1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a local governmental entity shall not:

(a) Impose any tax or fee on a transportation network company operating within the scope of a valid permit issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter, a driver who has entered into an agreement with such a company or a vehicle operated by such a driver or for transportation services provided by such a driver.

(b) Require a transportation network company operating within the scope of a valid permit issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter to obtain from the local government any certificate, license or permit to operate within that scope or require a driver who has entered into an agreement with such a company to obtain from the local government any certificate, license or permit to provide transportation services.

(c) Impose any other requirement upon a transportation network company or a driver which is not of general applicability to all persons who operate a motor vehicle within the jurisdiction of the local government.

2. Nothing in this section:

(a) Prohibits a local governmental entity from requiring a transportation network company or driver to obtain from the local government a business license or to pay any business license fee in the same manner that is generally applicable to any other business that operates within the jurisdiction of the local government.

(b) Prohibits an airport or its governing body from requiring a transportation network company or a driver to:

(1) Obtain a permit or certification to operate at the airport;

(2) Pay a fee to operate at the airport; or

(3) Comply with any other requirement to operate at the airport.

(c) Exempts a vehicle operated by a driver from any tax imposed pursuant to NRS 354.705, 371.043 or 371.045.

3. The provisions of this chapter do not exempt any person from the requirement to obtain a state business license issued pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS. A transportation network company shall notify each driver of the requirement to obtain a state business license issued pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS and the penalties for failing to obtain a state business license.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 1409)