§ 4.06.230. Work card requirement for motel managers.

(a)

Every person working as a motel manager under this chapter shall be required to obtain a work card, permit his or her photograph to be taken, have his/her fingerprints taken through the chief of police, and comply with any other FBI or police department requirements necessary to obtain a national background check.

(b)

It is unlawful for any business operating as a non-transient motel or lodging rental property to have a motel manager who does not have a valid work card as required by this chapter.

(c)

Every person submitting an application for a work card pursuant to this chapter is subject to a background investigation to determine suitability for the work card, and shall submit all information required by the police department or the FBI. An FBI fingerprint-based investigation must be conducted prior to the issuance of any work card set forth in subsection (a) above.

(d)

Pursuant to NRS 239B.010(1)(a) and P.L. 92-544, the police department is authorized to submit the fingerprints of an applicant for a work card set forth in subsection (a) above, plus any required fees and any information required for the background check, to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for a statewide background check and for submission by the Central Repository to the FBI to obtain the FBI nationwide background check of the applicant. The Nevada Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to exchange such fingerprint data with the FBI for purposes of the background check.

(e)

It is the duty of the chief of police to investigate the legal qualifications of each applicant for a work card before a permanent work card is granted, to periodically investigate the legal qualifications of each holder of a work card, and to verify that no work card shall be granted to unsuitable persons. The following persons are declared to be unsuitable to be granted or to hold any work card under the provisions of this chapter:

(1)

A person who, within the five years immediately preceding the date of the application, has been convicted of any of the following criminal offenses, regardless of the jurisdiction of the conviction:

a.

A felony or any crime which, under the laws of this state, would amount to a felony;

b.

Any crime of which theft, fraud or intent to defraud is an element;

c.

Unlawfully possessing or distributing controlled substances;

d.

Solicitation, prostitution, or pandering; or

e.

Any sex offense requiring the applicant to register under N.R.S. 179D.441 to 179D.470, if the applicant has been classified by the state as a Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 offender.

(f)

Providing false or misleading information will be grounds for denial or revocation of a work card previously issued and/or prosecution as provided in section 1.04.010 of the Reno Municipal Code.

(g)

The police department may investigate through the use of any state or federal law enforcement agencies or through other legal means reasonably available.

(h)

The police department may revoke a work card when the person holding the card is convicted of any offense enumerated in subsection (e) above.

(i)

Any person denied a work card or who has a work card revoked may make a written application for review to the chief of police. The chief of police or his designee may, having due consideration for the proper protection of the public health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of the city, and upon evidence of the good moral character and rehabilitation of the applicant, waive any of the above enumerated restrictions and conditions and grant said work card.

(j)

Any person whose denial or revocation of a work card has been upheld by the chief of police or his designee may appeal the decision of the chief of police or designee in accordance with the procedure set forth in RMC section 4.04.160.

(Ord. No. 6482, § 1, 8-22-18)