Current with legislation from 2024 Fiscal and Special Sessions.
Section 27-25-102 - Definitions(1) "Car-sharing delivery period" means the period of time during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location designated in a peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement of the car-sharing start time, if applicable, as documented by a peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement;(2) "Car-sharing period" means a period of time:(A) That commences with the car-sharing delivery period and ends at the car-sharing termination time; or(B) If there is no car-sharing delivery period, that commences with the car-sharing start time and ends at the car-sharing termination time;(3) "Car-sharing start time" means the time when a shared vehicle becomes subject to the control of the shared-vehicle driver at or after the time the reservation of a shared vehicle is scheduled to begin as documented in the records of a peer-to-peer car-sharing program;(4) "Car-sharing termination time" means the earliest of the following events: (A) The expiration of the agreed-upon period of time established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the terms of the peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed to in the peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement;(B) The return of the shared vehicle to an alternative location agreed upon by the shared-vehicle owner and the shared-vehicle driver as communicated through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement, which alternatively-agreed-upon-location shall be incorporated into the peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement; or(C) The taking of possession and control of the shared vehicle by the shared-vehicle owner or an authorized designee of the shared-vehicle owner;(5)(A) "Peer-to-peer car sharing" means the authorized use of a motor vehicle by an individual other than the owner of the motor vehicle through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program.(B) "Peer-to-peer car sharing" does not include the: (i) Services offered by a rental company that provides a rental vehicle under a rental agreement under § 23-64-202;(ii) Services provided under the Transportation Network Company Services Act, § 23-13-701 et seq.; or(iii) Renting of a motor vehicle to another under § 27-16-605;(6)(A) "Peer-to-peer car-sharing program" means a business platform that connects an owner of a motor vehicle with a driver to enable the sharing of a motor vehicle for financial consideration.(B) "Peer-to-peer car-sharing program" does not include a: (i) Rental company as defined in § 23-64-202;(ii) Person or entity renting a motor vehicle to another person or entity under § 27-16-605;(iii) Provider who is solely providing hardware or software as a service to a person or entity that is not effectuating payment of financial consideration for use of a shared vehicle; or(iv) Service provided under the Transportation Network Company Services Act, § 23-13-701 et seq.;(7)(A) "Peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement" means the terms and conditions applicable to a shared-vehicle owner and a shared-vehicle driver that govern the use of a shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program.(B) "Peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement" does not mean:(i) A rental agreement as defined in § 23-64-202; or(ii) Any agreement for the rental or use of a vehicle with a person or entity engaged in the business of renting a motor vehicle without a driver;(8)(A) "Shared vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program.(B) "Shared vehicle" does not mean a: (i) Vehicle or rental vehicle as defined in § 23-64-202; or(ii) Motor vehicle that is rented under § 27-16-605;(9) "Shared-vehicle driver" means an individual who is authorized to drive a shared vehicle by a shared-vehicle owner under a peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement; and(10)(A) "Shared-vehicle owner" means the registered owner, or a person or entity designated by the registered owner, of a motor vehicle made available for sharing to a shared-vehicle driver through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program.(B) "Shared-vehicle owner" does not mean a:(i) Rental car company as defined in § 23-64-202;(ii) Person or entity engaged in the business of renting a motor vehicle without a driver;(iii) Provider who is solely providing hardware or software as a service to a person or entity that is not effectuating payment of financial consideration for use of a shared vehicle; or(iv) Service provided under the Transportation Network Company Services Act, § 23-13-701 et seq.Added by Act 2023, No. 686,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.