NAC706.3743. Central dispatch facility; equipment for communication; requests by telephone for service; enforcement.

     1. A certificate holder shall:

     (a) Establish and maintain a central dispatch facility which must be staffed and equipped in such a manner that the certificate holder or an employee thereof may, on a 24-hour basis, communicate with and dispatch the taxicabs that the certificate holder is authorized to operate; and

     (b) Ensure that each taxicab which the certificate holder is authorized to operate is equipped with:

          (1) A two-way radio; or

          (2) A computer or other electronic device which the driver of the taxicab may use to communicate with the central dispatch facility.

     2. The two-way radio, computer or other electronic device required pursuant to subsection 1 must be turned on and audible whenever the taxicab is in service.

     3. A certificate holder shall, within the limits of his or her certificate, provide reasonable service to persons who request by telephone that the certificate holder provide service to them.

     4. If the Authority determines that a certificate holder has violated any provision of this section, the Authority:

     (a) Will cause the taxicab in regard to which the violation occurred to be withdrawn from service; and

     (b) May impose upon the certificate holder an administrative fine pursuant to NRS 706.771.

Ê A taxicab withdrawn from service pursuant to this subsection must not be placed back in service until the Authority inspects the taxicab and verifies that the violation has been corrected.

     (Added to NAC by Transportation Serv. Auth. by R078-98, 1-28-99, eff. 5-1-99)