§ 6.80.030. Applications and investigations.

(a) Every person required to be licensed hereunder shall file an application with the director of business license of Clark County on a form provided by his office. For this purpose the local resident manager of a corporation shall be deemed to be the applicant. All applicants or other persons for which an investigation is required shall be investigated for determination of suitability pursuant to Section 6.08.110 and shall pay investigation fees as required by Section 6.08.115. The following questions shall be set forth in the application and shall be answered under oath:

(1)

Have you ever been convicted of any misdemeanor or felony other than minor traffic offenses?;

(2)

If the answer to the question set forth in subdivision (1) above is "yes", list such convictions;

(3)

Have you ever been adjudged, by the real estate commission or department of this or any other state, of having violated any order or regulation thereof covering the solicitation of prospective customers for land sales or the actual sale of land?;

(4)

Have you ever had a cease and desist order issued against you for having violated any rule or regulation of the real estate commission or department of this or any other state?;

(5)

If an individual, how long have you resided in Clark County?;

(6)

If a corporation, how long has the corporation been qualified to do business in the state of Nevada?;

(7)

What is the address of each proposed business location?;

(8)

Who will have custody of the business records of the unit broker?;

(9)

Where will such records be kept?;

(10)

What are the proposed hours of operation of each proposed business location?

(b)

The failure to answer any of the questions set forth in subsection (a) of this section truthfully or the failure to make a full disclosure of the facts in answering such questions shall be grounds for denying a license or, if a license has been issued and thereafter it is discovered that the applicant has lied or withheld relevant facts in answering such questions, it shall be grounds for revoking the license. Answers to questions (1) and (2) above shall be forwarded to the sheriff for verification. The sheriff shall verify information and report his findings to the director of business license.

(c)

Within sixty days after the filing of such application, the director of business license shall report his findings to the board of county commissioners. The board shall, after due consideration for the protection of the general public, decide whether or not the applicant is a suitable person to receive and hold a license hereunder and may either grant or deny the application for the license.

(d)

In the event that the application has not been brought before the board for action within ninety days from the date of the filing thereof with the director of business license, the applicant may request said board, by written notice served upon the clerk of the board at least five working days prior to the next regular meeting thereof, to consider the application at such next regular meeting. The failure of the board to take action on the application at its next regular meeting after such request is made shall be deemed to constitute denial of such application by the board.

(Ord. 1136 § 2, 1989: Ord. 1065 § 11, 1988: Ord. 709 § 113, 1980: Ord. 621 § 126, 1979: Ord. 447 § 3, 1974: Ord. 372 § 5, 1971)