NRS645D.700. Grounds for disciplinary action; authorized disciplinary action; limitations on reissuance of certificate or license after revocation; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.

      1.  Grounds for disciplinary action against a certified inspector or energy auditor are:

      (a) Unprofessional conduct;

      (b) Professional incompetence; and

      (c) A criminal conviction for a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude.

      2.  If grounds for disciplinary action against a certified inspector or energy auditor exist, the Division may, after providing the inspector or energy auditor with notice and an opportunity for a hearing, do one or more of the following:

      (a) Revoke or suspend the certificate or license.

      (b) Place conditions upon the certificate or license or upon the reissuance of a certificate or license revoked pursuant to this section.

      (c) Deny the renewal of the certificate or license.

      (d) Impose a fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation.

      3.  If a certificate or license is revoked by the Division, another certificate or license must not be issued to the same inspector or energy auditor for at least 1 year after the date of the revocation, or at any time thereafter except in the sole discretion of the Administrator, and then only if the inspector or energy auditor satisfies the requirements for an original certificate or license.

      4.  An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 1796; A 2001, 527; 2003, 3472; 2011, 1954)