1. The Department may refuse to issue a license or may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license to operate a body shop upon any of the following grounds:
(a) Failure of the applicant or licensee to have or maintain an established place of business in this State.
(b) Conviction of the applicant or licensee or an employee of the applicant or licensee of a felony, or of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor for a violation of a provision of this chapter.
(c) Any material misstatement in the application for the license.
(d) Willful failure of the applicant or licensee to comply with the motor vehicle laws of this State and NRS 487.530 to 487.690, inclusive.
(e) Failure or refusal by the licensee to pay or otherwise discharge any final judgment against the licensee arising out of the operation of the body shop.
(f) Failure or refusal to provide to the Department an authorization for the disclosure of financial records for the business as required pursuant to subsection 2.
(g) A finding of guilty or guilty but mentally ill by a court of competent jurisdiction in a case involving a fraudulent inspection, purchase, sale or transfer of a salvage vehicle by the applicant or licensee or an employee of the applicant or licensee.
(h) An improper, careless or negligent inspection of a salvage vehicle pursuant to NRS 487.800 by the applicant or licensee or an employee of the applicant or licensee.
(i) A false statement of material fact in a certification of a salvage vehicle pursuant to NRS 487.800 or a record regarding a salvage vehicle by the applicant or licensee or an employee of the applicant or licensee.
(j) The display of evidence of unfitness for a license pursuant to NRS 487.165.
2. Upon the receipt of any report or complaint alleging that an applicant or a licensee has engaged in financial misconduct or has failed to satisfy financial obligations related to the operation of a body shop, the Department may require the applicant or licensee to submit to the Department an authorization for the disclosure of financial records for the business as provided in NRS 239A.090. The Department may use any information obtained pursuant to such an authorization only to determine the suitability of the applicant or licensee for initial or continued licensure. Information obtained pursuant to such an authorization may be disclosed only to those employees of the Department who are authorized to issue a license to an applicant pursuant to NRS 487.600 to 487.687, inclusive, or to determine the suitability of an applicant or a licensee for licensure.
3. As used in this section, "salvage vehicle" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 487.770.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1599; A 1989, 2045; 1997, 148; 2003, 1919; 2007, 225, 1459, 3231, 3415, 3431; 2009, 2537, 2708)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 487 - Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles
NRS 487.001 - Applicability of chapter to mobile homes.
NRS 487.007 - "State agency" defined.
NRS 487.020 - Report of vehicle showing damage by gunfire.
NRS 487.030 - Penalty for violation of NRS 487.010 or 487.020.
NRS 487.047 - "Automobile wrecker" and "wrecker" defined.
NRS 487.073 - Applicant to furnish information concerning place of business.
NRS 487.080 - Fee for issuance or renewal of license; disposition.
NRS 487.085 - Wrecker to affix legible sign containing name of business.
NRS 487.090 - Operation of vehicles on highway without registration; conditions.
NRS 487.095 - Fees for towing abandoned automobile or vehicle; limitations and exceptions.
NRS 487.165 - Evidence of unfitness of applicant, registrant or licensee.
NRS 487.180 - Presumption of dismantling.
NRS 487.205 - Legislative findings and declaration.
NRS 487.235 - Removal of vehicles abandoned on public lands.
NRS 487.240 - Appraisal of removed abandoned vehicle.
NRS 487.250 - Required notices.
NRS 487.281 - Unlawful abandonment of vehicle.
NRS 487.290 - Unlawful possession of unregistered vehicles unfit for use; exceptions.
NRS 487.440 - Applicant to furnish information concerning place of business.
NRS 487.450 - Fee for issuance or renewal of license to operate salvage pool; disposition.
NRS 487.455 - Operator of salvage pool to affix legible sign containing name of business.
NRS 487.460 - Operation of vehicles on highway without registration; conditions.
NRS 487.478 - Persons prohibited from applying for identifying card described in NRS 487.477.
NRS 487.480 - Sale of vehicle as salvage; operator of pool to provide salvage title to purchaser.
NRS 487.493 - License to issue identifying cards: Qualifications of applicant.
NRS 487.494 - License to issue identifying cards: Bond; deposit in lieu of bond.
NRS 487.495 - License to issue identifying cards: Application; fee; issuance; expiration; renewal.
NRS 487.500 - Records required; inspection.
NRS 487.532 - "Body shop" defined.
NRS 487.540 - "Garage" defined.
NRS 487.545 - "Garage operator" defined.
NRS 487.550 - "Motor vehicle" defined.
NRS 487.553 - "Person authorizing repairs" defined.
NRS 487.5657 - Hearings: Issuance of subpoenas.
NRS 487.604 - "Class A certificate" defined.
NRS 487.606 - "Class A certification" defined.
NRS 487.608 - "Garagekeepers’ insurance" defined.
NRS 487.610 - Unlawful to operate body shop without license; investigation of applicant.
NRS 487.652 - Class A certification: Eligibility.
NRS 487.654 - Class A certification: Regulations.
NRS 487.685 - On-line survey: Completion by body shop; form; contents; availability to public.
NRS 487.686 - On-line survey: Compilation of results; contents of report; availability to public.
NRS 487.687 - Verification of licensure by way of Internet.
NRS 487.68703 - Duties of body shop if motor vehicle towed at request of someone other than owner.
NRS 487.6871 - Display of sign by garage operator and body shop required; penalty.
NRS 487.6873 - Duties of body shop or garage operator on acceptance of vehicle for repair.
NRS 487.6875 - Estimate of costs required for certain repairs.
NRS 487.6877 - Notice of additional charges over estimate required in certain cases.
NRS 487.6879 - Waiver of estimate of costs or notice of additional charges; execution of waiver.
NRS 487.6881 - Duties of owner and insurer upon notification of additional charges.
NRS 487.6883 - Replaced parts to be delivered to person authorizing repairs if requested; exception.
NRS 487.6885 - Records to be retained by body shop or garage operator.
NRS 487.6889 - Certain acts deemed to be deceptive trade practice.
NRS 487.6895 - Violations: Injunctive relief.
NRS 487.6897 - Violations: Civil penalty.
NRS 487.720 - "Cost of repair" defined.
NRS 487.725 - "Electronic components" defined.
NRS 487.730 - "Fair market value" defined.
NRS 487.740 - "Flood-damaged vehicle" defined.
NRS 487.750 - "Motor vehicle" defined.
NRS 487.760 - "Nonrepairable vehicle" defined.
NRS 487.765 - "Rebuilt vehicle" defined.
NRS 487.770 - "Salvage vehicle" defined.
NRS 487.780 - "Title" defined.
NRS 487.790 - "Total loss vehicle" defined.
NRS 487.795 - Rebuilt vehicles: Prerequisites to registration; certificate of inspection.
NRS 487.870 - Removal of total loss salvage vehicle from State; penalty.
NRS 487.880 - Nonrepairable vehicles: Requirements; prohibited acts.