CHAPTER 706 - MOTOR CARRIERS

NAC 706.534 Drivers and independent contractors: Failure to possess valid permit. (NRS 706.8818, 706.88181) 1. Any person who is found by the Administrator to be operating a taxicab without having in his or her possession a valid driver’s permit is in violation of NAC 706.513. 2.…

NAC 706.535 Drivers: Notice to Authority of change of name or address or conviction of certain offenses. (NRS 706.8818) 1. The holder of a permit shall provide written notice to the Authority not later than 10 working days after: (a) There is any change of name or home or mailing…

NAC 706.537 Drivers and independent contractors: Training. (NRS 706.8818, 706.88181) 1. All applicants for a driver’s permit must enroll in and successfully complete a defensive driving, driver orientation and safety course approved by the Authority before being issued a driver’s…

NAC 706.540 Drivers and independent contractors: Standards of appearance and dress. (NRS 706.8818, 706.88181, 706.8845) 1. Certificate holders shall submit to the Authority a proposed standard of dress and appearance for its drivers and independent contractors, if applicable. Upo…

NAC 706.543 Drivers and independent contractors: Standards of conduct. (NRS 706.8818, 706.88181, 706.8845) During a driver’s or independent contractor’s period of duty, he or she shall, in addition to the requirements of NRS 706.8845: 1. Not engage in verbal arguments or acts of …

NAC 706.544 Drivers and independent contractors: Reasons to fear for personal safety. (NRS 706.8818, 706.88181, 706.8847) For the purpose of NRS 706.8847, a driver or independent contractor has good reason to fear for his or her personal safety in transporting a person if, withou…

NAC 706.546 Drivers and independent contractors: Conditions of employment. (NRS 706.8818, 706.88181) 1. No certificate holder may allow a driver or independent contractor to operate a taxicab under any of the following conditions: (a) When the driver’s license of the taxicab driv…

NAC 706.549 Drivers and independent contractors: Hours of service. (NRS 706.8818, 706.88181) 1. A driver or independent contractor shall not work a period of duty longer than 12 consecutive hours except when under a charter or a trip, the charter or trip having commenced within a…

NAC 706.550 Drivers and independent contractors: Provision of receipt to passenger. (NRS 706.8818, 706.88181) At the end of each trip, the driver or independent contractor shall, upon request, provide his or her passenger with a receipt that includes: 1. The amount of the fare as…

NAC 706.551 Drivers and independent contractors: Search of vehicle after trip; disposition of property found. (NRS 706.8818, 706.88181) Each driver and independent contractor shall conduct a search of the interior of his or her taxicab at the termination of each trip. If the driv…

NAC 706.552 Drivers and independent contractors: Prohibited and required acts. (NRS 706.8818, 706.88181, 706.8849) 1. A taxicab driver or an independent contractor shall, in addition to the requirements of NRS 706.8849: (a) Ensure that the electronic taximeter of his or her taxic…

NAC 706.553 Issuance of referral for employment. (NRS 706.8818) A certificate holder shall not issue a referral for employment to an applicant until the applicant has provided the certificate holder with a copy of the physician’s certificate required by NRS 706.8842 or a waiver a…

NAC 706.555 Drivers and independent contractors: Use of taxicab for crime. (NRS 706.8818, 706.88181) A taxicab driver or independent contractor must not willfully, knowingly or intentionally use his or her taxicab, or the taxicab driver’s employment to facilitate the commission o…

NAC 706.5551 Lease of taxicab to independent contractor: Approval of lease by Administrator required; requirements for independent contractor. (NRS 706.88181) 1. A certificate holder may lease a taxicab to an independent contractor pursuant to NRS 706.88396 and NAC 706.5551 to 70…

NAC 706.5553 Authority of certificate holder to lease taxicab to independent contractor; requirements. (NRS 706.88181) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 706.5551 to 706.5569, inclusive, a certificate holder may not lease any vehicle which it uses as a taxicab. 2. A certifica…

NAC 706.5555 Procedure for approval of lease agreement; duties of Administrator; appeal of disapproval by certificate holder. (NRS 706.88181) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a certificate holder seeking to lease a taxicab to an independent contractor must submit …

NAC 706.5557 Requirements for lease agreement; authorized actions if lease agreement violated. (NRS 706.88181) 1. A lease agreement entered into between a certificate holder and an independent contractor pursuant to NAC 706.5551 to 706.5569, inclusive, must: (a) Be in writing and…

NAC 706.5559 Certificate holder may require security deposit from independent contractor; duties of certificate holder. (NRS 706.88181) 1. A certificate holder may, as a condition of leasing a taxicab to an independent contractor, require the driver to deposit money with the cert…

NAC 706.556 Copy of lease agreement to be provided to independent contractor; duty of independent contractor; Authority may order withdrawal of taxicab from service for certain violations. (NRS 706.88181) 1. A certificate holder who enters into a lease agreement with an independe…

NAC 706.5561 Required maintenance of records of lease agreement by certificate holder. (NRS 706.88181) 1. A certificate holder who leases a taxicab to an independent contractor pursuant to NAC 706.5551 to 706.5569, inclusive, must, for a period of not less than 3 years after the …

NAC 706.5563 Independent contractor: Trip sheets; collection and remittance of taxes and fees. (NRS 706.88181) An independent contractor who leases a taxicab pursuant to NAC 706.5551 to 706.5569, inclusive, shall: 1. Submit a daily trip sheet as required by NRS 706.8844 to the ce…

