Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.191 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.191
Duty of public utilities and certain entities to furnish information and annual reports; regulations
Status: in_force

1. Each public utility that is regulated by the Commission or elects to be regulated under an alternative plan of regulation pursuant to NRS 704.997 , and each alternative seller, provider of discretionary natural gas service and provider of new electric resources shall: (a) Keep uniform and detailed accounts of all applicable business transacted in this State as required by the Commission by regulation, and render them to the Commission or an affected governmental entity upon its request. (b) Furnish an annual report, with respect to all applicable business transacted in this State, to the Commission and each affected governmental entity in the form and detail which the Commission prescribes by regulation.

2. The reports required by this section must be prepared for each calendar year and submitted not later than May 15 of the year following the year for which the report is submitted.

3. If the Commission or an affected governmental entity finds that necessary information with respect to applicable business transacted in this State is not contained in a report submitted pursuant to this section, the Commission or affected governmental entity may call for the omitted information at any time.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7341 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7341
Duty of electric utility to carry out surplus asset retirement plan; amendment of plan by Commission
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section, each electric utility that owns all or part of an asset which has been classified as surplus by an electric utility pursuant to NRS 704.7338 or reclassified as surplus by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.7339 shall carry out the surplus asset retirement plan filed pursuant to NRS 704.734 . The Commission may, for good cause, extend the projected final sale date or otherwise amend the surplus asset retirement plan.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.321 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.321
Schedules and tariffs of rates, fares and charges: Filing; changes; investigation by Authority; prima facie lawful
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, every common or contract motor carrier shall file with the Authority: (a) Within a time to be fixed by the Authority, schedules and tariffs that must: (1) Be open to public inspection; and (2) Include all rates, fares and charges which the carrier has established and which are in force at the time of filing for any service performed in connection therewith by any carrier controlled and operated by it. (b) As a part of that schedule, all regulations of the carrier that in any manner affect the rates or fares charged or to be charged for any service and all regulations of the carrier that the carrier has adopted to comply with the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791 , inclusive.

2. Every operator of a tow car shall file with the Authority: (a) Within a time to be fixed by the Authority, schedules and tariffs that must: (1) Be open to public inspection; and (2) Include all rates and charges for towing services performed without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle which the operator has established and which are in force at the time of filing. (b) As a part of that schedule, all regulations of the operator of the tow car which in any manner affect the rates charged or to be charged for towing services performed without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle and all regulations of the operator of the tow car that the operator has adopted to comply with the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791 , inclusive.

3. No changes may be made in any schedule, including schedules of joint rates, or in the regulations affecting any rates or charges, except upon 30 days' notice to the Authority, and all those changes must be plainly indicated on any new schedules filed in lieu thereof 30 days before the time they are to take effect. The Authority, upon application of any carrier, may prescribe a shorter time within which changes may be made. The 30 days' notice is not applicable when the carrier gives written notice to the Authority 10 days before the effective date of its participation in a tariff bureau's rates and tariffs, provided the rates and tariffs have been previously filed with and approved by the Authority.

4. The Authority may at any time, upon its own motion, investigate any of the rates, fares, charges, regulations, practices and services filed pursuant to this section and, after hearing, by order, make such changes as may be just and reasonable.

5. The Authority may dispense with the hearing on any change requested in rates, fares, charges, regulations, practices or service filed pursuant to this section.

6. All rates, fares, charges, classifications and joint rates, regulations, practices and services fixed by the Authority are in force, and are prima facie lawful, from the date of the order until changed or modified by the Authority.

7. All regulations, practices and service prescribed by the Authority must be enforced and are prima facie reasonable unless suspended or found otherwise in an action brought for the purpose, or until changed or modified by the Authority itself upon satisfactory showing made.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7809 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7809
“Qualified energy recovery process” defined
Status: in_force

1. “ Qualified energy recovery process ” means a system with a nameplate capacity of not more than 15 megawatts that converts the otherwise lost energy from: (a) The heat from exhaust stacks or pipes used for engines or manufacturing or industrial processes; or (b) The reduction of high pressure in water or gas pipelines before the distribution of the water or gas, to generate electricity if the system does not use additional fossil fuel or require a combustion process to generate such electricity.

2. The term does not include any system that uses energy, lost or otherwise, from a process whose primary purpose is the generation of electricity, including, without limitation, any process involving engine-driven generation or pumped hydrogeneration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.360 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.360
Conduct of investigations and hearings
Status: in_force

All hearings and investigations under NRS 704.3296 to 704.410 , inclusive, shall be conducted substantially as is provided for hearings and investigations of tolls, charges and service.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.558 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.558
“Energy efficiency project” defined
Status: in_force

“ Energy efficiency project ” means a project designed, intended or used to improve energy efficiency or to reduce the consumption of energy that is necessary to provide a certain product, function or service.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 710.390 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 710 / Section 710.390
Applicability of Local Government Securities Law
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of NRS 710.290 to 710.390 , inclusive, for any undertaking authorized in those sections the governing body of the county or city may, on the behalf and in the name of the county or the city, as the case may be, borrow money, otherwise become obligated, and evidence obligations by the issuance of bonds and other securities, and in connection with the undertaking or the railroad system, may otherwise proceed, all as provided in the Local Government Securities Law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.192 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.192
Power of Department to require bond of carrier that is habitually delinquent in making certain payments
Status: in_force

If the Department determines that a common motor carrier, contract motor carrier or private motor carrier of property is habitually delinquent in the payment of amounts due to the Department pursuant to this chapter, the Department shall require the common motor carrier, contract motor carrier or private motor carrier of property to provide a bond executed by the carrier as principal, and by a corporation qualified pursuant to the laws of this State as surety, payable to the State of Nevada, and conditioned upon the faithful performance of all the requirements of this chapter and upon the punctual payment of all fees, penalties and interest due to the State of Nevada. The total amount of the bond must not be less than $2,500.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.88355 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 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
Status: in_force

1. A certificate holder may enter into a contract with an issuer of credit cards and debit cards to provide for the acceptance of credit cards or debit cards by the certificate holder for the payment of rates, fares and charges owed to the certificate holder.

2. The Taxicab Authority may prescribe by regulation or order the maximum fee that a certificate holder may charge a customer for the convenience of using a credit card or debit card to make payment to the certificate holder. In prescribing such fees, the Taxicab Authority may consider the expenses incurred by the certificate holder in accepting payment by a credit card or debit card, including, without limitation: (a) Costs of required equipment and its installation; (b) Administrative costs of processing credit card or debit card transactions; and (c) Fees paid to issuers of credit cards or debit cards.

3. An issuer shall not, by contract or otherwise: (a) Prohibit a certificate holder from charging and collecting a fee authorized pursuant to subsection 2; or (b) Require a certificate holder to waive the right to charge and collect a fee authorized pursuant to subsection 2.

4. As used in this section, “ issuer ” means a business organization, financial institution or a duly authorized agency of a business organization or financial institution which: (a) Issues a credit card or debit card; or (b) Enters into a contract with a certificate holder or other person to enable or facilitate the acceptance of a credit card or debit card.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.240 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.240
Poles and wires subject to regulation by Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; repair of wires
Status: in_force

1. All poles from which wires are suspended for electric power, light or heating purposes within the boundaries of unincorporated towns or cities and over public highways shall be subject to such rules and regulations in constructing and maintaining the same as may be prescribed by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.

2. The persons or corporations operating such electric light, heat or power lines shall provide a competent electrician, at the expense of such persons or corporations, to cut, repair and replace wires in all cases where such cutting, repairing or replacing is made necessary by the removal of buildings or other property through the public streets or highways.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.555 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.555
“Construction” defined
Status: in_force

“ Construction ” means the erection, building, acquisition, alteration, remodeling, improvement or extension of a project and the inspection and supervision of such activities and includes, without limitation:

1. Any preliminary planning to determine the feasibility of a project;

2. Engineering, architectural, legal, environmental, fiscal or economic investigations or studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications or procedures that comply with the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and

3. Any other activities reasonably necessary to the completion of a project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.230 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.230
Objections to establishment of service district
Status: in_force

1. Any person owning real property within the proposed service district who wishes to object to the establishment of the proposed service district or to the costs thereof as contained in the joint report pertaining to the person’s lot or parcel included within the proposed service district shall, before the date set for the hearing, file written objections with the clerk.

2. In considering objections, the governing body shall be governed by the following: (a) Each paper containing signatures shall have attached thereto an affidavit of an owner of real property within the proposed service district stating that each signature was affixed in the owner’s presence and is the signer's genuine signature. (b) An objection shall be counted only for the real property described as belonging to the signer. An objection without a description shall not be counted. (c) The signature of one cotenant, or if community property, the signature of either spouse, is sufficient for an objection. (d) An objection signed by a guardian, executor, administrator or trustee is valid without an order of court therefor. (e) An objection by a person in possession under a contract of purchase is valid. (f) When several persons have a claim to or an interest in real property, the signature of any of them is sufficient unless questioned by another having a claim or interest, whereupon the wishes of the person legally entitled to possession of the real property at the date of the objection controls. (g) An objection signed by an agent or attorney-in-fact shall be disregarded unless the authority of the agent has been recorded with the county recorder or written or telegraphic authority is attached to the objection before expiration of the time for filing the objection. (h) An objection may be withdrawn by filing a withdrawal with the clerk before 5 p.m. of the last day for the filing of objections. (i) The signature of a cotenant, spouse, claimant or person interested may be questioned, and the authority of an agent or attorney-in-fact may be questioned, at any time before the governing body finally passes upon the sufficiency of the objection, but the authority of an agent or attorney-in-fact may not be revoked as to a signature after the expiration of the period in which objections may be filed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 702.090 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 702 / Section 702.090
“Retail customer” defined
Status: in_force

1. “ Retail customer ” means an end-use customer that purchases natural gas or electricity for consumption in this state.

2. The term includes, without limitation: (a) A residential, commercial or industrial end-use customer that purchases natural gas or electricity for consumption in this state, including, without limitation, an eligible customer that purchases electricity for consumption in this state from a provider of new electric resources pursuant to the provisions of chapter 704B of NRS . (b) A landlord of a manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of a company town who is subject to any of the provisions of NRS 704.905 to 704.960 , inclusive. (c) A landlord who pays for natural gas or electricity that is delivered through a master meter and who distributes or resells the natural gas or electricity to one or more tenants for consumption in this state.

3. The term does not include this state, a political subdivision of this state or an agency or instrumentality of this state or political subdivision of this state when it is an end-use customer that purchases natural gas or electricity for consumption in this state, including, without limitation, when it is an eligible customer that purchases electricity for consumption in this state from a provider of new electric resources pursuant to the provisions of chapter 704B of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.79885 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.79885
“User” defined
Status: in_force

“ User ” means any entity or affiliate of an entity that buys or sells electricity in the regional transmission organization's region or in a neighboring region.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 708.060 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 708 / Section 708.060
Power of Commission to establish and enforce rates and regulations; procedure; reimbursement of excessive charges
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall have the power: (a) To establish and enforce rates of charges and regulations for gathering, transporting, loading and delivering crude oil or petroleum by such common carriers in this state, and for the use of storage facilities necessarily incident to such transportation; and (b) To prescribe and enforce rules and regulations for the government and control of such common carriers in respect to their pipelines and receiving, transferring and loading facilities.

2. The Commission shall exercise such power upon petition by any person showing a substantial interest in the subject.

3. No order establishing or prescribing rates, rules and regulations shall be made except after a hearing and at least 10 days' and not more than 30 days' notice to the person, firm, corporation, partnership, joint-stock association, or association owning or controlling and operating or managing the pipeline or pipelines affected.

4. If any rate shall be filed by any pipeline, and a complaint against the same or a petition to reduce the same shall be filed by any shipper, and such complaint is sustained, in whole or in part, all shippers who shall have paid the rates so filed by the pipeline company shall have the right to reparation reimbursement of all excess in transportation charges so paid over and above the proper rate as finally determined on all shipments made after the date of the filing of such complaint.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7314 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7314
“Emissions reduction and capacity replacement plan” defined
Status: in_force

“ Emissions reduction and capacity replacement plan ” means a plan filed by an electric utility with the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.7316 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.834 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.834
“Appropriate federal agency” defined
Status: in_force

“ Appropriate federal agency ” means a federal agency responsible for the enforcement of environmental laws whose approval is required for the construction of a utility facility.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.045 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.045
“Monitored autonomous vehicle” defined
Status: in_force

“ 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.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.076 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.076
“Hearse” defined
Status: in_force

“Hearse” means a vehicle designed and used primarily for transporting dead bodies.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.260 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.260
Addition to or alteration of boundaries of district
Status: in_force

Additions to and alterations of the boundaries of an established service district shall be made in the manner provided for the establishment of a service district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.733 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.733
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 704.733 to 704.7341 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 704.7331 to 704.7337 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.225 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.225
Regulations requiring lower rates for electricity for irrigation pumps: Interruptible service
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall by regulation require each public utility which furnishes electricity to provide lower rates for electricity for irrigation pumps under a schedule which: (a) Will be applied: (1) From March 1 to October 31, inclusive; and (2) If the customer concedes to the utility a right to interrupt services to the customer's irrigation pumps under conditions established by the utility and approved by the Commission. (b) Provides for a maximum rate for interruptible service per kilowatt-hour of electricity used. The rate must be determined by dividing the sum of the lowest charge per kilowatt-hour offered by each public utility and each cooperative association under any of its rate schedules applicable to its residential, commercial or industrial customers or members in Nevada by the total number of public utilities and cooperative associations which furnish electricity in this State. No charges may be included for minimum billings or costs relating to standby, customers or demand. A public utility or cooperative association shall provide such information as is necessary for the Commission to determine the maximum rate for interruptible service pursuant to this section.

2. As used in this section: (a) “ Cooperative association ” means a cooperative association, nonprofit cooperation or association or any other provider of services described in this chapter that supplies those services for the use of its members; and (b) “ Public utility ” includes a municipal utility as defined in NRS 702.060 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.386 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.386
Persons required to obtain certificate
Status: in_force

It is unlawful, except as otherwise provided in NRS 277A.280 , 706.446 , 706.453 and 706.745 , for any:

1. Fully regulated common motor carrier to operate as a carrier of intrastate commerce;

2. Owner or operator of a charter bus which is not a fully regulated carrier to operate as a carrier of intrastate commerce; or

3. Operator of a tow car to perform towing services within this State,

without first obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Authority.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.166 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.166
Supervision and regulation of fully regulated carriers, brokers of regulated services and operators of tow cars by Authority; enforcement of standards of safety; regulations for certain agreements between fully regulated carriers or operators of tow cars
Status: in_force

The Authority shall:

1. Subject to the limitation provided in NRS 706.168 and to the extent provided in this chapter, supervise and regulate: (a) Every fully regulated carrier and broker of regulated services in this State in all matters directly related to those activities of the motor carrier and broker actually necessary for the transportation of persons or property, including the handling and storage of that property, over and along the highways. (b) Every operator of a tow car concerning the rates and charges assessed for towing services performed without the prior consent of the operator of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle and pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791 , inclusive.

2. Supervise and regulate the storage of household goods and effects in warehouses and the operation and maintenance of such warehouses in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 712 of NRS .

3. Enforce the standards of safety applicable to the employees, equipment, facilities and operations of those common and contract carriers subject to the Authority or the Department by: (a) Providing training in safety; (b) Reviewing and observing the programs or inspections of the carrier relating to safety; and (c) Conducting inspections relating to safety at the operating terminals of the carrier.

4. To carry out the policies expressed in NRS 706.151 , adopt regulations providing for agreements between two or more fully regulated carriers or two or more operators of tow cars relating to: (a) Fares of fully regulated carriers; (b) All rates of fully regulated carriers and rates of operators of tow cars for towing services performed without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle; (c) Classifications; (d) Divisions; (e) Allowances; and (f) All charges of fully regulated carriers and charges of operators of tow cars for towing services performed without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle, including charges between carriers and compensation paid or received for the use of facilities and equipment.

