3-9 have imprinted thereon the words "State Contractors’ Board, State of

3-15 effect the classification and subclassification of contractors in a manner

3-16 consistent with established usage and procedure as found in the

3-17 construction business, and may limit the field and scope of the operations

3-18 of a licensed contractor to those in which he is classified and qualified to

3-19 engage as defined by NRS 624.215 and the regulations of the board.

3-20 2. The board [may] shall limit the field and scope of the operations of

3-21 a licensed contractor by establishing a monetary limit on a contractor’s

3-22 license, and the limit must be the maximum contract a licensed contractor

3-23 may undertake on one or more construction contracts on a single

3-24 construction site or subdivision site for a single client. The board may take

3-25 any other action designed to limit the field and scope of the operations of a

3-26 contractor as may be necessary to protect the health, safety and general

3-27 welfare of the public. The limit [, if any,] must be determined after

3-28 consideration of the factors set forth in NRS 624.260, 624.263 and 624.265

3-29 [.] and any other factors that the board determines are necessary to

3-30 assess or project the future financial solvency of the contractor.

3-31 3. A licensed contractor may request that the board increase the

3-32 monetary limit on his license, either on a permanent basis or for a single

3-33 construction project. A request submitted to the board pursuant to this

3-34 subsection must be in writing on a form prescribed by the board and

3-35 accompanied by such supporting documentation as the board may

3-36 require. If a request submitted pursuant to this section is for a single

3-37 construction project, the request must be submitted to the board at least 2

3-38 working days before the date on which the licensed contractor intends to

3-39 submit his bid for the project.

3-40 4. Nothing contained in this section prohibits a specialty contractor

3-41 from taking and executing a contract involving the use of two or more

3-42 crafts or trades, if the performance of the work in the crafts or trades, other

4-5 such a degree of experience, financial responsibility and such general

4-6 knowledge of the building, safety, health and lien laws of the State of

4-7 Nevada and the [rudimentary] administrative principles of the contracting

4-8 business as the board deems necessary for the safety and protection of the

4-9 public.

4-10 2. An applicant or licensee may qualify in regard to his experience and

4-11 knowledge in the following ways:

4-12 (a) If a natural person, he may qualify by personal appearance or by the

4-13 appearance of his responsible managing employee.

4-14 (b) If a copartnership, a corporation or any other combination or

4-15 organization, it may qualify by the appearance of the responsible managing

4-16 officer or member of the personnel of the applicant firm.

4-17 If an applicant or licensee intends to qualify pursuant to this subsection

4-18 by the appearance of another person, the applicant or licensee shall

4-19 submit to the board such information as the board determines is

4-20 necessary to demonstrate the duties and responsibilities of the other

4-21 person so appearing with respect to the supervision and control of the

4-22 operations of the applicant or licensee relating to construction.

4-23 3. The natural person qualifying on behalf of another natural person or

4-24 firm under paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 2 must prove that he is a

4-25 bona fide member or employee of that person or firm and when his

4-26 principal or employer is actively engaged as a contractor shall exercise

4-27 authority in connection with his principal or employer’s contracting

4-28 business in the following manner:

4-29 (a) To make technical and administrative decisions;

4-30 (b) To hire, superintend, promote, transfer, lay off, discipline or

4-31 discharge other employees and to direct them, either by himself or through

4-32 others, or effectively to recommend such action on behalf of his principal

4-33 or employer; and

4-34 (c) To devote himself solely to his principal or employer’s business and

4-35 not to take any other employment which would conflict with his duties

4-36 under this subsection.

4-37 4. A natural person may not qualify on behalf of another for more than

4-38 one active license unless:

4-39 (a) One person owns at least 25 percent of each licensee for which he

4-40 qualifies; or

5-24 contractor and each officer, director, partner and associate thereof [shall]

5-25 must possess good character. Lack of character may be established by

5-26 showing that the applicant or licensed contractor, or any officer, director,

5-27 partner or associate thereof , has:

5-28 1. Committed any act which [, if committed by any licensed

5-29 contractor,] would be grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation of a

5-30 contractor’s license;

5-31 2. A bad reputation for honesty and integrity;

5-32 3. Entered a plea of nolo contendere, guilty or guilty but mentally ill

5-33 to, been found guilty of or been convicted of a misdemeanor, felony or

5-34 crime involving moral turpitude arising out of, in connection with or related

5-35 to the activities of such person in such a manner as to demonstrate his

5-36 unfitness to act as a contractor, and the time for appeal has elapsed or the

5-37 judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal; or

5-38 4. Had a license revoked or suspended for reasons that would preclude

5-39 the granting or renewal of a license for which the application has been

6-3 in favor of the State of Nevada for the benefit of any person who:

6-4 (a) As owner of the property to be improved entered into a construction

6-5 contract with the contractor and is damaged by failure of the contractor to

6-6 perform the contract or to remove liens filed against the property;

6-7 (b) As an employee of the contractor performed labor on or about the

6-8 site of the construction covered by the contract;

6-9 (c) As a supplier or materialman furnished materials or equipment for

6-10 the construction covered by the contract; or

6-11 (d) Is injured by any unlawful act or omission of the contractor in the

6-12 performance of a contract.

