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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.895 - Grounds for disciplinary action; unlawful acts; penalties.

1. A violation of any provision of NRS 624.830 to 624.895, inclusive, or any regulation adopted by the Board with respect to contracts for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity by a contractor:
(a) Constitutes cause for disciplinary action pursuant to NRS 624.300; and
(b) May be reported to the Office of the Attorney General as a potential deceptive trade practice pursuant to chapter 598 of NRS.
2. It is unlawful for a person to violate any provision of NRS 624.830 to 624.895, inclusive.
3. Any person who violates any provision of NRS 624.830 to 624.895, inclusive, shall be penalized pursuant to the applicable provisions of NRS 624.700 and 624.750.
4. The imposition of a penalty provided for in this section is not precluded by any disciplinary action taken by the Board against a contractor pursuant to the provisions of NRS 624.300 to 624.305, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1058)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.905 - "Contract" defined.

"Contract" means any contract or agreement in which a contractor agrees to perform work concerning a residential pool or spa.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2698; A 2001, 2977; 2005, 2377)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 597.713)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.910 - "Contractor" defined.

"Contractor" means a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who performs work concerning a residential pool or spa.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2698; A 2001, 2977; 2005, 2377)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 597.713)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.915 - "Work concerning a residential pool or spa" defined.

1. "Work concerning a residential pool or spa" means any of the following acts, if performed for a fee:
(a) The design, construction, repair, maintenance, restoration, alteration or improvement of any residential swimming pool or spa, regardless of use, including the repair or replacement of existing equipment or the installation of new equipment, as necessary; or
(b) Any consultation or supervision concerning such work.
2. The scope of such work includes layout, excavation, operation of construction pumps for removal of water, steelwork, construction of floors, installation of gunite, fiberglass, tile and coping, installation of all perimeter and filter piping, installation of all filter equipment and chemical feeders of any type, plastering of the interior, construction of decks, installation of housing for pool equipment and installation of packaged pool heaters.
3. The scope of such work also includes the installation of plumbing, including, without limitation, connections to potable water, and the installation of gas lines if the contractor holds classifications for such work pursuant to NRS 624.925.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2698; A 2001, 2977; 2005, 2377)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 597.713)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.920 - License or other authorization required to perform work concerning residential pool or spa.

A person shall not, directly or indirectly, perform or offer to perform, for a fee, any work concerning a residential pool or spa or any consultation or supervision concerning such work or otherwise hold himself or herself out as being able to perform such acts for a fee, unless the person holds:
1. A license as a contractor or subcontractor under state law which authorizes the person to perform such acts for a fee; or
2. Any other license, certificate, registration or permit under state law which authorizes the person to perform such acts for a fee.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2376)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.925 - Classifications of licensing.

1. The Board shall adopt regulations to provide for classifications of licensing that authorize a contractor who performs work concerning a residential pool or spa to perform, in connection with such work, the installation of:
(a) Plumbing, including, without limitation, connections to potable water; and
(b) Gas lines.
2. The regulations adopted by the Board must include, without limitation, regulations establishing the qualifications, training and examinations that are required for such classifications.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2376)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.930 - Contractor and subcontractor required to obtain permits and meet certain requirements; certain owner-builders required to submit information regarding bonds and insurance; supervision and control of work; license or other authorization required to perform certain acts for owner-builder.

