USA Statutes : nevada
Title : Title 58 - ENERGY; PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SIMILAR ENTITIES
Chapter : CHAPTER 712 - STORAGE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND EFFECTS
 This chapter shall be known and may be
cited as the Household Goods and Effects Storage Act.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1025)
 The Legislature hereby finds
and declares that the storage of household goods and effects in
warehouses affects the public interest and the public welfare, and in the
exercise of its police power it is necessary to vest in the
Transportation Services Authority the authority to set certain standards
as to fitness and financial stability, and to require certain insurance
as a condition for engaging in such storage business.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1025; A 1997, 1960)


      1.  “Storage of household goods and effects” means the storage for
compensation of the personal household goods and effects of another where
the operator of a warehouse holds himself out to the public to provide
such storage.

      2.  “Storage of household goods and effects” does not include:

      (a) The storage of personal household goods and effects when the
owner rents for his exclusive use separate and distinct storage
facilities from another and the lessor assumes no responsibility for the
care, maintenance or safety of the stored property; or

      (b) Personal property consigned to a warehouse under circumstances
described in Section 1 of Article 10 of the Constitution of the State of
Nevada.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1025)
 A person shall not
engage in the storage of household goods and effects without first having
obtained from the Transportation Services Authority a warehouse permit to
conduct such service.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1025; A 1997, 1960)


      1.  Before issuing a warehouse permit the Transportation Services
Authority shall:

      (a) Require proof of financial ability to protect persons storing
property from loss or damage, and a showing of sufficient assets,
including working capital, to carry out the proposed service.

      (b) Determine that the applicant has sufficient experience in and
knowledge of the storage in a warehouse of household goods and effects,
and the regulations of the Transportation Services Authority governing
the storage of household goods and effects.

      (c) Require proof that the applicant carries a legal policy of
liability insurance evidencing coverage against fire, theft, loss and
damage for stored property and effects in an amount not less than the
base release value set forth in the tariff approved by the Transportation
Services Authority governing the transportation of household goods and
effects for those articles not covered by private insurance. Except upon
30 days’ written notice to the Transportation Services Authority, the
insurance must not be cancelled during the period for which any permit is
issued. Failure to keep the insurance in effect is cause for revocation
of any warehouse permit.

      (d) Require information showing that the property to be used for
storage of household goods and effects is reasonably suitable for that
purpose. Failure to maintain the property in suitable condition is cause
for revocation of any warehouse permit.

      (e) Collect an initial fee for the permit as set by the
Transportation Services Authority according to the gross volume of
business in an amount not less than $25 nor more than $50.

      2.  On or before January 1 of each year, the holder of a warehouse
permit shall pay to the Transportation Services Authority an annual fee
as set by the Transportation Services Authority pursuant to paragraph (e)
of subsection 1.

      3.  Any person who fails to pay the annual fee on or before the
date provided in this section shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the
amount of the fee plus interest on the amount of the fee at the rate of 1
percent per month or fraction of a month from the date the fee is due
until the date of payment.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1025; A 1981, 1598; 1987, 897; 1997, 1960)
 The
Transportation Services Authority or its agents may:

      1.  Inspect any property proposed to be used for storage of
household goods and effects to determine its suitability.

      2.  Examine the premises, books and records of any permit holder.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1026; A 1997, 1961)
 The Transportation Services Authority shall adopt such rules
or regulations as may be required for the administration of this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1026; A 1997, 1961)
 The
provisions of NRS 703.373 to 703.376
, inclusive, relating to revocation and
suspension of certificates, permits and licenses and judicial review
thereof, apply to proceedings to suspend or revoke any permit issued
under this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1026; A 1983, 970)
 Any person who violates any provision of
this chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter,
is, in addition to any civil penalties which may be provided, guilty of a
misdemeanor.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1026; A 1981, 1598)