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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.335 - Entry upon land or water to perform duties: Authority; notice; approval; civil liability.

1. A surveyor may enter public or private land, a water course or a body of water to:
(a) Investigate, recover, establish, re-establish, rehabilitate, perpetuate or use evidence of a boundary location.
(b) Locate, relocate, use, install, perpetuate or replace a survey monument.
(c) Perform land or control surveying.
2. Before entering private land pursuant to subsection 1, a surveyor must provide written notice to the owner or occupant of the land of the proposed date and approximate time of entry upon the land and a statement of the purpose for entry upon the land. The notice must include the name, number of the license and business affiliation of the surveyor. The surveyor shall obtain the approval of the owner or occupant of the land before entry. An owner shall not unreasonably withhold approval of such entry on the land. The provisions of this subsection are not applicable to an entry made pursuant to NRS 37.050.
3. The provisions of this section do not relieve a surveyor from any civil liability for any damage caused by the surveyor’s entry pursuant to subsection 1.
4. As used in this section, "surveyor" includes:
(a) A professional land surveyor or his or her designee.
(b) A surveyor employed by the Federal Government or an agency of the Federal Government, the State of Nevada, a political subdivision of the State or an agency of the State.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1889; A 1997, 1048; 1999, 963)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.340 - Record of survey: Filing; disclosures.

After making a survey in conformity with the practice of land surveying, a professional land surveyor shall, within 90 days after the establishment of points or lines, file with the county recorder in the county in which the survey was made a record of survey relating to land boundaries and property lines, which discloses:
1. The result of an adjustment of a boundary line that causes a transfer of land between two abutting parcels but does not result in the creation of any additional parcels.
2. The boundary limits and configuration of any new parcel created in an industrial or commercial subdivision for which a final map has been filed previously pursuant to the provisions of chapter 278 of NRS.
3. Material evidence which, in whole or in part, does not appear on any map or record previously recorded or filed in the office of the municipal engineer, county recorder, county clerk, county surveyor, or in the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior.
4. A material discrepancy with a map or record described in subsection 3.
5. Evidence that, by reasonable analysis, might result in alternate positions of points or lines.
6. The establishment of one or more lines not shown on any map or record described in subsection 3, the positions of which are not ascertained from an inspection of the record or map without trigonometric calculations.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1989, 785)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.350 - Record of survey: Form and contents.

1. A record of survey must be a map legibly drawn in waterproof ink on tracing cloth or produced by the use of other materials of a permanent nature generally used for that purpose in the engineering profession. The size of each sheet must be 24 by 32 inches. A marginal line must be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely blank margin of 1 inch at the top, bottom and right edges, and 2 inches at the left edge along the 24-inch dimension.
2. A record of survey must show:
(a) All monuments found, set, reset or replaced, describing their kind, size and location and giving other data relating thereto.
(b) Bearing or witness monuments, the basis of bearings, bearing and length of lines and the scale of the map.
(c) The name and legal description of the tract in which the survey is located and any ties to adjoining tracts.
(d) The tie to the control network maintained by the National Geodetic Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, if points of the network are established in the area in which the survey is made.
(e) A memorandum of oaths, if any.
(f) The signature and validated stamp of the surveyor who performed the survey.
(g) A certificate prepared by the surveyor indicating:
(1) The person or entity for whom the survey was performed;
(2) The general vicinity of the property being surveyed;
(3) The date the survey was completed;
(4) Whether monuments were found or set and, if so, their character and location as shown; and
(5) Any other pertinent information.
(h) Any other data necessary for the interpretation of the various items and locations of the points, lines and areas shown.
3. If the land surveyed is described in terms of area, the record of the survey must show the area of the land surveyed in the following manner:
(a) In acres, calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of an acre, if the area is 2 acres or more; or
(b) In square feet, if the area is less than 2 acres.
4. As used in this section, "control network" means a system of coordinates that defines latitude, longitude, height, scale, gravity and orientation throughout the United States.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1960, 138; 1985, 899, 1691; 1993, 1195; 1997, 1048)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.360 - Record of survey: Record not required in certain circumstances.

A record of survey is not required of any professional land surveyor when a final map is recorded in compliance with the provisions of chapter 278 of NRS not later than 120 days after the establishment of points or lines.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1977, 1527; 1989, 786)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.370 - Record of survey: Charge for filing and indexing; filing and indexing by county recorder; records provided by county recorder to county assessor.

