NRS 624.165
Investigation of constructional fraud.

1.

The Board shall:

(a)

Designate one or more of its employees for the investigation of constructional fraud;

(b)

Cooperate with other local, state or federal investigative and law enforcement agencies, and the Attorney General;

(c)

Assist the Attorney General or any official of an investigative or a law enforcement agency of this State, any other state or the Federal Government who requests assistance in investigating any act of constructional fraud; and

(d)

Furnish to those officials any information concerning its investigation or report on any act of constructional fraud.

2.

The Board may obtain records of a law enforcement agency or any other agency that maintains records of criminal history, including, without limitation, records of:

(a)

Arrests;

(b)

Guilty and guilty but mentally ill pleas;

(c)

Sentencing;

(d)

Probation;

(e)

Parole;

(f)

Bail;

(g)

Complaints; and

(h)

Final dispositions,
Ê for the investigation of constructional fraud.

3.

For the purposes of this section, constructional fraud occurs if a person engaged in construction knowingly:

(a)

Misapplies money under the circumstances described in NRS 205.310;

(b)

Obtains money, property or labor by false pretense as described in NRS 205.380;

(c)

Receives payments and fails to state his or her own true name, or states a false name, contractor’s license number, address or telephone number of the person offering a service;

(d)

Diverts money or commits any act of theft, forgery, fraud or embezzlement, in connection with a construction project, that violates a criminal statute of this State;

(e)

Acts as a contractor without:

(1)

Possessing a contractor’s license issued pursuant to this chapter; or

(2)

Possessing any other license required by this State or a political subdivision of this State;

(f)

In any report relating to a contract for a public work, submits false information concerning a payroll to a public officer or agency; or

(g)

Otherwise fails to disclose a material fact.

Source: Section 624.165 — Investigation of constructional fraud., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-624.­html#NRS624Sec165.

Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

§ 624.165’s source at nv​.us