NAC706.311. Uniform rates; authorization of commission or referral fee; list of designated agents.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.351, an authorized carrier shall not:

     (a) Charge, demand, collect or receive a greater, lesser or different compensation for the transportation of persons or property or for any service in connection therewith than the rates, fares or charges applicable to the transportation as specified in its tariffs filed and in effect at the time.

     (b) Refund or remit in any manner or by any device any portion of the rates, fares or charges so specified except upon orders of the courts or the Authority, or extend to the shipper or person any privilege or facility in the transportation of passengers or property except as specified in the tariffs.

     (c) Submit a bid to provide services in any form or manner which is not in conformance with the certificate he or she holds.

     (d) Use any artifice or subterfuge, or billing or accounting practice in lieu of an authorized commission. The fare or rate charged to the passenger or shipper may not be greater than or different from the fare or rate specified in the tariffs in effect at the time because of the authorized commission.

     2. An authorized carrier who is a fully regulated carrier may pay a commission or referral fee to a designated agent who arranges for the provision of transportation services by the carrier. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a commission or referral fee authorized pursuant to this subsection must not exceed 10 percent of the rate, fare or charge specified in the carrier’s tariffs for the type of service that the designated agent has arranged for the carrier to provide.

     3. A designated agent arranging or providing transportation on the vehicles of any certificated motor carrier shall not charge, demand, collect or receive a greater, lesser or different compensation for the transportation of persons or property or any service in connection therewith than the rates, fares or charges specified in the motor carrier’s tariffs.

     4. All tickets issued by a carrier or its designated agent must identify the charge to the passenger for the service or transportation purchased. That charge may not be different from the tariff on file with the Authority.

     5. A carrier that uses or intends to use the services of a designated agent within this State shall keep a complete list of its designated agents which must be made available for review by the staff of the Authority.

     6. An authorized carrier that provides scenic tours may pay a commission or referral fee of up to 35 percent to a designated agent who arranges for the provision of scenic tours by the carrier.

     [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order 5 Rule 310, eff. 12-1-62]—(NAC A 9-1-87; A by Transportation Serv. Auth. by R071-98, 10-28-98; R078-98, 1-28-99; R040-02, 9-20-2002; R090-05, 12-29-2005; A by Nev. Transportation Auth. by R111-10, 12-16-2010)