Section 706.450 - DefinitionsAs used in NAC 706.450 to 706.990, inclusive, and sections 2 to 12, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Administrator" means the Taxicab Administrator or his or her authorized agent.2. "Authority" means the Taxicab Authority created by NRS NRS 706.8818.3. "Certificate" means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Authority.4. "Driver" means a person who is employed by a certificate holder to operate a taxicab and includes a certificate holder when the certificate holder operates a taxicab. The term does not include an independent contractor.5. "Independent contractor" means a person who drives and leases a taxicab from a certificate holder pursuant to sections 2 to 12, inclusive.6. "Lease medallion" means the metal plate issued by the Authority pursuant to section 10 which is affixed to a taxicab authorizing it to be operated by an independent contractor within the jurisdiction of the Authority.7. "Medallion" means the metal plate issued by the Authority which is affixed to a taxicab authorizing it to be operated by a driver within the jurisdiction of the Authority.8. "Permit" means the document supplied by the Authority authorizing a person to drive a taxicab within the jurisdiction of the Authority for a period of 1 year.9. "Regular business hours" means Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding legal holidays.10. "Temporary permit" means the document supplied by the Authority authorizing a person to drive a taxicab within the jurisdiction of the Authority for less than 1 year.Nev. Admin. Code § 706.450
Supplied in codification; A by Taxicab Auth., 10-13-88; 11-22-95; R103-01, 1-24-2002; R121-01, 1-24-2002; R064-02, 7-31-2002; R109-05, 2-23-2006; A by R003-16A, eff. 12/21/2016Section 1.7 of Senate Bill No. 376, chapter 447, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 2596 (NRS NRS 706.88181 ).