1. The charge for filing and indexing any record of survey is $17 for the first page plus $10 for each additional page.
2. The record of survey must be suitably filed by the county recorder, and the county recorder shall keep proper indexes of such survey records by name of tract, subdivision or United States land subdivision.
3. A county recorder who records a record of survey pursuant to this section shall, within 7 working days after recording the record of survey, provide to the county assessor at no charge:
(a) A duplicate copy of the record of survey and supporting documents; or
(b) Access to the digital record of survey and any digital supporting documents. The record of survey and supporting documents must be in a form that is acceptable to the county recorder and the county assessor.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1977, 1527; 1981, 214; 1993, 1358; 2001, 1570, 3221; 2003, 2792)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.380 - Requirements for monuments.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, monuments set must be sufficient in number and durability and efficiently placed so as not to be readily disturbed to ensure, together with monuments already existing, the perpetuation of facile re-establishment of any point or line of the survey.
2. Any monument set by a professional land surveyor to mark or reference a point on a property or boundary line must be permanently and visibly marked or tagged with the number of the license of the professional land surveyor setting it, each number to be preceded by the letters "P.L.S."
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if a monument cannot be set or reset because of steep terrain, water, marsh or existing structures, or if it would be obliterated as a result of construction or maintenance of any highway under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, one or more reference monuments, as defined in NRS 329.120, must be set. In addition to the requirements for a monument set forth in subsections 1 and 2, the letters "RM" must be stamped in the tablet, disc or cap of the reference monument. One reference monument may be used if it is set on the actual line or a prolongation thereof. In all other cases, at least two reference monuments must be used. If the reference monuments do not appear on a record of survey filed in accordance with the provisions of NRS 625.340 to 625.380, inclusive, a corner record must be filed pursuant to chapter 329 of NRS.
4. The provisions of subsection 3 do not apply if federal law prohibits the destruction or removal of a monument.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1989, 786; 1997, 1049; 1999, 963)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.381 - Licenses: Issuance to applicant who complied with requirements of chapter; content; effect.

1. The Board shall issue a license to practice professional engineering or land surveying to any applicant who, in the opinion of the Board, has complied with all the requirements of this chapter concerning professional engineers or professional land surveyors, respectively.
2. A license to practice professional engineering or land surveying must:
(a) Set forth the full name of the licensee.
(b) Include the number of the license.
(c) Be signed by the Chair and Executive Director under the seal of the Board.
(d) Authorize the practice of professional engineering in the discipline for which the applicant has qualified or the practice of land surveying, respectively.
3. The issuance of a license to practice professional engineering or land surveying by the Board is evidence that the licensee is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a professional engineer or professional land surveyor, respectively, while the license remains on active status.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 954; A 1983, 805; 1989, 784; 1997, 1046; 1999, 2438)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.382 - Licenses: Issuance to licensee of another state or country.

1. The Board may issue a license to practice professional engineering or land surveying to an applicant, upon presentation of evidence that the applicant is licensed to practice professional engineering or land surveying, respectively, and in good standing in a state, territory, possession of the United States or country that maintains standards of engineering or land-surveying licensure, equivalent to those in this state, if the applicant, in the judgment of the Board, has the necessary qualifications pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2. The Board may require an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor pursuant to subsection 1 to pass a written or oral examination conducted by not less than three professional engineers or professional land surveyors.
[Part 14:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1326; 1997, 1046; 1999, 2438)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.383 - Stamp.

1. Each professional engineer and professional land surveyor shall obtain a stamp of the design authorized by the Board, bearing his or her name and license number and the legend "Professional Engineer" followed by the discipline for which he or she is qualified or the legend "Professional Land Surveyor," respectively.
2. To facilitate the obtaining of a stamp by a professional engineer or professional land surveyor pursuant to subsection 1, the Board shall, upon request, provide its authorized design to any retailer or manufacturer of stamps. A professional engineer or professional land surveyor may obtain his or her stamp from any retailer or manufacturer of stamps.
3. A professional land surveyor shall not use the legend "Professional Engineer."
(Added to NRS by 1961, 312; A 1965, 1327; 1989, 785; 1997, 1047; 2003, 2110)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.384 - Minimum grade required on each examination for licensure or certification.

