GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 624.005. Legislative declaration.

NRS 624.006. Definitions.

NRS 624.010. “Board” defined.

NRS 624.015. “Construction control” defined.

NRS 624.020. “Contractor” synonymous with “builder”; “contractor” defined.

NRS 624.024. “Knowingly” defined.

NRS 624.027. “Planned unit development” defined.

NRS 624.029. “Work of improvement” defined.

NRS 624.031. Applicability of chapter: Exemptions.

NRS 624.033. Applicability of chapter: Contract pertaining to federal aid.

NRS 624.035. County or municipality may impose additional requirements for contractor’s license.

STATE CONTRACTORS’ BOARD

NRS 624.040. Creation; number and appointment of members.

NRS 624.050. Qualifications of members.

NRS 624.070. Certificate of appointment; oath of office.

NRS 624.080. Regular and special meetings; notice.

NRS 624.090. Quorum.

NRS 624.100. Appointment of committees; adoption of bylaws, rules of procedure and regulations; advisory committees.

NRS 624.105. Designation of Ombudsman for Residential Pools and Spas; duties.

NRS 624.110. Offices; maintenance, inspection and confidentiality of records and reports.

NRS 624.112. Investigations Office: Establishment; qualifications of investigators.

NRS 624.115. Employment of necessary personnel; authority of Board concerning criminal investigators and compliance investigators employed by Board.

NRS 624.120. Seal.

NRS 624.135. Fiscal year.

NRS 624.140. Use of money received by Board; delegation of authority concerning disciplinary action; deposit of certain money into Construction Education Account.

NRS 624.150. Election and duties of Treasurer; disposition of money.

NRS 624.160. Administration of chapter; provision of information to public concerning contractors and contracting; advisory opinions; investigation of persons acting as contractors.

NRS 624.165. Investigation of constructional fraud.

NRS 624.170. Administration of oaths; taking of testimony and proofs; issuance of subpoenas.

NRS 624.180. Service of process.

NRS 624.190. Action by district court to compel attendance of witness or production of records, books or papers.

NRS 624.200. Deposition of witness.

NRS 624.210. Right of party to compel attendance of witness or taking of deposition.

NRS 624.212. Violation of chapter: Cease and desist order; injunction; fine.

CLASSIFICATIONS

NRS 624.215. Contracting business.

NRS 624.218. Classification for persons who construct or improve video service networks.

NRS 624.220. Contractors.

LICENSES

NRS 624.240. Issuance of licenses; use of examinations to investigate, classify and qualify applicants; additional qualifications for master’s license; transitory provision.

NRS 624.241. Program for issuance of license in expedited manner.

NRS 624.245. Prohibition of certain violators from examination.

NRS 624.250. Application for license: Contents; fees; contributions to Construction Education Account.

NRS 624.253. Application for one or more classifications; additional application and fee for license may be required.

NRS 624.254. Issuance or renewal of license under name likely to result in confusion or mistake prohibited.

NRS 624.2545. Denial of application for issuance or renewal of license: Notice; request for hearing; hearing.

NRS 624.256. Proof of industrial insurance; notification of Fraud Control Unit for Industrial Insurance of failure to obtain industrial insurance; disciplinary action. [Effective through December 31, 2013.]

NRS 624.256. Proof of industrial insurance; notification of Fraud Control Unit for Industrial Insurance of failure to obtain industrial insurance; disciplinary action; penalty for failure to pay contributions to Unemployment Compensation Fund. [Effective January 1, 2014.]

NRS 624.260. Applicant or licensee to demonstrate experience, knowledge and financial responsibility; qualifications concerning experience and knowledge; limitations on qualifications of natural person.

NRS 624.262. Financial responsibility of applicant or licensee: Demonstration required.

NRS 624.263. Financial responsibility of applicant or licensee: Standards and criteria for determination.

NRS 624.264. Financial responsibility of applicant or licensee: Additional requirements for certain applicants and licensees engaged in residential construction.

NRS 624.265. Good character of applicant or licensed contractor and certain associates; grounds for establishment of lack of good character; background investigation; confidentiality of results of background investigation; fee for processing fingerprints; Board may obtain criminal history.

NRS 624.266. Duty of applicant or licensee to disclose certain information to Board.

NRS 624.268. Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; duty of Board. [Effective until 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.]

NRS 624.268. Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; duty of Board. [Effective on 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 and expires by limitation 2 years after that date.]

NRS 624.270. Bond and deposit: Requirements; amount; conditions.

NRS 624.273. Bond and deposit: Person benefited; actions; payment by surety without action by court; interpleader by surety or Board; preferred claims; prohibited claims.

NRS 624.275. Bond and deposit: Notice of claim paid against contractor’s bond by surety; cancellation of contractor’s bond by surety; notification to contractor of claim against or cancellation of bond; duties of Board and contractor; revocation or suspension of license.