1. Any contractor or subcontractor who performs work concerning a residential pool or spa shall, regardless of whether the work is performed under the direction of a builder who is also the owner of the property being improved:
(a) Apply for and obtain all applicable permits for the project; and
(b) Meet all applicable requirements imposed pursuant to this chapter and any regulations adopted by the Board with respect to contracts for work concerning a residential pool or spa.
2. If a contractor or subcontractor performs work concerning a residential pool or spa and the work is performed under the direction of a builder who is also the owner of the property being improved, the owner shall comply with all state and local laws and ordinances for the submission of names, licenses and information concerning any required bonds and insurance with respect to the contractors and subcontractors working on the project.
3. With respect to a contract for work concerning a residential pool or spa, the work performed pursuant to such a contract must be supervised and controlled directly by the qualified employee or qualified officer of the contractor.
4. If work concerning a residential pool or spa is performed under the direction of a builder who is exempt from having to obtain a license as a contractor because the builder is also the owner of the property being improved, a person shall not, directly or indirectly, perform or offer to perform, for a fee, any act as a consultant, adviser, assistant or aide to the builder for the purposes of the project, including, without limitation, any act associated with obtaining permits for the project, or otherwise hold himself or herself out as being able to perform such acts for a fee, unless the person holds:
(a) A license as a contractor or subcontractor under state law which authorizes the person to perform such acts for a fee; or
(b) Any other license, certificate, registration or permit under state law which authorizes the person to perform such acts for a fee.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2976; A 2003, 1233; 2005, 2377)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 597.715)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.935 - Duties of contractor regarding commencement, performance and completion of work; contract required to contain written explanation of rights of customer; conditions for final payment.

1. A contractor who receives an initial down payment or deposit of $1,000 or 10 percent of the aggregate contract price, whichever is less, for work concerning a residential pool or spa shall start the work within 30 days after the date all necessary permits for the work, if any, are issued, unless the person who made the payment agrees in writing to a longer period to apply for the necessary permits or start the work or to longer periods for both.
2. A contractor who receives money for work concerning a residential pool or spa shall complete the work diligently and shall not refuse to perform any work for any 30-day period.
3. If satisfactory payment is made for any portion of the work performed, the contractor shall, before any further payment is made, furnish the owner a full and unconditional release from any claim of mechanic’s lien for that portion of the work for which payment has been made.
4. The requirements of subsection 3 do not apply if the contract provides for the contractor to furnish a bond for payment and performance or joint control covering full performance and completion of the contract and the bond or joint control is furnished by the contractor.
5. A contract for work concerning a residential pool or spa must contain a written statement explaining the rights of the customer under NRS 624.900 to 624.965, inclusive, and other relevant statutes.
6. A contractor may require final payment for the final stage or phase of the construction of a residential pool or spa after the completion of the plastering and the final inspection by the local building department, unless any installation of equipment, decking or fencing that is required in the contract is not completed.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2698; A 2001, 2978; 2005, 2378)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 597.716)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.945 - Standards for advertisements; prohibited advertising practices; regulations.

1. The Board shall adopt by regulation standards for advertisements used by contractors in connection with the solicitation or sale of contracts for work concerning residential pools or spas.
2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must prohibit a contractor from employing "bait and switch" advertising or otherwise intentionally publishing, displaying or circulating any advertisement which is misleading or inaccurate in any material particular or which misrepresents any of the goods or services sold or furnished by the contractor to members of the public.
3. The Board shall, in adopting the standards required by subsection 1, give consideration to the provisions of chapter 598 of NRS relating to advertisements that constitute deceptive trade practices and, to the extent practicable, adopt standards that are at least as stringent as those provisions.
4. A contractor shall not cause to be published or display or circulate any advertisement that does not comply with the standards adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection 1.
5. As used in this section, "bait and switch" advertising has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.351.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2975; A 2005, 2380)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 597.7191)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.950 - Limitations on contractor’s involvement with entities engaged in certain lending and financial services.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 624.955, a contractor who performs work concerning a residential pool or spa shall not act as, or carry out the duties of, an officer, director, employee or owner of a bonding company, finance company, or any other corporation or business entity who cosigns, underwrites, obtains a deed of trust for, issues, sells, purchases or acquires a loan to finance work concerning a residential pool or spa.
2. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a contractor from owning, holding or possessing, either directly or indirectly through a mutual fund or any other financial arrangement or investment plan, any stocks or other securities issued by a company, corporation or business entity described in subsection 1 if:
(a) The stocks or other securities are offered openly to the public through a securities exchange; and
(b) The contractor does not own, hold or possess a controlling interest in the company, corporation or business entity.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2976; A 2003, 1234; 2005, 2381)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 597.7192)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.955 - Limitations on certain lending and financial practices.