6-13 2. Any person claiming against the bond or deposit may bring an action

6-14 in a court of competent jurisdiction on the bond or against the board on the

6-15 deposit for the amount of damage he has suffered to the extent covered by

6-16 the bond or deposit. [A person who brings action on a bond shall notify the

6-17 board in writing upon filing the action.] No action may be commenced on

6-18 the bond or deposit 2 years after the commission of the act on which the

6-19 action is based. If an action is commenced on the bond, the surety that

6-20 executed the bond shall notify the board of the action within 30 days

6-21 after the date that:

6-22 (a) The surety is served with a complaint and summons; or

6-23 (b) The action is commenced,

6-24 whichever occurs first.

6-25 3. Upon receiving a request from a person for whose benefit a bond or

6-26 deposit is required, the board shall notify him that:

6-27 (a) A bond is in effect or that a deposit has been made, and the amount

6-28 of either;

6-29 (b) There is an action against a bond, if that is the case, and the court,

6-30 the title and number of the action and the amount sought by the plaintiff;

6-31 and

6-32 (c) There is an action against the board, if that is the case, and the

6-33 amount sought by the plaintiff.

6-34 4. If a surety, or in the case of a deposit, the board, desires to make

6-35 payment without awaiting court action, the amount of the bond or deposit

6-36 must be reduced to the extent of any payment made by the surety or the

6-37 board in good faith under the bond or deposit. Any payment must be based

6-38 on written claims received by the surety or board before the court action.

6-39 5. The surety or the board may bring an action for interpleader against

6-40 all claimants upon the bond or deposit. If [it does so, it must] an action for

6-41 interpleader is commenced, the surety or the board must serve each

6-42 known claimant and publish notice of the action at least once each week

7-19 contractor maintains in accordance with NRS 624.270:

7-20 (a) The surety shall give prompt notice to the board of any claims paid

7-21 against the bond of the licensed contractor.

7-22 (b) The surety may cancel the bond upon giving 60 days’ notice to the

7-23 board and to the contractor by certified mail.

7-24 2. Upon receipt by the board of the notice described in paragraph (a)

7-25 of subsection 1, the board shall immediately notify the contractor who is

7-26 the principal on the bond that his license will be suspended or revoked

7-27 unless he furnishes an equivalent bond or establishes an equivalent cash

7-28 deposit before a date set by the board.

7-29 3. Upon receipt by the board of the notice [,] described in paragraph

7-30 (b) of subsection 1, the board shall immediately notify the contractor who

7-31 is the principal on the bond that his license will be suspended or revoked

7-32 unless he furnishes an equivalent bond or establishes an equivalent cash

7-33 deposit before the effective date of the cancellation.

7-34 4. The notice mailed to the contractor by the board pursuant to

7-35 subsection 2 or 3 must be [by certified mail] addressed to his latest address

7-36 of record in the office of the board.

7-37 [2.] 5. If the contractor does not comply with the requirements of the

7-38 notice from the board, his license must be suspended or revoked on the date

7-39 [the] :

7-40 (a) Set by the board, if the notice was provided to the contractor

7-41 pursuant to subsection 2; or

8-3 application, the fee for an examination and the annual fee for a license to be

8-4 paid by applicants and licensees . [, but no such fee may] Except as

8-5 otherwise provided in section 3 of this act, the fee for:

8-6 1. An application must not exceed $550.

8-7 2. A license must not exceed $450 annually.

8-11 disciplinary action under NRS 624.300:

8-12 1. Acting in the capacity of a contractor beyond the scope of the

8-13 license.

8-14 2. Bidding to contract or contracting for a sum for one construction

8-15 contract or project in excess of the limit placed on the license by the board.

8-16 3. Knowingly entering into a contract with a contractor while that

8-17 contractor is not licensed, or bidding to contract or entering into a contract

8-18 with a contractor for work in excess of his limit or beyond the scope of his

8-19 license.

8-20 4. Constructing or repairing a mobile home, manufactured home or

8-21 commercial coach, unless the contractor:

8-22 (a) Is licensed pursuant to NRS 489.311; or

8-23 (b) Owns, leases or rents the mobile home, manufactured home or

8-24 commercial coach.

8-25 5. Engaging in any work or activities that require a contractor’s

8-26 license while the license is placed on inactive status pursuant to section 4

8-30 refuses to issue or renew a license, suspends or revokes a license or

8-31 imposes an administrative fine pursuant to NRS 624.235, the board shall

8-32 hold a hearing. The time and place for the hearing must be fixed by the

8-33 board, and notice of the time and place of the hearing must be personally

8-34 served on the applicant or accused or mailed to the last known address of

8-35 the applicant or accused at least 30 days before the date fixed for the

8-36 hearing.

8-37 2. The testimony taken pursuant to NRS 624.170 to 624.210, inclusive,

8-38 must be considered a part of the record of the hearing before the board.

8-39 3. The hearing must be public if a request is made therefor.

8-40 4. The board may suspend the license of a contractor without a hearing

8-41 if the board finds, based upon evidence in its possession, that the public

8-42 health, safety or welfare imperatively requires summary suspension of the