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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.351 - Contest of administrative citation or order to correct violation: Hearing.

1. The Board shall hold a hearing pursuant to NRS 624.291 if a person submits to the Board written notice of his or her intent to contest a citation issued pursuant to NRS 624.341 or order to correct a violation of the provisions of this chapter:
(a) Within 15 business days after the date on which the citation or order is served on the person;
(b) For a citation that has been affirmed or modified following an informal citation conference conducted pursuant to NRS 624.343, within 15 business days after the date on which the affirmed or modified citation is served on the person; or
(c) On or before such later date as specified by the Board pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 624.345.
2. If a person submits to the Board written notice of his or her intent to contest a citation or order within the time required by paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1, the Board shall hold the hearing required by subsection 1 not later than 90 calendar days after the date on which the Board receives the written notice.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2952; A 2007, 862; 2023, 1136)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.355 - Annual review of complaints by Board; report to Governor and Legislature; duty to inform public.

1. On or before September 1 of each even-numbered year, the Board or its designee shall:
(a) Review the complaints received by the Board to ascertain whether there are any similarities or common trends among any of those complaints;
(b) Prepare a written summary that identifies potential difficulties in the regulation of contractors and the protection of the public pursuant to this chapter; and
(c) Report any findings and recommendations for legislation to:
(1) The Governor; and
(2) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature.
2. The Board shall take such action as is necessary to keep the public informed of its activities pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2953)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.361 - Regulations.

The Board shall adopt regulations concerning the:
1. Form of a written citation issued pursuant to NRS 624.341;
2. Time required for a person to correct a condition resulting from an act that constitutes a violation of this chapter or the regulations of the Board if the person is so ordered pursuant to NRS 624.341; and
3. Imposition of an administrative fine pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The Board shall consider:
(a) The gravity of the violation;
(b) The good faith of the person; and
(c) Any history of previous violations of the provisions of this chapter by the person.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2952; A 2007, 863)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.400 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 624.400 to 624.560, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 624.410 to 624.460, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1967; A 2001, 141; 2021, 420)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.420 - "Injured person" defined.

"Injured person" means an owner who:
1. Is damaged by the failure of a residential contractor to perform qualified services adequately; or
2. Pays to obtain a release of a lien:
(a) Which is recorded:
(1) For the value of any materials or services rendered in connection with a construction project; and
(2) Against property to be improved by the project; and
(b) When a licensee or agent or officer thereof:
(1) Willfully or deliberately fails to pay any money when due for the materials or services; and
(2) Has received sufficient money as payment for the materials or services.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1967; A 2001, 141; 2009, 766)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.455 - "Single-family residence" defined.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, "single-family residence" means:
(a) A detached, stand-alone dwelling which is built upon a foundation and situated on its own real property parcel; or
(b) An individual condominium unit, townhouse unit or duplex unit,
that serves as the residence for its owner.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the term includes:
(a) Any improvements associated with the dwelling that are affixed to the real property parcel.
(b) Any other real property which:
(1) Has a unique assessor’s parcel number or other unique identifier; and
(2) Is occupied as a residence by the owner of the property.
3. The term does not include:
(a) Any mobile or manufactured home.
(b) Personal property.
(c) Common areas or common elements of a condominium or other multi-family dwelling. As used in this paragraph, "common elements" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 116.017.
(d) Improvements to any real property that is not owned by the dweller of the residence.
(e) Any dwelling or real property improvement which is rented or leased on a full- or part-time basis by a person who is not a member of the owner’s family. As used in this paragraph, "member of the owner’s family" means a person related to the owner by blood, adoption, marriage or domestic partnership within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 420)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.470 - Establishment of account; reference to account as "Recovery Fund"; collection of biennial assessment; reduction in amount of assessment under certain circumstances; use of money in account.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, in addition to the fee for a license required pursuant to NRS 624.280, a residential contractor shall pay to the Board an assessment not to exceed the following amount, if the monetary limit on the residential contractor’s license is:
Not more than $1,000,000.......................................................... $200 per biennium
More than $1,000,000 but limited............................................... 500 per biennium
Unlimited..................................................................................... 1,000 per biennium
2. The Board shall administer and account separately for the money received from the assessments collected pursuant to subsection 1. The Board may refer to the money in the account as the "Recovery Fund."
3. The Board shall reduce the amount of the assessments collected pursuant to subsection 1 when the balance in the account reaches 150 percent of the largest balance in the account during the previous fiscal year.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 624.540, the money in the account must be used to pay claims made by injured persons, as provided in NRS 624.400 to 624.560, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1967; A 2003, 1902; 2007, 863; 2009, 766; 2021, 420)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.490 - Application to Board for satisfaction of judgment from account.

