{"data":{"id":"us-me/24-a-m.r.s.-7302","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"24-A M.R.S. §7302","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.\n1.  Digital network.  \"Digital network\" means any online-enabled application, software, website or system offered or used by a transportation network company that enables the provision of prearranged rides by transportation network company drivers.\n2.  Personal vehicle.  \"Personal vehicle\" means a vehicle that:\nA.  Is used by a transportation network company driver;\nB.  Is owned, leased or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver; and\nC.  Is not a taxicab, as defined in Title 29‑A, section 101, subsection 79, a limousine, as defined in Title 29‑A, section 101, subsection 32 or for-hire transportation as defined in Title 29‑A, section 101, subsection 25.\n3.  Prearranged ride.  \"Prearranged ride\" means transportation provided by a transportation network company driver to a transportation network company rider, beginning when the driver accepts a transportation request through a digital network and ending when the rider departs from the driver's personal vehicle.  \"Prearranged ride\" does not include transportation provided using a taxi, limousine or other for-hire vehicle or transportation through a shared-expense carpool or vanpool arrangement that does not generate income or profit or accept a transportation request through a digital network.\n4.  Transportation network company.  \"Transportation network company\" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other entity operating in the State that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides.  \"Transportation network company\" does not include a transportation broker arranging nonemergency medical transportation for Medicaid or Medicare members pursuant to a contract with the State or a managed care organization.\n5.  Transportation network company driver; driver.  \"Transportation network company driver\" or \"driver\" means an individual who:\nA.  Receives information regarding potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company; and\nB.  Uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide prearranged rides to a transportation network company rider in return for compensation or payment of a fee.\n6.  Transportation network company rider; rider.  \"Transportation network company rider\" or \"rider\" means an individual or person who uses a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network company driver for a ride between locations chosen by the rider.","path":["TITLE 24-A: MAINE INSURANCE CODE","CHAPTER 93: TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY INSURANCE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/24-A/title24-Asec7302.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:33Z","sha256":"974e0d62c67135a13bdcaa1c11bfb14603a2d32407207efaba3f6f106c66bfe8","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/24-a-m.r.s.-7301","next":"us-me/24-a-m.r.s.-7303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}