{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-280.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-280.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1)\tAirport operator. - Any person with police powers that owns or operates an airport.\n(2)\tBrokering transportation network company. - A transportation network company, as defined by this section, that exclusively dispatches TNC drivers that operate either of the following:\na.\tFor-hire passenger vehicles regulated under G.S. 160A-304.\nb.\tFor-hire passenger vehicles regulated under G.S. 62-260(f) and subject to the requirements for security for protection of the public and safety of operation established for regulated motor common carriers.\n(3)\tPrearranged transportation services. - Transportation services available by advance request excluding for-hire passenger vehicles soliciting passengers for immediate transportation. No minimum waiting period is required between the advance request and the provision of the transportation services.\n(4)\tTNC driver. - An individual that uses a passenger vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform to connect with passengers in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company.\n(5)\tTNC service. - Prearranged transportation service provided by a TNC driver in connection with a transportation network company. The TNC service begins when the TNC driver accepts a ride request on the transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform and ends at the later of the following:\na.\tThe time that the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform.\nb.\tThe time that all passengers exit the vehicle and complete unloading of the vehicle.\n(6)\tTransportation network company (TNC). - Any person that uses an online-enabled application or platform to connect passengers with TNC drivers who provide prearranged transportation services. (2015-237, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles.","Article 10A. Transportation Network Companies."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-280.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:08Z","sha256":"e2b4cfa80c65ef6b03d2d6f816f24359c1b1dcf1adf1d97f0b364b20e6aab785","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-280","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-280.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}