NAC487.290. Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of registration to operate garage.

     1. The Department may refuse to issue a registration or, after notice and hearing, may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a registration to operate a garage upon any of the following grounds:

     (a) Failure of the applicant to have an established place of business in this State.

     (b) Any material misstatement in the application for the certificate of registration.

     (c) Conviction of the applicant or registrant or an employee of the applicant or registrant of a felony, or of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor for a violation of a provision of this chapter or chapter 487 of NRS.

     (d) Willful failure of the applicant or registrant to comply with a provision of the motor vehicle laws of this State, including, without limitation, NRS 487.530 to 487.567, inclusive, or 487.600 to 487.687, inclusive.

     (e) Willful failure of the applicant or registrant to comply with a directive of the Director. For the purpose of this paragraph, failure to comply with a directive of the Director advising the registrant of his or her noncompliance with a provision of the motor vehicle laws of this State or a regulation of the Department, within 10 days after the receipt of the directive, is prima facie evidence of willful failure to comply with the directive.

     (f) Failure on the part of the registrant to maintain a fixed place of business in this State.

     (g) Failure or refusal by the registrant to pay or otherwise discharge any final judgment against the registrant rendered and entered against him or her, arising out of the repair of a motor vehicle or the operation of a garage.

     (h) Failure of the registrant to maintain any other license, registration or bond required by a political subdivision of this State.

     (i) An improper, careless or negligent inspection of a salvage vehicle pursuant to NRS 487.800 by the applicant or registrant or an employee of the applicant or registrant.

     (j) A false statement of material fact in a certification of a salvage vehicle pursuant to NRS 487.800 or a record regarding a salvage vehicle by the applicant or registrant or an employee of the applicant or registrant.

     (k) After the Department has determined that a registrant has failed to comply with a requirement of NRS 487.6875, 487.6877, 487.6881, 487.6883 or 487.6893 or NAC 487.250, and the Department has notified the registrant in writing of such noncompliance, failure or refusal by the registrant to release or return a motor vehicle held by the registrant for payment of repairs to the person requesting or authorizing such repairs if the cost of the repairs are in dispute.

     2. The Director may deny the issuance of a registration to an applicant or may revoke a registration already issued if the Department is satisfied that the applicant or registrant is not entitled thereto.

     3. As used in this section, “salvage vehicle” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 487.770.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R146-04, eff. 10-14-2004; A by R065-12, 11-1-2012)