1. The Governor shall appoint to the Board:
(a) Six members who are certified public accountants in the State of Nevada of whom:
(1) One member must be employed by the government or by private industry; and
(2) Five members must be engaged in the practice of public accounting.
(b) One member who represents the public. This member must not be:
(1) A certified public accountant or a public accountant; or
(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of a certified public accountant or a public accountant.
2. No person may be appointed to the Board unless he or she is:
(a) Engaged in active practice as a certified public accountant and holds a live permit to practice public accounting in this State, or is appointed as the member who represents the public.
(b) A resident of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 160; A 1977, 272; 1979, 671; 1981, 1380; 1991, 2150; 2003, 1189; 2017, 3461)