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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.021 - "Broker" defined.

1. "Broker" means a person who is not a common motor carrier and not a bona fide employee or agent of any such carrier, who or which, as principal or agent, sells or offers for sale any transportation, or negotiates for, or holds himself, herself or itself out by solicitation, advertisement or otherwise as one who sells, provides, furnishes, contracts or arranges for, such transportation.
2. "Services" and "transportation" to which subsection 1 applies include all vehicles operated by, for, or in the interest of any motor carrier irrespective of ownership or of contract, express or implied, together with all facilities and property operated or controlled by any such carrier or carriers and used in the transportation of passengers or property in intrastate commerce or in the performance of any service in connection therewith.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 687)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.026 - "City" defined.

"City" means any unincorporated town or any city incorporated under the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS or organized and existing under the provisions of any special legislative act or special charter enacted or granted pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of Article 8 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 687)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.036 - "Common motor carrier" defined.

"Common motor carrier" means any person or operator who is held out to the public as willing to transport by vehicle from place to place, either upon fixed route or on-call operations, passengers or property, including a common motor carrier of passengers, a common motor carrier of property and a taxicab motor carrier.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 687; A 1979, 916)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.041 - "Common motor carrier of passengers" defined.

"Common motor carrier of passengers" means any person or operator, including a taxicab motor carrier, who is held out to the public as willing to transport by vehicle from place to place, either upon fixed route or on-call operations, passengers or passengers and light express for all who may choose to employ the person or operator.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 687; A 1979, 916)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.046 - "Common motor carrier of property" defined.

"Common motor carrier of property" means any person or operator, including a motor convoy carrier, who is held out to the public as willing to transport by motor vehicle from place to place, either upon fixed route or on-call operations, the property of all who may choose to employ the person or operator.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 688; A 1979, 916)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.051 - "Contract motor carrier" defined.

"Contract motor carrier" means any person or operator engaged in transportation by motor vehicle of passengers or household goods for compensation pursuant to continuing contracts with one person or a limited number of persons:
1. For the furnishing of transportation services through the assignment of motor vehicles for a continuing period of time to the exclusive use of each person served;
2. For the furnishing of transportation services designed to meet the distinct need of each individual customer; and
3. Not operating as a common motor carrier of passengers or property.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 688; A 1997, 2669)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.058 - "Declared gross weight" defined.

"Declared gross weight" means the maximum gross weight at which the vehicle or combination of vehicles will be operated, except the term does not include the weight of:
1. Another vehicle which is being carried or towed by a tow car;
2. Implements of husbandry;
3. A trailer or other towed vehicle which is not used for a commercial enterprise;
4. Towable tools or equipment, as that term is defined in NRS 484D.055; or
5. The load on a farm vehicle which has an unladen weight of 10,000 pounds or more.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1843; A 1987, 145; 1991, 2354)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.066 - "Driveaway-towaway" defined.

"Driveaway-towaway" transportation means the driving of a motor vehicle in transit, singly under its own power, or in lawful combination by the tow bar, saddle mount or combinations thereof, or where a trailer or semitrailer in transit is being towed or drawn, and in the process of delivery.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 688)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.071 - "Farm vehicle" defined.

"Farm vehicle" means any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is:
1. Controlled and operated by a farmer or rancher;
2. Used to transport livestock, agricultural products, or ranch or farm machinery or supplies to or from a ranch or farm; and
3. Not used in the operation of a common motor carrier or contract motor carrier.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 688; A 1991, 2354; 2015, 1121)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.072 - "Fully regulated carrier" defined.

"Fully regulated carrier" means a common carrier or contract carrier of passengers or household goods who is required to obtain from the Authority a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a contract carrier’s permit and whose rates, routes and services are subject to regulation by the Authority.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2608; A 1997, 1930)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.085 - "Household goods" defined.

"Household goods" means personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling which are part of the equipment or supply of the dwelling and such other similar property as the Authority may provide by regulation. The term does not include property moving from a factory or store, except property that the householder has purchased with the intent to use in the householder’s dwelling and that is transported at the request of, and the transportation charges paid to the carrier by, the householder.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2608; A 1997, 1930)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.091 - "Motor convoy carrier" defined.