Within 2 years after an injured person has obtained a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction for recovery of damages against a residential contractor for an act or omission of the residential contractor that is in violation of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the injured person may apply to the Board for satisfaction of the judgment from the account if:
1. The proceedings in connection with the judgment have terminated, including appeals;
2. The injured person submits an application on a form established for this purpose by the Board;
3. The injured person submits proof satisfactory to the Board of the judgment; and
4. Upon obtaining payment from the account, the injured person assigns to the Board his or her rights to enforce the judgment up to the amount of his or her payment from the account. All other applicable rights remain with the injured person.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1968; A 2021, 421)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.500 - Hearing on complaint; limitation on time for acting on complaint.

1. The Board or its designee shall hold a hearing if the Board receives a complaint pursuant to NRS 624.480. The time and place for the hearing must be fixed by the Board or its designee, and the Board or its designee shall notify the injured person in writing of the time and place of the hearing at least 30 days before the date fixed for the hearing.
2. Any testimony taken pursuant to NRS 624.170 to 624.210, inclusive, must be considered a part of the record of the hearing before the Board or its designee.
3. The hearing must be public if a request is made for a public hearing.
4. The Board or its designee shall act upon the complaint within 6 months after the complaint is filed with the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1968)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.520 - Contractor required to notify owner of rights related to account; written statement; administrative fine for noncompliance.

1. A residential contractor shall notify an owner with whom he or she contracts of the rights of the owner pursuant to NRS 624.400 to 624.560, inclusive, including, without limitation, providing a written statement explaining those rights in any agreement or contract for qualified services. The written statement must be in substantially the following form:
RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION RECOVERY FUND
Payment may be available from the Recovery Fund if you are damaged financially by a project performed on your residence pursuant to a contract, including construction, remodeling, repair or other improvements, and the damage resulted from certain specified violations of Nevada law by a contractor licensed in this State. To obtain information relating to the Recovery Fund and filing a claim for recovery from the Recovery Fund, you may contact the State Contractors’ Board.
2. The Board may impose upon a contractor an administrative fine:
(a) Of not more than $250 for the first violation of subsection 1; and
(b) Of not more than $500 for a second or subsequent violation of subsection 1.
3. The Board shall deposit any money received pursuant to this section in the account established pursuant to NRS 624.470.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1970; A 2019, 38; 2021, 421)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.530 - Board retains authority to take disciplinary action against residential contractor; additional actions by Board against residential contractor.

1. The provisions of NRS 624.400 to 624.560, inclusive, do not limit the authority of the Board to take disciplinary action against a residential contractor.
2. If the Board or its designee finds that an owner recovered from the account an amount paid by the owner to obtain a release of a lien recorded against property to be improved by a construction project as a result of a residential contractor’s act or omission as described in subsection 2 of NRS 624.3012, in addition to any disciplinary action that the Board takes against the residential contractor pursuant to subsection 1, the Board may:
(a) Suspend or revoke the license of the residential contractor; and
(b) Prohibit the issuance, reinstatement or renewal of a license to the residential contractor and any officer, director, associate or partner thereof, unless the residential contractor or any officer, director, associate or partner thereof repays to the account or the owner, or both, as appropriate, any amount paid out of the account or by the owner as a result of the act or omission of the residential contractor.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1970; A 2009, 766; 2021, 422)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.540 - Submission of annual statement of condition of account to Legislature; employment of necessary persons; procurement of necessary equipment, supplies and services; interest credited to account; limit on expenditures.

