Senate Bill No. 288–Committee on Finance

 

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AN ACT relating to taxicabs; increasing the fee for each compensable trip of a taxicab; increasing the fees for the issuance and renewal of a driver’s permit to operate a taxicab; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

    Section 1. NRS 706.8826 is hereby amended to read as

follows:

    706.8826  1.  The board of county commissioners of any

county in which there is in effect an order for the allocation of

taxicabs from a Taxicab Authority, and the governing body of each

city within any such county, shall deposit to the credit of the

Taxicab Authority Fund all of the tax revenue which is received

from the taxicab business operating in the county and city,

respectively.

    2.  For the purpose of calculating the amount due to the State

under subsection 1, the tax revenue of a county does not include any

amount which represents a payment for the use of county facilities

or property.

    3.  Any certificate holder who is subject to an order of

allocation by the Taxicab Authority shall pay to the Taxicab

Authority $100 per year for each taxicab that the Taxicab Authority

has allocated to the certificate holder and a fee set by the Taxicab

Authority that must not exceed [15] 20 cents per trip for each

compensable trip of each of those taxicabs, which may be added to

the meter charge. The money so received by the Taxicab Authority

must be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Taxicab

Authority Fund.

    Sec. 2.  NRS 706.8841 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    706.8841  1.  The Administrator shall issue a driver’s permit

to qualified persons who wish to be employed by certificate holders

as taxicab drivers. Before issuing a driver’s permit, the

Administrator shall:

    (a) Require the applicant to submit a set of his fingerprints,

which must be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to

ascertain whether the applicant has a criminal record and the nature

of any such record, and shall further investigate the applicant’s

background; and

    (b) Require proof that the applicant:

        (1) Has been a resident of the State for 30 days before his

application for a permit;

        (2) Can read and orally communicate in the English

language; and

        (3) Has a valid license issued under NRS 483.325 which

authorizes him to drive a taxicab in this state.

    2.  The Administrator may refuse to issue a driver’s permit if

the applicant has been convicted of:

    (a) A felony, other than a felony involving any sexual offense,

in this state or any other jurisdiction within 5 years before the date

of the application;

    (b) A felony involving any sexual offense in this state or any

other jurisdiction at any time before the date of the application; or

    (c) A violation of NRS 484.379 or 484.3795 or a law of any

other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct within 3

years before the date of the application.

    3.  The Administrator may refuse to issue a driver’s permit if

the Administrator, after the background investigation of the

applicant, determines that the applicant is morally unfit or if the

issuance of the driver’s permit would be detrimental to public

health, welfare or safety.

    4.  A taxicab driver shall pay to the Administrator, in advance,

[$20] $40 for an original driver’s permit and [$5] $10 for a renewal.

    Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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