Contest of administrative citation by licensee or applicant: Time limit; effect of failure to contest citation within time limit; extension of time to contest citation; service of citation.
1. A licensee or applicant for a contractor’s license who is issued a written citation pursuant to NRS 624.341 may contest the citation within 15 business days after the date on which the citation is served on the licensee or applicant.
2. A licensee or applicant for a contractor’s license may contest, without limitation:
(a) The facts forming the basis for the determination that the licensee or applicant has committed an act which constitutes a cause for disciplinary action;
(b) The time allowed to take any corrective action ordered;
(c) The amount of any administrative fine ordered;
(d) The amount of any order to reimburse the Board for the expenses incurred to investigate the licensee or applicant; and
(e) Whether any corrective action described in the citation is reasonable.
3. If a licensee or applicant for a contractor’s license does not contest a citation issued pursuant to NRS 624.341 within 15 business days after the date on which the citation is served on the licensee or applicant, or on or before such later date as specified by the Board pursuant to subsection 4, the citation shall be deemed a final order of the Board and not subject to review by any court or agency.
4. The Board may, for good cause shown, extend the time to contest a citation issued pursuant to NRS 624.341.
5. For the purposes of this section, a citation shall be deemed to have been served on a licensee or an applicant on:
(a) The date on which the citation is personally delivered to the licensee or applicant; or
(b) If the citation is mailed, the date on which the citation is mailed by certified mail to the last known business or residential address of the licensee or applicant.
Last modified: February 27, 2006