"Motor convoy carrier" means any person, whether engaged in any of the carrier services defined in NRS 706.016 to 706.146, inclusive, or otherwise, engaged in the driveaway-towaway transportation of vehicles in transit, that is, in process of delivery, over and upon the highways of this State, and transported for compensation, or for the purpose of selling or offering the same for sale or exchange or storage prior to sale, or delivery subsequent to sale, or for subsequent use in the service, of any common, contract or private carrier, or, when such person causes such services to be rendered, or who furnished drivers for the movement of in transit vehicles, or who furnishes in transit vehicles to drivers.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 688)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.101 - "Operator" defined.

"Operator" means a person, other than a lienholder, having a property interest in or title to a vehicle. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle under a lease or contract for the purpose of transporting persons or property. The term does not include a person who is the lessee of a taxicab pursuant to NRS 706.473.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 689; A 1993, 2650)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.111 - "Private motor carrier of property" defined.

1. "Private motor carrier of property" means any person or operator engaged in the transportation by vehicle of property sold, or to be sold, or used by the person or operator in furtherance of any private commercial enterprise.
2. "Private motor carrier of property" shall not be construed as permitting the carriage of any property whatsoever for compensation, direct or indirect.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 689)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.121 - "Special mobile equipment" defined.

1. "Special mobile equipment" means every motor vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved upon a highway, including, but not limited to, scoopmobiles, forklifts, ditch-digging apparatus, well-boring apparatus and road construction and maintenance machinery such as asphalt graders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck tractors, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, earth-moving carryalls and scrapers, power shovels and draglines, and earth-moving equipment.
2. "Special mobile equipment" does not include house trailers, dump trucks, truck-mounted transit mixers, concrete pumpers, cranes or drill rigs with highway-rated tires or other vehicles designed for the transportation of persons or property to which machinery has been attached.
3. The Director of the Department may make the final determination as to whether a vehicle not specifically enumerated in subsection 1 or 2 falls within this definition.
4. The Department shall, by regulation, define "incidentally operated or moved upon a highway" for purposes of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 689; A 2007, 231)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.124 - "Taxicab" defined.

"Taxicab" means a vehicle which is not operated over a fixed route, is designed or constructed to accommodate and transport not more than six passengers, including the driver, and:
1. Uses a taximeter or some other device, method or system to indicate and determine the passenger fare charged for the distance traveled;
2. Is used in the transportation of passengers or light express, or both, for which a charge or fee is received; or
3. 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.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1783; A 2015, 2596)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.126 - "Taxicab motor carrier" defined.

1. "Taxicab motor carrier" means any person who operates a taxicab.
2. "Taxicab motor carrier" does not include:
(a) Any employer operating a vehicle for the transportation of the employees of that employer, whether or not the employees pay for the transportation.
(b) A person who is the lessee of a taxicab pursuant to NRS 706.473.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 689; A 1979, 916, 1003; 1985, 318; 1989, 1786; 1993, 2650)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.131 - "Tow car" defined.

"Tow car" means a vehicle which is designed or modified and equipped for and is used exclusively in the business of towing or transporting disabled vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, tow bar, towline, tilt bed or dolly, or is otherwise exclusively used to render assistance to disabled vehicles or to tow any vehicle which is being impounded by any law enforcement agency, removed from any unauthorized parking area or which is otherwise required to be transported by tow car at the request of the owner of the vehicle or any other authorized person.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 690; A 1973, 1245; 1997, 2670)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.137 - "Transportation of household goods" defined.

"Transportation of household goods" means the transportation by motor vehicle of household goods between places within this State including:
1. The movement of household goods;
2. Any combination of packing, loading and unloading, incident to the movement of household goods; and
3. Any movement of household goods accomplished through the use of a rented or other vehicle not owned by the shipper which is driven by someone associated with an entity that has a commercial or financial interest in providing services related to the movement of household goods which are being transported.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2609)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.141 - "Unladen weight" defined.