1. The Board shall:
(a) On or before February 1 of each year, prepare and submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the appropriate legislative committee if the Legislature is in session, or to the Interim Finance Committee if the Legislature is not in session, a statement of the condition of the account that is prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(b) Employ accountants as necessary for the performance of the duties set forth in this section and pay any related expenses from the money in the account. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the expenditures made by the Board pursuant to this paragraph must not exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year.
(c) Employ or contract with persons and procure necessary equipment, supplies and services to be paid from or purchased with the money in the account as may be necessary to monitor or process claims filed by injured persons that may result in a recovery from the account.
2. Any interest earned on the money in the account must be credited to the account. The Board may expend the interest earned on the money in the account to increase public awareness of the account. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the expenditures made by the Board for this purpose must not exceed $50,000 in any fiscal year.
3. The total expenditures made by the Board pursuant to this section must not exceed 10 percent of the account in any fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1969)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.560 - Regulations.

The Board shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 624.400 to 624.560, inclusive, including, without limitation, regulations governing:
1. The disbursement of money from the account; and
2. The manner in which a complaint is filed with the Board or its designee pursuant to NRS 624.480.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1970; A 2021, 422)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.570 - Creation; members; expenses; duties; powers; regulations.

1. The Commission on Construction Education is hereby created.
2. The Commission consists of one member who is a member of the Board and six members appointed by the Governor as follows:
(a) Four members who are representatives of the construction industry; and
(b) Two members who have knowledge of construction education programs.
3. Each member of the Commission serves a term of 3 years.
4. The members of the Commission who are appointed by the Governor serve without compensation, per diem allowance or reimbursement for travel expenses. While engaged in the business of the Commission, the member who is a member of the Board shall receive from the Board the same salary, per diem allowance and reimbursement for travel expenses the member receives while engaged in the business of the Board.
5. The Commission shall review programs of education which relate to building construction and distribute grants from the Construction Education Account created pursuant to NRS 624.580 for programs that the Commission determines qualify for such a grant.
6. The Board may adopt regulations which establish the rules of procedure for meetings of the Commission.
7. The Commission shall adopt regulations providing:
(a) Procedures for applying for a grant of money from the Construction Education Account;
(b) Procedures for reviewing an application for a grant from the Construction Education Account; and
(c) Qualifications for receiving a grant from the Construction Education Account.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2408)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.580 - Construction Education Account; administration.

1. There is hereby created a Construction Education Account as a separate account within the State General Fund.
2. Money deposited in the Account must be used:
(a) For the purposes of construction education and to pay the costs of the Commission on Construction Education as described in accordance with subsection 3, and in addition to any other money provided for construction education from any other source; or
(b) For any other purpose authorized by the Legislature.
3. The Commission on Construction Education shall administer the Construction Education Account and, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 2, shall disburse the money in the Account as follows:
(a) At least 95 percent of the money deposited in the Account must be used to fund programs of education which relate to building construction and which the Commission on Construction Education determines qualify for grants; and
(b) Not more than 5 percent of the money deposited in the Account may be reserved for operating expenses incurred by the Commission on Construction Education pursuant to this section.
4. The unexpended and unencumbered balance, if any, remaining in the Construction Education Account at the end of each fiscal year, must remain in the Account.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2409; A 2003, 173; 2010, 26th Special Session, 24)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.600 - Required disclosures by general building contractor to owner of single-family residence with whom contractor has contracted.

A general building contractor shall provide in writing to the owner of a single-family residence with whom he or she has contracted:
1. The name, license number, business address and telephone number of:
(a) All subcontractors with whom he or she has contracted on the project; and
(b) All persons who furnish material of the value of $500 or more to be used in the project.
2. A notice that a person described in subsection 1 may record a notice of lien upon the residence of the owner and any building, structure and improvement thereon pursuant to the provisions of NRS 108.226.
3. An informational form, whose contents must be prescribed by the Board, regarding:
(a) Contractors pursuant to this chapter; and
(b) Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens pursuant to chapter 108 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2686)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.602 - Required disclosure and provision of builder’s warranty to purchaser by licensee who completes construction of new, single-family residence.

