NAC706.376. Drivers: Standards of conduct.

During his or her shift, a driver of a taxicab:

     1. Shall not engage in verbal arguments or acts of physical violence.

     2. Shall refrain from backing into position in any taxicab stand.

     3. Shall refrain from loading passengers at any establishment where a taxicab stand has been established unless the driver has been through the rotation of the stand. This provision does not apply when there are no taxicabs on the stand.

     4. Shall not allow more than two passengers in the front seat of the driver’s taxicab and shall not allow more than five passengers in his or her taxicab at any one time.

     5. Shall not knowingly operate a taxicab equipped with a faulty or inaccurate taximeter or a taximeter that shows signs of having been tampered with.

     6. Shall not operate a taxicab in which the taximeter is not sufficiently illuminated or the face of the taximeter is obscured to the extent that the entire fare recording device cannot be easily seen by the passenger.

     7. Shall not operate a taxicab in which the taximeter does not have a properly attached seal as affixed by the Authority.

     8. Shall not operate a taxicab that does not have properly affixed a valid “TX” plate as issued by the Authority.

     9. Shall not operate a taxicab if the driver is suffering from any illness or physical or mental disorder that may impair his or her ability to operate a taxicab safely.

     10. Shall not operate a taxicab while taking drugs that may impair his or her ability to operate a taxicab safely.

     11. Shall keep in his or her possession a complete and accurate trip sheet as prescribed in NAC 706.3747.

     12. Shall not display or distribute any advertising within or on the driver’s taxicab that has not been authorized by his or her employer.

     13. Shall not operate a taxicab without having in his or her possession a certificate from a licensed physician which is valid pursuant to the provisions of NAC 706.3751 and which demonstrates that the driver is physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle in accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 391.43, as adopted by reference in NAC 706.247.

     (Added to NAC by Transportation Serv. Auth. by R040-02, eff. 9-20-2002; A by Nev. Transportation Auth. by R111-10, 12-16-2010)