To qualify for licensure as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor or for certification as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern, an applicant must receive a grade of not less than 70 on each examination required by the Board.
[Part 14:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1979, 1100; 1989, 784; 1995, 46; 1997, 1046)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.385 - Engineer intern and land surveyor intern: Certification; authorized practice; credit toward required experience.

1. The Board shall certify as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern any person qualified pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2. A person certified as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern pursuant to subsection 1 may practice only engineering or land surveying, respectively, as a subordinate. Any work performed by an engineer intern or land surveyor intern may, if deemed of a satisfactory nature by the Board, be applied toward the requirements for experience set forth in NRS 625.183 and 625.270 for licensure as an engineer or land surveyor, respectively.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 777; A 1995, 47; 1997, 1049; 1999, 2439)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.386 - Engineer intern and land surveyor intern: Qualifications for certification.

1. To be eligible for certification as a land surveyor intern, an applicant must be a graduate of or in the final year of a land-surveying or engineering curriculum of 4 years or more that has been approved by the Board and have passed the examination on the fundamentals of land surveying provided for in NRS 625.280.
2. To be eligible for certification as an engineer intern, an applicant must be a graduate of or in the final year of an engineering curriculum of 4 years or more that has been approved by the Board and have passed the examination on the fundamentals of engineering provided for in NRS 625.193.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1099; A 1995, 46; 1997, 1045; 2019, 1528)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.390 - Application for licensure or certification: Contents; fees; renewal of license; penalty for late renewal of license; regulations.

1. An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor or for certification as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern must:
(a) Complete a form furnished and prescribed by the Board;
(b) Answer all questions on the form under oath;
(c) Provide a detailed summary of his or her technical training and education;
(d) Pay the fee established by the Board; and
(e) Submit all information required to complete an application for licensure or certification.
2. Unless the requirement is waived by the Board, an applicant for licensure must provide the names of not less than four references who have knowledge of the background, character and technical competence of the applicant. None of the persons named as references may be members of the Board. If the applicant is:
(a) Applying for licensure as a professional engineer, the persons named as references must be professional engineers licensed in this State or any other state, three of whom must be licensed in the same discipline of engineering for which the applicant is applying for licensure.
(b) Applying for licensure as a professional land surveyor, the persons named as references must be professional land surveyors licensed in this State or any other state.
3. The Board shall, by regulation, establish the fee for licensure as a professional engineer and professional land surveyor in an amount not to exceed $200. The fee is nonrefundable and must accompany the application.
4. The Board shall charge and collect from each applicant for certification as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern a fee fixed by the Board of not more than $100, which includes the cost of examination and the issuance of a certificate.
5. A nonresident applying for licensure as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor is subject to the same fees as a resident.
6. The Board shall require the biennial renewal of each license of a professional engineer or professional land surveyor and collect a fee for renewal of not more than $100, prescribed by regulation of the Board, except that the Board may prescribe shorter periods and prorated fees in setting up a system of staggered renewals.
7. An applicant for the renewal of a license must submit with the fee for renewal all information required to complete the renewal.
8. In addition to the fee for renewal, the Board shall require a holder of an expired license to pay, as a condition of renewal, a penalty in an amount established by regulation of the Board.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1961, 314; 1965, 1327; 1967, 952; 1975, 814, 975; 1977, 743; 1979, 344, 1100; 1983, 806; 1989, 786; 1991, 2244; 1993, 127; 1995, 47; 1997, 1050, 2114; 2005, 2709, 2807; 2019, 4261)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.395 - Renewal of expired license.

Each licensee must renew his or her license and pay the fee for renewal. Any licensee who fails to renew a license may do so within 6 months after the date of its expiration, upon application to and with the approval of the Board, payment of all required fees and penalties, and submission of all information required to complete the renewal. The Board may extend the time for renewal of the expired license.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 744; A 1979, 345; 1991, 2245; 1997, 1051, 2115; 2005, 2710, 2807)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.397 - Board may require examination for reinstatement or renewal of license.

The Board may require any person:
1. Whose license to practice professional engineering or land surveying has expired; or
2. Who has been the subject of a disciplinary proceeding before the Board,
to pass a written or oral examination as a condition of reinstating or renewing his or her license.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1043; A 1989, 787; 1997, 1051)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.398 - Regulations concerning continuing education for professional engineers and professional land surveyors.

