NRS624.212. Violation of chapter: Cease and desist order; injunction; fine.

      1.  The Executive Officer, on behalf of the Board, shall issue an order to cease and desist to any person:

      (a) Acting as a contractor, including, without limitation, commencing work as a contractor; or

      (b) Submitting a bid on a job situated in this State,

Ê without an active license of the proper classification issued pursuant to this chapter. The order must be served personally or by certified mail and is effective upon receipt.

      2.  If it appears that any person has engaged in acts or practices which constitute a violation of this chapter or the violation of an order issued pursuant to subsection 1, the Board may request the Attorney General, the district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred or the district attorney of any other county in which that person maintains a place of business or resides to apply on behalf of the Board to the district court for an injunction restraining the person from acting in violation of this chapter. Upon a proper showing, a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction or a permanent injunction may be granted. The Board as plaintiff in the action is not required to prove any irreparable injury.

      3.  In seeking injunctive relief against any person for an alleged violation of NRS 624.700, it is sufficient to allege that the person did, upon a certain day and in a certain county of this State:

      (a) Act as a contractor, including, without limitation, commence work as a contractor; or

      (b) Submit a bid on a job situated in this State,

Ê without having an active license of the proper classification issued pursuant to this chapter, without alleging any further or more particular facts concerning the matter.

      4.  The issuance of a restraining order or an injunction does not relieve the person against whom the restraining order or injunction is issued from criminal prosecution for practicing without a license.

      5.  If the court finds that a person willfully violated an order issued pursuant to subsection 1, it shall impose a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 for each violation of the order.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 1160; A 1983, 311, 509; 1987, 1047, 1138; 1995, 926; 2003, 2141)