NAC656.100. Application for certificate; cancellation by applicant.

     1. The Board will consider applications for certificates for the immediately succeeding examination. The Executive Secretary of the Board shall establish a deadline for submission of applications at least 30 days before the examination for certification is administered. If an application is postmarked after the deadline, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall return the application to the applicant and the applicant is ineligible to take the examination.

     2. An application must be submitted to the Board in its original form. If an applicant submits an application that is photocopied, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall return the application to the applicant and the applicant is ineligible to take the examination.

     3. All questions on the application must be completed. If an application is incomplete, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall return the application to the applicant. An applicant whose application is returned because it is incomplete may resubmit his or her application if the application that is resubmitted is postmarked on or before the date of the deadline.

     4. All evidence required by NRS 656.170 must be included with the application. The Board will not accept an application without the evidence unless the applicant receives approval from the Board before submitting his or her application.

     5. An application must include a photocopy of a picture identification of the applicant.

     6. The fee accompanying the application must be in the form of a money order, cashier’s check or certified check which is payable to the Board. If the applicant does not submit the fee in a timely manner, the Executive Secretary of the Board may deny the applicant:

     (a) Admission to the examination;

     (b) The results of his or her examination; or

     (c) A certificate.

     7. An application must be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury and include an acknowledgment by the applicant that a misrepresentation or omission in the application may constitute a ground for denial, suspension or revocation of a certificate pursuant to NRS 656.240. The signature of the applicant attests to the accuracy of all information provided by the applicant, including, but not limited to, the information contained in the application and all other evidence and information accompanying the application.

     8. If the Board rejects an application, the Board will include a letter that explains the reason for the rejection.

     9. If the Board approves an application, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall mail to the applicant a letter of admission to the examination.

     10. An applicant may cancel his or her submission of an application and request a refund of the examination fee by submitting a written request to the Board on or before the deadline for submission of applications established by the Executive Secretary of the Board pursuant to subsection 1. If the request is submitted on or before the deadline for submission of applications, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall cancel the applicant’s application and refund the examination fee to the applicant. The Executive Secretary of the Board shall not refund an examination fee if the request for a refund is submitted after the deadline for submission of applications.

     11. An applicant may cancel his or her submission of an application and request that the Board apply the applicant’s examination fee to the immediately succeeding examination by submitting a written request to the Board after the deadline for submission of applications established by the Executive Secretary of the Board pursuant to subsection 1 but before the date of the examination. If the request is submitted after the deadline for submission of applications but before the date of the examination, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall cancel the applicant’s application and apply the applicant’s examination fee to the immediately succeeding examination.

     12. An applicant who is unable to take the examination because of an emergency may submit a written request to the Board not later than 15 days after the date of the examination requesting that the Board apply the applicant’s examination fee to the immediately succeeding examination. The request must include documented proof of the emergency. If the Board grants the applicant’s request, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall apply the applicant’s examination fee to the immediately succeeding examination.

     13. As used in this section, “emergency” means a sudden or unforeseen circumstance that makes it impractical or impossible for the applicant to take the examination and includes, without limitation, an illness or injury to the applicant or an injury to or the illness or death of a family member of the applicant.

     (Added to NAC by Cert. Court Reporters’ Bd. by R120-97, eff. 4-13-98; A by R101-03, 2-18-2004; R075-10, 6-30-2010; R072-12, 4-5-2013)