NAC706.356. Interruption of service.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a common motor carrier who is subject to the provisions of NAC 706.010 to 706.4019, inclusive, shall not interrupt any service established pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, for more than 48 hours in any 180-day period without filing a petition and obtaining an order granting the petition from the Authority. The Authority will give public notice and, if a protest is filed, hold a hearing on the petition before granting the petition. The Authority may hold a hearing on the petition if no protests are filed. If the Authority does not act on the petition within 45 days after its filing, the petitioner may temporarily suspend operations until a final order is entered by the Authority.

     2. A carrier who interrupts such service for less than 48 hours must provide notice to the Authority if the service being interrupted is the transportation of passengers. A notice required pursuant to this subsection must include, without limitation, the justification for the interruption of service. Financial or economic hardship may not be used to justify such an interruption. An interruption of less than 48 hours may not be renewed or extended unless the carrier files a petition and obtains an order in accordance with subsection 1.

     3. If an interruption of service for more than 48 hours is caused by an unforeseeable event which is beyond the control of the carrier, the carrier must provide written notice to the Authority within 24 hours after the event. If service is not resumed within 10 days after such an interruption, the carrier must file a petition in accordance with subsection 1.

     4. An order of the Authority granting the temporary interruption of service expires 180 days after the date on which the petition was filed. If the carrier has not resumed service on a permanent basis upon the expiration of such an order, the staff of the Authority shall, within 30 days after the expiration of the order, forward a recommendation to the Authority stating whether the Authority should issue an order to show cause why the certificate of public convenience and necessity of the carrier should not be revoked.

     [Pub. Service Comm’n, Gen. Order 5 Rule 211, eff. 12-1-62]—(NAC A 9-1-87; 9-16-92; A by Transportation Serv. Auth. by R071-98, 10-28-98; A by Nev. Transportation Auth. by R113-10, 12-16-2010)