A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall have sole responsibility for any equipment, including a global positioning system or other special equipment that is installed in or on the shared vehicle to monitor or facilitate peer-to-peer car sharing. The program shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the shared vehicle owner for any damage or theft of the system or equipment during the car sharing period that is not caused by the shared vehicle owner. The program may seek indemnity from the shared vehicle driver for any loss or damage to the system or equipment that occurs during the car sharing period that is caused by the shared vehicle driver.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 4516.04

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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