"Unladen weight" of a vehicle means the weight of a vehicle unloaded, but otherwise containing and having in place at the time of weighing each and every accessory and appliance belonging to and used on such vehicle in the transportation of passengers and property and such other equipment as may be required by law.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 690)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.146 - "Vehicle" defined.

"Vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails. The term does not include electric personal assistive mobility devices as defined in NRS 482.029.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 690; A 2003, 1207)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.151 - Legislative declaration of purpose.

1. It is hereby declared to be the purpose and policy of the Legislature in enacting this chapter:
(a) Except to the extent otherwise provided in NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive, to confer upon the Authority the power and to make it the duty of the Authority to regulate fully regulated carriers, operators of tow cars and brokers of regulated services to the extent provided in this chapter and to confer upon the Department of Motor Vehicles the power to license all motor carriers and to make it the duty of the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted by the Authority pursuant to it, to relieve the undue burdens on the highways arising by reason of the use of the highways by vehicles in a gainful occupation thereon.
(b) To provide for reasonable compensation for the use of the highways in gainful occupations, and enable the State of Nevada, by using license fees, to provide for the proper construction, maintenance and repair thereof, and thereby protect the safety and welfare of the traveling and shipping public in their use of the highways.
(c) To provide for fair and impartial regulation, to promote safe, adequate, economical and efficient service and to foster sound economic conditions in motor transportation.
(d) To encourage the establishment and maintenance of reasonable charges for:
(1) Intrastate transportation by fully regulated carriers; and
(2) Towing services performed without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle,
without unjust discriminations against or undue preferences or advantages being given to any motor carrier or applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
(e) To discourage any practices which would tend to increase or create competition that may be detrimental to the traveling and shipping public or the motor carrier business within this State.
2. All of the provisions of this chapter must be administered and enforced with a view to carrying out the declaration of policy contained in this section.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 690; A 1981, 1019; 1983, 1222; 1995, 2612; 1997, 1930, 2670; 1999, 492; 2003, 1400; 2007, 2052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.1511 - Authority: Creation; appointment, terms and qualifications of members; restriction on other employment of members; members serve at pleasure of Governor.

1. The Nevada Transportation Authority is hereby created.
2. The Authority consists of three members appointed by the Governor. After the initial term, each member shall serve a term of 4 years.
3. The Governor shall appoint to the Authority members who have at least 2 years of experience in one or more of the following fields:
(a) Accounting.
(b) Business administration.
(c) Economics.
(d) Administrative law.
(e) Transportation.
(f) Professional engineering.
At least one but not more than two of the members appointed must be residents of Clark County.
4. Not more than two of the members may be:
(a) Members of the same political party.
(b) From the same field of experience.
5. All of the members must be persons who are independent of the industries regulated by the Authority. No elected officer of this State or any political subdivision is eligible for appointment.
6. The members of the Authority shall give their entire time to the business of the Authority and shall not pursue any other business or vocation or hold any other office of profit.
7. Each member of the Authority serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1923; A 2007, 2053)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.1512 - Authority: Designation of Chair by Governor; Executive Officer; members in unclassified service of State.

1. The Governor shall designate one of the members of the Authority to be Chair. The Chair is the Executive Officer of the Authority and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
2. The members of the Authority are in the unclassified service of the State.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1924)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.1514 - Authority: Power of majority of members; exercise of power and conduct of business by majority of members; hearings.

1. A majority of the members of the Authority may exercise all of the power and conduct the business of the Authority relating to common or contract carriers, taxicabs, and the warehousing of household goods as provided in this chapter and chapter 712 of NRS.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, public hearings must be conducted by one or more members of the Authority. An administrative proceeding conducted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 706.771 may be conducted by a hearing officer designated by the Chair of the Authority.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1924)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.1515 - Authority: Expenses of investigations, inspections, audits and appearances made outside State.

