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Handyman Packet Instructions: Please read & initial each of the 6 statements on the top of the form. Read the paragraphs. Print your name on the line provided. Do not sign the form until you are in the presence of a Town Licensing Employee or you will have to have it notarized. Detach the two information sheets and retain for your records. ATTENTION: The following trades CANNOT be done under the Handyman Classification: 1. Plumbing – a C-1 license is needed 2. Electrical - a C-2 license is needed 3. Air Conditioning a C-21 license is needed 4. Heating – a C-21 license is needed 5. Fire Protection – a C-41 license is needed Updated October 23, 2019 ---PAGE BREAK--- Handyman Affidavit Please initial each statement: 1. As a handyman, I understand I may only repair or maintain property the value of which is less than $1000 including labor and materials, 2. As a handyman, I understand I may only provide services to my customer that do not require a building permit. 3. As a handyman, I understand that I may not do any work of the type performed by a plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, heating or air-conditioning contractor or work that affects the health, safety and welfare of members of the general public. 4. I understand that if cited by the Nevada State Contractors’ Board, I am subject to fines and possible incarceration. 5. I have been provided a copy of “When Work Would Not Require A Nevada State Contractors Board License” and understand it. 6. I understand that I am not a licensed contractor and have been provided information on how to become a licensed contractor. Nevada State Contractors’ Board Requirements of NRS 624.020 The Nevada State Contractors’ Board enforces the requirements of NRS 624.020, which states, “ A contractor is any person, … who in any capacity other than as the employee of another with wages as the sole compensation, undertakes to, offers to undertake to, purports to have the capacity to undertake to, or submits a bid to, or does himself or by or through others, construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, highway, road, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement, or to do any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or other structures or works in connection therewith…” Some Pahrump handymen have been prosecuted for contracting without a license. The Nevada State Contractors’ Board determined that even though they had offered their service by the hour while working for the homeowner, that their methods included contracting without a license. Consumer complaints are the leading cause for the Contractors’ Board involvement. If you are contracting, you must be properly licensed by the Nevada State Contractors’ Board. The Contractors’ Board may assist you, if you do not understand the requirements. Please call [PHONE REDACTED] or [PHONE REDACTED] or visit their website at http://www.nscb.state.nv.us/, if you have specific questions. Your attorney may help you determine if you need a contractor’s license or if NRS 624.020 paragraph 2, specifically excludes you from the requirements. If you are exempt from the Contractors’ Board jurisdiction, you may be licensed as a handyman. A copy of this letter will be placed in your business license file. Print Name Signature Date Subscribed and Sworn to me on this Print Business Name of 20___ Town Licensing Employee or Notary Public ---PAGE BREAK--- NEVADA STATE CONTRACTORS BOARD 9670 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 100, RENO, NEVADA, 89521 (775) 688-1141 FAX (775) 688-1271, INVESTIGATIONS (775) 688-1150 2310 CORPORATE CIRCLE, SUITE 200, HENDERSON, NEVADA, 89074 (702) 486-1100 FAX (702) 486-1190, INVESTIGATIONS (702) 486-1110 www.nscb.state.nv.us When Work Would Not Require A Nevada State Contractors Board License Senate Bill No. 279, Effective May 31, 2007 Section 1. NRS 624.031 is hereby amended to read as follows: 624.031 The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: 1. Work performed exclusively by an authorized representative of the United States Government, the State of Nevada, or an incorporated city, county, irrigation district, reclamation district, or other municipal or political corporation or subdivision of this State. 2. An officer of a court when acting within the scope of his office. 3. Work performed exclusively by a public utility operating pursuant to the regulations of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on construction, maintenance and development work incidental to its business. 4. An owner of property who is building or improving a residential structure on the property for his own occupancy and not intended for sale or lease. The sale or lease, or the offering for sale or lease, of the newly built structure within 1 year after its completion creates a rebuttable presumption for the purposes of this section that the building of the structure was performed with the intent to sell or lease that structure. An owner of property who requests an exemption pursuant to this subsection must apply to the Board for the exemption. The Board shall adopt regulations setting forth the requirements for granting the exemption. 5. Any work to repair or maintain property the value of which is less than $1,000 including labor and materials, UNLESS: A building permit is required to perform the work; The work is of a type performed by a plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, heating or air-conditioning contractor; The work is of a type performed by a contractor licensed in a classification prescribed by the Board that significantly affects the health, safety and welfare of members of the general public; The work is performed as a part of a larger project: The value of which is $500 or more; or For which contracts of less than $500 have been awarded to evade the provisions of this chapter; or The work is performed by a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter or by an employee of that person. 6. The sale or installation of any finished product, material or article of merchandise which is not fabricated into and does not become a permanent fixed part of the structure. 7. The construction, alteration, improvement or repair of personal property. 8. The construction, alteration, improvement or repair financed in whole or in part by the Federal Government and conducted within the limits and boundaries of a site or reservation, the title of which rests in the Federal Government. 9. An owner of property, the primary use of which is as an agricultural or farming enterprise, building or improving a structure on the property for his use or occupancy and not intended for sale or lease. ---PAGE BREAK--- Nevada State Contractors Board Advisory Opinion! Attention! Landscape Maintenance Companies! The following existing landscape maintenance would not require a Nevada State Contractors Board License: • Mowing of lawns • Removal and trimming of trees • Edging of lawns and shrubs • Clean up and hauling of debris • Rototilling of garden areas • Replacement of sprinkler heads • Thatching of lawns that unscrew and risers that are threaded Advisory opinions are often based upon limited information, and are therefore broad in nature. It should be noted that under NRS 624.035 there might be more stringent requirements, as determined by the city or county having jurisdiction. Centro de Contratistas del Estado de Nevada Aviso en General! Atencion Companias de Mantenimiento de Jardines! Estos trabajos se puede hacer en jardines que ya exciten “que no es construccion nueva” El siguiente trabajo se puede hacer sin licencia de contratista: • Recorte de pasto y las orillas • Limpieza de jardines y deshacerse de la basura • Remplazo de las cabezas de sistemas de irrigacion que son de rosca • Remover y recortar arboles y plantas • Labrar la tierra El anuncio de este aviso general esta basado en informacion limitada. Se debe anotar que bajo esta regla NRS 624.035 pueden haber restricciones mas estrictas, determinadas por la ciudad o el condado que tiene la jurisdiccion. * Par mas informacion llame al centro de contratistas: (702) 486-1100 or (775) 688-1141 www.nscb.state.nv.us * For more information contact the Board at: (702) 486-1100 or (775) 688-1141 www.nscb.state.nv.us