The following terms, as used in this Part, have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section except when a different meaning is expressly stated or clearly indicated by the context:

            (1) “Bodily injury” means claims for general and special damages for personal injury arising under Civil Code Article 2315.

            (2) “Digital network” means any online-enabled application, software, website or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network company drivers.

            (3) “Personal vehicle” means a vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver and is owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver. A personal vehicle is not a vehicle subject to Parts A and B of this Chapter or engaged solely in interstate commerce.

            (4) “Prearranged ride” means the provision of transportation by a driver to a rider that commences when a driver accepts a ride requested by a person through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company, continues during the driver transporting a requesting rider, and ends when the last requesting rider departs from the personal vehicle. A prearranged ride does not include shared expense van pool services, as defined pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 45:162(18), or shared expense car pool services, as defined pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 45:162(1), transportation provided using a vehicle subject to Part A or B of this Chapter or engaged solely in interstate commerce.

            (5) “Pre-trip acceptance period” means any period of time during which a driver is logged on to the transportation network company’s digital network and is available to receive transportation requests but is not engaged in a prearranged ride as defined in Paragraph (4) of this Section.

            (6) “Transportation network company” means a person, whether natural or juridical, that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides, or a person, whether natural or juridical, that provides a technology platform to a transportation network company rider that enables the transportation network company rider to schedule a prearranged ride.

            (7) “Transportation network company driver” or “driver” means a person who receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company, and who uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to persons upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee.

            (8) “Transportation network company rider” or “rider” means a person who uses a transportation network company’s digital network to connect with a transportation network driver who provides prearranged rides to the rider in the driver’s personal vehicle between points chosen by the rider.

            Acts 2015, No. 266, §1, eff. June 29, 2015.