706.311 - Motor carriers and operators of tow cars to provide adequate service and facilities; charges to be just and reasonable; unjust and unreasonable charges unlawful.

706.311  Motor carriers and operators of tow cars to provide adequate service and facilities; charges to be just and reasonable; unjust and unreasonable charges unlawful.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, every common and contract motor carrier is required to furnish reasonably adequate service and facilities, and all transportation charges made by any such carrier must be just and reasonable.

      2.  Every operator of a tow car is required to furnish reasonably adequate service and facilities, and all charges assessed for towing services performed without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle must be just and reasonable.

      3.  Every unjust and unreasonable charge for service by any such carrier or operator of a tow car is prohibited and shall be deemed to be unlawful.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 696; A 1997, 2672)