1.  An applicant for a contractor’s license or a licensee shall notify the Board in writing if he or she is convicted of, or enters a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 624.266

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.

(a) A crime against a child as that term is defined in NRS 179.245;

(b) A sexual offense as that term is defined in NRS 179.245;

(c) Murder as that term is defined in NRS 200.010;

(d) Voluntary manslaughter as that term is defined in NRS 200.050; or

(e) Any other felony or crime involving moral turpitude if the conviction occurred or the plea was entered in the immediately preceding 15 years, in this State or any other jurisdiction.

2.  An applicant for a contractor’s license or a licensee shall submit the notification required by subsection 1 not more than 30 days after the conviction or entry of the plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere.

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