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CHAPTER 76 - STATE BUSINESS LICENSES

Business that received SBA funding (EIDL & PPP) can apply Must have an active State of Nevada business license Must have an active local business license Must have been in business for at least 6 months prior to March 15, 2020. Required for entities doing business within the unincorporated areas of Clark County. This license does not replace the Nevada State Business License or any business license required by cities located within Clark County. Fact Checked: 2/18/19.

NRS 76.010 Definitions.

NRS 76.020 “Business” defined.

NRS 76.030 “State business license” defined.

NRS 76.035 “Unit-owners’ association” defined.

NRS 76.040 “Wages” defined.

NRS 76.100 State business license required; application and fee for license; activities constituting conduct of business.

NRS 76.103 Certain manufacturers not required to obtain state business license.

NRS 76.105 Claim for exemption; renewal; exceptions.

NRS 76.110 Penalty for failing to obtain state business license before conducting business.

NRS 76.120 Limitation on number of state business licenses natural person is required to obtain.

NRS 76.130 Annual renewal of state business license: Fee; notice; penalty for late payment; waiver of fees and penalties.

NRS 76.140 Regulations.

NRS 76.150 Deposit of proceeds in State General Fund.

NRS 76.160 Confidentiality of records and files of Secretary of State.

NRS 76.170 Enforcement of provisions: Revocation or suspension of state business license; denial of new license.

NRS 76.172 Suspension of state business license for failure to comply with controlling health standards; notice of suspension. [Expires by limitation on the later of July 1, 2023, or the date on which the Governor terminates the emergency described in the Declaration of Emergency for COVID-19 issued on March 12, 2020.]

NRS 76.175 Mandatory suspension of state business license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 76.180 Penalty for willfully failing or neglecting to obtain or renew state business license; enforcement; regulations.

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NRS 76.010Definitions.As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 76.020 to 76.040, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2028; A 2015, 1274)

NRS 76.020“Business” defined.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, “business” means:

(a) Any person, except a natural person, that performs a service or engages in a trade for profit;

(b) Any natural person who performs a service or engages in a trade for profit if the person is required to file with the Internal Revenue Service a Schedule C (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Business Form, or its equivalent or successor form, a Schedule E (Form 1040), Supplemental Income and Loss Form, or its equivalent or successor form, or a Schedule F (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Farming Form, or its equivalent or successor form, for that activity; or

(c) Any entity organized pursuant to this title, including, without limitation, those entities required to file with the Secretary of State, whether or not the entity performs a service or engages in a business for profit.

2. The term does not include:

(a) A governmental entity.

(b) A nonprofit religious, charitable, fraternal or other organization that qualifies as a tax-exempt organization pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c).

(c) A person who operates a business from his or her home and whose net earnings from that business are not more than 66 2/3 percent of the average annual wage, as computed for the preceding calendar year pursuant to chapter 612 of NRS and rounded to the nearest hundred dollars.

(d) A natural person whose sole business is the rental of four or fewer dwelling units to others.

(e) A business organized pursuant to chapter 82 or 84 of NRS.

(f) A business organized pursuant to chapter 81 of NRS if the business is a nonprofit unit-owners’ association.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2028; A 2015, 1274; 2017, 141, 2189)

NRS 76.030“State business license” defined.“State business license” means the business license required pursuant to this chapter.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2029; A 2015, 3362; 2017, 9)

NRS 76.035“Unit-owners’ association” defined.“Unit-owners’ association” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 116.011.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 1274)

NRS 76.040“Wages” defined.“Wages” means any remuneration paid for personal services, including commissions, and bonuses and remuneration payable in any medium other than cash.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2029)

NRS 76.100State business license required; application and fee for license; activities constituting conduct of business.

1. A person shall not conduct a business in this State unless and until the person obtains a state business license issued by the Secretary of State. If the person is:

(a) An entity required to file an initial or annual list with the Secretary of State pursuant to this title, the person must obtain the state business license at the time of filing the initial or annual list.

