Drivers prohibited from consuming, using or being under influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance; company to provide notice of prohibition; submission and receipt of complaints of suspected violation; suspension and investigation of drivers; termination of agreement; records of complaints.

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1. A driver is prohibited from consuming, using or being under the influence of any intoxicating liquor or controlled substance during any period in which the driver is providing transportation services on behalf of the transportation network company and any period in which the driver is logged into the digital network or software application service of the transportation network company and available to receive requests for transportation services but is not providing transportation services.

2. Each transportation network company shall:

(a) Provide notice of the provisions of subsection 1:

(1) On an Internet website maintained by the company; or

(2) Within the digital network or software application service of the company; and

(b) Provide for the submission to the company of a complaint by a passenger who reasonably believes that a driver is operating a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of subsection 1.

3. Upon receipt of a complaint submitted by a passenger who reasonably believes that a driver is operating a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of subsection 1, a transportation network company shall immediately suspend the access of the driver to the digital network or software application service of the company and conduct an investigation of the complaint. The company shall not allow the driver to access the digital network or software application service of the company or provide transportation services in affiliation with the company until after the investigation is concluded.

4. If a transportation network company determines, pursuant to an investigation conducted pursuant to subsection 3, that a driver has violated the provisions of subsection 1, the company shall terminate the agreement entered into with the driver and shall not allow the driver to access the digital network or software application service of the company.

5. Each transportation network company shall maintain a record of each complaint described in subsection 3 and received by the company for a period of not less than 3 years after the date on which the complaint is received. The record must include, without limitation, the name of the driver, the date on which the complaint was received, a summary of the investigation conducted by the company and the results of the investigation.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 1407)


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