SB16
AN ACT relating to contractors; authorizing the State Contractors' Board to take certain actions against a person who submits certain bids without the proper license; revising the grounds for disciplinary action which the Board may impose against a licensed contractor to include interfering or attempting to interfere with an investigation or disciplinary proceeding of the Board or other legal action to which the Board is a party; making it unlawful for any person to interfere or attempt to interfere with an investigation or disciplinary proceeding of the Board or other legal action to which the Board is a party; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to contractors; authorizing the State Contractors' Board to take certain actions against a person who submits certain bids without the proper license; revising the grounds for disciplinary action which the Board may impose against a licensed contractor to include interfering or attempting to interfere with an investigation or disciplinary proceeding of the Board or other legal action to which the Board is a party; making it unlawful for any person to interfere or attempt to interfere with an investigation or disciplinary proceeding of the Board or other legal action to which the Board is a party; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Primary Sponsor
Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor
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AN ACT relating to contractors; authorizing the State Contractors' Board to take certain actions against a person wh
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the State Contractors' Board. (Chapter 624 of NRS) Existing law prohibits a person from submitting a bid on a job in this State without the proper contractor's license and establishes various penalties for a person who engages in such conduct, including, without limitation, the imposition of civil penalties, criminal penalties and administrative fines, the issuance of a cease and desist order, the issuance of a citation and, if the person is a licensee, the imposition of disciplinary action. (NRS 624.212, 624.3015, 624.302, 624.341, 624.700, 624.710, 624.740, 624.750) Additionally, existing law authorizes the Board to prohibit a person who has been convicted of certain violations relating to acting as a contractor or submitting a bid on a job without the proper license from taking an examination for a license for a period of not more than 6 months after the date of the conviction. (NRS 624.245) Section 1 of this bill authorizes the Board to take certain additional actions against a person who is not a licensed contractor and who submits a bid on certain jobs. Under section 1, if a person who is not a licensed contractor submits a bid on a job in this State, in violation of the provisions of existing law governing contractors, and the value of the work to be performed is $1,000 or more, the Board is authorized to refuse to issue the person a license for a period of not more than 1 year after the d
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