Nevada Revised Statutes 408.373 – Contractor: Compliance with state laws concerning workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation; compliance with other laws
1. Before paying any money or drawing a warrant in payment to a person to whom a contract is awarded, the State Controller shall require satisfactory evidence of the person’s compliance with the requirements to provide workers’ compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS and of the person’s payment of the contributions and payments required by chapter 612 of NRS, and the State Controller shall withhold payment to the contractor or the contractor’s assigns until the evidence is provided.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 408.373
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
2. If a contractor fails to provide the required coverage, the State Controller may make the payments for this purpose to a private carrier on his or her own behalf from money withheld pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1.
3. Failure to comply with all federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances is sufficient cause to withhold any money due the contractor until compliance therewith.