Title 54

NRS 624.490 Application to Board for satisfaction of judgment from account. Within 2 years after an injured person has obtained a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction for recovery of damages against a residential contractor for an act or omission of the residential con…

NRS 624.500 Hearing on complaint; limitation on time for acting on complaint. 1. The Board or its designee shall hold a hearing if the Board receives a complaint pursuant to NRS 624.480. The time and place for the hearing must be fixed by the Board or its designee, and the Board …

NRS 624.510 Eligibility for recovery from account; restrictions; 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. 1. Except as otherwise provided in …

NRS 624.520 Contractor required to notify owner of rights related to account; written statement; administrative fine for noncompliance. 1. A residential contractor shall notify an owner with whom he or she contracts of the rights of the owner pursuant to NRS 624.400 to 624.560, i…

NRS 624.530 Board retains authority to take disciplinary action against residential contractor; additional actions by Board against residential contractor. 1. The provisions of NRS 624.400 to 624.560, inclusive, do not limit the authority of the Board to take disciplinary action …

NRS 624.540 Submission of biennial 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. 1. The Board shall: (a) On or before February 1 of…

NRS 624.550 Minimum balance in account. Once an initial balance of $200,000 exists in the account, the Board shall maintain a minimum balance of $200,000 in the account. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1970)

NRS 624.560 Regulations. The Board shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 624.400 to 624.560, inclusive, including, without limitation, regulations governing: 1. The disbursement of money from the account; and 2. The manner in which a com…

NRS 624.570 Creation; members; expenses; duties; powers; regulations. 1. The Commission on Construction Education is hereby created. 2. The Commission consists of one member who is a member of the Board and six members appointed by the Governor as follows: (a) Four members who ar…

NRS 624.580 Construction Education Account; administration. 1. There is hereby created a Construction Education Account as a separate account within the State General Fund. 2. Money deposited in the Account must be used: (a) For the purposes of construction education and to pay t…

NRS 624.600 Required disclosures by general building contractor to owner of single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property with whom contractor has contracted. 1. A general building contractor shall provide in writing to the owner of a single-family …

NRS 624.602 Required disclosure and provision of builder’s warranty to purchaser by licensee who completes construction of new, single-family residence. 1. A licensee who completes construction of a new, single-family residence shall provide to the purchaser of the residence: (a)…

NRS 624.605 Availability to contractor of names and addresses of subcontractors delinquent in payment of contributions for unemployment or industrial insurance. The Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and the Administrator of …

NRS 624.606 Definitions. As used in NRS 624.606 to 624.630, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 624.607 to 624.6086, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2001, 1615; A 2005, 1224, 1721)

NRS 624.607 “Higher-tiered contractor” defined. “Higher-tiered contractor” means a prime contractor or subcontractor who has entered into an oral or written agreement with a lower-tiered subcontractor pursuant to which the lower-tiered subcontractor has agreed to provide work, ma…

NRS 624.608 “Lower-tiered subcontractor” defined. “Lower-tiered subcontractor” means a subcontractor who has agreed in an oral or written agreement with a higher-tiered contractor to provide work, materials or equipment for a work of improvement. (Added to NRS by 2001, 1615; A 20…

NRS 624.6084 “Owner” defined. 1. “Owner” means an owner or lessee of real property or any improvement who enters into an oral or written agreement with a prime contractor pursuant to which the prime contractor agrees to provide work, materials or equipment for a work of improveme…

NRS 624.6086 “Prime contractor” defined. “Prime contractor” means a contractor who enters into an oral or written agreement with an owner pursuant to which the prime contractor agrees to provide work, materials or equipment for a work of improvement. (Added to NRS by 2005, 1223, …

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. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 4 …

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. 1. If: (a) An owner fails to pay the prime contractor in the time and manner required by subse…

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. 1. Except as otherwise provide…

NRS 624.622 Requirements concerning notices; prohibited provisions; exemptions; requests for information. 1. A prime contractor shall provide a copy of any notice given to an owner pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 624.610 to each lower-tiered subcontractor with whom the prime…

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. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a higher-tiered contracto…

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. 1. If: (a) A higher-tiered contractor fails to…