These regulations may not provide for collective agreements which restrain any party from taking free and independent action.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.300 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.300
Placement of facilities
Status: in_force

1. The service facilities within the boundaries of each lot within an underground service district must be placed underground at the same time as or after the underground system in private easements and public places is placed underground. The public utility corporation involved, directly or through a contractor, shall, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the public utility corporation, but subject to the regulations of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada in the case of a public utility corporation other than a city or county, and, in the case of any utility corporation, subject to any other applicable laws, ordinances, rules or regulations of the municipality or any other public agency under the police power, convert to underground its facilities on any such lot in the case of: (a) An electric public utility, up to the service entrance. (b) A communication public utility, to the connection point within the house or structure.

2. All costs or expenses of conversion must be included in the costs on which the underground conversion cost for such property is calculated, as provided in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.240 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.240
Hearing on petition; findings of governing body; adoption and contents of ordinance; basis for apportioning assessments
Status: in_force

1. At the place, date and hour specified for the hearing in the notice or at any subsequent time to which the hearing may be adjourned, the governing body shall give full consideration to all written objections which have been filed and shall hear all owners of real property within the proposed service district desiring to be heard.

2. If the governing body determines after the hearing that an existing or a new electric facility must be placed underground and that: (a) The requirements for the establishment of a service district have been satisfied; (b) Objections have not been filed in writing by more than 40 percent of the owners of real property within the proposed service district, or by owners of more than 40 percent of the real property on a square foot basis in the proposed service district; (c) Considering all objections, the cost of construction or conversion as contained in the joint report prepared pursuant to NRS 704A.180 is economically and technically feasible for the public utility corporations involved and the owners of real property affected; and (d) The proposed service district is a reasonably compact area which encompasses areas that will benefit from the installation of the facility underground, the governing body shall enact an ordinance establishing the area as a service district.

3. The ordinance must: (a) State the costs to be assessed to each lot in the service district, including the appropriate share of all costs referred to in NRS 704A.180 and 704A.210 . (b) Direct the public utility corporation owning overhead electric or communication facilities within the service district to construct or convert such facilities to underground facilities and, in the case of a public utility corporation other than a city or county, to construct or convert such facilities in accordance with standard underground practices and procedures approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. (c) State the method of levying assessments, the number of installments, and the times when the costs assessed will be payable.

4. Before enacting an ordinance establishing a service district, the governing body shall exclude by resolution or ordinance any territory described in the petition which the governing body finds will not be benefited by inclusion in the service district or for which underground construction or conversion is not economically or technically feasible.

5. The basis for apportioning the assessments: (a) Must be in proportion to the special benefits derived to each of the several lots comprising the assessable property within the service district; and (b) Must be on a front foot, area, zone or other equitable basis as determined by the governing body.

6. Regardless of the basis used for the apportionment of assessments, in cases of wedge or V or any other irregularly shaped lots, an amount apportioned thereto must be in proportion to the special benefits thereby derived.

7. The assessable property in the service districts consists of the lots specially benefited by the construction or conversion of service facilities, except: (a) Any lot owned by the Federal Government in the absence of consent of Congress to its assessment; and (b) Any lot owned by the municipality.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.130 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.130
Issuance and scope of permit
Status: in_force

1. Upon receipt of a completed application and upon a determination by the Authority that an applicant meets the requirements for the issuance of a permit to operate a transportation network company, the Authority shall issue to the applicant within 30 days a permit to operate a transportation network company in this State.

2. In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, a permit issued pursuant to this section: (a) Authorizes a transportation network company to connect one or more passengers through the use of a digital network or software application service to a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider who can provide transportation services. (b) Authorizes a transportation network company to make its digital network or software application service available to one or more drivers or monitored autonomous vehicle providers to receive connections to potential passengers from the company in exchange for the payment of a fee by the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider to the company. (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.88396 and 706A.163 , does not authorize a transportation network company or any driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider to engage in any activity otherwise regulated pursuant to chapter 706 of NRS other than the activity authorized by this chapter.

3. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the issuance of a permit to operate a transportation network company to a person who is regulated pursuant to chapter 706 of NRS if the person submits an application pursuant to NRS 706A.120 and meets the requirements for the issuance of a permit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.790 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.790
“Waterpower” defined
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective Dec. 31, 2025. >

“Waterpower” has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection 3 of NRS 704.7715 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.8834 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.8834
Maximum period of use of vehicle as taxicab
Status: in_force

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 taxicab by a certificate holder has been in operation as a taxicab for 120 months after the date on which the vehicle was manufactured, the certificate holder: (a) Shall remove the vehicle from operation as a taxicab; and (b) Shall not permit the vehicle to be used as a taxicab in the operations of the certificate holder at any time thereafter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 710.010 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 710 / Section 710.010
Purchase or construction of lines by county commissioners: Petition; title vested in county; charges for service may include amount for reserve for expansion
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of any county is authorized, upon there being filed with it a petition signed by two-thirds of the taxpayers of the county requesting the board so to do, to purchase or construct a telephone line or lines within the limits of the county, if in the judgment of the board it would be to the interest of the county to do so, and to pay for the same out of the county general fund.

2. The title to any telephone line or lines constructed or acquired by or under the authority of any board of county commissioners as provided in subsection 1 shall be vested in the county and under its control and management.

3. Any telephone system which is under the control and management of a county, notwithstanding the method used in acquiring the system, may include within its charges for service to each user an amount sufficient to provide a reasonable reserve to be used for the purpose of expansion of the telephone facility.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.070 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.070
“Lot” defined
Status: in_force

“Lot” includes any portion, piece or parcel of land, but not property owned or controlled by any person as a right-of-way.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.070 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.070
Commissioners: Designation of Commissioner to serve as Chair
Status: in_force

The Governor shall designate one of the Commissioners to be Chair, whose term as Chair shall be at the pleasure of the Governor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.821 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.821
Power of Department to make rules and regulations
Status: in_force

In carrying out NRS 706.801 to 706.861 , inclusive, each Department shall have power to make rules and regulations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.950 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.950
Complaints: Investigation by Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution; action by Commission; enforcement of order
Status: in_force

1. The tenant of a lot in a manufactured home park or mobile home park or occupant of a dwelling in a company town who believes that the landlord or owner has violated the provisions of NRS 704.930 , 704.940 or 704.960 may complain to the Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution of the Commission. The Division shall receive and promptly investigate the complaint. If the Division is unable to resolve the complaint, the Division shall transmit the complaint and its recommendation to the Commission.

2. The Commission shall investigate, give notice and hold a hearing upon the complaint, applying to the extent practicable the procedures provided for complaints against public utilities in chapter 703 of NRS .

3. If the Commission finds that the landlord of the manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of the company town has violated the provisions of NRS 704.930 , 704.940 or 704.960 , it shall order the landlord or owner to cease and desist from any further violation. If the violation involves an overcharge for a service, the Commission shall determine the amount of the overcharge and order the landlord or owner to return that amount to the tenant or occupant within a specified time.

4. If the landlord or owner fails or refuses to comply with its order, the Commission may compel compliance by any appropriate civil remedy available to it under this chapter. For the purposes of compelling compliance by the landlord or owner, the Commission may use such methods as are available for the Commission to compel the compliance of a public utility.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 702.040 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 702 / Section 702.040
“Fund” defined
Status: in_force

“ Fund ” means the Fund for Energy Assistance and Conservation created by NRS 702.250 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.161 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.161
Agreements between companies and monitored autonomous vehicle providers; compensation of monitored autonomous vehicle monitor
Status: in_force

1. A transportation network company may enter into an agreement with one or more monitored autonomous vehicle providers to receive connections to potential passengers from the company in exchange for the payment of a fee by the monitored autonomous vehicle provider to the company.

2. A monitored autonomous vehicle monitor employed by a monitored autonomous vehicle provider which has entered into an agreement with a transportation network company pursuant to subsection 1 may only accept compensation for his or her services from the monitored autonomous vehicle provider by which he or she is employed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 710.147 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 710 / Section 710.147
Governing body of county whose population is 55,000 or more: Sale of telecommunication service to general public prohibited; exception; conditions for purchase or construction of facilities for providing telecommunication that intersect with public rights-of-way
Status: in_force

1. The governing body of a county whose population is 55,000 or more: (a) Shall not sell telecommunication service to the general public. (b) May purchase or construct facilities for providing telecommunication that intersect with public rights-of-way if the governing body: (1) Conducts a study to evaluate the costs and benefits associated with purchasing or constructing the facilities; and (2) Determines from the results of the study that the purchase or construction is in the interest of the general public.

2. Any information relating to the study conducted pursuant to subsection 1 must be maintained by the county clerk and made available for public inspection during the business hours of the office of the county clerk.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, an airport may sell telecommunication service to the general public.

4. As used in this section: (a) “Telecommunication” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.025 . (b) “Telecommunication service” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.028 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.921 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.921
Establishment of contractual relationships with nonprofit collaboratives; requirements relating to job training, career development and apprenticeship programs; requests for proposals and contracts; funding; reports to Interim Finance Committee
Status: in_force

1. The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry shall establish contractual relationships with one or more nonprofit collaboratives to carry out the State's mission of creating new jobs in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy by combining job training with weatherization, energy retrofit applications or the development of renewable energy plants.

2. To qualify as a nonprofit collaborative for the purposes of this section, a nonprofit entity: (a) Must enter into a written agreement relating to job training and career development activities with: (1) A labor management agency or other affiliated agency which has established an apprenticeship program that is registered and approved by the State Apprenticeship Council pursuant to chapter 610 of NRS ; and (2) A community college or another institution of higher education; and (b) Must conduct or have the ability to conduct training programs in at least one of the three geographic regions of this State, including southern Nevada, northern Nevada and rural Nevada. Such a nonprofit entity may also enter into a written agreement relating to job training and career development activities with a trade association which has an accredited job skills training program.

3. Within the limits of money available to the Department for this purpose, the Department shall contract with one or more qualified nonprofit collaboratives to: (a) Carry out programs for job training in fields relating to energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy. (b) In concert with a labor management agency or other affiliated agency which has established an apprenticeship program that is registered and approved by the State Apprenticeship Council pursuant to chapter 610 of NRS , develop apprenticeship programs to train laborers in skills related to: (1) The implementation of energy efficiency measures. (2) The use of renewable energy. (3) Performing audits of the energy efficiency of buildings, facilities, residences and structures. (4) The weatherization of buildings, facilities, residences and structures. (5) The retrofitting of buildings, facilities, residences and structures. (6) The construction and operation of centralized renewable energy plants. (7) The manufacturing of components relating to work performed pursuant to subparagraphs (1) to (6), inclusive.

4. The job training described in subsection 3 must be sufficiently detailed to allow workers, as applicable, to perform: (a) The services set forth in NRS 702.270 . (b) The services set forth in NRS 618.910 to 618.936 , inclusive. (c) Such other vocational or professional services, or both, as the Department deems appropriate.

5. Funding provided for the job training described in subsection 3: (a) Must, to the extent money is available for the purpose, include the cost of tuition and supplies. (b) May include a cost-of-living stipend which may or may not be in addition to any available unemployment compensation.

6. Within the limits of money available to the Division for the purpose, the Division shall contract with one or more governmental entities, community action agencies or nonprofit organizations, including, without limitation, qualified nonprofit collaboratives, to: (a) Identify, in different regions of the State, neighborhoods that will qualify for funding for residential weatherization projects pursuant to federal programs focusing on residential weatherization; and (b) Issue requests for proposals for contractors and award contracts for projects to promote energy efficiency through weatherization. Any such requests for proposals and contracts must include, without limitation: (1) Provisions stipulating that all employees of the outside contractors who work on the project must be paid prevailing wages; (2) Provisions requiring that each outside contractor: (I) Employ on each such project a number of persons trained as described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 that is equal to or greater than 50 percent of the total workforce the contractor employs on the project; or (II) If the Director of the Department determines in writing, pursuant to a request submitted by the contractor, that the contractor cannot reasonably comply with the provisions of sub-subparagraph (I) because there are not available a sufficient number of such trained persons, employ a number of persons trained as described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 or trained through any apprenticeship program that is registered and approved by the State Apprenticeship Council pursuant to chapter 610 of NRS that is equal to or greater than 50 percent of the total workforce the contractor employs on the project; (3) A component pursuant to which persons trained as described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 must be classified and paid prevailing wages depending upon the classification of the skill in which they are trained; and (4) A component that requires each contractor to offer to employees working on the project, and to their dependents, health care in the same manner as a policy of insurance pursuant to chapters 689A and 689B of NRS or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 1 .

7. The Department and the Division: (a) Shall apply for and accept any grant, appropriation, allocation or other money available pursuant to: (1) The Green Jobs Act of 2007, 29 U.S.C. § 2916(e) ; and (2) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ; and (b) May apply for and accept any other available gift, grant, appropriation or donation from any public or private source, to assist the Department and the Division in carrying out the provisions of this section.

8. The Department and the Division shall each report to the Interim Finance Committee at each meeting held by the Interim Finance Committee with respect to the activities in which they have engaged pursuant to this section.

9. As used in this section, “ community action agencies ” means private corporations or public agencies established pursuant to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Public Law 88-452 , which are authorized to administer money received from federal, state, local or private funding entities to assess, design, operate, finance and oversee antipoverty programs.

1 29 USCA § 1001 et seq.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.360 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.360
Franchise not construed as interfering with public improvements and maintenance
Status: in_force

No franchise granted according to the provisions of NRS 709.290 to 709.360 , inclusive, shall be construed so as to in any way interfere with the ordinary and necessary procedure of the town authorities in establishing or conducting any of the essential features of town improvement or the maintenance of sewers, water and gas pipes, crosswalks, paving or other public convenience.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.570 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.570
Holder of certificate: Provision of video service in accordance with certifications made in application
Status: in_force

A holder of a certificate shall provide video service in accordance with the certifications made by the holder in each application and affidavit that the holder files with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 711.500 or 711.520 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.310 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.310
Restrictions on regulation of companies, drivers, monitored autonomous vehicle providers, limousine motor carriers, limousine drivers and vehicles by local governmental entities; exceptions; provisions of chapter do not exempt person from requirement to obtain state business license; company to provide notice of requirement and penalties to drivers and monitored autonomous vehicle providers
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a local governmental entity shall not: (a) Impose any tax or fee on: (1) A transportation network company operating within the scope of a valid permit issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter; (2) A driver who has entered into an agreement with a transportation network company described in subparagraph (1) or a vehicle operated by such a driver or for transportation services provided by such a driver; (3) A monitored autonomous vehicle provider who has entered into an agreement with a transportation network company described in subparagraph (1) or a monitored autonomous vehicle operated by such a monitored autonomous vehicle provider or for transportation services provided by such a monitored autonomous vehicle provider; or (4) A limousine motor carrier that has entered into a contract with such a company pursuant to NRS 706A.163 for the provision of limousine services or a vehicle operated by a limousine driver when providing limousine services or limousine services provided by such a limousine driver. (b) Require a transportation network company operating within the scope of a valid permit issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter to obtain from the local government any certificate, license or permit to operate within that scope or require a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider who has entered into an agreement with such a company, a limousine motor carrier that has entered into a contract with a transportation network company pursuant to NRS 706A.163 or a limousine driver when providing limousine services to obtain from the local government any certificate, license or permit to provide transportation services or limousine services. (c) Impose any other requirement upon a transportation network company, driver, monitored autonomous vehicle provider, a limousine motor carrier that has entered into a contract with a transportation network company pursuant to NRS 706A.163 or a limousine driver when providing limousine services which is not of general applicability to all persons who operate a motor vehicle within the jurisdiction of the local government.

2. Nothing in this section: (a) Prohibits a local governmental entity from requiring a transportation network company, a driver, monitored autonomous vehicle provider, a limousine motor carrier that has entered into a contract with a transportation network company pursuant to NRS 706A.163 or a limousine driver who provides limousine services to obtain from the local government a business license or to pay any business license fee in the same manner that is generally applicable to any other business that operates within the jurisdiction of the local government. (b) Prohibits an airport or its governing body from requiring a transportation network company, a driver, monitored autonomous vehicle provider, a limousine motor carrier that has entered into a contract with a transportation network company pursuant to NRS 706A.163 or a limousine driver who provides limousine services to: (1) Obtain a permit or certification to operate at the airport; (2) Pay a fee to operate at the airport; or (3) Comply with any other requirement to operate at the airport. (c) Exempts a vehicle operated by a driver, monitored autonomous vehicle provider, a limousine motor carrier that has entered into a contract with a transportation network company pursuant to NRS 706A.163 or a limousine driver who provides limousine services from any tax imposed pursuant to NRS 354.705 , 371.043 or 371.045 .

