(a) Before a transportation network company allows an individual to accept trip requests through the transportation network company’s digital network, the transportation network company, or a third party, shall

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B felonyup to 10 yearsup to $100,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 28.23.100

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • department: means the Department of Administration. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • license: when used in relation to driver licensing, means a license, provisional license, or permit to drive a motor vehicle, or the privilege to drive or to obtain a license to drive a motor vehicle, under the laws of this state whether or not a person holds a valid license issued in this or another jurisdiction. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • motor vehicle: means a vehicle which is self-propelled except a vehicle moved by human or animal power. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • peace officer: means
    (A) an officer of the state troopers. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances either singly or together while using a highway or vehicular way or area that is open to public use for purposes of travel. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
  • vehicle: means a device in, upon, or by which a person or property may be transported or drawn upon or immediately over a highway or vehicular way or area. See Alaska Statutes 28.90.990
(1) require the individual to submit to the transportation network company an application that includes the individual’s address, age, and driver‘s license number, the motor vehicle registration and automobile liability insurance information for the individual’s personal vehicle, and other information required by the transportation network company;
(2) conduct a local and national criminal background check for each applicant that reviews

(A) a multi-state or multi-jurisdiction criminal records locator or a similar commercial nationwide database with validation; and
(B) the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website; and
(3) obtain and review a driving history research report for the individual.
(b) A transportation network company may not allow a driver to accept trip requests through the transportation network company’s digital network if the driver

(1) has, in the past three years,

(A) been convicted of or forfeited bail for a third or subsequent moving traffic violation;
(B) been convicted of

(i) driving while license canceled, suspended, revoked, or in violation of a limitation under Alaska Stat. § 28.15.291;
(ii) failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer under Alaska Stat. § 28.35.182;
(iii) reckless or negligent driving under Alaska Stat. § 28.35.400 or 28.35.410; or
(iv) a law or ordinance of another jurisdiction having similar elements to an offense listed in (i) – (iii) of this subparagraph;
(2) has, in the past seven years, been convicted of

(A) any offense that is an unclassified, class A, or class B felony in this or another jurisdiction; or
(B) a felony or misdemeanor involving

(i) a crime under Alaska Stat. § 28.33.030, Alaska Stat. § 28.35.030, or 28.35.032;
(ii) a crime under Alaska Stat. § 28.35.050 or 28.35.060;
(iii) a crime against a person under Alaska Stat. Chapter 11.41; or
(iv) a law or ordinance of another jurisdiction having similar elements to an offense listed in (i) – (iii) of this subparagraph;
(3) is listed on the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website; or
(4) is under 21 years of age.
(c) A transportation network company driver may not

(1) provide a prearranged ride unless the transportation network company rider has been matched to the driver through the digital network of the transportation network company;
(2) solicit a ride or accept a street hail request for a ride; or
(3) solicit or accept cash payments for a fare from a rider.
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