Title 58

NRS 706.88235 Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas; depositions. 1. Whenever the Taxicab Authority or the Administrator is authorized or required by law to conduct a hearing, the Administrator may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before the Authority or the …

NRS 706.88237 Power of Taxicab Authority to determine circumstances requiring temporary increase in allocation and to make such allocations. The Taxicab Authority may: 1. Determine the circumstances that require a temporary increase in the number of taxicabs allocated pursuant to…

NRS 706.8824 Allocation of number of taxicabs by Taxicab Authority: Factors for determination; limitations; annual review. 1. In determining whether circumstances require the establishment of a system of allocations or a change in existing allocations, the Taxicab Authority shall…

NRS 706.88245 Temporary increase in number of taxicabs allocated by Taxicab Authority: Factors and requirements for determination; regulations. 1. In determining whether circumstances require a temporary increase in the number of taxicabs allocated pursuant to NRS 706.8824, the T…

NRS 706.8825 Taxicab Authority Fund: Creation; deposits; use; petty cash account. 1. All fees collected pursuant to NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive, must be deposited by the Administrator to the credit of the Taxicab Authority Fund, which is hereby created as a special revenue …

NRS 706.8826 Revenue of city and county received from taxes imposed on businesses operating taxicabs payable to State; fees payable to State by certificate holder for allocated taxicab. 1. The board of county commissioners of any county in which there is in effect an order for th…

NRS 706.8827 Certificate of public convenience and necessity required to engage in business of operating taxicabs; hearing on application; fee; conditions; effect of denial of certificate. 1. A person shall not engage in the taxicab business unless the person: (a) Holds a certifi…

NRS 706.8828 Insurance. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a certificate holder shall file with the Administrator, and keep in effect at all times, a policy of insurance with an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Nevada. 2. The insurance polic…

NRS 706.8829 Uniform system of accounts; examination of books and accounts; fines; suspension or revocation of certificate of public convenience and necessity. 1. A certificate holder shall maintain a uniform system of accounts in which all business transacted by the certificate …

NRS 706.883 Records. 1. A certificate holder shall maintain at the certificate holder’s principal place of business: (a) A record of the make and serial number of each taxicab; (b) A maintenance record for each taxicab; and (c) A copy of the medical certificates of each of the ce…

NRS 706.8831 Listing in telephone directory. A certificate holder shall have a public business telephone listing in the telephone directory for the area being served. The listing must state the company name, telephone number, place of business and, if the company’s service is not…

NRS 706.8832 Taxicab required to be equipped with mobile radio; maintenance of central facilities for dispatching taxicabs. 1. A certificate holder shall have each taxicab equipped with a mobile radio and shall maintain central facilities for dispatching taxicabs at all times. Th…

NRS 706.8833 Color scheme and insigne of taxicabs; advertisements on exterior of taxicabs. 1. The color scheme and insigne of the taxicabs of each certificate holder must be readily distinguishable from the color schemes and insignia of other certificate holders operating in the …

NRS 706.8834 Maximum period of use of vehicle as taxicab. 1. A vehicle acquired for use as a taxicab by a certificate holder may only be used in operation as a taxicab for 120 months after the date on which the vehicle was manufactured. 2. If a vehicle acquired for use as a taxic…

NRS 706.8835 Display on and in taxicab of statement indicating whether credit or debit card accepted and maximum convenience fee for use of credit or debit card; display on taxicab of unit number and name of certificate holder. 1. A certificate holder shall display on each of the…

NRS 706.88353 Posting of sign inside taxicab concerning assault or battery on driver. 1. Each certificate holder shall post at least one sign which meets the requirements of this section inside each of the certificate holder’s taxicabs in a location conspicuous to the passengers …

NRS 706.88355 Acceptance of credit cards or debit cards for payment of rates, fares and charges: Contracts with issuers; regulations concerning maximum convenience fee; certain acts by issuers prohibited. 1. A certificate holder may enter into a contract with an issuer of credit …

NRS 706.8836 Taximeters; devices, methods and systems to determine passenger fares. 1. A certificate holder shall, for each of the certificate holder’s taxicabs which is equipped with a taximeter, make provisions when installing the taximeter to allow sealing by the Administrator…

NRS 706.8837 Standards for taxicabs before operation. A certificate holder shall not permit a taxicab to be operated in passenger service unless it meets all of the following standards: 1. The steering mechanism is in good mechanical working order. 2. The vehicle does not have an…

NRS 706.8838 Conditions which limit operation of taxicab. A certificate holder shall not permit a taxicab to be operated in passenger service for a period of more than 24 hours unless it meets all of the following standards: 1. The vehicle is structurally sound and operates with …

NRS 706.8839 Inspections by Administrator; removal of vehicle from service; notification of improper condition; reinspections. 1. The Administrator shall inspect each taxicab not more than once each year. 2. If the Administrator finds that a taxicab is in a condition which violat…

NRS 706.88395 Impoundment by Administrator of certain vehicles in unauthorized use; notice and hearing; administrative fine. 1. A vehicle used as a taxicab, limousine or other passenger vehicle in passenger service must be impounded by the Administrator if a certificate of public…

NRS 706.88396 Leasing of taxicab to independent contractor: Authorization; limitations; approval of agreement; inspections; liability for violations; intervention in civil action by Taxicab Authority. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, a certificate holder may, upon…

