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.

1.

An applicant for a contractor’s license or a licensed contractor, each officer, director, partner and associate thereof, and any person who qualifies on behalf of the applicant pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 624.260 must possess good character. Lack of character may be established by showing that the applicant or licensed contractor, any officer, director, partner or associate thereof, or any person who qualifies on behalf of the applicant has:

(a)

Committed any act which would be grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation of a contractor’s license;

(b)

A bad reputation for honesty and integrity;

(c)

Entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, been found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of, or been convicted, in this State or any other jurisdiction, of a crime arising out of, in connection with or related to the activities of such person in such a manner as to demonstrate his or her unfitness to act as a contractor, and the time for appeal has elapsed or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal; or

(d)

Had a license revoked or suspended for reasons that would preclude the granting or renewal of a license for which the application has been made.

2.

Upon the request of the Board, an applicant for a contractor’s license, any officer, director, partner or associate of the applicant and any person who qualifies on behalf of the applicant pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 624.260 must submit to the Board completed fingerprint cards and a form authorizing an investigation of the applicant’s background and the submission of the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The fingerprint cards and authorization form submitted must be those that are provided to the applicant by the Board. The applicant’s fingerprints may be taken by an agent of the Board or an agency of law enforcement.

3.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, the Board shall keep the results of the investigation confidential and not subject to inspection by the general public.

4.

The Board shall establish by regulation the fee for processing the fingerprints to be paid by the applicant. The fee must not exceed the sum of the amounts charged by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing the fingerprints.

5.

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 a licensee or an applicant for a contractor’s license.

Source: Section 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., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-624.html#NRS624Sec265.

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NRS 624.265 Good character of applicant or licensed contractor and certain associates

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NRS 624.265
Good character of applicant or licensed contractor and certain associates