706.8816 - “Taxicab” defined. - Nevada Statutes

706.8816  “Taxicab” defined.

      1.  “Taxicab” means a motor vehicle or vehicles which is designed or constructed to accommodate and transport not more than six passengers, including the driver, and is:

      (a) Fitted with a taximeter or other device to indicate and determine the passenger fare charged;

      (b) Used in the transportation of passengers or light express or both for which a charge or fee is received; or

      (c) Operated in any service which is held out to the public as being available for the transportation of passengers from place to place in the State of Nevada.

      2.  “Taxicab” does not include a motor vehicle of:

      (a) A common motor carrier.

      (b) A contract motor carrier which operates along fixed routes.

      (c) An employer who operates the vehicle for the transportation of the employees of that employer, whether or not the employees pay for the transportation.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 1240; A 1979, 631, 1004)

      NRS 706.8817  “Taximeter” defined.  “Taximeter” means an instrument used in a taxicab for indicating the passenger fare charged.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 1240)