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RI Gen L § 39-14.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-7 - Transportation network company operators or TNC operators, TNC drivers.

§ 39-14.2-7. Transportation network company operators or TNC operators, TNC drivers.(a) No individual shall provide TNC services or transport TNC riders in a personal vehicle until the individual shall have first submitted to required, periodic background checks conducted through the TNC in accordance with subsection (b).(b) Prior to permitting an individual to accept trip requests through its digital network, a TNC shall:(1) Require the individual to submit an application to the TNC. The application shall include the individual's name; address; age; driver's license number; photocopy or electronic copy of the driver's license; motor-vehicle registration for the personal vehicle that the individual intends to use to provide prearranged rides; automobile liability insurance; and other information as may be required by the TNC;(2) Conduct, or have a third party accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners conduct, a local and national criminal background check for each applicant that shall include:(i) A multistate/multi-jurisdictional criminal records locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation (primary source search); and(ii) The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website; and(3) Obtain and review, or have a third party obtain and review, a driving history research report for such driving applicant.(c) The TNC shall certify that the required background checks verify that the applicant meets the following criteria:(1) Has not had more than three (3) moving violations in the prior three-year (3) period, or one of the following major violations in the prior three-year (3) period:(i) Attempting to evade the police;(ii) Reckless driving;(iii) Driving on a suspended license; or(iv) Revoked license.(2) Has not, in the past seven (7) years, been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to any of the following:(i) Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol;(ii) Felony fraud;(iii) Sexual offenses;(iv) Use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony;(v) Felony crimes involving property damage and/or theft; or(vi) Acts of violence or felony acts of terror;(3) Is not a match in the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website;(4) Possesses a valid driver's license;(5) Possesses proof of registration for the motor vehicle to be used to provide prearranged rides or TNC services;(6) Possesses proof of automobile liability insurance, that satisfies the financial-responsibility requirement for a motor vehicle under § 31-47-2(13)(i)(A), for the motor vehicle(s) to be used to provide prearranged rides or TNC services; and(7) Is at least nineteen (19) years of age.(d) TNC operators may be affiliated with or may "partner" with more than one properly permitted transportation network company to provide TNC services.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 79, art. 1, § 8.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-8 - Solicitation and acceptance of TNC service requests.

§ 39-14.2-8. Solicitation and acceptance of TNC service requests.TNC operators shall be strictly prohibited from soliciting or accepting so-called "street hails."History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-9 - Vehicles to be utilized to provide TNC services.

§ 39-14.2-9. Vehicles to be utilized to provide TNC services.TNC operators may utilize a personal vehicle to provide licensed TNC services, provided:(1) The vehicle is owned by, leased to, or otherwise authorized by the legal owner/lessee to be used by a TNC operator to provide TNC services: and(2) The vehicle is no older than fifteen (15) model years old and is designed to hold no more than seven (7) individuals, including the driver; and(3) The vehicle meets the vehicle-safety inspection requirements for a private motor vehicle in Rhode Island, or the state in which the vehicle is registered, performed by a facility licensed by the state to conduct such inspections, and shall display an according inspection sticker on the vehicle's windshield if required to do so by applicable law; and(4) The vehicle shall have met or surpassed sanitary/acceptability standards established by the TNC with which the TNC operator has "partnered"; and(5) It shall be prohibited for a TNC operator to connect to a TNC's digital network for the purpose of accepting solicitations and providing TNC services in a personal vehicle other than a personal vehicle that the TNC operator has registered with the TNC pursuant to § 39-14.2-11.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-10 - Electronic identification of TNC vehicles and drivers by TNC.

§ 39-14.2-10. Electronic identification of TNC vehicles and drivers by TNC.The TNC's digital network shall display to passengers requesting TNC services a picture of the TNC driver and the license plate number of the vehicle to be used to provide the requested services before the passenger enters the TNC operator's vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-11 - Transportation network affiliation placards required.

