Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part IX - Intermodal Transportation › Subpart B - Network › Chapter 50 - Transportation Network Companies › Section IX-5007 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The following
				  terms, as used in this Chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
				  this Section, except where a different meaning is expressly stated or clearly
				  indicated by context.
Bodily Injury
-claims for general and
					 special damages for personal injury arising under Civil Code
					 Article
					 2315.
Department
-the Louisiana Department of
					 Transportation and Development.
Digital Network
-any online-enabled
					 application, software, website, or system offered or utilized by a
					 transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with
					 transportation network company drivers.
Gross Trip Fare
-the base fare plus any
					 time or distance charges, excluding any additional charges such as airport or
					 venue fees.
Intrastate Prearranged Ride
-any
					 prearranged ride, as provided for in this Section, originating within the
					 jurisdiction of the local governmental subdivision.
Local Governmental Subdivision
-any parish
					 or municipality as defined in Article VI, Section 44(1) of the Constitution of
					 Louisiana.
Personal Vehicle
-a vehicle that is used by
					 a transportation network company driver and is owned, leased, or otherwise
					 authorized for use by the transportation network company driver.
a. A personal vehicle is not a vehicle
				  subject to Parts A and B of the Motor Carrier law as provided for in
				  R.S.
				  45:161 et seq., or engaged solely in
				  interstate commerce.
Prearranged Ride
-the provision of
					 transportation by a driver to a rider that commences when a driver accepts a
					 ride requested by a person through a digital network controlled by a
					 transportation network company, continues during the driver transporting a
					 requesting rider, and ends when the last requesting rider departs from the
					 personal vehicle.
a. A prearranged
				  ride does not include shared expense van pool services, as defined pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  45:162(18), shared expense
				  car pool services, as defined pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  45:162(1), or transportation
				  provided using a vehicle subject to Part A or B of the Motor Carrier law as
				  provided for in
				  R.S.
				  45:161 et seq. or engaged solely in
				  interstate commerce.
Pre-Trip Acceptance Period
-any period of
					 time during which a driver is logged on to the transportation network company's
					 digital network and is available to receive transportation requests, but is not
					 engaged in an intrastate prearranged ride as defined in Paragraph 5 of this
					 Section.
Transportation Network Company
or
Company
-
a. a person,
				  whether natural or juridical, that uses a digital network to connect
				  transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers
				  who provide prearranged rides;
b.
				  or a person, whether natural or juridical, that provides a technology platform
				  to a transportation network company rider that enables the transportation
				  network company rider to schedule an intrastate prearranged ride.
Transportation Network Company Driver
or
Driver
-
a. a person
				  who receives connections to potential passengers; and
b. related services from a transportation
				  network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network
				  company; and
c. who uses a personal
				  vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to persons upon connection
				  through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in
				  return for compensation or payment of a fee.
Transportation Network Company Rider
or
Rider
-a person who uses a transportation network company's
					 digital network to connect with a transportation network driver who provides
					 intrastate prearranged rides to the rider in the driver's personal vehicle
					 between points chosen by the rider.
Transportation Network Company Vehicle
or
Vehicle
-has the same meaning as personal vehicle as provided
					 for in this Section.