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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.226 - Compliance of motor carriers and brokers of regulated services with provisions of chapter.

No common, contract or private motor carrier may operate on any highway nor any broker of regulated services engage in business in this State except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 693; A 1995, 2614)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.231 - Peace and traffic officers required to assist in enforcement.

Sheriffs and all other peace officers and traffic officers of this State are charged with the duty, without further compensation, of assisting in the enforcement of this chapter. They shall make arrests for this purpose when requested by an authorized agent of the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Public Safety, the Authority or other competent authority.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 693; A 1997, 1934; 2003, 1402)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.235 - Issuance of citation or notice of correction to driver of heavy-duty motor vehicle detained for violation; exception; disposition of unsafe vehicle.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484A.805, whenever a peace officer detains the driver of a heavy-duty motor vehicle for a violation of any provision of this chapter or any other specific statute or regulation relating to the equipment, lights, brakes, tires, mechanisms or safety appliances required of such a vehicle, the peace officer shall, in lieu of arresting the driver, prepare manually or electronically and issue a citation, a notice of correction, or both. If a notice of correction is issued, it must set forth the violation with particularity and specify the corrective action which must be taken.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484A.805, if, at the time of the issuance of a citation or a notice of correction, the peace officer determines that the vehicle is unsafe and poses an immediate threat to the life of the driver or any other person upon a public highway, the peace officer may require that the vehicle be taken to the nearest garage or other place where the vehicle may be safely repaired. If the vehicle is transporting wet concrete or other perishable cargo and does not pose an immediate threat to life, and if the destination of the vehicle is within a distance of not more than 15 miles, the peace officer shall not delay the vehicle for more than 15 minutes and shall permit the vehicle to proceed to its destination and unload its cargo. Upon the arrival of the vehicle at its destination, the peace officer may order that the vehicle be taken, after the cargo of the vehicle has been unloaded, to the nearest garage or other place where the vehicle may be safely repaired.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Heavy-duty motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which:
(1) Has a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more; and
(2) Is owned or leased by or otherwise used in the regular course of the business of a common, contract or private motor carrier.
(b) "Peace officer" means:
(1) A peace officer or an inspector of the Department of Motor Vehicles or Department of Public Safety; or
(2) A sheriff, peace officer or traffic officer assisting in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2747; A 1999, 1149; 2003, 1402; 2017, 985)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.246 - Limitations on use of unsafe vehicle.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.235:
1. A common or contract motor carrier shall not permit or require a driver to drive or tow any vehicle revealed by inspection or operation to be in such condition that its operation would be hazardous or likely to result in a breakdown of the vehicle, and a driver shall not drive or tow any vehicle which by reason of its mechanical condition is so imminently hazardous to operate as to be likely to cause a crash or a breakdown of the vehicle. If, while any vehicle is being operated on a highway, it is discovered to be in such an unsafe condition, it may be continued in operation, except as further limited by subsection 2, only to the nearest place where repairs can safely be effected, and even that operation may be conducted only if it is less hazardous to the public than permitting the vehicle to remain on the highway.
2. A common or contract motor carrier or private motor carrier shall not permit or require a driver to drive or tow, and a driver shall not drive or tow, any vehicle which:
(a) By reason of its mechanical condition is so imminently hazardous to operate as to be likely to cause a crash or a breakdown; and
(b) Has been declared "out of service" by an authorized employee of the Authority, the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Public Safety.
When the repairs have been made, the carrier shall so certify to the Authority or the department that declared the vehicle "out of service," as required by the Authority or that department.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 693; A 1981, 1020; 1985, 870; 1993, 2748; 1997, 1934; 2003, 1403; 2015, 1700)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.248 - Duty of motor carriers and other persons providing transportation for compensation to certain persons with disabilities to ensure vehicles equipped with first-aid kit and drivers trained in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; requirements related to provision of training to drivers; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a common motor carrier of passengers, contract motor carrier of passengers or other person or entity providing a means of public conveyance and transportation operating within this State which, pursuant to the requirements of 49 C.F.R. § 37.121, transports for compensation within this State persons with disabilities who are eligible pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 37.123 for the transportation shall ensure that:
(a) Each vehicle used for the transport is equipped with a first-aid kit; and
(b) Each driver of a vehicle used for the transport receives training in the use and administration of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation that is conducted in accordance with the standards of the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross or any similar organization that includes certification in:
(1) First aid; and
(2) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2. A common motor carrier of passengers, contract motor carrier of passengers or other person or entity who employs a driver required to receive the training required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must:
(a) Provide the training or arrange for its provision for the driver;
(b) Pay for the training; and
(c) Compensate each driver who receives the training at his or her regular rate of pay for the time the driver spent attending the training.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to a taxicab motor carrier or transportation network company as defined in NRS 706A.050, who undertakes the transportation described in subsection 1 under a contract with an entity required by 49 C.F.R. § 37.121 to provide such transportation.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2159)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.251 - Report of crash: Requirements; preservation; confidentiality.