§ 39-14.2-11. Transportation network affiliation placards required.(a) No personal vehicle shall be utilized to provide TNC services until the TNC operator intending to utilize a personal vehicle to provide such TNC services has first registered the vehicle with the TNC and the owner has been issued by the TNC a transportation network affiliation placard.(b) TNC operators shall be required to display the transportation network affiliation placard in a conspicuous place on the personal vehicle at all times when connected to a TNC's digital network.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-12 - Fare charged for TNC services provided.

§ 39-14.2-12. Fare charged for TNC services provided.(a) On behalf of a TNC operator, a TNC may charge a fare for the transportation services provided to the passengers; provided that, if a fare is charged, the TNC shall disclose to the riders the fare or fare calculation method on its website or within the digital network.(b) The TNC shall provide the potential rider with the option to receive a reasonably accurate estimate of the expected total fare before the passenger enters the TNC operator's personal vehicle.(c) Fares for TNC services shall not be paid in cash. Any payment for TNC services shall be made only electronically using the TNC's digital network or other application.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-13 - Rights of TNC riders.

§ 39-14.2-13. Rights of TNC riders.(a) Within a reasonable period of time following the completion of a TNC service trip, a TNC shall transmit an electronic receipt to the rider that lists:(1) The origin and destination of the trip;(2) The total time and distance of the trip; and(3) An itemization of the total fare paid, including any additional surcharges.(b) A TNC shall be prohibited from disclosing a TNC rider's personally identifiable information to a third party, unless:(1) Disclosure is pursuant to the publicly disclosed terms of the TNC's privacy policy or another consent mechanism to which the rider consents;(2) Disclosure is required by a legal obligation; or(3) Disclosure is required to protect or defend the terms of use of the service or to investigate violations of those terms. In addition to the foregoing, a TNC shall be permitted to share a rider's name and/or telephone number with the TNC operator providing prearranged rides or TNC services to such passenger in order to facilitate correct identification of the rider by the TNC operator or to facilitate communication between those two (2) parties.(c) A TNC rider shall be afforded all of the anti-discrimination protections provided in § 39-14.2-21.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-16 - Limitations on TNCs.

§ 39-14.2-16. Limitations on TNCs.TNC drivers shall be independent contractors and not employees of the TNC if they are determined to meet federal and state law and regulation relating to independent contractors, including, but not limited to, 26 U.S.C. § 3401(a), 26 U.S.C. § 3402(a)(1), §§ 28-29-17.1 and 28-42-7, and the TNC and TNC driver agree in writing that the TNC driver is an independent contractor of the TNC.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-17 - Alcohol/drug use strictly prohibited.

§ 39-14.2-17. Alcohol/drug use strictly prohibited.(a) The TNC shall implement a zero-tolerance policy regarding a TNC driver's activities while accessing the TNC's digital network. The zero-tolerance policy shall address the use of drugs or alcohol while a TNC driver is providing prearranged rides or is logged into the TNC's digital network but is not providing prearranged rides, and the TNC shall provide notice of this policy on its website or mobile application, as well as procedures to report a complaint about a TNC driver with whom a rider was matched and whom the rider reasonably suspects was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the course of the trip.(b) TNCs shall provide notice on their website or digital network how a rider may report a complaint about a TNC operator who the passenger reasonably suspects was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the course of a recently completed prearranged trip.(c) Upon receipt of such a rider complaint alleging a violation of the zero tolerance policy, the TNC shall suspend such TNC operator's access to the digital network as soon as possible and shall conduct an investigation into the reported incident. The suspension of access shall last until the investigation is complete. The TNC shall maintain records relevant to the enforcement of this requirement for a period of at least two (2) years from the date that a rider complaint is received by the TNC.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-18 - Controlling authority.

