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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.4624 - Suspension of permit for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of permit. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. If the Authority receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a driver’s permit, the Authority shall deem the driver’s permit issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Authority receives a letter issued to the holder of the driver’s permit by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the driver’s permit has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
2. The Authority shall reinstate a driver’s permit that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the Authority receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose driver’s permit was suspended stating that the person whose driver’s permit was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2179)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.463 - Regulation of owner or operator of charter bus which is not fully regulated carrier: Safety; liability insurance and bonds; fingerprinting; schedules and tariffs.

Each owner or operator of a charter bus which is not a fully regulated carrier shall:
1. Comply with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted by the Authority pursuant to this chapter relating to safety;
2. Submit evidence satisfactory to the Authority that the owner or operator has obtained a liability insurance policy, certificate of insurance, bond of a surety company or other surety in the time, amount and form required by the Authority for a common motor carrier of passengers pursuant to NRS 706.291;
3. Submit a complete set of the fingerprints of each natural person who is identified by the Authority as a significant principal, partner, officer, manager, member, director or trustee of the owner or operator and written permission authorizing the Authority to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report; and
4. Not later than 5 days before beginning operation in this State, submit to the Authority a copy of its schedule or tariff setting forth the rates established by the owner or operator. If the owner or operator intends to make any changes to its schedule or tariff, the owner or operator shall submit an updated copy of the schedule or tariff to the Authority not later than 5 days before the date on which those changes are to become effective. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, schedules and tariffs submitted by the owner or operator to the Authority pursuant to this section, and the rates set forth in those schedules and tariffs, are not subject to hearing or approval by the Authority.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 942; A 2013, 85)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.465 - Annual fee; technology fee; penalty and interest.

1. An operator of a limousine shall, beginning on July 1, 2003, and on July 1 of each year thereafter, pay to the Authority a fee of $100 for each limousine that the Authority has authorized the operator to operate.
2. An operator of a limousine shall:
(a) Charge and collect a technology fee in an amount set by the Authority for each compensable trip by a limousine that the Authority has authorized the operator to operate, if a computerized real-time data system is used for the purposes set forth in NRS 706.165; and
(b) Remit to the Authority, not later than the 10th day of each month, all technology fees collected by the operator pursuant to this subsection for the immediately preceding month.
The fee charged pursuant to this subsection may only be charged within a county whose population is 700,000 or more, and may be included in the operator’s tariff.
3. Any person who fails to pay any fee on or before the date provided in this section shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the fee, plus interest on the amount of the fee at the rate of 1 percent per month or fraction of a month, from the date the fee is due until the date of payment.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Computerized real-time data system" means the computerized real-time data system implemented by the Authority pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 706.1516.
(b) "Limousine" includes:
(1) A livery limousine; and
(2) A traditional limousine.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 3207; A 2013, 2535)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.471 - Annual fee; technology fee; penalty and interest.

1. Each taxicab motor carrier shall, before commencing the operation defined in NRS 706.126 and annually thereafter, pay to the Authority for each taxicab which it operates, including each taxicab it leases pursuant to NRS 706.473, an annual fee of not more than $75 as determined by a regulation of the Authority.
2. The annual fee provided in this section must be paid on or before January 1 of each year.
3. The annual fee must be reduced one-twelfth for each month which has elapsed since the beginning of the calendar year in which operation is begun.
4. In addition to the annual fee provided in subsection 1, each taxicab motor carrier shall:
(a) Charge and collect a technology fee in an amount set by the Authority for each compensable trip by a taxicab which it operates, including each taxicab it leases pursuant to NRS 706.473; and
(b) Remit to the Authority, not later than the 10th day of each month, all fees collected by the operator pursuant to this subsection for the immediately preceding month.
The fee charged pursuant to this subsection may only be charged within a county whose population is 700,000 or more, and may be added to the passenger fare charged as indicated on the taximeter.
5. Any person who fails to pay any fee on or before the date provided in this section shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the fee plus interest on the amount of the fee at the rate of 1 percent per month or fraction of a month from the date the fee is due until the date of payment.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 702; A 1973, 1839; 1987, 896; 1993, 2650; 1997, 1948; 2013, 2536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.473 - Leasing of taxicab to independent contractor: Authorization in certain counties; limitations; approval of agreement; liability for violations; intervention in civil action by Authority.

