Nothing in this chapter:

(1) limits the liability of a car-sharing program for an act or omission of the car-sharing program that results in injury to a person as a result of the use of a shared vehicle through a car-sharing program; or

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Terms Used In Utah Code 13-48a-102

  • Car-sharing agreement: means an agreement:
              (2)(a)(i) applicable to a shared vehicle owner and a shared vehicle driver; and
              (2)(a)(ii) that governs a shared vehicle driver's use of a shared vehicle through a car-sharing program. See Utah Code 13-48a-101
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Shared vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is available for use by an individual other than the shared vehicle owner through a car-sharing program. See Utah Code 13-48a-101
  • Shared vehicle driver: means an individual who has been authorized to drive a shared vehicle by the shared vehicle owner under a car-sharing program. See Utah Code 13-48a-101
  • Shared vehicle owner: means :
              (12)(a)(i) the registered owner of a motor vehicle made available for car sharing; or
              (12)(a)(ii) a person designated by the registered owner of a motor vehicle made available for car sharing. See Utah Code 13-48a-101
(2) limits the ability of the car-sharing program, by contract, to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the car-sharing program resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions of the car-sharing agreement.