3. The provisions of this chapter do not exempt any person from the requirement to obtain a state business license issued pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS. A transportation network company shall notify each driver and monitored autonomous vehicle provider of the requirement to obtain a state business license issued pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS and the penalties for failing to obtain a state business license.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.195 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.195
Recording of telephone call concerning emergency or service outage; disclosure
Status: in_force

1. A public utility may record any telephone call: (a) Concerning an emergency; or (b) Relating to a service outage, if the telephone call is received on a line specified for such telephone calls, the number of which is published in an appropriate telephone directory. The publication must contain a notice to callers that a telephone call received on that line concerning an emergency or relating to a service outage is subject to recording.

2. A telephone call made pursuant to subsection 1 is not a private conversation and the existence, content, substance, purport, effect or meaning of the conversation recorded may be disclosed by any person.

3. As used in this section, “record” means the acquisition of the contents of a wire communication through the use of a recording device.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.702 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.702
“Air purifier” defined
Status: in_force

“ Air purifier ” means an electric, cord-connected, portable appliance with the primary function of removing particulate matter from the air and which can be moved from room to room.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706B.250 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706B / Section 706B.250
Provision of contact information of Authority by company; creation of system to receive and address consumer complaints required
Status: in_force

Each autonomous vehicle network company shall:

1. Provide notice of the contact information of the Authority on an Internet website maintained by the company or within the software application or other digital means used by the company to connect passengers to fully autonomous vehicles; and

2. Create a system to receive and address complaints from consumers which is available during normal business hours in this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.025 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.025
Reorganization of Commission; duties of Commission relating to reorganization; Commission authorized to adopt regulations for operation and enforcement of laws; plan for reorganization
Status: in_force

1. The Commission, by majority vote, shall organize the Commission into sections, alter the organization of the Commission and reassign responsibilities and duties of the sections of the Commission as the Commission deems necessary to provide: (a) Advice and guidance to the Commission on economic policies relating to utilities under the jurisdiction of the Commission, and the regulation of such utilities; (b) Administrative, technical, legal and support services to the Commission; and (c) For the regulation of utilities governed by the Commission and the services offered by such utilities, including, but not limited to, licensing of such utilities and services and the resolution of consumer complaints.

2. The Commission shall: (a) Formulate the policies of the various sections of the Commission; (b) Coordinate the activities of the various sections of the Commission; (c) If customers are authorized by a specific statute to obtain a competitive, discretionary or potentially competitive utility service, take any actions which are consistent with the statute and which are necessary to encourage and enhance: (1) A competitive market for the provision of that utility service to customers in this State; and (2) The reliability and safety of the provision of that utility service within that competitive market; and (d) Adopt such regulations consistent with law as the Commission deems necessary for the operation of the Commission and the enforcement of all laws administered by the Commission.

3. Before reorganizing the Commission, the Commission shall submit the plan for reorganization to: (a) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the appropriate legislative committee and the Interim Finance Committee; and (b) The Director of the Office of Finance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.99051 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.99051
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 704.99051 to 704.9925 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 704.99052 to 704.99059 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 712.010 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 712 / Section 712.010
Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Household Goods and Effects Storage Act.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.300 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.300
Franchise limited to 20 years
Status: in_force

No franchise shall be given under the provisions of NRS 709.290 to 709.360 , inclusive, for a period longer than 20 years.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.8811 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.8811
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 706.881 to 706.885 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 706.8812 to 706.8817 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 710.590 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 710 / Section 710.590
No additional compensation for county commissioners and treasurers
Status: in_force

The county commissioners and the county treasurers of the several counties shall perform all the duties required of them under the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.580 , inclusive, without further compensation as required by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.1514 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.1514
Authority: Power of majority of members; exercise of power and conduct of business by majority of members; hearings
Status: in_force

1. A majority of the members of the Authority may exercise all of the power and conduct the business of the Authority relating to common or contract carriers, taxicabs, and the warehousing of household goods as provided in this chapter and chapter 712 of NRS .

2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, public hearings must be conducted by one or more members of the Authority. An administrative proceeding conducted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 706.771 may be conducted by a hearing officer designated by the Chair of the Authority.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 708.050 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 708 / Section 708.050
Right to construct and maintain pipeline along, on or under public stream or road: Conditions; compensation for damage to public road
Status: in_force

1. The right to lay, maintain and operate pipelines, together with telephone and telegraph lines incidental to and designated for use only in connection with the operations of those pipelines, along, across or under any public stream or highway in this state, is hereby conferred upon all persons coming within any of the definitions of common carrier pipelines contained in NRS 708.020 , who have obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity as provided in NRS 708.025 and 708.035 .

2. In the exercise of the privileges herein conferred, such pipelines shall compensate the county or counties for any damage done to the public road or highway in the laying of pipelines, telegraph or telephone lines, along or across the same.

3. This section does not: (a) Grant any pipeline company the right to use any public street or alley of any incorporated city except by express permission from the city or governing authority thereof. (b) Allow any company to use any street or alley of an unincorporated town, except by express permission of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the town is situated.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.306 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.306
“Commission” defined
Status: in_force

“ Commission ” means the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.6873 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.6873
Adoption of regulations regarding telecommunication service furnished to certain public facilities, providers of health care, low-income persons and rural, insular and high-cost areas
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall adopt regulations that require each telecommunication provider furnishing service to: (a) An elementary or secondary public school; or (b) A public library, to establish discounts in the rates for the telecommunication services that the provider furnishes to that school or library. The amount of the discount must be determined by the Commission in a manner that is consistent with the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 254 .

2. The Commission shall adopt regulations that require each telecommunication provider furnishing service to: (a) Public or private nonprofit providers of health care which serve persons in rural areas; or (b) Persons with low income and persons in rural, insular and high-cost areas, to ensure that such providers of health care and persons have access to telecommunication services that are reasonably comparable to those services available in urban areas and that the rates for such services charged by the telecommunication provider are reasonably comparable to those charged in the urban areas, to the extent required by the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 254 .

3. The Commission shall adopt regulations which set forth the requirements for eligibility for: (a) Persons with low income to receive a reduction in rates for telephone service pursuant to NRS 707.400 to 707.500 , inclusive. The regulations adopted pursuant to this paragraph must provide that: (1) An eligible provider shall provide a reduction in rates for telephone service if the income of a person's household is at or below the greater of: (I) The percentage of the federally designated level signifying poverty for a household of that size specified by 47 C.F.R. § 54.409 , as that section existed on June 28, 2012; or (II) The percentage of the federally designated level signifying poverty for a household of that size specified by the Commission; and (2) The percentage of the federally designated level signifying poverty specified pursuant to subparagraph (1) is applicable to all eligible providers. (b) Small-scale providers of last resort to apply to receive payments from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service with regard to rural, insular and high-cost areas. (c) Competitive suppliers that are providers of last resort to apply to receive payments from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service with regard to rural, insular and high-cost areas.

4. Any regulations adopted pursuant to this section and NRS 704.040 regarding the availability of telephone service must: (a) Be consistent with the applicable provisions of 47 U.S.C. §§ 214 and 254 ; (b) Define rural, insular and high-cost areas; (c) Establish nondiscriminatory eligibility requirements for all small-scale providers of last resort that apply to receive payments from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service with regard to rural, insular and high-cost areas; and (d) Allow competitive suppliers which are providers of last resort and which meet the eligibility requirements established by the Commission to apply to receive payments from the fund to maintain the availability of telephone service with regard to rural, insular and high-cost areas.

5. As used in this section: (a) “Eligible provider” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 707.440 . (b) “Household” has the meaning ascribed to it in 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(h) , as that section existed on April 2, 2012. (c) “Income” has the meaning ascribed to it in 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(f) , as that section existed on April 2, 2012.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7615 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7615
“Electric utility” defined
Status: in_force

“ Electric utility ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.187 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.360 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.360
Headlights on locomotive; penalty
Status: in_force

1. Every company, corporation lessee, manager or receiver, owning or operating a railroad in this state, shall equip, maintain, use and display at night upon each locomotive being operated in road service in this state an electric or other headlight of at least 1,500 candle power, measured without the aid of a reflector. Any electric headlight which will pick up and distinguish a person dressed in dark clothes upon a dark, clear night at a distance of 1,000 feet is deemed the equivalent of a 1,500 candle power headlight measured without the aid of a reflector.

2. This section does not apply to: (a) Locomotive engines regularly used in switching cars or trains. (b) Railroads not maintaining regular night train schedules. (c) Locomotives going to or returning from repair shops when ordered in for repairs.

3. Any railroad company, or the receiver or lessee thereof, which violates the provisions of this section is liable to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada for a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.120 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.120
“Public utility corporation” defined
Status: in_force

“Public utility corporation” means:

1. Any person or corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada which provides electric or communication service to the public by means of electric or communication facilities.

2. An incorporated city or a county which provides electric or communication service to the public by means of electric or communication facilities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.460 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.460
Penalty for unlawful obstruction or destruction of track, equipment or devices
Status: in_force

A person who willfully and maliciously places any obstruction on the track of any railroad in this State, or tears up or removes any part or portion of a railroad, or destroys, deranges, misplaces or injures any rail, switch, block or other signaling device, culvert, viaduct, bridge, car, tender or engine, or willfully and maliciously does or attempts to do any of those things, or any other act or thing, whereby the life and limb of a person may be endangered, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.151 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.151
Duties of Commission in adopting regulations relating to provision of electric service
Status: in_force

In adopting regulations pursuant to this title relating to the provision of electric service, the Commission shall ensure that the regulations:

1. Protect, further and serve the public interest;

2. Provide effective protection for customers who depend upon electric service;

3. Provide for stability in rates and for the availability and reliability of electric service;

4. Encourage the development and use of renewable energy resources; and

5. Require providers of electric service to engage in prudent business management, effective long-term planning, responsible decision making, sound fiscal strategies and efficient operations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.44797 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 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 operator
Status: in_force

1. An operator of a tow car may enter into contracts with issuers of credit cards and debit cards to provide for the acceptance of credit cards and debit cards by the operator of a tow car for the payment of rates, fares and charges owed to the operator of a tow car.

2. The Authority may, as part of its investigation or review of any rates, fares or charges of a tow car operator that are subject to the approval of the Authority, consider the expenses incurred by the operator of a tow car in accepting payment by a credit card or debit card, including, without limitation: (a) Costs of required equipment and its installation; (b) Administrative costs of processing credit card or debit card transactions; and (c) Fees paid to issuers of credit cards or debit cards.

3. As used in this section, “ issuer ” means a business organization, financial institution or a duly authorized agency of a business organization or financial institution which: (a) Issues a credit card or debit card; or (b) Enters into a contract with an operator of a tow car or other person to enable or facilitate the acceptance of a credit card or debit card.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.640 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.640
Account for the Recovery of Costs: Creation; deposits; interest and income; claims; gifts, donations and grants; nonreversion; administration by Director of Department of Wildlife; uses
Status: in_force

1. The Account for the Recovery of Costs is hereby created in the State General Fund.

2. All money collected by the Department of Wildlife in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 701.610 must be deposited in the Account.

3. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account. Claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.

4. The Director of the Department of Wildlife may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money for use by the Account. Any money so received must be deposited in the Account. If the Director of the Department of Wildlife receives any matching federal money which is credited to the Account pursuant to this subsection, the amount of money credited may be transferred to the Energy Planning and Conservation Account created by NRS 701.630 .

5. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

6. The Director of the Department of Wildlife shall administer the Account. The money in the Account must be used by the Department of Wildlife solely: (a) To provide to the Federal Government, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada or any person any information relating to wildlife or wildlife habitat based on the location of an energy development project; or (b) To match any federal money for a project or program for the conservation of any species of wildlife.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.100 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.100
Suits by and against Commission
Status: in_force

The Commission may sue and be sued in the name of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.310 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.310
Complaint against public utility or alternative seller: Investigation by Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution; notice and hearing
Status: in_force

1. When a complaint is made against any public utility or alternative seller by any person, that any of the rates, tolls, charges or schedules for regulated services, or any joint rate or rates are in any respect unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory, or any regulation, measurement, practice or act affecting or relating to the production, transmission or delivery or furnishing of heat, light, gas, coal slurry, water or power, or any service in connection therewith or the transmission thereof is, in any respect, unreasonable, insufficient or unjustly discriminatory, or that any service is inadequate, the Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution shall investigate the complaint. After receiving the complaint, the Division shall give a copy of it to the public utility or alternative seller against whom the complaint is made. Within a reasonable time thereafter, the public utility or alternative seller shall provide the Commission with its written response to the complaint according to the regulations of the Commission.

2. If the Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution is unable to resolve the complaint, the Division shall transmit the complaint, the results of its investigation and its recommendation to the Commission. If the Commission determines that probable cause exists for the complaint, it shall order a hearing thereof, give notice of the hearing and conduct the hearing as it would any other hearing.

3. No order affecting a rate, toll, charge, schedule, regulation, measurement, practice or act complained of may be entered without a formal hearing unless the hearing is dispensed with as provided in NRS 703.320 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.321 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.321
“Public and other property” defined
Status: in_force

1. “ Public and other property ” means any real property, building or facility which is owned, leased or occupied by: (a) A public entity; (b) A nonprofit organization that is recognized as exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code , 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) , as amended; or (c) A corporation for public benefit as defined in NRS 82.021 .

2. The term includes, without limitation, any real property, building or facility which is owned, leased or occupied by: (a) A church; or (b) A benevolent, fraternal or charitable lodge, society or organization.

3. The term does not include school property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.846 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.846
Registration of vehicles; issuance of licenses or other devices; notification of name change
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.854 , upon the payment of all fees required pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to 706.861 , inclusive, or upon being satisfied that the fee is secured and upon compliance with the laws of this State in order to register the vehicles, the Department shall register them, and issue plates, licenses, emblems, certificates or other devices for the vehicles in the same manner as otherwise provided by law.

2. A motor carrier operating pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to 706.861 , inclusive, must notify the Department within 10 days after a change in the name of the motor carrier responsible for the safety of a vehicle included in an application submitted to the Department pursuant to NRS 706.841 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.980 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.980
“System efficiency project” defined
Status: in_force

“ System efficiency project ” means the development, construction, deployment, alteration or repair of any distributed generation system, energy storage system, smart grid technology, advanced battery system, microgrid system, fuel cell system or combined heat and power systems.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706B.140 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706B / Section 706B.140
Fee; annual assessment
Status: in_force

1. The Authority shall charge and collect a fee, in an amount established by the Authority by regulation, from each applicant for a permit to operate an autonomous vehicle network company in this State. The fee required by this subsection is not refundable. The Authority shall not issue a permit to operate an autonomous vehicle network company in this State unless the applicant has paid the fee required by this subsection.

2. For each year after the year in which the Authority issues a permit to an autonomous vehicle network company, the Authority shall levy and collect an annual assessment from the autonomous vehicle network company at a rate determined by the Authority based on the gross operating revenue derived from the intrastate operations of the autonomous vehicle network company in this State.

3. The annual assessment levied and collected by the Authority pursuant to subsection 2 must be used by the Authority for the regulation of autonomous vehicle network companies.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7581 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7581
“Person” defined
Status: in_force

“Person” means:

1. A natural person;

2. Any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization;

3. A government or an agency or instrumentality of a government, including, without limitation, this state or an agency or instrumentality of this state; and

4. A political subdivision of this state or of any other government or an agency or instrumentality of a political subdivision of this state or of any other government.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.816 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.816
Uniform interpretation of Act
Status: in_force

NRS 706.801 to 706.861 , inclusive, must be so interpreted as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states and countries which enact them or any law comparable to them.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.100 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.100
Regulations
Status: in_force

The Authority shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.071 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.071
“Farm vehicle” defined
Status: in_force

“ Farm vehicle ” means any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is:

1. Controlled and operated by a farmer or rancher;

2. Used to transport livestock, agricultural products, or ranch or farm machinery or supplies to or from a ranch or farm; and

3. Not used in the operation of a common motor carrier or contract motor carrier.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.210 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.210
Regulations: Establishment of qualifications and requirements for participation; form and content of utility's master application; process for accepting and approving applications; utility's certification of compliance required; process for transmittal of application to Commission required
Status: repealed

<Section repealed effective Jan. 1, 2026.>

The Commission shall adopt regulations that establish:

1. The qualifications and requirements an applicant must meet to be eligible to participate in the Solar Program.

2. The form and content of the master application.

3. The process for accepting and approving applications, which must provide that applications are approved based on the order in which complete applications are submitted and not on a lottery process.