1. Any common or contract carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Authority that elects to maintain its books and records outside the State of Nevada must, in addition to any other assessment and fees provided for by law, be assessed by the Authority for an amount equal to the per diem allowance and travel expenses of members of the Authority and staff for investigations, inspections and audits required to be performed outside this State. The per diem allowance and travel expenses of the members of the Authority and its staff must be assessed at the rate established by the State Board of Examiners for state officers and employees generally.
2. The assessments provided for by this section must be determined by the Authority upon the completion of each such investigation, inspection, audit or appearance and are due within 30 days after receipt by the affected common or contract carrier of the notice of assessment.
3. The records of the Authority relating to the additional costs incurred by reason of the necessary additional travel must be open for inspection by the affected common or contract carrier at any time within the 30-day period.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1924; A 2007, 605)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.1518 - Authority: Biennial report; records open to public.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.1725, the Authority shall make and publish biennial reports showing its proceedings. All biennial reports, records, proceedings, papers and files of the Authority must be open at all reasonable times to the public.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1925)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.1519 - Authority: Certain decisions and actions final.

Any decision or action by the Authority which:
1. Has the effect of substantially impairing, restricting or rescinding the ability or authorization of a fully regulated motor carrier to operate in this State; or
2. Refuses an applicant the ability or authorization to operate as a fully regulated motor carrier in this State,
is a final decision for the purpose of chapter 233B of NRS and may be appealed directly to a court of competent jurisdiction for judicial review.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.156 - Certain carriers and brokers declared affected with public interest and subject to regulation; resale of transportation services.

1. All common and contract motor carriers and brokers are hereby declared to be, to the extent provided in this chapter:
(a) Affected with a public interest; and
(b) Subject to NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive.
2. A purchaser or broker of transportation services which are provided by a common motor carrier who holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity may resell those services, in combination with other services and facilities that are not related to transportation, but only in a manner complying with the scope of authority set forth in the certificate of the common motor carrier. The Authority shall not prohibit or restrict such a purchaser or broker from reselling those transportation services to any person based upon that person’s affiliation, or lack of affiliation, with any group.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 690; A 1987, 2256; 1995, 2612; 1997, 1931, 2670; 1999, 492; 2017, 2160)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.158 - Inapplicability of provisions governing brokers to motor clubs, charitable organizations and certain other brokers of transportation services.

The provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, relating to brokers do not apply to any person whom the Authority determines is:
1. A motor club which holds a valid certificate of authority issued by the Commissioner of Insurance;
2. A bona fide charitable organization, such as a nonprofit corporation or a society, organization or association for educational, religious, scientific or charitable purposes; or
3. A broker of transportation services provided by an entity that is exempt pursuant to NRS 706.745 from the provisions of NRS 706.386 or 706.421.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1030; A 1997, 1932; 2005, 736; 2011, 2654; 2013, 284, 657, 2005, 2179; 2015, 1463; 2019, 2961)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.163 - Inapplicability of certain provisions to governmental vehicles.

The provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, do not apply to vehicles leased to or owned by:
1. The Federal Government or any instrumentality thereof.
2. Any state or a political subdivision thereof.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1048; A 1987, 2256; 2011, 2655; 2013, 284, 657, 2005, 2046, 2180; 2015, 1463; 2019, 2961)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.165 - Authority required to authorize use in certain larger counties of computerized real-time data system to offer cooperative dispatch and electronic hailing services to public by holder of certificate of public convenience and necessity; charges; regulations by Authority.

