As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Car" means a motor vehicle as defined in section 42-1-102 (58).
"Car sharing" means the authorized use of a shared car by persons other than theshared car's owner, facilitated by a car sharing program.
(a) "Car sharing agreement" means the terms and conditions that apply to a shared car owner and a shared car driver and that govern the use of a shared car.
(b) "Car sharing agreement" excludes a rental agreement as defined in section 6-1-201.
(4) (a) "Car sharing program" means a person that is in the business of operating an online platform to connect third-party vehicle owners with third-party vehicle drivers to enable peer-to-peer car sharing within Colorado.
(b) "Car sharing program" excludes:
The registered owner of the car involved in car sharing facilitated by a car sharingprogram; and
A lessor as defined in section 6-1-201.
"Delivery period" means the time when a shared car is being delivered to the locationof the sharing start time, as documented by the governing car sharing agreement.
(a) "Shared car" means a motor vehicle that is available for sharing through a car sharing program but is not used exclusively for car sharing.
(b) "Shared car" excludes a rental motor vehicle as defined in section 6-1-201.
(a) "Shared car driver" means an individual who has been authorized to drive the shared car by a car sharing program under a car sharing agreement.
(b) "Shared car driver" excludes a lessee as defined in section 6-1-201.
"Shared car owner" means a person that makes a shared car available for sharing toshared car drivers through a car sharing program.
"Sharing period" means the time that begins at the sharing start time and ends at thesharing termination time.
"Sharing start time" means the time when a shared car driver takes possession andcontrol of the shared car. The sharing start time may be at or after the time the reservation of a shared car is scheduled to begin under a car sharing agreement.
"Sharing termination time" means the earliest of the following events:
The expiration of the agreed period of time established for the use of a shared car inthe governing car sharing agreement if the shared car is delivered to the location agreed upon in the agreement;
When the shared car is returned to an alternative location as agreed upon by theshared car owner and shared car driver as communicated through a car sharing program; or
The shared car owner, or the shared car owner's authorized designee, takes possession and control of the shared car.
Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-090), ch. 391, p. 3492, § 1, effective January 1, 2020. L. 2020: (5) amended, (HB 20-1402), ch. 216, p. 1041, § 3, effective June 30.