1. In a county whose population is less than 700,000, a person who holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity which was issued for the operation of a taxicab business may, upon approval from the Authority, lease a taxicab to an independent contractor who does not hold a certificate of public convenience and necessity. A person may lease only one taxicab to each independent contractor with whom the person enters into a lease agreement. The taxicab may be used only in a manner authorized by the lessor’s certificate of public convenience and necessity.
2. A person who enters into a lease agreement with an independent contractor pursuant to this section shall submit a copy of the agreement to the Authority for its approval. The agreement is not effective until approved by the Authority.
3. A person who leases a taxicab to an independent contractor is jointly and severally liable with the independent contractor for any violation of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and shall ensure that the independent contractor complies with such provisions and regulations.
4. The Authority or any of its employees may intervene in a civil action involving a lease agreement entered into pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2649; A 1997, 1948; 2011, 1312)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.475 - Leasing of taxicab to independent contractor: Regulations of Authority.

1. The Authority shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to:
(a) Carry out the provisions of NRS 706.473; and
(b) Ensure that the taxicab business remains safe, adequate and reliable.
2. Such regulations must include, without limitation:
(a) The minimum qualifications for an independent contractor;
(b) Requirements related to liability insurance;
(c) Minimum safety standards; and
(d) The procedure for approving a lease agreement and the provisions that must be included in a lease agreement concerning the grounds for the revocation of such approval.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2649; A 1997, 1949)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.4755 - Posting of sign in taxicab concerning assault or battery on driver.

1. Each taxicab motor carrier shall post at least one sign which meets the requirements of this section inside each taxicab that he or she operates in a location conspicuous to the passengers of the taxicab.
2. Each sign required by subsection 1 must contain a notice in at least 16-point bold type that is easy to read and is in substantially the following form:
WARNING
ASSAULT UPON A TAXICAB DRIVER IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 6 YEARS IN PRISON. BATTERY UPON A TAXICAB DRIVER IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1036)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.4757 - Blood, breath or urine test on employee or lessee for presence of alcohol or controlled substance; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a taxicab motor carrier requires an employee or lessee to submit to a test for the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance in his or her blood, breath or urine and the employee or lessee tests positive for the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance in his or her blood, breath or urine, the taxicab motor carrier shall:
(a) Maintain a record of the results of the test;
(b) Provide to the Authority a record of the results of the test; and
(c) Release a record of the results of the test to another taxicab motor carrier upon request.
2. For the purposes of this section, a record of the results of a test administered as described in subsection 1:
(a) Must indicate only that the results of the test were positive or negative; and
(b) Must not be maintained by a taxicab motor carrier or the Authority for a period of more than 1 year.
3. The Authority may adopt regulations to carry out its duties pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2004)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.4759 - Use of fully autonomous vehicles by common motor carriers and contract motor carriers.

1. The Authority shall authorize a common motor carrier or contract motor carrier to use one or more fully autonomous vehicles to transport passengers if:
(a) The fully autonomous vehicles comply with the provisions of chapter 482A of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(b) The motor carrier holds a permit issued pursuant to NRS 706B.130 as an autonomous vehicle network company and a permit to use autonomous vehicles to provide transportation services pursuant to NRS 706B.110; and
(c) The fully autonomous vehicles will comply with the requirements of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
2. A common motor carrier or contract motor carrier may use one or more fully autonomous vehicles to transport property if the fully autonomous vehicles:
(a) Comply with the provisions of chapter 482A of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and
(b) Will comply with the applicable requirements of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 4478)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.88398 - Use of fully autonomous vehicles.

