8-2701. Kansas transportation network company services act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas transportation network company services act. History: L. 2015, ch. 43, § 1; May 14.
8-2702. Same; definitions. Except as otherwise provided, as used in the Kansas transportation network company services act: (a) “Act” means the Kansas transportation network company services act. (b) “Digital network” means any online-enabled application, software, website or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network […]
8-2703. Same; not motor carrier, taxicab or for-hire vehicle. Transportation network companies or drivers shall not be considered motor carriers, private motor carriers or public motor carriers of passengers as those terms are defined in 49 C.F.R. § 390.5, as in effect on July 1, 2017, or any later version as established in rules and […]
8-2704. Same; agent required. The TNC must maintain an agent for service of process in the state of Kansas. History: L. 2015, ch. 43, § 4; May 14.
8-2705. Same; fares. A TNC may charge a fare for the services provided to riders, provided that, if a fare is charged, the TNC shall disclose to riders the fare calculation method on its digital network. The TNC shall also provide riders with the applicable rates being charged and the option to receive an estimated […]
8-2706. Same; identification. The TNC’s digital network shall display a picture of the driver, and the license plate number of the personal vehicle utilized for providing the prearranged ride before the rider enters the driver’s vehicle. History: L. 2015, ch. 43, § 6; May 14.
8-2707. Same; electronic receipts. Within a reasonable period of time following the completion of a trip, a TNC shall transmit an electronic receipt to the rider that lists: (a) The origin and destination of the trip; (b) the total time and distance of the trip; and (c) an itemization of the total fare paid, if […]
8-2708. Same; insurance. On January 1, 2016, and thereafter, a transportation network company driver or vehicle owner or transportation network company on the driver’s behalf shall maintain primary automobile insurance that: (a) Recognizes that the driver is a transportation network company driver and covers the driver while the driver is logged on to the transportation […]
8-2709. Same; mandatory disclosures. 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: (a) The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the […]
8-2710. Same; automobile insurers; exclusions. (a) Insurers that write automobile insurance in Kansas may exclude any and all coverage afforded under the driver’s or vehicle owner’s insurance policy 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 […]
8-2711. Same; zero tolerance policy for drugs or alcohol usage. (a) The TNC shall implement a zero tolerance policy on the use of drugs or alcohol while a driver is providing a prearranged ride or is logged into the TNC’s digital network but is not providing a prearranged ride, and shall provide notice of this […]
8-2712. Same; employment requirements. Prior to permitting an individual to act as a driver on its digital network, the TNC shall: (a) Require the individual to submit an application to the TNC, which includes information regarding the applicant’s address, age, driver’s license, driving history, motor vehicle registration, automobile liability insurance and other information required by […]
8-2713. Same; vehicle equipment requirements. The TNC shall require that any personal vehicle that a driver will use to provide a prearranged ride meets the equipment requirements applicable to private personal vehicles under article 17 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. History: L. 2015, ch. 43, § 13; May 14.
8-2714. Same; only prearranged rides. A driver shall only provide prearranged rides and shall not solicit or accept street hails. History: L. 2015, ch. 43, § 14; May 14.
8-2715. Same; payment. The TNC shall adopt a policy prohibiting solicitation or acceptance of cash payments from riders and notify drivers of such policy. Drivers shall not solicit or accept cash payments from riders. Any payment for prearranged rides shall be made only electronically using the TNC’s digital network. History: L. 2015, ch. 43, § […]
8-2716. Same; non-discrimination policy. (a) The TNC shall adopt a policy of non-discrimination with respect to riders and potential riders and notify drivers of such policy. (b) Drivers shall comply with all applicable laws regarding non-discrimination against riders or potential riders. (c) Drivers shall comply with all applicable laws relating to accommodation of service animals. […]
8-2717. Same; records. A TNC shall maintain: (a) Individual trip records for at least one year from the date each trip was provided; and (b) driver records at least until the one-year anniversary of the date on which a TNC driver’s activation on the digital network has ended. History: L. 2015, ch. 43, § 17; […]
8-2718. Same; nondisclosure of personally identifiable information. A TNC shall not disclose a rider’s personally identifiable information to a third party unless: (a) The rider consents or disclosure is required by a legal obligation; or (b) disclosure is required to protect or defend the terms of use of the service or to investigate violations of […]
8-2719. Same; mandatory insurance disclosure. (a) A TNC shall disclose prominently, with a separate acknowledgment of acceptance, to its TNC drivers in the prospective TNC drivers’ written terms of service the following before the drivers are allowed to accept a request for TNC services on the TNC’s digital network or software application: “If the vehicle […]
8-2720. Same; driver requirements. (a) Consistent with the limitations of K.S.A. 50-704, and amendments thereto, the TNC shall not permit an individual to act as a driver on its digital network who: (1) Has been convicted of: (A) Any person felony as described in any section of article 34 of chapter 21 of the Kansas […]