1. Every person operating a vehicle used by any motor carrier under the jurisdiction of the Authority shall forthwith report each crash occurring on the public highway, wherein the vehicle may have injured the person or property of some person other than the person or property carried by the vehicle, to the sheriff or other peace officer of the county where the crash occurred. If the crash immediately or proximately causes death, the person in charge of the vehicle, or any officer investigating the crash, shall furnish to the Authority such detailed report thereof as required by the Authority.
2. All crash reports required in this section must be filed in the office of the Authority and there preserved. A crash report made as required by this chapter, or any report of the Authority made pursuant to any crash investigation made by it, is not open to public inspection and must not be disclosed to any person, except upon order of the Authority. The reports must not be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in any action for damages growing out of any matter mentioned in the crash report or report of any such investigation.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 694; A 1979, 1750; 1987, 736; 1997, 1935; 2015, 1701)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.256 - Power of Authority to order repairs of facilities and use of safety appliances.

The Authority may, in the interest of safety or service, after hearing:
1. Determine and order repairs of facilities of common and contract motor carriers; and
2. Order the use of safety appliances by such carriers in the interest of the public and employees.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 694; A 1997, 1935)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.266 - Intrastate motor carriers required to furnish information to Authority.

It is unlawful for any common, contract or private motor carrier to operate as a motor carrier of intrastate commerce within this State without having furnished the Authority the following:
1. Where a person does not hold a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a permit to operate as a common or contract motor carrier in the State of Nevada, an affidavit certifying that the person intends to operate as a private carrier.
2. Such other information as the Authority may request.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 694; A 1981, 1048; 1983, 96; 1987, 1355; 1997, 1935)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.271 - Motor vehicle exceeding limit on size, weight or load not to be licensed or permitted to operate.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 695; A 1973, 700)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.276 - Applicability of chapter 582 of NRS; vehicles to be weighed by public weighmaster or Department; fee; acceptance of certificates from other states; exception for farm vehicles.

1. The provisions of chapter 582 of NRS are hereby made applicable to this chapter.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, all vehicles required to be weighed under the provisions of this chapter must be weighed by a public weighmaster under such rules and regulations as may be deemed advisable by the Department and the State Sealer of Measurement Standards, and according to the provisions of chapter 582 of NRS, except as otherwise provided herein.
3. The Department may collect a fee, not to exceed $1, for each vehicle weighed by the Department.
4. The State Sealer of Measurement Standards from time to time, upon request of the Department, shall appoint additional public weighmasters, according to the provisions of chapter 582 of NRS, as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
5. Public weighmasters’ certificates issued in states other than Nevada, when such certificates bear the seal of such weighmaster, may be accepted by the Department as evidence of the weight of the vehicle for which a license is applied.
6. In lieu of weighing a farm vehicle pursuant to subsection 2, the farmer or rancher who uses the farm vehicle may:
(a) Weigh the farm vehicle on a scale which has been certified by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards; and
(b) Use a printout from that scale setting forth the declared gross weight of the farm vehicle as proof of the declared gross weight of the farm vehicle for purposes of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 695; A 1973, 444; 2009, 170; 2013, 2491)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.281 - Name of operator to be displayed on vehicle; exceptions.