The Taxicab Authority shall authorize a certificate holder to use one or more fully autonomous vehicles if:
1. The fully autonomous vehicles comply with the provisions of chapter 482A of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
2. The certificate holder holds a permit issued pursuant to NRS 706B.130 as an autonomous vehicle network company and a permit to use autonomous vehicles to provide transportation services pursuant to NRS 706B.110; and
3. The fully autonomous vehicles will comply with the requirements of NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 4479)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.476 - Impoundment by Authority of certain vehicles in unauthorized use; notice and hearing; administrative fine.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.478:
1. A vehicle used as a taxicab, limousine or other passenger vehicle in passenger service or to provide towing services or the transportation of household goods must be impounded by the Authority if a certificate of public convenience and necessity is required to be issued to authorize its operation but has not been issued to authorize its operation. A hearing must be held by the Authority no later than the conclusion of the second normal business day after impoundment, weekends and holidays excluded. As soon as practicable after impoundment, the Authority shall notify the registered owner of the vehicle:
(a) That the registered owner of the vehicle may post a bond in the amount of $20,000 to ensure the registered owner’s presence at all proceedings held pursuant to this section;
(b) Of the time set for the hearing; and
(c) Of the registered owner’s right to be represented by counsel during all phases of the proceedings.
2. The Authority shall hold the vehicle until the registered owner of the vehicle appears and:
(a) Posts a bond in the amount of $20,000 with the Authority; or
(b) Proves that:
(1) The person is the registered owner of the vehicle;
(2) The person holds a valid certificate of public convenience and necessity, if required; and
(3) The vehicle meets all required standards of the Authority.
The Authority shall return the vehicle to its registered owner when the owner meets the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b) and pays all costs of impoundment.
3. If the registered owner is unable to meet the requirements of subparagraph (2) or (3) of paragraph (b) of subsection 2, the Authority may assess an administrative fine against the registered owner for each such violation in the amount of $5,000. The maximum amount of the administrative fine that may be assessed against a registered owner for a single impoundment of the registered owner’s vehicle pursuant to this section is $10,000. The Authority shall return the vehicle after any administrative fine imposed pursuant to this subsection and all costs of impoundment have been paid.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1929; A 1999, 1962; 2009, 24, 632)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.478 - Short-term lessor not liable for fine or penalty related to impoundment of certain vehicles in unauthorized use if vehicle in care, custody or control of lessee; evidence of care, custody or control; release of vehicle to short-term lessor.

1. Notwithstanding any provision of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, to the contrary, if the registered owner of a vehicle which is impounded pursuant to NRS 706.476 is a short-term lessor licensed pursuant to NRS 482.363 who is engaged in the business of renting or leasing vehicles in accordance with NRS 482.295 to 482.3159, inclusive, the registered owner is not liable for any administrative fine or other penalty that may be imposed by the Authority for the operation of a passenger vehicle in violation of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, if at the time that the vehicle was impounded, the vehicle was in the care, custody or control of a lessee.
2. A short-term lessor may establish that a vehicle was subject to the care, custody or control of a lessee at the time that the vehicle was impounded pursuant to NRS 706.476 by submitting to the Authority a true copy of the lease or rental agreement pursuant to which the vehicle was leased or rented to the lessee by the short-term lessor. The submission of a true copy of a lease or rental agreement is prima facie evidence that the vehicle was in the care, custody or control of the lessee.
3. Upon the receipt of a true copy of a written lease or rental agreement pursuant to subsection 2 which evidences that the vehicle impounded by the Authority pursuant to NRS 706.476 was under the care, custody or control of a lessee and not the registered owner of the vehicle, the Authority shall release the vehicle to the short-term lessor.
4. As used in this section, "short-term lessor" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.053.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1962)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.481 - Operator of motor vehicle within provisions of chapter deemed owner; joint and several liability of lessor and lessee for fees, taxes, penalties and interest.

1. For the purposes of this chapter, the operator of a vehicle which comes within the provisions of this chapter, whether as a single vehicle or as part of a fleet, shall be deemed to be the owner of such vehicle.
2. The lessee and lessor of such a vehicle are jointly and severally liable for any fees, taxes, penalties or interest owed to the State under the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 703)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.491 - Motor carrier must be licensed.

Every person operating as a common, contract or private motor carrier must, before commencing operation in this State in any calendar year, secure from the Department a license and make payments therefor as provided in NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 703; A 1981, 1049; 1989, 1410)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.495 - Medical examiner’s certificate: Required before application for employment, contract or lease as driver of taxicab; issuance and contents; expiration and renewal.

