§ 39-14.2-1. Definitions. Terms in this chapter shall be construed as follows, unless another meaning is expressed or is clearly apparent from the language or context: (1) “Active TNC driver” means a TNC driver who has provided at least one prearranged ride through the TNC in the preceding ninety (90) days. (2) “Administrator” means the […]
§ 39-14.2-10. Electronic identification of TNC vehicles and drivers by TNC. The TNC’s digital network shall display to passengers requesting TNC services a picture of the TNC driver and the license plate number of the vehicle to be used to provide the requested services before the passenger enters the TNC operator’s vehicle. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 39-14.2-11. Transportation network affiliation placards required. (a) No personal vehicle shall be utilized to provide TNC services until the TNC operator intending to utilize a personal vehicle to provide such TNC services has first registered the vehicle with the TNC and the owner has been issued by the TNC a transportation network affiliation placard. […]
§ 39-14.2-12. Fare charged for TNC services provided. (a) On behalf of a TNC operator, a TNC may charge a fare for the transportation services provided to the passengers; provided that, if a fare is charged, the TNC shall disclose to the riders the fare or fare calculation method on its website or within the […]
§ 39-14.2-13. Rights of TNC riders. (a) Within a reasonable period of time following the completion of a TNC service trip, a TNC shall transmit an electronic receipt to the rider that lists: (1) The origin and destination of the trip; (2) The total time and distance of the trip; and (3) An itemization of […]
§ 39-14.2-14. Proof of financial responsibility of transportation network companies. (a) On or before ninety (90) days after the effective date of this chapter and thereafter, TNC drivers, or a TNC on the driver’s behalf, shall maintain primary automobile insurance that: (1) Recognizes that the driver is a transportation network company driver or otherwise uses […]
§ 39-14.2-15. TNC and insurer disclosure requirements. (a) The TNC shall disclose, in writing, to TNC drivers the following before they are allowed to accept a request for prearranged rides on the TNC’s digital network: (1) The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the TNC provides while […]
§ 39-14.2-16. Limitations on TNCs. TNC drivers shall be independent contractors and not employees of the TNC if they are determined to meet federal and state law and regulation relating to independent contractors, including, but not limited to, 26 U.S.C. § 3401(a), 26 U.S.C. § 3402(a)(1), §§ 28-29-17.1 and 28-42-7, and the TNC and TNC […]
§ 39-14.2-17. Alcohol/drug use strictly prohibited. (a) The TNC shall implement a zero-tolerance policy regarding a TNC driver’s activities while accessing the TNC’s digital network. The zero-tolerance policy shall address the use of drugs or alcohol while a TNC driver is providing prearranged rides or is logged into the TNC’s digital network but is not […]
§ 39-14.2-18. Controlling authority. All provisions of this chapter, with the exception of § 39-14.2-14, are hereby declared to be the sole jurisdiction of the division; § 39-14.2-14 is hereby declared to be the sole jurisdiction of the division and the department of business regulation. Cities, towns, and other local entities in the state are […]
§ 39-14.2-19. Airport Corporation Authority. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 39-14.2-18, the Rhode Island airport corporation, or any successor entity authorized to oversee and control the property of Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport and any other state airport, shall have the authority to establish reasonable regulations governing transportation network company (TNC) operators offering TNC […]
§ 39-14.2-2. Not other carriers. (a) TNCs or TNC drivers are not common carriers, as defined in this title; jitneys, as defined in § 39-13-1; taxicabs or limited public motor vehicles, as defined in § 39-14-1; or public motor vehicles, as defined in § 39-14.1-1. (b) A TNC driver shall not be required to register […]
§ 39-14.2-20. Business records to be maintained, retained by transportation network companies. (a) A TNC shall maintain individual trip records that detail the date, time, pick-up location, drop-off location, distance traveled, length of time of the trip, and total fare charged for every TNC service it coordinates in the state. Such records shall be maintained […]
§ 39-14.2-21. Anti-discrimination — Handicapped accessibility. (a) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination based on the rider’s race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, gender, physical disability, age, sexual orientation/identity, gender identity, or the pick-up location or drop-off location requested by the rider. TNCs and TNC operators shall not impose […]
§ 39-14.2-22. Penalties for violations by TNCs or TNC operators. (a) The administrator may impose civil sanctions upon any TNC or TNC operator subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter and/or any rules and regulations promulgated under it, who or that shall knowingly or willfully cause to be done any act prohibited by applicable […]
§ 39-14.2-3. Powers of division. (a) Every person operating a licensed transportation network company or operating as a licensed transportation network company operator is declared to be subject to the jurisdiction of the division of public utilities and carriers. The division may prescribe rules and regulations consistent with this chapter that are necessary to ensure […]
§ 39-14.2-4. Audit procedures. (a) For the sole purpose of verifying that a TNC is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and no more often than annually, the division shall have the right to visually inspect a sample of records that the TNC is required to maintain. The sample shall be chosen randomly […]
§ 39-14.2-5. Permit required of transportation network company. (a) No person shall operate a TNC in the state until that person shall have applied for and obtained a permit from the division; provided, that any transportation network company operating in the state before the effective date of this chapter [Nov. 3, 2016] may continue to […]
§ 39-14.2-6. Transportation network services administration reserve account — Recovery of administrative and enforcement expenses. There is hereby created a fund to be known as the transportation network services administration reserve account, a restricted-use account within the division of public utilities and carriers. The account, hereinafter referred to as the “fund,” shall be used for […]
§ 39-14.2-7. Transportation network company operators or TNC operators, TNC drivers. (a) No individual shall provide TNC services or transport TNC riders in a personal vehicle until the individual shall have first submitted to required, periodic background checks conducted through the TNC in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Prior to permitting an individual to accept […]
