NRS 624 and NAC 624 Compliance
This domain tests the statutory and regulatory duties that follow licensure under NRS 624 and NAC 624. Questions focus on license limits, classification boundaries, notifications, advertising, subcontractor verification, and disciplinary exposure.
The licensing statute
NRS 624 requires a license to bid or contract for work in a classification. The license carries a monetary limit; a contractor may not bid or contract above it. NAC 624 fills in operational details: application forms, exam administration, bond and insurance filings, change notifications, and disciplinary procedure.
Compliance duties
- Work only within your classification and monetary limit.
- Include the license number in advertising.
- Notify NSCB of changes: business name, address, officers, qualifier termination, and license limit.
- Do not aid or abet unlicensed contracting; verify subcontractors’ licenses.
- Keep project records and respond to Board inquiries.
- Comply with orders and pay assessed fines.
Discipline
Grounds include fraud or deceit, incompetence, abandonment, failure to pay subcontractors, unsafe work, and unlicensed subcontracting. Sanctions range from fines and probation to suspension or revocation, plus restitution and costs.
Worked example
An A-23 licensee with a $150,000 monetary limit signs a $250,000 abatement contract. Even if the firm is technically capable, the contract exceeds the license limit. The Board can discipline the licensee, and the over-limit contract creates enforcement and payment risk. The correct path is to request a limit increase based on financials before signing, or decline the work.
Traps
- Assuming a license is unlimited.
- Letting a qualifier leave without notifying NSCB.
- Advertising without the license number.
- Using a subcontractor’s license as cover for your own unlicensed scope.