1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the city council or other governing body of any incorporated city in the State of Nevada, whether organized under general law or special charter, may, by ordinance, require each person who wishes to engage in property management in the incorporated area of the city to obtain a certificate issued by the city council or other governing body before engaging in property management.

2. If a city council or other governing body of an incorporated city adopts an ordinance pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) Each person who engages in property management must make application for a certificate to the city council or other governing body of the incorporated city in which the property to be managed is to be located. The application must be in a form and manner prescribed by the city council or other governing body.

(b) The city council or other governing board of an incorporated city may:

(1) Establish and collect a fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate.

(2) Grant or deny applications for the issuance or renewal of a certificate.

(3) Impose conditions, limitations and restrictions upon a certificate.

(4) Establish any other requirements necessary to carry out the ordinance, including, without limitation, the imposition of a penalty for a violation of the ordinance.

(5) Adopt, amend and repeal regulations relating to the ordinance.

3. An ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section must not apply to:

(a) A person who holds a license issued pursuant to chapter 645 of NRS; or

(b) A person engaging in property management of a property where gaming is conducted under a nonrestricted gaming license issued pursuant to NRS 463.170.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 2339)