CHAPTER 706 - MOTOR CARRIERS

NAC 706.327 Manifests for common and contract motor carriers of commodities. (NRS 706.171) 1. A common or contract motor carrier of commodities shall carry in the unit having motive power a manifest containing: (a) A description of the shipment, including, without limitation, the…

NAC 706.329 Prohibited acts. (NRS 706.171) Any person, whether a carrier who is subject to the provisions of NAC 706.302 to 706.335, inclusive, or a broker, shipper or consignee, or any officer, employee, agent or representative thereof, who knowingly offers, grants, gives, solic…

NAC 706.333 Claims for lost or damaged freight or baggage. (NRS 706.171) 1. A claim by a shipper or consignor against a common or contract motor carrier for lost or damaged freight or baggage must be submitted to the carrier within 7 days after the loss or damage is discovered. 2…

NAC 706.334 Carriers of household goods: Notification of liability coverage. (NRS 706.171, 706.443) Before providing any service subject to regulation by the Authority, a carrier of household goods must notify the customer in writing of the scope of the standard liability coverag…

NAC 706.335 Carriers of household goods: Bill for payment. (NRS 706.171, 706.443) 1. Upon the completion of a shipment of household goods, the authorized carrier shall present to the person paying for the shipment the original bill for payment. 2. The bill must show: (a) The name…

NAC 706.340 Limitation on schedules for carriers operating on call. (NRS 706.171) A common or contract motor carrier authorized to have an on-call operation over an irregular route shall not establish any schedule that would indicate service along a regular route or between fixed…

NAC 706.342 Inclusion of certain geographical points in tariffs. (NRS 706.171) An authorized carrier shall include in his or her filed tariff a list of those points within the authorized carrier’s area of operation where his or her equipment is based or from which he or she compu…

NAC 706.345 Tariffs and orders for scenic tours. (NRS 706.171) 1. A common motor carrier authorized to conduct scenic tours shall file with the Authority a tariff showing all applicable per capita fares and hourly rates for each tour offered. 2. A common motor carrier authorized …

NAC 706.348 Provision of airport transfer service. (NRS 706.171) 1. Airport transfer service may be provided only by a common motor carrier authorized to provide such a service, on the basis of charging individual fares to persons who appear personally and request the service. Th…

NAC 706.352 Multiple charters: Payment for each individual charter service by bus or charter service by limousine. (NRS 706.171) 1. Multiple charters may not be performed unless the authorized carrier is paid for each individual charter service by bus or charter service by limous…

NAC 706.353 Provision of charter service by limousine. (NRS 706.171) 1. Only a common motor carrier authorized to provide charter service by limousine may provide such service, but no such service may be provided until a charter order is prepared. 2. Except as otherwise provided …

NAC 706.354 Charter orders. (NRS 706.171) 1. A charter order must include: (a) The name of the person or group who contracted for the service. (b) The date of the request for service. (c) The date on which the service will be provided. (d) The approximate number of passengers. (e…

NAC 706.355 Charges for charter service by bus and charter service by limousine. (NRS 706.171) An authorized carrier who provides charter service by bus or charter service by limousine shall not charge a per capita fare for that service. Passengers must be transported under a sin…

NAC 706.3555 Carrier authorized to provide charter service by limousine: Fuel surcharge. (NRS 706.171, 706.321) 1. In addition to the rates and fares included in the tariff on file with the Authority, a carrier authorized to provide charter service by limousine may charge and col…

NAC 706.356 Interruption of service. (NRS 706.171) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a common motor carrier who is subject to the provisions of NAC 706.010 to 706.4019, inclusive, shall not interrupt any service established pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.011…

NAC 706.359 Temporary transfer of operating rights. (NRS 706.171) 1. A temporary transfer of operating rights may be approved if the Authority finds it is in the public interest. 2. Applicants who seek approval of a temporary transfer of operating rights for a limited period, whe…

