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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 492–COMMITTEE
ON GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE
MARCH 24, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to limousines.
(BDR 58-1114)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to limousines; authorizing the holder of a
certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate
a limousine in certain counties to lease a limousine to an
independent contractor; requiring that a lease agreement
be entered into between such a limousine operator and the
independent contractor; imposing certain requirements
and restrictions on the operator, the independent
contractor and the Nevada Transportation Authority with
respect to such leases; providing a penalty; and providing
other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Under existing law, in a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently 1
only Clark County), a person who holds a certificate of public convenience and 2
necessity issued by the Nevada Transportation Authority to operate a taxicab may 3
lease a taxicab to an independent contractor. The independent contractor may 4
operate the taxicab: (1) as a taxicab to the extent authorized by the certificate 5
holder’s certificate; and (2) to provide transportation services under an agreement 6
with a transportation network company. (NRS 706.473, 706.88396) Section 1 of 7
this bill authorizes, in a county whose population is 700,000 or more, an operator of 8
a limousine who holds a certificate to similarly lease the limousine, under certain 9
circumstances, to an independent contractor who may operate the limousine as a 10
limousine to the extent of the authority of the certificate holder. Section 1 imposes 11
certain requirements and restrictions upon the certificate holder, the independent 12
contractor and the Authority with respect to such leases. 13
Existing law requires an operator of a limousine to collect and remit to the 14
Authority a technology fee in an amount set by the Authority for each compensable 15
trip by the limousine if a computerized real-time data system is used for the 16
purposes of offering cooperative dispatch and electronic hailing services to the 17
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public. (NRS 706.165, 706.465) Sections 1 and 4 of this bill require an 18
independent contractor operating a limousine to also collect and remit to the 19
Authority the technology fee for compensable trips by the limousine leased by the 20
independent contractor. Under existing law, if the Department of Motor Vehicles is 21
not satisfied with the records or statements of, or with the amount of fees paid by, 22
any person pursuant to the provisions of existing law governing the regulation and 23
licensing of motor carriers, the Department is authorized to make an additional or 24
estimated assessment of fees due based upon any information available to the 25
Department. (NRS 706.791) Section 9 of this bill authorizes the Department to 26
impose such an assessment on an independent contractor concerning the payment 27
of the technology fees required by section 1. 28
Section 2 of this bill applies the definitions set forth in existing law governing 29
the regulation and licensing of motor carriers to section 1. Section 3 of this bill 30
exempts a lessee of a limousine pursuant to section 1 from the requirements 31
imposed on operators set forth in the provisions of existing law governing the 32
regulation and licensing of motor carriers. Section 5 of this bill requires the 33
Authority to adopt certain regulations relating to section 1. Section 6 of this bill 34
exempts certain persons from the requirements and restrictions prescribed by 35
section 1. 36
Section 7 of this bill makes a violation of section 1 a misdemeanor. Section 8 37
of this bill grants the Authority and the Department the power to enforce the 38
requirements and restrictions prescribed by section 1 using court orders and fines. 39
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 706 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, a certificate 3
holder who is an operator of a limousine in a county whose 4
population is 700,000 or more may, upon approval from the 5
Authority, lease a limousine to an independent contractor who is 6
not a certificate holder. A certificate holder may lease only one 7
limousine to each independent contractor with whom the person 8
enters into a lease agreement. The limousine may be used in a 9
manner authorized by the certificate holder’s certificate of public 10
convenience and necessity. 11
2. A certificate holder who enters into a lease agreement with 12
an independent contractor pursuant to this section shall submit a 13
copy of the agreement to the Authority for its approval. The 14
agreement is not effective until approved by the Authority. 15
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, the Authority 16
may not limit the number of: 17
(a) Lease agreements entered into by a certificate holder; or 18
(b) Days for which a lease agreement remains in effect. 19
4. A certificate holder who leases a limousine to an 20
independent contractor shall inspect the limousine not less than 21
once each month. 22
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5. An independent contractor may not operate more than one 1
limousine pursuant to a lease agreement with a certificate holder 2
during any one 24-hour period. 3
6. An independent contractor operating a limousine pursuant 4
to this section must: 5
(a) Charge and collect the technology fee imposed pursuant to 6
paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 706.465, if applicable; and 7
