New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 3 - MOTOR CARRIER GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 2 - OPERATING AUTHORITIES
Section 18.3.2.9 - LIMITATIONS ON PASSENGER SERVICES
Universal Citation: 18 NM Admin Code 18.3.2.9
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. General shuttle services. A general shuttle service:
(1) may not provide
municipal or general taxicab services, ambulance services, specialized
passenger services, or household goods services; and
(2) may use chauffeur-driven luxury motor
vehicles to provide general shuttle service.
B. Charter services. A charter service:
(1) may not hold itself out as a
full service or general service motor carrier;
(2) may not provide full service or general
service;
(3) may not use the terms
bingo bus service, commuter service, limousine service, non-emergency medical
transport service, shared ride service, shuttle service, tour and sightseeing
service, taxicab service, general service, full service or terminal shuttle
service in its business name, markings on motor vehicles, or advertising,
except as permitted by Subsection D of Section
65-2A-15
NMSA 1978;
(4) may only provide
round-trip transportation of passengers;
(5) may not charge rates that apply to each
individual passenger;
(6) may not
use chauffeur-driven luxury motor vehicles to provide charter services, except
when providing charter service pursuant to contracts with government
agencies;
(7) may not solicit
business on the streets;
(8) shall
enter into a single prearranged written contract for charter services; such
contract shall not be arranged, accepted, entered into or paid for with or
through the driver of the motor vehicle; and
(9) may only provide charter service to a
group of persons (two or more).
C. Limousine service. A limousine service:
(1) may not provide full
services, general shuttle services, general taxicab services, or household
goods services;
(2) may not charge
rates that apply to each individual passenger;
(3) may not solicit business on the streets;
and
(4) shall enter into a contract
for limousine service in advance of providing the service; such contract shall
not be arranged, accepted, or entered into with or through the driver of the
motor vehicle.
D. Non-emergency medical transport service. A non-emergency medical transport service:
(1) may not provide full
services, general shuttle services, general taxicab services, or household
goods services;
(2) may only
transport passengers who do not require medical intervention to maintain their
level of response, airway, breathing and circulatory status, with the exception
of self-administered oxygen not to exceed six liters per minute via a nasal
cannula; the oxygen container must be secured in accordance with other state
and federal laws; and
(3) may not
transport passengers that require medical monitoring or medical
intervention.
E. Scheduled shuttle service. A scheduled shuttle service:
(1) may not provide ambulance service,
municipal or general taxi service, specialized passenger service, or household
goods service;
(2) may solicit
business at scheduled stops on its regular route or may prearrange to provide
service; and
(3) may use
chauffeur-driven luxury motor vehicles to provide shuttle service.
F. Municipal taxicab service. A municipal taxicab service:
(1) may not provide ambulance service,
scheduled or general shuttle service, specialized passenger service, or
household goods service;
(2) shall
charge metered rates based on one charge for the first person and an additional
small fixed charge for each additional person, or may charge, at the
passenger's informed option, a predetermined calculated full fare based on
dropflag and mileage component rates as provided by tariff, and may use surge
pricing as provided by tariff;
(3)
shall grant exclusive direction to the first person engaging the taxicab
service for metered carriage;
(4)
may provide one-way transportation of passengers;
(5) may solicit business on the streets or
may prearrange to provide service;
(6) may not use chauffeur-driven luxury motor
vehicles to provide taxicab service; and
(7) except for hailed or for pre-arranged
service hereby defined as "any call requesting service made 30 minutes or
longer before service is required" may only respond to calls for service that
are dispatched by the taxicab service.
G. General taxicab service. A general taxicab service:
(1) may not provide
ambulance service, scheduled or general shuttle service, specialized passenger
service, or household goods service;
(2) shall charge metered rates based on one
charge for the first person and an additional small fixed charge for each
additional person, or may charge, at the passenger's option, a predetermined
calculated full fare based on dropflag and mileage component rates as provided
by tariff, and may use surge pricing as provided by tariff;
(3) shall grant exclusive direction to the
first person engaging the taxicab service for metered carriage;
(4) may provide one-way transportation of
passengers;
(5) may solicit
business on the streets or may prearrange to provide service;
(6) may not use chauffeur-driven luxury motor
vehicles to provide taxicab service; and
(7) except for hailed or pre-arranged service
(defined as "any call requesting service made 30 minutes or longer before
service is required), may only respond to calls for service that are dispatched
by the taxicab service.
H. Tour and sightseeing service. A tour and sightseeing service:
(1) may not
provide full services, general shuttle services, general taxicab services, or
household goods services; and
(2)
may use chauffeur-driven luxury motor vehicles to provide tour and sightseeing
service.
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