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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.386 (2026)

Persons required to obtain certificate

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NRS 706.386  Persons required to obtain certificate.  It is unlawful, except as otherwise provided in NRS 277A.280, 706.446, 706.453 and 706.745, for any:

      1.  Fully regulated common motor carrier to operate as a carrier of intrastate commerce;

      2.  Owner or operator of a charter bus which is not a fully regulated carrier to operate as a carrier of intrastate commerce; or

      3.  Operator of a tow car to perform towing services within this State,

Ê without first obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Authority.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 701; A 1979, 362; 1981, 1030; 1983, 538; 1995, 2616; 1997, 1941, 2675; 1999, 492; 2009, 630, 870)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1993–2022 · leading case: Father & Sons & A Daughter Too v. Transp. Servs. Auth., 182 P.3d 100 (Nev. 2008).
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Father & Sons & A Daughter Too v. Transp. Servs. Auth., 182 P.3d 100 (Nev. 2008). · cites it 15× “FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND These appeals arise from two citations and fines levied against appellant Father & Sons & A Daughter Too (FSD2) by respondent Transportation Services Authority of Nevada (TSA) for alleged violations of NRS 706.386, which proscribes fully…”
Ruggles v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 846 P.2d 299 (Nev. 1993). · cites it 2× “because he was not present on the scene and refused to meet the inspector and receive the citation, the inspector cited Michael for operating as a common carrier of household goods without obtaining a certificate of public convenience from the PSC in violation of NRS 706.386. 2…”
FATHERS & SONS v. Transp. Servs. Auth., 182 P.3d 100 (Nev. 2008). · cites it 15× “FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND These appeals arise from two citations and fines levied against appellant Father & Sons & A Daughter Too (FSD2) by respondent Transportation Services Authority of Nevada (TSA) for alleged violations of NRS 706.386, which proscribes fully…”
State, Dept. of Bus. & Indus. v. Black C/W 62048 (Nev. 2014). · cites it 11× “We have stated that, for purposes of NRS 706.386, a fully regulated common carrier is "one who (1) holds himself out to the public as SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 2 (0) 1947A 440,4 (2) willing to transport household goods for hire.”
State, Dept. of Bus. & Indus. v. Black C/W 62048 (Nev. 2014). · cites it 11× “We have stated that, for purposes of NRS 706.386, a fully regulated common carrier is "one who (1) holds himself out to the public as SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 2 (0) 1947A 440,4 (2) willing to transport household goods for hire.”
Nev. Yellow Cab Corp. v. State (Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “The legislation also permitted TNCs to operate without obtaining Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCNs) or Medallions that, under NRS Chapter 706, taxicab companies must possess in order to operate) Compare NRS 706.386 (providing that it is unlawful for a…”
Sierra Nevada Transp., Inc v. Nevada Transp. Auth., Div. of the Nevada Dep't of Bus. & Indus. (D. Nev. 2022). “See NRS 706.386 (outlining persons required to obtain a certificate to operate within the 5 State of Nevada).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.386(1) — 3 cases
Ruggles v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 846 P.2d 299 (Nev. 1993). “because he was not present on the scene and refused to meet the inspector and receive the citation, the inspector cited Michael for operating as a common carrier of household goods without obtaining a certificate of public convenience from the PSC in violation of NRS 706.386. 2…”
State, Dept. of Bus. & Indus. v. Black C/W 62048 (Nev. 2014). “We have stated that, for purposes of NRS 706.386, a fully regulated common carrier is "one who (1) holds himself out to the public as SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 2 (0) 1947A 440,4 (2) willing to transport household goods for hire.”
State, Dept. of Bus. & Indus. v. Black C/W 62048 (Nev. 2014). “We have stated that, for purposes of NRS 706.386, a fully regulated common carrier is "one who (1) holds himself out to the public as SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 2 (0) 1947A 440,4 (2) willing to transport household goods for hire.”
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