1. In addition to any identifying device provided for in this chapter, each motor vehicle within the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, must have the name of the operator operating the vehicle displayed on the vehicle in such location, size and style as may be specified by the Authority. The display shall not be deemed advertising for the purposes of NRS 706.285 unless additional information about the operator is included.
2. This section does not apply to motor vehicles:
(a) Weighing 10,000 pounds or less operated by private carriers and not operated in combination with any other vehicle.
(b) Operated by an employer for the transportation of the employees of that employer, whether or not the employees pay for the transportation.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 695; A 1979, 1004; 1989, 210; 1997, 1935; 2015, 2597)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.282 - Duty of fully regulated carrier that advertises to provide to person who publishes or distributes advertisement of certain information regarding natural person who requested advertisement; duty of person who publishes or distributes advertisement of fully regulated carrier to provide certain information to Authority.

1. Each fully regulated carrier that advertises its services shall provide to the person who broadcasts, publishes, displays or distributes that advertisement the name, street address and telephone number of the natural person who requested the advertisement on behalf of the fully regulated carrier.
2. A person who broadcasts, publishes, displays or distributes the advertisement of a fully regulated carrier shall, within 3 days after the person receives a written request from the Authority, provide to the Authority the name, street address and telephone number of the natural person who requested the advertisement if such information is readily available.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1542)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.285 - Advertising must include number of certificate or permit.

All advertising by:
1. A fully regulated carrier of intrastate commerce; and
2. An operator of a tow car,
must include the number of the certificate of public convenience and necessity or contract carrier’s permit issued to the carrier or operator by the Authority.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 210; A 1995, 2614; 1997, 1936, 2672; 1999, 492)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.2855 - Injunction prohibiting person from advertising without including number of certificate or permit.

1. If the Authority finds, after notice and hearing, that a person has violated NRS 706.285, the Authority may, in addition to any penalty, punishment or disciplinary action authorized by this chapter, petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction prohibiting the person from continuing to:
(a) Engage in advertising that violates the provisions of NRS 706.285; or
(b) Use any telephone number mentioned in such advertising for any purpose.
2. If the court finds that the respondent has engaged in advertising that is unlawful pursuant to NRS 706.285, the court shall:
(a) Enjoin the respondent from continuing the advertising.
(b) Enjoin the respondent from using the telephone number mentioned in the advertising for any purpose.
(c) Issue an order that requires the telephone number mentioned in the advertising to be disconnected.
(d) Forward a copy of the order to the appropriate provider of telephone service within 5 days after issuing the order.
3. As used in this section, "provider of telephone service" includes, but is not limited to:
(a) A public utility furnishing telephone service.
(b) A provider of cellular or other service to a telephone that is installed in a vehicle or is otherwise portable.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1543)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.286 - Complaint against fully regulated carrier or operator of tow car: Investigation by Authority; notice and hearing.

1. When a complaint is made against any fully regulated carrier or operator of a tow car by any person that:
(a) Any of the rates, tolls, charges or schedules, or any joint rate or rates assessed by any fully regulated carrier or by any operator of a tow car 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 are in any respect unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory;
(b) Any of the provisions of NRS 706.444 to 706.453, inclusive, have been violated;
(c) Any regulation, measurement, practice or act directly relating to the transportation of persons or property, including the handling and storage of that property, is, in any respect, unreasonable, insufficient or unjustly discriminatory; or
(d) Any service is inadequate,
the Authority shall investigate the complaint. After receiving the complaint, the Authority shall give a copy of it to the carrier or operator of a tow car against whom the complaint is made. Within a reasonable time thereafter, the carrier or operator of a tow car shall provide the Authority with its written response to the complaint according to the regulations of the Authority.
2. If the Authority 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 706.2865.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1927; A 1999, 492; 2013, 2047, 2158; 2015, 1464)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.2865 - Notice of matters pending before Authority to persons entitled to notice of hearing; power of Authority to dispense with hearing; regulations.