1. A contract for work concerning a residential pool or spa is not enforceable against the owner if the obtaining of a loan for all or a portion of the contract price is a condition precedent to the contract unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) A third party agrees to make the loan or give the financing.
(b) The owner agrees to accept the loan or financing.
(c) The owner does not rescind the loan or financing transaction within the period prescribed for rescission pursuant to the Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq., or chapter 598 of NRS, if applicable.
2. Unless and until all applicable requirements of subsection 1 are satisfied, a contractor shall not:
(a) Perform or deliver any work, labor, material or services; or
(b) Represent in any manner that the contract is enforceable or that the owner has any obligation under the contract.
3. A contract for work concerning a residential pool or spa is not enforceable against the owner if the contractor provides a loan or gives financing for all or a portion of the contract price unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) The owner agrees to accept the loan or financing.
(b) The owner does not rescind the loan or financing transaction within the period prescribed for rescission pursuant to the Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq., or chapter 598 of NRS, if applicable.
4. Unless and until all applicable requirements of subsection 3 are satisfied, a contractor shall not:
(a) Perform or deliver any work, labor, material or services; or
(b) Represent in any manner that the contract is enforceable or that the owner has any obligation under the contract.
5. A contract for work concerning a residential pool or spa is not enforceable against the owner if the contractor receives from a third party, either directly or indirectly, remuneration or any other thing of value for a loan to finance the work and that fact is not disclosed in writing in the contract.
6. As used in this section, "third party" means a bonding company, finance company, or any other corporation or business entity who cosigns, underwrites, obtains a deed of trust for, issues, sells, purchases or acquires a loan to finance work concerning a residential pool or spa.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2976; A 2005, 2381)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 597.7194)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.960 - Contractor who commits certain violations may be required to obtain services of construction control.

1. If a contractor who performs work concerning a residential pool or spa is determined by the Board to have violated:
(a) One or more of the provisions of NRS 624.301 to 624.305, inclusive, or 624.920, 624.935 or 624.940; or
(b) Any regulation adopted by the Board with respect to contracts for work concerning a residential pool or spa,
the Board may require that the contractor obtain the services of a construction control for each contract that the contractor enters into for work concerning a residential pool or spa.
2. The contractor may not:
(a) Be related to the construction control or to an employee or agent of the construction control; or
(b) Hold, directly or indirectly, a financial interest in the business of the construction control.
3. As used in this section, "construction control" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 627.050.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2975; A 2005, 2382)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 597.7196)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.965 - Grounds for disciplinary action; unlawful acts; penalties.

1. A violation of any provision of NRS 624.900 to 624.965, inclusive, or any regulation adopted by the Board with respect to contracts for work concerning a residential pool or spa by a contractor constitutes cause for disciplinary action pursuant to NRS 624.300.
2. It is unlawful for a person to violate any provision of NRS 624.900 to 624.965, inclusive.
3. Any person who violates any provision of NRS 624.900 to 624.965, inclusive:
(a) For a first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, and may be further punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months.
(b) For the second offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $2,000 nor more than $4,000, and may be further punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 364 days.
(c) For the third or subsequent offense, is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 and may be further punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 1 year and not more than 4 years.
4. The imposition of a penalty provided for in this section is not precluded by any disciplinary action taken by the Board against a contractor pursuant to the provisions of NRS 624.300 to 624.305, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2977; A 2005, 2382; 2013, 991)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 597.7198)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.008 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 625.010 to 625.090, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2236; A 1997, 1040)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.010 - "Board" defined.

"Board" means the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
[Part 2:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459]—(NRS A 1979, 1101; 1991, 2237; 1993, 125)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.030 - "Engineer intern" defined.

