1. An application for a license to operate a body shop must be filed with the Department upon forms supplied by the Department. The forms must designate the persons whose names are required to appear thereon. The application must include the social security number of the applicant and must be accompanied by:

(a) Such proof as the Department requires to demonstrate that the applicant meets the statutory requirements to operate a body shop.

(b) A fee for the processing of fingerprints. The Department shall establish by regulation the fee for processing fingerprints. The fee must not exceed the sum of the amounts charged by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing the fingerprints.

(c) For initial licensure, a complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Department to forward those fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report.

(d) The fee for issuance of a license required by subsection 2.

2. The Department shall charge a fee of $300 for the issuance or renewal of a license to operate a body shop.

3. Upon receipt of the application and the statement required pursuant to NRS 487.003 and when satisfied that the applicant is entitled thereto, the Department shall issue to the applicant a license to operate a body shop. The license must contain the name and the address of the body shop and the name of the operator.

4. Upon receipt of the license, the operator shall post the license in a conspicuous place clearly visible to the general public in the body shop and include the license number on all estimates and invoices for repairs.

5. A license expires on April 30 of each year.

6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, a licensee may renew his or her license by submitting to the Department:

(a) A completed application for renewal upon a form supplied by the Department;

(b) The statement required pursuant to NRS 487.003;

(c) Evidence satisfactory to the Department that the licensee has completed and electronically submitted, within 60 days immediately preceding the date of the submission of the application for renewal, the survey required pursuant to NRS 487.685; and

(d) The fee for renewal of a license provided in subsection 2.

7. A license that expires for failure to renew before April 30 may be reinstated upon submission to the Department of:

(a) The application, statement and evidence specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 6;

(b) The fee for renewal of a license provided in subsection 2; and

(c) A late fee of $25.

8. Fees collected by the Department pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1598; A 1989, 1002, 2024; 1991, 1779; 1997, 148, 1373, 1376, 1517, 2081; 2007, 407, 1233; 2017, 959)