1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, upon application by a holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the Authority shall authorize the certificate holder to use the computerized real-time data system for the purposes of offering cooperative dispatch and electronic hailing services to the public.
2. If two or more holders of a certificate of convenience and public necessity apply to the Authority to use the computerized real-time data system for the purposes set forth in subsection 1, the Authority must establish, by regulation or order, rules providing for the use of the computerized real-time data system by two or more holders of a certificate of convenience and public necessity for the purposes set forth in subsection 1.
3. The Authority shall:
(a) Authorize the holders of a certificate of public convenience and necessity who are authorized to use the computerized real-time data system for the purposes set forth in subsection 1 to impose a reasonable charge for the use of the computerized real-time data system by a passenger. The charge:
(1) Must be separate from any other rate, fare or charge for service;
(2) Is not required to be uniform within a county; and
(3) May be assessed in accordance with a schedule of charges based upon factors approved by the Authority.
(b) Establish, by regulation or order, requirements for the publication by holders of a certificate of public convenience and necessity of the charge or the schedule of charges for the use by a passenger of the computerized real-time data system for the purposes set forth in subsection 1.
4. As used in this section, "computerized real-time data system" means the computerized real-time data system implemented by the Authority pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 706.1516.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2532)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.166 - Supervision and regulation of fully regulated carriers, brokers of regulated services and operators of tow cars by Authority; enforcement of standards of safety; regulations for certain agreements between fully regulated carriers or operators of tow cars.

The Authority shall:
1. Subject to the limitation provided in NRS 706.168 and to the extent provided in this chapter, supervise and regulate:
(a) Every fully regulated carrier and broker of regulated services in this State in all matters directly related to those activities of the motor carrier and broker actually necessary for the transportation of persons or property, including the handling and storage of that property, over and along the highways.
(b) Every operator of a tow car concerning the rates and charges assessed for towing services performed without the prior consent of the operator of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle and pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive.
2. Supervise and regulate the storage of household goods and effects in warehouses and the operation and maintenance of such warehouses in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 712 of NRS.
3. Enforce the standards of safety applicable to the employees, equipment, facilities and operations of those common and contract carriers subject to the Authority or the Department by:
(a) Providing training in safety;
(b) Reviewing and observing the programs or inspections of the carrier relating to safety; and
(c) Conducting inspections relating to safety at the operating terminals of the carrier.
4. To carry out the policies expressed in NRS 706.151, adopt regulations providing for agreements between two or more fully regulated carriers or two or more operators of tow cars relating to:
(a) Fares of fully regulated carriers;
(b) All rates of fully regulated carriers and rates of operators of tow cars for towing services performed without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle;
(c) Classifications;
(d) Divisions;
(e) Allowances; and
(f) All charges of fully regulated carriers and charges of operators of tow cars for towing services performed without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle, including charges between carriers and compensation paid or received for the use of facilities and equipment.
These regulations may not provide for collective agreements which restrain any party from taking free and independent action.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 691; A 1975, 1161; 1983, 1223; 1987, 2256; 1995, 2613; 1997, 1932, 2671; 1999, 492; 2011, 1400; 2013, 2046; 2015, 1463, 2596)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.167 - Duty of motor carriers to furnish information and annual report; regulations.

1. Each fully regulated carrier, operator of a tow car and common or contract carrier regulated by the Authority shall:
(a) Keep uniform and detailed accounts of all business transacted in the manner required by the Authority by regulation and render them to the Authority upon its request.
(b) Furnish an annual report to the Authority in the form and detail that it prescribes by regulation.
The regulations of the Authority may not require an operator of a tow car to keep accounts and report information concerning towing services other than information that is necessary to permit the Authority to enforce the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the reports required by this section must be prepared for each calendar year and submitted not later than May 15 of the year following the year for which the report is submitted.
3. A carrier may, with the permission of the Authority, prepare the reports required by this section for a year other than a calendar year that the Authority specifies and submit them not later than a date specified by the Authority in each year.
4. If the Authority finds that necessary information is not contained in a report submitted pursuant to this section, it may call for the omitted information at any time.
5. The Authority shall require an operator of a tow car to include in his or her annual report the number of times the operator deviated from the otherwise applicable schedule or tariff to charge a lower rate pursuant to NRS 706.4477 during the calendar year.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1925; A 1999, 492; 2023, 1293)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.168 - Supervision of motor carriers separate from supervision of brokers.

The authority of the Nevada Transportation Authority to supervise and regulate motor carriers and brokers respectively, to the extent provided in this chapter, must be exercised separately. A motor carrier is responsible only for the motor carrier’s own acts and those of the motor carrier’s employees or agents who are not brokers. A broker is responsible only for the broker’s own acts and those of the broker’s employees or agents who are not motor carriers.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 2255; A 1995, 2613; 1997, 1932)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.169 - Regulation of certain carriers by Department of Motor Vehicles and Department of Public Safety.

