(a) The transportation network company shall adopt a policy prohibiting a driver, while providing transportation network company services, from the solicitation or acceptance of cash payments from riders and notify drivers of the policy.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-15-308

  • Digital network: means any online-enabled application, software, website, or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network company drivers. See Tennessee Code 65-15-301
  • driver: means an individual who:
    (A) 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 Tennessee Code 65-15-301
  • Prearranged ride: means the provision of transportation by a driver to a rider, beginning when a driver accepts a ride requested by a rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company, continuing while the driver transports a requesting rider, and ending when the last requesting rider departs from the personal vehicle. See Tennessee Code 65-15-301
  • Transportation network company: means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides. See Tennessee Code 65-15-301
(b) While providing transportation network services, drivers shall not solicit or accept cash payments from riders.
(c) Any payment for a prearranged ride shall be made only electronically using the transportation network center’s digital network or software application.
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