(b) Remit to the Authority, not later than the 10th day of each 8
month, all technology fees collected for the immediately preceding 9
month. 10
7. A certificate holder who leases a limousine to an 11
independent contractor is jointly and severally liable with the 12
independent contractor for any violation of the provisions of this 13
chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto and shall 14
ensure that the independent contractor complies with such 15
provisions and regulations. 16
8. The Authority or any of its employees may intervene in a 17
civil action involving a lease agreement entered into pursuant to 18
this section. 19
9. A certificate holder may not have a number of unexpired 20
leases that exceeds 75 percent of the number of limousines the 21
Authority has authorized the certificate holder to operate. 22
Sec. 2. NRS 706.011 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23
706.011 As used in NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, and 24
section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the 25
words and terms defined in NRS 706.013 to 706.146, inclusive, 26
have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. 27
Sec. 3. NRS 706.101 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28
706.101 “Operator” means a person, other than a lienholder, 29
having a property interest in or title to a vehicle. Except as otherwise 30
provided in this section, the term includes a person entitled to the 31
use and possession of a vehicle under a lease or contract for the 32
purpose of transporting persons or property. The term does not 33
include a person who is the lessee of a taxicab pursuant to NRS 34
706.473 [.] or the lessee of a limousine pursuant to section 1 of 35
this act. 36
Sec. 4. NRS 706.465 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
706.465 1. An operator of a limousine shall, beginning on 38
July 1, 2003, and on July 1 of each year thereafter, pay to the 39
Authority a fee of $100 for each limousine that the Authority has 40
authorized the operator to operate. 41
2. [An] Except as otherwise provided in section 1 of this act, 42
an operator of a limousine shall: 43
(a) Charge and collect a technology fee in an amount set by the 44
Authority for each compensable trip by a limousine that the 45
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Authority has authorized the operator to operate, if a computerized 1
real-time data system is used for the purposes set forth in NRS 2
706.165; and 3
(b) Remit to the Authority, not later than the 10th day of each 4
month, all technology fees collected by the operator pursuant to this 5
subsection for the immediately preceding month. 6
The fee charged pursuant to this subsection may only be charged 7
within a county whose population is 700,000 or more, and may be 8
included in the operator’s tariff. 9
3. Any person who fails to pay any fee on or before the date 10
provided in this section shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the 11
amount of the fee, plus interest on the amount of the fee at the rate 12
of 1 percent per month or fraction of a month, from the date the fee 13
is due until the date of payment. 14
4. As used in this section: 15
(a) “Computerized real-time data system” means the 16
computerized real-time data system implemented by the Authority 17
pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 706.1516. 18
(b) “Limousine” includes: 19
(1) A livery limousine; and 20
(2) A traditional limousine. 21
Sec. 5. NRS 706.475 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
706.475 1. The Authority shall adopt such regulations as are 23
necessary to: 24
(a) Carry out the provisions of NRS 706.473 [;] and section 1 of 25
this act; and 26
(b) Ensure that the taxicab [business remains] and limousine 27
businesses remain safe, adequate and reliable. 28
2. Such regulations must include, without limitation: 29
(a) The minimum qualifications for an independent contractor; 30
(b) Requirements related to liability insurance; 31
(c) Minimum safety standards; and 32
(d) The procedure for approving a lease agreement and the 33
provisions that must be included in a lease agreement concerning 34
the grounds for the revocation of such approval. 35
Sec. 6. NRS 706.736 is hereby amended to read as follows: 36
706.736 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the 37
provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, and section 1 of 38
this act do not apply to: 39
(a) The transportation by a contractor licensed by the State 40
Contractors’ Board of the contractor’s own equipment in the 41
contractor’s own vehicles from job to job. 42
(b) Any person engaged in transporting the person’s own 43
personal effects in the person’s own vehicle, but the provisions of 44
this subsection do not apply to any person engaged in transportation 45
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by vehicle of property sold or to be sold, or used by the person in 1
the furtherance of any commercial enterprise other than as provided 2
in paragraph (d), or to the carriage of any property for 3
compensation. 4
(c) Special mobile equipment. 5
(d) The vehicle of any person, when that vehicle is being used in 6
the production of motion pictures, including films to be shown in 7
theaters and on television, industrial training and educational films, 8
commercials for television and video discs and tapes. 9
(e) A private motor carrier of property which is used for any 10
convention, show, exhibition, sporting event, carnival, circus or 11
organized recreational activity. 12
(f) A private motor carrier of property which is used to attend 13
livestock shows and sales. 14