The Board shall adopt regulations concerning continuing education for professional engineers and professional land surveyors. The regulations must include:
1. The number of hours of credit required annually;
2. The criteria used to accredit each course; and
3. The requirements for submission of proof of attendance at courses.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 50)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.400 - Replacement of revoked, lost, destroyed or mutilated license; fee.

A new license to replace any license revoked, lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issued, subject to the regulations of the Board, and a charge of not more than $40 may be made for its issuance.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1328; 1977, 744; 1983, 807; 1997, 1051)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.403 - Use of word "certify" or "certification" in practice of professional engineering or land surveying.

The use of the word "certify" or "certification" by a professional engineer or professional land surveyor in the practice of professional engineering or land surveying constitutes an expression of professional opinion regarding those facts or findings which are the subject of the certification.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 367; A 1997, 1051)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.405 - Immunity from civil liability.

1. Any person who furnishes information concerning a licensee, an applicant for licensure, an intern or an applicant for certification as an intern in good faith and without malicious intent is immune from any civil action for furnishing that information.
2. The Board, any member, employee or committee of the Board, counsel, investigator, expert, hearing officer, licensee, intern or other person who assists the Board in the investigation or prosecution of an alleged violation of a provision of this chapter, a proceeding concerning licensure or reissuance of a license or a criminal prosecution is immune from any civil liability for:
(a) Any decision or action taken in good faith and without malicious intent in response to information acquired by the Board.
(b) Disseminating information concerning a licensee, an applicant for licensure, an intern or an applicant for certification as an intern to any other licensing board, national association of registered boards, an agency of the Federal Government or of the State, the Attorney General or any law enforcement agency.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2237; A 1997, 1051)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.407 - Conditions under which business organization or association may practice engineering or land surveying; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section:
(a) A firm, partnership, corporation or other person engaged in or offering to engage in the practice of engineering or land surveying in this state shall employ full-time at least one professional engineer or professional land surveyor, respectively; and
(b) All engineering or land-surveying work done must be performed under a professional engineer or professional land surveyor, respectively, who has been placed in responsible charge of the work and who is employed full-time by that business.
2. If the only professional engineer or professional land surveyor employed full-time by a business that performs engineering or land-surveying work ceases to be employed by the business, the business shall, within 30 days after the employment ceases, employ another full-time professional engineer or professional land surveyor.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5:
(a) A firm, partnership, corporation or other person who performs or offers to perform engineering services in a certain discipline in this state shall employ full-time a professional engineer licensed in that discipline.
(b) Each person who holds himself or herself out as practicing a certain discipline of engineering must be licensed in that discipline or employ full-time a professional engineer licensed in that discipline.
4. Professional engineers and professional land surveyors may join or form a partnership, corporation, limited-liability company or other business organization or association with registrants and licensees outside of their field of practice, or with persons who are not registered or licensed.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply to a firm, partnership, corporation or other person who practices professional engineering for his or her benefit and does not engage in the practice of professional engineering or offer professional engineering services to other persons.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 777; A 1993, 126; 1997, 1042, 1408; 1999, 2439; 2001, 1791; 2019, 1529)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.410 - Grounds for disciplinary or other action.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 701.220, the Board may take disciplinary action against a licensee, an applicant for licensure, an intern or an applicant for certification as an intern for:
1. The practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain or renew a license or cheating on any examination required by this chapter.
2. Any gross negligence, incompetency or misconduct in the practice of professional engineering as a professional engineer or in the practice of land surveying as a professional land surveyor.
3. Aiding or abetting any person in the violation of any provision of this chapter or regulation adopted by the Board.
4. Conviction of or entry of a plea of nolo contendere to any crime an essential element of which is dishonesty or which is directly related to the practice of engineering or land surveying.
5. A violation of any provision of this chapter or regulation adopted by the Board.
6. Discipline by another state or territory, the District of Columbia, a foreign country, the Federal Government or any other governmental agency, if at least one of the grounds for discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to any ground contained in this chapter.
7. Practicing after the license of the professional engineer or professional land surveyor has expired or has been suspended or revoked.
8. Failing to comply with an order issued by the Board.
9. Failing to provide requested information within 30 days after receipt of a request by the Board or its investigators concerning a complaint made to the Board.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1961, 314; 1965, 1328; 1975, 140; 1977, 744; 1985, 1046; 1989, 787; 1991, 2245; 1997, 1051; 2003, 2705; 2015, 2153)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.415 - Suspension of license or certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or certificate. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. If the Board receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a license as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor or a certificate as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern, the Board shall deem the license or certificate issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Board receives a letter issued to the holder of the license or certificate by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the license or certificate has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Board shall reinstate a license as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor or a certificate as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Board receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose license or certificate was suspended stating that the person whose license or certificate was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2114; A 2005, 2807)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.420 - Filing of charges; commencement of action.