NRS 624.628 Requirements concerning notices; prohibited provisions; requests for information. 1. A lower-tiered subcontractor shall provide a copy of any notice given to a higher-tiered contractor pursuant to this section or NRS 624.624 or 624.626 to each lower-tiered subcontract…

NRS 624.630 Accrual of interest on money due; rate of interest. Any money which is payable to a prime contractor, higher-tiered contractor or lower-tiered subcontractor pursuant to NRS 624.609, 624.610, 624.620, 624.624, 624.626 or 624.628 accrues interest from the time it become…

NRS 624.700 Engaging in business or submitting bid without license unlawful; prosecution; damages; bid submitted in violation of section void. 1. It is unlawful for any person or combination of persons to: (a) Engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor within t…

NRS 624.710 Administrative fine for engaging in business or submitting bid without license, engaging in unlawful advertising or acting in joint venture or combination without additional license; fine cumulative; action for fine; deposit of fine in Construction Education Account. …

NRS 624.720 Unlawful advertising; disconnection of telephone number listed in unlawful advertisement. 1. It is unlawful for any person, including a person exempt under the provisions of NRS 624.031, to advertise as a contractor unless the person has a license in the appropriate c…

NRS 624.730 Unlawful to sit for examination on behalf of another; unlawful to provide any portion of examination to another. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person other than an applicant for a contractor’s license who takes an examination of the Board on beh…

NRS 624.740 Unlawful to act in joint venture or combination without additional license. 1. It is unlawful for any two or more licensees, whose licenses have been limited by the Board to contracts not exceeding certain monetary sums and each of whom has been issued a license to en…

NRS 624.750 Other unlawful acts or omissions; penalties for unlawful acts and omissions. 1. It is unlawful for a person to commit any act or omission described in subsection 1 of NRS 624.3012, subsection 2 of NRS 624.3013, NRS 624.3014 or subsection 1, 3, 7 or 14 of NRS 624.3016.…

NRS 624.800 Statute of limitations for certain violations. For any violation of the provisions of NRS 624.005 to 624.750, inclusive, that is punishable as a misdemeanor, an indictment must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 2 years after the commission of the …

NRS 624.830 Definitions. As used in NRS 624.830 to 624.895, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 624.835 to 624.855, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2021, 1052; A 2025, 1746)

NRS 624.835 “Contract” defined. “Contract” means any contract or agreement as described in NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive, in which a contractor agrees to perform work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity. (Added to NRS by 2021, 1052)

NRS 624.840 “Contractor” defined. “Contractor” means a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who performs work concerning residential photovoltaic systems used to produce electricity. (Added to NRS by 2021, 1052)

NRS 624.845 “Electric utility” defined. “Electric utility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.187. (Added to NRS by 2021, 1053)

NRS 624.847 “Qualified multifamily affordable housing property” defined. “Qualified multifamily affordable housing property” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.7714. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1744)

NRS 624.850 “Residential photovoltaic system” defined. “Residential photovoltaic system” includes a distributed generation system as that term is defined in NRS 598.9804. (Added to NRS by 2021, 1053)

NRS 624.855 “Work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity” and “work” defined. 1. “Work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity” or “work” means any of the following acts: (a) The construction, repair, maintenance,…

NRS 624.860 License or employment by licensee required to perform, provide proposal or bid or execute contract to perform work concerning residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity. A person shall not, directly or indirectly perform or offer to perform, provide a…

NRS 624.865 Contractor required to obtain permits and meet certain requirements; certain owner-builders required to submit information regarding bonds and insurance; license or other authorization required to perform certain acts for owner-builder. 1. Any contractor who performs …

NRS 624.870 Duties of contractor regarding commencement, performance and completion of work; contract required to contain written explanation of rights of customer; conditions for final payment. 1. A contractor who receives an initial down payment or deposit of $1,000 or 10 perce…

NRS 624.875 Mandatory elements and required information in contracts; contractor required to furnish copy of signed documents and receipt for money paid; certain contracts void; contractor required to apply for and obtain necessary permits and approvals from electric utility; reg…

NRS 624.880 Advertisements and solicitations for work: Requirements; prohibited practices; standards for advertisements; regulations. 1. Advertisements and solicitations for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity must be truthful and not mat…

NRS 624.885 Limitations on certain lending and financial practices. 1. A contract for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity is not enforceable against the owner of a single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing proper…