Ohio Code 4516.05 – Registration of vehicle; duties of program and owner
(A) When a motor vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner with a peer-to-peer car sharing program and before the shared vehicle owner makes the shared vehicle available for peer-to-peer car sharing, the program shall do all of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4516.05
- 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
- Safety recall: means a recall issued pursuant to 49 U. 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
(1) Verify that the shared vehicle does not have any outstanding safety recalls on the vehicle;
(2) Provide notice to the shared vehicle owner of the owner’s responsibilities under division (B) of this section.
(B)(1) If a shared vehicle owner receives actual notice of a safety recall on the shared vehicle, the shared vehicle owner shall not make the shared vehicle available through a peer-to-peer car sharing program until the safety recall repair is made.
(2) If the shared vehicle owner receives actual notice of a safety recall on the shared vehicle after the shared vehicle is available through a peer-to-peer car sharing program but while the shared vehicle is not currently possessed by a shared vehicle driver, the shared vehicle owner shall remove the shared vehicle from availability until the safety recall repair is made.
(3) If the shared vehicle owner receives actual notice of a safety recall on the shared vehicle while the vehicle is possessed by a shared vehicle driver, the shared vehicle owner shall notify the peer-to-peer car sharing program about the safety recall, so that the car sharing period can be terminated to allow the shared vehicle owner to address the safety recall repair.
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