South Dakota § 32-40-1 - Definitions.
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§ 32-40-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Digital network," any online-enabled application, software, website, or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables a prearranged ride with a transportation network company driver;
(2) "Personal vehicle," a vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride and is owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver. The term does not include any taxicab, limousine, or for-hire vehicle;
(3) "Prearranged ride," the provision of transportation by a driver to a rider, beginning when a driver accepts a rider's request for a ride through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company, continuing while the driver transports a requesting rider, and ending when the last requesting rider departs from the personal vehicle. The term does not include transportation provided through a shared expense carpool or vanpool arrangement or by using a taxicab, limousine, or other for-hire vehicle;
(4) "Transportation network company," a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides and that does not control, direct, or manage the personal vehicles or transportation network company drivers that connect to its digital network, except where agreed to by written contract;
(5) "Transportation network company driver" or "driver," a person who receives connections to potential riders and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company and who uses a personal vehicle to provide a prearranged ride to riders upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee;
(6) "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 a prearranged ride to the person in the driver's personal vehicle between points chosen by the person.
Source: SL 2016, ch 167, § 1.
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