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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 624.320 (2026)

Allegation and proof of license in action on contract

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NRS 624.320  Allegation and proof of license in action on contract.  No person, firm, copartnership, corporation, association or other organization, or any combination of any thereof, engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a contractor shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this State for the collection of compensation for the performance of any act or contract for which a license is required by this chapter without alleging and proving that such person, firm, copartnership, corporation, association or other organization, or any combination of any thereof, was a duly licensed contractor at all times during the performance of such act or contract and when the job was bid.

      [3:Art. VII:186:1941; Added 1943, 83; A 1953, 521]

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1958–2024 · leading case: Day v. West Coast Holdings, Inc., 699 P.2d 1067 (Nev. 1985).
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Day v. West Coast Holdings, Inc., 699 P.2d 1067 (Nev. 1985). · cites it 6× “THE CROSS-APPEAL The district court held that NRS 624.320 did not preclude R.J. from recovering under the contract.”
MGM Grand Hotel, Inc. v. Imperial Glass Co., 65 F.R.D. 624 (D. Nev. 1974). · cites it 14× “The main thrust of defendants’ motion for summary judgment is based upon the provisions of NRS § 624.320. This section provides that: “No person, firm, copartnership, corporation, association or other organization, or any combination of any thereof, engaged in the business of…”
Interstate Com. Bldg. Servs., Inc. v. Bank of Am. Nat'l Trust & Sav. Ass'n, 23 F. Supp. 2d 1166 (D. Nev. 1998). · cites it 14× “’s Mot.; Maxwell Aff. ¶¶8-9, Ex. 3, attached to Pl.”
San Diego Prestressed Concrete Co. v. Chicago Title Ins., 555 P.2d 484 (Nev. 1976). · cites it 6× “Pursuant to NRCP 12(b)(5), 1 Cameron-Brown and Chicago Title moved to dismiss the complaint asserting that appellant had failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted because it did not have a valid contractor’s license as *573 required by NRS 624.320. 2 Appellant…”
Trees v. Kersey, 56 P.3d 765 (Idaho 2002). “320, provides: No person, firm, copartnership, corporation, association or other organization, or any combination thereof, engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a contractor shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of…”
Nevada Equities, Inc. v. Willard Pease Drilling Co., 440 P.2d 122 (Nev. 1968). · cites it 3× “NRS 624.320 (italics supplied). The State Contractors’ Board is designated as the licensing authority.”
Kourafas v. Basic Food Flavors, Inc., 88 P.3d 822 (Nev. 2004). · cites it 2× “8 After the work was completed, West Coast refused to pay pursuant to the contract, asserting that according to NRS 624.320, it had no duty to pay because Day lacked the license required to perform the landscaping for which it was requesting payment.”
Briggs v. Zamalloa, 432 P.2d 672 (Nev. 1967). “The trial court found for Zamalloa in his action against Briggs and ruled the 1958 contract was one for hiring of labor, thereby freeing Zamalloa of the necessity of alleging and proving a contractor’s license (NRS 624.320); found Briggs owed him $10,740 ($11,240 less $500…”
Genho v. Riverdale Hot Springs, LLC, 560 P.3d 1041 (Idaho 2024). “” Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 624.320 (West 2023).”
Walker Bank & Trust Co. v. Smith, 501 P.2d 639 (Nev. 1972). “NRS 624.320 provides that one engaged in the business of acting in the capacity of a contractor must allege and prove that he was duly licensed if he maintains an action in the courts of this State.”
Interstate Com. Bldg. Serv. v. Bank of Amer., 23 F. Supp. 2d 1166 (D. Nev. 1998). · cites it 14× “¶¶ 8-9, Ex. 3, attached to Pl.'s Opp'n.) The parties disagree as to whether a contractor's license is required for relief under the contract and in equity, according to Nevada law.”
Martin Bloom Assocs., Inc. v. Manzie, 389 F. Supp. 848 (D. Nev. 1975). · cites it 4× “Defendants contend that plaintiff was not a licensed Nevada contractor at the time the events recited above took place, and therefore is barred by NRS 624.320 from maintaining this action.”
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