1. When, in any matter pending before the Authority, a hearing is required by law, or is normally required by the Authority, the Authority shall give notice of the pendency of the matter to all persons entitled to notice of the hearing. The Authority shall by regulation specify:
(a) The manner of giving notice; and
(b) Where not specified by law, the persons entitled to notice in each type of proceeding.
2. Unless, within 10 days after the date of the notice of pendency, a person entitled to notice of the hearing files with the Authority a request that the hearing be held, the Authority may dispense with a hearing and act upon the matter pending.
3. If a request for a hearing is filed, the Authority shall give at least 10 days’ notice of the hearing.
4. If an operator of a tow car files an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity or an application to transfer a certificate of public convenience and necessity with the Authority, the Authority shall give notice pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1927; A 1999, 492)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.2873 - Record of hearings: Recording and transcription of testimony; copies to be filed with court clerk and furnished to parties; costs.

1. A complete record must be kept of all hearings before the Authority, and all testimony must be taken down by the stenographer appointed by the Authority, or, under the direction of any competent person appointed by the Authority, reported by sound recording equipment in the manner authorized for reporting testimony in district courts. The testimony reported by a stenographer must be transcribed and filed with the record in the matter. The Authority may by regulation provide for the transcription or safekeeping of sound recordings. The costs of recording and transcribing testimony at any hearing, except those hearings ordered pursuant to NRS 706.286, must be paid by the applicant. If a complaint is made pursuant to NRS 706.286 by a customer or by a political subdivision of this State or a municipal organization, the complainant is not liable for any costs. Otherwise, if there are several applicants or parties to any hearing, the Authority may apportion the costs among them in its discretion.
2. Whenever any petition is served upon the Authority, before the action is reached for trial, the Authority shall file a certified copy of all proceedings and testimony taken with the clerk of the court in which the action is pending.
3. A copy of the proceedings and testimony must be furnished to any party, on payment of a reasonable amount, to be fixed by the Authority, and the amount must be the same for all parties.
4. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the Authority from restricting access to the records and transcripts of a hearing pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 706.1725.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1928)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.2875 - Order for appearance of witnesses or production of books, papers and documents containing material testimony; payment of fees and mileage for witnesses.

1. Any party is entitled to an order by the Authority for the appearance of witnesses or the production of books, papers and documents containing material testimony.
2. Witnesses appearing upon the order of the Authority are entitled to the same fees and mileage as witnesses in civil actions in the courts of this State, and the fees and mileage must be paid out of the State Treasury in the same manner as other claims against the State are paid. No fees or mileage may be allowed unless the Chair of the Authority certifies the correctness of the claim.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1928)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.288 - Order for production of books, accounts, papers or records kept by regulated person outside State.

The Authority may require, by order to be served on any person regulated by the Authority in the same manner as a subpoena in a civil action, the production at a time and place designated by the Authority of any books, accounts, papers or records kept by the person in any office or place outside this State, or verified copies in lieu thereof if the Authority so directs, so that an examination may be made by the Authority or under its direction, or for use as testimony.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1928)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.2885 - Certificate, permit or license not franchise or irrevocable; procedure for suspension or revocation of certificate, permit or license; judicial review.

1. A certificate of public convenience and necessity, permit or license issued in accordance with this chapter is not a franchise and may be revoked.
2. The Authority may at any time, for good cause shown, after investigation and hearing and upon 5 days’ written notice to the grantee, suspend any certificate, permit or license issued in accordance with the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, for a period not to exceed 60 days.
3. Upon receipt of a written complaint or on its own motion, the Authority may, after investigation and hearing, revoke any certificate, permit or license. If service of the notice required by subsection 2 cannot be made or if the grantee relinquishes the grantee’s interest in the certificate, permit or license by so notifying the Authority in writing, the Authority may revoke the certificate, permit or license without a hearing.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.1519, the proceedings thereafter are governed by the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1929; A 2011, 2655; 2013, 657, 2005, 2180; 2015, 1464, 2597; 2019, 2961)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 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.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 695; A 1995, 2614; 1997, 1936, 3373)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.296 - Duty of carrier engaged in intrastate transportation and collecting purchase price on delivery of goods sold by shipper to file bond with Authority.

