Colorado § 6-1-1202 - Definitions.

§ 6-1-1202. Definitions.

As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Car" means a motor vehicle as defined in section 42-1-102 (58).

(2) "Car sharing" means the authorized use of a shared car by persons other than the shared car's owner, facilitated by a car sharing program.

(3) (a) "Car sharing agreement" means the terms and conditions that apply to a shared car owner and a shared car driver and that govern the use of a shared car.

(b) "Car sharing agreement" excludes a rental agreement as defined in section 6-1-201.

(4) (a) "Car sharing program" means a person that is in the business of operating an online platform to connect third-party vehicle owners with third-party vehicle drivers to enable peer-to-peer car sharing within Colorado.

(b) "Car sharing program" excludes:

(I) The registered owner of the car involved in car sharing facilitated by a car sharing program; and

(II) A lessor as defined in section 6-1-201.

(5) "Delivery period" means the time when a shared car is being delivered to the location of the sharing start time, as documented by the governing car sharing agreement.

(6) (a) "Shared car" means a motor vehicle that is available for sharing through a car sharing program but is not used exclusively for car sharing.

(b) "Shared car" excludes a rental motor vehicle as defined in section 6-1-201.

(7) (a) "Shared car driver" means an individual who has been authorized to drive the shared car by a car sharing program under a car sharing agreement.

(b) "Shared car driver" excludes a lessee as defined in section 6-1-201.

(8) "Shared car owner" means a person that makes a shared car available for sharing to shared car drivers through a car sharing program.

(9) "Sharing period" means the time that begins at the sharing start time and ends at the sharing termination time.

(10) "Sharing start time" means the time when a shared car driver takes possession and control of the shared car. The sharing start time may be at or after the time the reservation of a shared car is scheduled to begin under a car sharing agreement.

(11) "Sharing termination time" means the earliest of the following events:

(a) The expiration of the agreed period of time established for the use of a shared car in the governing car sharing agreement if the shared car is delivered to the location agreed upon in the agreement;

(b) When the shared car is returned to an alternative location as agreed upon by the shared car owner and shared car driver as communicated through a car sharing program; or

(c) The shared car owner, or the shared car owner's authorized designee, takes possession and control of the shared car.

Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-090), ch. 391, p. 3492, § 1, effective January 1, 2020. L. 2020: (5) amended, (HB 20-1402), ch. 216, p. 1041, § 3, effective June 30.