Nevada § 624.165 - Investigation of constructional fraud
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 624.165 — Investigation of constructional fraud, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 624.165. Investigation of constructional fraud
1. The Board shall: (a) Designate one or more of its employees for the investigation of constructional
fraud; (b) Cooperate with other local, state or federal investigative and law enforcement
agencies, and the Attorney General; (c) Assist the Attorney General or any official of an investigative or a law enforcement
agency of this State, any other state or the Federal Government who requests assistance
in investigating any act of constructional fraud; and (d) Furnish to those officials any information concerning its investigation or report
on any act of constructional fraud. 2. The Board may obtain records of a law enforcement agency or any other agency that
maintains records of criminal history, including, without limitation, records of: (a) Arrests; (b) Guilty and guilty but mentally ill pleas; (c) Sentencing; (d) Probation; (e) Parole; (f) Bail; (g) Complaints; and (h) Final dispositions, for the investigation of constructional fraud. 3. For the purposes of this section, constructional fraud occurs if a person engaged
in construction knowingly: (a) Misapplies money under the circumstances described in NRS 205.310 ; (b) Obtains money, property or labor by false pretense as described in NRS 205.380 ; (c) Receives payments and fails to state his or her own true name, or states a false
name, contractor's license number, address or telephone number of the person offering
a service; (d) Diverts money or commits any act of theft, forgery, fraud or embezzlement, in
connection with a construction project, that violates a criminal statute of this State; (e) Acts as a contractor without: (1) Possessing a contractor's license issued pursuant to this chapter; or (2) Possessing any other license required by this State or a political subdivision
of this State; (f) In any report relating to a contract for a public work, submits false information
concerning a payroll to a public officer or agency; or (g) Otherwise fails to disclose a material fact.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 624.165 ("Investigation of constructional fraud") 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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