1. The Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety shall regulate the activities of common and contract carriers of property other than fully regulated carriers and operators of tow cars.
2. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall regulate the licensing of private motor carriers of property used for private commercial enterprises on any highway in this State.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2609; A 1997, 2672; 2003, 1401)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.171 - General powers of Authority, Department of Motor Vehicles and Department of Public Safety: Regulations; reports and records; examinations and subpoenas; temporary waivers.

1. The Authority, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety may:
(a) Make necessary and reasonable regulations governing the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter for which they are each responsible.
(b) Adopt by reference any appropriate rule or regulation, as it exists at the time of adoption, issued by the United States Department of Transportation, the Surface Transportation Board, any other agency of the Federal Government or the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.
(c) Require such reports and the maintenance of such records as they determine to be necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, examine, at any time during the business hours of the day, the books, papers and records of any fully regulated carrier, and of any other common, contract or private motor carrier doing business in this State to the extent necessary for their respective duties. The Authority, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety may examine in other states or require by subpoena the production inside this State of such books, papers and records as are not maintained in this State.
(e) Temporarily waive any requirement for a certificate or permit when an emergency exists as defined in NRS 706.561.
2. No personnel records of an employee of a fully regulated carrier, or of any other common, contract or private motor carrier may be examined pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 unless the records contain information relating to a matter of public safety or the Authority, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety determine that the examination is required to protect the interests of the public.
3. The Department of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations to ensure the payment of any fee due or authorized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
4. As used in this section, "personnel records" does not include:
(a) The name of the employee who is the subject of the record;
(b) The gross compensation and perquisites of the employee;
(c) Any record of the business expenses of the employee;
(d) The title or any description of the position held by the employee;
(e) The qualifications required for the position held by the employee;
(f) The business address of the employee;
(g) The telephone number of the employee at the place of business of the employee;
(h) The work schedule of the employee;
(i) The date on which the employment of the employee began; and
(j) If applicable, the date on which the employment of the employee was terminated.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 691; A 1979, 191; 1981, 1020; 1995, 387, 2613, 2620; 1997, 1632, 1933; 2003, 1401)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.1715 - Duties of Attorney General and district attorneys.

1. The Attorney General shall:
(a) Act as counsel and attorney for the Authority in all actions, proceedings and hearings.
(b) Prosecute in the name of the Nevada Transportation Authority all civil actions for the enforcement of this chapter and for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture provided for therein.
(c) Generally aid the Authority in the performance of its duties and the enforcement of this chapter.
2. The Attorney General or any district attorney may prosecute any violation of this chapter or chapter 712 of NRS for which a criminal penalty is provided.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1927; A 2007, 2054)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.1717 - Cooperation with federal agencies; conferring with regulatory agencies of other states; joint hearings and conferences.

The Authority may, in carrying out its duties:
1. Cooperate with the Federal Government and its departments and agencies.
2. Confer with the regulatory agencies of other states on matters of mutual concern and benefit to persons served by motor carriers of this State.
3. Use the services, records, facilities and cooperation of federal and state regulatory agencies, and hold joint hearings and participate in joint conferences to reach decisions in matters that require cooperation. All necessary expenses incurred in attending hearings and conferences outside this State are a charge against the State and must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1927; A 2003, 630)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.172 - Examination of records and other property of persons regulated by Authority; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any member of the Authority or any officer or employee of the Authority who is designated by the Authority may examine during the regular business hours the books, accounts, records, minutes, papers and property of any person who is regulated by the Authority and who does business in this State, whether or not the book, account, record, minutes, paper or property is located within this State.
2. No personnel records of an employee may be examined pursuant to subsection 1 unless the records contain information relating to a matter of public safety or the Authority determines that the examination is required to protect the interests of the public.
3. As used in this section, "personnel records" does not include:
(a) The name of the employee who is the subject of the record;
(b) The gross compensation and perquisites of the employee;
(c) Any record of the business expenses of the employee;
(d) The title or any description of the position held by the employee;
(e) The qualifications required for the position held by the employee;
(f) The business address of the employee;
(g) The telephone number of the employee at the place of business of the employee;
(h) The work schedule of the employee;
(i) The date on which the employment of the employee began; and
(j) If applicable, the date on which the employment of the employee was terminated.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1925)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.1725 - Disclosure and confidentiality of records and other property of carriers subject to examination.

