13-51-105. Operating requirements.
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A transportation network company shall maintain an agent for service of process in the state and shall notify the division of the name and address of the agent. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 13-51-105
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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A transportation network company may collect, on behalf of a transportation network driver, a fare for a prearranged ride if the transportation network company:
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posts the method for calculating the fare on the transportation network company’s software application; |
| (b) |
provides a passenger the rate used to calculate the fare for a prearranged ride; and |
| (c) |
allows a passenger the option to obtain an estimated fare for a prearranged ride before the passenger enters a transportation network driver’s vehicle. |
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| (3) |
For each prearranged ride, a transportation network company shall:
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before a passenger enters a transportation network driver’s vehicle, display on the transportation network company’s software application a picture of the transportation network driver; and |
| (b) |
shortly after the prearranged ride is complete, transmit an electronic receipt to the passenger that lists:
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the prearranged ride’s origin and destination; |
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the prearranged ride’s total time and distance; and |
| (iii) |
an itemization of the total fare the passenger paid, if any. |
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| (4) |
A transportation network driver may not, while providing transportation network services:
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provide a ride to an individual who requests the ride by a means other than a transportation network company’s software application; |
| (b) |
solicit or accept cash payments from a passenger; or |
| (c) |
accept any means of payment other than payment through a transportation network company’s software application. |
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| (5) |
A transportation network company shall maintain a record of:
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all trips, for a minimum of five years after the day on which the trip occurred; and |
| (b) |
all information in a transportation network company’s possession regarding a transportation network driver, for a minimum of five years after the day on which the transportation network driver last provided transportation network services using the transportation network company’s software application. |
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| (6) |
A transportation network company shall adopt a policy that prohibits unlawful discrimination with respect to a passenger and shall:
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provide a copy of the policy to each transportation network driver; or |
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post the policy on the transportation network company’s website. |
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| (7) |
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A transportation network driver shall accommodate:
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an individual with a physical disability. |
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| (b) |
A transportation network driver or transportation network company may not impose an additional charge to provide the accommodations described in Subsections (7)(a) and (8). |
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| (8) |
A transportation network company shall:
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allow a passenger to request a prearranged ride in a wheelchair-accessible vehicle; and |
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if a wheelchair-accessible vehicle is not available to a passenger who requests a wheelchair-accessible vehicle under Subsection (8)(a), direct the passenger to a transportation service that provides wheelchair-accessible service, if available. |
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| (9) |
A transportation network company shall disclose to a transportation network driver:
| (a) |
a description of the insurance coverage the transportation network company provides the transportation network driver while the transportation network driver is providing transportation network services, including the insurance coverage’s liability limit; |
| (b) |
that the transportation network company’s personal automobile insurance policy may not provide coverage to the transportation network driver during a waiting period or a prearranged ride; |
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that if the vehicle the transportation network driver uses to provide transportation network services has a lien against the vehicle, the transportation network driver is required to notify the lienholder that the transportation network driver is using the vehicle to provide transportation network services; and |
| (d) |
that using a vehicle with a lien against the vehicle to provide transportation network services may violate the transportation network driver’s contract with the lienholder. |
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| (10) |
A transportation network company and the transportation network company’s insurer shall, for an incident that occurs while a transportation network driver is providing transportation network services:
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cooperate with a liability insurer that insures the vehicle the transportation network driver uses to provide the transportation network services; |
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provide, to the liability insurer, the precise date and time that an incident occurred, including the precise time when a driver logged in or out of the transportation network company’s software application; and |
| (c) |
provide the information described in Subsection (10)(b) to a liability insurer no later than 10 business days after the day on which the liability insurer requests the information from the transportation network company. |
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| (11) |
If a transportation network company’s insurer insures a vehicle with a lien against the vehicle, and the transportation network company’s insurer covers a claim regarding the vehicle under comprehensive or collision coverage, the transportation network company shall direct the transportation network company’s insurer to issue the payment for the claim:
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directly to the person that is repairing the vehicle; or |
| (b) |
jointly to the owner of the vehicle and the primary lienholder. |
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Enacted by Chapter 461, 2015 General Session
