Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2192

  • 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 an intrastate prearranged ride. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2191
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2191

            A company or a driver shall not be considered a common carrier, contract carrier, or motor carrier, and shall not provide taxi or for hire vehicle service. In addition, a driver shall not be required to register the vehicle that the driver uses to provide prearranged rides as a commercial motor vehicle or a for hire vehicle.

            Acts 2019, No. 286, §2, eff. July 1, 2019.