1. Any books, accounts, records, minutes, papers and property of any carrier that are subject to examination pursuant to NRS 706.1518 and 706.172, and are made available to the Authority, any officer or employee of the Authority, or any other person under the condition that the disclosure of such information to the public be withheld or otherwise limited, must not be disclosed to the public unless the Authority first determines that the disclosure is justified.
2. The Authority shall take such actions as are necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information, including, without limitation:
(a) Granting such protective orders as it deems necessary; and
(b) Holding closed hearings to receive or examine such information.
3. If the Authority closes a hearing to receive or examine such information, it shall:
(a) Restrict access to the records and transcripts of such hearings without the prior approval of the Authority or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing access to the records or transcripts; and
(b) Prohibit any participant at such a hearing from disclosing such information without the prior authorization of the Authority.
4. The Authority shall consider in an open meeting whether the information reviewed or examined in a closed hearing may be disclosed without revealing the confidential subject matter of the information. To the extent the Authority determines the information may be disclosed, the information must become a part of the records available to the public. Information that the Authority determines may not be disclosed must be kept under seal.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1926)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.173 - Regulations concerning safety for drivers and vehicles; regulations concerning transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste.

1. The Authority, the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Public Safety may, by regulation applicable to common, contract and private motor carriers of passengers and property, adopt standards for safety for drivers and vehicles.
2. The Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Public Safety may, by regulation applicable to all motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials, adopt standards for the transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste as defined in NRS 459.430.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 870; A 1987, 1758; 1997, 1934; 2003, 1402)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.176 - Appointment of Deputy Commissioner; employment of compliance enforcement officers and other personnel by Authority.

1. The Authority shall appoint a Deputy Commissioner who:
(a) Must be knowledgeable and experienced in public administration and fiscal management;
(b) Must be knowledgeable in the areas of motor carrier regulation by the Authority; and
(c) Must be independent of and have no pecuniary interest in any entity regulated by the Authority.
2. The Deputy Commissioner shall:
(a) Serve as Chief Financial Officer for the Authority and is responsible for directing the daily operation of the Authority, including, without limitation:
(1) Budget preparation;
(2) Administration;
(3) Human resources;
(4) Purchases and acquisitions made by the Authority; and
(5) Contracts and leases entered into by the Authority;
(b) Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure the efficient operation of the Authority;
(c) Oversee:
(1) The review of applications for certificates, permits and modifications of tariffs;
(2) The maintenance of a hearing calendar of all matters pending before the Authority; and
(3) Compliance with and enforcement of state statutes and regulations pertaining to motor carriers which are regulated by the Authority; and
(d) Authenticate documents and serve as custodian of all agency records.
3. The Deputy Commissioner is in the unclassified service of the State.
4. The Authority shall employ compliance enforcement officers whose duties shall include, without limitation, enforcement activities to ensure motor carriers are operating in compliance with state statutes and regulations, conducting operational inspections of motor carriers and investigating complaints against motor carriers.
5. The Authority may employ such other personnel as may be necessary.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 691; A 1997, 1934; 2007, 2054)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.177 - Authority required to provide annual training on changes to statutes and regulations governing motor carriers; compliance enforcement officers and owners and operators of tow cars required to attend training annually; content of training to be uniform; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Authority shall provide training each year on:
(a) Any addition to or revision of the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive; or
(b) Any regulations adopted by the Authority pursuant to those provisions.
2. If no addition or revision was made to the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, or no regulations were adopted by the Authority pursuant to those provisions in a year, the Authority may, for the immediately succeeding year, choose not to provide the training required by subsection 1.
3. A compliance enforcement officer employed by the Authority and an owner or operator of a tow car subject to the jurisdiction of the Authority shall attend the training prescribed in subsection 1 annually unless the Authority chooses not to provide the training in accordance with subsection 2.
4. The Authority shall provide the training required by subsection 1 uniformly with respect to content throughout the State to all persons who are required to attend the training.
5. The Authority may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.178 - Regulations concerning additional training of compliance enforcement officers.