1. Before applying to a taxicab motor carrier for employment or a contract or lease as a driver of a taxicab, a person must obtain a medical examiner’s certificate with two copies thereof from a medical examiner who is licensed to practice in the State of Nevada. The prospective driver must provide a copy of the certificate to the taxicab motor carrier.
2. A medical examiner shall issue the certificate and copies described in subsection 1 if the medical examiner finds that a prospective driver meets the health requirements established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 49 C.F.R. §§ 391.41 et seq.
3. The certificate described in subsection 1 must state that the medical examiner has examined the prospective driver and has found that the prospective driver meets the health requirements described in subsection 2. The certificate must be signed and dated by the medical examiner.
4. The medical examiner’s certificate required by this section expires 2 years after the date of issuance and may be renewed.
5. As used in this section, "medical examiner" means a physician, as defined in NRS 0.040, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to NRS 632.237 or a chiropractic physician licensed pursuant to chapter 634 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 656; A 2017, 1778)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.521 - Temporary permit for certain motor vehicles; fee.

1. Any person has the option, in lieu of causing a commercial motor vehicle as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 350.105 which has a gross vehicle weight rating or combined gross vehicle weight rating in excess of 10,000 pounds to be licensed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.482 or 706.841, of purchasing a temporary permit and paying a fee of $5 plus 15 cents for each mile the Department estimates the vehicle will travel within the State of Nevada during the effective period of the temporary permit.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a temporary permit authorizes operation over the highways of this State from point of entry to point of exit for not more than 24 consecutive hours.
3. The Department may issue to the owner or operator of a common motor carrier of passengers a temporary permit which authorizes operation for not more than 120 consecutive hours.
4. If a person is issued a temporary permit pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Department shall credit the cost of that permit against the cost of any license subsequently issued to that person pursuant to the provisions of either NRS 482.482 or 706.841 whose effective dates include the effective dates of the temporary permit, or if that license fee has been satisfied, against any fee owed to the Department pursuant to the provisions of chapter 366 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 706; A 1973, 696; 1979, 1077; 1981, 1050; 1985, 1844, 2130; 1987, 608; 1989, 1410; 1993, 1986; 1995, 314; 1997, 323; 2009, 468)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.531 - Combinations of vehicles: Permitting; fee; penalties.

1. The Department of Transportation or its designee shall approve an application for a permit pursuant to the provisions of subsection 5 of NRS 484D.615. In lieu of a separate permit issued by the Department, a motor vehicle regularly licensed in excess of 80,000 pounds pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.482 shall be deemed permitted to operate any legal, reducible combination pursuant to NRS 484D.615.
2. The annual fee for each permit for a legal, reducible combination of vehicles exceeding 70 feet in length but not exceeding 80,000 pounds is $10.
3. The fee required pursuant to this section is in addition to all other fees required by the provisions of this chapter.
4. Any person operating a combination of vehicles licensed pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 or 2 who is apprehended operating a combination which violates this section or NRS 484D.615 is, in addition to all other penalties provided by law, liable for the difference between the fee for the load being carried and the fee paid, for the full licensing period.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 707; A 1979, 1817; 1981, 667; 1983, 1629; 1985, 1845; 1987, 609; 1989, 271, 1411; 1995, 315; 1997, 323; 2003, 406; 2011, 1666; 2019, 2967)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.541 - Purchase of temporary permit required before entering State.

Any person who elects to purchase a temporary permit pursuant to NRS 706.521 in lieu of causing a vehicle to be licensed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.482 or 706.841 shall secure a permit from a vendor authorized to issue those permits pursuant to NRS 481.051 before entering this State.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 707; A 1973, 696; 1987, 610; 1989, 1412; 1995, 316; 1999, 401; 2009, 468)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.546 - Charge for credit allowed against subsequent fees.

Where credit is allowed against any subsequent fee for a permit paid pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.521, there is a nonrefundable charge of $5.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 708; A 1987, 610; 1989, 1412; 1995, 316)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.561 - Temporary waiver of fees in emergency.

The Department may temporarily waive any fee imposed upon a motor carrier when an emergency exists requiring expeditious transportation. As used in this section, "emergency" means a condition requiring action to prevent, minimize or repair injury and damage resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack, sabotage or other hostile action, or by fire, flood, earthquake or other natural causes.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 708; A 1981, 1052)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.566 - Civil action for collection of unpaid fees.

