Current through September 16, 2024
1. In addition to
the applicable requirements set forth in
49 C.F.R.
§§
391.51,
392.2,
392.4,
392.5 and
392.9
and 49 C.F.R. Parts 390, 393 and 397, a certificate holder shall not allow an
employee or independent contractor of the certificate holder to drive a taxicab
that the certificate holder is authorized to operate unless the employee or
independent contractor:
(a) Is at least 21
years of age and has held for at least 30 days a valid Nevada driver's license
or is a border state employee, as that term is defined in NRS
NRS
483.035;
(b) Possesses a valid driver's permit issued
by the Authority;
(c) Provides to
the certificate holder, on or before the date on which the employee becomes
employed by the certificate holder as the driver of a taxicab or the
independent contractor begins to lease a taxicab from the certificate holder
pursuant to NRS
NRS
706.473:
(1)
A certificate from a licensed physician which demonstrates that the employee or
independent contractor is physically qualified to operate a commercial motor
vehicle in accordance with
49 C.F.R.
§
391.43; and
(2) A copy of the driving record of the
employee or independent contractor which is obtained from the Department and
which demonstrates that the employee or independent contractor has not, within
the 3 years immediately preceding the date on which the employee becomes
employed by the certificate holder as the driver of a taxicab or the
independent contractor begins to lease a taxicab from the certificate holder
pursuant to
NRS
706.473:
(I) Been convicted of driving under the
influence of an intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance;
(II) Been convicted of reckless
driving;
(III) Been convicted of
failing to stop and remain at the scene of an accident; or
(IV) Failed to keep a written promise to
appear in court for any offense; and
(d) Within the 3 years immediately preceding
the date on which the employee or independent contractor submitted an
application to the certificate holder to drive a taxicab:
(1) Has not failed to appear for a hearing
before the Authority which resulted in the employee being found to have
violated a provision of this chapter or chapter 706 of NRS;
(2) Has not been found by the Authority to
have violated the provisions of this chapter or chapter 706 of NRS more than
five times; and
(3) Has not failed
to pay on or before the due date any fine assessed against the employee by the
Authority.
2.
Each employee or independent contractor shall update annually the documents
required pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 and submit the updated
documents to the certificate holder.
3. A certificate holder shall retain a copy
of each document that the employee or independent contractor submitted to the
certificate holder pursuant to this section until 3 years after the employee's
employment has terminated or the independent contractor's lease has
expired.
4. The Authority will
create and maintain a list of persons who are not qualified to drive a taxicab
pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1.
Added to NAC by
Transportation Serv. Auth. by R078-98, eff. 1-28-99; A by R040-02, 9-20-2002; A
by Nev. Transportation Auth. by R111-10, 12-16-2010; R012-12, 6-29-2012;
R060-13, 12-23-2013, eff. 1-1-2014
NRS
706.171,
706.173,
706.462,
706.475
