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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.771 - Civil penalty or administrative fine by Authority for certain violations.

1. Any person or any agent or employee thereof, who violates any provision of this chapter, any lawful regulation of the Authority or any lawful tariff on file with the Authority or who fails, neglects or refuses to obey any lawful order of the Authority or any court order for whose violation a civil penalty is not otherwise prescribed is liable to a penalty of not more than $10,000 for any violation. The penalty may be recovered in a civil action upon the complaint of the Authority in any court of competent jurisdiction.
2. If the Authority does not bring an action to recover the penalty prescribed by subsection 1, the Authority may impose an administrative fine of not more than $10,000 for any violation of a provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order adopted or issued by the Authority or Department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.1519, a fine imposed by the Authority may be recovered by the Authority only after notice is given and a hearing is held pursuant to the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS.
3. All administrative fines imposed and collected by the Authority pursuant to subsection 2 are payable to the State Treasurer and must be credited to a separate account to be used by the Authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
4. A penalty or fine recovered pursuant to this section is not a cost of service for purposes of rate making.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 717; A 1975, 1162; 1989, 443; 1995, 2620; 1997, 1953, 2682; 1999, 492; 2015, 2599)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.772 - Administrative fines by Authority: Payment; repayment plans; notice; notification provided by Authority to Department; obligation to notify State Controller of past due debts.

1. If the Authority imposes an administrative fine pursuant to NRS 706.476 or 706.771 in an amount greater than $100, the person who is responsible for payment of the administrative fine shall:
(a) Pay to the Authority the full amount of the administrative fine and any other costs related to the administrative fine owed by that person; or
(b) If the person is unable to pay the full amount owed, enter into a plan of repayment with the Authority for the payment over time of the administrative fine.
2. The Authority shall, within 20 days after imposing an administrative fine pursuant to NRS 706.476 or 706.771, provide notice by first-class mail to the person against whom the administrative fine is imposed. The notice must include a statement:
(a) Of the amount of the administrative fine and any other costs which must be paid to the Authority;
(b) That the person must, within 14 days after receiving the notice:
(1) Pay to the Authority the full amount of the administrative fine and any other costs; or
(2) If a plan of repayment has been approved by the Authority, comply with the terms of the plan of repayment; and
(c) That the Authority is required to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the failure to pay the amount owed and that the Department may suspend the driver’s license of the person for failure to pay the administrative fine and any other costs.
3. The Authority shall provide to the Department of Motor Vehicles the name of a person to whom a notice is sent pursuant to subsection 2 and the date on which the notice was sent.
4. The Authority shall, within 5 days after receiving payment from a person or approving a plan of repayment, notify the Department of Motor Vehicles that the person has satisfied the requirements for payment of the administrative fine and any other costs owed by the person.
5. The provisions of this section do not relieve the Authority of any obligation to notify the State Controller of any debt that is past due pursuant to chapter 353C of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2654)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.775 - Administrative fine by Department for certain violations.

1. In addition to any criminal penalty, any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any lawful regulation, rule or order adopted or issued by the Department pursuant thereto is liable to the Department for an administrative fine as follows:
(a) For a first offense, a fine of $500.
(b) For a second offense, a fine of $1,000 or the total cost paid by the person for registration fees pursuant to NRS 482.480 and 482.482 and governmental services taxes pursuant to NRS 371.050 during the calendar year in which the offense was committed for the vehicle in which the offense was committed, whichever is greater, except that the amount of the fine must not exceed $2,500.
(c) For a third offense, a fine of $1,500 or the total cost paid by the person for registration fees pursuant to NRS 482.480 and 482.482 and governmental services taxes pursuant to NRS 371.050 during the calendar year in which the offense was committed for the vehicle in which the offense was committed, whichever is greater, except that the amount of the fine must not exceed $2,500.
(d) For a fourth and any subsequent offense, a fine of $2,500.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.1519, the Department shall afford to any person fined pursuant to subsection 1 an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of NRS 233B.121.
3. All administrative fines collected by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the State Highway Fund.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 467; A 2015, 2600)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.779 - Movement of vehicle by Authority after stopping driver for violation of certain provisions.