§ 39-14.2-18. Controlling authority.All provisions of this chapter, with the exception of § 39-14.2-14, are hereby declared to be the sole jurisdiction of the division; § 39-14.2-14 is hereby declared to be the sole jurisdiction of the division and the department of business regulation. Cities, towns, and other local entities in the state are expressly prohibited from:(1) Establishing any licensing or registration requirement or imposing any charge, fee, or tax on transportation network companies, transportation network company operators, or personal vehicles;(2) Requiring a TNC driver to obtain a business license or any other type of similar authorization to operate within the jurisdiction; or(3) Subjecting transportation network companies to the city, town, or local entity's rate, entry, operation, or other requirements; provided, however, that cities and towns may continue to impose excise taxes upon the legal owners of vehicles used to provide TNC services in a manner consistent with previous such taxation of private motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-19 - Airport corporation authority.

§ 39-14.2-19. Airport Corporation Authority.Notwithstanding the provisions of § 39-14.2-18, the Rhode Island airport corporation, or any successor entity authorized to oversee and control the property of Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport and any other state airport, shall have the authority to establish reasonable regulations governing transportation network company (TNC) operators offering TNC services on airport property through proper amendment of the corporation's ground transportation rules or by entering into operating agreements with TNCs.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 32, § 8, effective June 1, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 36, § 8, effective June 1, 2021.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-20 - Business records to be maintained, retained by transportation network companies.

§ 39-14.2-20. Business records to be maintained, retained by transportation network companies.(a) A TNC shall maintain individual trip records that detail the date, time, pick-up location, drop-off location, distance traveled, length of time of the trip, and total fare charged for every TNC service it coordinates in the state. Such records shall be maintained for a minimum of two (2) years from December 31 of the calendar year in which the services were rendered.(b) A TNC shall maintain detailed, TNC-operator records that include the dates and times the operator "logs into" and "logs out of" the TNC's digital network, the number of TNC service trips the operator performs through the TNC's digital network, and the total miles driven and fares collected. Additionally, the TNC shall maintain records of all passenger complaints lodged against each TNC operator and the results of any investigation or actions taken as a result of such complaints. Such records shall be maintained for a minimum of two (2) years from December 31 of the calendar year in which the services were rendered.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-21 - Anti-discrimination - Handicapped accessibility.

§ 39-14.2-21. Anti-discrimination — Handicapped accessibility.(a) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination based on the rider's race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, gender, physical disability, age, sexual orientation/identity, gender identity, or the pick-up location or drop-off location requested by the rider. TNCs and TNC operators shall not impose any additional charge(s) for providing services in compliance with this section.(b) TNC drivers shall comply with all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against riders or potential riders on the basis of the rider's race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, gender, physical disability, age, sexual orientation/identity, gender identity, or the pick-up location or drop-off location requested by the rider.(c) TNC operators shall not deny or refuse service to any rider accompanied by a service animal, nor shall a TNC operator impose any additional charge for the transportation of any service animal accompanying a TNC rider. Service animals shall be allowed to accompany the TNC rider in the passenger compartment of the vehicle without any conditions or restrictions, so long as the animal does not impede the safe operation of the vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-22 - Penalties for violations by TNCs or TNC operators.

