TITLE 49

MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 37

TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY SERVICES ACT

49-3710.  TNC DRIVER REQUIREMENTS. (1)  Prior to permitting an individual to act as a TNC driver on its digital platform, the TNC shall:

(a)  Require the individual to submit an application to the TNC, which includes information regarding his or her address, age, driver’s license, driving history, motor vehicle registration, automobile liability insurance, and other information required by the TNC;

(b)  Conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for each applicant that shall include:

(i)  Multistate/multi-jurisdiction criminal records locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation (primary source search); and

(ii)  National sex offender registry database.

(c)  Obtain and review a driving history research report for such individual.

(2)  The TNC shall not permit an individual to act as a TNC driver on its digital platform who:

(a)  Has had more than three (3) moving violations in the prior three (3) year period, or one (1) major violation in the prior three (3) year period (including, but not limited to, attempting to evade the police, reckless driving, or driving on a suspended or revoked license);

(b)  Has been convicted, within the past seven (7) years, of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, a crime involving property damage, and/or theft, acts of violence, or acts of terror;

(c)  Is a match in the national sex offender registry database;

(d)  Does not possess a valid driver’s license;

(e)  Does not possess proof of registration for the motor vehicle(s) used to provide TNC services;

(f)  Does not possess proof of automobile liability insurance for the motor vehicle(s) used to provide TNC services; or

(g)  Is not at least nineteen (19) years of age.

History:

[49-3710, added 2015, ch. 267, sec. 1, p. 1077.]