Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 624.3015 (2026)

Acting beyond scope of license; bidding on work in excess of limit or beyond scope of license; contracting with unlicensed contractor; constructing or repairing mobile home, manufactured home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing; engaging in work that requires license while license is inactive; entering into agreement to perform work requiring license with unlicensed person who is not employee

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NRS 624.3015  Acting beyond scope of license; bidding on work in excess of limit or beyond scope of license; contracting with unlicensed contractor; constructing or repairing mobile home, manufactured home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing; engaging in work that requires license while license is inactive; entering into agreement to perform work requiring license with unlicensed person who is not employee.  The following acts, among others, constitute cause for disciplinary action under NRS 624.300:

      1.  Acting in the capacity of a contractor beyond the scope of the license.

      2.  Bidding to contract or contracting for a sum for one construction contract or project in excess of the limit placed on the license by the Board.

      3.  Knowingly bidding to contract or entering into a contract with a contractor for work in excess of his or her limit or beyond the scope of his or her license.

      4.  Knowingly entering into a contract with a contractor while that contractor is not licensed.

      5.  Constructing or repairing a mobile home, manufactured home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing unless the contractor:

      (a) Is licensed pursuant to NRS 489.311;

      (b) Owns, leases or rents the mobile home, manufactured home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing; or

      (c) Is authorized to perform the work pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 118B.090 or subsection 2 of NRS 118B.097.

      6.  Engaging in any work or activities that require a contractor’s license while the license is placed on inactive status pursuant to NRS 624.282.

      7.  Entering into any agreement, oral or written, express or implied, with a natural person who is not an employee of the licensee and not licensed as a contractor by which that person, either directly or through any person employed by that person, agrees to perform for the licensee any work which requires a contractor’s license. In addition to any disciplinary or other action that may be taken against a licensee pursuant to this subsection, any agreement described by this subsection is void and unenforceable. As used in this subsection, “employee” has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection 6 of NRS 624.020.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 942; A 1979, 319; 1981, 634; 1997, 213; 1999, 2182; 2007, 651; 2009, 1935; 2019, 1612; 2021, 817)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2021 · leading case: Zap's Elec., LLC v. Monarch Constr., LLC (D. Nev. 2021).
Zap's Elec., LLC v. Monarch Constr., LLC (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 3× “As NSCB already decided, Digney and Defendant could not contract with 22 Plaintiff to perform the work under Nev. Rev. Stat. § 624.3015 (4). Chapter 624 is not so narrow as to merely outlaw direct contracts for the work that needs to be performed by licensees; it further 23…”
Silverwing Dev. Vs. Nev. State Contractors Bd., 2020 NV 74 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 2× “In turn, NRS 624.3015(3) prohibits an entity such as Silverwing from knowingly hiring a contractor to perform work in excess of the contractor's license limit.”
Gur-Kovic v. State Contractors Bd., 596 P.2d 850 (Nev. 1979). · cites it 3× “, with “acting beyond [the] scope of [its] license in violation of NRS 624.3015, [by] contracting for a sum for one construction contract or project in excess of the limit placed on the license by the board.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 624.3015(3) — 1 case
Silverwing Dev. Vs. Nev. State Contractors Bd., 2020 NV 74 (Nev. 2020). “In turn, NRS 624.3015(3) prohibits an entity such as Silverwing from knowingly hiring a contractor to perform work in excess of the contractor's license limit.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 624.3015(4) — 1 case
Zap's Elec., LLC v. Monarch Constr., LLC (D. Nev. 2021). “As NSCB already decided, Digney and Defendant could not contract with 22 Plaintiff to perform the work under Nev. Rev. Stat. § 624.3015 (4). Chapter 624 is not so narrow as to merely outlaw direct contracts for the work that needs to be performed by licensees; it further 23…”
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