NRS467.117. Suspension of license or permit by member or Executive Director of Commission pending final determination by Commission; continuation of suspension by Commission; procedure.

      1.  Each member of the Commission or the Executive Director of the Commission may, upon his or her own motion or upon the verified written charge of any person charging a licensee or the holder of a permit with violating any provision of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, suspend for a period not exceeding 10 days any license or permit until final determination by the Commission if, in his or her opinion, the action is necessary to protect the public welfare and the best interests of the sports regulated pursuant to this chapter.

      2.  If a license or permit is suspended pursuant to subsection 1, the Commission may, upon written notice to the licensee or holder of the permit and after a hearing, continue the suspension until it makes a final determination of any disciplinary action to be taken against the licensee or holder of the permit.

      (Added to NRS by 1960, 430; A 1985, 941; 2001, 996)