{"data":{"id":"us-il/815-ilcs-312-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"815 ILCS 312/5","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Act:\n\"Peer-to-peer car sharing\" means the authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a car-sharing program. \"Peer-to-peer car sharing\" does not include \"rent a motor vehicle to another\" within the meaning of in Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; a transaction involving a \"rental agreement\" as defined in Section 10 of the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act; or \"renting\" as defined in Section 2 of the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act.\n\"Car-sharing agreement\" means the terms and conditions applicable to a shared-vehicle owner and a shared-vehicle driver that govern the use of a shared vehicle through a car-sharing program. \"Car-sharing agreement\" does not include a \"rental agreement\" as defined in Section 10 of the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act, a \"rental agreement\" within the meaning of Section 6-305.2 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a \"rental agreement\" as defined in Section 6-305.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.\n\"Car-sharing period\" means the period that commences with the 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.\n\"Car-sharing program\" means a business platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration. \"Car-sharing program\" does not include a \"rental company\" as defined in Section 10 of the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act; \"rentor\" as defined in Section 2 of the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act; a person or entity whose business is to \"rent a motor vehicle\" to another person within the meaning of Section 6-305 or 6-305.2 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; or a \"rental car company\" as that term is used in Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. A \"car-sharing program\" is not \"engaged in the business of renting automobiles\" within the meaning of Section 5-1032 of the Counties Code or Section 8-11-7 of the Illinois Municipal Code.\n\"Car-sharing start time\" means the time when the shared vehicle becomes subject to the control of the shared-vehicle driver at or after the time the reservation of a shared vehicle is scheduled to begin as documented in the records of a car-sharing program.\n\"Car-sharing termination time\" means the earliest of the following events:\n(1) the expiration of the agreed-upon period established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the terms of the car-sharing agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car-sharing agreement;\n(2) the time the shared vehicle is returned to a location as alternatively agreed upon by the shared-vehicle owner and shared-vehicle driver as communicated through a car-sharing program, which alternatively agreed-upon location shall be incorporated into the car-sharing agreement; or\n(3) the time the shared-vehicle owner or the shared-vehicle owner's authorized designee takes possession and control of the shared vehicle.\n\"Delivery period\" means the period during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location of the car-sharing start time, if applicable, as documented by the governing car-sharing agreement.\n\"Shared vehicle\" means a vehicle that is available for sharing through a car-sharing program. \"Shared vehicle\" does not include a rental vehicle within the meaning of Section 6-305.2 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.\n\"Shared-vehicle driver\" means an individual who has been authorized to drive the shared vehicle by the shared-vehicle owner under a car-sharing agreement.\n\"Shared-vehicle owner\" means the registered owner, or a person or entity designated by the registered owner, of a vehicle made available for sharing to shared-vehicle drivers through a car-sharing program. \"Shared-vehicle owner\" does not include a \"rental company\" as defined in Section 10 of the Renter's Financial Responsibility and Protection Act; a \"rentor\" as defined in Section 2 of the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act; a person or entity whose business is to \"rent a motor vehicle\" to another person within the meaning of Section 6-305 or 6-305.2 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; or a \"rental car company\" as that term is used in Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. A \"shared-vehicle owner\" is not \"engaged in the business of renting automobiles\" within the meaning of Section 5-1032 of the Counties Code or Section 8-11-7 of the Illinois Municipal Code.","path":["CHAPTER 815 BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS","Car-Sharing Program Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4203\u0026ChapterID=67\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:47Z","sha256":"24bbbb7f5a37497b7507aaf4f4887fccdcc94f78ffb00f5cecadebfa808582e0","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/815-ilcs-312-1","next":"us-il/815-ilcs-312-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}