Ohio Code 4516.02 – Peer-to-peer card sharing program agreement
(A) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall collect the following information before entering into a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement including, but not limited to:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4516.02
- agreement: means an agreement established through the peer-to-peer car sharing program that serves as a contract between the peer-to-peer car sharing program, the shared vehicle owner, and the shared vehicle driver and describes the specific terms and conditions of the agreement, including the car sharing period and the location or locations for transfer of possession. See Ohio Code 4516.01
- Car sharing delivery period: means the period of time in which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location for the shared vehicle driver to take possession of the shared vehicle, in accordance with the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement. See Ohio Code 4516.01
- Car sharing period: means the period of time that commences with the car sharing delivery period or, if there is no car sharing delivery period, with the car sharing start time, in accordance with the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement, and ends with the car sharing termination time. See Ohio Code 4516.01
- Car sharing start time: means either the point in time when the shared vehicle driver takes possession of the shared vehicle or the point in time when the shared vehicle driver was scheduled to take possession of the shared vehicle, whichever occurs first. See Ohio Code 4516.01
- Car sharing termination time: means the point in time when the earliest of the following events occurs:
(1) The expiration time established in the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement for use of the shared vehicle, provided that the shared vehicle is returned to the location designated in the agreement by the expiration time;
(2) The shared vehicle is returned to an alternate location, if the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver agree on the alternate location, as communicated through the peer-to-peer car sharing program, and the alternate location is incorporated into the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement. See Ohio Code 4516.01
- Peer-to-peer car sharing: means the authorized use of a motor vehicle by an individual other than the motor vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. See Ohio Code 4516.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- program: means a person who operates a business platform that connects a shared vehicle owner to a shared vehicle driver to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration. See Ohio Code 4516.01
- Shared vehicle: means a personal motor vehicle that is registered as a passenger car under Chapter 4503 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law in another state and that is enrolled in a peer-to-peer car sharing program. See Ohio Code 4516.01
- Shared vehicle driver: means a person authorized by a shared vehicle owner, in accordance with the terms and conditions of a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement, to operate a shared vehicle during a car sharing period. See Ohio Code 4516.01
- Shared vehicle owner: means a registered owner of a shared vehicle or a person designated by the registered owner. See Ohio Code 4516.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) The name and address of the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver;
(2) The driver’s license number and state of issuance of the shared vehicle driver and any other person who will operate the shared vehicle during the car sharing period.
(B) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall collect, verify, and maintain records pertaining to the use of each shared vehicle enrolled in the program, including records pertaining to all of the following:
(1) The dates, times, and duration of time that the shared vehicle is in use through the program;
(2) Any fees or other financial consideration paid by the shared vehicle driver;
(3) Any revenues or other financial consideration received by the shared vehicle owner;
(4) Any other information or data that is necessary to establish the car sharing period, including the car sharing delivery period, the car sharing start time, and the car sharing termination time, for the shared vehicle.
(C)(1) The program shall provide the records required by division (B) of this section, upon request, to any shared vehicle owner, shared vehicle driver, the shared vehicle owner’s insurer, or the shared vehicle driver’s insurer for purposes of facilitating the investigation of a claim, incident, or accident.
(2) Upon receipt of a valid warrant, the program shall provide the records required by division (B) of this section to law enforcement.
(D) The program shall retain records required by division (B) of this section regarding each car sharing period for not less than three years after the car sharing period.
Last updated September 5, 2023 at 11:53 AM