N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 1694 – Disclosures
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§ 1694. Disclosures. A TNC shall disclose in writing to TNC drivers the following before they are allowed to accept a request for a TNC prearranged trip on the TNC's digital network:
Terms Used In N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 1694
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Digital network: means any system or service offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables TNC prearranged trips with transportation network company drivers. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 1691
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- TNC: means a person, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that is licensed pursuant to this article and is operating in New York state exclusively using a digital network to connect transportation network company passengers to transportation network company drivers who provide TNC prearranged trips. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 1691
- TNC driver: means an individual who:
(a) 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
(b) Uses a TNC vehicle to offer or provide a TNC prearranged trip to transportation network company passengers upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in exchange for compensation or payment of a fee. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 1691 - TNC vehicle: means a vehicle that is:
(a) used by a transportation network company driver to provide a TNC prearranged trip originating within the state of New York; and
(b) owned, leased or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver;
(c) such term shall not include:
(i) a taxicab, as defined in section one hundred forty-eight-a of this chapter and section 19-502 of the administrative code of the city of New York, or as otherwise defined in local law;
(ii) a livery vehicle, as defined in section one hundred twenty-one-e of this chapter, or as otherwise defined in local law;
(iii) a black car, limousine, or luxury limousine, as defined in section 19-502 of the administrative code of the city of New York, or as otherwise defined in local law;
(iv) a for-hire vehicle, as defined in section 19-502 of the administrative code of the city of New York, or as otherwise defined in local law;
(v) a bus, as defined in section one hundred four of this chapter;
(vi) any motor vehicle weighing more than six thousand five hundred pounds unloaded;
(vii) any motor vehicle having a seating capacity of more than seven passengers; and
(viii) any motor vehicle subject to section three hundred seventy of this chapter. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 1691 - trip: means the provision of transportation by a transportation network company driver to a passenger provided through the use of a TNC's digital network:
(i) beginning when a transportation network company driver accepts a passenger's request for a trip through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company;
(ii) continuing while the transportation network company driver transports the requesting passenger in a TNC vehicle; and
(iii) ending when the last requesting passenger departs from the TNC vehicle. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 1691
1. The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage, that the TNC provides while the TNC driver uses a TNC vehicle in connection with a TNC's digital network;
2. That the TNC driver's own automobile insurance policy might not provide any coverage while the TNC driver is logged on to the TNC's digital network or is engaged in a TNC prearranged trip, depending on its terms; and
3. That, if a TNC vehicle has a lien against it, then the continued use of such TNC vehicle by its TNC driver without physical damage coverage may violate the terms of the contract with the lienholder.