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 Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014)
 TITLE54 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES
 CHAPTER648. Private Investigators, Private Patrol Officers, Polygraphic Examiners, Process Servers, Repossessors and Dog Handlers
  LICENSING AND REGISTRATION

  NRS648.100. Licensing: Examinations; investigation of applicants; grounds for refusing to grant.  

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  •       1.  The Board shall require an applicant to pass a written examination for an initial license and may require an applicant to pass an oral examination. Examinations must be given at least four times a year.

          2.  The Board shall conduct such investigation of an applicant, including the directors and officers of a corporate applicant, as it considers necessary. An applicant shall deposit with the Board at the time of making an initial application for any license a fee of $750 for the first category of license and $250 for each additional category of license for which application is made, which must be applied to the cost of conducting the investigation. An individual applicant who is a resident of Nevada is liable for the entire cost of the investigation up to a maximum cost of $1,500 for the first category of license and $500 for each additional category of license for which application is made. A corporate applicant or an individual applicant who is not a resident of Nevada is liable for the entire cost of the investigation. Each applicant must pay the entire fee for which he or she is liable before taking an examination.

          3.  The Board may refuse to grant a license if it determines that the applicant has:

          (a) Committed any act which if committed by a licensee would be a ground for the suspension or revocation of a license under this chapter.

          (b) Committed any act constituting dishonesty or fraud.

          (c) Demonstrated untruthfulness or a lack of integrity.

          (d) Been refused a license under this chapter or had a license revoked.

          (e) Been an officer, director, partner or manager of any firm, partnership, association or corporation which has been refused a license under this chapter or whose license has been revoked.

          (f) While unlicensed, performed any act for which a license is required by this chapter.

          (g) Knowingly made any false statement in the application.

          (h) Refused to provide any information required by the Board.

          4.  The Board shall provide the applicant with a copy of the report of the investigation within a reasonable time after it receives the completed report.

      [8:85:1947; A 1953, 323]—(NRS A 1967, 1360; 1973, 683; 1983, 1602; 1985, 24, 1337; 1987, 2137)