4. A requirement that an authorized representative of any public entity participating in the Solar Program, including participation through a third-party ownership structure, provide the identifying number described in NRS 338.013 for such project and certify in the application and upon final completion of the solar energy system or distributed generation system that the public entity has complied with all applicable requirements of this chapter and chapter 338 of NRS .

5. A process pursuant to which the utility must transmit to the Commission for inclusion in the public records of the Commission a copy of any application by a public entity or any related material requested by the Commission which includes any redacted personal identifying information of a customer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.8814 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.8814
“Driver” defined
Status: in_force

“Driver” means an individual who operates a taxicab and includes a certificate holder when the certificate holder operates a taxicab.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.783 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.783
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 704.783 to 704.7836 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 704.7831 to 704.7834 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.800 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.800
“Waterpower energy system” defined
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective Dec. 31, 2025.>

“ Waterpower energy system ” means a facility or energy system for the generation of electricity that uses waterpower to generate electricity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7815 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7815
“Renewable energy system” defined
Status: in_force

“ Renewable energy system ” means:

1. A facility or energy system that uses renewable energy or energy from a qualified energy recovery process to generate electricity and: (a) Uses the electricity that it generates from renewable energy or energy from a qualified recovery process in this State; or (b) Transmits or distributes the electricity that it generates from renewable energy or energy from a qualified energy recovery process to a provider of electric service for delivery into and use in this State.

2. A solar energy system that reduces the consumption of electricity or any fossil fuel.

3. A net metering system used by a customer-generator pursuant to NRS 704.766 to 704.776 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.6676 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.6676
Supplier of water or services for sewage: Appointment of receiver upon petition of Commission
Status: in_force

1. If the Commission determines after notice and hearing that a public utility which furnishes water or services for the disposal of sewage, or both: (a) Is unable to provide reasonably continuous and adequate service; or (b) Otherwise qualifies for appointment of a receiver pursuant to NRS 32.010 , the Commission may file a petition for the appointment of a receiver for the public utility in the district court for the county in which the principal office of the utility is located within this state, or in the district court for Carson City if the principal office of the utility is located outside this state, to insure the public interest in receiving service from the public utility in the manner required by law.

2. The district court in which the petition is filed pursuant to subsection 1 shall immediately appoint a receiver qualified to manage the type of public utility for which the petition was filed if it finds the determination of the Commission to be correct.

3. Any person so appointed receiver is, from the time of the person’s appointment until the termination of the person’s duties pursuant to law, subject to all duties and has all powers generally conferred upon a receiver by law, including the power to petition for relief in bankruptcy and to sell or transfer the assets of the public utility for the benefit of the public utility's creditors.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7827 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7827
Temporary renewable energy development program; regulations
Status: in_force

1. The Commission may adopt regulations to establish a temporary renewable energy development program that is designed to assist with the completion of new renewable energy projects.

2. The Commission may require a utility provider to participate in a temporary renewable energy development program.

3. If the Commission adopts regulations establishing a temporary renewable energy development program, the program may include, without limitation: (a) The establishment of a private trust administered by an independent trustee; and (b) The payment of money from the private trust to carry out the terms and conditions of renewable energy contracts approved by the Commission between a utility provider and one or more new renewable energy projects.

4. If a utility provider is participating in a temporary renewable energy development program, the utility provider may apply to the Commission for authority to close the program to new renewable energy projects if the utility provider has achieved an investment grade credit rating as determined by either Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or Standard and Poor's Rating Services and has maintained that credit rating for 24 consecutive months.

5. The Commission may grant an application to close a temporary renewable energy development program only after finding that the creditworthiness of the utility provider is sufficiently restored so that closure of the program to new renewable energy projects is in the public interest.

6. An order issued by the Commission closing a temporary renewable energy development program to new renewable energy projects is not effective as to any new renewable energy project which has previously been accepted into the program and which is receiving money from a private trust established under the program until the earlier of: (a) The expiration or termination of the original renewable energy contract approved by the Commission between the utility provider and the new renewable energy project; or (b) The original financing, including debt, equity, or both debt and equity, as applicable, entered into by the new renewable energy project upon completion of construction of the project has been fully satisfied pursuant to its original terms.

7. As used in this section, “ new renewable energy project ” means a project to construct a renewable energy system if: (a) The project is associated with one or more renewable energy contracts approved by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.7821 ; and (b) Construction on the project commenced on or after July 1, 2001.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.1517 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.1517
Authority: Employees who are peace officers may carry firearms
Status: in_force

Employees of the Authority who are peace officers may carry firearms in the performance of their duties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.700 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.700
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 701.700 to 701.780 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 701.702 to 701.764 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.060 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.060
Application for franchise: Contents; franchise limited to 25 years
Status: in_force

Any person, company, corporation or association desiring a franchise, right or privilege for any purpose specified in NRS 709.050 must file with the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the franchise, right or privilege is to be exercised an application in writing, which contains:

1. The name of the applicant and the time for which the franchise, right or privilege is desired, not exceeding 25 years.

2. The places where the franchise, right or privilege is to be exercised and, if in any unincorporated town, the streets, avenues, alleys and other places through, over, under or along which the franchise, right or privilege is sought.

3. If the application is for a street railway, it must designate the route of the proposed line in the county, and specify the width of ground desired to be included in its right-of-way.

4. A map or plat correctly showing and delineating, so far as practicable, the proposed route or right-of-way of any street railway, light, heat, power or telephone lines, and the places where gas or water mains are to be laid or installed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 707.900 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 707 / Section 707.900
Penalty for interception, interruption or delay of message sent over telephone line
Status: in_force

Every person who shall intercept, read or in any manner interrupt or delay the sending of a message over any telephone line shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.8847 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.8847
Compliance with passenger's directions; exceptions
Status: in_force

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 area allocated to the certificate holder who employs the driver.

2. Subsection 1 does not apply if the driver can show beyond a reasonable doubt that: (a) The driver has good reason to fear for the driver’s personal safety; (b) The taxicab has been previously engaged by another person; or (c) The driver is forbidden by law or regulation to carry the person requesting transportation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.99058 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.99058
“Responsibly sourced or transported natural gas” defined
Status: in_force

“ Responsibly sourced or transported natural gas ” means geologic natural gas that is produced or transported with methane emission intensity levels that are below a certain threshold and using processes that demonstrate best practices for production and transportation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.221 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.221
NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, not construed as law for registration of motor vehicles
Status: in_force

NRS 706.011 to 706.791 , inclusive, are not to be construed as a motor vehicle registration law, but the license fees provided therein are in addition to the motor vehicle registration fees required under the laws of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.220 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.220
Petition for establishment of service district: Contents of notice of hearing
Status: in_force

The notice of the hearing shall:

1. State the time and place where the hearing will be held.

2. Describe the boundaries of the proposed service district.

3. State that the joint report of estimated costs for each lot or parcel included within the proposed service district are available for public inspection at the office of the clerk.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.145 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.145
Unlawful to refuse service of public transportation or charge additional fee or deposit to certain persons accompanied by service animal or service animal in training; exception; liability for damage; person subject to same conditions and limitations as others; remedies
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, it is unlawful for a common carrier or other means of public conveyance or transportation operating in this State to: (a) Refuse service to a person with a disability because the person is accompanied by a service animal; (b) Refuse service to a person who is training a service animal because the person is accompanied by the service animal in training; or (c) Charge an additional fee or a deposit for a service animal or service animal in training.

2. A common carrier or other means of public conveyance or transportation is not required to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 with regard to a service animal or service animal in training that is a miniature horse if it determines that it is not reasonable to comply, using the assessment factors set forth in 28 C.F.R. § 36.302 .

3. This section does not relieve a person with a disability who is accompanied by a service animal or a person who is accompanied by a service animal in training from liability for damage which may be caused by the service animal or service animal in training.

4. Persons with disabilities accompanied by service animals on common carriers or other means of public conveyance or transportation operating in this State are subject to the same conditions and limitations that apply to persons without disabilities who are not so accompanied.

5. A common carrier or other means of public conveyance or transportation operating in this State that violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 is civilly liable to the person against whom the violation was committed for: (a) Actual damages; (b) Such punitive damages as may be determined by a jury, or by a court sitting without a jury, which must not be more than three times the amount of actual damages, except that in no case may the punitive damages be less than $750; and (c) Reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.

6. The remedies provided in this section are nonexclusive and are in addition to any other remedy provided by law, including, without limitation, any action for injunctive or other equitable relief available to the aggrieved person or brought in the name of the people of this State or the United States.

7. As used in this section: (a) “Service animal” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 426.097 . (b) “Service animal in training” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 426.099 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.220 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.220
Undertaking by holder of franchise guaranteeing commencement of construction within 6 months from date of granting of franchise
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners shall, at the time of granting any franchise provided in NRS 709.210 , require the applicant to enter an undertaking to the county, in a sum to be determined by the board of county commissioners, with a surety or sureties approved by the board, conditioned that such applicant shall commence active construction of the electric light, heat or power lines for which such franchise is granted within 6 months from the date of granting the same and prosecute the construction thereof to completion with due diligence; and failing to comply with the conditions of such undertaking the applicant shall forfeit all rights to the franchise.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.200 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.200
Recommendation of standards for energy conservation and for carrying out comprehensive state energy plan
Status: in_force

1. The Director may recommend to state agencies, local governments and appropriate private persons and entities, standards for conservation of energy and its sources and for carrying out the comprehensive state energy plan.

2. In recommending such standards, the Director shall consider the usage of energy and its sources in the State and the methods available for conservation of those sources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 710.300 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 710 / Section 710.300
Revised Statutes Title vested in county or city subject to provisions of agreement
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of any agreement entered into pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, the title to any railway line or lines constructed or acquired by or under the authority of the governing body of any county or city, as provided in NRS 710.290 to 710.390 , inclusive, is vested in that county or city and the railway line or lines are under its control and management.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.8835 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 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
Status: in_force

1. A certificate holder shall display on each of the certificate holder's taxicabs a statement indicating whether the certificate holder accepts credit cards and debit cards and, if so, setting forth the maximum fee a customer will be charged for the convenience of using a credit card or debit card pursuant to NRS 706.88355 . The statement must be permanently affixed: (a) On the outside of both front doors in bold block letters which are not less than three-fourths of an inch in height; and (b) Inside the taxicab so as to be visible and easily readable by passengers.

2. A certificate holder shall have a unit number and the name of the certificate holder displayed on each taxicab in bold block letters not less than 4 inches in height and in a color which contrasts with the color of the taxicab.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.024 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.024
“Chair” defined
Status: in_force

“ Chair ” means the person designated as Chair of the Authority by the Governor pursuant to NRS 706.1512 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.164 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.164
Employment of legal counsel; duties of Attorney General and district attorneys
Status: in_force

1. The Commission may employ, or retain on a contract basis, legal counsel who shall: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, be counsel and attorney for the Commission in all actions, proceedings and hearings. (b) Prosecute in the name of the Commission all civil actions for the enforcement of NRS 702.160 and 702.170 and chapters 704, 704A, 704B, 705 and 708 of NRS and for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture provided for therein. (c) Generally aid the Commission in the performance of its duties and the enforcement of NRS 702.160 and 702.170 and chapters 704, 704A, 704B, 705 and 708 of NRS.

2. Each district attorney shall: (a) Prosecute any violation of chapter 704, 704A, 705, 708 or 711 of NRS for which a criminal penalty is provided and which occurs in the district attorney’s county. (b) Aid in any investigation, prosecution, hearing or trial held under the provisions of chapter 704, 704A, 705, 708 or 711 of NRS and, at the request of the Commission or its legal counsel, act as counsel and attorney for the Commission.

3. The Attorney General shall, if the district attorney fails or refuses to do so, prosecute all violations of the laws of this state by public utilities under the jurisdiction of the Commission and their officers, agents and employees.

4. The Attorney General is not precluded from appearing in or moving to intervene in any action and representing the interest of the State of Nevada in any action in which the Commission is a party and is represented by independent counsel.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.197 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.197
Fees for filing documents; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. The Commission may collect fees for the filing of any official document required by this chapter and chapters 704, 704A, 704B, 705 and 708 of NRS or by a regulation of the Commission.

2. Filing fees may not exceed: (a) For applications, $200. (b) For petitions seeking affirmative relief, $200. (c) For each tariff page which requires public notice and is not attached to an application, $10. If more than one page is filed at one time, the total fee may not exceed the cost of notice and publication. (d) For all other documents which require public notice, $10.

3. If an application or other document is rejected by the Commission because it is inadequate or inappropriate, the filing fee must be returned.

4. The Commission may not charge any fee for filing: (a) A complaint. (b) A request for a refund pursuant to NRS 702.160 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.050 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.050
Special contract rates
Status: in_force

1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent concentration, commodity, transit and other special contract rates, but all such rates shall be open to all shippers of a like kind of traffic under similar circumstances and conditions, and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter as to the printing and filing of the same.

2. All such rates shall be under the supervision and regulation of the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.42955 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.42955
Power of Commission to issue bonds, notes, obligations or other evidences of borrowing; authorized sources of payment or security; financing agreements; refund of obligations; no authority to obligate certain governmental entities without intergovernmental agreement; distribution of property upon dissolution; liens
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. The Commission, or a corporation formed by the Commission pursuant to the laws of this state or the State of California, as the Commission deems appropriate, may issue bonds, notes, obligations or other evidences of borrowing to finance all or a part of the construction of all or a part of the Super Speed Ground Transportation System. For purposes of issuing bonds, notes, obligations or other evidences of borrowing pursuant to this section, the Commission and any corporation formed by the Commission are constituted authorities for the purposes of regulations enacted by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §§ 103 and 141 to 150 , inclusive.

2. Bonds, notes, obligations or other evidences of borrowing issued by the Commission or any corporation formed by the Commission which are issued to finance all or any part of the construction of all or a part of the Super Speed Ground Transportation System may be payable from and secured by: (a) A pledge of property of the Commission or a corporation formed by the Commission pursuant to this section; (b) A pledge of any revenue of the Super Speed Ground Transportation System, including revenue from fares, revenue from advertising and all other revenue of the System; and (c) A pledge of any other money made available to the Commission or a corporation formed by the Commission pursuant to this section by: (1) Grants from the Federal Government or any other federal funds as may be available to pay costs of the Super Speed Ground Transportation System or debt service on any borrowing; (2) Any company, public or private; or (3) Any local government or governmental entity in this state or in the State of California pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement or otherwise.

3. The Commission may enter into agreements with any person, local government or governmental entity for the provision of resources or assistance to the Commission or a corporation formed by the Commission concerning the financing of the Super Speed Ground Transportation System.

4. The Commission or any corporation formed by the Commission pursuant to this section may issue obligations to refund any obligations issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 705.4291 to 705.4296 , inclusive, for any purpose the Commission determines to be sufficient.

5. Nothing in this section authorizes the Commission or any corporation formed by the Commission to obligate this state or the State of California or any political subdivision thereof unless such State or political subdivision has obligated itself to the Commission or a corporation created by the Commission through an intergovernmental agreement.

6. Unless a specific statute of this state or the State of California requires otherwise, upon dissolution of the Commission, all property of the Commission must be distributed between this state and the State of California in an equitable manner as agreed upon by the States.

