NAC486A.210. Violations: Notice; order to take corrective action; initiation of proceedings before Commission.

     1. If the Director believes that a person has failed to comply with the provisions of chapter 486A of NRS or this chapter, the Director shall cause written notice to be served upon the person responsible for the alleged violation.

     2. Written notice shall be deemed to have been served if delivered to the person to whom addressed or if sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of the person.

     3. The notice must specify:

     (a) The statute or regulation alleged to be violated; and

     (b) The facts alleged to constitute the violation.

     4. The notice may include an order to take corrective action within a reasonable time, which must be specified. Such an order becomes final unless, within 10 days after service of the notice, a person named in the order requests a hearing before the Commission.

     5. With or without the issuance of an order pursuant to subsection 4, or if corrective action is not taken within the time specified:

     (a) The Director may require a person responsible for the alleged violation to appear before the Commission at a specified time and place; or

     (b) The Commission may initiate proceedings for recovery of the appropriate penalty.

     6. This section does not prevent the Commission or the Director from obtaining voluntary compliance by issuing a warning, holding a conference or by any other appropriate means.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-23-92; A 10-29-97)