1. In an incorporated city in which a license to engage in a business is required, the city council or other governing body of the city shall not issue such a license unless the applicant for the license:

(a) Signs an affidavit affirming that the business:

(1) Has received coverage by a private carrier as required pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, and chapter 617 of NRS;

(2) Maintains a valid certificate of self-insurance pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS;

(3) Is a member of an association of self-insured public or private employers; or

(4) Is not subject to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS; or

(b) If the applicant submits his or her application electronically, attests to his or her compliance with the provisions of paragraph (a).

2. In an incorporated city in which such a license is not required, the city council or other governing body of the city shall require a business, when applying for a post office box, to submit to the governing body the affidavit or attestation required by subsection 1.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each city council or other governing body of an incorporated city shall submit to the Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry monthly a report of the names of those businesses which have submitted an affidavit or attestation required by subsections 1 and 2. A city council or other governing board of an incorporated city is not required to include in the monthly report the name of a business which has submitted an attestation electronically via the state business portal.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, upon receiving an affidavit required by this section, the city council or other governing body of an incorporated city shall provide the applicant with a document setting forth the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees to promote safety in the workplace in accordance with regulations adopted by the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.376.

5. If a business submits an attestation required by this section electronically via the state business portal, the state business portal shall provide the owner of the business with access to information setting forth the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees to promote safety in the workplace, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.376.

6. As used in this section, “state business portal” means the state business portal established pursuant to chapter 75A of NRS.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 2437; A 1993, 776, 2779, 2821; 1995, 641, 649, 2041; 1999, 232, 1812; 2011, 3592; 2015, 2669, 3371)