NAC590.684. Disciplinary proceedings: Grounds for discipline.

The following acts and omissions by a licensee are grounds for discipline:

     1. Violating any provision of NRS 590.465 to 590.645, inclusive, or NAC 590.100 to 590.690, inclusive.

     2. Failing to cooperate with the Board in the investigation of a request for mediation, an informal complaint or a formal complaint, including, without limitation, failing to file a written response as required by NAC 590.654 and failing to file an answer as required by NAC 590.657.

     3. Failing to respond to a request for mediation.

     4. Failing to attend a disciplinary hearing without having obtained a waiver of the requirement of the licensee’s attendance.

     5. Conducting business after his or her license or certificate of competency has lapsed if the license or certificate has not been renewed.

     6. Conducting business after the insurance required by NAC 590.270 has lapsed if the insurance has not been renewed.

     7. Willfully making a false report, record or claim in his or her business.

     8. Failing to comply with a settlement agreement, an order of the Board or any other disposition of a prior disciplinary action or mediation.

     9. Advertising the licensee’s business in a manner that is:

     (a) False; or

     (b) Intended or has a tendency to:

          (1) Deceive or mislead the public; or

          (2) Create unrealistic expectations in any particular case.

     10. Engaging in any other conduct that the Board determines constitutes unfitness or incompetence to engage in activities that are authorized by his or her license.

     11. Acting or conducting the licensee’s operations in any manner which the Board deems to be inimical to and not in the best interests of the health, safety or welfare of the people of this State.

     12. Being subject to disciplinary action in which a board or any other similar entity in this State or in another state which has issued a license, certificate, registration or other credential in a related field to the licensee revokes or suspends the license, certificate, registration or other credential or takes any other disciplinary action against the licensee. As used in this subsection, a “license, certificate, registration or other credential in a related field” includes, without limitation, a general contractor’s license and a steam fitter’s license.

     13. Delivering a lesser quantity of gas than the amount for which the licensee bills a customer with the intent to defraud the customer.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. for Reg. of Liquefied Petrol. Gas by R014-03, eff. 2-18-2004)