NAC 706.5565 Lease medallions. (NRS 706.88181) 1. A certificate holder may not lease a taxicab to an independent contractor pursuant to NAC 706.5551 to 706.5569, inclusive, unless a lease medallion obtained from the Authority is affixed to the taxicab. 2. Except as otherwise prov…

NAC 706.5567 Independent contractor: Deemed to be on duty for certain purposes; subject to certain provisions governing motor carriers and drivers; required documents. (NRS 706.88181) An independent contractor who operates a taxicab which has been leased from a certificate holder…

NAC 706.5569 Violations. (NRS 706.88181) A violation of any provision of NAC 706.5551 to 706.5569, inclusive, is subject to the provisions of NRS 706.885. (Added to NAC by Taxicab Auth. by R003-16, eff. 12-21-2016) UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR TAXICAB COMPANIES General Provisio…

NAC 706.558 Definitions. As used in NAC 706.558 to 706.855, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 706.561 to 706.648, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Supplied in codification)

NAC 706.561 “Accounts” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Accounts” means the accounts prescribed in this system of accounts. [Taxicab Auth., Uniform System of Accounts Reg. Definitions § 1, eff. 12-24-70]

NAC 706.564 “Actually issued” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Actually issued,” as applied to securities issued or assumed by the company, means those sold to bona fide purchasers for a valuable consideration, those issued as dividends on stock and those issued in accordance w…

NAC 706.567 “Actually outstanding” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Actually outstanding,” as applied to securities issued or assumed by the company, means those which have been actually issued and are neither retired nor held by or for the company. Securities held by trustees …

NAC 706.570 “Amortization” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Amortization” means the gradual extinguishment of an amount in an account by distributing such amount over a fixed period, over the life of the asset or liability to which it applies, or over the period during which th…

NAC 706.573 “Associated companies” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) 1. “Associated companies” means companies or persons that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, or are controlled by, or are under common control with the accounting company. 2. Fo…

NAC 706.576 “Book cost” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Book cost” means the amount at which property is recorded in accounts without deduction of related provisions for accrued depreciation, amortization, or for other purposes. [Taxicab Auth., Uniform System of Accounts Reg. …

NAC 706.579 “Company” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) 1. “Company” means any sole proprietorship, firm, copartnership, corporation, association, or joint-stock association. 2. The term includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative operating a taxicab servi…

NAC 706.582 “Contingent assets” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Contingent assets” means a possible source of value to the company dependent upon the fulfillment of conditions regarded as uncertain. [Taxicab Auth., Uniform System of Accounts Reg. Definitions § 9, eff. 12-24-70…

NAC 706.585 “Contingent liabilities” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Contingent liabilities” means items which may, under certain conditions, become obligations of the company but which are neither direct nor assumed liabilities at the date of the balance sheet. [Taxicab Auth.…

NAC 706.588 “Cost” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Cost” means the amount of money actually paid for property or services, or the value of any consideration other than cash, determined on a cash basis. [Taxicab Auth., Uniform System of Accounts Reg. Definitions § 11, eff. 12-2…

NAC 706.591 “Cost of disposition” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Cost of disposition” means the cost of demolishing, dismantling, tearing down or otherwise removing company property, including the cost of transportation and incidental handling. [Taxicab Auth., Uniform System …

NAC 706.594 “Current assets” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Current assets” means: 1. Cash; 2. Those assets which are readily convertible into cash or are held for current use in operations; 3. Current claims against others, payment of which is reasonably assured; and 4. Amou…

NAC 706.597 “Date of disposal” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Date of disposal,” as applied to property, means the date when property is disposed of. [Taxicab Auth., Uniform System of Accounts Reg. Definitions § 13, eff. 12-24-70]

NAC 706.600 “Debt expense” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Debt expense” means all expenses in connection with the issuance and initial sale of evidence of debt, such as fees for drafting mortgages and trust deeds, fees and taxes for issuing or recording evidences of debt, cos…

NAC 706.603 “Depreciation” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Depreciation,” as applied to operating property, means the loss in service value not restored by current maintenance, incurred in connection with the consumption or prospective retirement of property in the course of s…

NAC 706.606 “Discount” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Discount,” as applied to the securities issued or assumed by the company, means the excess of the par (the stated value of no-par stocks) or the face value of the securities plus interest or dividends accrued at the date o…

NAC 706.609 “Functional division” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Functional division” means the division of overall activities engaged in by an operating company into identifiable and separable supporting activities, such as dispatching activities, shop and garage activities,…

NAC 706.612 “Investment advances” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Investment advances” means advances, represented by notes or bank account only, with respect to which it is mutually agreed or intended between the creditor and debtor that the advances may be settled by the iss…

NAC 706.615 “Net book cost” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Net book cost,” when applied to property, means the book cost less related depreciation or amortization reserves. [Taxicab Auth., Uniform System of Accounts Reg. Definitions § 19, eff. 12-24-70; A 11-16-79]

NAC 706.618 “Nominally issued” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Nominally issued,” as applied to securities issued or assumed by the company, means those which have been signed, certified, or otherwise executed, and placed with the proper officer for sale and delivery, or pledg…

NAC 706.621 “Nominally outstanding” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Nominally outstanding,” as applied to securities issued or assumed by the company, means those which, after being actually issued, have been reacquired by or for the company under circumstances which require t…

NAC 706.624 “Original cost” defined. (NRS 706.8818, 706.8829) “Original cost,” as applied to company property, means the cost of property at the time of acquisition. [Taxicab Auth., Uniform System of Accounts Reg. Definitions § 22, eff. 12-24-70; A 11-16-79]