The Department may, in its discretion, where a fee or other amount provided for in NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, remains unpaid for more than 15 days and the person liable for it neglects or refuses to pay it for any reason, direct that a civil action be commenced by the Attorney General in a court of competent jurisdiction in the proper county for the recovery of the fee or other amount.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 708; A 1979, 201)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.571 - Procedure for refund of fee, penalty or interest.

1. If through clerical error the Department collects or receives any fee, penalty or interest imposed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, the fee, penalty or interest must be refunded or credited to the person paying it. Notification stating the specific grounds therefor must be made within 36 months after the date of payment, whether the fee, penalty or interest was paid voluntarily or under protest.
2. Refunds pursuant to the provisions of this section may only be made for errors such as mistakes in computation, double payments and similar clerical or ministerial errors. A request for the refund of a fee based upon the constitutionality or interpretation of a statute must be made pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.576.
3. Refunds must be made to a successor, assignee, estate or heir of the person if written application is made within the time prescribed.
4. Any amount determined to be refundable by the Department must be refunded or credited to any amounts then due from the person to whom the refund is due. A refund must not be made for an amount less than $5. A credit must be retained until the amount reaches at least $5, at which time it must be refunded.
5. All amounts refunded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be paid from the Motor Vehicle Fund on claims presented by the Department, approved by the State Board of Examiners, and paid as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 708; A 1973, 705; 1975, 214; 1981, 1052; 1987, 970; 1989, 1412; 1993, 1986)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.576 - Injunction or other process to prevent collection of fees prohibited; action to recover amount paid under protest.

1. No injunction, writ of mandate or other legal or equitable process shall issue in any suit, action or proceeding in any court against this State or any officer thereof to prevent or enjoin the collection under NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, of any fee or other amount required to be collected.
2. After payment of any such fee or other amount under protest, duly verified and setting forth the grounds of objection to the legality thereof, filed with the Department at the time of payment of the fee or other amount protested, the person making the payment may bring an action against the State Treasurer in the district court in and for Carson City for the recovery of the amount so paid under protest.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 709)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.581 - Action to recover amount paid: Time to sue; waiver of right; consideration of grounds of illegality.

1. No action authorized by NRS 706.576 may be instituted more than 90 days after payment under protest has been made. Failure to bring suit within the 90 days constitutes a waiver of any and all demands against the State on account of alleged overpayments.
2. No grounds for refund may be considered by the court other than those set forth in the protest filed at the time of such payment.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 709)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.586 - Judgment for plaintiff: Disposition of amount; interest.

1. If judgment is rendered for the plaintiff, the amount of the judgment shall first be credited on any fee or other amount due from the plaintiff under NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, and the balance of the judgment shall be refunded to the plaintiff.
2. On any such judgment, interest shall be allowed at the rate of 6 percent per annum upon the amount ordered to be refunded, from the date of payment of such amount to the date of allowance of credit on account of such judgment or to a date preceding the date of the refund warrant by not more than 30 days, such date to be determined by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 709)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.591 - Issuance of writ of attachment; bond or affidavit not required.

In any action commenced under NRS 706.566, a writ of attachment may issue, and no bond or affidavit previous to the issuing of the attachment shall be required.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 709)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.596 - Evidentiary effect of verified claim of Department.

In any action under NRS 706.566, a verified claim by the Department showing the delinquency shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of such obligation, of such delinquency, and of compliance by the Department with all provisions of this chapter relating to such obligation.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 709)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.601 - Delinquent fees, interest and penalties constitute lien against motor vehicle; time of attachment of lien; Department to notify registered owner before seizure and sale of vehicle; hearing.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.611:
1. The delinquent fees, interest and penalties constitute a lien upon and have the effect of an execution duly levied against any vehicle owned or being purchased by the licensee for the operation of which fees or other obligations are due pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.482 or 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive. The lien attaches at the time the vehicle is operated in this State with fees or other obligations delinquent.
2. In accordance with the provisions of subsections 3 and 4, the Department may seize and sell any vehicle subject to a lien pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1.
3. The Department shall, not less than 10 days before the seizure of a vehicle, give to the registered owner of the vehicle, the legal owner of the vehicle and to every other person known to be claiming an interest in the vehicle, notice of the lien and of its intent to seize and sell the vehicle. The notice shall be deemed effective if sent by certified mail addressed to the person at the person’s address as it appears on the records of the Department.
4. Any person who receives notice of the lien may request a hearing to contest the existence or amount of the lien. If a hearing is not requested within 10 days after the effective date of the notice, the Department may seize and sell the vehicle.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 709; A 1989, 1412; 1993, 1987)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.611 - Priority of lien.