(g) The transportation by a private school of persons or property 15
in connection with the operation of the school or related school 16
activities, so long as the vehicle that is used to transport the persons 17
or property does not have a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 18
pounds or more and is not registered pursuant to NRS 706.801 to 19
706.861, inclusive. 20
2. Unless exempted by a specific state statute or a specific 21
federal statute, regulation or rule, any person referred to in 22
subsection 1 is subject to: 23
(a) The provisions of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 24
706.171 and NRS 706.235 to 706.256, inclusive, 706.281, 706.457 25
and 706.458. 26
(b) All rules and regulations adopted by reference pursuant to 27
paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 706.171 concerning the safety 28
of drivers and vehicles. 29
(c) All standards adopted by regulation pursuant to 30
NRS 706.173. 31
3. The provisions of NRS 706.311 to 706.453, inclusive, and 32
section 1 of this act, 706.471, 706.473, 706.475 and 706.6411 33
which authorize the Authority to issue: 34
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), certificates of 35
public convenience and necessity and contract carriers’ permits and 36
to regulate rates, routes and services apply only to fully regulated 37
carriers. 38
(b) Certificates of public convenience and necessity to operators 39
of tow cars and to regulate rates for towing services performed 40
without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the person 41
authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle apply to operators of 42
tow cars. 43
4. Any person who operates pursuant to a claim of an 44
exemption provided by this section but who is found to be operating 45
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in a manner not covered by any of those exemptions immediately 1
becomes liable, in addition to any other penalties provided in this 2
chapter, for the fee appropriate to the person’s actual operation as 3
prescribed in this chapter, computed from the date when that 4
operation began. 5
5. As used in this section, “private school” means a nonprofit 6
private elementary or secondary educational institution that is 7
licensed in this State. 8
Sec. 7. NRS 706.756 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9
706.756 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any 10
person who: 11
(a) Operates a vehicle or causes it to be operated in any carriage 12
to which the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, and 13
section 1 of this act apply without first obtaining a certificate, 14
permit or license, or in violation of the terms thereof; 15
(b) Fails to make any return or report required by the provisions 16
of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, and section 1 of this act or 17
by the Authority or the Department pursuant to the provisions of 18
NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive [;] , and section 1 of this act; 19
(c) Violates, or procures, aids or abets the violating of, any 20
provision of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive [;] , and section 1 21
of this act; 22
(d) Fails to obey any order, decision or regulation of the 23
Authority or the Department; 24
(e) Procures, aids or abets any person in the failure to obey such 25
an order, decision or regulation of the Authority or the Department; 26
(f) Advertises, solicits, proffers bids or otherwise is held out to 27
perform transportation as a common or contract carrier in violation 28
of any of the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive [;] , 29
and section 1 of this act. 30
(g) Advertises as providing: 31
(1) The services of a fully regulated carrier; or 32
(2) Towing services, 33
without including the number of the person’s certificate of public 34
convenience and necessity or contract carrier’s permit in each 35
advertisement; 36
(h) Knowingly offers, gives, solicits or accepts any rebate, 37
concession or discrimination in violation of the provisions of this 38
chapter; 39
(i) Knowingly, willfully and fraudulently seeks to evade or 40
defeat the purposes of this chapter; 41
(j) Operates or causes to be operated a vehicle which does not 42
have the proper identifying device; 43
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(k) Displays or causes or permits to be displayed a certificate, 1
permit, license or identifying device, knowing it to be fictitious or to 2
have been cancelled, revoked, suspended or altered; 3
(l) Lends or knowingly permits the use of by one not entitled 4
thereto any certificate, permit, license or identifying device issued to 5
the person so lending or permitting the use thereof; or 6
(m) Refuses or fails to surrender to the Authority or Department 7
any certificate, permit, license or identifying device which has been 8
suspended, cancelled or revoked pursuant to the provisions of this 9
chapter, 10
is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be 11
punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or by 12
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by 13
both fine and imprisonment. 14
2. Any person who, in violation of the provisions of NRS 15
706.386, operates as a fully regulated common motor carrier without 16
first obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity or 17
any person who, in violation of the provisions of NRS 706.421, 18
operates as a contract motor carrier without first obtaining a permit 19
is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished: 20
(a) For a first offense within a period of 12 consecutive months, 21
