Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 25 - PEER-TO-PEER CAR-SHARING PROGRAM ACT (§§ 27-25-101 — 27-25-113) › Section 27-25-102 - Definitions

(1)
"Car-sharing delivery period" means the period of time during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location designated in a peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement of the car-sharing start time, if applicable, as documented by a peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement;
(2)
"Car-sharing period" means a period of time:
(A)
That commences with the car-sharing delivery period and ends at the car-sharing termination time; or
(B)
If there is no car-sharing delivery period, that commences with the car-sharing start time and ends at the car-sharing termination time;
(3)
"Car-sharing start time" means the time when a 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;
(4)
"Car-sharing termination time" means the earliest of the following events:
(A)
The expiration of the agreed-upon period of time established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the terms of the peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed to in the peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement;
(B)
The return of the shared vehicle to an alternative location agreed upon by the shared-vehicle owner and the shared-vehicle driver as communicated through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement, which alternatively-agreed-upon-location shall be incorporated into the peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement; or
(C)
The taking of possession and control of the shared vehicle by the shared-vehicle owner or an authorized designee of the shared-vehicle owner;
(5)
(A)
"Peer-to-peer car sharing" means the authorized use of a motor vehicle by an individual other than the owner of the motor vehicle through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program.
(B)
"Peer-to-peer car sharing" does not include the:
(i)
Services offered by a rental company that provides a rental vehicle under a rental agreement under §
23-64-202
;
(ii)
Services provided under the Transportation Network Company Services Act, §
23-13-701
et seq.; or
(iii)
Renting of a motor vehicle to another under §
27-16-605
;
(6)
(A)
"Peer-to-peer car-sharing program" means a business platform that connects an owner of a motor vehicle with a driver to enable the sharing of a motor vehicle for financial consideration.
(B)
"Peer-to-peer car-sharing program" does not include a:
(i)
Rental company as defined in §
23-64-202
;
(ii)
Person or entity renting a motor vehicle to another person or entity under §
27-16-605
;
(iii)
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; or
(iv)
Service provided under the Transportation Network Company Services Act, §
23-13-701
et seq.;
(7)
(A)
"Peer-to-peer 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.
(B)
"Peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement" does not mean:
(i)
A rental agreement as defined in §
23-64-202
; or
(ii)
Any agreement for the rental or use of a vehicle with a person or entity engaged in the business of renting a motor vehicle without a driver;
(8)
(A)
"Shared vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program.
(B)
"Shared vehicle" does not mean a:
(i)
Vehicle or rental vehicle as defined in §
23-64-202
; or
(ii)
Motor vehicle that is rented under §
27-16-605
;
(9)
"Shared-vehicle driver" means an individual who is authorized to drive a shared vehicle by a shared-vehicle owner under a peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement; and
(10)
(A)
"Shared-vehicle owner" means the registered owner, or a person or entity designated by the registered owner, of a motor vehicle made available for sharing to a shared-vehicle driver through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program.
(B)
"Shared-vehicle owner" does not mean a:
(i)
Rental car company as defined in §
23-64-202
;
(ii)
Person or entity engaged in the business of renting a motor vehicle without a driver;
(iii)
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; or
(iv)
Service provided under the Transportation Network Company Services Act, §
23-13-701
et seq.
Added by Act 2023, No. 686,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.