(b) Not an entity required to file an initial or annual list with the Secretary of State pursuant to this title, the person must obtain the state business license before conducting a business in this State.

2. An application for a state business license must:

(a) Be made upon a form prescribed by the Secretary of State;

(b) Set forth the name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact business, or if the applicant is an entity organized pursuant to this title and on file with the Secretary of State, the exact name on file with the Secretary of State, the business identification number as assigned by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 225.082, and the location in this State of the place or places of business;

(c) Be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $200, except that if the applicant is a corporation organized pursuant to chapter 78, 78A or 78B of NRS, or a foreign corporation required to file an initial or annual list with the Secretary of State pursuant to chapter 80 of NRS, the application must be accompanied by a fee of $500; and

(d) Include any other information that the Secretary of State deems necessary.

Ê If the applicant is an entity organized pursuant to this title and on file with the Secretary of State and the applicant has no location in this State of its place of business, the address of its registered agent shall be deemed to be the location in this State of its place of business.

3. The application must be signed pursuant to NRS 239.330 by:

(a) The owner of a business that is owned by a natural person.

(b) A member or partner of an association or partnership.

(c) A general partner of a limited partnership.

(d) A managing partner of a limited-liability partnership.

(e) A manager or managing member of a limited-liability company.

(f) An officer of a corporation or some other person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the application.

4. If the application for a state business license is defective in any respect or the fee required by this section is not paid, the Secretary of State may return the application for correction or payment.

5. A state business license issued pursuant to this section must contain the business identification number assigned by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 225.082.

6. The state business license required to be obtained pursuant to this section is in addition to any license to conduct business that must be obtained from the local jurisdiction in which the business is being conducted.

7. For the purposes of this chapter, a person:

(a) Shall be deemed to conduct a business in this State if a business for which the person is responsible:

(1) Is organized pursuant to this title, other than a business organized pursuant to:

(I) Chapter 82 or 84 of NRS; or

(II) Chapter 81 of NRS if the business is a nonprofit unit-owners’ association or a nonprofit religious, charitable, fraternal or other organization that qualifies as a tax-exempt organization pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c);

(2) Has an office or other base of operations in this State;

(3) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 76.103, has a registered agent in this State; or

(4) Pays wages or other remuneration to a natural person who performs in this State any of the duties for which he or she is paid.

(b) Shall be deemed not to conduct a business in this State if:

(1) The business for which the person is responsible:

(I) Is not organized pursuant to this title;

(II) Does not have an office or base of operations in this State;

(III) Does not have a registered agent in this State; and

(IV) Does not pay wages or other remuneration to a natural person who performs in this State any of the duties for which he or she is paid, other than wages or other remuneration paid to a natural person for performing duties in connection with an activity described in subparagraph (2);

(2) The business for which the person is responsible is conducting activity in this State solely to provide vehicles or equipment on a short-term basis in response to a wildland fire, a flood, an earthquake or another emergency; or

(3) The Secretary of State determines that the person is not conducting a business in this State.

8. As used in this section, “registered agent” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 77.230.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2029; A 2009, 2408; 2011, 2768, 2897; 2013, 3426; 2015, 1274, 1414, 2660, 2903, 2959, 3363; 2017, 10; 2019, 395)

NRS 76.103Certain manufacturers not required to obtain state business license.

1. A manufacturer who maintains a registered agent in this State solely because of the requirements set forth in NRS 370.680 and who is not otherwise required to obtain a state business license pursuant to NRS 76.100 is not deemed, pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 7 of NRS 76.100, to conduct a business in this State.

2. As used in this section, “manufacturer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 370.0315.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 2957)

NRS 76.105Claim for exemption; renewal; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person who claims to be excluded from the requirement to obtain a state business license because the person is an entity, organization, person or business listed in subsection 2 of NRS 76.020 or who conducts a business in this State but claims to be exempt from the requirement to obtain a state business license must submit annually to the Secretary of State an application for a certificate of exemption on a form provided by the Secretary of State.

