Title 58

NRS 706.44797 Operator of tow car authorized to enter into contracts with issuers of credit cards and debit cards for acceptance of payment of rates, fares and charges; consideration of related expenses by Authority in investigation or review of rates, fares or charges of operato…

NRS 706.4481 Conditions for insurer to obtain from operator of tow car possession of motor vehicle towed at request of person other than owner; Commissioner of Insurance to establish standard consent form; immunity of operator from civil or criminal liability. 1. If a motor vehic…

NRS 706.4483 Authority to act upon complaints relating to operators of tow cars; remedies. 1. The Authority shall act upon complaints regarding the failure of an operator of a tow car to comply with the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive. 2. In addition to any other …

NRS 706.4485 Conditions for inclusion of operator of tow car on list maintained and used by law enforcement agency; rates charged to law enforcement agencies; law enforcement agency prohibited from removing operator from list or restricting use of operator under certain circumsta…

NRS 706.4487 Legislative declaration concerning designation of vehicle storage lots by insurance companies. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. Towing a vehicle, either after a crash or after the vehicle is stolen and subsequently recovered, to a vehicle storage lo…

NRS 706.4489 Insurance companies authorized to designate vehicle storage lots in certain larger counties to which certain vehicles are towed at request of law enforcement; towing to location other than vehicle storage lot; indemnification of law enforcement; responsibilities of d…

NRS 706.44895 Operator of tow car prohibited from towing vehicle to location other than designated vehicle storage lot; exception; penalties; prohibition against solicitation; administrative fines. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.4489, an operator of a tow car who is r…

NRS 706.449 Administrative fine imposed on owner or operator of tow car for failure to pay charge for cleaning roadway after crash. The Authority may impose an administrative fine pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 706.771 on the owner or operator of a tow car who fails to pay in a …

NRS 706.451 Annual fee; penalty and interest. 1. Each owner or operator of a tow car subject to the jurisdiction of the Authority shall, before commencing to operate or continuing operation after July 1, 1971, and annually thereafter, pay to the Authority for each tow car operate…

NRS 706.453 Exemption of certain automobile wreckers. The provisions of NRS 706.444 to 706.451, inclusive, do not apply to automobile wreckers who are licensed pursuant to chapter 487 of NRS. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1605; A 1991, 247; 1995, 1513; 1997, 2678; 2013, 2160; 2015, 1471…

NRS 706.457 Authority may subpoena certain persons who have not obtained certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit. The Authority may by subpoena require any person believed by it to be subject to any of the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, who has…

NRS 706.458 Enforcement of subpoena. 1. The district court in and for the county in which any investigation or hearing is being conducted by the Authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of testimony and the production…

NRS 706.461 Investigation of operations and advertising; hearing; order to cease and desist. When: 1. A complaint has been filed with the Authority alleging that any vehicle is being operated without a certificate of public convenience and necessity or contract carrier’s permit a…

NRS 706.462 Issuance and renewal; application requirements; fees. 1. A person shall not drive a charter bus for the purposes of charter bus transportation, a motor vehicle for a fully regulated carrier of passengers or a taxicab motor carrier as an employee, independent contracto…

NRS 706.4622 Statement by applicant concerning payment of child support; grounds for denial of permit; duty of Authority. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restr…

NRS 706.4624 Suspension of permit for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of permit. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, susp…

NRS 706.4626 Petition for determination of whether criminal history is disqualifying; fee; quarterly report. 1. The Authority shall develop and implement a process by which a person with a criminal history may petition the Authority to review the criminal history of the person to…

NRS 706.463 Regulation of owner or operator of charter bus which is not fully regulated carrier: Safety; liability insurance and bonds; fingerprinting; schedules and tariffs. Each owner or operator of a charter bus which is not a fully regulated carrier shall: 1. Comply with the …

NRS 706.465 Annual fee; technology fee; penalty and interest. 1. An operator of a limousine shall, beginning on July 1, 2003, and on July 1 of each year thereafter, pay to the Authority a fee of $100 for each limousine that the Authority has authorized the operator to operate. 2.…

NRS 706.471 Annual fee; technology fee; penalty and interest. 1. Each taxicab motor carrier shall, before commencing the operation defined in NRS 706.126 and annually thereafter, pay to the Authority for each taxicab which it operates, including each taxicab it leases pursuant to…

NRS 706.473 Leasing of taxicab to independent contractor: Authorization in certain counties; limitations; approval of agreement; liability for violations; intervention in civil action by Authority. 1. In a county whose population is less than 700,000, a person who holds a certifi…

NRS 706.475 Leasing of taxicab to independent contractor: Regulations of Authority. 1. The Authority shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to: (a) Carry out the provisions of NRS 706.473; and (b) Ensure that the taxicab business remains safe, adequate and reliable. 2. Suc…

NRS 706.4755 Posting of sign in taxicab concerning assault or battery on driver. 1. Each taxicab motor carrier shall post at least one sign which meets the requirements of this section inside each taxicab that he or she operates in a location conspicuous to the passengers of the …

NRS 706.4757 Blood, breath or urine test on employee or lessee for presence of alcohol or controlled substance; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a taxicab motor carrier requires an employee or lessee to submit to a test for the presence of alcohol …

