How to look up a license in Nevada

Official license searches in Nevada

7 official searches from 6 boards cover the Nevada licenses on this site. 6 of the rows also link a complaint page.

What each search covers

A board's search lists only its own licenses:

• Nevada State Board of Cosmetology: the 3 credentials it issues for cosmetologists, including Cosmetologist, Certificate of registration as a cosmetologist's apprentice and Instructor.
• Secretary of State: the Notary Public.
• Nevada State Board of Nursing: the Registered Nurse (RN) license (professional nurse).
• Nevada State Contractors Board: the 26 credentials it issues for plumbers, electricians and general contractors, including Classification C-1: Plumbing and Heating Contracting, Subclassification C-1d: Plumbing, Subclassification C-1g: Pipes and Vents for Gas, Subclassification C-1h: Water Heaters, Classification C-2: Electrical and Subclassification C-2a: Electrical Wiring and others.
• Nevada State Board of Nursing: the 2 credentials it issues for nursing assistants, including Certified Nursing Assistant (certificate to practice as a nursing assistant) and Medication Aide - Certified (MA-C).
• Nevada State Board of Massage Therapy: the 5 credentials it issues for massage therapists, including Establishment Certificate (massage, reflexology or structural integration establishment), Temporary license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration, Massage Therapist, Reflexologist and Structural Integration Practitioner.
• Nevada Real Estate Division: the 3 credentials it issues for real estate agents, including Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate Broker-Salesperson and Real Estate Broker.

Occupations without a state search here

• Insurance agents: the Nevada Division of Insurance (DOI) pages we cite do not link a public search; ask the board to confirm a license.
• Security guards: the Nevada Private Investigators Licensing Board (PILB) pages we cite do not link a public search; ask the board to confirm a license.

How to check a license

Search the board for the work you are hiring for, then check the status, the license type and the expiration date (what to check in the result).

The occupation pages explain what each license level allows: cosmetologists, notaries, registered nurses, plumbers, electricians, general contractors, nursing assistants, massage therapists, real estate agents.