Section 10. Except where expressly set forth in this chapter, no municipality or other local or state entity, except the Massachusetts Port Authority, may: (i) impose a tax on or require any additional license for a transportation network company, a transportation network driver or a vehicle used by a transportation network driver where the tax […]
Section 11. The division shall promulgate regulations necessary for the implementation, administration and enforcement of this chapter.
Section 2. (a) The division shall have jurisdiction over transportation network companies to ensure the safety and convenience of the public, as expressly set forth in this chapter. (b) In consultation with the registry of motor vehicles, the division shall provide for the establishment of removable decals to be issued by transportation network companies, in […]
Section 3. (a) All transportation network companies and transportation network drivers shall provide services in the form of a pre-arranged ride using a digital network. A driver providing transportation network services shall not solicit, accept, arrange or provide transportation in another manner, including cruising unless otherwise authorized by law. (b) A transportation network company shall […]
Section 4. (a) A driver who seeks to utilize the digital network of a transportation network company to provide pre-arranged rides shall apply to a transportation network company for a transportation network driver certificate. A person shall not provide transportation network services in the commonwealth without a valid background check clearance certificate and a transportation […]
Section 5. (a) Each transportation network company shall carry adequate insurance, as required by this chapter and section 228 of chapter 175, for each vehicle being used to provide transportation network services through a transportation network company’s digital network. (b) A transportation network driver shall carry adequate insurance for each vehicle being used to provide […]
Section 6. (a) If the division determines, after notice and a hearing, that a transportation network company is in violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter, the division shall issue a monetary penalty, suspend or revoke a transportation network company permit or take other action that the division deems […]
Section 7. (a) A driver providing transportation network services who is not in compliance with subsection (b) of section 2 or sections 4 or 5 shall be deemed to have committed a civil motor vehicle infraction, as defined in section 1 of chapter 90C. State or local law enforcement officials may issue a citation for […]
Section 8. (a) The division shall require a transportation network company to maintain certain records, in addition to the records required by clause (vii) of subsection (c) of section 3 including, but not limited to, records pertaining to incidents reported to the transportation network company relative to a driver or rider, records pertaining to accessibility […]
Section 9. Nothing in this chapter shall require a transportation network company to issue a driver certificate to a driver applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter or prevent the transportation network company from suspending, revoking or otherwise terminating a driver from its digital network.
