487.002 - Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs: Creation; members; terms; officers; meetings; expenses; duties. - Nevada Statutes

487.002  Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs: Creation; members; terms; officers; meetings; expenses; duties.

      1.  The Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created within the Department.

      2.  The Governor shall appoint to the Board:

      (a) One representative of the Department;

      (b) One representative of licensed operators of body shops;

      (c) One representative of licensed automobile wreckers;

      (d) One representative of registered garage operators;

      (e) One representative of licensed operators of salvage pools; and

      (f) Two representatives of the general public.

      3.  After the initial terms, each member of the Board serves a term of 4 years. The members of the Board shall annually elect from among their number a Chair and a Vice Chair. The Department shall provide secretarial services for the Board.

      4.  The Board shall meet regularly at least twice each year and may meet at other times upon the call of the Chair. Each member of the Board is entitled to the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

      5.  The Board shall:

      (a) Study the regulation of garage operators, automobile wreckers and operators of body shops and salvage pools, including, without limitation, the registration or licensure of such persons and the methods of disciplinary action against such persons;

      (b) Analyze and advise the Department relating to any consumer complaints received by the Department concerning garage operators, automobile wreckers or operators of body shops or salvage pools;

      (c) Make recommendations to the Department for any necessary regulations or proposed legislation pertaining to paragraph (a) or (b);

      (d) On or before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, prepare and submit a report concerning its activities and recommendations to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Legislature; and

      (e) Perform any other duty assigned by the Department.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 2042; A 1991, 1612; 1993, 1644; 2001, 2552; 2005, 926; 2009, 2533, 2704)