Nevada § 268.0974 - Secondhand dealers: Licensing; fines for certain violations

§ 268.0974. Secondhand dealers: Licensing; fines for certain violations

1. The governing body of an incorporated city in this State, whether organized pursuant

to general law or special charter shall, by ordinance, require each person who wishes

to engage in the business of a secondhand dealer in the incorporated city to obtain

a license issued by the governing body before the person engages in the business of

a secondhand dealer. 2. The ordinance must require the applicant to submit: (a) An application for a license to the governing body of the incorporated city in

a form prescribed by the governing body. (b) With the application a complete set of his or her fingerprints and written permission

authorizing the governing body of the incorporated city 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. 3. The governing body of the incorporated city shall not issue a license pursuant

to this section to an applicant who has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty,

guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, a felony involving moral turpitude

or related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a secondhand dealer. 4. The governing body of the incorporated city may: (a) Establish and collect a fee for the issuance or renewal of a license; (b) Establish and collect a fee to cover the costs of the investigation of an applicant,

including a fee to process the fingerprints of the applicant; (c) Place conditions, limitations or restrictions upon the license; (d) Establish any other requirements necessary to carry out the provisions of this

section; or (e) Enact an ordinance which covers the same or similar subject matter included in

the provisions of NRS 647.140 and which provides that any person who violates any provision of that ordinance shall

be punished: (1) For the first offense, by a fine of not more than $500. (2) For the second offense, by a fine of not more than $1,000. (3) For the third offense, by a fine of not more than $2,000 and by revocation of

the license of the secondhand dealer. 5. As used in this section, “ secondhand dealer ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 647.018 .