Part Definitions. [Effective on January 1, 2021.]

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As used in this part:

  1. “Car sharing delivery period” means the period of time during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location of the car sharing start time, if applicable, as documented by the governing car sharing program agreement;
  2. “Car sharing period” means the period of time:
    1. That commences with the car sharing delivery period and ends at the car sharing termination time; or
    2. If there is no car sharing delivery period, that commences with the car sharing start time and ends at the car sharing termination time;
  3. “Car sharing program agreement”:
    1. Means the terms and conditions applicable to a shared vehicle owner and a shared vehicle driver that govern the use of a shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and
    2. Does not mean rental car agreement with a rental car company;
  4. “Car sharing start time” means the time when the shared vehicle becomes subject to the control of the shared vehicle driver at or after the time the reservation of a shared vehicle is scheduled to begin as documented in the records of a peer-to-peer car sharing program;
  5. “Car sharing termination time” means the earliest of the following events:
    1. The expiration of the agreed upon period of time established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the terms of the car sharing program agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car sharing program agreement;
    2. When the shared vehicle is returned to a location as alternatively agreed upon by the shared vehicle owner and shared vehicle driver as communicated through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; or
    3. When the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle owner's authorized designee, takes possession and control of the shared vehicle;
  6. “Peer-to-peer car sharing”:
    1. Means the authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and
    2. Does not include the services offered by a rental car company;
  7. “Peer-to-peer car sharing program”:
    1. Means a business platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration; and
    2. Does not include:
      1. The services offered by a rental car company; or
      2. A service provider who is solely providing hardware or software as a service to a person or entity that is not effectuating payment of financial consideration for use of a shared vehicle;
  8. “Rental car company” means a business engaged in the rental of motor vehicles that is subject to title 67, chapter 4, part 19, and not a peer-to-peer car sharing program;
  9. “Shared vehicle”:
    1. Means a vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and
    2. Does not mean a rental vehicle provided by a rental car company;
  10. “Shared vehicle driver” means an individual who has been authorized to drive the shared vehicle by the shared vehicle owner under a car sharing program agreement; and
  11. “Shared vehicle owner” means the registered owner, or a person or entity designated by the registered owner, of a vehicle made available for sharing to shared vehicle drivers through a peer-to-peer car sharing program.


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