1. A licensee who completes construction of a new, single-family residence shall provide to the purchaser of the residence:
(a) A separate, single-page disclosure describing the rights of the purchaser under this chapter, including, without limitation, the right to file a complaint pursuant to NRS 624.480 seeking recovery from the account established pursuant to NRS 624.470; and
(b) A builder’s warranty that meets the requirements of this section.
2. A builder’s warranty provided by a licensee pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be in writing.
(b) Be valid for a period of at least 1 year from the date of completion of a written punch list. As used in this paragraph, "punch list" means a list of any materials or work describing incomplete or incorrect installations or incidental damage to existing finishes, material and structures that do not conform to the specifications of the contract or the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 624.3017.
(c) Contain terms that include, without limitation, warrantying all home systems, workmanship, materials, plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems, appliances installed by contractors, fixtures, equipment and structural components, unless a separate warranty is provided by the manufacturer or installer of such a product, component or system.
(d) Be transferable to a subsequent purchaser of the residence.
(e) Not be deemed, construed or interpreted to constitute a waiver or release of any other warranty from the licensee provided by contract or otherwise available under the laws of this State.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2283)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.605 - Availability to contractor of names and addresses of subcontractors delinquent in payment of contributions for unemployment or industrial insurance.

The Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and the Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry shall make available, upon request, to any licensed contractor the names and addresses of subcontractors who are delinquent in paying the amounts owed by the subcontractor to:
1. The Division for benefits for unemployment pursuant to chapter 612 of NRS; and
2. A private carrier that provides industrial insurance in this State for premiums for industrial insurance.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1350; A 1993, 1890; 1995, 634, 2048; 1999, 1828)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.606 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 624.606 to 624.630, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 624.607 to 624.6086, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1615; A 2005, 1224, 1721)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.607 - "Higher-tiered contractor" defined.

"Higher-tiered contractor" means a prime contractor or subcontractor who has entered into an oral or written agreement with a lower-tiered subcontractor pursuant to which the lower-tiered subcontractor has agreed to provide work, materials or equipment for a work of improvement.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1615; A 2005, 1721)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.608 - "Lower-tiered subcontractor" defined.

"Lower-tiered subcontractor" means a subcontractor who has agreed in an oral or written agreement with a higher-tiered contractor to provide work, materials or equipment for a work of improvement.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1615; A 2005, 1722)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.6084 - "Owner" defined.

1. "Owner" means an owner or lessee of real property or any improvement who enters into an oral or written agreement with a prime contractor pursuant to which the prime contractor agrees to provide work, materials or equipment for a work of improvement.
2. The term includes, without limitation, an owner of a planned unit development who enters into one or more oral or written agreements to construct a work of improvement in the planned unit development in the manner described in subsection 5 of NRS 624.020.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1223, 1721)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.622 - Requirements concerning notices; prohibited provisions; exemptions; requests for information.

1. A prime contractor shall provide a copy of any notice given to an owner pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 624.610 to each lower-tiered subcontractor with whom the prime contractor has entered into an agreement. Upon receipt of payment pursuant to NRS 624.609, the prime contractor shall notify all such lower-tiered subcontractors in writing of receipt of payment.
2. A condition, stipulation or provision in an agreement which:
(a) Requires a prime contractor to waive any rights provided in this section, NRS 624.609, 624.610, 624.620 or 624.630, or which limits those rights;
(b) Relieves an owner of any obligation or liability imposed pursuant to NRS 624.606 to 624.630, inclusive; or
(c) Requires a prime contractor to waive, release or extinguish a claim or right for damages or an extension of time that the prime contractor may otherwise possess or acquire as a result of delay, acceleration, disruption or an impact event that is unreasonable under the circumstances, that was not within the contemplation of the parties at the time the agreement was entered into, or for which the prime contractor is not responsible,
is against public policy and is void and unenforceable.
3. All notices required pursuant to NRS 624.609 to 624.622, inclusive, must be:
(a) Delivered personally, in which case the prime contractor shall obtain a notarized statement from the person who delivered the notice as proof of delivery;
(b) Sent by facsimile and delivered by regular mail, in which case the prime contractor shall retain proof of a successful transmission of the facsimile;
(c) Delivered by certified mail; or
(d) Delivered in the manner provided for in the agreement.
4. NRS 624.609 to 624.622, inclusive, do not apply to an agreement between:
(a) A prime contractor and a natural person who owns a single-family residence for the performance of qualified services with respect to the residence; or
(b) A public body and a prime contractor for the performance of work and labor on a public work.
5. Within 5 days after an owner receives a written request for the information set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) from a lower-tiered subcontractor, the owner shall notify the lower-tiered subcontractor in writing of the following:
(a) The date the owner made a specified payment to the prime contractor;
(b) Whether the owner has paid the entire amount of a specified payment to the prime contractor; and
(c) The amount withheld by the owner from a specified payment to the prime contractor and the condition or reason for the withholding.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1620; A 2005, 1727)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.630 - Accrual of interest on money due; rate of interest.