The Authority and its inspectors may, upon halting a person for a violation of the provisions of NRS 706.386 or 706.421, move the person’s vehicle or cause it to be moved to the nearest garage or other place of safekeeping until it is removed in a manner which complies with the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 332; A 1997, 1954)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.781 - Additional civil remedies.

In addition to all the other remedies provided by NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, for the prevention and punishment of any violation of the provisions thereof and of all orders of the Authority or the Department, the Authority or the Department may compel compliance with the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, and with the orders of the Authority or the Department by proceedings in mandamus, injunction or by other civil remedies.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 718; A 1989, 212; 1997, 1954; 2013, 1038, 2051, 2163; 2015, 1474; 2019, 2965)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.806 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Country" includes any political subdivision thereof.
2. "Department" means the Department of Motor Vehicles.
3. "Fee" means each fee for registration and tax imposed by this State, except motor vehicle fuel taxes and motor carrier licensing fees.
4. "Mileage" includes mileage in this State and in all other states and countries.
5. "Motor vehicle" includes every motor vehicle with a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds required to be registered under the laws of this State.
6. "Operator" includes the owner or operator of any motor vehicle.
7. "Out-of-service order" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.083.
8. "Plan" means a plan adopted by any state or country for the proration of fees on a basis to effectuate the principles set forth in NRS 706.826.
9. "State" includes the states of the United States, the District of Columbia and the territories of the United States.
10. "Vehicle" includes every vehicle of a type required to be registered under the laws of this State.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 719; A 1975, 336; 1981, 1053; 1985, 1451, 1846; 1989, 1415; 2001, 2637; 2017, 985)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.811 - Declaration of legislative policy.

The Legislature declares that in adopting NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, it adheres to the principle that each state should have the freedom to develop the kind of highway user tax structure that it determines to be most appropriate to itself, and that the method of taxation of interstate vehicles should not be a determining factor in developing its user tax structure.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 719)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.813 - Applicability of Act.

The provisions of NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, do not apply to:
1. Vehicles which are exempt from special fuel tax requirements under NRS 366.221.
2. Vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combined vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less unless the vehicle meets the definition of "commercial motor vehicle" set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 350.105, and except that such vehicles are eligible for apportionment under the provisions of this chapter upon application by the operator.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 381; A 1985, 1847; 2009, 468; 2017, 986)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.816 - Uniform interpretation of Act.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 719; A 1985, 1451)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.826 - Agreements by Department with departments of other states and countries.

In carrying out NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, each department of this State may enter into agreements with the departments or appropriate agencies of this or any other state or country to provide for any or all of the following:
1. For the exemption from the plan of certain classes of vehicles either on the basis of type, extent or frequency of operations and, when also deemed advisable, for their total or partial exemption from the fees for registration or taxes or both upon the conditions set forth in the agreement, all as found to be in the interest of this State, the facilitating of this plan, or of the facilitating of the operation of vehicles between this and the other contracting state or country.
2. For the reports and records required pursuant to NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, or any regulations made pursuant thereto to be uniform with the reports and records required by the other contracting state or country, but this does not prevent any department from requiring additional information from any operator subject to NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive.
3. For the joint audit of the reports and records of any operator subject to NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, the reports and records of any such operator and the department may be disclosed to the extent necessary for this purpose.
4. For the use of a plate, license, emblem, certificate or other device of this or any other state or country, for the identification of vehicles subject to the plan.
5. For putting the plan into effect between this and any other state or country.
6. As used in this section, "plan" means the International Registration Plan.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 720; A 1985, 1451; 2019, 1575)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.841 - Application: Contents; computation of fee.

