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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 32 - Motor Vehicles » Chapter 40 - Transportation Network Companies

Section 32-40-1 – Definitions.

32-40-1. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1)”Digital network,” any online-enabled application, software, website, or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables a prearranged ride with a transportation network company driver; (2)”Personal vehicle,” a vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride and […]

Section 32-40-10 – Transportation network company to provide coverage where driver’s insurance lapsed or insufficient–Duty to defend.

32-40-10. Transportation network company to provide coverage where driver’s insurance lapsed or insufficient–Duty to defend. If the insurance maintained by the driver pursuant to §32-40-8 or 32-40-9 has lapsed or does not provide the required coverage, the insurance maintained by the transportation network company shall provide the coverage required by those sections beginning with the […]

Section 32-40-12 – Eligible insurers.

32-40-12. Eligible insurers. Any insurance required by §§32-40-8 and 32-40-9 may be placed with an insurer licensed under title 58, or with a surplus lines insurer eligible under title 58. Source: SL 2016, ch 167, §12.

Section 32-40-13 – Financial responsibility requirements.

32-40-13. Financial responsibility requirements. Any insurance satisfying the requirements of §32-40-8 or 32-40-9 shall be deemed to satisfy the financial responsibility requirement for a motor vehicle under §32-35-113. Source: SL 2016, ch 167, §13.

Section 32-40-15 – Required transportation network company disclosures to drivers.

32-40-15. Required transportation network company disclosures to drivers. The transportation network company shall disclose in writing to each transportation network company driver the following before the driver is allowed to accept a request for a prearranged ride on the transportation network company’s digital network: (1)The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits […]

Section 32-40-16 – Exclusions permitted in personal motor vehicle insurance policies.

32-40-16. Exclusions permitted in personal motor vehicle insurance policies. Any insurer that writes motor vehicle insurance in this state may exclude any coverage afforded under the policy issued to an owner or operator of a personal vehicle for any loss or injury that occurs while a driver is logged on to a transportation network company’s […]

Section 32-40-17 – Construction with financial responsibility law.

32-40-17. Construction with financial responsibility law. Any exclusion as allowed by §32-40-16 applies notwithstanding any requirement under chapter 32-35. Nothing in this chapter implies or requires that a personal motor vehicle insurance policy provide coverage while the driver is logged on to the transportation network company’s digital network, while the driver is engaged in a […]

Section 32-40-18 – Specific policy language not required for exclusion.

32-40-18. Specific policy language not required for exclusion. Nothing in this chapter requires an insurer to use any particular policy language or reference to §32-40-16 in order to exclude any and all coverage for any loss or injury that occurs while a driver is logged on to a transportation network company’s digital network or while […]

Section 32-40-2 – Application requirements for transportation network company drivers.

32-40-2. Application requirements for transportation network company drivers. Before a transportation network company allows a person to act as a transportation network company driver on the transportation network company’s digital network, the transportation network company shall require the person to submit to the transportation network company an application that includes: (1)The person’s name, address, and […]

Section 32-40-20 – Insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify excluded claim.

32-40-20. Insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify excluded claim. Any motor vehicle insurer that excludes the coverage described in §32-40-8 or 32-40-9 has no duty to defend or indemnify any claim expressly excluded by the policy. Nothing in this chapter invalidates or limits an exclusion contained in a policy including any policy in […]

Section 32-40-21 – Insurer’s right of contribution.

32-40-21. Insurer’s right of contribution. A motor vehicle insurer that defends or indemnifies a claim against a driver that is excluded under the terms of the insurer’s policy, shall have a right of contribution against other insurers that provide motor vehicle insurance to the same driver in satisfaction of the coverage requirements of §32-40-8 or […]

Section 32-40-22 – Disclosures required in claims investigations.

32-40-22. Disclosures required in claims investigations. In a claims coverage investigation, transportation network companies shall immediately provide upon request by directly involved parties or any insurer of the transportation network company driver if applicable, the precise times that a transportation network company driver logged on and off of the transportation network company’s digital network in […]

Section 32-40-23 – Municipal or county regulation of transportation network companies.

32-40-23. Municipal or county regulation of transportation network companies. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit further regulation of a transportation network company enacted by a municipality or county. However, no municipality or county may enact further regulations relating to the insurance requirements provided in this chapter. Source: SL 2016, ch 167, §24.

Section 32-40-3 – Criminal background, sex offender registry, and driving record checks of transportation network company drivers.

32-40-3. Criminal background, sex offender registry, and driving record checks of transportation network company drivers. Before a transportation network company allows a person to act as a driver on the transportation network company digital network, the transportation network company shall conduct, or contract with a third party to conduct: (1)A local and national criminal background […]

Section 32-40-4 – Persons prohibited from acting as transportation network company drivers.

32-40-4. Persons prohibited from acting as transportation network company drivers. A transportation network company may not knowingly allow to act as a transportation network company driver on the transportation network company’s digital network a person: (1)Who has received judgments for more than three moving traffic violations in the preceding three years, or at least one […]