1. Any person may file with the Board a charge concerning a violation of any provision of this chapter or regulation adopted by the Board against any person. The charges must be in writing and filed with the Board.
2. All charges, unless dismissed by the Board as unfounded or trivial, must be heard by the Board within a reasonable time. An action against a person may not be commenced by the filing of a formal complaint more than 1 year after the date on which the Board received the charges.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1975, 818; 1991, 2246; 1997, 1052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.425 - Certain records relating to investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, any information obtained during the course of an investigation by the Board and any record of an investigation is confidential. If no disciplinary action is taken against a licensee, an applicant for licensure, an intern or an applicant for certification as an intern, or no civil penalty is imposed pursuant to NRS 625.590, the information in his or her investigative file remains confidential.
2. The complaint or other document filed by the Board to initiate disciplinary action and all documents and information considered by the Board when determining whether to impose discipline are public records.
3. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the Board or its employees from communicating and cooperating with another licensing board or any other agency that is investigating a person.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2237; A 1997, 1052; 2003, 3423; 2007, 2132)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.430 - Hearing; notice; summary suspension of license.

1. The time and place for the hearing must be fixed by the Board, and notice of the time and place of hearing must be personally served on the person against whom a complaint has been filed with the Board or mailed to the person’s last known address at least 30 days before the date fixed for the hearing.
2. The Board may suspend the license of a licensee without a hearing if the Board finds, based upon evidence in its possession, that the public health, safety or welfare imperatively requires summary suspension of the license and incorporates that finding in its order. If the Board summarily suspends the license of a licensee, a hearing must be held within 30 days after the suspension.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1977, 88; 1991, 2246; 1997, 1053)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.440 - Subpoenas: Issuance by Chair of Board or designee.

The Chair of the Board or his or her designee may subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance, and also may require the production of books, papers and documents relating to any investigation or hearing conducted by the Board.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1981, 98; 1991, 2246)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.450 - Subpoenas: Issuance by district court.

1. If any person shall refuse to obey any subpoena issued by the Board, or shall refuse to testify or produce any books, papers or documents, the Board may present its petition to the district court of the judicial district wherein such person resides, setting forth the facts, and thereupon the district court, in a proper case, shall issue its subpoena to such person requiring his or her attendance before the court, and there to testify or to produce such books, papers or documents as may be deemed necessary and pertinent by the Board.
2. Any person failing or refusing to obey the subpoena of the district court may be proceeded against in the same manner as for refusal to obey any other subpoena or order of the district court.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639; 1951, 459; 1955, 391]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.460 - Authorized disciplinary or other action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.

1. If, after a hearing, a majority of the members of the Board present at the hearing vote in favor of finding the accused person guilty, the Board may:
(a) Revoke the license of the professional engineer or professional land surveyor or deny a license to the applicant;
(b) Suspend the license of the professional engineer or professional land surveyor;
(c) Issue an order to cease and desist against the licensee;
(d) Fine the licensee or applicant for licensure not more than $15,000 for each violation of a provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the Board;
(e) Place the licensee or applicant for licensure on probation for such periods as it deems necessary and, if the Board deems appropriate, require the licensee or applicant for licensure to pay restitution to clients or other persons who have suffered economic losses as a result of a violation of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted by the Board; or
(f) Take such other disciplinary action as the Board deems appropriate.
2. The Board shall not issue a private reprimand.
3. An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1961, 314; 1975, 819; 1985, 1046; 1989, 788; 1991, 2247; 1993, 128; 1995, 48; 1997, 1053; 2003, 3424; 2019, 1530)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.470 - Reissuance of revoked license.

