1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 624.242 and 624.243 , each license issued under the provisions of this chapter expires 2 years after the date on which it is issued, except that the Board may by regulation prescribe shorter or longer periods and prorated fees to establish a system of staggered biennial renewals. Any license which is not renewed on or before the date for renewal is automatically suspended. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a license may be renewed by submitting to the Board: (a) An application for renewal; (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the fee for renewal fixed by the Board; (c) Any assessment required pursuant to NRS 624.470 if the holder of the license is a residential contractor as defined in NRS 624.450 ; and (d) All information required to complete the renewal. 3. The Board may require a licensee to demonstrate financial responsibility at any time through the submission of: (a) A financial statement that is: (1) Prepared by an independent certified public accountant; or (2) Submitted on a form or in a format prescribed by the Board together with an affidavit which verifies the accuracy of the financial statement; and (b) If the licensee performs residential construction, such additional documentation as the Board deems appropriate. 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, if a license is automatically suspended pursuant to subsection 1, the licensee may have the license reinstated upon filing an application for renewal within 6 months after the date of suspension and paying, in addition to the fee for renewal, a fee for reinstatement fixed by the Board, if the licensee is otherwise in good standing and there are no complaints pending against the licensee. If the licensee is otherwise not in good standing or there is a complaint pending, the Board shall require the licensee to provide a current financial statement prepared by an independent certified public accountant or establish other conditions for reinstatement. An application for renewal must be accompanied by all information required to complete the renewal. A license which is not reinstated within 6 months after it is automatically suspended may be cancelled by the Board, and a new license may be issued only upon application for an original contractors license. 5. If a license is automatically suspended pursuant to subsection 1 while the licensee was on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard, the licensee may submit an application to the Board requesting the reinstatement of his or her license without the imposition of any penalty, punishment or disciplinary action authorized by the provisions of this chapter. The Board may reinstate the license if: (a) The application for reinstatement is submitted while the licensee is serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard; and (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the application for reinstatement is accompanied by an affidavit setting forth the dates of service of the licensee and the fee for renewal fixed by the Board pursuant to subsection 2. 6. The Board may waive the fee for renewal of a license for a licensee specified in subsection 5 if: (a) The license was valid at the time the licensee was called to active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard; and (b) The licensee provides written documentation satisfactory to the Board substantiating his or her claim of service on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard. 7. If the Director of the Department of Business and Industry issues a declaration of shortage pursuant to NRS 624.243 , the Board shall not charge an applicant for renewal in a rural area or an applicant for reinstatement in a rural area whose license was automatically suspended pursuant to subsection 1 any fee for renewal or reinstatement until the declaration of shortage is no longer in effect. 8. As used in this section, rural area has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 624.243 . NRS 624.283 License: Expiration; renewal; automatic suspension for failure to renew on or before renewal date; demonstration of financial responsibility; reinstatement; cancellation; exceptions for reinstatement of license automatically suspended during active military duty. [Effective January 1, 2030.] 1. Each license issued under the provisions of this chapter expires 2 years after the date on which it is issued, except that the Board may by regulation prescribe shorter or longer periods and prorated fees to establish a system of staggered biennial renewals. Any license which is not renewed on or before the date for renewal is automatically suspended. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a license may be renewed by submitting to the Board: (a) An application for renewal; (b) The fee for renewal fixed by the Board; (c) Any assessment required pursuant to NRS 624.470 if the holder of the license is a residential contractor as defined in NRS 624.450 ; and (d) All information required to complete the renewal. 3. The Board may require a licensee to demonstrate financial responsibility at any time through the submission of: (a) A financial statement that is: (1) Prepared by an independent certified public accountant; or (2) Submitted on a form or in a format prescribed by the Board together with an affidavit which verifies the accuracy of the financial statement; and (b) If the licensee performs residential construction, such additional documentation as the Board deems appropriate. 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, if a license is automatically suspended pursuant to subsection 1, the licensee may have the license reinstated upon filing an application for renewal within 6 months after the date of suspension and paying, in addition to the fee for renewal, a fee for reinstatement fixed by the Board, if the licensee is otherwise in good standing and there are no complaints pending against the licensee. If the licensee is otherwise not in good standing or there is a complaint pending, the Board shall require the licensee to provide a current financial statement prepared by an independent certified public accountant or establish other conditions for reinstatement. An application for renewal must be accompanied by all information required to complete the renewal. A license which is not reinstated within 6 months after it is automatically suspended may be cancelled by the Board, and a new license may be issued only upon application for an original contractors license. 5. If a license is automatically suspended pursuant to subsection 1 while the licensee was on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard, the licensee may submit an application to the Board requesting the reinstatement of his or her license without the imposition of any penalty, punishment or disciplinary action authorized by the provisions of this chapter. The Board may reinstate the license if: (a) The application for reinstatement is submitted while the licensee is serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard; and (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the application for reinstatement is accompanied by an affidavit setting forth the dates of service of the licensee and the fee for renewal fixed by the Board pursuant to subsection 2. 6. The Board may waive the fee for renewal of a license for a licensee specified in subsection 5 if: (a) The license was valid at the time the licensee was called to active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard; and (b) The licensee provides written documentation satisfactory to the Board substantiating his or her claim of service on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard.
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