Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 76 - State Business Licenses
NRS 76.180 - Penalty for willfully failing or neglecting to obtain or renew state business license; enforcement; regulations.


1. Every person who conducts a business in this State and who willfully fails or neglects to obtain or renew a state business license as required by this chapter and to pay the fees required by NRS 76.100 and 76.130 is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 but not more than $10,000, to be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. When the Secretary of State is advised that a person is subject to the fine described in subsection 1, the Secretary of State may, as soon as practicable, refer the matter to the district attorney of the county in which the person’s principal place of business is located or the Attorney General, or both, for a determination of whether to institute proceedings to recover the fine. The district attorney of the county in which the person’s principal place of business is located or the Attorney General may institute and prosecute the appropriate proceedings to recover the fine. If the district attorney or the Attorney General prevails in a proceeding to recover the fine described in subsection 1, the district attorney or the Attorney General is entitled to recover the costs of the proceeding, including, without limitation, the cost of any investigation and reasonable attorney’s fees.
3. In the course of an investigation of a violation of this section, the Secretary of State may require a person to answer any interrogatory submitted by the Secretary of State that will assist in the investigation.
4. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to administer the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 831)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 76 - State Business Licenses

NRS 76.010 - Definitions.

NRS 76.020 - "Business" defined.

NRS 76.030 - "State business license" defined.

NRS 76.035 - "Unit-owners’ association" defined.

NRS 76.040 - "Wages" defined.

NRS 76.100 - State business license required; application and fee for license; activities constituting conduct of business.

NRS 76.103 - Certain manufacturers not required to obtain state business license.

NRS 76.105 - Claim for exemption; renewal; exceptions.

NRS 76.110 - Penalty for failing to obtain state business license before conducting business.

NRS 76.120 - Limitation on number of state business licenses natural person is required to obtain.

NRS 76.130 - Annual renewal of state business license: Fee; notice; penalty for late payment; waiver of fees and penalties.

NRS 76.140 - Regulations.

NRS 76.150 - Deposit of proceeds in State General Fund.

NRS 76.160 - Confidentiality of records and files of Secretary of State.

NRS 76.170 - Enforcement of provisions: Revocation or suspension of state business license; denial of new license.

NRS 76.172 - Suspension of state business license for failure to comply with controlling health standards; notice of suspension.

NRS 76.173 - Suspension of state business license for owing debt to certain agencies.

NRS 76.175 - Mandatory suspension of state business license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state...

NRS 76.180 - Penalty for willfully failing or neglecting to obtain or renew state business license; enforcement; regulations.