The lien is paramount to all private liens or encumbrances of whatever character upon the vehicle and to the rights of any conditional vendor or any other holder of the legal title to such vehicle, with the following exceptions:
1. The lien shall not be enforceable against any vehicle which was transferred in good faith to a bona fide transferee before physical possession of the vehicle was taken by the State of Nevada pursuant to the lien.
2. The lien shall be subordinate to any lien of indebtedness secured by a security agreement which existed against a vehicle prior to the time when the lien provided by NRS 706.601 attached to such vehicle if:
(a) Such indebtedness was incurred in good faith to secure a portion of the purchase price of such vehicle;
(b) Such indebtedness is secured by a security agreement perfected as required by law; and
(c) Such security agreement, whether providing for a purchase money security interest or otherwise, was not given, directly or indirectly, to any officer or stockholder of a corporation having the lawful use or control of such vehicle.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2, the lien provided by NRS 706.601 shall be enforceable as to any equity which may remain in a vehicle subject to such lien after the encumbrance of any security interest has been removed by repossession and sale of such vehicle by the secured party, but no such sale, either public or private, may be had unless such secured party has served, by registered or certified mail, at least 5 days prior to the date set for sale, notice upon the Director of the Department of the time and place of such sale. The Department shall notify the secured party, if the name of the secured party is known to the Department, at the time the lien attaches to any vehicle, or as soon thereafter as the Department learns that the lien has attached.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 709)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.616 - Transfer of ownership or license: Issuance of certificate of registration or title or transfer of license prohibited until Department certifies removal of lien.

1. If the ownership of a vehicle subject to the lien provided for by NRS 706.601 is transferred, whether by operation of law or otherwise, no certificate of registration or certificate of title with respect to such vehicle may be issued by the Department to the transferee or person otherwise entitled thereto until the Department has issued a certificate that such lien has been removed.
2. No license issued under chapter 706 of NRS with respect to a vehicle which becomes subject to the lien provided for by NRS 706.601 may be transferred until the Department has issued a certificate that the lien has been removed.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 710; A 2003, 479)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.621 - Notice by Department to person controlling credits or property of delinquent licensee; limitations on transfer or disposition of property.

1. If any licensee is delinquent in the payment of any fee or other amount imposed under NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, the Department may give notice of the amount of such delinquency by registered or certified mail to all persons having in their possession or under their control any credits or other personal property belonging to such licensee, or owing any debts to such licensee at the time of the receipt by them of such notice. Thereafter any person so notified shall neither transfer nor make other disposition of such credits, personal property or debts until the Department has consented to a transfer or disposition, or until 20 days have elapsed from and after the receipt of such notice.
2. All persons so notified shall, within 5 days after the receipt of such notice, advise the Department of any such credits, personal property or debts in their possession, under their control or owing by them, as the case may be.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 710)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.626 - Revocation or denial of license: Notice and hearing.

1. For reasonable cause the Department may revoke any license issued pursuant to this chapter or refuse to issue any license provided for in this chapter.
2. Before revoking a license, the Department shall send a notice by registered or certified mail to the licensee at the licensee’s last known address ordering the licensee to appear before the Department at a time not less than 10 days after the mailing of such notice and show cause why the license should not be revoked.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 711)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.631 - Remedies of State cumulative; election of remedies.

The remedies of the State provided for in NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, are cumulative, and no action taken by the Department or Authority may be construed to be an election on the part of the State or any of its officers to pursue any remedy under NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, to the exclusion of any other remedy for which provision is made in NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 711; A 1997, 1949)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.6411 - Conditions; application; hearing; authorization; restrictions; duration.

