Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 126 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Division 04 - Legal › Rule 126.04.16-002 - APSC - Transportation Network Company Services Rules

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
SECTION 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Rule 1.01
Definitions
The following definitions shall apply throughout these Rules
				except as otherwise required by context and any references to the Rules shall
				include these definitions:
(a)
			 "Commission." Commissioners of the Arkansas Public Service Commission as
			 defined in Ark. Code Ann. §
										23-2-101 or a
			 Presiding Officer designated to act on behalf of the Commission.
(b) "Digital Network." As defined by Ark.
			 Code Ann. §
										23-13-702(1).
(c) "For-Hire Vehicle." A chauffeured vehicle
			 that provides, on a commercial basis and by a method other than a Digital
			 Network, transportation service to one or more passengers between locations of
			 the passengers' choice for a fee paid to the driver of the vehicle.
(d) "Limousine." A large sedan or other
			 luxury vehicle made or modified to carry a large number of passengers and used
			 for the transportation of persons for hire by a method other than a Digital
			 Network, and which does not include any vehicle employed in transporting
			 persons over regular routes having fixed termini or upon regular schedules of
			 operation.
(e) "Personal Vehicle."
			 As defined by Ark. Code Ann. §
										23-13-702(2).
(f) "Prearranged Ride." As defined by Ark.
			 Code Ann. §
										23-13-702(3).
(g) "RPPs." The Commission's Rules of
			 Practice and Procedure.
(h)
			 "Rules." The Commission's Transportation Network Company Services
			 Rules.
(i) "Staff." Commission
			 employees who may collectively participate in and appear as a Party in
			 investigations at, and Dockets before, the Commission. Staff includes the
			 Executive Director and the Tax Division Director of the Commission and
			 employees who report to those directors. Staff does not include employees of
			 the Commission who provide technical and legal support to the
			 Commissioners.
(j) "Street Hails."
			 For a passenger, a method whereby a person wishing transportation who has not
			 pre-arranged the service signals to an available Driver by a physical gesture
			 or vocally, or both, from the street or area near the street, that the person
			 wishes to engage that Driver's services. For a Driver, a method whereby a
			 Driver signals to a potential passenger, who has not pre-arranged the service,
			 by a physical gesture or vocally, or both, that the Driver is available for
			 transportation services. For a Driver, a Street Hail includes staging at a
			 designated taxi stand.
(k) "Taxi
			 Cab." As defined by Ark. Code Ann. §
										14-57-301(1).
(l) "Transportation Network Company" or
			 "TNC." As defined by Ark. Code Ann. §
										23-13-702(4).
(m) "Transportation Network Company Driver"
			 or "Driver." As defined by Ark. Code Ann. §
										23-13-702(5).
(n) "Transportation Network Company Rider" or
			 "Rider." As defined by Ark. Code Ann. §
										23-13-702(6).
(o) "Transportation Network Services" or
			 "TNS." See Pre-Arranged Ride.