TN Code § 55-12-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 12 - Financial Responsibility|Part 3 - Car Sharing Program Insurance Coverage|§ 55-12-301. Part Definitions

 As used in this part:   “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;   “Car sharing period” means the period of time:  That commences with the car sharing delivery period and ends at the car sharing termination time; or   If there is no car sharing delivery period, that commences with the car sharing start time and ends at the car sharing termination time;     “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; and   Does not mean rental car agreement with a rental car company;     “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;   “Car sharing termination time” means the earliest of the following events:  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 program agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car sharing program agreement;   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; or   When the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle owner's authorized designee, takes possession and control of the shared vehicle;     “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; and   Does not include the services offered by a rental car company;     “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; and   Does not include:   The services offered by a rental car company; or   A service provider who 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;       “Rental car company” means a business engaged in the rental of motor vehicles that is subject to title 67, chapter 4, part 19, and not a peer-to-peer car sharing program;   “Shared vehicle”:  Means a vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and   Does not mean a rental vehicle provided by a rental car company;     “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; and   “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.