NRS 706.88398 Use of fully autonomous vehicles. The Taxicab Authority shall authorize a certificate holder to use one or more fully autonomous vehicles if: 1. The fully autonomous vehicles comply with the provisions of chapter 482A of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant ther…

NRS 706.8841 Driver’s permit: Issuance; fingerprints and qualifications of applicant; grounds for refusal to issue permit; fees. 1. The Administrator shall issue a driver’s permit to qualified persons who wish to be employed by certificate holders as taxicab drivers. Before issui…

NRS 706.8842 Medical examiner’s certificate: Required before application for employment; issuance and contents; expiration and renewal. 1. Before applying to a certificate holder for employment as a driver, a person must obtain a medical examiner’s certificate with two copies the…

NRS 706.8843 Conditions of employment of driver by certificate holder; provision of rules and regulations by certificate holder to driver; signed statement by driver regarding receipt and reading of rules and regulations. 1. A certificate holder shall not employ a driver unless t…

NRS 706.8844 Trip sheets: Duties of driver and certificate holder; criminal penalty. 1. A certificate holder shall require the certificate holder’s drivers to keep a daily trip sheet in a form to be prescribed by the Taxicab Authority, including, without limitation, in electronic…

NRS 706.8845 Standards of conduct while on duty. While a driver is on duty, the driver shall: 1. Be appropriately dressed by the standards of the taxicab business. 2. Be neat and clean in person and appearance. 3. Refrain from talking loudly, uttering profanity and from shouting …

NRS 706.8846 Prohibited acts concerning destination of passenger. With respect to a passenger’s destination, unless a different route is requested or agreed to by the passenger, a driver shall take the most direct route when transporting a passenger to his or her destination. A d…

NRS 706.8847 Compliance with passenger’s directions; exceptions. 1. A driver shall not refuse or neglect to transport any orderly person to that person’s destination if: (a) That person requests the driver to transport the person; and (b) The requested destination is within the a…

NRS 706.8848 Sanctions imposed by Administrator for certain violations; hearing. 1. If a driver violates any provision of NRS 706.8844 to 706.8847, inclusive, the Administrator may impose the following sanctions: (a) First offense: Warning notice or a fine of not more than $100, …

NRS 706.8849 Prohibited and required acts of drivers; imposition of sanctions; hearings. 1. If a taxicab is equipped with a taximeter, the taxicab driver shall: (a) Ensure that the fare indicator on the taximeter of the taxicab reads zero before the time that the taxicab is engag…

NRS 706.88499 Taxicab driver prohibited from acting as driver for transportation network company under certain circumstances; termination of employment. 1. A driver who operates a taxicab as an employee of a certificate holder shall not act as a driver as defined in NRS 706A.040:…

NRS 706.885 Unlawful acts; criminal penalties; disciplinary action by Taxicab Authority and Administrator. 1. Any person who knowingly makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, a false statement on an application, account or other statement required by the Taxica…

NRS 706A.010 Legislative declaration. It is hereby declared to be the purpose and policy of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to ensure the safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness of the transportation services provided by drivers and monitored autonomous vehicle provid…

NRS 706A.020 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 706A.030 to 706A.060, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2015, 1379, 1401; A 2021, 2247, 3755)

NRS 706A.030 “Authority” defined. “Authority” means the Nevada Transportation Authority. (Added to NRS by 2015, 1401)

NRS 706A.040 “Driver” defined. “Driver”: 1. Means a natural person who: (a) Operates a motor vehicle that is owned, leased or otherwise authorized for use by the person; and (b) Enters into an agreement with a transportation network company to receive connections to potential pas…

NRS 706A.042 “Limousine driver” defined. “Limousine driver” means a person who has been issued a driver’s permit by the Authority pursuant to NRS 706.462 and is employed or under a contract to operate a limousine for a limousine motor carrier. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2246)

NRS 706A.043 “Limousine motor carrier” defined. “Limousine motor carrier” means a motor carrier who has obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate a limousine which does not limit the number of limousines that the motor carrier is authorized to operate.…

NRS 706A.044 “Limousine services” defined. “Limousine services” means the transportation in a limousine by a limousine driver of one or more passengers between points chosen by the passenger or passengers and prearranged through the use of the digital network or software applicat…

NRS 706A.045 “Monitored autonomous vehicle” defined. “Monitored autonomous vehicle” means an autonomous vehicle, as defined in NRS 482A.030, in which a monitored autonomous vehicle monitor is physically present at all times during the operation of the vehicle. (Added to NRS by 20…

NRS 706A.046 “Monitored autonomous vehicle monitor” defined. “Monitored autonomous vehicle monitor” means a person employed by a monitored autonomous vehicle provider to remain physically present in a monitored autonomous vehicle at all times during the operation of the vehicle t…

NRS 706A.047 “Monitored autonomous vehicle provider” defined. “Monitored autonomous vehicle provider” means a person who: 1. Owns and operates a monitored autonomous vehicle; and 2. Enters into an agreement with a transportation network company to receive connections to potential…

NRS 706A.050 “Transportation network company” and “company” defined. “Transportation network company” or “company” means an entity that uses a digital network or software application service to connect a passenger to a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider who can provi…