The Board may reissue a license to any person whose license has been revoked if a majority of the members of the Board vote in favor of reissuance.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1975, 819; 1997, 1053)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.510 - Board required to investigate complaint or violation of chapter and take steps necessary for prosecution of violation.

It shall be mandatory upon the Board:
1. To investigate any complaints or reported violations of any of the provisions of this chapter; and
2. To take the steps necessary to prosecute such violations if the Board deems it necessary.
[18:198:1919; added 1955, 391]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.530 - Restrictions upon public works; preferences for contracts.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.1711 to 338.173, inclusive, and 408.3875 to 408.3888, inclusive:
1. The State of Nevada or any of its political subdivisions, including a county, city or town, shall not engage in any public work requiring the practice of professional engineering or land surveying, unless the maps, plans, specifications, reports and estimates have been prepared by, and the work executed under the supervision of, a professional engineer, professional land surveyor or registered architect.
2. The provisions of this section do not:
(a) Apply to any public work wherein the expenditure for the complete project of which the work is a part does not exceed $35,000.
(b) Include any maintenance work undertaken by the State of Nevada or its political subdivisions.
(c) Authorize a professional engineer, registered architect or professional land surveyor to practice in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 623 of NRS.
(d) Require the services of an architect registered pursuant to the provisions of chapter 623 of NRS for the erection of buildings or structures manufactured in an industrial plant, if those buildings or structures meet the requirements of local building codes of the jurisdiction in which they are being erected.
3. The selection of a professional engineer, professional land surveyor or registered architect to perform services pursuant to subsection 1 must be made on the basis of the competence and qualifications of the engineer, land surveyor or architect for the type of services to be performed and not on the basis of competitive fees. If, after selection of the engineer, land surveyor or architect, an agreement upon a fair and reasonable fee cannot be reached with him or her, the public agency may terminate negotiations and select another engineer, land surveyor or architect. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in assigning the relative weight to each factor for selecting a professional engineer, professional land surveyor or registered architect pursuant to this subsection, the public agency shall assign, without limitation, a relative weight of 5 percent to the possession of a certificate of eligibility to receive a preference when competing for public works. If any federal statute or regulation precludes the granting of federal assistance or reduces the amount of that assistance for a particular public work because of the provisions of this subsection relating to a preference when competing for public works, those provisions of this subsection do not apply insofar as their application would preclude or reduce federal assistance for that public work.
[12a:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1943 NCL § 2875.06a]—(NRS A 1967, 953; 1971, 774; 1973, 1700; 1975, 208; 1977, 320; 1983, 807; 1989, 788; 1997, 1055; 1999, 3489; 2001, 2022; 2003, 119; 2011, 3707)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.540 - Unlawful practice of land surveying; penalty.

1. It is unlawful for a person who is:
(a) Not properly licensed or exempted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to:
(1) Practice, continue to practice, solicit to practice, offer to practice or attempt to practice land surveying;
(2) Set, reset or replace any survey monument; or
(3) Directly or indirectly employ any means which in any manner tends or is likely to create the impression on the public or any member thereof that any person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter is qualified or authorized to practice land surveying.
(b) To present or attempt to use, as his or her own, the license or stamp of another person.
(c) To give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board or any member thereof in obtaining a license.
(d) To impersonate any other licensee of the same or a different name.
(e) To attempt to use an expired, suspended or revoked license.
(f) To violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
2. A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[Part 13:198;1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1987, 972; 1991, 2248; 1997, 1056)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.550 - Intentional removal or defacement of monument unlawful; exception; penalty.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who intentionally removes, changes or defaces any monument that has been properly established and marked by a professional land surveyor as required by this chapter, is guilty of a public offense, as prescribed in NRS 193.155, proportionate to the value of the loss resulting therefrom, but in no event less than a misdemeanor.
2. This section does not apply to a professional land surveyor who acts in accordance with NRS 625.380.
3. As used in this section, the "value of the loss resulting therefrom" means the cost of restoring or replacing the monuments which have been removed, changed or defaced.
[Part 13:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1967, 639; 1989, 789; 1999, 964)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.560 - Unlawful signing or stamping of document concerning land surveying.