1. All motor carriers, other than operators of tow cars, regulated pursuant to NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, to whom the certificates, permits and licenses provided by NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, have been issued may transfer them to another carrier, other than an operator of a tow car, qualified pursuant to NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, but no such transfer is valid for any purpose until a joint application to make the transfer has been made to the Authority by the transferor and the transferee, and the Authority has authorized the substitution of the transferee for the transferor. The application must include a complete set of fingerprints of each natural person who is identified by the Authority as a significant principal, partner, officer, manager, member, director or trustee of the transferee and written permission authorizing the Authority to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report. No transfer of stock of a corporate motor carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Authority is valid without the prior approval of the Authority if the effect of the transfer would be to change the corporate control of the carrier or if a transfer of 15 percent or more of the common stock of the carrier is proposed.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Authority shall fix a time and place for a hearing to be held unless the application is made to transfer the certificate from a natural person or partners to a corporation whose controlling stockholders will be substantially the same person or partners, and may hold a hearing to consider such an application.
3. The Authority may also dispense with the hearing on the joint application to transfer if, upon the expiration of the time fixed in the notice thereof, no protest against the transfer of the certificate or permit has been filed by or in behalf of any interested person.
4. In determining whether or not the transfer of a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a permit to act as a contract motor carrier should be authorized, the Authority shall consider:
(a) The service which has been performed by the transferor and that which may be performed by the transferee.
(b) Other authorized facilities for transportation in the territory for which the transfer is sought.
(c) Whether or not the transferee is fit, willing and able to perform the services of a common or contract motor carrier by vehicle and whether or not the proposed operation would be consistent with the legislative policy set forth in NRS 706.151.
5. Upon a transfer made pursuant to this section, the Authority may make such amendments, restrictions or modifications in a certificate or permit as the public interest may require.
6. No transfer is valid beyond the life of the certificate, permit or license transferred.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 711; A 1971, 949; 1983, 869; 1997, 1949, 2679; 1999, 492; 2013, 86)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.672 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 706.672 to 706.692, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 706.675 and 706.678 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1351; A 2007, 673)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.678 - "Intrastate driver" defined.

"Intrastate driver" means a driver who operates a commercial motor vehicle exclusively within this State for a period of 7 or more consecutive days. The term does not include a person who is an employee of a public utility, as that term is defined in NRS 704.020.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1351; A 2007, 673)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.682 - Limitations on intrastate drivers of commercial motor vehicles.

1. A motor carrier shall not allow or require an intrastate driver to drive, and an intrastate driver shall not drive:
(a) Within any 24-hour period:
(1) More than 12 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty; or
(2) For any number of hours after having accrued more than 15 consecutive hours of on-duty time; or
(b) Within any period of 7 consecutive days, after having accrued 70 hours of on-duty time.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Motor carrier" has the meaning ascribed to it in 49 C.F.R. § 350.105.
(b) "On-duty time" has the meaning ascribed to it in 49 C.F.R. § 395.2.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1351; A 2007, 673)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.692 - Limitations on drivers of other regulated motor vehicles; enforcement.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.672 to 706.692, inclusive, the owner or operator of a motor vehicle to which any provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, apply, carrying passengers or property on any highway in the State of Nevada shall not require or permit any driver of the motor vehicle to drive it in any one period longer than the time permitted for that period by the order of the Authority or the Department.
2. In addition to other persons so required, the Labor Commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 718; A 1985, 871; 1997, 1954; 2005, 1353; 2007, 674)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.741 - Exemption of certain vehicles used in business of resort hotel that holds nonrestricted gaming license; requirements regarding inspection of such vehicles.