"Engineer intern" means a person who has satisfied the requirements of NRS 625.386 and subsection 1 of NRS 625.390.
[Part 2:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459]—(NRS A 1977, 740; 1989, 778; 1991, 2237; 1995, 45; 1997, 1040)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.035 - "Land surveyor intern" defined.

"Land surveyor intern" means a person who has satisfied the requirements of NRS 625.386 and subsection 1 of NRS 625.390.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1099; A 1991, 2237; 1995, 45; 1997, 1040)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.040 - "Practice of land surveying" defined.

1. A person who, in a private or public capacity, does or offers to do any one or more of the following practices land surveying:
(a) Locates, relocates, establishes, re-establishes or retraces any property line or boundary of any tract of land or any road, right-of-way, easement, alignment or elevation of any of the fixed works embraced within the practice of professional engineering as described in NRS 625.050.
(b) Makes any survey for the subdivision or resubdivision of any tract of land.
(c) Determines, by the use of the principles of land surveying, the position for any monument or reference point which marks a property line, boundary or corner, or sets, resets or replaces any such monument or reference point.
(d) Determines the configuration or contour of the earth’s surface or the position of fixed objects thereon by measuring lines and angles and applying the principles of trigonometry.
(e) Geodetic or cadastral surveying.
(f) Municipal and topographic surveying.
(g) Determines the information shown or to be shown on any map or document prepared or furnished in connection with any one or more of the functions described in paragraphs (a) to (f), inclusive.
(h) Indicates in any manner, by the use of the title "land surveyor," or by any other representation, that the person practices or offers to practice land surveying.
(i) Procures or offers to procure land-surveying work for others or for himself or herself.
(j) Manages or conducts as manager, proprietor or agent any place from which land-surveying work is solicited, performed or practiced.
2. A person practices land surveying if the person professes to be a land surveyor or is in a responsible charge of land-surveying work.
3. Making a survey exclusively for geological or landscaping purposes, or aerial photographs or photogrammetry, not involving any of the practices specified in subsection 1, does not constitute land surveying.
4. The practice of land surveying does not include the design, either in whole or in part, of any structure or fixed works embraced in the practice of professional engineering.
[Part 11 1/2:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1955, 391] + [Part 13:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1961, 312; 1977, 741; 1989, 778; 1991, 2237)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.050 - "Practice of professional engineering" defined.

1. "The practice of professional engineering" includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Any professional service which involves the application of engineering principles and data, such as surveying, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning and design, or responsible supervision of construction or operation in connection with any public or private utility, structure, building, machine, equipment, process, work or project, wherein the public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health or property is concerned or involved.
(b) Such other services as are necessary to the planning, progress and completion of any engineering project or to the performance of any engineering service.
2. The practice of engineering does not include land surveying or the work ordinarily performed by persons who operate or maintain machinery or equipment.
[Part 2:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459]—(NRS A 1961, 313; 1967, 950; 1991, 2238)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.060 - "Professional engineer" defined.

"Professional engineer" means a person who by reason of his or her professional education and practical experience is granted a license by the Board to practice professional engineering.
[Part 2:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459]—(NRS A 1991, 2239; 1997, 1040)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.070 - "Professional land surveyor" defined.

"Professional land surveyor" means a person who by reason of his or her professional education and practical experience is granted a license by the Board to practice land surveying in this State.
[Part 11 1/2:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1989, 779; 1991, 2239; 1997, 1040)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.080 - "Responsible charge of work" defined.

"Responsible charge of work" means the independent control and direction, by the use of initiative, skill and independent judgment, of the investigation or design of professional engineering or land-surveying work or the supervision of such work.
[Part 11 1/2:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1323; 1975, 819; 1991, 2239)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.090 - "Subordinate" defined.

"Subordinate" means any person directly supervised by a professional land surveyor or professional engineer who assists a professional land surveyor or professional engineer in the practice of land surveying or professional engineering.
[Part 11 1/2:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1323; 1989, 779; 1991, 2239)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.095 - Applicability of chapter: Persons exempt from provisions concerning licensure.

