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§ 76-9-1501. Definitions.

Effective 5/7/2025
76-9-1501.  Definitions.
     As used in this part:
(1)
(a)"Bus" means a passenger bus or coach or other motor vehicle having a seating capacity of 15 or more passengers operated by a bus company for the purpose of carrying passengers or cargo for hire.
(b)"Bus" includes a transit vehicle, as defined in Section 17B-2a-802, of a public transit district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act.
(2)
(a)"Bus company" or "company" means a person, group of persons, or corporation providing for-hire transportation to passengers or cargo by bus upon the highways in the state, including passengers and cargo in interstate or intrastate travel.
(b) "Bus company" or "company" includes local public bodies, public transit districts, municipalities, public corporations, boards, and commissions established under the laws of the state providing transportation to passengers or cargo by bus upon the highways in the state, whether or not for hire.
(3)"Charter" means a group of persons, pursuant to a common purpose and under a single contract, and at a fixed charge in accordance with a bus company's tariff, which has acquired the exclusive use of a bus to travel together to a specified destination or destinations.
(4)"Passenger" means a person transported or served by a bus company, including persons accompanying or meeting another being transported, any person shipping or receiving cargo, and any person purchasing a ticket or receiving a pass.
(5)
(a)"Terminal" means a bus station or depot or any other facility operated or leased by or operated on behalf of a bus company.
(b) "Terminal" includes:
(i) a transit facility, as defined in Section 17B-2a-802, of a public transit district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act; and
(ii)a reasonable area immediately adjacent to:
(A) a designated stop along the route traveled by a bus operated by a bus company; or
(B)a parking lot or an area adjacent to a terminal.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session

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