Any money which is payable to a prime contractor, higher-tiered contractor or lower-tiered subcontractor pursuant to NRS 624.609, 624.610, 624.620, 624.624, 624.626 or 624.628 accrues interest from the time it becomes due at a rate equal to the higher of:
1. The rate agreed upon in the agreement between the parties; or
2. The rate equal to the prime rate at the largest bank in this State, as determined by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions on January 1 or July 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding:
(a) The time at which the agreement was signed; or
(b) If the agreement was oral, the time at which the terms of the agreement were agreed to by the parties,
plus 4 percent until the date of payment.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 557; A 2005, 1734)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.700 - Engaging in business or submitting bid without license unlawful; prosecution; damages; bid submitted in violation of section void.

1. It is unlawful for any person or combination of persons to:
(a) Engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor within this State; or
(b) Submit a bid on a job situated within this State,
without having an active license therefor as provided in this chapter, unless that person or combination of persons is exempted from licensure pursuant to NRS 624.031.
2. The district attorneys in this State shall prosecute all violations of this section which occur in their respective counties, unless the violations are prosecuted by the Attorney General. Upon the request of the Board, the Attorney General shall prosecute any violation of this section in lieu of prosecution by the district attorney.
3. In addition to any other penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter, a person who is convicted of violating subsection 1 may be required to pay:
(a) Court costs and the costs of prosecution;
(b) Reasonable costs of the investigation of the violation to the Board;
(c) Damages the person caused as a result of the violation up to the amount of the person’s pecuniary gain from the violation; or
(d) Any combination of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
4. If a person submits a bid or enters into a contract in violation of subsection 1, the bid or contract shall be deemed void ab initio.
[1:Art. VII:186:1941; A 1953, 521]—(NRS A 1967, 1042; 1969, 939; 1987, 771; 1995, 927; 1999, 2957)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.710 - Administrative fine for engaging in business or submitting bid without license, engaging in unlawful advertising or acting in joint venture or combination without additional license; fine cumulative; action for fine; deposit of fine in Construction Education Account.

1. If any person violates the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 624.700, subsections 1 to 5, inclusive, of NRS 624.720 or NRS 624.740, the Board may impose for each violation an administrative fine in an amount that is not less than $1,000 and not more than $50,000.
2. The Board shall, by regulation, establish standards for use by the Board in determining the amount of an administrative fine imposed pursuant to this section. The standards must include, without limitation, provisions requiring the Board to consider:
(a) The gravity of the violation;
(b) The good faith of the person; and
(c) Any history of previous violations of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations of the Board committed by the person.
3. An administrative fine imposed pursuant to this section is in addition to any other penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter.
4. If the administrative fine and any interest imposed pursuant to NRS 624.300 is not paid when due, the fine and interest, if any, must be recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General on behalf of the Board.
5. All administrative fines and interest collected pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Construction Education Account created pursuant to NRS 624.580.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 926; A 2001, 2415; 2005, 1208; 2007, 863; 2015, 391)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.720 - Unlawful advertising; disconnection of telephone number listed in unlawful advertisement.

