Nevada Contractor License Fees
The 25 verified whole-dollar state licensing fees — every NAC 624.130 line read verbatim on the official regulation text, the $300 application fee read on the board's own form, plus the three NRS 624.470 Recovery Fund statutory caps — all charged by the Nevada State Contractors Board on 2026-10-04. Building permit fees are local in Nevada (NRS 624.035) and are not on this page. Three withheld amounts are named below rather than guessed.
01 State fees vs local permit fees
- State licensing fees — listed below, one row per official NAC 624.130 line or the official application form, all charged by the NSCB. S-NV-624-700
- Statutory ceilings — NRS 624.280: application ≤ $550, license ≤ $900 biennially, examination ≤ $300. Every fee above sits inside its cap. S-NV-624-280
- Local permit fees — the city or county issues the building or trade permit and sets its fee schedule; the only published Nevada amounts are the labeled City of Las Vegas examples (1%/$1,000 residential construction tax, $1,000 transportation tax, $1/sqft privileged tax) kept as a requirement row, never a statewide fee — LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED. S-NV-LV-FEE-EST
- Renewal timing affects the bill — the license expires 2 years after issuance; missing the date = automatic suspension; late active renewal $150, then reinstatement within 6 months on a Board-fixed fee (amount withheld). S-NV-624-283
- The bond is a cost too — Board-set $1,000–$500,000 surety or cash (cash carries a $200 biennial administration fee). S-NV-624-270
02 Application and license (NAC 624.130 + official application form)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License application (nonrefundable) Application form verbatim (PDF text-extracted 2026-10-04): 'Include the nonrefundable application fee of $300.00 when submitting the completed application to the Board.' Corroborated by the brochure and FAQ #12. Inside the NRS 624.280(1) cap of $550. | $300 | application | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-APP-FORM |
| License — issue or renew (biennial) NAC 624.130 verbatim ('To issue or renew a license: $600'), corroborated by NSCB FAQ #12 ('biennial license fee of $600.00'). Inside the NRS 624.280(2) cap of $900 biennially. Residential contractors also owe the NRS 624.470 Recovery Fund assessment (statutory caps seeded separately). | $600 | license | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Inactive license — issue or renew NAC 624.130 verbatim. Inactive status: valid 8 years, exempt from bond and experience qualification, no licensed work permitted (NRS 624.282). | $300 | license | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
03 Late renewal filings (NAC 624.130)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Late filing — renew active license NAC 624.130 verbatim. Window: reinstatement within 6 months of automatic suspension (NRS 624.283(4)); after 6 months the license may be cancelled and only an ORIGINAL application restores it. | $150 | renewal | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Late filing — renew inactive license NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $75 | renewal | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
04 License changes, certificates and administration (NAC 624.130)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional classification application (not already licensed) NAC 624.130 verbatim. One license per PRIMARY classification; multiple sub classifications within the same primary combine under one license (FAQ #10). | $300 | application | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Monetary limit — single-project increase NAC 624.130 verbatim. The request 'must be submitted to the Board at least 5 working days before' the bid (NRS 624.220(3)) and approved before bidding. | $75 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Monetary limit — permanent increase or decrease NAC 624.130 verbatim (NRS 624.220(3) permanent change). | $250 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Change of qualified person or principal NAC 624.130 verbatim. A natural person may not qualify more than one active license absent the NRS 624.260(5) exceptions — a change request is how a qualifier moves between businesses. | $250 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Broaden license to entire classification or add subclassifications NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $250 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Change of licensee name NAC 624.130 verbatim. Ties to NRS 624.305: the business name on the license must match the contracting name (NSCB Tips). | $250 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Conversion application (NRS ch. 92A) NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $300 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Cash bond deposit — biennial administrative fee NAC 624.130 verbatim ('$200 biennial administrative fee for all cash bond deposits' — NSCB page). Pairs with BOND-NV-CASH. | $200 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Certificate of eligibility — issue NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $500 | certification | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Certificate of eligibility — renew NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $300 | certification | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Duplicate license NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $25 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Duplicate identification card NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $10 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Duplicate certificate of eligibility NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $50 | certification | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Statute and regulation pamphlet NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $5 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Licensee report — 500 or fewer licensees NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $100 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Licensee report — more than 500 licensees NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $200 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
| Returned check NAC 624.130 verbatim. | $25 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-NAC-130 |
05 Residential Recovery Fund — NRS 624.470 statutory CAPS (per biennium)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Recovery Fund assessment — statutory cap, monetary limit up to $1,000,000 (per biennium) NRS 624.470 statutory CAP ('not to exceed … $200 per biennium'), paid in addition to the license fee. Published as a ceiling, never as an asserted invoice amount; actual assessments NOT_VERIFIED. CONFLICT-NV-003: statute says 'per biennium', the board FAQ says 'semi-annual assessment' — OPEN, cadence only, amounts unaffected. | $200 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-624-470 |
| Residential Recovery Fund assessment — statutory cap, monetary limit above $1,000,000 but limited (per biennium) NRS 624.470 statutory CAP ('not to exceed … $500 per biennium'). Ceiling, not an invoice; CONFLICT-NV-003 cadence divergence noted. | $500 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-624-470 |
| Residential Recovery Fund assessment — statutory cap, unlimited monetary limit (per biennium) NRS 624.470 statutory CAP ('not to exceed … $1,000 per biennium'). The Board must reduce assessments when the account reaches 150% of the prior fiscal year's largest balance. Ceiling, not an invoice; CONFLICT-NV-003 noted. | $1,000 | miscellaneous | Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) | S-NV-624-470 |
NRS 624.470 (statute heading: 'collection of biennial assessment') verbatim caps: in addition to the license fee, a RESIDENTIAL contractor pays an assessment 'not to exceed': monetary limit ≤ $1,000,000 → $200 per biennium; > $1,000,000 but limited → $500 per biennium; unlimited → $1,000 per biennium. The Board must reduce assessments when the Recovery Fund account reaches 150% of the prior fiscal year's largest balance. CONFLICT-NV-003 (OPEN, minor): the NSCB Recovery Fund FAQ says contractors pay a 'semi-annual assessment' while the statute says 'per biennium' — both official, both preserved; the statute governs the CAP, the board page describes collection cadence. Amounts are seeded as statutory CAPS, never as asserted actual invoices. S-NV-624-470
06 Withheld on purpose — never guessed
- Current PSI Business & Law / trade exam fee and re-exam fee — the newest PSI-hosted Candidate Information Bulletin reachable is revised 4/15/2009 ($85 one portion / $130 two portions — HISTORIC only), and the 2024 board brochure says "Exam fees (contact PSI for current rates)". The statutory cap ($300, NRS 624.280(3)) is published instead.