1. Each operator shall qualify to operate pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, by filing an application for that purpose with the Department:
(a) If the application is an initial application for registration, before the time any fee becomes delinquent; and
(b) If the application is for the renewal of a registration, on or before the first day of the month in which the registration expires.
2. The application must:
(a) Show the total mileage of motor vehicles operated by the person in this State and all states and countries during the next preceding 12 months ending June 30 and describe and identify each vehicle to be operated during the period of registration in such detail as the Department may require, including, without limitation, the name of the motor carrier responsible for the safety of each vehicle.
(b) Include the USDOT number issued to the operator by the United States Department of Transportation.
(c) Be accompanied by a fee, unless the Department of Motor Vehicles is satisfied that the fee is secured, to be computed as follows:
(1) Divide the number of in-state miles by the total number of fleet miles;
(2) Determine the total amount of money necessary to register each motor vehicle in the fleet for which registration is requested; and
(3) Multiply the amount determined under subparagraph (2) by the fraction obtained pursuant to subparagraph (1).
(Added to NRS by 1971, 720; A 1981, 1054; 1985, 1452, 1847, 2001; 1989, 1416; 1993, 1988; 2001, 2638; 2007, 56; 2017, 986; 2019, 1576)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.846 - Registration of vehicles; issuance of licenses or other devices; notification of name change.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 721; A 1973, 700; 1977, 381; 1985, 1453, 2002; 1989, 1416; 2001, 2638; 2017, 986)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.851 - Registration of vehicle in fleet after final date for annual payment of fees.

If any vehicle in a fleet is first registered after the final date for the annual payment of fees under the laws of this State as they exist without NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, such vehicles shall pay fees in the amount provided by law for the then registration of the vehicle, in the manner provided in NRS 706.841, and such vehicle shall after registration be treated for all purposes as otherwise provided for vehicles of a fleet.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 721)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.861 - Determination of mileage proportions for fleet not registered during preceding year; application.

Mileage proportions for a fleet not registered in this State as a fleet during the preceding year must be determined by the Department with which the vehicle is registered upon the application of the applicant on forms to be supplied by the Department, which must show the operations of the fleet during the preceding year in such detail as the Department may require and the estimated operation in this State in the current year or, if no operations were conducted during the preceding year, the estimated operation in this State for the current year.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 722; A 1981, 1055)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.881 - Applicability of NRS 372B.160 and 706.8811 to 706.885, inclusive.

1. The provisions of NRS 372B.160 and 706.8811 to 706.885, inclusive, apply to any county:
(a) Whose population is 700,000 or more; or
(b) For whom regulation by the Taxicab Authority is not required, if the board of county commissioners of the county has enacted an ordinance approving the inclusion of the county within the jurisdiction of the Taxicab Authority.
2. Upon receipt of a certified copy of such an ordinance from a county for whom regulation by the Taxicab Authority is not required, the Taxicab Authority shall exercise its regulatory authority pursuant to NRS 706.8811 to 706.885, inclusive, within that county.
3. Within any such county, the provisions of this chapter which confer regulatory authority over taxicab motor carriers upon the Nevada Transportation Authority do not apply.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1248; A 1969, 1545; 1977, 746; 1979, 559, 936; 1981, 2052; 1991, 1959; 1997, 1954; 2001, 1233; 2011, 1314, 3660; 2013, 1038, 2538; 2015, 1391, 2600; 2017, 4479)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8811 - Definitions.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1239; A 1979, 936; 1991, 1960; 2011, 3660; 2013, 1039, 2538; 2017, 4479)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8813 - "Certificate holder" defined.

"Certificate holder" means a person who holds a current certificate of public convenience and necessity which was issued for the operation of a taxicab business by:
1. The Public Service Commission of Nevada before July 1, 1981, and which has not been transferred, revoked or suspended by the Nevada Transportation Authority, the Taxicab Authority or the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, or by operation of law; or
2. The Taxicab Authority and which has not been transferred, revoked or suspended by the Taxicab Authority or by operation of law.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1239; A 1975, 1325; 1977, 746; 1981, 2052; 1997, 1955)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8816 - "Taxicab" defined.

