Nevada Code § 477.240

Administrative citation: Issuance; substance; compliance; administrative fines; sanctions; criminal penalty
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1. If the State Fire Marshal or the State
Board of Fire Services, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, has reason
to believe that a person has committed a violation of this chapter or the
regulations of the State Fire Marshal, the State Fire Marshal or the State
Board of Fire Services may issue a written administrative citation to the
person.
2. A citation issued pursuant to this
section includes, without limitation, an order to:
(a) Take action to correct a condition resulting
from an act that constitutes a violation of this chapter or the regulations of
the State Fire Marshal, at the persons cost;
(b) Pay an administrative fine imposed in
accordance with the schedule of administrative fines prescribed by the State
Board of Fire Services pursuant to subsection 4; and
(c) Reimburse the State Fire Marshal or the State
Board of Fire Services for the amount of the expense incurred to investigate
the complaint.
3. If a written citation issued pursuant
to subsection 1 includes an order to take action to correct a condition
resulting from an act that constitutes a violation of this chapter or the
regulations of the State Fire Marshal, the citation must state the time
permitted for compliance, which must be not less than 15 business days after
the date the person receives the citation, and must specifically describe the
action required to be taken.
4. The State Board of Fire Services shall
by regulation establish a schedule of at least three different levels of
administrative fines not to exceed $50,000, based on the severity and frequency
of the violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation of the
State Fire Marshal.
5. The sanctions authorized by subsection
2 are separate from, and in addition to, any other remedy, civil or criminal,
authorized by this chapter.
6. The failure of an unlicensed person to
comply with a citation or order after it is final is a misdemeanor. If an
unlicensed person does not pay an administrative fine imposed pursuant to this
section within 60 days after the order of the State Fire Marshal or the State
Board of Fire Services becomes final, the order may be executed upon in the
same manner as a judgment issued by a court.

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