Nevada § 369.240 - Complaint against licensee: Issuance and service of citation; effect of failure to answer
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 369.240 — Complaint against licensee: Issuance and service of citation; effect of failure to answer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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. 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.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 369.240 ("Complaint against licensee: Issuance and service of citation; effect of failure to answer") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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