1. "Taxicab" means a motor vehicle or vehicles which is designed or constructed to accommodate and transport not more than six passengers, not including the driver, and:
(a) Uses a taximeter or some other device, method or system to indicate and determine the passenger fare charged;
(b) Is used in the transportation of passengers or light express or both for which a charge or fee is received; or
(c) Is operated in any service which is held out to the public as being available for the transportation of passengers from place to place in the State of Nevada.
2. "Taxicab" does not include a motor vehicle of:
(a) A common motor carrier.
(b) A contract motor carrier which operates along fixed routes.
(c) An employer who operates the vehicle for the transportation of the employees of that employer, whether or not the employees pay for the transportation.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1240; A 1979, 631, 1004; 2015, 2601; 2017, 3830)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.88181 - Adoption of regulations for lease of taxicabs by certificate holder.

1. The Taxicab Authority shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to:
(a) Carry out the provisions of NRS 706.88396; and
(b) Ensure that the taxicab business remains safe, adequate and reliable.
2. Such regulations must include, without limitation:
(a) The minimum qualifications for an independent contractor;
(b) Requirements related to liability insurance;
(c) Minimum safety standards; and
(d) The procedure for approving a lease agreement and the provisions that must be included in a lease agreement concerning the grounds for the revocation of such approval.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2596)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.88182 - Adoption of regulations establishing program for transportation of elderly persons and persons with permanent disabilities.

1. The Taxicab Authority shall adopt regulations establishing a program for the transportation by taxicab of elderly persons and persons with permanent disabilities.
2. The program must require the Administrator to establish, maintain and make known a telephone number for elderly persons and persons with permanent disabilities to register complaints regarding transportation by taxicab.
3. The program must require a certificate holder to inform a person who requests transportation by taxicab within the area allocated to the certificate holder and who identifies himself or herself as an elderly person or a person with a permanent disability of the:
(a) Estimated time of arrival of the requested taxicab; and
(b) Telephone number maintained by the Administrator pursuant to subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1232)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.88183 - Adoption of regulations implementing system to verify validity of medallions.

1. The Taxicab Authority shall implement a system to verify the validity of a temporary or permanent medallion issued by the Taxicab Authority.
2. As used in this section, "medallion" means the temporary or permanent authority to operate a taxicab within the jurisdiction of the Taxicab Authority which is issued by the Taxicab Authority pursuant to NRS 706.8811 to 706.885, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2686; A 2013, 2538; 2017, 3831)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.88185 - Investigation of alleged violation; hearing; cease and desist order; enforcement of order.

1. When the Taxicab Authority has reason to believe that any provision of NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive, is being violated, the Taxicab Authority shall investigate the alleged violation. After a hearing the Taxicab Authority may issue an order requiring that the certificate holder cease and desist from any action that is in violation of NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive.
2. The Taxicab Authority shall enforce an order issued pursuant to subsection 1 in accordance with the provisions of NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1959)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8819 - Hearings and final decisions; jurisdiction; appeals from final decisions; judicial review.

1. The Taxicab Authority shall conduct hearings and make final decisions in the following matters:
(a) Applications to adjust, alter or change the rates, charges or fares for taxicab service;
(b) Applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity to operate a taxicab service;
(c) Applications requesting authority to transfer any existing interest in a certificate of public convenience and necessity or in a corporation that holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate a taxicab business;
(d) Applications to change the total number of allocated taxicabs in a county to which NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive, apply; and
(e) Appeals from final decisions of the Administrator made pursuant to NRS 706.8822.
2. Any final decision of the Taxicab Authority pursuant to this section is subject to judicial review pursuant to NRS 233B.130.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1241; A 1977, 746; 1991, 1960; 1997, 1955; 2015, 2601)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.882 - Appointment; classification; removal; restrictions on other employment.

1. The Director of the Department of Business and Industry shall appoint a Taxicab Administrator from a list of three names submitted to the Director by the Taxicab Authority. The Administrator serves at the pleasure of the Director. The Administrator is in the unclassified service of the State.
2. The Taxicab Authority may remove the Administrator for good cause shown.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, the Taxicab Administrator shall devote the Administrator’s entire time and attention to the business of the Administrator’s office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1240; A 1971, 582, 1444; 1979, 937; 1981, 1286; 1993, 1926; 1995, 2318)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8821 - Powers and duties; employees.