7. The creation, perfection, priority and enforcement of any lien on pledged revenue or other money established to secure any bond, note, obligation or other evidence of borrowing issued pursuant to this section, must be as specified in this section and in the instruments approved by the Commission pertaining to that bond, note, obligation or other evidence of borrowing. It is the purpose of this section to provide expressly for the creation, perfection, priority and enforcement of a security interest created by the Commission in pledged revenues or other money in connection with bonds, notes, obligations or other evidences of borrowing issued pursuant to this section, as provided for in paragraph (n) of subsection 4 of NRS 104.9109 . Any lien on pledged revenue or other money created to secure any bond, note, obligation or other evidence of borrowing issued pursuant to this section has priority over any lien thereon created pursuant to the provisions of chapters 104 to 104C, inclusive, of NRS unless otherwise provided in the instrument creating the lien to secure such bond, note, obligation or other evidence of borrowing issued pursuant to the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.457 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.457
Authority may subpoena certain persons who have not obtained certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit
Status: in_force

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 not obtained a required certificate of public convenience and necessity or a required permit issued in accordance with those sections, to appear before it with all of the person’s relevant books, papers and records and to testify concerning the scope, nature and conduct of the person’s business.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.210 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.210
Transmission of receipt to passenger; contents of receipt
Status: in_force

A transportation network company which connected a passenger to a driver, monitored autonomous vehicle provider or limousine driver when providing limousine services shall, within a reasonable period following the provision of transportation services or limousine services by the driver, monitored autonomous vehicle provider or limousine driver to the passenger, transmit to the passenger an electronic receipt, which must include, without limitation:

1. A description of the point of origin and the destination of the transportation services or limousine services;

2. The total time for which transportation services or limousine services were provided;

3. The total distance traveled; and

4. An itemization of the fare, if any, charged for the transportation services or limousine services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.080 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.080
“Participant” defined
Status: repealed

<Section repealed effective Jan. 1, 2026.>

“ Participant ” means a person who has been selected by a utility to participate in the Solar Program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.105 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.105
“Service area” defined
Status: in_force

“ Service area ” means the geographical territory in this State within which a video service provider is authorized to provide video service pursuant to a certificate of authority or local franchise.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.040 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.040
“Category” defined
Status: repealed

<Section repealed effective Jan. 1, 2026.>

“ Category ” means one of the categories of participation in the Solar Program as set forth in regulations adopted by the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.877 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.877
Duty to accept and incorporate findings and conclusions of environmental review that already has been conducted; duplicative review prohibited; exception; duty to cooperate and coordinate to avoid duplication of activities
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if an environmental review relating to the construction of a utility facility in its entirety, or to the construction of any portion of a utility facility, has already been conducted by an appropriate federal agency or by a state, regional or local agency, the Commission and each other permitting entity: (a) Shall accept and incorporate the findings and conclusions made in that review into any application for a permit, license or other approval for the construction of the utility facility which is filed with the Commission or other permitting entity; and (b) Shall not conduct any duplicative environmental review on the application. The Commission or other permitting entity need not comply with the provisions of this subsection if the Commission or other permitting entity has already completed its own environmental review.

2. The Commission and other permitting entities shall cooperate with each other and the appropriate federal agencies on applications for permits, licenses and other approvals to construct a utility facility and coordinate their activities, including, without limitation, conducting hearings or environmental reviews, to avoid duplication of activities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 707.550 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 707 / Section 707.550
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 707.550 to 707.585 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 707.555 to 707.570 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.210 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.210
Preparation of petroleum allocation and rationing plans; administration of federal programs involving fuel allocation
Status: in_force

The Director shall:

1. Prepare, subject to the approval of the Governor, petroleum allocation and rationing plans for possible energy contingencies. The plans shall be carried out only by executive order of the Governor.

2. Carry out and administer any federal programs which authorize state participation in fuel allocation programs.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.090 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.090
“Person” defined
Status: repealed

<Section repealed effective Jan. 1, 2026.>

“ Person ” includes, without limitation, a public entity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 707.570 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 707 / Section 707.570
“Telecommunications tower” defined
Status: in_force

“ Telecommunications tower ” means any freestanding tower, monopole or similar structure used to provide personal wireless services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.960 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.960
“Nevada Clean Energy Fund” or “Fund” defined
Status: in_force

“ Nevada Clean Energy Fund ” or “ Fund ” means the independent, nonprofit corporation established pursuant to NRS 701B.985 to provide money to promote investments in and increase significantly the pace and amount of investment in qualified clean energy projects in this State and to carry out the provisions of NRS 701B.930 to 701B.995 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.042 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.042
“Limousine driver” defined
Status: in_force

“ 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.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.568 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.568
“Qualified applicant” defined
Status: in_force

“ Qualified applicant ” means a person or governmental entity engaged in:

1. The construction or operation of an energy conservation project;

2. The construction or operation of an energy efficiency project;

3. The construction, expansion or operation of a renewable energy system; or

4. The manufacturing of components of a renewable energy system.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 710.280 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 710 / Section 710.280
Existing laws to govern
Status: in_force

The provisions of existing laws respecting the manner of acquisition of public utilities, duties of boards of county commissioners to act upon proper applications and petitions, the collection and enforcement of rates for services, and all other provisions not superseded by NRS 710.160 to 710.270 , inclusive, shall apply to the acquisition, management, financing, control and extension of such system.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.950 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.950
“Demand response project” defined
Status: in_force

“ Demand response project ” means any project, technology, product, service, function or measure, or an aggregation thereof, that changes the usage of electricity by retail customers in this State from the normal consumption patterns in response to:

1. Changes in the price of electricity over time; or

2. Incentive payments designed to induce lower electricity use at times of high market prices or when system reliability is jeopardized.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7336 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7336
“Pre-operational reserve” defined
Status: in_force

“ Pre-operational reserve ” means vacant land held for future energy generation or property in planning or under construction for future energy generation and intended for the creation of a future asset.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.010 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.010
Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

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 providers affiliated with transportation network companies in this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.271 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.271
Motor vehicle exceeding limit on size, weight or load not to be licensed or permitted to operate
Status: in_force

No vehicle shall be licensed or permitted to operate on the highways of this State under the provisions of this chapter when such vehicle exceeds the size, height, weight or load limit weight provided by the laws of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.752 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.752
“On-demand” defined
Status: in_force

“ On-demand ” means a water cooler that heats water as it is requested, and which may take a few minutes to deliver hot water.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701A.333 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701A / Section 701A.333
“Hybrid renewable generation and energy storage facility” defined
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective June 30, 2049.>

“ Hybrid renewable generation and energy storage facility ” means a facility that includes both a wholesale facility for the generation of electricity from renewable energy and a facility for the storage of energy from renewable generation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.420 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.420
Fees
Status: in_force

1. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall charge and collect the fees set forth in this section.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the filing fee for accepting any application or notice pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is $1,000.

3. The filing fee for accepting an original application for a certificate of authority pursuant to NRS 711.500 and 711.510 : (a) Is $250 for a service area located entirely within the territorial boundaries of a county whose population is less than 55,000. (b) Is $500 for a service area located in whole or in part within the territorial boundaries of a county whose population is 55,000 or more but less than 100,000, unless the provisions of paragraph (c) apply. (c) Is $1,000 for a service area located in whole or in part within a county whose population is 100,000 or more.

4. A person may elect to apply for a certificate of authority that permits, but does not require, the person to provide video service within one or more service areas located anywhere in this State as designated in the application and affidavit filed by the person pursuant to NRS 711.500 . If a person applies for such a certificate of authority, the certification fee for issuing the certificate of authority to the person pursuant to NRS 711.500 and 711.510 is $25,000. The Secretary of State may charge and collect the certification fee pursuant to this subsection only once from each such person.

5. If a person elects not to apply for a certificate of authority in accordance with subsection 4, the certification fee for issuing a certificate of authority to the person pursuant to NRS 711.500 and 711.510 or for issuing an amended certificate of authority to the person pursuant to NRS 711.520 : (a) Is $250 for a service area located entirely within the territorial boundaries of a town, township or city whose population is less than 1,000, regardless of the population of the county. (b) Is $2,500 for a service area located entirely within the territorial boundaries of a town, township or city whose population is 1,000 or more but less than 50,000, regardless of the population of the county. (c) Is $2,500 for a service area located entirely within the territorial boundaries of a county whose population is less than 55,000, unless the provisions of paragraph (a) or (b) apply. (d) Is $15,000 for a service area located in whole or in part within the territorial boundaries of a county whose population is 55,000 or more but less than 100,000, unless the provisions of paragraph (a), (b) or (e) apply. (e) Is $25,000 for a service area located in whole or in part within the territorial boundaries of a county whose population is 100,000 or more, unless the provisions of paragraph (a) or (b) apply.

6. The Secretary of State shall charge and collect the fees set forth in this section based on: (a) The information provided in the application and affidavit filed by the person pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 711.500 ; and (b) The estimated population of each town, township, city and county in this State as set forth in the most recent annual report issued by the Department of Taxation pursuant to NRS 360.283 .

7. The fees imposed by this section may not be passed through to and collected from subscribers of video service.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.500 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.500
Application for certificate; requirements; fees; form and content; provision of information to local governments
Status: in_force

1. To obtain a certificate of authority, a person must: (a) File with the Secretary of State an application and affidavit which are signed by one of the principal executive officers or general partners of the applicant and which comply with the provisions of this section; and (b) Pay any fee required by NRS 711.420 .

2. The application and affidavit must be in the form required by the Secretary of State and must contain only the following: (a) A description of each service area designated by the applicant in which the applicant intends to provide video service and a map of each such service area that shows the territorial boundaries of each local government located, in whole or in part, within the service area. (b) The location of the principal place of business of the applicant and the names of the principal executive officers or general partners of the applicant. (c) Certifications that the applicant: (1) Agrees to comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations; (2) Agrees to comply with all generally applicable, nondiscriminatory local laws regarding the use and occupation of any public right-of-way or highway in the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of a video service network, including, without limitation, any local laws enacted pursuant to the police powers of the local government in which the video service network is located; and (3) Has filed or will timely file with the Federal Communications Commission all forms required by that agency before offering video service.

3. If the Secretary of State determines that the application and affidavit are incomplete or otherwise deficient, the Secretary of State shall provide written notice to the applicant not later than 15 days after the date on which the application and affidavit are filed. The written notice must: (a) Explain the incompleteness or deficiency in detail; and (b) Identify with specificity the information or other items that are necessary to complete the application and affidavit properly.

4. The applicant shall provide a copy of the application and affidavit to the governing body of each local government located, in whole or in part, within each service area designated in the application. The applicant shall provide such a copy: (a) Not later than 3 business days after the date on which the application and affidavit are first filed with the Secretary of State; and (b) If a revised application and affidavit are filed, not later than 3 business days after the date on which the revised application and affidavit are filed with the Secretary of State.

5. The copy of the application and affidavit provided by the applicant to a governing body is for informational purposes only, and the governing body may not: (a) Vote on or take other official action regarding the application and affidavit; or (b) Require the applicant to obtain the approval of the governing body regarding the application and affidavit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.8844 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.8844
Trip sheets: Duties of driver and certificate holder; criminal penalty
Status: in_force

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 form.

2. At the beginning of each period of duty the driver shall record on the driver's trip sheet: (a) The driver's name and the number of the taxicab; (b) The time at which the driver began the period of duty by means of a time clock provided by the certificate holder; (c) If the taxicab is equipped with a taximeter, the meter readings for total miles, paid miles, trips, units, extra passengers and extra charges; and (d) The odometer reading of the taxicab.

3. During each period of duty the driver shall record on the driver's trip sheet: (a) The time, place of origin and destination of each trip; and (b) The number of passengers and amount of fare for each trip.

4. At the end of each period of duty the driver shall record on the driver's trip sheet: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the time at which the driver ended the period of duty by means of a time clock provided by the certificate holder; (b) If the taxicab is equipped with a taximeter, the meter readings for total miles, paid miles, trips, units and extra passengers; and (c) The odometer reading of the taxicab.

5. A driver is not required to record on the driver's trip sheet the time at which the driver ended the period of duty if: (a) The certificate holder uses an operating system which records the time the driver ends the period of duty electronically; and (b) The time entries recorded by the operating system are available to the Taxicab Authority if requested pursuant to an audit.

6. A certificate holder shall furnish a trip sheet form for each taxicab operated by a driver during the driver's period of duty and shall require the drivers to return their completed trip sheets at the end of each period of duty.

7. A certificate holder shall retain all trip sheets of all drivers in a safe place for a period of 3 years immediately succeeding December 31 of the year to which they respectively pertain and shall make such manifests available for inspection by the Administrator upon reasonable demand.

8. Any driver who maintains a trip sheet in a form less complete than that required by subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

9. The Administrator shall prescribe the requirements for the use of an electronic version of a daily trip sheet. If a certificate holder requires its drivers to keep a daily trip sheet in electronic form, the certificate holder may comply with the requirements of this section by maintaining the information collected from the daily trip sheet in a secure database and providing the Administrator with access to the information in the database at regular intervals established by the Administrator and upon reasonable demand.

10. As used in this section, “ time clock ” means a mechanism which records the time at which a driver begins or ends, as applicable, a period of duty by means of: (a) A manual time stamp on the driver's trip sheet; or (b) An electronically issued time stamp provided by the operating system of the certificate holder.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.071 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.071
“Holder of a certificate” and “holder” defined
Status: in_force

“ Holder of a certificate ” or “ holder ” means a video service provider that has been issued a certificate of authority pursuant to this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.047 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.047
“Monitored autonomous vehicle provider” defined
Status: in_force

“ 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 passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for the payment of a fee to the transportation network company.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.100 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.100
Animals to be fed and watered when unloaded; duties of custodian or company; lien of company
Status: in_force

Animals so unloaded shall be properly fed and watered during such rest by the owner or person having the custody thereof or, in case of such owner’s or person’s default in so doing, then by the railroad company transporting the same, at the expense of the owner or person in custody thereof; and such company shall, in such case, have a lien upon such animals for food, care and custody furnished, and shall not be liable for any detention of such animals.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.326 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.326
Investigation or hearing by Authority concerning propriety of new or revised rate, fare, charge or service; order of Authority; determination of necessity for holding hearing
Status: in_force

1. Whenever there is filed with the Authority pursuant to NRS 706.321 any schedule or tariff stating a new or revised individual or joint rate, fare or charge, or any new or revised individual or joint regulation or practice affecting any rate, fare or charge, or any schedule or tariff resulting in a discontinuance, modification or restriction of service, the Authority may commence an investigation or, upon reasonable notice, hold a hearing concerning the propriety of the rate, fare, charge, classification, regulation, discontinuance, modification, restriction or practice.

2. After full investigation or hearing, whether completed before or after the date upon which the rate, fare, charge, classification, regulation, discontinuance, modification, restriction or practice is to go into effect, the Authority may make such order in reference to the rate, fare, charge, classification, regulation, discontinuance, modification, restriction or practice as would be proper in a proceeding initiated after the rate, fare, charge, classification, regulation, discontinuance, modification, restriction or practice has become effective.

3. The Authority shall determine whether it is necessary to hold a hearing to consider the proposed change in any schedule stating a new or revised individual or joint rate, fare or charge. In making that determination, the Authority shall consider all timely written protests, any presentation the staff of the Authority may desire to present, the application and any other matters deemed relevant by the Authority.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.400 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.400
Participation in federal programs; assistance to developers of renewable energy systems
Status: in_force

The Director may:

1. Participate in any program established by the Federal Government relating to sources of energy and adopt regulations to carry out such a program.

2. Assist developers of renewable energy systems in preparing and making requests to obtain money for development through the issuance of industrial development revenue bonds pursuant to NRS 349.400 to 349.670 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.170 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.170
NRS 709.010 to 709.040, inclusive, not affected
Status: in_force

NRS 709.050 to 709.170 , inclusive, shall not be construed in any way to repeal any portion of NRS 709.010 to 709.040 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.9985 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.9985
Collection of taxes, fees and assessments from customers: Duties of public utilities and alternative sellers; billing requirements; disciplinary action for failure to comply
Status: in_force

1. Each public utility that elects to be regulated under an alternative plan of regulation pursuant to NRS 704.997 shall: (a) Collect from each customer who is purchasing natural gas from the public utility under the alternative plan of regulation any tax, fee or assessment that would be due a governmental entity had the customer continued to purchase natural gas from a public utility that was regulated fully by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.001 to 704.960 , inclusive; and (b) Remit any tax, fee or assessment collected pursuant to paragraph (a) to the applicable governmental entity.

