{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-1401","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-1401","heading":"Motor carrier laws do not apply","body":"The following laws and regulations of the Commonwealth shall not apply to any ridesharing arrangement using a motor vehicle with a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver:1. Laws and regulations containing insurance requirements that are specifically applicable to motor carriers or commercial vehicles;2. Laws imposing a greater standard of care on motor carriers or commercial vehicles than that imposed on other drivers or owners of motor vehicles;3. Laws and regulations with equipment requirements and special accident reporting requirements that are specifically applicable to motor carriers or commercial vehicles; and4. Laws imposing a tax on fuel purchased in another state by a motor carrier or road user taxes on commercial buses.1981, c. 218, § 46.1-557; 1989, c. 727; 2002, c. 337.","path":["Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES","Subtitle III. OPERATION","Chapter 14. RIDESHARING"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-1401/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"89cdc073ef73946a835d5de0ecd354ef2c6e8ea8ebe4a6ced7cb37bfce3d29a8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-1400","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-1402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}