13-51-102. Definitions.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)"Division" means the Division of Consumer Protection established in Section 13-2-102 .

(2)"Prearranged ride" means a period of time that:

(a)begins when the transportation network driver accepts a passenger's request for a ride through the transportation network company's software application; and

(b)ends when the passenger exits the transportation network driver's vehicle.

(3)"Software application" means an internet-connected software platform, including a mobile application, that a transportation network company uses to:

(a)connect a transportation network driver to a passenger; and

(b)process passenger requests.

(4)"Transportation network company" means an entity that:

(a)uses a software application to connect a passenger to a transportation network driver providing transportation network services;

(b)is not:

(i)a taxicab, as that term is defined in Section 53-3-102 ; or

(ii)a motor carrier, as that term is defined in Section 72-9-102 ; and

(c)except in certain cases involving a motor vehicle with a level four or five automated driving system, as defined in Section 41-26-102.1 , does not own, control, operate, or manage the vehicle used to provide the transportation network services.

(5)"Transportation network driver" means:

(a)an individual who:

(i)pays a fee to a transportation network company, and, in exchange, receives a connection to a potential passenger from the transportation network company;

(ii)operates a motor vehicle that:

(A)the individual owns, leases, or is authorized to use; and

(B)the individual uses to provide transportation network services; and

(iii)receives, in exchange for providing a passenger a ride, compensation that exceeds the individual's cost to provide the ride; or

(b)a level four or five automated driving system, as that term is defined in Section 41-26-102.1 , when the automated driving system operates the vehicle and is used to provide a passenger a ride in exchange for compensation.

(6)"Transportation network services" means, for a transportation network driver providing services through a transportation network company:

(a)providing a prearranged ride; or

(b)being engaged in a waiting period.

(7)"Waiting period" means a period of time when:

(a)a transportation network driver is logged into a transportation network company's software application; and

(b)the transportation network driver is not engaged in a prearranged ride.

Amended by Chapter 95 , 2026 General Session