Every common and contract motor carrier who engages in transportation intrastate and the collection of the purchase price of goods sold by the shipper to the consignee shall provide a bond, to be filed with the Authority, for the benefit of the shipper in an amount which the Authority deems reasonably sufficient as an aggregate but not to exceed $1,000, to insure the shipper against any loss of the moneys so collected by the carrier through misappropriation, negligence or other defalcations.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 695; A 1997, 1936)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.298 - Certain indemnification clauses void and unenforceable.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a provision, clause, covenant or other agreement contained in, collateral to or affecting a contract concerning motor carrier transportation that purports to indemnify, defend or hold harmless, or has the effect of indemnifying, defending or holding harmless, a promisee from or against any liability for loss or damage resulting from the negligent or intentional acts or omissions of the promisee is against the public policy of this State and is void and unenforceable.
2. This section does not apply to agreements, including, without limitation, the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement administered by the Intermodal Association of North America, providing for the interchange, use or possession of intermodal chassis or other intermodal equipment.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Contract concerning motor carrier transportation" means a contract, agreement or understanding covering:
(1) The transportation of property for compensation or hire by a motor carrier;
(2) The entrance onto property by a motor carrier for the purpose of loading, unloading or transporting property for compensation or hire; or
(3) A service incidental to the activity described in subparagraph (1) or (2), including, without limitation, storage of property.
(b) "Promisee" means a party to a contract concerning motor carrier transportation with a promisor and any agent, employee or independent contractor of the promisee, or of any other person, who is directly responsible to the promisee. The term does not include a motor carrier that is a party to a contract concerning motor carrier transportation with a promisee and any agent, employee or independent contractor of the motor carrier who is directly responsible to the motor carrier.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 283)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.303 - Liability insurance required to be provided by operators of horse-drawn vehicles; amount of coverage; regulations.

The Authority shall adopt regulations requiring all operators of horse-drawn vehicles subject to its regulation and supervision to maintain a contract of insurance against liability for injury to persons and damage to property for each such vehicle. The amounts of coverage required by the regulations:
1. Must not exceed a total of:
(a) For bodily injury to or the death of one person in any one crash, $250,000;
(b) Subject to the limitations of paragraph (a), for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one crash, $500,000; and
(c) For injury to or destruction of property in any one crash, $50,000; or
2. Must not exceed a combined single-limit for bodily injury to one or more persons and for injury to or destruction of property in any one crash, $500,000.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1783; A 1997, 1937; 2015, 1701)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.305 - Operators of taxicabs: Liability insurance required to be provided; amount of coverage; regulations.

The Authority shall adopt regulations requiring all operators of taxicabs subject to its regulation and supervision to maintain a contract of insurance against liability for injury to persons and damage to property for each taxicab. The amounts of coverage required by the regulations:
1. Must not exceed a total of:
(a) For bodily injury to or the death of one person in any one crash, $250,000;
(b) Subject to the limitations of paragraph (a), for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one crash, $500,000; and
(c) For injury to or destruction of property in any one crash, $50,000; or
2. Must not exceed a combined single-limit for bodily injury to one or more persons and for injury to or destruction of property in any one crash, $500,000.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1784; A 2015, 1701)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.3052 - Operator of taxicab: Authority to provide self-insurance; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an operator of a taxicab may operate under a program of self-insurance in compliance with the provisions of NRS 706.3054 or 706.3056 in lieu of the insurance against liability required by the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 706.305.
2. An operator of a taxicab shall not operate under a program of self-insurance if any judgment recovered against the operator has not been paid in full.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1784)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.3054 - Operator of taxicab: Authority to file bond in lieu of insurance.

