NRS 706.8845 Standards of conduct while on duty.

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NRS 706.8845 Standards of conduct while on duty. While a driver is on duty, the driver shall:

1. Be appropriately dressed by the standards of the taxicab business.

2. Be neat and clean in person and appearance.

3. Refrain from talking loudly, uttering profanity and from shouting to other drivers.

4. Not have in the driver’s possession a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe while a passenger is being carried in the taxicab.

5. Not chew tobacco or use snuff while a passenger is being carried in the taxicab.

6. Attend the taxicab if it is being held out for hire.

7. Not permit the taxicab to remain at a taxicab stand unless it is being held out for hire.

8. Discourage passengers from entering or leaving a taxicab from the left side except at the left curb of a one-way street or while the car is parked perpendicularly to a curb.

9. Not load or unload passengers or luggage at an intersection or crosswalk or at any place or in any manner that will interfere with the orderly flow of traffic.

10. Not carry more than two passengers in the front seat of the taxicab or carry more passengers in the back seat of the taxicab than are authorized by the manufacturer’s recommendations.

11. Not leave the taxicab unattended with the key in the ignition lock.

12. Operate the taxicab in accordance with all applicable state and local laws and regulations and with due regard for the safety, comfort and convenience of passengers and of the general public.