641.285 - Proof of actual injury; evidence of conviction or revocation of license to practice psychology; plea of nolo contendere.

641.285  Proof of actual injury; evidence of conviction or revocation of license to practice psychology; plea of nolo contendere.  Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, in any disciplinary proceeding before the Board, a panel of its members or a hearing officer:

      1.  Proof of actual injury need not be established where the complaint charges deceptive or unethical professional conduct or practice of psychology harmful to the public.

      2.  A certified copy of the record of a court or a licensing agency showing a conviction or the suspension or revocation of a license to practice psychology is conclusive evidence of its occurrence.

      3.  The entering of a plea of nolo contendere in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be deemed a conviction of the offense charged.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1909; A 2005, 790)