20-280.1. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Airport operator. – Any person with police powers that owns or operates an airport. (2) Brokering transportation network company. – A transportation network company, as defined by this section, that exclusively dispatches TNC drivers that operate either of the following: a. For-hire passenger vehicles regulated […]
20-280.10. Statewide regulation. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as authorized by this Chapter, no county, city, airport operator, or other governmental agency is authorized to impose fees, require licenses, limit the operation of TNC services, or otherwise regulate TNC services. TNC services remain subject to all ordinances and local laws outside […]
20-280.2. Permissible services and limitations. (a) A transportation network company holding a valid permit issued under this Article and continuously meeting the requirements of this Article may operate in the State. The transportation network company may charge a fee for the TNC service. The fee must meet the following requirements: (1) The transportation network company’s […]
20-280.3. Permits. (a) Every transportation network company must obtain a permit from the Division before operating in the State. Every transportation network company must pay to the Division a nonrefundable application fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000). (b) Every transportation network company must renew the permit annually and pay to the Division a nonrefundable renewal […]
20-280.4. Financial responsibility. (a) Except as provided in subsection (n) of this section, TNC drivers or transportation network companies must maintain primary automobile insurance that meets all of the following requirements: (1) Recognizes that the driver is a TNC driver or uses a vehicle to transport passengers for compensation. (2) The following automobile insurance requirements […]
20-280.5. Safety requirements. (a) The transportation network company must require TNC drivers have their vehicles inspected annually to meet State safety requirements. The Division may, by regulation, specify alternative inspections that are acceptable as equivalent inspections, such as an inspection performed in another state. This subsection does not apply to brokering transportation network companies. (b) […]
20-280.6. Background checks. (a) Prior to permitting an individual to act as a TNC driver, the transportation network company must do all of the following: (1) Require the individual to submit an application to the transportation network company, including, at a minimum, the following: a. Address. b. Age. c. Drivers license number. d. Driving history. […]
20-280.7. Authority of Division. The Division may issue regulations to implement this Article. (2015-237, s. 1.)
20-280.8. Presumption that TNC drivers are independent contractors. A rebuttable presumption exists that a TNC driver is an independent contractor and not an employee. The presumption may be rebutted by application of the common law test for determining employment status. (2015-237, s. 1.)
20-280.9. Airport operators. (a) An airport operator is authorized to charge transportation network companies and TNC drivers a reasonable fee for their use of the airport’s facility. (b) An airport operator is authorized to require an identifying decal be displayed by TNC drivers. (c) An airport operator is authorized to require the purchase and use […]
