Section 181C.01 - DEFINITIONS(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given.(b) "Deactivation" means the suspension or termination of a driver's ability to receive connections to potential riders from a transportation network company.(c) "Digital network" has the meaning given in section 65472, subdivision 1.(d) "Personal vehicle" has the meaning given in section 65472, subdivision 1.(e) "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. The term does not include transportation provided using a taxicab, limousine, or other for-hire vehicle.(f) "Seven-county metropolitan area" means the following counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.(g) "Transportation network company" or "TNC" has the meaning given in section 65472, subdivision 1. The term does not include taxicabs, limousines, for-hire vehicles, or a private rider vehicle driven by a volunteer driver, as defined in section 65472, subdivision 1.(h) "Transportation network driver" or "driver" has the meaning given in section 65472, subdivision 1.(i) "Trip" means any transportation by a driver for a rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company.Added by 2023 Minn. Laws, ch. 65,s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.