2. Each alternative seller shall: (a) Collect from each customer who is purchasing natural gas from the alternative seller any tax, fee or assessment that would be due a governmental entity had the customer continued to purchase natural gas from a public utility that was regulated fully by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.001 to 704.960 , inclusive; and (b) Remit any tax, fee or assessment collected pursuant to paragraph (a) to the applicable governmental entity.

3. Each person who is responsible for billing a customer who is purchasing natural gas from a public utility under an alternative plan of regulation or from an alternative seller shall ensure that the amount which the customer must pay pursuant to this section is set forth as a separate item or entry on each bill submitted to the customer.

4. Upon petition by a governmental entity to which a tax, fee or assessment must be remitted pursuant to this section, the Commission may limit, suspend or revoke any license or other authority conferred by the Commission upon a public utility or alternative seller if the Commission, after providing an appropriate notice and hearing, determines that the public utility or alternative seller has failed to pay the tax, fee or assessment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.160 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.160
“Solar Program” defined
Status: repealed

<Section repealed effective Jan. 1, 2026.>

“ Solar Program ” means the Solar Energy Systems Incentive Program created by NRS 701B.240 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.190 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.190
Application for franchise: Contents; franchise limited to 50 years
Status: in_force

Any person engaged in the business of supplying electric light, heat or power within two or more counties of this state, and who desires to extend the business into any other county or counties, may obtain a franchise to construct, install, operate and maintain electric light, heat and power lines, and all necessary or proper appliances used in connection therewith, or appurtenant thereto, in or over the streets, alleys, avenues, and other places, in any unincorporated town, and along the public roads and highways, in any other county or counties, by filing with the board of county commissioners of the county or counties, respectively, within which the franchise is to be exercised an application, in writing, setting forth:

1. The name of the applicant, the counties in which the applicant is operating, and the time for which the franchise is desired, not exceeding 50 years.

2. The places where the franchise, right or privilege is to be exercised in the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.855 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.855
“Public utility” and “utility” defined
Status: in_force

1. “Public utility” or “utility” includes those public utilities defined in NRS 704.020 and not excluded by NRS 704.021 and any oil pipeline carrier described and regulated under chapter 708 of NRS .

2. “Public utility” does not include plants or equipment used to generate electrical energy that is wholly consumed on the premises of and by the producer thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.130 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.130
“Real property” defined
Status: in_force

“Real property” means real estate owned in fee, but not inclusive of any property owned or controlled as a railroad or street right-of-way.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.270 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.270
Companies required to report information to Authority relating to crashes involving drivers or monitored autonomous vehicle providers; Authority required to submit annual report concerning such information and sufficiency of insurance coverage limits to Legislature
Status: in_force

1. Each transportation network company shall provide to the Authority reports containing information relating to motor vehicle crashes involving drivers or monitored autonomous vehicle providers affiliated with the company which occurred in this State while the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider was providing transportation services or logged into the digital network or software application service of the company and available to receive requests for transportation services. The reports required by this subsection must contain the information identified in subsection 2 and be submitted: (a) For all crashes that occurred during the first 6 months that the company operates within this State, on or before the date 7 months after the company was issued a permit. (b) For all crashes that occurred during the first 12 months that the company operates within this State, on or before the date 13 months after the company was issued a permit.

2. The reports submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must include, for the period of time specified in subsection 1: (a) The number of motor vehicle crashes which occurred in this State involving such a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider; (b) The highest, lowest and average amount paid for bodily injury or death to one or more persons that occurred as a result of such a crash; and (c) The highest, lowest and average amount paid for damage to property that occurred as a result of such a crash.

3. The Authority shall collect the reports submitted by transportation network companies pursuant to subsection 1 and determine whether the limits of coverage required pursuant to NRS 690B.470 are sufficient. The Authority shall submit a report stating whether the limits of coverage required pursuant to NRS 690B.470 are sufficient and containing the information, in an aggregated format which does not reveal the identity of any person, submitted by transportation network companies pursuant to subsection 1 since the last report of the Authority pursuant to this subsection: (a) To the Legislative Commission on or before December 1 of each odd-numbered year. (b) To the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Nevada Legislature on or before December 1 of each even-numbered year.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.760 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.760
“Retailer” defined
Status: in_force

“ Retailer ” means a person engaged in the business of making retail sales of regulated appliances or appliances for which the Director has adopted a minimum standard of energy efficiency pursuant to NRS 701.770 within this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.050 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.050
“Transportation network company” and “company” defined
Status: in_force

“ 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 provide transportation services to the passenger.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.1835 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.1835
Commission required to adopt or amend regulations relating to termination of utility service for gas, water or electricity
Status: in_force

1. For the purposes of protecting the health of residential customers who receive gas, water or electricity from public utilities, the Commission shall adopt or amend regulations that: (a) Establish the criteria that will be used to determine when a public utility is required to postpone its termination of utility service to the residence of a residential customer who has failed to pay for such service. Such criteria may be based in part upon the residential customer's ability to pay. (b) Require a public utility to postpone its termination of utility service to the residence of a residential customer who has failed to pay for such service if the residential customer satisfies the criteria established by the Commission and termination of the utility service is reasonably likely to threaten the health of an occupant of the residence of the residential customer.

2. In addition to the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1, for the purposes of regulating public utilities that provide gas, water or electricity to landlords who pay for the utility service and who distribute or resell the gas, water or electricity to one or more residential tenants, the Commission shall adopt or amend regulations to require a public utility to use its best efforts to post, in a conspicuous location, notice of the intent of the public utility to terminate utility service because the landlord has failed to pay for such service. Such notice must provide sufficient information to allow residential tenants or their occupants to contact the public utility if termination of the utility service is reasonably likely to threaten the health of an occupant of the residence of a residential tenant.

3. A public utility shall not terminate utility service for gas, water or electricity without complying with the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to this section.

4. As used in this section: (a) “ Gas ” includes, without limitation, liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas. (b) “ Landlord ” means a landlord who is subject, in whole or in part, to the provisions of chapter 118A or 118B of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.031 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.031
Power to subpoena person claiming exemption
Status: in_force

The Commission may by subpoena require any person claiming to be exempt from regulation by reason of NRS 704.021 to appear before it with all of the person’s relevant books, papers and records, and to testify concerning the scope, nature and conduct of the person’s business.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 707.375 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 707 / Section 707.375
State and local entities prohibited from regulating use of certain telephonic devices by persons operating motor vehicles
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484B.165 , an agency, board, commission or political subdivision of this State, including, without limitation, any agency, board, commission or governing body of a local government, shall not regulate the use of a telephonic device by a person who is operating a motor vehicle.

2. As used in subsection 1, “ telephonic device ” means a cellular phone, satellite phone, portable phone or any other similar electronic device that is handheld and designed or used to communicate with another person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.300 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.300
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 701B.300 to 701B.345 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 701B.303 to 701B.333 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.616 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 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
Status: in_force

1. If the ownership of a vehicle subject to the lien provided for by NRS 706.601 is transferred, whether by operation of law or otherwise, no certificate of registration or certificate of title with respect to such vehicle may be issued by the Department to the transferee or person otherwise entitled thereto until the Department has issued a certificate that such lien has been removed.

2. No license issued under chapter 706 of NRS with respect to a vehicle which becomes subject to the lien provided for by NRS 706.601 may be transferred until the Department has issued a certificate that the lien has been removed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706B.270 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706B / Section 706B.270
Prohibited acts by companies relating to passenger’s destination
Status: in_force

1. With respect to a passenger's destination when using a fully autonomous vehicle provided by the company, an autonomous vehicle network company shall not: (a) Deceive or attempt to deceive any passenger who rides or desires to ride in the vehicle. (b) Convey or attempt to convey any passenger to a destination other than the one directed by the passenger. (c) Take a longer route to the passenger's destination than is necessary, unless specifically requested to do so by the passenger.

2. The Authority shall not consider any action taken by a fully autonomous vehicle which is consistent with its operational design domain, as defined in NRS 482A.046 , or technological capabilities as a violation of subsection 1.

3. As used in this section, “ longer route to the passenger's destination ” means any route other than that which would result in the lowest fare to the passenger.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7882 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7882
Preparation of written report by Commission; submission of report to Legislature
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions. >

The Commission shall, on or before December 31, 2022, prepare a written report concerning the Program and submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 82nd Session of the Legislature. The report must include, without limitation, information concerning:

1. The number of participants in the Program;

2. The amount of electricity allocated pursuant to the Program;

3. The total amount of the discounts provided pursuant to the Program; and

4. The remaining amount of electricity available for allocation pursuant to the Program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.690 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.690
Monorail is not public utility within meaning of chapter 704 of NRS; Department of Transportation, county and city authorized to assist in installation, operation and financing
Status: in_force

1. A monorail is not a public utility within the meaning of chapter 704 of NRS .

2. The Department of Transportation, the county in which a monorail is located or proposed to be located and a city within that county may exercise a power it holds related to transportation to facilitate the installation and operation of a monorail, and may contribute to or assist in the financing of the monorail.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.250 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.250
Intoxication and other violations of duties; penalties
Status: in_force

1. Any person employed upon any railway as engineer, motorman, gripman, conductor, switch tender, fireman, bridge tender, flagger or signaler, or having charge of stations, starting, regulating or running trains upon a railway, who shall be intoxicated while engaged in the discharge of any such duties, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

2. Every engineer, motorman, gripman, conductor, brakeman, switch tender, train dispatcher or other officer, agent or servant of any railway company, who shall be guilty of any willful violation or omission of his or her duty as such officer, agent or servant, by which human life or safety shall be endangered, for which no punishment is specially prescribed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.79888 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.79888
Regional Transmission Coordination Task Force: Meetings; working groups; guidelines for operation; quorum
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective December 31, 2031.>

1. The Task Force shall meet at least two times each year at the call of the Chair.

2. The Chair may appoint working groups, chaired by one or more members of the Task Force and composed of persons with subject matter expertise, to aid in the work of the Task Force.

3. The Chair may issue guidelines for the operation of the Task Force and amend those guidelines as needed for the management and governance of the Task Force. The Chair shall identify and approve the scope of work and issues to be addressed by the Task Force and any working group.

4. A majority of the voting members of the Task Force constitutes a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the powers conferred on the Task Force.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.091 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.091
“Motor convoy carrier” defined
Status: in_force

“Motor convoy carrier” means any person, whether engaged in any of the carrier services defined in NRS 706.016 to 706.146 , inclusive, or otherwise, engaged in the driveaway-towaway transportation of vehicles in transit, that is, in process of delivery, over and upon the highways of this State, and transported for compensation, or for the purpose of selling or offering the same for sale or exchange or storage prior to sale, or delivery subsequent to sale, or for subsequent use in the service, of any common, contract or private carrier, or, when such person causes such services to be rendered, or who furnished drivers for the movement of in transit vehicles, or who furnishes in transit vehicles to drivers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7332 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7332
“Decommissioned” defined
Status: in_force

“ Decommissioned ” means a surplus asset on which all operations have ceased and which has been cleared and environmentally remediated as necessary and which is ready for sale or disposal.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.163 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.163
Inapplicability of certain provisions to governmental vehicles
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861 , inclusive, do not apply to vehicles leased to or owned by:

1. The Federal Government or any instrumentality thereof.

2. Any state or a political subdivision thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.761 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.761
Civil penalty for refusal or failure to furnish report or allow inspection of books
Status: in_force

1. Any agent or person in charge of the books, accounts, records, minutes or papers of any private, common or contract motor carrier or broker of any of these services who refuses or fails for a period of 30 days to furnish the Authority or Department with any report required by either or who fails or refuses to permit any person authorized by the Authority or Department to inspect such books, accounts, records, minutes or papers on behalf of the Authority or Department is liable to a penalty in a sum of not less than $300 nor more than $500. The penalty may be recovered in a civil action upon the complaint of the Authority or Department in any court of competent jurisdiction.

2. Each day's refusal or failure is a separate offense, and is subject to the penalty prescribed in this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.120 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.120
Duty of maintaining fences; liability for killing livestock
Status: in_force

1. Railroad corporations must make and maintain a good and sufficient fence on both sides of their track and right-of-way. In case they do not make and maintain such fence, if their engines or cars shall kill or maim any cattle or other domestic animals upon their line of road, they must pay to the owner of such cattle or other domestic animals a fair market price for the same, unless it occurred through the neglect or fault of the owner of the animal so killed or maimed.

2. Nothing in this section shall require any railroad company to fence its right-of-way through any town or city.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7613 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7613
“Decoupling mechanism” defined
Status: in_force

“ Decoupling mechanism ” means a mechanism that disassociates an electric utility's financial performance and results from the sales of electricity by the electric utility.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7732 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7732
Utility required to provide customer-generator with credit for excess electricity; amount of credit; monthly report of cumulative installed capacity of certain net metering systems
Status: in_force

1. If a customer-generator accepts the offer of a utility for net metering on or after June 15, 2017, and the net metering system of the customer-generator has a capacity of not more than 25 kilowatts, the utility must, in accordance with this section, provide to the customer-generator a credit for each kilowatt-hour of excess electricity governed by paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 704.775 that is generated by the customer-generator.

2. The credit for each kilowatt-hour of excess electricity described in subsection 1 must equal a percentage, as set forth in subsection 3, of the rate the customer-generator would have paid for a kilowatt-hour of electricity supplied by the utility at the time the customer-generator fed the kilowatt-hour of excess electricity back to the utility.

3. The percentage to be used to determine the credit pursuant to subsection 2 for each kilowatt-hour of excess electricity must equal: (a) Ninety-five percent, if the customer-generator accepts the offer of the utility for net metering: (1) On or after June 15, 2017; and (2) Before the date on which the Commission determines and posts on its Internet website its determination that the cumulative installed capacity of all net metering systems in this State with a capacity of not more than 25 kilowatts for customer-generators who accepted the offer of the utility for net metering on or after June 15, 2017, is equal to 80 megawatts; (b) Eighty-eight percent, if the customer-generator accepts the offer of the utility for net metering: (1) On or after the date that the Commission determines that the condition set forth in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) has been met; and (2) Before the date on which the Commission determines and posts on its Internet website its determination that the cumulative installed capacity of all net metering systems in this State with a generating capacity of not more than 25 kilowatts for customer generators who accepted the offer of the utility for net metering on or after the date described in subparagraph (1) is equal to 80 megawatts; (c) Eighty-one percent, if the customer-generator accepts the offer of the utility for net metering: (1) On or after the date that the Commission determines that the condition set forth in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) has been met; and (2) Before the date on which the Commission determines and posts on its Internet website its determination that the cumulative installed capacity of all net metering systems in this State with a generating capacity of not more than 25 kilowatts for customer generators who accepted the offer of the utility for net metering on or after the date described in subparagraph (1) is equal to 80 megawatts; (d) Seventy-five percent, if the customer-generator accepts the offer of the utility for net metering on or after the date that the Commission determines that the condition set forth in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) has been met.

4. On or before the 15th day of each calendar month, a utility shall post on its Internet website and report to the Commission the cumulative installed capacity of the net metering systems with a capacity of not more than 25 kilowatts for which a customer-generator has accepted the offer of that utility as of the close of business of the utility on the last business day of the immediately preceding calendar month.

5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for the purposes of this section, a customer-generator shall be deemed to accept the offer of the utility for net metering on the date the customer-generator submits to the utility a complete application to install a net metering system within the service area of the utility. A customer-generator who accepted the offer of the utility for net metering before June 15, 2017, and whose net metering system has a capacity of not more than 25 kilowatts may, but is not required to, submit a request to be treated for all purposes, including, without limitation, for the purposes of subsection 3, as a customer-generator who accepted the offer of the utility for net metering on the date of submitting the request.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.79881 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.79881
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 704.79881 to 704.7989 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 704.79882 to 704.79885 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.700 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.700
Requirements for agreement or ordinance granting franchise for installation and operation
Status: in_force

An ordinance or agreement authorized pursuant to NRS 705.695 :

1. Must provide standards for construction and may incorporate existing uniform codes.

2. May include requirements for licensing and zoning, and any other restrictions upon the construction and operation of a monorail.