1. In lieu of the insurance against liability required by the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 706.305, an operator of a taxicab may file with the Department:
(a) A bond of a surety company authorized to transact business in this State; or
(b) A bond with at least two individual sureties each owning real property within this State, and together having equities equal in value to at least twice the amount of the bond, if the real property is scheduled in the bond and the bond is approved by a judge of a court of record.
2. Any bond filed pursuant to subsection 1 must be conditioned for payments in the amounts and under the same circumstances as would be required in a contract of insurance against liability complying with the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 706.305. The bond may not be cancelled unless 10 days before cancellation written notice is given to the Department.
3. Upon the filing of notice by the Department in the office of the county clerk of the county where the real property is located, the bond constitutes a lien in favor of the State upon the real property scheduled in the bond. The lien exists in favor of any holder of a judgment against the person who has filed the bond.
4. If a judgment rendered against the principal on a bond filed pursuant to subsection 1 is not satisfied within 60 days after it has become final, the judgment creditor may, for the judgment creditor’s own use and benefit and at the judgment creditor’s own expense, bring an action in the name of the State against the company or persons executing the bond, including an action or proceeding to foreclose any lien that may exist upon the real property of a person who has executed the bond.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1784)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.3056 - Operator of taxicab: Authority to deposit security with Department in lieu of insurance.

1. In lieu of the insurance against liability required by the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 706.305, an operator of a taxicab may deposit with the Department:
(a) Any security in the amount of $500,000; or
(b) An amount equal to 110 percent of the average annual costs of claims incurred by the operator for crashes involving motor vehicles during the immediately preceding 3 years,
whichever is less, but in no event may the deposit be less than $250,000. The security deposited may be in any form authorized by NRS 706.3058. The Department shall not accept a deposit unless it is accompanied by evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments of any character against the depositor in the county where the depositor resides.
2. An operator of a taxicab depositing money with the Department pursuant to subsection 1, shall authorize payments from the deposit in the amounts and under the same circumstances as would be required in a contract of insurance against liability which is in compliance with the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 706.305.
3. Any security deposited must be used to satisfy any judgment obtained against the depositor which is final and has not been paid within 30 days after the date of the judgment, unless otherwise ordered by the court issuing the judgment. A depositor, within 24 hours after receiving notice that the security has been used to satisfy a judgment obtained against the depositor, shall deposit with the Department an amount which is necessary to maintain with the Department the amount required by subsection 1. The failure to maintain the full amount required by subsection 1 is a ground for the cancellation of the depositor’s certificate of self-insurance.
4. Any money collected by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to a separate account in the State General Fund and used for payments authorized pursuant to subsection 2 or to refund money paid by an operator of a taxicab who is no longer participating in a program of self-insurance.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1785; A 2015, 1702)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.3058 - Operator of taxicab: Permitted forms of security.

For the purposes of NRS 706.3056, the Department may accept from the operator of a taxicab any one of the following forms of security, or any combination thereof:
1. A time certificate of deposit with any bank or credit union licensed or chartered by this State or the Federal Government, made payable to the operator and the Department.
2. Bonds and securities issued or guaranteed by the Federal Government made payable to the operator and the Department.
3. A deposit in an amount required by NRS 706.3056 made with the State Treasurer, with the Department appointed as trustee of the deposit.
4. A surety bond submitted on behalf of the operator by any surety company authorized to transact business in this State.
5. Any other form of security, including the net worth of the operator, which is acceptable to the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1785; A 1999, 1555)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.306 - Operator of taxicab: Maintenance of security; affidavit required upon relinquishment of certificate of self-insurance.

