Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 477 - State Fire Marshal
NRS 477.2233 - Preliminary determination of whether person’s criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining certificate of registration.


1. The State Fire Marshal shall develop and implement a process by which a person with a criminal history may petition the State Fire Marshal to review the criminal history of the person to determine if the person’s criminal history will disqualify the person from obtaining a certificate of registration as a fire performer or apprentice fire performer pursuant to NRS 477.223.
2. Not later than 90 days after a petition is submitted to the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subsection 1, the State Fire Marshal shall inform the person of the determination of the State Fire Marshal of whether the person’s criminal history will disqualify the person from obtaining a certificate of registration. The State Fire Marshal is not bound by his or her determination of disqualification or qualification and may rescind such a determination at any time.
3. The State Fire Marshal may provide instructions to a person who receives a determination of disqualification to remedy the determination of disqualification. A person may resubmit a petition pursuant to subsection 1 not earlier than 6 months after receiving instructions pursuant to this subsection if the person remedies the determination of disqualification.
4. A person with a criminal history may petition the State Fire Marshal at any time, including, without limitation, before obtaining any education or paying any fee required to obtain a certificate from the State Fire Marshal.
5. A person may submit a new petition to the State Fire Marshal not earlier than 2 years after the final determination of the initial petition submitted to the State Fire Marshal.
6. The State Fire Marshal may impose a fee of up to $50 upon the person to fund the administrative costs in complying with the provisions of this section. The State Fire Marshal may waive such fees or allow such fees to be covered by funds from a scholarship or grant.
7. The State Fire Marshal may post on its Internet website:
(a) The requirements to obtain a certificate from the State Fire Marshal; and
(b) A list of crimes, if any, that would disqualify a person from obtaining a certificate from the State Fire Marshal.
8. The State Fire Marshal may request the criminal history record of a person who petitions the State Fire Marshal for a determination pursuant to subsection 1. To the extent consistent with federal law, if the State Fire Marshal makes such a request of a person, the State Fire Marshal shall require the person to submit his or her criminal history record which includes a report from:
(a) The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; and
(b) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
9. A person who petitions the State Fire Marshal for a determination pursuant to subsection 1 shall not submit false or misleading information to the State Fire Marshal.
10. The State Fire Marshal shall, on or before the 20th day of January, April, July and October, submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau in an electronic format prescribed by the Director, a report that includes:
(a) The number of petitions submitted to the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subsection 1;
(b) The number of determinations of disqualification made by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subsection 1;
(c) The reasons for such determinations; and
(d) Any other information that is requested by the Director or which the State Fire Marshal determines would be helpful.
11. The Director shall transmit a compilation of the information received pursuant to subsection 10 to the Legislative Commission quarterly, unless otherwise directed by the Commission.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2931)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 477 - State Fire Marshal

NRS 477.010 - State Fire Marshal Division: Establishment and composition.

NRS 477.013 - Appointment of State Fire Marshal, assistant, deputies and other employees.

NRS 477.014 - Appointment of special deputies; duties.

NRS 477.030 - Duties; powers; applicability of regulations in certain counties.

NRS 477.031 - Fees for services and regulatory activities: Adoption by regulation; deposit; use.

NRS 477.032 - Regulations concerning registration of qualified interior designers who provide interior materials and furnishings regulated by building code; contents of regulations; eligibility.

NRS 477.0325 - Required consultation before adoption of regulations concerning buildings or structures.

NRS 477.033 - License: Requirements; application; fee; hearing.

NRS 477.035 - Inspection of state buildings; duties of State Public Works Board; regulations.

NRS 477.037 - Library: Establishment; maintenance; materials; fees for use.

NRS 477.039 - Training programs; agreements; acceptance of gifts, grants, services or property; charging of fees.

NRS 477.045 - Hazardous materials: Training program for response to spills; permit for storage; surcharge for permit.

NRS 477.047 - Hazardous materials: Establishment of mobile training team to train volunteer firefighters to respond to incidents.

NRS 477.050 - Report to Governor; legislative recommendations.

NRS 477.071 - "Board" defined.

NRS 477.073 - Creation; members; qualifications of members; terms of members; vacancies; officers; meetings; compensation of members; administrative support.

NRS 477.080 - Duties.

NRS 477.085 - Powers.

NRS 477.090 - Proposed training and certification programs for emergency response personnel: Submission; evaluation; contents; effect of approval.

NRS 477.091 - "Governing body" defined.

NRS 477.093 - Duties of owners and operators of buildings equipped with fire dampers, smoke dampers or combination fire and smoke dampers.

NRS 477.095 - Duties of technicians who inspect fire dampers, smoke dampers or combination fire and smoke dampers.

NRS 477.097 - Duties of owners and operators of buildings equipped with smoke control systems.

NRS 477.099 - Duties of technicians who inspect smoke control systems.

NRS 477.100 - "Authority" defined.

NRS 477.110 - Limitations on local ordinances requiring changes.

NRS 477.120 - Exits, open stairways and vertical shafts.

NRS 477.130 - Fire alarms.

NRS 477.140 - Smoke detectors; openings used to supply air.

NRS 477.150 - Fire sprinklers; elevators; posting of floor numbers and route for evacuation; heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and paging systems.

NRS 477.160 - Buildings used for public assembly.

NRS 477.170 - Facilities for landing helicopters on top of buildings.

NRS 477.172 - Definitions. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.174 - "Agent" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.176 - "Cigarette" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.178 - "Manufacturer" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.182 - "Retail dealer" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.184 - "Sale" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.186 - "Sell" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.188 - "Wholesale dealer" defined. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.192 - Sale of cigarettes prohibited unless cigarettes are tested and certified; alternative testing; reports; regulations of State Fire Marshal. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarette...

NRS 477.194 - Submission of written certification to State Fire Marshal concerning cigarettes intended for sale in this State; availability of certification; fees; retesting. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards f...

NRS 477.196 - Notification of agents, wholesale dealers and retail dealers concerning certified cigarettes. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.198 - Marking packages of certified cigarettes; inspection of marked packages. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.202 - Prohibited sale of cigarettes; civil penalties; seizure of cigarettes; petition for injunctive relief; recovery of costs and damages. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes bec...

NRS 477.204 - Regulations.

NRS 477.206 - Inspection by Department of Taxation. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.208 - Examination of records. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.210 - Cigarette Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Fund.

NRS 477.214 - Uniformity of laws; sales of cigarettes outside this State. [Effective until the date upon which a federal law establishing standards for fire-safe cigarettes becomes effective.]

NRS 477.220 - Definitions.

NRS 477.221 - "Apprentice fire performer" defined.

NRS 477.222 - "Fire performer" defined.

NRS 477.223 - Certificate of registration: Qualifications; application; issuance; renewal; fees; duration.

NRS 477.2233 - Preliminary determination of whether person’s criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining certificate of registration.

NRS 477.2235 - Renewal of certificate of registration; information required; grounds for denial.

NRS 477.224 - Supervision of apprentice fire performer.

NRS 477.225 - Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of certificate of registration; duty of State Fire Marshal. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiri...

NRS 477.226 - Suspension of certificate of registration for failure to pay support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each...

NRS 477.240 - Administrative citation: Issuance; substance; compliance; administrative fines; sanctions; criminal penalty.

NRS 477.245 - Contest of administrative citation: Time limit; effect of failure to contest citation within time limit; extension of time to contest citation; service of citation.

NRS 477.250 - Criminal penalty for violation of chapter; each day of violation constitutes separate offense.