Missouri § 379.1910 - Definitions.

§ 379.1910. Definitions.

For purposes of sections 379.1900 to 379.1970, except where otherwise provided, the following terms mean:

(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 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 program agreement", the terms and conditions applicable to a shared vehicle owner and a shared vehicle driver that govern the use of a shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program.  The term car-sharing program agreement shall not include a master rental agreement or a rental agreement, as such terms are defined in section 407.730;

(4)  "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;

(5)  "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 car-sharing program agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car-sharing program 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, which alternatively agreed-upon location shall be incorporated into the car-sharing program agreement; or

(c)  When the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle owner's authorized designee takes possession and control of the shared vehicle;

(6)  "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 peer-to-peer car sharing shall not include a rental car or rental activity, as described in section 407.732;

(7)  "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 peer-to-peer car-sharing program shall not include a car rental company, as defined in section 407.730;

(8)  "Shared vehicle", a vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program.  The term shared vehicle shall not include a rental car, as described in section 407.732;

(9)  "Shared vehicle driver", an individual who has been authorized to drive the shared vehicle by the shared vehicle owner under a car-sharing program agreement.  The term shared vehicle driver shall not include an authorized driver, as defined in section 407.730;

(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 shared vehicle owner shall not include a car rental company, as defined in section 407.730.

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(L. 2025 H.B. 974, et al.)

Effective 1-01-26

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