Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 625.490 Notification of failure to complete required number of professional development hours. (NRS 625.140, 625.398) If the Board accepts less than 30 professional development hours for which a licensee submits proof of completion pursuant to NAC 625.430, the Board will noti…

NAC 625.510 Fundamental principles. (NRS 625.140) A licensee shall uphold and advance the honor and dignity of the profession by maintaining high standards of ethical conduct. In particular, a licensee shall: 1. Be honest and impartial, and serve his or her employer, clients and …

NAC 625.520 Relations with the public. (NRS 625.140) In a licensee’s relations with the public, the licensee shall: 1. Be cognizant that his or her first and foremost responsibility is the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of his or her professional duti…

NAC 625.530 Relations with employers and clients. (NRS 625.140) In a professional engineer’s or land surveyor’s relations with his or her employers and clients, he or she shall: 1. Act in professional matters as a faithful agent or trustee for each employer or client. 2. Act fair…

NAC 625.540 Relations with other engineers or land surveyors. (NRS 625.140) In his or her relations with other engineers or land surveyors, the licensee shall: 1. Take care that credit for engineering or land surveying work is given to those to whom credit is properly due. 2. Not…

NAC 625.545 Written contract required for each client. (NRS 625.140) Before performing any work, a licensee shall enter into a written contract with each client for whom the licensee will perform work. The written contract must include, without limitation: 1. Provisions specifyin…

NAC 625.550 Licensee employed by governmental entity: Notification to Board of certain conduct by another licensee. (NRS 625.140) Any person licensed pursuant to this chapter who is employed by any governmental entity shall notify the Board when: 1. Another licensee has submitted…

NAC 625.610 Stamps, seals and signatures on documents; revision of original plans prepared by another licensee. (NRS 625.140, 625.565) 1. Upon being issued a license, each licensee may, at his or her own expense, obtain a stamp or seal that conforms with the requirements of this …

NAC 625.611 Plans, maps and specifications submitted to public authority: Contents; stamps and signatures. (NRS 625.140, 625.565) 1. Plans or maps submitted to a public authority must include: (a) The name, address, electronic mail address and telephone number of the firm which s…

NAC 625.612 Reports, studies, test results, certifications and calculations submitted to public authority: Stamps and signatures. (NRS 625.140, 625.565) Each report, study, test result, certification or calculation which is submitted to a public authority must be stamped, signed …

NAC 625.613 Documents prepared by licensee: Inclusion of supplemental information; contents. (NRS 625.140, 625.565) 1. Details, shop drawings, descriptions of products or any other information which is prepared by a manufacturer, supplier or installer of a product or system may b…

NAC 625.615 Contact information of licensee: Filing with and use by Board; notice of change. (NRS 625.140) 1. Each licensee shall file with the Board the contact information of his or her principal place of business or, if the licensee does not maintain a principal place of busin…

NAC 625.620 Fictitious names. (NRS 625.140) Any licensee or firm which conducts business under an assumed or fictitious name or designation and which does not show the real name of the firm or names of the persons engaged or interested in the business shall file with the Board a …

NAC 625.625 Notice of change in licensee’s employer, category or discipline. (NRS 625.140) 1. If any information on file with the Board concerning a licensee’s: (a) Employer; or (b) Category or discipline of engineering or land surveying, Ê changes, the licensee shall submit writ…

NAC 625.630 Prohibition on advertising for or offering to perform engineering in discipline in which licensee or firm is not licensed. (NRS 625.140) 1. A licensee or firm shall not advertise for or offer to perform: (a) Land surveying, if the licensee or a member of the firm has …

NAC 625.635 Representation of parties; qualifications of attorneys. (NRS 625.140) 1. A party may, in any proceeding before the Board, represent himself or herself or be represented by an attorney or any other person he or she designates. 2. If a party chooses to be represented by…

NAC 625.640 Procedure for complaints concerning professional misconduct or incompetence. (NRS 625.140) 1. Any person who is aggrieved by the alleged professional misconduct or incompetence of a person subject to the jurisdiction of the Board may file a complaint with it pursuant …

NAC 625.642 Licensee to provide written notice of disciplinary action taken by another entity. (NRS 625.140) 1. A licensee who has been disciplined by another state or territory, the District of Columbia, a foreign country, the Federal Government or any other governmental agency …

NAC 625.645 Conditions of probation. (NRS 625.140, 625.460) 1. If the Board determines that probation is an appropriate disciplinary sanction pursuant to NRS 625.460, it may require as conditions of probation: (a) That the licensee notify the Board concerning each project on whic…

NAC 625.646 Establishment of advisory committee to provide assistance and participate in certain evaluations; members; travel expenses and subsistence allowances. (NRS 625.140) 1. The Executive Director, in conjunction with the Board Liaison, may establish an advisory committee c…

NAC 625.6465 Evaluation and investigation of complaint: Duties of Executive Director; procedures for conference between advisory committee and respondent. (NRS 625.140) If the Executive Director, in conjunction with the Board Liaison, establishes an advisory committee for the eva…

NAC 625.647 Evaluation and investigation of complaint: Duties of advisory committee; report to Executive Director and Board Liaison. (NRS 625.140) 1. If the Executive Director, in conjunction with the Board Liaison, establishes an advisory committee for the evaluation and investi…