1. The Administrator is responsible for the control and regulation of the taxicab industry in any county to which NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive, apply and for the administration of NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive.
2. The Administrator shall appoint:
(a) One accountant and such auditors as are necessary to enable the Administrator to perform the Administrator’s official functions properly; and
(b) Such other employees as are necessary to enable the Administrator to perform the Administrator’s official functions properly, including, without limitation, a staff attorney to perform legal services or serve as a hearing officer.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1240; A 1971, 582; 1977, 747; 1991, 1960; 1993, 2542; 2013, 2538; 2015, 2079)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8822 - Administrative hearings and final decisions; jurisdiction; appeals to Taxicab Authority.

The Administrator shall conduct administrative hearings and make final decisions, subject to appeal by any aggrieved party to the Taxicab Authority, in the following matters:
1. Any violation relating to the issuance of or transfer of license plates for motor carriers required by either the Taxicab Authority or the Department of Motor Vehicles;
2. Complaints against certificate holders;
3. Complaints against taxicab drivers;
4. Applications for, or suspension or revocation of, drivers’ permits which may be required by the Administrator; and
5. Imposition of monetary penalties.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1241; A 1979, 937; 1985, 2002; 2001, 2638)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.88235 - Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas; depositions.

1. Whenever the Taxicab Authority or the Administrator is authorized or required by law to conduct a hearing, the Administrator may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before the Authority or the Administrator, respectively, together with all books, memoranda, papers and other documents relative to the matters for which the hearing is called and take depositions within or without the State, as the circumstances of the case may require.
2. The district court in and for the county in which any hearing is being conducted may compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of testimony and the production of books and papers as required by any subpoena issued by the Administrator.
3. In case of the refusal of any witness to attend or testify or produce any papers required by the subpoena, the Administrator may report to the district court in and for the county in which the hearing is pending by petition, setting forth:
(a) That due notice has been given of the time and place of attendance of the witness or the production of the books and papers;
(b) That the witness has been subpoenaed in the manner prescribed in this section; and
(c) That the witness has failed and refused to attend or produce the papers required by subpoena before the Taxicab Authority or the Administrator in the hearing named in the subpoena, or has refused to answer questions propounded to the witness in the course of the hearing,
and asking an order of the court compelling the witness to attend and testify or produce the books or papers before the Authority or the Administrator.
4. The court, upon petition of the Administrator shall enter an order directing the witness to appear before the court at a time and place to be fixed by the court in the order, the time to be not more than 10 days from the date of the order, and then and there show cause why the witness has not attended or testified or produced the books or papers. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the witness. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued by the Administrator, the court may thereupon enter an order that the witness appear before the Authority or the Administrator at the time and place fixed in the order and testify or produce the required books or papers, and upon failure to obey the order the witness must be dealt with as for contempt of court.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 935; A 1981, 109)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.88237 - Power of Taxicab Authority to determine circumstances requiring temporary increase in allocation and to make such allocations.

The Taxicab Authority may:
1. Determine the circumstances that require a temporary increase in the number of taxicabs allocated pursuant to NRS 706.8824; and
2. Allocate a temporary increase in the number of taxicabs pursuant to NRS 706.88245 when the circumstances require the increase.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1960)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8824 - Allocation of number of taxicabs by Taxicab Authority: Factors for determination; limitations; annual review.

