706.8836 - Taximeters. - Nevada Statutes

706.8836  Taximeters.

      1.  A certificate holder shall equip each of the certificate holder’s taxicabs with a taximeter and shall make provisions when installing the taximeter to allow sealing by the Administrator.

      2.  The Administrator shall approve the types of taximeters which may be used on a taxicab. All taximeters must conform to a 2-percent plus or minus tolerance on the fare recording, must be equipped with a signal device plainly visible from outside of the taxicab, must be equipped with a device which records fares and is plainly visible to the passenger and must register upon plainly visible counters the following items:

      (a) Total miles;

      (b) Paid miles;

      (c) Number of units;

      (d) Number of trips; and

      (e) Number of extra passengers or extra charges.

      3.  The Administrator shall inspect each taximeter before its use in a taxicab and shall, if the taximeter conforms to the standards specified in subsection 2, seal the taximeter.

      4.  The Administrator may reinspect the taximeter at any reasonable time.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 1244; A 1991, 1964)