Alabama § 32-15A-2 - Definitions.

§ 32-15A-2. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings:

(1) CAR SHARING DELIVERY PERIOD. 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 peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement.

(2) CAR SHARING PERIOD. The period of time that commences with the car sharing delivery period or, if there is no car sharing delivery period, that commences with the car sharing start time and, in either case, ends at the car sharing termination time.

(3) CAR SHARING START TIME. 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.

(4) CAR SHARING TERMINATION TIME. 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 agreed upon location in the agreement.

b. When the shared vehicle is returned to a location as alternatively agreed upon by the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver as communicated through a peer-to-peer car sharing program, if the alternatively agreed upon location is incorporated into the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement.

c. When the shared vehicle owner, or the shared vehicle owner’s authorized designee, takes possession and control of the shared vehicle.

(5) PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING. The authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle’s owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term does not include any of the following:

a. A rental or leasing transaction of tangible personal property which is subject to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 40, except as provided by Section 40-12-222(a)(2)b.1.

b. Hiring, leasing, or renting a motor vehicle under a rental agreement governed by Section 32-15-6.

(6) PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING PROGRAM. A business platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration. The term does not include any of the following:

a. A person engaging or continuing within this state in the business of leasing or renting any automotive vehicle or truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer which is subject to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 40.

b. A person facilitating a rental transaction of tangible personal property which is subject to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 40, except as provided by Section 40-12-222(a)(2)b.1.

c. A motor vehicle rental company licensed pursuant to Section 27-7-5.1.

d. A person facilitating rental transactions as described in Section 40-2-11(a)(7)c.

(7) PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING PROGRAM AGREEMENT. The terms and conditions applicable to a shared vehicle owner and a shared vehicle driver which govern the use of a shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term does not include any of the following:

a. A motor vehicle rental agreement governed by Section 32-15-6.

b. A rental agreement with a motor vehicle rental company licensed pursuant to Section 27-7-5.1.

(8) SHARED VEHICLE. A vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. The term does not include an automotive vehicle or a truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer that is subject to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 40, except as provided by Section 40-12-222(a)(2)b.1.

(9) SHARED VEHICLE DRIVER. An individual who has been authorized to drive a shared vehicle by the shared vehicle owner under a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement. The term does not include a person hiring, leasing, or renting a motor vehicle under a rental agreement with a motor vehicle rental company licensed pursuant to Section 27-7-5.1 or under a rental agreement governed by Section 32-15-6.

(10) SHARED VEHICLE OWNER. 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. The term does not include any of the following:

a. A lessor that is subject to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 40, except as provided by Section 40-12-222(a)(2)b.1.

b. A motor vehicle rental company licensed pursuant to Section 27-7-5.1.