3. Must include provisions: (a) Addressing the compatibility of a proposed monorail for connection with a system of transportation operated on a public fixed guideway. (b) Requiring the owner or operator and any private entity that desires to connect its system of transportation with a monorail to cooperate in such a manner as to provide for the compatibility of passenger stations for such a connection pursuant to terms and conditions that: (1) Address the effect of that compatibility on the plans of the owner for the owner’s capital investment and provide for a reasonable and equitable allocation of that investment; (2) Provide for a reasonable and equitable allocation of the costs to operate and maintain the monorail; and (3) Mitigate any other effects on the owner or operator resulting from the provision of that compatibility.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.012 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.012
“Consumer's Advocate” defined
Status: in_force

“ Consumer's Advocate ” means the Consumer's Advocate of the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.669 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.669
Regulation of sale of geothermal energy to public; system of operating permits
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, every corporation or other person who sells geothermal energy to the public is affected with a public interest, is a public utility and is subject to the jurisdiction and control of the Commission. The authority of the Commission to regulate such persons is limited to the authority granted by this section and NRS 704.033 and 704.035 .

2. This section does not apply to any corporation or other person described in subsection 4 of NRS 704.021 or to any political subdivision of the State authorized to sell energy to the public.

3. The Commission shall adopt just and reasonable regulations governing the sale of energy from geothermal resources to the public. The regulations must provide for a system of operating permits which: (a) May not be denied because the area which the applicant proposes to serve is already being served by a gas or electric utility. (b) May not convey an exclusive right to supply geothermal energy in the area which the applicant proposes to serve. (c) Specify in each case the geographic area in which the applicant reasonably can provide the services authorized in the permit. (d) Require the applicant to enter into a contract with each customer served by the utility. The form and scope of the contract must be subject to review and approval of the Commission. The contract must specify at least: (1) The period of time during which service will be provided. The contract must provide for a period of at least 3 years unless such a provision is expressly waived by the customer. (2) The rates or the formula for determining rates to be charged during the term of the contract. (3) That the utility will submit to binding arbitration, pursuant to chapter 38 of NRS, matters relating to damages suffered by the customer as a result of a disruption in service and that in any such arbitration, the utility is liable for damages unless it establishes that the disruption was caused by circumstances beyond its control, or another affirmative defense, or establishes that it was not negligent.

4. Before issuing an operating permit the Commission must find that: (a) The applicant is fit, willing and able to provide the services authorized in the permit. (b) The applicant has tested the geothermal reservoir to determine whether it appears to be capable of providing sufficient energy to supply the intended uses. (c) The system which the applicant intends to use to produce and distribute the heat meets appropriate standards.

5. The Commission has continuing authority to regulate the utilities described in this section to ensure that each utility adheres to the conditions set forth in its operating permit and that the utility provides adequate services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.758 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.758
Unlawful for person to advertise services for which certificate or permit is required unless person holds certificate or permit; orders to cease and desist unlawful advertising; procedure for disconnecting or changing telephone or paging number included in unlawful advertising
Status: in_force

1. It is unlawful for any person to advertise services for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a contract carrier's permit is required pursuant to NRS 706.011 to 706.791 , inclusive, unless the person has been issued such a certificate or permit.

2. If, after notice and a hearing, the Authority determines that a person has engaged in advertising in a manner that violates the provisions of this section, the Authority may, in addition to any penalty, punishment or disciplinary action authorized by the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791 , inclusive, issue an order to the person to cease and desist the unlawful advertising and to: (a) Cause any telephone number included in the advertising, other than a telephone number to a provider of paging services, to be disconnected. (b) Request the provider of paging services to change the number of any beeper which is included in the advertising or disconnect the paging services to such a beeper, and to inform the provider of paging services that the request is made pursuant to this section.

3. If a person fails to comply with paragraph (a) of subsection 2 within 5 days after the date that the person receives an order pursuant to subsection 2, the Authority may request the Commission to order the appropriate provider of telephone service to disconnect any telephone number included in the advertisement, except for a telephone number to a provider of paging services. If a person fails to comply with paragraph (b) of subsection 2 within 5 days after the date the person receives an order pursuant to subsection 2, the Authority may request the provider of paging services to switch the beeper number or disconnect the paging services provided to the person, whichever the provider deems appropriate.

4. If the provider of paging services receives a request from a person pursuant to subsection 2 or a request from the Authority pursuant to subsection 3, it shall: (a) Disconnect the paging service to the person; or (b) Switch the beeper number of the paging service provided to the person. If the provider of paging services elects to switch the number pursuant to paragraph (b), the provider shall not forward or offer to forward the paging calls from the previous number, or provide or offer to provide a recorded message that includes the new beeper number.

5. As used in this section: (a) “ Advertising ” includes, but is not limited to, the issuance of any sign, card or device, or the permitting or allowing of any sign or marking on a motor vehicle, in any building, structure, newspaper, magazine or airway transmission, on the Internet or in any directory under the listing of “fully regulated carrier” with or without any limiting qualifications. (b) “ Beeper ” means a portable electronic device which is used to page the person carrying it by emitting an audible or a vibrating signal when the device receives a special radio signal. (c) “ Provider of paging services ” means an entity, other than a public utility, that provides paging service to a beeper. (d) “ Provider of telephone service ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 707.355 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.051 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.051
“Contract motor carrier” defined
Status: in_force

“Contract motor carrier” means any person or operator engaged in transportation by motor vehicle of passengers or household goods for compensation pursuant to continuing contracts with one person or a limited number of persons:

1. For the furnishing of transportation services through the assignment of motor vehicles for a continuing period of time to the exclusive use of each person served;

2. For the furnishing of transportation services designed to meet the distinct need of each individual customer; and

3. Not operating as a common motor carrier of passengers or property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.030 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.030
Commissioners: Appointment; terms; qualifications
Status: in_force

1. The Commission consists of three Commissioners appointed by the Governor for terms of 4 years.

2. The Governor shall appoint as members of the Commission persons who have at least 2 years of experience in one or more of the following fields: (a) Accounting. (b) Business administration. (c) Finance or economics. (d) Administrative law. (e) Professional engineering.

3. Not more than two of the Commissioners may be: (a) Members of the same political party. (b) From the same field of experience.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.9995 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.9995
“Renewable natural gas” defined
Status: in_force

“ Renewable natural gas ” means gas which:

1. Is produced by processing biogas or by converting electric energy generated using renewable energy into storable or injectable gas fuel, in a process commonly known as power-to-gas or electrolysis; and

2. Meets the quality standards applicable to the natural gas pipeline into which the gas will be injected.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.080 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.080
“New underground electric and communication service district” defined
Status: in_force

“New underground electric and communication service district” means an area in which no existing electric and communication facilities are in place.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704B.170 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704B / Section 704B.170
Effect of chapter on certain contracts; duties of electric utilities and assignees concerning certain contracts
Status: in_force

1. The provisions of this chapter do not alter, diminish or otherwise affect any rights or obligations arising under any contract which requires an electric utility to purchase energy, capacity or ancillary services from another party.

2. Each electric utility or its assignee shall comply with the terms of any contract which requires the electric utility or its assignee to purchase energy, capacity or ancillary services from another party.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.726 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.726
Annual accounting of cost of conversion and revenues from adjustment in rates; termination of adjustment upon recovery of cost of conversion
Status: in_force

1. A public utility shall annually present to the Commission a certified accounting of the cost of conversion and an accounting of the revenues it has received in that year from the adjustment in its rates.

2. When a public utility has fully recovered its share of the cost of conversion and the debt and interest thereon are paid, or at the end of the period set for the recovery, whichever is sooner, it shall: (a) Stop the adjustment; (b) Rescind the applicable tariff; (c) Present the Commission with proof of the public utility's compliance with all orders of the Commission regarding the adjustment; and (d) Present the Commission with a complete accounting of the cost of conversion and revenues it has received through the adjustment.

3. If the proof so presented in subsection 2 shows that the revenue collected pursuant to the adjustment is not equal to the public utility's share of the cost of the conversion, the Commission shall order any actions necessary to return any excess or collect the amount still needed for full recovery.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7571 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7571
“Electric utility” defined
Status: in_force

1. “Electric utility” means: (a) Any public utility or successor in interest that: (1) Is in the business of providing electric service to customers; (2) Holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued or transferred pursuant to this chapter; and (3) In the most recently completed calendar year or in any other calendar year within the 7 calendar years immediately preceding the most recently completed calendar year, had a gross operating revenue of $250,000,000 or more in this state; (b) A subsidiary or affiliate of such a public utility; (c) A holding company or other person that holds a controlling interest in such a public utility; and (d) A successor in interest to any public utility, subsidiary, affiliate, holding company or person described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

2. The term does not include a cooperative association, nonprofit corporation, nonprofit association or provider of electric service which is declared to be a public utility pursuant to NRS 704.673 and which provides service only to its members.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.830 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.830
“Nevada High-Speed Rail System” defined
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

“ Nevada High-Speed Rail System ” means a high-speed passenger rail system that:

1. Is capable of sustained speeds of at least 150 miles per hour or the speed established by the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration's plans and policies for high-speed rail express services;

2. Carries primarily passengers between southern Nevada and southern California;

3. Operates on dedicated and exclusive standard gauge tracks for the purpose of high-speed rail service;

4. Allows for interoperability with existing and planned rail systems; and

5. Is certified or authorized by the Surface Transportation Board of the United States Department of Transportation as an interstate passenger railroad to construct and operate its route between southern Nevada and southern California.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.4479 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.4479
Notification required by operator of tow car if motor vehicle towed at request of person other than owner; limitations on certain fees and charges
Status: in_force

1. If a motor vehicle is towed at the request of someone other than the owner, or authorized agent of the owner, of the motor vehicle, the operator of the tow car shall, in addition to the requirements set forth in the provisions of chapter 108 of NRS : (a) Notify the registered and legal owner of the motor vehicle by certified mail not later than 21 days after placing the motor vehicle in storage if the motor vehicle was towed at the request of a law enforcement officer following a crash involving the motor vehicle or not later than 15 days after placing any other vehicle in storage: (1) Of the location where the motor vehicle is being stored; (2) Whether the storage is inside a locked building, in a secured, fenced area or in an unsecured, open area; (3) Of the charge for towing and storage; (4) Of the date and time the vehicle was placed in storage; (5) Of the actions that the registered and legal owner of the vehicle may take to recover the vehicle while incurring the lowest possible liability in accrued assessments, fees, penalties or other charges; and (6) Of the opportunity to rebut the presumptions set forth in NRS 487.220 and 706.4477 . (b) If the identity of the registered and legal owner is not known or readily available, make every reasonable attempt and use all resources reasonably necessary, as evidenced by written documentation, to obtain the identity of the owner and any other necessary information from the agency charged with the registration of the motor vehicle in this State or any other state within: (1) Twenty-one days after placing the motor vehicle in storage if the motor vehicle was towed at the request of a law enforcement officer following a crash involving the motor vehicle; or (2) Fifteen days after placing any other motor vehicle in storage. The operator shall attempt to notify the owner of the vehicle by certified mail as soon as possible, but in no case later than 15 days after identification of the owner is obtained for any motor vehicle.

2. If an operator includes in the operator's tariff a fee to be charged to the registered and legal owner of a vehicle for the towing and storage of the vehicle, the fee may not be charged: (a) For more than 21 days after placing the motor vehicle in storage if the motor vehicle was towed at the request of a law enforcement officer following a crash involving the motor vehicle; or (b) For more than 15 days after placing any other vehicle in storage, unless the operator complies with the requirements set forth in subsection 1.

3. If a motor vehicle that is placed in storage was towed at the request of a law enforcement officer following a crash involving the motor vehicle or after having been stolen and subsequently recovered, the operator shall not: (a) Satisfy any lien or impose any administrative fee or processing fee with respect to the motor vehicle for the period ending 4 business days after the date on which the motor vehicle was placed in storage; or (b) Impose any fee relating to the auction of the motor vehicle until after the operator complies with the notice requirements set forth in NRS 108.265 to 108.367 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701A.210 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701A / Section 701A.210
Partial abatement of certain property taxes for businesses and facilities using recycled material: Requirements and limitations
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a: (a) Business that engages in the primary trade of preparing, fabricating, manufacturing or otherwise processing raw material or an intermediate product through a process in which at least 50 percent of the material or product is recycled on-site; or (b) Business that includes as a primary component a facility for the generation of electricity from recycled material, is found by the Office of Economic Development to have as a primary purpose the conservation of energy or the substitution of other sources of energy for fossil sources of energy and obtains certification from the Office of Economic Development pursuant to NRS 360.750 , the Office may, if the business additionally satisfies the requirements set forth in subsection 2 of NRS 361.0687 , grant to the business a partial abatement from the taxes imposed on real property pursuant to chapter 361 of NRS .

2. If a partial abatement from the taxes imposed on real property pursuant to chapter 361 of NRS is approved by the Office of Economic Development pursuant to NRS 360.750 for a business described in subsection 1: (a) The partial abatement must: (1) Be for a duration of at least 1 year but not more than 10 years; (2) Not exceed 50 percent of the taxes on real property payable by the business each year; and (3) Be administered and carried out in the manner set forth in NRS 360.750 . (b) The Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development shall notify the county assessor of the county in which the business is located of the approval of the partial abatement, including, without limitation, the duration and percentage of the partial abatement that the Office granted. The Executive Director shall, on or before April 15 of each year, advise the county assessor of each county in which a business qualifies for a partial abatement during the current fiscal year as to whether the business is still eligible for the partial abatement in the next succeeding fiscal year.

3. The partial abatement provided in this section applies only to the business for which certification was granted pursuant to NRS 360.750 and the property used in connection with that business. The exemption does not apply to property in this State that is not related to the business for which the certification was granted pursuant to NRS 360.750 or to property in existence and subject to taxation before the certification was granted.

4. As used in this section, “ facility for the generation of electricity from recycled material ” means a facility for the generation of electricity that uses recycled material as its primary fuel, including material from: (a) Industrial or domestic waste, other than hazardous waste, even though it includes a product made from oil, natural gas or coal, such as plastics, asphalt shingles or tires; (b) Agricultural crops, whether terrestrial or aquatic, and agricultural waste, such as manure and residue from crops; and (c) Municipal waste, such as sewage and sludge. The term includes all the equipment in the facility used to process and convert into electricity the energy derived from a recycled material fuel.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7876 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7876
Participation in Program: Application; eligibility requirements; determination and initial approval by Office of Economic Development; notice and issuance of letter of eligibility to applicant; forwarding of application and letter to Commission
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. A person who, in anticipation of the incentive provided pursuant to the Program, locates or intends to locate a new commercial or industrial business in this State may apply to the Office of Economic Development to participate in the Program.

2. An application to participate in the Program must be submitted on a form approved by the Office of Economic Development and must include: (a) The name, business address and telephone number of the applicant; (b) The location or proposed location of the applicant's facility and a detailed description of the facility; (c) Proof satisfactory to the Office of Economic Development that the applicant satisfies the criteria for eligibility set forth in subsection 3; (d) An attestation, on a form approved by the Office of Economic Development, that but for the incentive provided pursuant to the Program, the applicant would not have located or intended to locate the business in this State; and (e) Any other information required by the Office of Economic Development.

3. To be eligible for participation in the Program, an applicant must demonstrate that: (a) The applicant is or intends to be a new commercial or industrial customer of an electric utility in this State; (b) The applicant is not, and has not been during the immediately preceding 12 months, a customer of any other electric utility in this State; (c) The new load to be served by the electric utility is more than 300 kilowatts; (d) The electric utility has determined that the applicant's use of the load is not for a project, purpose or facility which carries an abnormal risk or is seasonal, intermittent or temporary; and (e) The applicant has applied for each economic incentive, including, without limitation, any abatement or partial abatement of taxes, offered by the State or any local government for which the applicant is eligible.

4. Upon the receipt of a completed application, the Office of Economic Development shall consider the application and make a determination of whether the applicant satisfies the criteria for eligibility. If the Office of Economic Development determines that the applicant satisfies the criteria for eligibility, the Office of Economic Development may give initial approval to the applicant if the approval, as determined by the Office of Economic Development, is in the best interests of the State.

