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LICENSE NUMBER, ADVERTISING AND USE OF NICKNAME
Licensees are required to have their license number on advertising. Preceding zeros before or
letters after the license number are not required. The definition of “advertisement” has been
extended to include media, sales literature, brochures or flyers, and social media.
Licensees may use a nickname to advertise services under certain conditions:
▪ Nickname is not misleading as to the identity, affiliation, or nature of the services of the
licensee
▪ Nickname does not use any combination of numbers and spaces
▪ Nickname cannot be discriminatory
▪ Complies with NRS 645.
FAQ’s:
Q. Do licensees have to put the full number?
A. Licensees need to include the license designation letter (S., B. or BS., etc.) but they do not
need to include any zeros at the beginning of the number. They also do not need to include
letters after the license number such as INDV, LLC, etc.
Q. Is there any requirement for specific font, size, or location where the license number should
be placed?
A. No, there is no specific requirements regarding size, prominence, location, etc. However,
we must be able to locate and identify it. The language in the regulations reads “…in a
conspicuous way…” If anyone must search extensively to find it, then it does not meet the
intent of the regulation.
Q. Does license number need to be on all signs?
A. If a licensee’s name is on the sign, then their license number should be on it. If it is a generic
“open house” sign with no specific agent or brokerage identified, then no. If it is a sign
advertising the brokerage (but no specific agent), then the broker’s number should be
included.
Q. Do I need to include my license number on all social media adds/posts?
A. If you add/post links back to your main page and your main page has your license number
somewhere on it (either in the page name itself or on the “About” section, then that is
sufficient). We just need to be able to locate the number.