NRS 624.276. Bond and deposit: Additional requirements for contractors performing work concerning residential pools or spas.

NRS 624.280. Regulations concerning fees; limitation on amount.

NRS 624.281. Fee for license issued in expedited manner; reimbursement to Board for costs and expenses; regulations concerning application for license issued in expedited manner.

NRS 624.282. Inactive status of license: Application; effect; duration; regulations.

NRS 624.283. License: Expiration; renewal; financial statement; reinstatement; cancellation.

NRS 624.284. License: Limitation of scope.

NRS 624.285. Termination of association of natural person qualifying by examination on behalf of another natural person or firm: Notice; replacement with qualified natural person.

NRS 624.288. Display of name and license on motor vehicle.

HEARINGS

NRS 624.291. Hearing required if Board suspends or revokes license, has probable cause to believe that person has engaged in unlawful advertising or imposes administrative fine for unlicensed actions; exception.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

General Provisions

NRS 624.295. Member of Board authorized to inform Executive Officer of allegation of ground for disciplinary action; action by Executive Officer.

NRS 624.300. Disciplinary actions against licensee; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records; deposit of fines in Construction Education Account.

Grounds for Disciplinary Action

NRS 624.301. Abandonment or failure to complete or prosecute diligently project for construction; willful failure to comply with terms of contract or written warranty.

NRS 624.3011. Disregard of plans, specifications, laws or regulations.

NRS 624.3012. Diversion of money or property; failure to pay for materials or services; false denial of amount due, or validity of claim of amount due, for materials or services; failure to release lien against property to be improved.

NRS 624.3013. Failure to keep records or maintain bond; misrepresentation; failure to establish financial responsibility or comply with law or regulations of Board.

NRS 624.3014. Misuse of license; evasion of law.

NRS 624.3015. Acting beyond scope of license; bidding on work in excess of limit or beyond scope of license; contracting with unlicensed contractor; constructing or repairing mobile home, manufactured home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing; engaging in work that requires license while license is inactive.

NRS 624.3016. Fraudulent or deceitful acts; criminal conviction; improper acts involving liens; improper acts involving residential pools and spas; failure to make required disclosure; failure to pay assessment; improper acts involving contract for public work; failure to notify Board of certain information.

NRS 624.30165. Unfair business practices: Misrepresentations involving need for service, replacement parts, equipment or repairs; false or misleading statements.

NRS 624.3017. Substandard workmanship; incomplete advertising; advertising projects beyond scope of license.

NRS 624.30175. Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [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.]

NRS 624.3018. Certain persons prohibited from serving as officer, director, associate or partner of licensee.

NRS 624.302. Contracting, offering to contract or submitting bid if license is suspended, revoked or inactive; failure to comply with written citation or pay administrative fine; suspension or revocation of license in other state or disciplinary action in other state; failure or refusal to respond to or comply with written requests of Board; failure or refusal to comply with order of Board.

NRS 624.305. Unlawful use, assignment or transfer of license; revocation of license.

Proceedings

NRS 624.320. Allegation and proof of license in action on contract.

NRS 624.323. Licensee subject to disciplinary proceeding must submit financial statement and other information to Board; authority of Board to take certain actions to protect public.

NRS 624.327. Certain records relating to investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records.

NRS 624.331. Complaint against licensee must be written and filed within certain period; Board must act on complaint within certain period.

NRS 624.335. Investigation of complaint by Investigations Office; notification of actions taken; resolution of complaint by Investigations Office; forwarding of complaint to appropriate agency for resolution.

NRS 624.341. Administrative citation; order to take corrective action; penalty.

NRS 624.345. Contest of administrative citation: Time limit; effect of failure to contest citation within time limit; extension of time to contest citation; service of citation.

NRS 624.351. Contest of administrative citation or order to correct violation: Hearing.

NRS 624.355. Annual review of complaints by Board; report to Governor and Legislature; duty to inform public.

NRS 624.361. Regulations.

RECOVERY FUND

NRS 624.400. Definitions.

NRS 624.410. “Account” defined.

NRS 624.420. “Injured person” defined.

NRS 624.430. “Owner” defined.

NRS 624.440. “Qualified services” defined.

NRS 624.450. “Residential contractor” defined.

NRS 624.460. “Subsequent owner” defined.

NRS 624.470. Establishment of account; reference to account as “Recovery Fund”; collection of biennial assessment; reduction in amount of assessment under certain circumstances; use of money in account.

NRS 624.480. Limitation on time to file complaint seeking recovery.

NRS 624.490. Application to Board for satisfaction of judgment from account.

NRS 624.500. Hearing on complaint; limitation on time for acting on complaint.

NRS 624.510. Eligibility for recovery from account; maximum amount of individual recovery from account; Board subrogated to rights of injured person; maximum amount of recovery from account for claims against individual contractor. [Effective through December 31, 2014, and after that date unless the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 (2011) are approved and ratified by the voters at the 2014 General Election.]

