Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2200 – Prohibitions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2200
- company: means a person, whether natural or juridical, that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides, or a person, whether natural or juridical, that provides a technology platform to a transportation network company rider that enables the transportation network company rider to schedule an intrastate prearranged ride. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2191
- Digital network: means any online-enabled application, software, website, or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network company drivers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2191
- driver: means a person who receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company, and who uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to persons upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2191
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
A. A driver shall not accept a trip for compensation other than a trip arranged through a company‘s digital network.
B.(1) A dispute arising in this state involving the company, or a driver operating under the provisions of this Chapter, shall not be governed by the laws of another jurisdiction and shall not be resolved outside of the state, unless agreed to by all parties in writing after the dispute has arisen.
(2) “Dispute” shall include but is not limited to a dispute involving liability arising from an alleged act or omission, a dispute involving interpretation of contractual terms or provisions, and a determination of rights, status, or other legal relations.
Acts 2019, No. 286, §2, eff. July 1, 2019.