsection 5. A separate citation must be issued for each such violation.  3. If appropriate, the citation must contain an order to cease and desist conduct fixing a reasonable time for abatement of the violation. If the order to cease and desist conduct is directed to a business, the order must expressly state that it applies to any person acting in the name of the business regardless of whether any such person is alleged to have previously violated any of the provisions of this chapter.  4. The Board may assess an administrative fine of:  (a) For the first such violation, not more than $2,500.  (b) For the second such violation, not more than $5,000.  (c) For the third or subsequent such violation, not more than $10,000.  5. To appeal the finding of such a violation, the person must request a hearing by written notice of appeal to the Board within 30 days after the date of issuance of the citation.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 289; A 2011, 129; 2015, 3355)
NV Rev Stat § 648.1655 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.1655 - Unlicensed person prohibited from engaging in business of process server during period in which cease and desist order is in effect.

If a person who is not licensed as a process server pursuant to this chapter has been issued a citation pursuant to NRS 648.165 that contains an order to cease and desist conduct, the person shall not continue to engage in the business of a process server after the date on which he or she is served with the citation until the order has been rescinded.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 129)
NV Rev Stat § 648.166 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 648 - Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors, Dog Handlers and Registered Employees|NRS 648.166 - Hearing after receipt of appeal; notice of hearing.

  1. The Board shall conduct a hearing within 90 days after receiving a notice of appeal from a person who has received a notice of violation or a citation except that:  (a) If the Board receives the notice of appeal less than 30 days before a regularly scheduled meeting, it may conduct the hearing within 120 days after receiving the notice of appeal; and  (b) The Board may continue the date of the hearing for good cause shown.  2. The Board shall deliver or send by registered or certified mail a notice of hearing to all parties at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1753; A 1993, 289)