- Reinstatement fee amount — NRS 624.283(4) says "fixed by the Board" and no reinstatement line appears in the NAC 624.130 schedule as read. The $150 late ACTIVE renewal fee IS published above; the separate reinstatement charge is not.
- Any actual Recovery Fund invoice — only the NRS 624.470 statutory caps are published ("not to exceed"), never an asserted bill amount.
- Local permit fee amounts beyond the labeled Las Vegas examples — LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED.
07 Documented conflicts
NSCB License Requirements page (official, read 2026-10-04): financial-statement tiers — ≤ $25,000: current CPA statement OR Board-form statement OR accounting-software balance sheet + affidavit (self-prepared/compiled current within 6 months); plus 'A financial statement IS REQUIRED regardless of the size/amount of the monetary limit requested.'
License Requirements | Nevada State Contractors BoardLicense App Brochure (official board PDF, 2024, text-extracted 2026-10-04): 'Unless you are requesting a monetary limit of less than $10,000, you will be required to have a Certified Public Accountant prepare your Financial Statement, which must be submitted with your application. If applying for a monetary limit less than $10,000, you may use the Board's form to generate a self-prepared statement.'
License App Brochure (2024) | Nevada State Contractors BoardOPEN — two official NSCB publications disagree on whether a self-prepared statement is allowed between $10,000 and $25,000. HANDLING: the current page's four tiers are published (REQ-NV-FINANCIAL-STATEMENT-001, confidence 'conflicting'); NO single number is asserted for the $10k–$25k band — the band is named as contested on the fees and hub pages.
Analysis notes
Detected 2026-10-04 while seeding REQ-NV-FINANCIAL-STATEMENT-001. Both sides preserved; a future official page/brochure alignment would resolve it (research §E/§O).
NRS 624.470 (statute heading: 'collection of biennial assessment', mirror read 2026-10-04): residential contractors pay an assessment 'not to exceed' $200 (limit ≤ $1,000,000) / $500 (> $1,000,000 but limited) / $1,000 (unlimited) PER BIENNIUM; the Board must reduce assessments when the account reaches 150% of the prior fiscal year's largest balance.
NRS 624.470 — Collection of biennial assessment (mirror + official anchor)NSCB Residential Recovery Fund page/FAQ (official, read 2026-10-04): contractors 'pay a semi-annual assessment into the Residential Recovery Fund.'
Residential Recovery Fund | Nevada State Contractors BoardOPEN (cadence only — amounts unaffected). HANDLING: the statute governs the CAPS, which are seeded as statutory ceilings ('not to exceed', FEE-NV-RECOVERY-* rows and REQ-NV-RECOVERY-001); the board page's 'semi-annual' cadence is preserved here and never merged with the statute's 'per biennium'. No actual invoice amount is published.
Analysis notes
Detected 2026-10-04 while seeding REQ-NV-RECOVERY-001. Minor: the conflict changes how often a payment is described, never the numbers (research §I/§O).
Every other official pairing was checked the same day and found consistent: NAC 624.130's $600 issue/renew against the board FAQ's "biennial license fee of $600.00", the $300 application fee across form, brochure and FAQ, the statutory caps (NRS 624.280) against every charged amount, and the bond range ($1,000–$500,000) between NRS 624.270(4) and the board's License Requirements page — one charge, counted once.
08 Sources
Source S-NV-REQ-PAGE — Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB)
License Requirements | Nevada State Contractors Board — License Requirements page — financial-statement tiers incl. the ≤ $25,000 self-prepared line (read 2026-10-04)
https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/licensing/license-requirements/
Retrieved 2026-10-04 · last verified 2026-10-04
Read 2026-10-04 (HTTP 200). Carries: the exam requirement ('The qualifying individual for a contractor's license is required to pass the Business and Law (CMS) and trade examination specific to the classification requested, unless he or she meets the requirements for waiver') with PSI as vendor; the bond operational details ('$1,000 to $500,000', 'Bonds must be continuous in form. A surety may cancel the bond by giving 60 days notice… Your license must have a continuous bond with no lapse', cash-bond $200 biennial fee); the four financial-statement tiers by requested monetary limit ('A financial statement IS REQUIRED regardless of the size/amount of the monetary limit requested') — Side A of CONFLICT-NV-002 (self-prepared allowed ≤ $25,000); and the exam-eligibility flow (application + experience verified → Examination Eligibility letter with Candidate ID → schedule with PSI).