A transportation network company or driver is not a common carrier, contract carrier, or motor carrier, and may not provide taxicab or for-hire vehicle service. The state or a municipality may not require a transportation network company driver to register the personal vehicle the driver uses to provide prearranged rides as a commercial or for-hire […]
A transportation network company may charge a fare to a transportation network company rider. Before a fare is collected from a rider, the transportation network company shall disclose to the rider, on the company’s Internet website or in the company’s software application, the transportation network company’s fare or fare calculation method. The transportation network company […]
Before a rider enters the personal vehicle of a transportation network company driver, the transportation network company shall display on the company’s Internet website or in the company’s software application a picture of the transportation network company driver and the license plate number of the personal vehicle providing the prearranged ride.
Within a reasonable period following the completion of a trip, the transportation network company shall transmit to the rider, on behalf of the transportation network company driver, an electronic receipt showing the origin and destination of the trip and itemizing the fare paid, if any.
(a) A transportation network company driver, or transportation network company on behalf of the driver, 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 that covers the driver while the driver is logged onto the digital network […]
A transportation network company shall disclose in writing to transportation network company drivers the following before the drivers are allowed to accept a request for a prearranged ride on the digital network of the transportation network company: (1) the insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the transportation […]
A transportation network company shall file a written certificate of insurance with the director of the division of insurance demonstrating that the transportation network company has satisfied the requirements of AS 28.23.050. The certificate of insurance must state that the applicable insurance policy may not be cancelled unless written notice is provided to the division […]
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a transportation network company is not an employer of transportation network company drivers under AS 23.10.699, AS 23.20.520, or AS 23.30.395. A transportation network company driver is an independent contractor for all purposes and is not an employee of the transportation network company if the transportation […]
The transportation network company shall implement a zero-tolerance policy prohibiting drug and alcohol use while a driver is providing a prearranged ride or is logged onto the digital network of the transportation network company but not providing a prearranged ride. The transportation network company shall post on the company’s Internet website the company’s zero-tolerance policy […]
(a) Before a transportation network company allows an individual to accept trip requests through the transportation network company’s digital network, the transportation network company, or a third party, shall (1) require the individual to submit to the transportation network company an application that includes the individual’s address, age, and driver’s license number, the motor vehicle […]
(a) Before a transportation network company allows an individual to accept trip requests through the transportation network company’s digital network and before a personal vehicle may be used to provide transportation network company services, the transportation network company shall conduct, or confirm satisfactory completion of, a safety inspection of the individual’s personal vehicle. The safety […]
(a) The transportation network company shall adopt a policy prohibiting discrimination based on destination or a class or status protected under AS 18.80.210 with respect to a rider or potential rider. The company shall inform drivers of the policy. (b) A transportation network company driver shall comply with all applicable laws relating to accommodation of […]
A transportation network company shall keep records (1) maintained by the transportation network company for an individual prearranged ride for at least two years from the date of the prearranged ride; and (2) maintained by individual transportation network company drivers for two years after the agreement between the transportation network company and driver entered into […]
The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may, under AS 02.15, enter into a contract, lease, or other arrangement with a transportation network company for use of an international airport owned or operated by the state. A contract, lease, or arrangement under AS 02.15 must be consistent with this chapter.
In this chapter, (1) “digital network” means any online-enabled application, software, website, or system offered or used by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network company drivers; (2) “personal vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver and is owned, leased, or otherwise […]
This chapter may be cited as the Transportation Network Companies Act.
