Section 359-U:1 - Definitions In this chapter:
I. "Department" means the department of safety.II. "Digital network" means any online enabled technology application service, website, or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network company drivers.III. "Personal vehicle" means a vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride and is: (a) Owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver; and(b) Not a motor carrier or taxicab under RSA 376:2.IV. "Prearranged ride" means the provision of transportation by a driver to a rider, beginning when a driver accepts a ride requested by a rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company, continuing while the driver transports a requesting rider, and ending when the last requesting rider departs from the personal vehicle. A prearranged ride does not include transportation provided through any of the following: (a) A motor carrier or taxicab as defined in RSA 376:2.(b) Shared expense carpool or van pool arrangements.(c) A regional transportation provider.V. "Transportation network company" (TNC) means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity, that has a permit issued by the department and is operating in New Hampshire, that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides. A transportation network company shall not be deemed to control, direct, or manage the personal vehicles or transportation network company drivers that connect to its digital network, except where agreed to by written contract.VI. "Transportation network company driver" (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 personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to riders upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee.VII. "Transportation network company rider" (rider) means a person who uses a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network driver who provides prearranged rides to the rider in the driver's personal vehicle between points chosen by the rider.Added by 2023, 30:2, eff. 7/1/2023.