{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-12-301","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-12-301","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part: (1) \"Car sharing delivery period\" means the period of time 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 program agreement; (2) \"Car sharing period\" means the period of time: (A) That commences with the car sharing delivery period and ends at the car sharing termination time; or (B) If there is no car sharing delivery period, that commences with the car sharing start time and ends at the car sharing termination time; (3) \"Car sharing program agreement\": (A) 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 peer-to-peer car sharing program; and (B) Does not mean rental car agreement with a rental car company; (4) \"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 peer-to-peer car sharing program; (5) \"Car sharing termination time\" means the earliest of the following events: (A) The expiration of the agreed upon period of time established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the terms of the car sharing program agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car sharing program agreement; (B) When 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 peer-to-peer car sharing program; or (C) When the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle owner's authorized designee, takes possession and control of the shared vehicle; (6) \"Peer-to-peer car sharing\": (A) Means the authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and (B) Does not include the services offered by a rental car company; (7) \"Peer-to-peer car sharing program\": (A) Means a business platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration; and (B) Does not include: (i) The services offered by a rental car company; or (ii) A service provider who is solely providing hardware or software as a service to a person or entity that is not effectuating payment of financial consideration for use of a shared vehicle; (8) \"Rental car company\" means a business engaged in the rental of motor vehicles that is subject to title 67, chapter 4, part 19, and not a peer-to-peer car sharing program; (9) \"Shared vehicle\": (A) Means a vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and (B) Does not mean a rental vehicle provided by a rental car company; (10) \"Shared vehicle driver\" means an individual who has been authorized to drive the shared vehicle by the shared vehicle owner under a car sharing program agreement; and (11) \"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 peer-to-peer car sharing program. Added by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 796, s 5, eff. 7/15/2020.\nAs used in this part:\n(1) \"Car sharing delivery period\" means the period of time 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 program agreement;\nvailable for sharing to shared vehicle drivers through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. Added by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 796, s 5, eff. 7/15/2020.\nAs used in this part:\n(1) \"Car sharing delivery period\" means the period of time 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 program agreement;\n(2) \"Car sharing period\" means the period of time: (A) That commences with the car sharing delivery period and ends at the car sharing termination time; or (B) If there is no car sharing delivery period, that commences with the car sharing start time and ends at the car sharing termination time;\n(A) That commences with the car sharing delivery period and ends at the car sharing termination time; or\n(B) If there is no car sharing delivery period, that commences with the car sharing start time and ends at the car sharing termination time;\n(3) \"Car sharing program agreement\": (A) 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 peer-to-peer car sharing program; and (B) Does not mean rental car agreement with a rental car company;\n(A) 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 peer-to-peer car sharing program; and\n(B) Does not mean rental car agreement with a rental car company;\n(4) \"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 peer-to-peer car sharing program;\n(5) \"Car sharing termination time\" means the earliest of the following events: (A) The expiration of the agreed upon period of time established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the terms of the car sharing program agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car sharing program agreement; (B) When 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 peer-to-peer car sharing program; or (C) When the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle owner's authorized designee, takes possession and control of the shared vehicle;\n(A) The expiration of the agreed upon period of time established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the terms of the car sharing program agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the car sharing program agreement;\n(B) When 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 peer-to-peer car sharing program; or\n(C) When the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle owner's authorized designee, takes possession and control of the shared vehicle;\n(6) \"Peer-to-peer car sharing\": (A) Means the authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and (B) Does not include the services offered by a rental car company;\n(A) Means the authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and\n(B) Does not include the services offered by a rental car company;\nthe authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and (B) Does not include the services offered by a rental car company;\n(A) Means the authorized use of a vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and\n(B) Does not include the services offered by a rental car company;\n(7) \"Peer-to-peer car sharing program\": (A) Means a business platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration; and (B) Does not include: (i) The services offered by a rental car company; or (ii) A service provider who is solely providing hardware or software as a service to a person or entity that is not effectuating payment of financial consideration for use of a shared vehicle;\n(A) Means a business platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration; and\n(B) Does not include: (i) The services offered by a rental car company; or (ii) A service provider who is solely providing hardware or software as a service to a person or entity that is not effectuating payment of financial consideration for use of a shared vehicle;\n(i) The services offered by a rental car company; or\n(ii) A service provider who is solely providing hardware or software as a service to a person or entity that is not effectuating payment of financial consideration for use of a shared vehicle;\n(8) \"Rental car company\" means a business engaged in the rental of motor vehicles that is subject to title 67, chapter 4, part 19, and not a peer-to-peer car sharing program;\n(9) \"Shared vehicle\": (A) Means a vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and (B) Does not mean a rental vehicle provided by a rental car company;\n(A) Means a vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and\n(B) Does not mean a rental vehicle provided by a rental car company;\n(10) \"Shared vehicle driver\" means an individual who has been authorized to drive the shared vehicle by the shared vehicle owner under a car sharing program agreement; and\n(11) \"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 peer-to-peer car sharing program.","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 12"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"46a2f32c724a3c25d9c5b43699a4a87a957827846f4f339408744031ba602c66","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-12-215","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-12-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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