1. In determining whether circumstances require the establishment of a system of allocations or a change in existing allocations, the Taxicab Authority shall consider the interests, welfare, convenience, necessity and well-being of the customers of taxicabs.
2. Whenever circumstances require the establishment of a system of allocations, the Taxicab Authority shall allocate the number of taxicabs among the certificate holders in the county in a manner which reflects the number of taxicabs operated by each certificate holder during the 5 years immediately preceding the date of establishment of the Taxicab Authority in the county.
3. Whenever circumstances require an increase in the existing allocations, the Taxicab Authority shall allocate the additional taxicabs equally among all the certificate holders who apply from the area to be affected by the allocation.
4. Unless a certificate holder puts the additionally allocated taxicabs into service within 30 days after the effective date of the increased allocation, the increased allocation to that certificate holder is void.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Taxicab Authority may attach to the exercise of the rights granted by the allocation any terms and conditions which in its judgment the public interest may require. The Taxicab Authority may:
(a) Not limit the geographical area from which service is offered or provided.
(b) Limit the hours of service, but such a limitation must not reduce hours of service to less than 12 consecutive hours in a 24-hour period.
If a limitation is placed on an allocation, taxicabs must be marked in a distinctive manner that indicates the limitation.
6. The Taxicab Authority shall review annually:
(a) The existing allocation of taxicabs; and
(b) The rates, charges or fares of the certificate holders in its jurisdiction.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1241; A 1977, 747; 1981, 2053; 1983, 1031; 1987, 937; 1991, 1961; 2015, 2601)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.88245 - Temporary increase in number of taxicabs allocated by Taxicab Authority: Factors and requirements for determination; regulations.

1. In determining whether circumstances require a temporary increase in the number of taxicabs allocated pursuant to NRS 706.8824, the Taxicab Authority shall consider the interests, welfare, convenience, necessity and well-being of the customers of taxicabs.
2. Whenever circumstances require a temporary increase in the number of taxicabs allocated pursuant to NRS 706.8824, the Taxicab Authority shall allocate the temporary increase equally among the certificate holders in the area to be affected by the allocation.
3. The Taxicab Authority shall determine:
(a) The number of additional taxicabs to be allocated;
(b) The hours of operation of the additional taxicabs; and
(c) The duration of the temporary allocation.
4. The Taxicab Authority may adopt regulations governing temporary increases in the allocation of taxicabs pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1959)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8825 - Taxicab Authority Fund: Creation; deposits; use; petty cash account.

1. All fees collected pursuant to NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive, must be deposited by the Administrator to the credit of the Taxicab Authority Fund, which is hereby created as a special revenue fund. The transactions for each county subject to those sections must be accounted for separately within the Fund.
2. The interest and income earned on the money in the Fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Fund.
3. The revenues received pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 706.8826 are hereby appropriated to defray the cost of regulating taxicabs in the county or the city, respectively, making the deposit under that subsection.
4. The fees received pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 706.8826, NRS 706.8827, 706.8841, 706.8848, 706.8849 and 706.885 are hereby appropriated to defray the cost of regulating taxicabs in the county in which the certificate holder operates a taxicab business. The technology fees received pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of NRS 706.8826 may be used to implement technological improvements in safety.
5. Any balance remaining in the Fund does not revert to the State General Fund. The Administrator may transfer to the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services any balance over $200,000 and any interest earned on the Fund, within the limits of legislative authorization for each fiscal year, to subsidize transportation for elderly persons and persons with permanent disabilities in taxicabs. The money transferred to the Aging and Disability Services Division must be administered in accordance with regulations adopted by the Administrator of the Aging and Disability Services Division pursuant to NRS 427A.070.
6. The Administrator may establish an account for petty cash not to exceed $2,000 for the support of undercover investigation and if the account is created, the Administrator shall reimburse the account from the Taxicab Authority Fund in the same manner as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1241; A 1977, 747; 1981, 2053; 1983, 648, 1590; 1987, 938; 1989, 1066, 1786; 1991, 1961; 1995, 852; 2001, 2930; 2003, 1404; 2013, 2539; 2017, 3831)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8826 - Revenue of city and county received from taxes imposed on businesses operating taxicabs payable to State; fees payable to State by certificate holder for allocated taxicab.