5. If the Office of Economic Development gives initial approval to an applicant, the Office of Economic Development shall: (a) Provide notice of the initial approval to the applicant; (b) Issue to the applicant a letter of eligibility; and (c) Forward a copy of the applicant's application and letter of eligibility to the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.860 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.860
Purpose of Authority
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

The Authority is hereby designated as an agency of the State of Nevada for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of NRS 705.800 to 705.900 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.040 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.040
“Convert” and “conversion” defined
Status: in_force

“Convert” or “conversion” means the removal of existing overhead electric and communication facilities and the replacement thereof with underground electric and communication facilities constructed at the same or different locations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 712.040 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 712 / Section 712.040
Permit for warehouse required
Status: in_force

A person shall not engage in the storage of household goods and effects without first having obtained from the Nevada Transportation Authority a warehouse permit to conduct such service.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.322 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.322
Acceptance by taxicab motor carrier or limousine operator of credit cards or debit cards for payment of rates, fares or charges: Agreement; regulations concerning maximum convenience fee; certain acts by issuers prohibited
Status: in_force

1. A taxicab motor carrier or an operator of a limousine may enter into a contract with an issuer of credit cards and debit cards to provide for the acceptance of credit cards or debit cards by the taxicab motor carrier or the operator of a limousine for the payment of rates, fares and charges owed to the taxicab motor carrier or the operator of a limousine.

2. The Authority may prescribe by regulation or order the maximum fee that a taxicab motor carrier or an operator of a limousine may charge a customer for the convenience of using a credit card or debit card to make payment to the taxicab motor carrier or the operator of a limousine. In prescribing such fees, the Authority may consider the expenses incurred by the taxicab motor carrier or the operator of a limousine in accepting payment by a credit card or debit card, including, without limitation: (a) Costs of required equipment and its installation; (b) Administrative costs of processing credit card or debit card transactions; and (c) Fees paid to issuers of credit cards or debit cards.

3. An issuer shall not, by contract or otherwise: (a) Prohibit a taxicab motor carrier or an operator of a limousine from charging and collecting a fee authorized pursuant to subsection 2; or (b) Require a taxicab motor carrier or an operator of a limousine to waive the right to charge and collect a fee authorized pursuant to subsection 2.

4. As used in this section, “ issuer ” means a business organization, financial institution or a duly authorized agency of a business organization or financial institution which: (a) Issues a credit card or debit card; or (b) Enters into a contract with a taxicab motor carrier, an operator of a limousine or other person to enable or facilitate the acceptance of a credit card or debit card.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.153 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.153
Commission authorized to enter agreement to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with federal statutes and regulations governing safety of certain storage facilities and interstate pipelines
Status: in_force

The Commission may enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Transportation which authorizes the Commission to conduct inspections as an agent of the Federal Government to ensure compliance with federal statutes and regulations governing the safety of storage facilities and interstate pipelines which transport:

1. Petroleum or any petroleum product;

2. Any substance which is in a liquid state, including liquefied natural gas, when transported by pipeline or pipeline facilities and which may pose an unreasonable risk to life or property when transported by pipeline or pipeline facilities; or

3. Any gas, including natural gas, flammable gas or gas which is toxic or corrosive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.79872 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.79872
“Electric utility” defined
Status: in_force

“ Electric utility ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.187 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7313 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7313
“Electric utility” defined
Status: in_force

“ Electric utility ” means an electric utility that primarily serves densely populated counties, as that term is defined in paragraph (c) of subsection 17 of NRS 704.110 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.850 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.850
Duty of utility to file annual plan; review and approval of annual plan by Commission
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective Dec. 31, 2025.>

1. Each year on or before a date established by the Commission, each utility shall file with the Commission the utility's annual plan for carrying out and administering the Waterpower Demonstration Program in its service area for the immediately following 12-month period prescribed by the Commission.

2. The Commission shall: (a) Review the annual plan for compliance with the requirements established by regulation of the Commission; and (b) Approve the annual plan with such modifications and upon such terms and conditions as the Commission finds necessary or appropriate to facilitate the Program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.870 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.870
Requirements for filing application: Form and contents; procedure when federal agency is required to conduct environmental analysis; time for filing application; service; public notice
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who wishes to obtain a permit for a utility facility must file with the Commission an application, in such form as the Commission prescribes, containing: (a) A description of the location and of the utility facility to be built thereon; (b) A summary of any studies which have been made of the environmental impact of the facility; (c) A description of any reasonable alternate location or locations for the proposed facility, a description of the comparative merits or detriments of each location submitted, and a statement of the reasons why the primary proposed location is best suited for the facility; and (d) A surplus asset retirement plan as described in subsection 2 of NRS 704.734 for the decommissioning, removal, remediation and disposition of the utility facility after it ceases to operate, including a description of the manner in which the plan will be funded. A copy or copies of the studies referred to in paragraph (b) must be filed with the Commission and be available for public inspection.

2. If a person wishes to obtain a permit for a utility facility and a federal agency is required to conduct an environmental analysis of the proposed utility facility, the person must: (a) Not later than the date on which the person files with the appropriate federal agency an application for approval for the construction of the utility facility, file with the Commission and each other permitting entity a notice, in such a form as the Commission or other permitting entity prescribes; and (b) Not later than 30 days after the issuance by the appropriate federal agency of either the final environmental assessment or final environmental impact statement, but not the record of decision or similar document, relating to the construction of the utility facility: (1) File with the Commission an application that complies with the provisions of subsection 1; and (2) File with each other permitting entity an application for a permit, license or other approval for the construction of the utility facility.

3. A copy of each application filed with the Commission must be filed with the Administrator of the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

4. Each application filed with the Commission must be accompanied by: (a) Proof of service of a copy of the application on the clerk of each local government in the area in which any portion of the facility is to be located, both as primarily and as alternatively proposed; and (b) Proof that public notice thereof was given to persons residing in the municipalities entitled to receive notice pursuant to paragraph (a) by the publication of a summary of the application in newspapers published and distributed in the area in which the utility facility is proposed to be located.

5. Not later than 5 business days after the Commission receives an application pursuant to this section, the Commission shall issue a notice concerning the application. Any person who wishes to become a party to a permit proceeding pursuant to NRS 704.885 must file with the Commission the appropriate document required by NRS 704.885 within the time frame set forth in the notice issued by the Commission pursuant to this subsection.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.193 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.193
Annual reports, records and statements to be submitted under oath
Status: in_force

Every annual report, record or statement required by law to be made to the Commission must be submitted under oath by the proper officer, agent or person responsible for submitting the report, record or statement.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.291 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.291
Liability insurance required to be provided by certain motor carriers; Authority and Department to designate amounts; Authority and Department jointly to prescribe amounts and forms by regulation
Status: in_force

1. The Authority shall require every fully regulated carrier and every operator of a tow car, within such time and in such amounts as the Authority may designate, to file with the Authority in a form required and approved by the Authority a liability insurance policy, or a certificate of insurance in lieu thereof, or a bond of a surety company, or other surety, in such reasonable sum as the Authority may deem necessary to protect adequately the interests of the public.

2. The Department shall require every other common and contract motor carrier and every private carrier, within such time and in such amounts as the Department may designate, to file with the Department in a form required and approved by the Department a liability insurance policy, or a certificate of insurance in lieu thereof, a bond of a surety company, or other surety, in such reasonable sum as the Department may deem necessary to protect adequately the interests of the public. In determining the amount of liability insurance or other surety required of a carrier pursuant to this subsection, the Department shall create a separate category for vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,000 pounds and impose a lesser requirement with respect to such vehicles.

3. The liability insurance policy or certificate, policy or bond of a surety company or other surety must bind the obligors thereunder to pay the compensation for injuries to persons or for loss or damage to property resulting from the negligent operation of the carrier.

4. The Authority and the Department may jointly prescribe by regulation the respective amounts and forms required by subsections 1 and 2.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.480 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.480
Tampering with railroad property; penalty
Status: in_force

1. It is unlawful for any person without authority to: (a) Willfully uncouple or detach any locomotive, tender or any car of any railroad train, either when standing or in motion on any track of any railroad. (b) Take off the brake of any railroad car, tender or train. (c) Put in motion any locomotive, tender, car or train.

2. It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Throw any stone, rock, missile, or any substance at any railroad train, car, locomotive or tender, or any part of any train. (b) Wrongfully injure, deface or damage the same or any part thereof.

3. Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a public offense, as prescribed in NRS 193.155 , proportionate to the value of the property damaged, and in no event less than a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.745 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.745
Exemption of ambulances, hearses and certain carriers from requirements of NRS 706.386 and 706.421; exemption of certain carriers and public entities from requirement to obtain certificate of public convenience and necessity; conditions and limitations on exemptions
Status: in_force

1. The provisions of NRS 706.386 and 706.421 do not apply to: (a) Ambulances; (b) Hearses; or (c) Common motor carriers or contract motor carriers that are providing transportation services pursuant to a contract with the Department of Health and Human Services entered into pursuant to NRS 422.27495 .

2. A common motor carrier that enters into an agreement for the purchase of its service by an incorporated city, county or regional transportation commission is not required to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate a system of public transit consisting of: (a) Regular routes and fixed schedules; (b) Nonemergency medical transportation of persons to facilitate their participation in jobs and day training services as defined in NRS 435.176 if the transportation is available upon request and without regard to regular routes or fixed schedules; (c) Nonmedical transportation of persons with disabilities without regard to regular routes or fixed schedules; or (d) In a county whose population is less than 100,000 or an incorporated city within such a county, nonmedical transportation of persons if the transportation is available by reservation 1 day in advance of the transportation and without regard to regular routes or fixed schedules.

3. Under any agreement for a system of public transit that provides for the transportation of passengers that is described in subsection 2: (a) The public entity shall provide for any required safety inspections; or (b) If the public entity is unable to do so, the Authority shall provide for any required safety inspections.

4. In addition to the requirements of subsection 3, under an agreement for a system of public transit that provides for the transportation of passengers that is described in: (a) Paragraph (a) of subsection 2, the public entity shall establish the routes and fares. (b) Paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection 2, the common motor carrier: (1) May provide transportation to any passenger who can board a vehicle with minimal assistance from the operator of the vehicle. (2) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.248 , shall not offer medical assistance as part of its transportation service.

5. In a county whose population: (a) Is less than 700,000, a nonprofit carrier of elderly persons or persons with disabilities is not required to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a common motor carrier of such passengers only, but such a carrier is not exempt from inspection by the Authority to determine whether its vehicles and their operation are safe. (b) Is 700,000 or more, a nonprofit carrier of elderly persons or persons with disabilities is not required to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a common motor carrier of such passengers only, but: (1) Only if the nonprofit carrier: (I) Does not charge for transportation services; (II) Provides transportation services pursuant to a contract with the Department of Health and Human Services entered into pursuant to NRS 422.27495 ; or (III) Enters into an agreement for the purchase of its service by an incorporated city, county or regional transportation commission; and (2) Such a carrier is not exempt from inspection by the Authority to determine whether its vehicles and their operation are safe.

6. An incorporated city, county or regional transportation commission is not required to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate a system of public transportation.

7. Before an incorporated city or a county enters into an agreement with a common motor carrier for a system of public transit that provides for the transportation of passengers that is described in paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection 2 in an area of the incorporated city or an area of the county, it must determine that: (a) There are no other common motor carriers of passengers who are authorized to provide such services in that area; or (b) Although there are other common motor carriers of passengers who are authorized to provide such services in the area, the common motor carriers of passengers do not wish to provide, or are not capable of providing, such services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.525 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.525
Short title
Status: in_force

NRS 701.525 and 701.540 may be cited as the Renewable Energy Bill of Rights.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.064 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.064
“Governing body” defined
Status: in_force

“ Governing body ” means the board or council or other body in which the general legislative powers of a local government are vested.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.210 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.210
Employees' hours of employment limited; penalties
Status: in_force

1. As used in this section: (a) “Employees” means persons actually engaged in or connected with the movement of any train. (b) “Railroad” includes all bridges and ferries used or operated in connection with any railroad, and also all the road in use by any common carrier operating a railroad, whether owned or operated under a contract agreement or lease.

2. The provisions of this section apply to any common carrier or carriers, their officers, agents and employees engaged in the transportation of passengers or property by railroad in the State of Nevada.

3. It is unlawful for any common carrier, its officers or agents, subject to this section, to require or permit any employee subject to this section to be or remain on duty for a longer period than 16 consecutive hours, and whenever any such employee of such common carrier has been continuously on duty for 16 hours the employee must be relieved and not required or permitted again to go on duty until the employee has had at least 10 consecutive hours off duty. No such employee who has been on duty 16 hours in the aggregate in any 24-hour period must be required or permitted to continue or again go on duty without having had at least 8 consecutive hours off duty.

4. No employee who, by the use of the telegraph or telephone or other electrical device, dispatches, reports, transmits, receives or delivers orders or who from towers, offices, places and stations operates signals or switches or similar mechanical devices controlling, pertaining to, or affecting the movement of trains of more than two cars must be required or permitted to be or remain on duty in any 24-hour period for a longer period than 8 hours, which must be wholly within the limits of a continuous shift and upon the completion of that period the employee must not be required or permitted again to go on duty until the expiration of 16 hours. This subsection does not apply to employees who, in case of emergency, use the telephone to obtain orders or information governing the movement of trains. In case of emergency, such employees may be permitted to be and remain on duty for 4 additional hours in a 24-hour period of not exceeding 3 days in any week.

5. Any common carrier, or any officer or agent thereof, requiring or permitting any employee to go, be or remain on duty in violation of subsections 3 and 4 shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.

6. In all prosecutions under this section the common carrier shall be deemed to have had knowledge of all acts of its officers and agents.

7. The provisions of this section do not apply: (a) In any case of casualty or unavoidable accident or the act of God. (b) Where the delay was the result of a cause not known to the carrier or its officers or agents in charge of such employee at the time the employee left the terminal and which could not have been foreseen. (c) To the crews of wrecking or relief trains. (d) To railroads not maintaining a regular night train schedule.

8. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada shall: (a) Execute and enforce the provisions of this section, and all powers granted by law to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada are hereby extended to it in the execution of this section. (b) Lodge with the proper district attorneys information of any violations of this section which may come to its knowledge.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.9994 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.9994
“Renewable energy” defined
Status: in_force

“ Renewable energy ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.7811 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706B.070 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706B / Section 706B.070
Applicability of laws governing motor vehicles to persons regulated under chapter; exemptions from provisions of chapter 704, 706 and 706A of NRS
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the provisions of this chapter do not exempt any person from any law governing the operation of a motor vehicle upon the highways of this State.

2. An autonomous vehicle network company which holds a valid permit issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter and each fully autonomous vehicle operated by such a company are exempt from: (a) The provisions of chapter 704 of NRS relating to public utilities; and (b) The provisions of chapters 706 and 706A of NRS, to the extent that the services provided by the company are within the scope of the permit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.4755 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.4755
Posting of sign in taxicab concerning assault or battery on driver
Status: in_force

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 taxicab.

2. Each sign required by subsection 1 must contain a notice in at least 16-point bold type that is easy to read and is in substantially the following form: WARNING ASSAULT UPON A TAXICAB DRIVER IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 6 YEARS IN PRISON. BATTERY UPON A TAXICAB DRIVER IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.280 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.280
Issuance of formal franchise by county clerk; fee
Status: in_force

Upon the granting of a franchise, as provided in NRS 709.210 , or the extension of the term of a franchise granted prior to April 10, 1969, as provided in NRS 709.270 , the county clerk shall issue to the grantee a formal franchise for the term so granted or extended by the board of county commissioners, for which a charge of $5 shall be made by the county clerk.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.595 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.595
Regulations
Status: in_force

The Director may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 701.545 to 701.595 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.985 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.985
Creation
Status: in_force

The Director of the Office of Energy shall cause to be formed in this State an independent, nonprofit corporation recognized as exempt from federal income taxation for the public benefit named the “Nevada Clean Energy Fund,” the general purpose of which is to carry out the provisions of NRS 701B.930 to 701B.995 , inclusive.