NRS 624.510. Eligibility for recovery from account; maximum amount of individual recovery from account; Board subrogated to rights of injured person; maximum amount of recovery from account for claims against individual contractor. [Effective January 1, 2015, if the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 (2011) are approved and ratified by the voters at the 2014 General Election.]

NRS 624.520. Contractor to notify owner of rights related to account; written statement; administrative fine for noncompliance.

NRS 624.530. Board retains authority to take disciplinary action against residential contractor; additional actions by Board against residential contractor.

NRS 624.540. Annual statement of condition of account to Legislature; employment of necessary persons; procurement of necessary equipment, supplies and services; interest credited to account; limit on expenditures.

NRS 624.550. Minimum balance in account.

NRS 624.560. Regulations.

COMMISSION ON CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION

NRS 624.570. Creation; members; expenses; duties; powers; regulations.

NRS 624.580. Construction Education Account; administration.

DISCLOSURES

NRS 624.600. Required disclosures by general building contractor.

NRS 624.605. Availability to contractor of names and addresses of subcontractors delinquent in payment of contributions for unemployment or industrial insurance.

RIGHTS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES UNDER CERTAIN AGREEMENTS FOR WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT

General Provisions

NRS 624.606. Definitions.

NRS 624.607. “Higher-tiered contractor” defined.

NRS 624.608. “Lower-tiered subcontractor” defined.

NRS 624.6084. “Owner” defined.

NRS 624.6086. “Prime contractor” defined.

Agreements Between Owner and Prime Contractor

NRS 624.609. Payment of prime contractor during performance of agreement; grounds and procedure for withholding amounts from payment; rights and duties after notice of withholding, notice of objection or notice of correction.

NRS 624.610. Grounds and procedure for stopping work or terminating agreement; change orders; damages and other remedies; rights of lower-tiered subcontractors; limitations on liability.

NRS 624.620. Payment of prime contractor after work of improvement is available for use or occupancy; grounds and procedure for withholding amounts from payment; rights and duties after notice of withholding or notice of correction; partial payments.

NRS 624.622. Requirements concerning notices; prohibited provisions; exemptions; requests for information.

Agreements Between Higher-Tiered Contractor and Lower-Tiered Subcontractor

NRS 624.624. Payment of lower-tiered subcontractor; grounds and procedure for withholding amounts from payment; rights and duties after notice of withholding, notice of objection or notice of correction.

NRS 624.626. Grounds and procedure for stopping work or terminating agreement; change orders; damages and other remedies; rights of lower-tiered subcontractors after work stoppage or termination of agreement; limitations on liability.

NRS 624.628. Requirements concerning notices; prohibited provisions; requests for information.

Payment of Interest

NRS 624.630. Accrual of interest on money due; rate of interest.

UNLAWFUL ACTS; PENALTIES

NRS 624.700. Engaging in business or submitting bid without license unlawful; prosecution; damages; bid submitted in violation of section void.

NRS 624.710. Administrative fine for engaging in business or submitting bid without license; fine cumulative; action for fine; deposit of fine in Construction Education Account.

NRS 624.720. Unlawful advertising; disconnection of telephone number or beeper listed in unlawful advertisement.

NRS 624.730. Unlawful to sit for examination on behalf of another; unlawful to provide any portion of examination to another.

NRS 624.740. Unlawful to act in joint venture or combination without additional license.

NRS 624.750. Other unlawful acts or omissions; penalties for unlawful acts and omissions.

PROSECUTION OF VIOLATIONS

NRS 624.800. Statute of limitations for certain violations.

RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS

NRS 624.900. Definitions.

NRS 624.905. “Contract” defined.

NRS 624.910. “Contractor” defined.

NRS 624.915. “Work concerning a residential pool or spa” defined.

NRS 624.920. License or other authorization required to perform work concerning residential pool or spa.

NRS 624.925. Classifications of licensing.

NRS 624.930. Contractor and subcontractor required to obtain permits and meet certain requirements; certain owner-builders required to submit information regarding bonds and insurance; supervision and control of work; license or other authorization required to perform certain acts for owner-builder.

NRS 624.935. Duties of contractor regarding commencement, performance and completion of work; contract to explain rights of customer; conditions for final payment.

NRS 624.940. Mandatory elements and required information in contracts; contractor to furnish copy of signed documents and receipt for money paid; certain contracts void; contractor to apply for and obtain necessary permits.

NRS 624.945. Standards for advertisements; prohibited advertising practices.

NRS 624.950. Limitations on contractor’s involvement with entities engaged in certain lending and financial services.

NRS 624.955. Limitations on certain lending and financial practices.

NRS 624.960. Contractor who commits certain violations may be required to obtain services of construction control.

NRS 624.965. Grounds for disciplinary action; unlawful acts; penalties.