Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7304 – Disclosure
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Before a transportation network company driver may accept a request for a prearranged ride through the transportation network company’s digital network, the transportation network company shall disclose in writing to the driver: [PL 2015, c. 279, §1 (NEW).]
1. Coverage provided. The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the transportation network company provides while the transportation network company driver uses a personal vehicle in connection with a transportation network company’s digital network;
[PL 2015, c. 279, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7304
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Digital network: means any online-enabled application, software, website or system offered or used by a transportation network company that enables the provision of prearranged rides by transportation network company drivers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7302
- driver: means an individual who:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7302in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Personal vehicle: means a vehicle that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7302Prearranged ride: means transportation provided by a transportation network company driver to a transportation network company rider, beginning when the driver accepts a transportation request through a digital network and ending when the rider departs from the driver's personal vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7302 Transportation network company: means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other entity operating in the State that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 7302
2. Personal policy may not cover. That the transportation network company driver’s own automobile insurance policy, depending on the policy’s terms, might not provide any coverage while the driver is logged into the transportation network company’s digital network and is available to receive transportation requests or while the driver is engaged in a prearranged ride;
[PL 2015, c. 279, §1 (NEW).]
3. Contact insurer or agent. That the transportation network company driver must contact the driver’s personal automobile insurer or insurance producer to advise the insurer or producer that the driver will be providing transportation network services and to determine the coverage, if any, that may be available from the driver’s personal automobile insurance policy; and
[PL 2015, c. 279, §1 (NEW).]
4. Potential impact on lien. That, if the motor vehicle that the transportation network company driver uses to provide transportation network services has a lien against it, using the motor vehicle for transportation network services without physical damage coverage may violate the terms of the contract with the lienholder.
[PL 2015, c. 279, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 279, §1 (NEW).