Nevada § 224.190 - Request for assistance by small business: Limitations on action by Office; review of request; protections for person filing request for assistance or participating in review and investigation

may review any request for assistance filed by a small business relating to an interaction

with a state agency relating to the small business. 2. The Office of Small Business Advocacy shall not take action on a request for assistance

made pursuant to subsection 1 if the Office of Small Business Advocacy determines

that: (a) The person who filed the request for assistance could reasonably be expected to

pursue, or is pursuing, an alternative remedy or recourse; (b) The request for assistance relates to a matter outside the jurisdiction of the

Office of Small Business Advocacy; (c) The request for assistance was not filed in a timely manner, as determined by

the Office of Small Business Advocacy; (d) The person who filed the request for assistance does not have a sufficient personal

interest in or is not personally aggrieved or affected by the subject matter of the

request; (e) The request for assistance is trivial, frivolous, vexatious or not made in good

faith; (f) The resources of the Office of Small Business Advocacy are insufficient for adequate

review of the request for assistance; or (g) The request for assistance is the subject of pending litigation, a pending contested

case, as defined in NRS 233B.032 , a proceeding pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS or an agency action that could result in a contested case proceeding pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS . 3. Not later than 30 days after receipt of a request for assistance made pursuant

to subsection 1, the Office of Small Business Advocacy shall notify the person who

filed the request whether the Office of Small Business Advocacy will provide assistance

to the person. 4. If the Office of Small Business Advocacy undertakes the review of a request for

assistance made pursuant to subsection 1, the Office of Small Business Advocacy: (a) May make recommendations to a state agency for the resolution of the issues set

forth in the request for assistance; (b) May contact and discuss the issues with the administrative head of a state agency,

the Governor or a member of the public for the purposes of obtaining the cooperation

and assistance of a state agency with the review of the request for assistance; (c) Shall inform the complainant of the status of the review upon request; and (d) Shall, upon the conclusion of the review: (1) Prepare a preliminary report regarding the review, including, without limitation,

the conclusion reached by the Office of Small Business Advocacy and recommendations

for the resolution of the issues, if any; (2) Provide any state agency named in the request for assistance with a copy of the

preliminary report prepared pursuant to subparagraph (1) indicating that the state

agency may, within 15 days, submit to the Office of Small Business Advocacy a comment

regarding the report; (3) Prepare a final report that includes, without limitation, any comment submitted

by an agency pursuant to subparagraph (2); and (4) Provide a copy of the final report to the Lieutenant Governor and the person who

filed the request for assistance. 5. A person who files a request for assistance or who participates in a review and

investigation is not subject to a penalty, sanction or restriction in connection with

the employment of that person, and may not be denied any right, privilege or benefit

because of the request for assistance or because of any review and investigation of

such request.