NAC 706.360 Use of vehicles beyond scope of authority prohibited. (NRS 706.171) The vehicles of an authorized carrier must not be used for transportation services beyond the scope of the authority of that carrier, even if the services are resold by a broker. (Added to NAC by Pub.…

NAC 706.361 Compensation for services of driver. (NRS 706.171) A person employed by an authorized carrier to drive a vehicle shall not accept any form of compensation for that service from any person except that carrier or a passenger in the vehicle. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service…

NAC 706.3611 Prohibited acts. (NRS 706.171) A driver of a limousine: 1. Shall not divert or attempt to divert a prospective customer from any commercial establishment. 2. Except as authorized by the driver’s employer or the Authority, shall not allow any other person within his o…

NAC 706.3612 Hours of service. (NRS 706.171, 706.173, 706.692) 1. A driver of a limousine shall not work a shift longer than 12 consecutive hours unless the driver is involved in a charter or a trip that commenced within a reasonable period before the end of the driver’s shift. 2…

NAC 706.3613 Applicability. (NRS 706.171) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 706.3745, the provisions of NAC 706.3613 to 706.3763, inclusive, apply to any county for whom regulation by the Taxicab Authority is not required pursuant to NRS 706.881. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service C…

NAC 706.3615 Annual fee for operation. (NRS 706.171, 706.471) The Authority will charge an annual fee pursuant to NRS 706.471 of $75 for each taxicab operated. (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 12-16-91; A by Transportation Serv. Auth. by R071-98, 10-28-98; R040-02, 9-20…

NAC 706.362 Posting schedule of rates and map of zones; display of name and city of carrier. (NRS 706.171) 1. A person holding a certificate to operate a taxicab shall post in the vehicle a schedule of the rates based on zones or mileage or any other rate approved by the Authorit…

NAC 706.363 Display of informational placard; enforcement. (NRS 706.171) 1. A certificate holder shall display in a conspicuous place inside each taxicab which the certificate holder is authorized to operate a placard at least 5 inches by 7 inches in size which contains the follo…

NAC 706.365 Denial of service; passengers; change of route. (NRS 706.171) 1. A person may not be denied service by a taxicab merely because he or she desires transportation in a direction other than that in which the driver desires to operate or to a destination different from th…

NAC 706.368 Territory served by driver. (NRS 706.171) A certificate holder shall not direct any driver to serve any specific area different from the territory authorized under that certificate and for which a tariff has been filed with and approved by the Authority. [Pub. Service…

NAC 706.371 Control by certificate holder; prohibited sales and leases. (NRS 706.171, 706.475) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 706.208 and 706.375, a taxicab must be registered in the name of the certificate holder. The holder may not enter into any agreement, lease or arr…

NAC 706.374 Solicitation of bus passengers prohibited. (NRS 706.171) No certificate holder and no employee of the certificate holder may at any time solicit persons waiting at bus stops. [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order 5 Rule 231, eff. 12-1-62]—(NAC A by Transportation Serv. Aut…

NAC 706.3741 “TX” plates; enforcement. (NRS 706.171) 1. Upon receipt from a certificate holder of the fee for the commencement of operation of a taxicab required pursuant to NRS 706.471, the Authority will issue to the certificate holder a plate that identifies the taxicab for wh…

NAC 706.3742 Cruising lights; unit designation numbers; certificate numbers; insignia; color scheme; enforcement. (NRS 706.171) 1. With respect to each taxicab that a certificate holder is authorized to operate, the certificate holder shall: (a) Equip the taxicab with a cruising …

NAC 706.3743 Central dispatch facility; equipment for communication; requests by telephone for service; enforcement. (NRS 706.171, 706.173, 706.475) 1. A certificate holder shall: (a) Establish and maintain a central dispatch facility which must be staffed and equipped in such a …

NAC 706.3744 Equipment to indicate driver requires assistance; enforcement. (NRS 706.171, 706.173, 706.475) 1. A certificate holder shall ensure that each taxicab which he or she is authorized to operate is equipped with: (a) A green light which can be activated to indicate that …

