2023 Tennessee Code › Title 55 - MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (§§ 55-1-101 — 55-53-105) › Chapter 12 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW (§§ 55-12-101 — 55-12-311) › Part 3 - CAR SHARING (§§ 55-12-301 — 55-12-311) › Section 55-12-301 - Part definitions

As used in this part:
(1)
"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;
(2)
"Car sharing period" means the 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 program agreement":
(A)
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
(B)
Does not mean rental car agreement with a rental car company;
(4)
"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;
(5)
"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 car sharing program agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car sharing program agreement;
(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 peer-to-peer car sharing program; or
(C)
When the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle owner's authorized designee, takes possession and control of the shared vehicle;
(6)
"Peer-to-peer car sharing":
(A)
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
(B)
Does not include the services offered by a rental car company;
(7)
"Peer-to-peer car sharing program":
(A)
Means a business platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration; and
(B)
Does not include:
(i)
The services offered by a rental car company; or
(ii)
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;
(8)
"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;
(9)
"Shared vehicle":
(A)
Means a vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and
(B)
Does not mean a rental vehicle provided by a rental car company;
(10)
"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
(11)
"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.
Added by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 796, s 5, eff. 7/15/2020.