This section defines terms used in the article, including airport operator, brokering transportation network company, prearranged transportation services, TNC driver, TNC service, and TNC.
The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)Airport operator. — Any person with police powers that owns or operates an airport. (2)Brokering transportation network company. — A transportation network company, as defined by this section, that exclusively dispatches TNC drivers that operate either of the following: a.For-hire passenger vehicles regulated under G.S. 160A-304. b.For-hire passenger vehicles regulated under G.S. 62-260(f) and subject to the requirements for security for protection of the public and safety of operation established for regulated motor common carriers. (3)Prearranged transportation services. — Transportation services available by advance request excluding for-hire passenger vehicles soliciting passengers for immediate transportation. No minimum waiting period is required between the advance request and the provision of the transportation services. (4)TNC driver. — An individual that uses a passenger vehicle in connection with a transportation network company’s online-enabled application or platform to connect with passengers in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company. (5)TNC service. — Prearranged transportation service provided by a TNC driver in connection with a transportation network company. The TNC service begins when the TNC driver accepts a ride request on the transportation network company’s online-enabled application or platform and ends at the later of the following: a.The time that the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform. b.The time that all passengers exit the vehicle and complete unloading of the vehicle. (6)Transportation network company (TNC). — Any person that uses an online-enabled application or platform to connect passengers with TNC drivers who provide prearranged transportation services. History: History.2015-237, s. 1.