1. The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this chapter which require licensure:
(a) Any subordinate of a professional engineer of this State if he or she acts as a subordinate.
(b) Officers and employees of the United States Government who have qualified pursuant to federal regulations and have been authorized to do engineering for the Federal Government, but no such governmental officer or employee may engage in the private practice of engineering in Nevada unless licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2. The licensure requirements of this chapter do not apply to:
(a) The employees of interstate or intrastate public utility companies while they are engaged in any type of work for those companies, except work of a type prescribed pursuant to NRS 703.1543;
(b) Any architect registered pursuant to the provisions of chapter 623 of NRS and who practices architecture as permitted by chapter 623 of NRS; or
(c) A person, while using a scanner for the purpose of construction management or monitoring, or both, if the person is certified by the International Conference of Building Officials or a successor organization for the purposes for which he or she is using the scanner.
3. As used in this section, "scanner" means a device that uses laser technology to capture the digital shape of physical objects through laser triangulation.
[10:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391] + [Part 2:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459]—(NRS A 1961, 314; 1965, 1328, 1329; 1975, 173, 815; 1977, 320; 1985, 1046; 1997, 1053, 1054; 2003, 2110; 2021, 409)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.096 - Applicability of chapter: Persons exempt from provisions concerning practice of land surveying.

The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this chapter concerning the practice of land surveying:
1. Any state, county, city or district employee directly responsible to a professional land surveyor.
2. Any subordinate to a professional land surveyor of this State if he or she acts as a subordinate.
3. Professional mining engineers engaged solely in surveys made for mining and milling purposes or facilities pertaining thereto.
4. Officers and employees of the United States Government who have qualified pursuant to federal regulations and have been authorized to make surveys for the government, but such a governmental employee shall not engage in private practice as a land surveyor in Nevada unless licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
[Part 13:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1983, 807; 1989, 788; 1997, 1054)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.100 - Creation; number, qualifications and appointment of members; oath.

1. The Governor shall appoint nine persons, six of whom must be engaged in the practice or teaching of professional engineering in any of its disciplines except military engineering, and two of whom must be engaged in the practice or teaching of land surveying and one of whom must be a member of the general public. The members must be citizens of the United States and residents of this State, and constitute the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
2. All appointments made for members who are engaged in the practice or teaching of professional engineering or land surveying must be made from the current roster of professional engineers and professional land surveyors as issued by the Board and on file in the Office of the Secretary of State. Insofar as practicable, membership on the Board of those members must be distributed proportionately among the recognized disciplines of the profession. The members who are professional land surveyors must not be professional engineers.
3. Within 30 days after appointment, each member shall take and subscribe to the oath of office as prescribed by the laws of Nevada and shall file the oath with the Secretary of State.
[1:198:1919; A 1935, 377; 1949, 639; 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1323; 1977, 1249; 1979, 1101; 1991, 2239; 1993, 125; 1997, 1040; 2003, 2109; 2005, 205)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.110 - Officers; quorum; salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees; payment of salaries; Executive Director; regulations.

1. The Board shall elect officers from its members and, by regulation, establish the:
(a) Offices to which members may be elected;
(b) Title and term for each office; and
(c) Procedure for electing members to each office.
2. At any meeting, five members constitute a quorum.
3. Each member is entitled to receive:
(a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board; and
(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses, at a rate fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.
4. While engaged in the business of the Board, each employee of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.
5. The salaries of members of the Board and employees of the Board must be paid from the fees received by the Board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and no part of those salaries may be paid out of the State General Fund.
6. The Board shall appoint an Executive Director who serves at the pleasure of the Board and is entitled to receive such compensation as may be fixed by the Board.
[4:198:1919; A 1947, 797; 1943 NCL § 2873]—(NRS A 1963, 146; 1965, 1324; 1975, 302, 720; 1981, 1991; 1983, 804; 1989, 779, 1694; 1997, 1041; 2005, 206; 2007, 2942)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.120 - Offices.

