Iowa Code Title VIII. Transportation [Chs. 306-330B] § 321N.1. Definitions

1. “Department” means the state department of transportation.

2. “Digital network” means an online-enabled application, internet site, or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables transportation network company riders to prearrange rides with transportation network company drivers.

3. “Personal vehicle” means a noncommercial motor vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver and is owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver. “Personal vehicle” does not include a taxicab, limousine, or other vehicle for hire.

4. “Prearranged ride” means the provision of transportation by a transportation network company driver to a transportation network company rider. A prearranged ride begins when a driver accepts a ride request from a rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company, continues while the driver transports the requesting rider, and ends when the last requesting rider departs from the driver's personal vehicle. A prearranged ride does not include transportation provided using a taxicab, limousine, or other vehicle for hire, or a shared expense carpool or vanpool arrangement.

5. “Transportation network company” or “company” means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that operates in this state and uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide prearranged rides. A transportation network company is not deemed to control, direct, or manage a transportation network company driver that connects to its digital network, or the driver's personal vehicle, except as agreed to by the company and the driver pursuant to a written contract.

6. “Transportation network company driver” or “driver” means an individual who does all of the following:

7. “Transportation network company rider” or “rider” means an individual or group of individuals who uses a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network company driver to request a prearranged ride for the individual or group of individuals, and who receives the prearranged ride in the driver's personal vehicle between locations chosen by the individual or group of individuals.