1. It is unlawful for any person, including a person exempt under the provisions of NRS 624.031, to advertise as a contractor unless the person has a license in the appropriate classification established by the provisions of NRS 624.215 and 624.220.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person not licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who advertises to perform or complete construction work or a work of improvement must state in the advertisement that he or she is not licensed pursuant to this chapter.
3. It is unlawful for a licensed contractor to disseminate, as part of any advertising by the contractor, any false or misleading statement or representation of material fact that is intended, directly or indirectly, to induce another person to use the services of the contractor or to enter into any contract with the contractor or any obligation relating to such a contract.
4. All advertising by a licensed contractor must include the name of the contractor’s company and the number of the contractor’s license.
5. It is unlawful for any person, whether or not licensed pursuant to this chapter, to advertise to perform or complete construction work or a work of improvement using a license number that does not correspond to a valid license issued to that person under this chapter.
6. If, after giving notice and holding a hearing pursuant to NRS 624.291, the Board determines that a person has engaged in advertising in a manner that violates the provisions of this section, the Board may, in addition to any penalty, punishment or disciplinary action authorized by the provisions of this chapter, issue an order to the person to cease and desist the unlawful advertising and to cause any telephone number included in the advertising to be disconnected.
7. If a person fails to comply with subsection 6 within 5 days after receiving an order pursuant to subsection 6, the Board may request the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to order the appropriate provider of telephone service to disconnect any telephone number included in the advertisement.
8. As used in this section:
(a) "Advertising" includes, but is not limited to, the issuance of any sign, card or device, or the permitting or allowing of any sign or marking on a motor vehicle, in any building, structure, newspaper, magazine or airway transmission, on the Internet or in any directory under the listing of "contractor" with or without any limiting qualifications.
(b) Provider of telephone service" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 707.355.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1159; A 1987, 1101; 1999, 2857, 2965; 2001, 213; 2005, 1208; 2015, 391; 2019, 2036)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.730 - Unlawful to sit for examination on behalf of another; unlawful to provide any portion of examination to another.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person other than an applicant for a contractor’s license who takes an examination of the Board on behalf of the applicant, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. Any person who, without the authorization of the Board, provides any portion of an examination of the Board to another person, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2954)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.740 - Unlawful to act in joint venture or combination without additional license.

1. It is unlawful for any two or more licensees, whose licenses have been limited by the Board to contracts not exceeding certain monetary sums and each of whom has been issued a license to engage separately in the business or to act separately in the capacity of a contractor within this State, jointly to submit a bid or otherwise act in the capacity of a contractor within this State without first having secured an additional license for acting in the capacity of such a joint venture or combination in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as provided for an individual, copartnership or corporation.
2. A licensee whose license is limited to contracts not exceeding certain monetary sums cannot be a party to a joint venture unless such licensee has secured an additional license for such joint venture.
[4:Art. II:186:1941; A 1951, 47]—(NRS A 1963, 695)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.750 - Other unlawful acts or omissions; penalties for unlawful acts and omissions.

1. It is unlawful for a person to commit any act or omission described in subsection 1 of NRS 624.3012, subsection 2 of NRS 624.3013, NRS 624.3014 or subsection 1, 3 or 7 of NRS 624.3016.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and unless a greater penalty is otherwise provided by a specific statute, any person who violates subsection 1, NRS 624.305, subsection 1 of NRS 624.700 or NRS 624.720 or 624.740:
(a) For a first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $4,000, 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 $4,000 nor more than $10,000, 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 $10,000 nor more than $20,000, and may be further punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 1 year and not more than 4 years.
3. If a person is guilty of a violation of subsection 1 of NRS 624.700, the maximum fines set forth in subsection 2 may be exceeded by adding thereto a fine enhancement of not more than 10 percent of the value of any contract that the person entered into in violation of subsection 1 of NRS 624.700, if that person commenced any work or received any money relating to the contract.
4. It is unlawful for a person to receive money for the purpose of obtaining or paying for services, labor, materials or equipment if the person:
(a) Willfully fails to use that money for that purpose by failing to complete the improvements for which the person received the money or by failing to pay for any services, labor, materials or equipment provided for that construction; and
(b) Wrongfully diverts that money to a use other than that for which it was received.
5. Unless a greater penalty is otherwise provided by a specific statute, any person who violates subsection 4:
(a) If the amount of money wrongfully diverted is $1,000 or less, 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.
(b) If the amount of money wrongfully diverted is more than $1,000, 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.
6. 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.
[2:Art. VII:186:1941; A 1955, 378]—(NRS A 1967, 639; 1971, 182; 1975, 1161; 1981, 634; 1991, 146; 1999, 2966; 2001, 2983; 2003, 1903; 2013, 990; 2015, 392; 2023, 1050)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.800 - Statute of limitations for certain violations.

For any violation of the provisions of NRS 624.005 to 624.750, inclusive, that is punishable as a misdemeanor, an indictment must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 2 years after the commission of the offense.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1200)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.830 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 624.830 to 624.895, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 624.835 to 624.855, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.855 - "Work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity" and "work" defined.

