Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2203 – Audit procedures; confidentiality of records
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2203
- 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
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. 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
- Local governmental subdivision: means any parish or municipality as defined in Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2191
- rider: means a person who uses a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network driver who provides intrastate prearranged rides to the rider in the driver's personal vehicle between points chosen by the rider. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:2191
A. For the purpose of verifying that a company is in compliance with the requirements of this Chapter, the department shall have the right to audit the records that the company is required to maintain. The audit shall be conducted using a reasonable sampling procedure agreed upon by the department and the company, and shall take place at a location agreed upon by the department and the company. Any record furnished to the department may, as appropriate, exclude information that would identify specific drivers or riders.
B. The governing body of a local governmental subdivision may request from the department a report on the results of the audit performed by the department pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.
C. In response to a specific complaint against any driver or company, the department is authorized to inspect records held by the company that are necessary to investigate and resolve the complaint. The company and department shall endeavor to have the inspection take place at a mutually agreed upon location in the state. Any record furnished to the department may exclude information that would identify specific drivers or riders, unless the identity of a driver or rider is relevant to the complaint.
Acts 2019, No. 286, §2, eff. July 1, 2019.