Nevada Code § 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
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1. A person who is issued a written
citation pursuant to NRS 477.240 may contest
the citation within 15 business days after the date on which the citation is
served on the person.
2. A person may contest, without
limitation:
(a) The facts forming the basis for the
determination that the person has committed an act which constitutes a
violation of this chapter or the regulations of the State Fire Marshal;
(b) The time allowed to take any corrective
action ordered;
(c) The amount of any administrative fine
ordered;
(d) The amount of any order to reimburse the
State Fire Marshal or the State Board of Fire Services for the expenses
incurred to investigate the person; and
(e) Whether any corrective action described in
the citation is reasonable.
3. If a person does not contest a citation
issued pursuant to NRS 477.240 within 15
business days after the date on which the citation is served on the person, or
on or before such later date as specified by the State Fire Marshal or the
State Board of Fire Services pursuant to subsection 4, the citation shall be
deemed a final order of the State Fire Marshal or the State Board of Fire
Services and not subject to review by any court or agency.
4. The State Fire Marshal or the State
Board of Fire Services may, for good cause shown, extend the time to contest a
citation issued pursuant to NRS 477.240 .
5. For the purposes of this section, a
citation shall be deemed to have been served on a person on:
(a) The date on which the citation is personally
delivered to the person; or
(b) If the citation is mailed, the date on which
the citation is mailed by certified mail to the last known business or
residential address of the person.

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