1. "Work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity" or "work" means any of the following acts:
(a) The construction, repair, maintenance, restoration, alteration or improvement of any photovoltaic system used to produce or store electricity on the customer’s side of an electric meter on a single-family residence, including, without limitation, the repair or replacement of existing equipment or the installation of new equipment, as necessary; or
(b) Any activity for the supervision concerning such work.
2. The scope of such work includes the installation, alteration and repair of photovoltaic cells, batteries, inverters and storage systems used in the conversion of solar energy into electricity and the storage of that electricity on the customer’s side of an electric meter on a single-family residence.
3. The term does not include:
(a) Education regarding solar photovoltaics;
(b) Energy audits; or
(c) The advertising or solicitation of such work.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1053)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.860 - License or employment by licensee required to perform, provide proposal or bid or execute contract to perform work concerning residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity.

A person shall not, directly or indirectly perform or offer to perform, provide any proposal or bid for or execute a contract to perform any work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity unless the person:
1. Holds a license issued pursuant to this chapter which authorizes the person to perform work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity; or
2. Is an employee of a person described in subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1053; A 2023, 1123)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.865 - Contractor required to obtain permits and meet certain requirements; certain owner-builders required to submit information regarding bonds and insurance; license or other authorization required to perform certain acts for owner-builder.

1. Any contractor who performs work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity shall, regardless of whether the work is performed under the direction of a builder who is also the owner of the single-family residence on which the work is being performed:
(a) Apply for and obtain all applicable permits for the work;
(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 photovoltaic system used to produce electricity; and
(c) Meet all applicable requirements imposed by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada or any system for the distribution of electricity to which the work will interconnect.
2. If a contractor performs work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity and the work is performed under the direction of a builder who is also the owner of the single-family residence on which the work is being performed, 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 working on the work.
3. If work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity 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 single-family residence on which the work is being performed, a person shall not, directly or indirectly, perform or offer to perform 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, unless the person holds:
(a) A license issued pursuant to this chapter which authorizes the person to perform such acts; or
(b) Any other license, certificate, registration or permit under state law which authorizes the person to perform such acts.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1053)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.870 - 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 photovoltaic system used to produce electricity shall start the work within 30 days after the date all necessary permits for the work and all necessary approvals from an electric utility into whose system the residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity will interconnect, if any, are issued, unless the person who made the payment agrees in writing to a longer period.
2. A contractor who receives money for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity shall complete the work diligently and shall not refuse to perform any work agreed to in the contract for any 30-day period.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if satisfactory payment is made for any portion of the work performed, the contractor shall, before any further payment is made, furnish to the owner of the single-family residence on which the work was performed a full and unconditional release of the contractor’s claim for a 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 for the work 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 photovoltaic system used to produce electricity must contain a written statement explaining the rights of the customer under NRS 624.830 to 624.895, inclusive, and other relevant statutes, including, without limitation, NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive.
6. A contractor may require final payment for the final stage or phase of the construction of a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity after the system is deemed complete and any required inspections are completed.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1054)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.880 - Advertisements and solicitations for work: Requirements; prohibited practices; standards for advertisements; regulations.

1. Advertisements and solicitations for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity must be truthful and not materially misleading.
2. A person who makes an advertisement or solicitation for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity shall not expressly or implicitly state that the person will perform the work, enter into a contract, express or implied, to perform the work or act as a contractor to perform the work unless the person holds:
(a) A license issued pursuant to this chapter which authorizes the person to perform the work; or
(b) Any other license, certificate, registration or permit under state law which authorizes the person to perform the work,
as provided pursuant to NRS 624.860.
3. A contractor shall not cause to be published or display any advertisement that does not comply with the standards adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection 4.
4. 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 photovoltaic systems used to produce electricity.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1057)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.885 - Limitations on certain lending and financial practices.

1. A contract for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity is not enforceable against the owner of a single-family residence on which the work is being performed if the obtaining of a loan for all or a portion of the contract price is a condition precedent to the contract unless both of the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) The owner of the single-family residence agrees to accept the loan or financing.
(b) The owner of the single-family residence 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 of the single-family residence has any obligation under the contract.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1057)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 624 - Contractors › NRS 624.890 - Contractor who commits certain violations may be required to obtain services of construction control.

1. If a contractor who performs work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity is determined by the Board to have violated:
(a) One or more of the provisions of NRS 624.301 to 624.305, inclusive, 624.860, 624.870 or 624.875; or
(b) Any regulation adopted by the Board with respect to contracts for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity,
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 photovoltaic system used to produce electricity.
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 2021, 1058)