In addition to the training required pursuant to NRS 706.177, the Authority shall adopt regulations setting forth the training which a compliance enforcement officer employed by the Authority pursuant to NRS 706.176 must complete, including, without limitation, training in commercial vehicle safety inspections provided by the Nevada Highway Patrol.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 2052; A 2021, 1026)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.192 - Power of Department to require bond of carrier that is habitually delinquent in making certain payments.

If the Department determines that a common motor carrier, contract motor carrier or private motor carrier of property is habitually delinquent in the payment of amounts due to the Department pursuant to this chapter, the Department shall require the common motor carrier, contract motor carrier or private motor carrier of property to provide a bond executed by the carrier as principal, and by a corporation qualified pursuant to the laws of this State as surety, payable to the State of Nevada, and conditioned upon the faithful performance of all the requirements of this chapter and upon the punctual payment of all fees, penalties and interest due to the State of Nevada. The total amount of the bond must not be less than $2,500.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 467)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.196 - Reports to Department; preservation of records; penalties for failure to report or preserve records.

1. The Department may require such reports and the maintenance of such books, papers and records as it determines necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and NRS 484D.615.
2. Any person whose vehicles are registered with the Department pursuant to NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive, shall maintain the books, papers and records required to be maintained by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 for the 36 months following the year for which the vehicles are registered. The books, papers and records must be made available for inspection by the Department during normal business hours.
3. For any person who fails to report or to maintain books, papers or records as required pursuant to subsection 2, the Department may:
(a) Revoke or refuse to grant the authority to register or transfer or renew registrations granted pursuant to NRS 706.188;
(b) Deny the person the right to apportion fees pursuant to NRS 706.801 to 706.861, inclusive; and
(c) Revoke any license of the person issued by the Department pursuant to chapter 482 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 692; A 1973, 700; 1979, 1076; 1987, 968, 1317, 1319; 1995, 314; 2009, 392)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.197 - Fees for filing documents; exception.

1. The Authority may collect fees for the filing of any official document required by this chapter or by a regulation of the Authority.
2. Filing fees may not exceed:
(a) For applications, $200.
(b) For petitions seeking affirmative relief, $200.
(c) For each tariff page that requires public notice and is not attached to an application, $10. If more than one page is filed at one time, the total fee may not exceed the cost of notice and publication.
(d) For all other documents that require public notice, $10.
3. If an application or other document is rejected by the Authority because it is inadequate or inappropriate, the filing fee must be returned.
4. The Authority may not charge any fee for filing a complaint.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1926)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.201 - Costs of administration.

To the extent that such costs cannot be paid from the Nevada Transportation Authority Regulatory Account in the State General Fund, the costs of administration of this chapter must be paid from the State Highway Fund on claims presented by the Authority or Department, approved by the State Board of Examiners.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 692; A 1973, 1838; 1997, 1934)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.211 - Deposit and use of money collected.

All money collected by the Department under the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and NRS 482.180 and 482.181, all money collected under the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, must be used for the construction, maintenance and repair of the public highways of this State.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 692; A 1973, 1838; 1975, 213; 1979, 149; 2001 Special Session, 155; 2009, 2198; 2013, 2570; 2015, 2953; 2023, 2451)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.221 - NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, not construed as law for registration of motor vehicles.

NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, are not to be construed as a motor vehicle registration law, but the license fees provided therein are in addition to the motor vehicle registration fees required under the laws of this State.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 692; A 1989, 1786)