SB 253 — Revises provisions related to alarm systems. (BDR 20-968)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 19, 2021) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

revising provisions relating to the information required to be included on advertising by a licensed contractor who installs alarm systems;

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(NRS 244.195) Section 1 of this billbillowers prohibits a board of county commissioners from imposing any penalty, fine or fee on an alarm system contractor or alarm system monitoring company for any false alarm that cannot be attributed to the improper installation of the alarm system or this bill indicates the placement of section 1 in the Nevada Revised Statutes.f Section 3 of this bill prohibits the governing body of an incorporated city from imposing any penalty, fine or fee on an alarm system contractor or alarm system monitoring company for any false alarm that cannot be attributed to the improper installation of the alarm system or any other error committed by the contractor or monitoring company.

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- *SB253**SB253_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

A board of county commissioners shall not impose any penalty, fine or fee on an alarm system contractor or alarm systemsystemenalty, monitoring company for a false alarm that cannot be attributed to the improper installation of the alarm system or any other error committed by the alarm system contractor or alarm system monitoring company.

NRS(Deleted 624.720by isamendment.) herebyH amended- to*SB253_R1* read as follows:

624.720 1.

It is unlawful for any person, including a person exempt under the provisions of NRS 624.031, to advertise as a contractor unless the person has a license in the appropriate classification established by the provisions of NRS 624.215 and 6242.20Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person not licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who advertises to perform or complete construction work or a work of improvement must state in the advertisement that he or she is not licensed pursuant to this chapter.

3.

It is unlawful for a licensed contractor to disseminate, as part of any advertising by the contractor, any false or misleading statement or representation of material fact that is intended, directly or indirectly, to induce another person to use the services of the contractor or to enter into any contract with the contractor or any obligation relating to such a contract.

4.

[All] Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, all advertising by a licensed contractor must include the name of the - *SB253* – 3 – contractor’s company and the number of the contractor’s license.

Advertising by a contractor who installs alarm systems is not required to include the number of the contractor’s license if the advertisement includes an Internet website or a phone number through which a person can obtain the number of the contractor’s license.

5.

It is unlawful for any person, whether or not licensed pursuant to this chapter, to advertise to perform or complete construction work or a work of improvement using a license number that does not correspond to a valid license issued to that person under this chapter.

6.

If, after giving notice and holding a hearing pursuant to NRS 624.291, the Board determines that a person has engaged in advertising in a manner that violates the provisions of this section, the Board may, in addition to any penalty, punishment or disciplinary action authorized by the provisions of this chapter, issue an order to the person to cease and desist the unlawful advertising and to cause any telephone number included in the advertising to be disconnected.

7.

If a person fails to comply with subsection 6 within 5 days after receiving an order pursuant to subsection 6, the Board may request the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to order the appropriate provider of telephone service to disconnect any telephone number included in the advertisement.

8.

As used in this section:

(a) “Advertising” includes, but is not limited to, the issuance of any sign, card or device, or the permitting or allowing of any sign or marking on a motor vehicle, in any building, structure, newspaper, magazine or airway transmission, on the Internet or in any directory under the listing of “contractor” with or without any limiting qualifications.

(b) Provider of telephone service” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 707.355.

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