Terms Used In Michigan Laws 257.2131

  • Personal vehicle: means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of 8 passengers or fewer, including the driver, that is used by a transportation network company driver that satisfies both of the following:
    (i) The vehicle is owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  • Transportation network company: means a person operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide transportation network company prearranged rides. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  • Transportation network company driver: means an individual who satisfies all of the following:
  •     (i) 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. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  • Transportation network company rider: means an individual who uses a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network company driver who provides a transportation network company prearranged ride to the transportation network company rider in the transportation network company driver's personal vehicle between points chosen by the transportation network company rider. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  •     On behalf of a transportation network company driver, a transportation network company may charge and collect a fee for services provided to a transportation network company rider, if all of the following are satisfied:
        (a) The transportation network company discloses the fee calculation method on its website or within the software application service.
        (b) The transportation network company provides the transportation network company rider with the applicable rate being charged and the option to receive an estimated fee before the transportation network company rider enters the transportation network company driver‘s personal vehicle.