by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000. In addition to 22
the fine, the person may be punished by imprisonment in the county 23
jail for not more than 6 months. 24
(b) For a second offense within a period of 12 consecutive 25
months and for each subsequent offense that is committed within a 26
period of 12 consecutive months of any prior offense under this 27
subsection, by a fine of $1,000. In addition to the fine, the person 28
may be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more 29
than 6 months. 30
3. Any person who, in violation of the provisions of NRS 31
706.386, operates or permits the operation of a vehicle in passenger 32
service without first obtaining a certificate of public convenience 33
and necessity is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 34
4. If a law enforcement officer witnesses a violation of any 35
provision of subsection 2 or 3, the law enforcement officer may 36
cause the vehicle to be towed immediately from the scene and 37
impounded in accordance with NRS 706.476. 38
5. The fines provided in this section are mandatory and must 39
not be reduced under any circumstances by the court. 40
6. Any bail allowed must not be less than the appropriate fine 41
provided for by this section. 42
Sec. 8. NRS 706.781 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43
706.781 In addition to all the other remedies provided by NRS 44
706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, and section 1 of this act for the 45
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prevention and punishment of any violation of the provisions thereof 1
and of all orders of the Authority or the Department, the Authority 2
or the Department may compel compliance with the provisions of 3
NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, and section 1 of this act and 4
with the orders of the Authority or the Department by proceedings 5
in mandamus, injunction or by other civil remedies. 6
Sec. 9. NRS 706.791 is hereby amended to read as follows: 7
706.791 1. If the Department is not satisfied with the records 8
or statements of, or with the amount of fees paid by, any person 9
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, 10
and section 1 of this act, it may make an additional or estimated 11
assessment of fees due from that person based upon any information 12
available to it. 13
2. Every additional or estimated assessment bears interest at 14
the rate of 1 percent per month, or fraction thereof, from the date the 15
fees were due until they are paid. 16
3. If an assessment is imposed, a penalty of 10 percent of the 17
amount of the assessment must be added thereto. If any part of the 18
deficiency is found to be caused by fraud or an intent to evade 19
the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to 20
this chapter, a penalty of 25 percent of the amount of the assessment 21
must be added thereto. 22
4. The Department shall give the person written notice of the 23
assessment. The notice may be served personally or by mail in the 24
manner prescribed by Rule 5 of the Nevada Rules of Civil 25
Procedure addressed to the person at the person’s address as it 26
appears in the records of the Department. Every notice of 27
assessment must be served within 36 months after the end of the 28
registration year for which the additional assessment is imposed. 29
5. If any person refuses or fails to make available to the 30
Department, upon request, such records, reports or other information 31
as determined by the Department to be necessary to enable it to 32
determine that the amount of taxes and fees paid by that person is 33
correct, the assessment made pursuant to the provisions of this 34
section is presumed to be correct and the burden is upon the person 35
challenging the assessment to establish that it is erroneous. 36
6. Any person against whom an assessment has been made 37
pursuant to the provisions of this section may petition the 38
Department in writing for a redetermination within 30 days after 39
service of the notice. If a petition is not filed with the Department 40
within that period, the assessment becomes final. 41
7. If a petition for redetermination is filed within 30 days, the 42
Department shall reconsider the assessment and send the petitioner, 43
by certified mail, notice of its decision and the reasons therefor. A 44
petitioner aggrieved by the Department’s decision may appeal the 45
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decision by submitting a written request to the Department for a 1
hearing not later than 30 days after notice of the decision was 2
mailed by the Department. The Department shall schedule an 3
administrative hearing and provide the petitioner with 10 days’ 4
notice of the time and place of the hearing. The Department may 5
continue the hearing as may be necessary. 6
8. The order of the Department upon a petition becomes final 7
30 days after service of notice thereof. If an assessment is not paid 8
on or before the date it becomes final, there must be added thereto in 9
addition to any other penalty provided for in this chapter a penalty 10
of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment. 11
9. Every remittance in payment of an assessment is payable to 12
the Department. 13
Sec. 10. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 14
approval. 15
2. Sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act become effective: 16
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 17
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 18
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 19
(b) On October 1, 2025, for all other purposes. 20
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