Haw. Rev. Stat. § 279L-1

Current through Chapter 253 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 279L-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:

"Car-sharing delivery period" means the period of time during which a shared car is being delivered to the location of the car-sharing start time, if applicable, as documented by the governing car-sharing program agreement.

"Car-sharing period" means the period of time that commences with the car-sharing delivery period or, if there is no delivery period, that commences with the car-sharing start time and, in either case, ends at the car-sharing termination time.

"Car-sharing program agreement" means the terms and conditions applicable to a shared car owner, a shared car driver, and a peer-to-peer car-sharing platform, if applicable, that govern the use of a shared car through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program. "Car-sharing program agreement" does not include a rental agreement as defined in section 437D-3.

"Car-sharing start time" means the time the shared car driver obtains operation, use, or control of a shared car through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program.

"Car-sharing termination time" means the latest of the following events:

(1) The expiration of the agreed upon period of time established for the use of a shared car according to the terms of the car-sharing program agreement if the shared car is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car-sharing program agreement;

(2) When the shared car is returned to a location as alternatively agreed upon by the shared car owner and shared car driver as communicated through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program;

(3) When a shared car is returned to the location agreed upon in the car-sharing program agreement or alternatively agreed upon by the shared car owner and the shared car driver, as communicated through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program, before the expiration of the period of time established for the use of a shared car according to the terms of the car-sharing program agreement, and the shared car driver notifies the peer-to-peer car-sharing program of the location of the shared car;

(4) When a shared car, during the car-sharing period, cannot safely or legally be operated and the shared car driver notifies the peer-to-peer car-sharing program that the shared car is inoperable and identifies the location of the shared car;

(5) When the shared car driver receives notice of a safety recall affecting the shared car and the shared car driver returns the shared car to the location agreed upon in the car-sharing program agreement, or alternatively agreed upon by the shared car owner and the shared car driver, and the shared car driver notifies the peer-to-peer car-sharing program of the location of the shared car; or

(6) When the shared car owner or the shared car owner's authorized designee takes possession and control of the shared car.

"Peer-to-peer car-sharing" means the operation, use, or control of a motor vehicle by an individual other than the motor vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program. "Peer-to-peer car-sharing", for the purposes of assessing a vehicle surcharge tax, does not mean the business of providing rental motor vehicles to the public as that phrase is used in section 251-3.

"Peer-to-peer car-sharing platform" means any person or business that owns or operates a peer-to-peer car-sharing program.

Peer-to-peer car-sharing program" means:

(1) Any person who enables a shared car driver to identify, reserve, or use a shared car owned by a shared car owner; or

(2) Any person who enables a shared car owner to describe, list, or make available a shared car for identification, reservation, or use by a shared car driver.

Peer-to-peer car-sharing program" does not include a transportation network company as defined in section 431:10C-701 , a car-sharing organization as defined in section 251-1 , any person registered and acting as a travel agency pursuant to chapter 468L , or any person registered and acting as an activity desk pursuant to chapter 468M.

"Shared car" means a motor vehicle that is registered pursuant to chapter 286 and is not owned, controlled, operated, maintained, or managed by or registered, directly or indirectly through an affiliate, to the peer-to-peer car-sharing program and is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program. "Shared car" does not include a rental motor vehicle or vehicle as those terms are defined in section 437D-3.

"Shared car driver" means an individual who has been authorized to drive the shared car by the shared car owner under a car-sharing program agreement. "Shared car driver" does not include lessee as defined in section 437D-3.

"Shared car owner" means the registered owner of a shared car. "Shared car owner" does not include lessor as defined in section 437D-3.

HRS § 279L-1

Amended by L 2023, c 17,§ 6, eff. 4/19/2023.

Added by L 2022, c 77,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.