2. The application must be signed pursuant to NRS 239.330 by:

(a) The owner of a business that is owned by a natural person.

(b) A member or partner of an association or partnership.

(c) A general partner of a limited partnership.

(d) A managing partner of a limited-liability partnership.

(e) A manager or managing member of a limited-liability company.

(f) An officer of a corporation or some other person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the application.

3. If the application for a certificate of exemption is defective in any respect, the Secretary of State may return the application for correction.

4. A certificate of exemption issued pursuant to this section must contain the business identification number assigned by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 225.082.

5. A certificate of exemption must be renewed annually. A person who applies for the renewal of a certificate of exemption must submit the application for renewal:

(a) If the person is an entity required to file an annual list with the Secretary of State pursuant to this title, at the time the person submits the annual list to the Secretary of State, unless the person submits a certificate or other form evidencing the dissolution of the entity; or

(b) If the person is not an entity required to file an annual list with the Secretary of State pursuant to this title, on the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of issuance of the certificate of exemption occurs in each year, unless the person submits a written statement to the Secretary of State, at least 10 days before that date, indicating that the person will not be conducting an activity for which a certificate of exemption must be obtained.

6. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a business organized pursuant to:

(a) Chapter 82 or 84 of NRS; or

(b) Chapter 81 of NRS if the business is a nonprofit:

(1) Unit-owners’ association; or

(2) Religious, charitable, fraternal or other organization that qualifies as a tax-exempt organization pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c).

(Added to NRS by 2013, 832; A 2015, 1276)

NRS 76.110Penalty for failing to obtain state business license before conducting business.

1. If a person fails to obtain a state business license and pay the fee required pursuant to NRS 76.100 before conducting a business in this State and the person is:

(a) An entity required to file an annual list with the Secretary of State pursuant to this title, the person:

(1) Shall pay a penalty of $100 in addition to the annual state business license fee for each year in which the entity fails to obtain a state business license;

(2) Shall be deemed to have not complied with the requirement to file an annual list with the Secretary of State; and

(3) Is subject to all applicable provisions relating to the failure to file an annual list, including, without limitation, the provisions governing default and revocation of its charter or right to transact business in this State, except that the person is required to pay the penalty set forth in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a).

(b) Not an entity required to file an annual list with the Secretary of State, the person shall pay a penalty in the amount of $100 in addition to the annual state business license fee for each year in which the person has conducted business in this State without a state business license.

2. The Secretary of State may refuse to issue a state business license to a person that has failed to pay the fees and penalties required by this chapter.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2030; A 2015, 1276)

NRS 76.120Limitation on number of state business licenses natural person is required to obtain.

1. A natural person is not required to obtain more than one state business license for any combination of activities conducted by that person which are reported to the Internal Revenue Service for any federal tax year on two or more of the forms described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 76.020.

2. As used in this section, “federal tax year” means any period of 12 months for which a person is required to report income, tax deductions and tax credits pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2031)

NRS 76.130Annual renewal of state business license: Fee; notice; penalty for late payment; waiver of fees and penalties.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who applies for renewal of a state business license shall submit a fee in the amount of $200 to the Secretary of State:

(a) If the person is an entity required to file an annual list with the Secretary of State pursuant to this title, at the time the person submits the annual list to the Secretary of State, unless the person submits a certificate or other form evidencing the dissolution of the entity; or

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(b) If the person is not an entity required to file an annual list with the Secretary of State pursuant to this title, on the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of issuance of the state business license occurs in each year, unless the person submits a written statement to the Secretary of State, at least 10 days before that date, indicating that the person will not be conducting a business in this State after that date.

2. If the person applying for the renewal of a state business license pursuant to subsection 1 is a corporation organized pursuant to chapter 78, 78A or 78B of NRS, or a foreign corporation required to file an initial or annual list with the Secretary of State pursuant to chapter 80 of NRS, the fee for the renewal of a state business license is $500.

