Full text of Utah Utah Code § 13-51-102 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-51-102. Definitions.
Effective 5/6/2026 13-51-102.
Definitions.
(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.
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