The Board may maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1963, 147; 1989, 779)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.135 - Employees.

The Board may employ and fix the compensation to be paid to attorneys, investigators and other professional consultants and clerical personnel necessary to the discharge of its duties and may reimburse such employees for actual expenses they incur while acting on behalf of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 146; A 1989, 779)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.140 - Bylaws and regulations; code of conduct.

The Board may adopt all bylaws and regulations, including the adoption of a code of conduct which is binding on any person licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state, which are necessary for the proper performance of the duties of the Board, the regulation of the proceedings before it and the maintenance of a high standard of integrity and dignity in the profession.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1324; 1991, 2239; 1997, 1041)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.150 - Deposit and use of money received by Board; delegation of authority concerning disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claim for attorney’s fees or cost of investigation; action concerning certain notification received by Board.

1. The Board shall deposit in banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations and savings banks in the State of Nevada all money collected by it.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, all money collected by the Board must be used to meet the expenses of conducting examinations, issuing licenses and conducting the office of the Board.
3. The expenses of the Board, including the per diem allowances and travel expenses of the members and employees of the Board while engaged in the business of the Board and the expenses of conducting examinations, must be paid from the current receipts. No portion thereof may be paid from the State Treasury.
4. Any balance remaining in excess of the expenses incurred may be retained by the Board and used in defraying the future expenses thereof.
5. The Board may delegate to a hearing officer or panel its authority to take any disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter, impose and collect fines and penalties therefor and deposit the money therefrom in banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations or savings banks in this State.
6. If a hearing officer or panel is not authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to subsection 5 and the Board deposits the money collected from the imposition of fines with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund, it may present a claim to the State Board of Examiners for recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee if money is needed to pay attorney’s fees or the costs of an investigation, or both.
7. The Board shall consider and take appropriate action concerning a written notification received by the Board pursuant to NRS 278.587 or 338.176.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1963, 147; 1965, 61; 1989, 1695; 1993, 884; 1997, 155, 1041; 1999, 1529)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.152 - Duties: Issuance of licenses and certificates; implementation of provisions of chapter; provision of certain information.

The Board shall:
1. Issue licenses to qualified and competent persons as professional engineers and professional land surveyors and certify qualified and competent persons as engineer interns and land surveyor interns.
2. Carry out the provisions of this chapter.
3. Upon request, provide information concerning the regulation of the practice of professional engineering and land surveying.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1038)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.154 - Duties: Examinations for license.

1. The Board shall hold examinations of applicants for licenses at least once each year in localities determined by the number of applications received.
2. The examinations must be written and administered in English.
3. The Board shall not prohibit an applicant for a license from taking a regularly scheduled examination for that license solely because the Board failed to review the applicant’s application before the examination. If the Board prohibits an applicant for a license from taking the examination in violation of this subsection, the Board shall hold or cause to be held an examination for the applicant within 30 days after the violation occurs.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1038; A 2003, 2110)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.170 - Roster: Preparation; contents; availability, filing and distribution or sale.

1. The Executive Director of the Board shall, once each year or at intervals established by the Board, prepare a roster that shows, for each:
(a) Professional engineer, his or her name and license number, the city in which he or she lives and the discipline of engineering in which he or she specializes.
(b) Professional land surveyor, his or her name and license number, and the city in which he or she lives.
(c) Engineer intern or land surveyor intern, his or her name and certificate number.
2. The roster must be:
(a) Made available to each licensee in a manner prescribed by the Board.
(b) Placed on file with the Secretary of State and county and city clerks.
(c) Distributed or sold to the public.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1325; 1967, 951; 1975, 816; 1979, 1100; 1989, 779; 1991, 2240; 1995, 45; 1997, 1042; 1999, 2433)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.175 - Authority of Board to define scope of disciplines of engineering by regulation.