3. The Secretary of State shall, 90 days before the last day for filing an application for renewal of the state business license of a person who holds a state business license, provide to the person a notice of the state business license fee due pursuant to this section and a reminder to file the application for renewal required pursuant to this section. Failure of any person to receive a notice does not excuse the person from the penalty imposed by law.

4. If a person fails to submit the annual state business license fee required pursuant to this section in a timely manner and the person is:

(a) An entity required to file an annual list with the Secretary of State pursuant to this title, the person:

(1) Shall pay a penalty of $100 in addition to the annual state business license fee;

(2) Shall be deemed to have not complied with the requirement to file an annual list with the Secretary of State; and

(3) Is subject to all applicable provisions relating to the failure to file an annual list, including, without limitation, the provisions governing default and revocation of its charter or right to transact business in this State, except that the person is required to pay the penalty set forth in subparagraph (1).

(b) Not an entity required to file an annual list with the Secretary of State, the person shall pay a penalty in the amount of $100 in addition to the annual state business license fee. The Secretary of State shall provide to the person a written notice that:

(1) Must include a statement indicating the amount of the fees and penalties required pursuant to this section and the costs remaining unpaid.

(2) May be provided electronically, if the person has requested to receive communications by electronic transmission, by electronic mail or other electronic communication.

5. A person who continues to do business in this State without renewing the person’s state business license before its renewal date is subject to the fees and penalties provided for in this section unless the person files a certificate of cancellation of the person’s state business license with the Secretary of State.

6. The Secretary of State shall waive the annual state business license fee and any related penalty imposed on a natural person or partnership if the natural person or partnership provides evidence satisfactory to the Secretary of State that the natural person or partnership conducted no business in this State during the period for which the fees and penalties would be waived.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2031; A 2009, 2408; 2011, 2897; 2013, 3426; 2015, 1277, 2904)

NRS 76.140Regulations.The Secretary of State may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2032)

NRS 76.150Deposit of proceeds in State General Fund.The Secretary of State shall deposit all money received pursuant to this chapter with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2032)

NRS 76.160Confidentiality of records and files of Secretary of State.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and NRS 239.0115, the records and files of the Secretary of State concerning the administration of this chapter are confidential and privileged. The Secretary of State, and any employee of the Secretary of State engaged in the administration of this chapter or charged with the custody of any such records or files, shall not disclose any information obtained from those records or files. Neither the Secretary of State nor any employee of the Secretary of State may be required to produce any of the records, files and information for the inspection of any person or for use in any action or proceeding.

2. The records and files of the Secretary of State concerning the administration of this chapter are not confidential and privileged in the following cases:

(a) Testimony by a member or employee of the Secretary of State and production of records, files and information on behalf of the Secretary of State or a person in any action or proceeding pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if that testimony or the records, files or information, or the facts shown thereby, are directly involved in the action or proceeding.

(b) Delivery to a person or his or her authorized representative of a copy of any document filed by the person pursuant to this chapter.

(c) Publication of statistics so classified as to prevent the identification of a particular business or document.

(d) Exchanges of information with the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with compacts made and provided for in such cases.

(e) Disclosure in confidence to any person authorized to audit the accounts of the Secretary of State in pursuance of an audit, or to the Attorney General or other legal representative of the State in connection with an action or proceeding pursuant to this chapter, or to any agency of this or any other state charged with the administration or enforcement of laws relating to workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, public assistance, taxation, labor or gaming.

(f) Exchanges of information pursuant to subsection 3.

(g) Disclosure of information concerning whether or not a person conducting a business in this State has a state business license and, if the person is conducting a business in this State, the street address in this State at which the person is conducting that business.

3. The Secretary of State may agree with any county fair and recreation board or the governing body of any county, city or town for the continuing exchange of information concerning taxpayers.