NRS 706.4759 Use of fully autonomous vehicles by common motor carriers and contract motor carriers. 1. The Authority shall authorize a common motor carrier or contract motor carrier to use one or more fully autonomous vehicles to transport passengers if: (a) The fully autonomous …

NRS 706.476 Impoundment by Authority of certain vehicles in unauthorized use; notice and hearing; administrative fine. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.478: 1. A vehicle used as a taxicab, limousine or other passenger vehicle in passenger service or to provide towing servi…

NRS 706.478 Short-term lessor not liable for fine or penalty related to impoundment of certain vehicles in unauthorized use if vehicle in care, custody or control of lessee; evidence of care, custody or control; release of vehicle to short-term lessor. 1. Notwithstanding any prov…

NRS 706.481 Operator of motor vehicle within provisions of chapter deemed owner; joint and several liability of lessor and lessee for fees, taxes, penalties and interest. 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the operator of a vehicle which comes within the provisions of this chap…

NRS 706.491 Motor carrier must be licensed. Every person operating as a common, contract or private motor carrier must, before commencing operation in this State in any calendar year, secure from the Department a license and make payments therefor as provided in NRS 706.011 to 70…

NRS 706.495 Medical examiner’s certificate: Required before application for employment, contract or lease as driver of taxicab; issuance and contents; expiration and renewal. 1. Before applying to a taxicab motor carrier for employment or a contract or lease as a driver of a taxi…

NRS 706.521 Temporary permit for certain motor vehicles; fee. 1. Any person has the option, in lieu of causing a commercial motor vehicle as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 350.105 which has a gross vehicle weight rating or combined gross vehicle weight rating in excess of 10,000 pounds t…

NRS 706.531 Combinations of vehicles: Permitting; fee; penalties. 1. The Department of Transportation or its designee shall approve an application for a permit pursuant to the provisions of subsection 5 of NRS 484D.615. In lieu of a separate permit issued by the Department, a mot…

NRS 706.541 Purchase of temporary permit required before entering State. Any person who elects to purchase a temporary permit pursuant to NRS 706.521 in lieu of causing a vehicle to be licensed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.482 or 706.841 shall secure a permit from a vend…

NRS 706.546 Charge for credit allowed against subsequent fees. Where credit is allowed against any subsequent fee for a permit paid pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.521, there is a nonrefundable charge of $5. (Added to NRS by 1971, 708; A 1987, 610; 1989, 1412; 1995, 316)

NRS 706.561 Temporary waiver of fees in emergency. The Department may temporarily waive any fee imposed upon a motor carrier when an emergency exists requiring expeditious transportation. As used in this section, “emergency” means a condition requiring action to prevent, minimize…

NRS 706.566 Civil action for collection of unpaid fees. The Department may, in its discretion, where a fee or other amount provided for in NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, remains unpaid for more than 15 days and the person liable for it neglects or refuses to pay it for any re…

NRS 706.571 Procedure for refund of fee, penalty or interest. 1. If through clerical error the Department collects or receives any fee, penalty or interest imposed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, the fee, penalty or interest must be refunded or cr…

NRS 706.576 Injunction or other process to prevent collection of fees prohibited; action to recover amount paid under protest. 1. No injunction, writ of mandate or other legal or equitable process shall issue in any suit, action or proceeding in any court against this State or an…

NRS 706.581 Action to recover amount paid: Time to sue; waiver of right; consideration of grounds of illegality. 1. No action authorized by NRS 706.576 may be instituted more than 90 days after payment under protest has been made. Failure to bring suit within the 90 days constitu…

NRS 706.586 Judgment for plaintiff: Disposition of amount; interest. 1. If judgment is rendered for the plaintiff, the amount of the judgment shall first be credited on any fee or other amount due from the plaintiff under NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, and the balance of the …

NRS 706.591 Issuance of writ of attachment; bond or affidavit not required. In any action commenced under NRS 706.566, a writ of attachment may issue, and no bond or affidavit previous to the issuing of the attachment shall be required. (Added to NRS by 1971, 709)

NRS 706.596 Evidentiary effect of verified claim of Department. In any action under NRS 706.566, a verified claim by the Department showing the delinquency shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of such obligation, of such delinquency, and of compliance by the Department wit…

NRS 706.601 Delinquent fees, interest and penalties constitute lien against motor vehicle; time of attachment of lien; Department to notify registered owner before seizure and sale of vehicle; hearing. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.611: 1. The delinquent fees, interest …

NRS 706.606 Duration of lien. The lien shall not be removed until the fees or other amounts are paid or the vehicle subject to the lien is sold in payment of the fees or other amounts. (Added to NRS by 1971, 709)

NRS 706.611 Priority of lien. The lien is paramount to all private liens or encumbrances of whatever character upon the vehicle and to the rights of any conditional vendor or any other holder of the legal title to such vehicle, with the following exceptions: 1. The lien shall not…

NRS 706.616 Transfer of ownership or license: Issuance of certificate of registration or title or transfer of license prohibited until Department certifies removal of lien. 1. If the ownership of a vehicle subject to the lien provided for by NRS 706.601 is transferred, whether by…