A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, shall not be a “bus” under those portions of this title relating to equipment requirements or rules of the road.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 46.2-1407

  • Vehicle: means every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except personal delivery devices and devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Virginia Code 46.2-100

A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, shall not be a “bus” or “commercial vehicle” under the portions of this title relating to registration.

1981, c. 218, § 46.1-563; 1989, cc. 705, 727; 2002, c. 337.