1.  The holder of any certificate, license or permit issued by the Board, whose default has been entered or who has been heard by the Board and found guilty of the violations alleged in the accusation, may be disciplined by the Board by one or more of the following methods:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 639.255

  • 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.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

(a) Suspending judgment;

(b) Placing the certificate, license or permit holder on probation;

(c) Suspending the right of a certificate holder to practice, or the right to use any license or permit, for a period to be determined by the Board;

(d) Revoking the certificate, license or permit;

(e) Public reprimand; or

(f) Imposition of a fine for each count of the accusation, in accordance with the schedule of fines established pursuant to subsection 3.

2.  Such action by the Board is final, except that the propriety of such action is subject to review upon questions of law by a court of competent jurisdiction.

3.  The Board shall, by regulation, establish a schedule of fines that may be imposed pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 1. Each fine must be commensurate with the severity of the applicable violation, but must not exceed $10,000 for each violation.

4.  The Board shall not issue a private reprimand.

5.  An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.

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