4. Upon the request of any law enforcement agency in the course of a criminal investigation or upon the request of any agency or political subdivision of this State, another state or the United States in the course of an enforcement action, the Secretary of State may provide to the requesting law enforcement agency, agency or political subdivision information contained in its records and files relating to a state business license.

5. The Secretary of State shall periodically, as he or she deems appropriate, but not less often than annually, transmit to the Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry a list of the businesses of which the Secretary of State has a record. The list must include the mailing address of the business as reported to the Secretary of State.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2032; A 2013, 832)

NRS 76.170Enforcement of provisions: Revocation or suspension of state business license; denial of new license.

1. If a person who holds a state business license fails to comply with a provision of this chapter or a regulation of the Secretary of State adopted pursuant thereto, the Secretary of State may revoke or suspend the state business license of the person.

2. If the license is suspended or revoked, the Secretary of State shall provide written notice of the action to the person who holds the state business license.

3. The Secretary of State shall not issue a new license to the former holder of a revoked state business license unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person will comply with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations of the Secretary of State adopted pursuant thereto.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2032)

NRS 76.172Suspension of state business license for failure to comply with controlling health standards; notice of suspension. [Expires by limitation on the later of July 1, 2023, or the date on which the Governor terminates the emergency described in the Declaration of Emergency for COVID-19 issued on March 12, 2020.]

1. In addition to the grounds for suspension or revocation of a state business license set forth in NRS 76.170, if a person who holds a state business license fails to comply with controlling health standards, the Secretary of State may suspend the state business license of the person until the person complies, in good faith, with controlling health standards.

2. If the license is suspended, the Secretary of State shall provide written notice of the action to the person who holds the state business license.

3. As used in this section:

(a) “Controlling health standards” means any of the following that are clearly and conspicuously related to COVID-19 and that prescribed the manner in which a business must operate at the time the person allegedly failed to comply:

(1) A federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance; or

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(2) A written order or other document published by a federal, state or local government or regulatory body.

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(b) “COVID-19” means:

(1) The novel coronavirus identified as SARS-CoV-2;

(2) Any mutation of the novel coronavirus identified as SARS-CoV-2; or

(3) A disease or health condition caused by the novel coronavirus identified as SARS-CoV-2.

(Added to NRS by 2020, 32nd Special Session, 108)

NRS 76.175Mandatory suspension of state business license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. If the Secretary of State receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is conducting business in this State as a sole proprietor, and the state business license issued by the Secretary of State to such a person, the Secretary of State shall deem the state business license issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Secretary of State receives a letter issued to the holder of the state business license by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the state business license has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.

2. The Secretary of State shall reinstate a state business license that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Secretary of State receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose state business license was suspended stating that the person whose state business license was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 2660, effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings)

NRS 76.180Penalty for willfully failing or neglecting to obtain or renew state business license; enforcement; regulations.

1. Every person who conducts a business in this State and who willfully fails or neglects to obtain or renew a state business license as required by this chapter and to pay the fees required by NRS 76.100 and 76.130 is subject to a fine of not less than $1,000 but not more than $10,000, to be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction.

2. When the Secretary of State is advised that a person is subject to the fine described in subsection 1, the Secretary of State may, as soon as practicable, refer the matter to the district attorney of the county in which the person’s principal place of business is located or the Attorney General, or both, for a determination of whether to institute proceedings to recover the fine. The district attorney of the county in which the person’s principal place of business is located or the Attorney General may institute and prosecute the appropriate proceedings to recover the fine. If the district attorney or the Attorney General prevails in a proceeding to recover the fine described in subsection 1, the district attorney or the Attorney General is entitled to recover the costs of the proceeding, including, without limitation, the cost of any investigation and reasonable attorney’s fees.

3. In the course of an investigation of a violation of this section, the Secretary of State may require a person to answer any interrogatory submitted by the Secretary of State that will assist in the investigation.

4. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to administer the provisions of this section.

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(Added to NRS by 2013, 831)

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