Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 638.145 (2026)

Evidentiary standard for refusing to issue license or taking disciplinary action

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NRS 638.145 Evidentiary standard for refusing to issue license or taking disciplinary action.

1. The Board shall not refuse to issue a license to an applicant or take any disciplinary action against a licensee unless the Board finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the applicant or licensee has engaged in one or more of the practices prohibited by the provisions of this chapter.

2. As used in this section, “preponderance of the evidence” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 233B.0375.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 1147; A 1985, 1256; 2003, 1227; 2005, 779; 2015, 721)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Gilman v. Nevada State Bd. of Veterinary Med. Examiners, 89 P.3d 1000 (Nev. 2004).

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Gilman v. Nevada State Bd. of Veterinary Med. Examiners, 89 P.3d 1000 (Nev. 2004). · cites it 3× “He asserts that NRS 638.145 29 requires a conviction to be based upon “satisfactory proof,” and that this court in In re Drakulich 30 defined clear and convincing evidence as satisfactory proof.”

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