1. The board of county commissioners of any county in which there is in effect an order for the allocation of taxicabs from a taxicab authority, and the governing body of each city within any such county, shall deposit to the credit of the Taxicab Authority Fund all of the tax revenue which is received from the taxicab business operating in the county and city, respectively.
2. For the purpose of calculating the amount due to the State under subsection 1, the tax revenue of a county does not include any amount which represents a payment for the use of county facilities or property.
3. Any certificate holder who is subject to an order of allocation by the Taxicab Authority shall pay to the Taxicab Authority:
(a) A fee of $300 per year for each taxicab that the Taxicab Authority has allocated to the certificate holder;
(b) A fee set by the Taxicab Authority that must not exceed 20 cents per trip for each compensable trip of each of those taxicabs; and
(c) A technology fee in an amount set by the Taxicab Authority for each compensable trip of each of those taxicabs.
The fees set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) must be added to the meter charge.
4. The money received by the Taxicab Authority pursuant to this section must be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Taxicab Authority Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1241; A 1971, 583; 1977, 748; 1979, 937; 1987, 938; 1989, 1066; 2001, 2930; 2003, 1406; 2013, 2541; 2019, 2028)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8828 - Insurance.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a certificate holder shall file with the Administrator, and keep in effect at all times, a policy of insurance with an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Nevada.
2. The insurance policy specified in subsection 1 must:
(a) Provide the following coverage:
For injury to one person in any one crash................................................ $100,000
For injury to two or more persons in any one crash................................. 300,000
For property damage in any one crash.......................................................... 10,000
(b) Contain a clause which states substantially that the insurance carrier may only cancel the policy upon 30 days’ written notice to the certificate holder and Administrator; and
(c) Contain such other provisions concerning notice as may be required by law to be given to the certificate holder.
3. If an insurance policy is cancelled, the certificate holder shall not operate or cause to be operated any taxicab that was covered by the policy until other insurance is furnished.
4. A certificate holder to whom the Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a certificate of self-insurance may self-insure the coverage required by subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1242; A 1977, 609; 1979, 1096; 1985, 2002; 1999, 3594; 2001, 2639; 2003, 1203; 2015, 1707)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8829 - Uniform system of accounts; examination of books and accounts; fines; suspension or revocation of certificate of public convenience and necessity.

1. A certificate holder shall maintain a uniform system of accounts in which all business transacted by the certificate holder is recorded. The accounts must be:
(a) Kept in a form prescribed by the Taxicab Authority;
(b) Before May 15 of each year, submitted to the Taxicab Authority in an annual report in the form and detail prescribed by the Taxicab Authority;
(c) Retained for a period of 3 years after their receipt back from the Taxicab Authority; and
(d) Supplemented with such additional information as the Taxicab Authority may require.
2. The Taxicab Authority may examine the books, accounts, records, minutes and papers of a certificate holder at any reasonable time to determine their correctness and whether they are maintained in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Taxicab Authority.
3. If a certificate holder fails to comply with any provision of this section in a timely manner, the Administrator, after hearing, may impose a fine of not more than $1,000, commence proceedings to suspend or revoke the certificate of public convenience and necessity of the certificate holder, or both impose a fine and commence such proceedings.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1242; A 1981, 2054; 1991, 1963)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.883 - Records.

1. A certificate holder shall maintain at the certificate holder’s principal place of business:
(a) A record of the make and serial number of each taxicab;
(b) A maintenance record for each taxicab; and
(c) A copy of the medical certificates of each of the certificate holder’s drivers.
2. The records of a certificate holder shall be open for inspection by the Administrator or the Taxicab Authority at any reasonable time.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1242)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8831 - Listing in telephone directory.

A certificate holder shall have a public business telephone listing in the telephone directory for the area being served. The listing must state the company name, telephone number, place of business and, if the company’s service is not operated 24 hours per day, the hours of service.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1242; A 1989, 1787)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8832 - Taxicab required to be equipped with mobile radio; maintenance of central facilities for dispatching taxicabs.

1. A certificate holder shall have each taxicab equipped with a mobile radio and shall maintain central facilities for dispatching taxicabs at all times. The facilities:
(a) May be maintained individually or in cooperation with other certificate holders.
(b) Must be principally engaged in communication by radio with the taxicabs of the certificate holder or holders.
2. As used in this section, "communication by radio" means the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures, and sounds of all kinds by radio or other wireless methods, including all facilities and services incidental to such transmission, which facilities and services include, without limitation, the receipt, forwarding and delivering of communications.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1243; A 1981, 2055; 2011, 2686)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8833 - Color scheme and insigne of taxicabs; advertisements on exterior of taxicabs.

