Nevada Revised Statutes 369.240 – Complaint against licensee: Issuance and service of citation; effect of failure to answer
1. Upon the filing with the board of county commissioners of the county in which a licensee maintains his or her principal place of business or with the governing body of the city in which the licensee maintains his or her principal place of business if the licensee maintains his or her principal place of business within an incorporated city of a verified complaint charging the licensee with the commission, within 1 year prior to the date of filing the complaint, of any act which is cause for suspension or revocation of a license, the board of county commissioners or the governing body, as applicable, forthwith shall issue a citation directing the licensee, within 10 days after service thereof upon him or her, to appear by filing with the board of county commissioners or the governing body, as applicable, a verified answer to the complaint showing cause, if any he or she has, why his or her license should not be suspended or revoked. Service of the citation with a copy of the complaint shall be made upon the licensee as provided by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure for the service of process in civil actions.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 369.240
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
2. Failure of the licensee to answer within the time specified shall be deemed an admission by the licensee of the commission of the act or acts charged in the complaint. Thereupon, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of a city, as applicable, shall give written notice of the failure of the licensee to answer to the Department. The Department forthwith shall suspend or revoke the license, as the case may be, and shall give notice of such suspension or revocation by mailing a true copy thereof, by United States registered or certified mail in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid, addressed to the licensee at his or her latest address of record in the office of the Department.