1. Any security deposited pursuant to NRS 706.3054 or 706.3056 must be maintained for as long as the depositor holds a certificate of self-insurance or until all claims against the depositor which remain outstanding have reached final judgment and are paid, whichever is later.
2. At the time of relinquishing a certificate of self-insurance, an operator of a taxicab shall submit to the Department a properly executed affidavit indicating all claims against the operator which are outstanding. The affidavit must contain the name of each claimant and the amount of each claim.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1786)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.311 - Motor carriers and operators of tow cars required to provide reasonably adequate service and facilities; charges required to be just and reasonable; unjust and unreasonable charges unlawful.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, every common and contract motor carrier is required to furnish reasonably adequate service and facilities, and all transportation charges made by any such carrier must be just and reasonable.
2. Every operator of a tow car is required to furnish reasonably adequate service and facilities, and all charges assessed 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 must be just and reasonable.
3. Every unjust and unreasonable charge for service by any such carrier or operator of a tow car is prohibited and shall be deemed to be unlawful.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 696; A 1997, 2672)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 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.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 3657)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.323 - Limitation on power of Authority to regulate rates.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Authority may not investigate, suspend, revise or revoke any rate that is subject to the approval of the Authority pursuant to NRS 706.321 and proposed by a common motor carrier or contract motor carrier because the rate is too high or too low and therefore unreasonable if:
(a) The motor carrier notifies the Authority that it wishes to have the rate reviewed by the Authority pursuant to this subsection; and
(b) The rate resulting from all increases or decreases within 1 year is not more than 10 percent above or 10 percent below the rate in effect 1 year before the effective date of the proposed rate.
2. This section does not limit the authority of the Authority to investigate, suspend, revise or revoke a proposed rate if the rate would violate the provisions of NRS 706.151.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1222; A 1997, 1938, 2673; 1999, 492)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 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.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 697; A 1971, 949; 1981, 1130; 1997, 1938, 2674; 1999, 492; 2015, 2599)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.331 - Authority may order substitution of just and reasonable rates, regulations and practices after investigation and hearing.

1. If, after due investigation and hearing, any authorized rates, tolls, fares, charges, schedules, tariffs, joint rates or any regulation, measurement, practice, act or service that is subject to the approval of the Authority is complained of and is found to be unjust, unreasonable, insufficient, preferential, unjustly discriminatory or otherwise in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or if it is found that the service is inadequate, or that any reasonable service cannot be obtained, the Authority may substitute therefor such other rates, tolls, fares, charges, tariffs, schedules or regulations, measurements, practices, service or acts and make an order relating thereto as may be just and reasonable.
2. When complaint is made of more than one matter, the Authority may order separate hearings upon the several matters complained of at such times and places as it may prescribe.
3. No complaint may at any time be dismissed because of the absence of direct damage to the complainant.
4. The Authority may at any time, upon its own motion, investigate any of the matters listed in subsection 1, and, after a full hearing, by order, make such changes as may be just and reasonable, the same as if a formal complaint had been made.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 698; A 1979, 133; 1981, 1131; 1997, 1939, 2674; 1999, 492)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.341 - Operator of tow car required to notify Authority of discontinuance of towing services from operating terminal or establishment of new operating terminal; other common motor carriers prohibited from discontinuing service without order of Authority.

1. An operator of a tow car shall, in the manner prescribed by the Authority, notify the Authority if the operator discontinues providing towing services from an operating terminal or establishes a new operating terminal from which a tow car provides towing services within 30 days after the operator discontinues providing towing services from an operating terminal or commences operations at the new terminal.
2. A common motor carrier, other than an operator of a tow car, authorized to operate by NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, shall not discontinue any service established pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, and all other laws relating thereto and made applicable thereto by NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, without an order of the Authority granted only after public notice or hearing in the event of protest.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 699; A 1997, 1939, 2675; 1999, 492)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.346 - Printing and posting of schedule or tariff of rates or joint rates.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a copy, or so much of the schedule or tariff as the Authority determines necessary for the use of the public, must be printed in plain type and posted in every office of a common motor carrier where payments are made by customers or users, open to the public, in such form and place as to be readily accessible to the public and conveniently inspected.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, when a schedule or tariff of joint rates or charges is or may be in force between two or more common motor carriers or between any such carrier and a public utility, the schedule or tariff must be printed and posted in the manner prescribed in subsection 1.
3. Only the rates 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 must be printed and posted by an operator of a tow car pursuant to subsections 1 and 2.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 699; A 1997, 1939, 2675; 1999, 492)