N.Y. General Business Law 906 – Driver's license verification; data retention
§ 906. Driver's license verification; data retention. 1. A peer-to-peer car sharing program administrator shall not enter into a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement with a driver unless the driver who will operate the shared vehicle furnishes proof, by electronic means or otherwise, of:
Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 906
- administrator: shall mean the corporation, partnership, firm, institution, sole proprietorship or other entity or person that is responsible for operating, facilitating or administering the means, digital or otherwise, by which a business platform facilitates a peer-to-peer car sharing program for financial consideration, but shall not include a person or entity engaged in the business of renting or leasing rental vehicles to be operated upon the public highways for carrying passengers or non-profit or charitable organizations that facilitate peer-to-peer car sharing in exchange for payment of a fee or for financial consideration. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
- agreement: shall mean the terms and conditions that govern the use of a shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
- Peer-to-peer car sharing: shall mean the authorized use of a shared vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
- program: means a program that facilitates the use or operation of a shared vehicle by a shared vehicle driver. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
- Shared vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program that is both:
(a) used nonexclusively for peer-to-peer car sharing activity pursuant to a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement; and
(b) not otherwise made available by the shared vehicle owner for use as a rental vehicle as defined in § 137-a of the vehicle and traffic law. See N.Y. General Business Law 900 - Shared vehicle driver: shall mean a driver, as such term is defined by § 113 of the vehicle and traffic law, of a shared vehicle during the sharing period who has been authorized to use such shared vehicle pursuant to a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
(a) a valid New York driver's license which authorizes the driver to operate vehicles of the class of the shared vehicle;
(b) a valid driver's license issued by the state or country of the driver's residence which authorizes the driver in such state or country to drive vehicles of the class of the shared vehicle and is the age required of a New York resident to operate that class of vehicle; or
(c) being otherwise specifically authorized by a valid license to operate vehicles of the class of the shared vehicle.
2. A peer-to-peer car sharing program administrator shall keep a record of:
(a) the name and address of the shared vehicle driver;
(b) the identification number of the driver's license of the shared vehicle driver and each other person, if any, who shall operate the shared vehicle; and
(c) the date and place of issuance of the driver's license for each such vehicle operator.