A car-sharing agreement shall disclose to the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver:

(1) a right of the car-sharing company to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or shared vehicle driver for economic loss resulting from a breach of the car-sharing agreement;

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Terms Used In Utah Code 13-48a-203

  • Car-sharing agreement: means an agreement:
              (2)(a)(i) applicable to a shared vehicle owner and a shared vehicle driver; and
              (2)(a)(ii) that governs a shared vehicle driver's use of a shared vehicle through a car-sharing program. See Utah Code 13-48a-101
  • Car-sharing period: means the period of time that:
         (4)(a)
              (4)(a)(i) begins at the car-sharing delivery period; or
              (4)(a)(ii) if there is no car-sharing delivery period, begins at the car-sharing start time; and
         (4)(b) ends at the car-sharing termination time. See Utah Code 13-48a-101
  • Car-sharing termination time: means the earliest of the following events:
         (7)(a) the expiration of the agreed upon period of time established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the terms of the car-sharing agreement, if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car-sharing agreement;
         (7)(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 car-sharing program, which alternatively agreed upon location shall be incorporated into the car-sharing agreement; and
         (7)(c) when the shared vehicle owner or shared vehicle owner's authorized designee takes possession and control of the shared vehicle. See Utah Code 13-48a-101
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Motor vehicle: means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 13-48a-101
  • Shared vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is available for use by an individual other than the shared vehicle owner through a car-sharing program. See Utah Code 13-48a-101
  • Shared vehicle driver: means an individual who has been authorized to drive a shared vehicle by the shared vehicle owner under a car-sharing program. See Utah Code 13-48a-101
  • Shared vehicle owner: means :
              (12)(a)(i) the registered owner of a motor vehicle made available for car sharing; or
              (12)(a)(ii) a person designated by the registered owner of a motor vehicle made available for car sharing. See Utah Code 13-48a-101
(2) that a motor vehicle liability insurance policy issued to the shared vehicle owner or shared vehicle driver does not provide a defense or indemnification for any claim asserted by the car-sharing company;
(3) that the car-sharing program’s insurance policy covering the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver is in effect only during the car-sharing period and that, for any use of the shared vehicle by the shared vehicle driver after the car-sharing termination time, the shared vehicle driver and the shared vehicle owner may not have insurance coverage;
(4) of the daily rate, fees, and, if applicable, insurance or protection package costs that are charged to the shared vehicle owner or shared vehicle driver;
(5) that the shared vehicle owner’s motor vehicle liability insurance policy may not provide coverage for the shared vehicle;
(6) of an emergency telephone number to contact personnel capable of fielding roadside assistance or other customer service inquiries; and
(7) whether there are conditions under which a shared vehicle driver must maintain a personal automobile insurance policy with certain applicable coverage limits on a primary basis in order to book a shared vehicle.