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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 2402.112. Nondiscrimination; Accessibility

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy that prohibits a driver logged in to the company's digital network from:

(1) discriminating on the basis of a passenger's or potential passenger's location or destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, or age; and

(2) refusing to provide service to a potential passenger with a service animal.

(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a), “sex” means the physical condition of being male or female.

(c) A transportation network company shall notify each person authorized to log in as a driver on the company's digital network of the nondiscrimination policy. A driver logged in to the company's digital network shall comply with the nondiscrimination policy.

(d) A transportation network company may not impose an additional charge for transportation of individuals with physical disabilities because of those disabilities.

(e) A transportation network company shall provide a passenger an opportunity to indicate whether the passenger requires a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. If a wheelchair-accessible vehicle cannot be provided, the company shall direct the requesting passenger to an alternate provider of wheelchair-accessible service, if available.

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