NAC 706.3745 Requirements for vehicles placed into service for first time in certain counties; exemption; enforcement. (NRS 706.171, 706.173, 706.475) 1. In addition to the requirements set forth in NAC 706.379, and except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a certificate hold…

NAC 706.3746 Electronic taximeter; amber light; enforcement. (NRS 706.171) 1. A certificate holder shall equip each taxicab that the certificate holder is authorized to operate with an electronic taximeter. If the taximeter uses an “LED” or “LCD” display, all phases of the “LED” …

NAC 706.3747 Trip sheets; enforcement. (NRS 706.171) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a certificate holder shall require the driver of each taxicab that the certificate holder is authorized to operate to keep a daily trip sheet in a form prescribed by the Autho…

NAC 706.3748 Violent crime against driver on duty; notification of certificate holders and Authority; dissemination of information regarding crime. (NRS 706.171, 706.173, 706.475) 1. If the driver of a taxicab is the victim of a violent crime while on duty, the certificate holder…

NAC 706.3749 Crashes. (NRS 706.171, 706.173, 706.475) If a taxicab is involved in a crash, the certificate holder who is authorized to operate the taxicab shall: 1. Within 24 hours or on the next business day after becoming aware of the crash, whichever is sooner, notify the Auth…

NAC 706.375 Lease of vehicle for use as taxicab. (NRS 706.171) 1. A common motor carrier authorized to operate a taxicab shall not lease any vehicle which it uses as a taxicab without prior approval by the Chair or his or her designee. 2. A carrier must submit a request for the a…

NAC 706.3751 Requirements for employee or independent contractor who drives taxicab; list of persons not qualified to drive taxicab. (NRS 706.171, 706.173, 706.462, 706.475) 1. In addition to the applicable requirements set forth in 49 C.F.R. §§ 391.51, 392.2, 392.4, 392.5 and 39…

NAC 706.3752 Leasing of taxicab to independent contractor: Security deposit. (NRS 706.171, 706.475) 1. A certificate holder may, as a condition of leasing a taxicab to an independent contractor, require the independent contractor to deposit money with the certificate holder in an…

NAC 706.3753 Leasing of taxicab to independent contractor: Requirements for lease agreement; enforcement. (NRS 706.171, 706.475) 1. Each lease agreement entered into by a certificate holder and an independent contractor pursuant to NRS 706.473 must: (a) Be maintained by the certi…

NAC 706.3754 Leasing of taxicab to independent contractor: Requirements for copy of lease agreement; enforcement. (NRS 706.171, 706.475) 1. A certificate holder who enters into an agreement to lease a taxicab to an independent contractor shall provide a copy of the agreement to t…

NAC 706.3758 Taximeters: Inspection and seal; approval for use without seal; enforcement. (NRS 706.171) 1. A certificate holder shall not place a taxicab into passenger service at any time unless the taximeter has been: (a) Inspected and sealed by the Authority; or (b) Approved b…

NAC 706.376 Drivers: Standards of conduct. (NRS 706.171, 706.173, 706.475) During his or her shift, a driver of a taxicab: 1. Shall not engage in verbal arguments or acts of physical violence. 2. Shall refrain from backing into position in any taxicab stand. 3. Shall refrain from…

NAC 706.3761 Drivers: Hours of service. (NRS 706.171, 706.173, 706.475, 706.692) 1. A driver of a taxicab shall not work a shift longer than 12 consecutive hours except when under a charter or a trip that commenced within a reasonable period before the end of the driver’s shift. …

NAC 706.3762 Drivers: Use of taxicab for crime. (NRS 706.171, 706.475) A driver of a taxicab shall not willfully, knowingly or intentionally use the driver’s taxicab or his or her employment to facilitate the commission of a crime, or allow the use of his or her taxicab by anothe…

NAC 706.3763 Drivers: Applicability of statutes and regulations. (NRS 706.171, 706.475, 706.692) The Authority will deem that a driver of a taxicab who is operating a taxicab is on duty and working his or her shift and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 706 …