The Board may by regulation define the scope of each discipline of professional engineering for which licensure is required pursuant to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 816; A 1991, 2240; 1997, 1042)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.177 - Authority of Board to require persons who are not natural persons to register with Board before engaging in practice of professional engineering; fee; regulations.

1. The Board may require a firm, partnership, corporation or any other person who is not a natural person to register with the Board before engaging in or offering to engage in the practice of professional engineering in this state. The Board may charge a fee of not more than $50 to register pursuant to this section.
2. The Board may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 64; A 1997, 1071; 1999, 2433)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.179 - Authority of Board to require persons who are not natural persons to register with Board before engaging in practice of land surveying; fee; regulations.

1. The Board may require a firm, partnership, corporation or any other person who is not a natural person to register with the Board before engaging in or offering to engage in the practice of land surveying in this state. The Board may charge a fee of not more than $50 to register pursuant to this section.
2. The Board may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 64; A 1997, 1071; 1999, 2433)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.183 - Qualifications of applicant for licensure as professional engineer.

1. A person who is 21 years of age or older may apply to the Board, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted by the Board, for licensure as a professional engineer.
2. An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer must:
(a) Be of good character and reputation; and
(b) Pass the examination on the:
(1) Fundamentals of engineering or receive a waiver of that requirement; and
(2) Principles and practices of engineering,
pursuant to NRS 625.193.
3. An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer is not qualified for licensure unless the applicant is a graduate of an engineering curriculum of 4 years or more that is approved by the Board and has a record of 4 years or more of active experience in engineering which is satisfactory to the Board and which indicates that the applicant is competent to be placed in responsible charge of engineering work. An applicant who is eligible to take the examination on the principles and practices of engineering pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 625.193 may take the examination on the principles and practices of engineering before the applicant meets the active experience requirements for licensure set forth in this subsection.
4. To determine whether an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer has an adequate record of active experience pursuant to subsection 3:
(a) Graduation from a college or university in a discipline of engineering with a master’s or doctoral degree is equivalent to 2 years of active experience, except that, in the aggregate, not more than 2 years of active experience may be satisfied by graduation from a college or university with such degrees, regardless of the number of degrees earned.
(b) Two of the 4 years of active experience must have been completed by working under the direct supervision of a professional engineer who is licensed in the discipline in which the applicant is applying for licensure, unless that requirement is waived by the Board.
(c) The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a professional engineer, or the supervision of the construction of that work as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to active experience in engineering.
5. A person who is not working in the field of engineering when applying for licensure is eligible for licensure as a professional engineer if the person complies with the requirements for licensure prescribed in this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1038; A 1999, 2434, 2435; 2005, 206, 208; 2011, 227; 2019, 1527, 4259)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.193 - Examination for licensure as professional engineer: Scope; waiver; administration.

1. The examination for licensure as a professional engineer must consist of:
(a) An examination on the fundamentals of engineering that must cover the subject matter of a general education or training in engineering. If the applicant for licensure as a professional engineer has graduated from an engineering curriculum that is approved by the Board and has 15 years or more of experience in engineering, the examination on the fundamentals of engineering may be waived by the Board.
(b) An examination on the principles and practices of engineering that must cover the discipline of engineering in which the applicant is applying for licensure.
2. An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer must pass the examination on the fundamentals of engineering or receive a waiver of that requirement before the applicant may take the examination on the principles and practices of engineering.
3. When determining the content of the examinations on the fundamentals of engineering and the principles and practices of engineering, the Board shall consider the recognized disciplines of engineering and may conform the examination to the particular qualifications of the applicant.
4. The Board may require additional examinations for licensure in specialized areas of practice within one or more recognized disciplines of engineering.
5. The Board may administer or authorize an accredited college or university that offers a program in engineering approved by the Board to administer the examination on the fundamentals of engineering to persons who are not applicants for licensure as professional engineers in this state.
6. The Board may prescribe or limit the use of notes, texts and reference materials by applicants who are taking the examinations.
7. The Board may require the examinations or any portion of the examinations set forth in this section to be completed:
(a) In writing, with a pen or pencil of a type that has been approved by the Board;
(b) With a computer that has been provided or approved by the Board; or
(c) Orally, in the manner prescribed by the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1039; A 1999, 2436; 2013, 423)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.250 - Duties of Board concerning professional land surveyors; regulations.