1. The color scheme and insigne of the taxicabs of each certificate holder must be readily distinguishable from the color schemes and insignia of other certificate holders operating in the same county.
2. The Taxicab Authority shall allow a certificate holder in any county to place advertisements on the exterior of the vehicles used as taxicabs in the operations of the certificate holder, provided that the placement of the advertisements does not impair the ability of the driver to operate the taxicab safely.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1243; A 1981, 2055; 1991, 1963; 1997, 1956; 2013, 2165; 2017, 3834)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8834 - Maximum period of use of vehicle as taxicab.

1. A vehicle acquired for use as a taxicab by a certificate holder may only be used in operation as a taxicab for 120 months after the date on which the vehicle was manufactured.
2. If a vehicle acquired for use as a 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.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1243; A 1975, 1325; 1987, 392; 1991, 1963; 1997, 852; 2005, 270; 2009, 751; 2017, 3834)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8835 - Display on and in taxicab of statement indicating whether credit or debit card accepted and maximum convenience fee for use of credit or debit card; display on taxicab of unit number and name of certificate holder.

1. A certificate holder shall display on each of the 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.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1243; A 1991, 1964; 2015, 2602; 2017, 3835)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.88353 - Posting of sign inside taxicab concerning assault or battery on driver.

1. Each certificate holder shall post at least one sign which meets the requirements of this section inside each of the certificate holder’s taxicabs in a location conspicuous to the passengers 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.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1036)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.88355 - Acceptance of credit cards or debit cards for payment of rates, fares and charges: Contracts with issuers; regulations concerning maximum convenience fee; certain acts by issuers prohibited.

1. A certificate holder may enter into a contract with an issuer of credit 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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 3658)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.8836 - Taximeters; devices, methods and systems to determine passenger fares.

1. A certificate holder shall, for each of the certificate holder’s taxicabs which is equipped with a taximeter, make provisions when installing the taximeter to allow sealing by the Administrator.
2. The Administrator shall approve the types of taximeters which may be used on a taxicab. All taximeters must conform to a 2-percent plus or minus tolerance on the fare recording, must be equipped with a signal device plainly visible from outside of the taxicab, must be equipped with a device which records fares and is plainly visible to the passenger and must register upon plainly visible counters the following items:
(a) Total miles;
(b) Paid miles;
(c) Number of units;
(d) Number of trips; and
(e) Number of extra passengers or extra charges.
3. The Administrator shall inspect each taximeter before its use in a taxicab and shall, if the taximeter conforms to the standards specified in subsection 2, seal the taximeter.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a taximeter may be sealed by:
(a) Affixing a physical security seal to each access point of the taximeter; or
(b) Using an electronic security seal that is encrypted and protected by an audited authentication and authorization mechanism for each user that is accessible only by the Administrator.
5. The Administrator may require that each taximeter be sealed by an electronic security seal that is encrypted and protected by an audited authentication and authorization mechanism for each user that is accessible only by the Administrator if the Administrator:
(a) Makes a finding that the technology for the sealing method is commercially available and will reduce the costs to the Taxicab Authority for inspecting taximeters; and
(b) Provides notice to each certificate holder at least 12 months before requiring the use of the sealing method.
6. The Administrator may reinspect the taximeter at any reasonable time.
7. A certificate holder shall, for each of the certificate holder’s taxicabs which is equipped with a device, method or system to indicate and determine the passenger fare charged other than a taximeter, provide verification to the Administrator that the device, method or system adequately records fares and has an application or electronic means to plainly display to the passenger the rate and fare. Such a device, method or system must maintain and record:
(a) Total miles;
(b) Paid miles;
(c) Number of units;
(d) Number of trips; and
(e) Number of extra passengers or extra charges.
8. For the purposes of this section, "sealing" means prohibiting access to the elements of the taximeter used to calculate the items specified in subsection 2 by anyone other than the Administrator.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1244; A 1991, 1964; 2011, 2687; 2015, 2602)