§ 39-14.2-22. Penalties for violations by TNCs or TNC operators.(a) The administrator may impose civil sanctions upon any TNC or TNC operator subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter and/or any rules and regulations promulgated under it, who or that shall knowingly or willfully cause to be done any act prohibited by applicable sections of this chapter, or who or that shall be guilty of any violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations. The sanctions may include a civil penalty (fine) or the suspension or revocation of the TNC's license.(b) If the division finds that a TNC has failed to comply with the provisions of § 39-14.2-7, the division shall conduct an audit of an additional sample of TNC records as determined by the division.(1) Upon a TNC's first violation of § 39-14.2-7, the division shall fine the TNC five thousand dollars ($5,000). Upon any additional violations after a three-year (3) period during which the TNC has not violated § 39-14.2-7, the division shall fine the TNC seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).(2) Upon a TNC's second violation of § 39-14.2-7 within three (3) years, the division shall fine the TNC ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and shall require the TNC to produce a remediation plan to meet the requirements of § 39-14.2-7.(3) Upon a TNC's third violation of § 39-14.2-7 within three (3) years, the division shall assume responsibility for implementing the provisions of § 39-14.2-7 on behalf of the TNC for at least six (6) months and until the TNC has provided a remediation plan and the division has determined that the TNC will successfully achieve full compliance with this chapter. At minimum, and subject to such other requirements as the division may establish by regulation, the division shall conduct required background checks for the TNC's drivers. Any additional costs incurred by the division as a result of implementing this section shall be reimbursed by the TNC.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the division's authority to fine TNCs or TNC drivers or suspend or revoke TNC licenses.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-15-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-15 - Water Supply|Section 39-15-1 - Power of condemnation for water supply purposes - Changes in highways.

§ 39-15-1. Power of condemnation for water supply purposes — Changes in highways.Whenever the electors of any town, qualified to vote upon questions of taxation or involving the expenditure of money, shall have voted, at a town meeting called for that purpose, to provide a water supply for the inhabitants of the town, or for some part thereof; or whenever any town shall enter or shall have entered into any contract with any person or corporation to furnish the town with a water supply (a contract which towns are hereby authorized to make), then the town, or the person or corporation bound to fulfill the contract, as the case may be, may take, condemn, hold, use, and permanently appropriate any land, water, rights of water and of way, necessary and proper to be used in furnishing or enlarging any such water supply, including sites and materials for dams, reservoirs, pumping stations, and for coal houses, with a right-of-way thereto, and a right-of-way for water pipes along and across public highways, and through private lands, and including also lands covered or to be flowed by water, or to be in any other way used in furnishing, enlarging, or maintaining any water supply. And if any change in any highway shall be required for the accommodation of the water supply, then the town, person, or corporation may alter the grade of the highway or construct a bridge therein, under the direction of the town council of the town where the change is made, and as far as may be needful, first giving bond with surety satisfactory to a justice of the superior court, if requested, conditioned to reimburse the town for every expense and damage occasioned by a change of grade or other change in the highway.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 123, § 1; C.P.A. 1905, § 1223; G.L. 1909, ch. 149, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 179, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 637, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-15-1.
RI Gen L § 39-15-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-15 - Water Supply|Section 39-15-2 - Payment for property taken.

§ 39-15-2. Payment for property taken.Whenever any property or estate or rights of property shall be taken under the provisions of § 39-15-1, the owner thereof, including all persons having property rights therein, shall be paid therefor according to their respective interests, by the town, person, or corporation, taking the property or estate or rights of property.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 123, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 149, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 179, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 637, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 39-15-2.
RI Gen L § 39-15-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-15 - Water Supply|Section 39-15-3 - Riparian rights as to tidelands.

§ 39-15-3. Riparian rights as to tidelands.If any land covered by tidewater shall be taken under this chapter, then damages to the rights of every riparian owner and of every lessee of the land, if any, shall be awarded under the provisions hereof the same as for any other right of property.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 123, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 149, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 179, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 637, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 39-15-3.
RI Gen L § 39-15-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-15 - Water Supply|Section 39-15-4 - Bond to pay damages for property taken.

§ 39-15-4. Bond to pay damages for property taken.Whenever any property or estate or rights of property shall be taken under the provisions of this chapter for either of the purposes described in § 39-15-2 or § 39-15-3, and the person or corporation shall then, or at any time thereafter, be required by the owner of the property, estate, or right taken, to give bond with surety for the payment therefor, the person or corporation shall, without delay, give bond to the owner, with surety satisfactory to a justice of the superior court, conditioned to pay to the owner all damages that may be awarded him or her for the estate so taken.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 123, § 3; C.P.A. 1905, § 1223; G.L. 1909, ch. 149, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 179, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 637, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 39-15-4; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 117.