NAC 625.6475 Evaluation and investigation of complaint: Conference with respondent; effect of refusal of respondent to participate in conference or review of complaint; continuance of conference; hearing de novo. (NRS 625.140) 1. At a conference held pursuant to NAC 625.647: (a) …

NAC 625.649 Petitions for adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations. (NRS 625.140) 1. Any person who is interested may file a written petition with the Executive Director of the Board to adopt, amend or repeal any of these regulations in accordance with NRS 233B.100. The Execu…

NAC 625.651 “Positional certainty” defined. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) As used in NAC 625.651 to 625.790, inclusive, “positional certainty” means a measurement of the relative accuracy of positions with respect to the location of a controlling monument. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Profes…

NAC 625.655 Applicability of statutes and regulations. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) When engaging in the practice of land surveying in this State, a professional land surveyor shall apply all applicable statutes and regulations. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Reg’d Professional Eng’rs & Land …

NAC 625.660 Responsibility for compliance with standards of practice. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) Responsibility for adherence to the minimum standards of practice for engaging in the practice of land surveying rests with the professional land surveyor in responsible charge of the wor…

NAC 625.662 Units of measurement. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) 1. Lineal measurements on a survey may be expressed in feet or meters. Measurements of area may be expressed in acres, square feet, hectares or square meters. If any measurement is reported in metric units, the professional…

NAC 625.664 Positional certainty: Minimum confidence level. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) For the purposes of NAC 625.651 to 625.790, inclusive, the positional certainty of a point or monument or of the horizontal or vertical component of a survey must be based upon a confidence level o…

NAC 625.666 Positional certainty: Horizontal and vertical components of certain land surveys. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) 1. Positional certainty for the horizontal component of a land boundary survey must be: (a) For a land boundary survey classified as urban pursuant to NAC 625.740,…

NAC 625.668 Positional certainty: Horizontal and vertical positions of monuments. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) When conducting a land boundary, topographic, control or geodetic survey, a professional land surveyor shall ensure that the horizontal and vertical positions of the monuments…

NAC 625.670 Required research, identifications, measurements and computations. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) In conducting a land boundary survey, a professional land surveyor shall: 1. Search pertinent documents, including, but not limited to, maps, deeds, title reports, title opinions…

NAC 625.680 Disagreements concerning measurements or positions of monumented corners. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) If a professional land surveyor has a material disagreement with the measurements or monumented corner positions of another land surveyor, the professional land surveyor s…

NAC 625.690 Location of corners, boundaries and monuments. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) 1. The professional land surveyor shall make a final analysis and reach a conclusion as to the most probable location of corner positions and boundary lines. 2. A professional land surveyor shall se…

NAC 625.700 Report to client of discrepancies concerning boundary lines. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) The professional land surveyor shall: 1. Advise his or her client of discrepancies which raise doubts concerning the boundary lines of the property being surveyed; and 2. Provide a wri…

NAC 625.710 Identification and description of monuments. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) 1. All monuments, whether set or found, must be thoroughly described and specifically identified as set or found, whenever shown on maps or referred to in documents prepared by a professional land sur…

NAC 625.720 Drawing of survey; certification. (NRS 625.140, 625.250, 625.350) 1. When a professional land surveyor prepares a scaled drawing of a survey for presentation to a client, the drawing must: (a) Comply with the provisions of NRS 625.340, 625.350 and 625.565; (b) Be of a…

NAC 625.740 Classifications of surveys; use of classifications and requirements for positional certainty. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) 1. Land boundary surveys are divided into the urban, suburban and rural classifications. The: (a) Urban classification consists of surveys performed on…

NAC 625.760 Contract drawings and specifications; special instructions. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) Before beginning a construction survey, a professional land surveyor must obtain from the owner’s representative a complete set of the contract drawings and specifications approved by t…

NAC 625.765 Establishment of final location of points. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) When conducting a construction survey, a professional land surveyor shall establish the final location of points within positional certainties which ensure that the proposed fixed works may be properly …

NAC 625.770 Verification of location of certain points; notification of insufficient dimensions or details. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) 1. A professional land surveyor who is conducting a construction survey shall ensure that: (a) The location of the control that delineates the horizo…

NAC 625.775 Positional certainties for marking locations of proposed fixed works. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) A professional land surveyor who conducts a construction survey shall place the stakes or other materials used to mark the location of the proposed fixed works within the foll…

NAC 625.780 Sketches, cut sheets and field notes. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) A professional land surveyor who conducts a construction survey shall, upon request of the owner’s representative, provide the owner’s representative with any sketches, cut sheets or other field notes create…

NAC 625.785 Verification surveys: Exchange of information. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) If a professional land surveyor other than the surveyor responsible for the initial location of the proposed fixed works conducts a verification survey, the professional land surveyor shall share wi…

NAC 625.790 Preparation of legal description of property. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) If a professional land surveyor is called upon to prepare a legal description of real property, the professional land surveyor shall include: 1. A sufficient caption, body and, where applicable, qual…

NAC 625.795 Duties regarding geographic information systems. (NRS 625.140, 625.250) 1. When contributing information to a geographic information system, a professional land surveyor must include for use as metadata a statement describing the positional certainty of each type of i…

NAC 625A.010 Definitions. (NRS 625A.057) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Contact hour” means 60 minutes of participation in an approved course. 2. “Environmental health sciences” means the science and practice of preventing human injury and ill…