As used in this chapter: “Personal vehicle” means a vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver and is: Owned, leased or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver; and Not a common carrier by motor vehicle, contract carrier by motor vehicle, or restricted motor carrier under Chapter 7, Title […]
The transportation network company’s online-enabled technology application or website shall display a picture of the transportation network company driver, and the license plate number of the motor vehicle utilized for providing the prearranged ride before the rider enters the transportation network company driver’s vehicle.
Within a reasonable period of time following the completion of a trip, a transportation network company shall transmit an electronic receipt to the rider on behalf of the transportation network company driver that lists: The origin and destination of the trip; The total time and distance of the trip; and An itemization of the total […]
On or before July 1, 2016, and thereafter, a transportation network company driver or transportation network company on the driver’s behalf shall maintain primary automobile insurance that recognizes that the driver is a transportation network company driver or otherwise uses a vehicle to transport passengers for compensation and covers the driver: While the driver is […]
The transportation network company shall disclose in writing to transportation network company drivers the following before they are allowed to accept a request for a prearranged ride on the transportation network company’s digital network: The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the transportation network company provides while […]
Insurers that write automobile insurance in Mississippi may exclude any and all coverage afforded under the policy issued to an owner or operator of a personal vehicle for any loss or injury that occurs while a driver is logged on to a transportation network company’s digital network or while a driver provides a prearranged ride. […]
Drivers shall be independent contractors and not employees of the transportation network company if all of the following conditions are met: The transportation network company does not prescribe specific hours during which a transportation network company driver must be logged into the transportation network company’s digital platform; The transportation network company imposes no restrictions on […]
The transportation network company shall implement a zero tolerance policy regarding a transportation network company driver’s activities while accessing the transportation network company’s digital platform. The zero tolerance policy shall address the use of drugs or alcohol while a transportation network company driver is providing prearranged rides or is logged into the transportation network company’s […]
Before allowing an individual to accept trip requests through a transportation network company’s digital platform as a transportation network company driver: The individual shall submit an application to the transportation network company, which includes information regarding his or her address, age, driver’s license, motor vehicle registration, automobile liability insurance, and other information required by the […]
A transportation network company driver shall not solicit or accept street hails.
The transportation network company shall adopt a policy prohibiting solicitation or acceptance of cash payments for the fares charged to riders for prearranged rides and notify transportation network company drivers of the policy. Transportation network company drivers shall not solicit or accept cash payments from riders.
Transportation network companies or transportation network company drivers are not common carriers by motor vehicle, contract carriers by motor vehicle, or restricted motor carriers under Chapter 7, Title 77, Mississippi Code of 1972, nor do they provide taxicab or limousine services. A transportation network company driver shall not be required to register the vehicle the […]
The transportation network company shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to riders and potential riders and notify transportation network company drivers of the policy. Transportation network company drivers shall comply with all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against riders or potential riders. Transportation network company drivers shall comply with all applicable laws relating to […]
A transportation network company shall maintain the following customer records: Individual trip records for at least one (1) year from the date each trip was provided; and Individual records of transportation network company driver customers at least until the one-year anniversary of the date on which a transportation network company driver’s customer relationship with the […]
For the sole purpose of verifying that a transportation network company is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and not more than annually, the commissioner shall have the right to visually inspect a sample of records that the transportation network company is required to maintain. The sample shall include required records pertaining to […]
Transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers are governed exclusively by this chapter and any rules promulgated by the commissioner consistent with this chapter. A county, municipality or other local entity may not: Impose a tax on, or require a license for, a transportation network company, a transportation network company driver or a vehicle […]
The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter.
A person shall not operate a transportation network company in Mississippi without first having obtained a license from the department, provided that any transportation network company operating in this state before July 1, 2016, may continue operating until the department creates a license process and sets a registration deadline. The Department shall issue a license […]
The transportation network company shall maintain an agent for service of process in the State of Mississippi.
On behalf of a transportation network company driver, a transportation network company may charge a fare for the services provided to riders; however, if a fare is collected from a rider, the transportation network company shall disclose to the rider the fare or fare calculation method on its website or within the online-enabled technology application […]