1. An owner or operator of a motor vehicle that is used for the transportation of passengers or property is not subject to the provisions of this chapter governing fully regulated carriers if:
(a) The owner or operator, or an affiliate of the owner or operator, of the motor vehicle:
(1) Holds a nonrestricted license and is a resort hotel;
(2) Is not in the business of transporting passengers or property;
(3) Does not charge a fee for transporting passengers or property;
(4) Provides transportation only to its customers, guests, casino hosts, key employees, officers and directors; and
(5) Marks the vehicle with the name or logo of the owner or operator, or an affiliate of the owner or operator, which must be at least 2 inches in height and be visible from a distance of at least 50 feet; and
(b) The use of the motor vehicle is related to the business of the resort hotel for which the nonrestricted license of the owner or operator, or an affiliate of the owner or operator, was issued.
2. The owner or operator, or an affiliate of the owner or operator, of a motor vehicle specified in subsection 1 shall regularly inspect the motor vehicle and maintain a record of the inspection for at least 3 years after the date of the inspection. Each record maintained pursuant to this subsection must be made available for inspection or audit by the Authority or its designee at any time during regular business hours.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Affiliate" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.0133;
(b) "Nonrestricted license" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.0177; and
(c) "Resort hotel" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.01865.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1930; A 2017, 386)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.749 - Permit for employer transporting employees between place of work and homes or central areas for parking: Application; issuance; period of validity; fees; fares; renewal.

1. The Authority may issue a permit, valid for 1 year after the date of issuance, to an employer to transport the employees of that employer between their place of work and their homes or one or more central parking areas if the employer files an application, on a form provided by the Authority, showing:
(a) The name of the employer;
(b) The places where employees will be picked up and discharged, including the location of their place of work;
(c) Identification of each vehicle to be used and certification that it is owned or the subject of a long-term lease by the employer;
(d) That each vehicle is registered to and operated by the employer; and
(e) Any charge which will be made for the service.
2. The employer must pay a fee of $10 for each vehicle which the employer will regularly use to transport employees.
3. The employer must charge no fare for the use of the service, or no more than an amount required to amortize the cost of the vehicle and defray the cost of operating it.
4. The Authority shall renew the permit upon receipt of a fee of $10 per vehicle regularly used to transport employees.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1003; A 1991, 2038; 1995, 2618; 1997, 1951)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.759 - Taxicab driver prohibited from acting as driver for transportation network company under certain circumstances; termination of employment; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person who drives a taxicab as an employee of a person who holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity which was issued for the operation of a taxicab business shall not act as a driver as defined in NRS 706A.040:
(a) Using the taxicab provided by his or her employer; or
(b) During any time for which the person receives wages from his or her employer for duties which include driving a taxicab.
2. A person who holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity which was issued for the operation of a taxicab business may terminate the employment of a person who violates the provisions of subsection 1.
3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to an independent contractor who leases a taxicab pursuant to NRS 706.88396.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2595; A 2017, 3830)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.761 - Civil penalty for refusal or failure to furnish report or allow inspection of books.

1. Any agent or person in charge of the books, accounts, records, minutes or papers of any private, common or contract motor carrier or broker of any of these services who refuses or fails for a period of 30 days to furnish the Authority or Department with any report required by either or who fails or refuses to permit any person authorized by the Authority or Department to inspect such books, accounts, records, minutes or papers on behalf of the Authority or Department is liable to a penalty in a sum of not less than $300 nor more than $500. The penalty may be recovered in a civil action upon the complaint of the Authority or Department in any court of competent jurisdiction.
2. Each day’s refusal or failure is a separate offense, and is subject to the penalty prescribed in this section.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 717; A 1979 191; 1995, 2619; 1997, 1953, 2682; 1999, 492)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 706 - Motor Carriers › NRS 706.766 - Receipt of compensation not in conformity with fares, rates or charges filed with Authority unlawful; granting of rebate, concession or special privilege unlawful; penalty.

1. It is unlawful for any fully regulated carrier or operator of a tow car to charge, demand, collect or receive a greater or less compensation for any service performed by it within this State or for any service in connection therewith than is specified in its fare, rates, joint rates, charges or rules and regulations on file with the Authority, or to demand, collect or receive any fare, rate or charge not specified. The rates, tolls and charges named therein are the lawful rates, tolls and charges until they are changed as provided in this chapter.
2. It is unlawful for any fully regulated carrier or operator of a tow car to grant any rebate, concession or special privilege to any person which, directly or indirectly, has or may have the effect of changing the rates, tolls, charges or payments.
3. Any violation of the provisions of this section subjects the violator to the penalty prescribed in NRS 706.761.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 717; A 1987, 2259; 1995, 2619; 1997, 1953, 2682; 1999, 492)