The Board shall:
1. Administer the provisions and requirements of this chapter concerning professional land surveyors.
2. Make and enforce such regulations as are necessary to carry out those provisions.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1947, 797; 1943 NCL § 2875.05b]—(NRS A 1989, 783; 1991, 2243)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.270 - Qualifications of applicant for licensure as professional land surveyor.

1. A person who is 21 years of age or older may apply to the Board, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted by the Board, for licensure as a professional land surveyor.
2. An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor must:
(a) Be of good character and reputation;
(b) Pass the examination on the fundamentals of land surveying required by paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 625.280 or receive a waiver of that requirement;
(c) Pass the examination on the principles and practices of land surveying required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 625.280; and
(d) Have a record of 4 or more years of active experience in land surveying that is satisfactory to the Board and indicates that the applicant is competent to be placed in responsible charge of land-surveying work.
3. An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor may not take the examination on the principles and practices of land surveying required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 625.280 unless the applicant is a graduate of a land-surveying curriculum of 4 years or more that is approved by the Board.
4. To determine whether an applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor has an adequate record of active experience pursuant to subsection 2:
(a) Two of the 4 years of active experience must have been completed by working under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor, unless that requirement is waived by the Board.
(b) The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a professional land surveyor, or the supervision of the construction of that work as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to active experience in land surveying.
5. A person who is not working in the field of land surveying when applying for licensure is eligible for licensure as a professional land surveyor if the person complies with the requirements for licensure prescribed in this chapter.
[Part 14:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1326; 1975, 1169; 1977, 743; 1989, 783; 1991, 2243; 1995, 49; 1997, 1043; 1999, 2437; 2011, 228; 2019, 1528, 4260; 2021, 410)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.280 - Examination for licensure as professional land surveyor: Scope; waiver; administration.

1. The examination for licensure as a professional land surveyor must consist of:
(a) An examination on the fundamentals of land surveying that must cover the subject matter of a general land-surveying education or training. If the applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor has 15 years or more of experience in land surveying, the examination on the fundamentals of land surveying may be waived. For the purposes of determining the years of experience of an applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor pursuant to this paragraph, the Board shall consider graduation from a land-surveying curriculum that is approved by the Board to be equivalent to 4 years of experience.
(b) An examination on the principles and practices of land surveying.
2. An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor must pass the examination on the fundamentals of land surveying or receive a waiver of that requirement before the applicant may take the examination on the principles and practices of land surveying.
3. The Board may administer or authorize an accredited college or university that offers a program in land surveying approved by the Board to administer the examination on the fundamentals of land surveying to persons who are not applicants for licensure as professional land surveyors in this state.
4. The Board may prescribe or limit the use of notes, texts and reference materials by applicants who are taking the examinations.
5. The Board may require the examinations or any portion of the examinations set forth in this section to be completed:
(a) In writing, with a pen or pencil of a type that has been approved by the Board;
(b) With a computer that has been provided or approved by the Board; or
(c) Orally, in the manner prescribed by the Board.
[Part 14:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1326; 1967, 951; 1989, 784; 1997, 1045; 2013, 423)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.320 - Oaths: Administration; record.

1. Every professional land surveyor may administer and certify oaths when:
(a) It is necessary to take testimony for the identification or establishment of old, lost or obliterated corners;
(b) A corner or monument is found in a perishable condition; or
(c) The importance of a survey makes it desirable to administer oaths to his or her assistants for the faithful performance of their duty.
2. A record of oaths must be prepared as part of the field notes of the survey, and a memorandum of them must be made on the record of survey to be filed under this chapter.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1989, 785)