It is unlawful for any person to sign or stamp any map, plat, report, description or other document pertaining to the practice of land surveying unless the person holds an unsuspended and unrevoked license as a professional land surveyor.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1961, 316; 1989, 789; 1991, 2248; 1997, 1056)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.565 - Unlawful use of signature or stamp of professional engineer or professional land surveyor; regulations; penalty.

1. A professional land surveyor may practice land surveying and prepare:
(a) Maps, plats, reports and descriptions; and
(b) Grading and drainage plans for residential subdivisions containing four lots or less,
or other documentary evidence in connection therewith.
2. It is unlawful for a professional land surveyor to sign or stamp any map, plat, report, description, grading and drainage plan or other document relating to land surveying which was not prepared by the professional land surveyor or for which he or she did not have responsible charge of the work.
3. It is unlawful for a professional engineer to sign or stamp any plans, specifications or reports that were not prepared by the professional engineer or for which he or she did not have responsible charge of the work.
4. It is unlawful for any person to impress any documents with the stamp of a professional engineer or professional land surveyor after the license of the professional engineer or professional land surveyor named on the stamp has expired or has been suspended or revoked, unless the license has been renewed or reissued.
5. It is unlawful for any person to impress any documents with the stamp of a professional engineer or professional land surveyor after the professional engineer or professional land surveyor has retired from the practice of professional engineering or land surveying.
6. The Board shall, by regulation, prescribe additional requirements relating to the signing and stamping of documents produced by a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor.
7. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1961, 314; 1965, 1327; 1975, 1165; 1989, 785; 1991, 2244, 2470; 1993, 627, 628; 1997, 1047)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.570 - Public officer or employee prohibited from engaging in private practice of professional engineering or land surveying during certain hours.

Any employee or officer who is employed on a full-time basis by the State, or a county, city or district thereof, who is paid a monthly or annual salary for his or her employment and whose public duty includes the practice of professional engineering or the practice of land surveying as defined in this chapter shall not engage in the private practice of professional engineering or the private practice of land surveying during the hours when he or she is required to perform his or her duties for the State, county, city or district.
[15:198:1919; added 1949, 639; 1943 NCL § 2875.05f]—(NRS A 1961, 316; 1975, 1164; 1997, 1056)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.580 - Violation of chapter by public officer; penalties.

If a public officer violates a provision of this chapter, the Board shall impose a fine in an amount not to exceed $5,000 and may require the public officer to forfeit the office.
[12b:198:1919; added 1949, 639; 1943 NCL § 2875.06b]—(NRS A 1967, 640; 1997, 1056)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › NRS 625.590 - Additional civil penalty; enforcement.

1. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the Board is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $15,000 for each violation. Any such penalty must be imposed by the Board at a hearing for which notice has been given pursuant to NRS 625.430.
2. If a person does not pay a civil penalty imposed pursuant to subsection 1 within 60 days after the order of the Board becomes final, the order may be executed upon in the same manner as a judgment issued by a court.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2237; A 1997, 1057)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › NRS 625A.020 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 625A.021 to 625A.029, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1157; A 1995, 89; 1997, 1057; 2005, 1987; 2019, 2114)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › NRS 625A.025 - "Environmental health specialist" defined.

1. "Environmental health specialist" means a person who is engaged in the practice of environmental health and who holds a registration as an environmental health specialist issued by the Board pursuant to NRS 625A.110.
2. The term does not include any person to whom the provisions of this chapter do not apply pursuant to NRS 625A.0295, unless the person holds a registration as an environmental health specialist issued by the Board pursuant to NRS 625A.110.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1985; A 2019, 2114)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › NRS 625A.026 - "Environmental health specialist trainee" defined.

"Environmental health specialist trainee" means a person who is engaged in the practice of environmental health and who holds a provisional registration as an environmental health specialist trainee issued by the Board pursuant to NRS 625A.115.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1985; A 2019, 2115)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 625A - Environmental Health Specialists › NRS 625A.028 - "Practice of environmental health" defined.

"Practice of environmental health" means the use of public health principles in the application of the sanitary sciences to prevent human injury and illness by:
1. Identifying and evaluating hazardous physical, chemical and biological agents that may adversely affect human health and the environmental sources of those agents; and
2. Limiting exposures to those agents in air, water, soil, food and other environmental media or settings.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1985; A 2019, 2115)