Except when a different meaning is expressly stated or clearly indicated by the context, the following terms, as used in this Subpart, have the following meanings:

            (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 that commences with the car sharing delivery period or, if there is no car sharing delivery period, that commences with the car sharing start time and, in either case, ends at the car sharing termination time. “Car sharing period” does not mean rental period, or similar, as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 22:1762.

            (3) “Car sharing program agreement” 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. “Car sharing program agreement” does not mean a rental agreement, automobile rental contract, or similar, as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 22:1523, 1762, or La. Rev. Stat. 47:551.

            (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:

            (a) The expiration of the agreed-upon time period 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.

            (b) 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.

            (c) 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” means the authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle’s owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. “Peer-to-peer car sharing” does not mean rental motor vehicle, rental vehicle, vehicle, or similar, as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 22:1523 or 1762.

            (7) “Peer-to-peer car sharing program” means a business platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration. “Peer-to-peer car sharing program” does not mean a service provider that 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. “Peer-to-peer car sharing program” does not mean lessor, rental company, or similar, as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 22:1523 or 1762.

            (8) “Shared vehicle” means a vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. “Shared vehicle” does not mean rental motor vehicle, rental vehicle, vehicle, or similar, as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 22:1523 or 1762.

            (9) “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. “Shared vehicle driver” does not mean lessee, renter, or similar, as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 22:1523 or 1762.

            (10) “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. “Shared vehicle owner” does not mean lessor, rental company, or similar, as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 22:1523 or 1762.

            Acts 2020, No. 277, §1.