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Connecticut House Bill HB07126

Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

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1-Substitute House Bill No. 7126
1+General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7126
2+January Session, 2017 *_____HB07126INS___031617____*
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3-Public Act No. 17-140
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5-AN ACT REGULATING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES AND TAXICABS.
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8+January Session, 2017
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10+*_____HB07126INS___031617____*
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12+AN ACT CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLES IN LIVERY SERVICE, TAXICABS AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES.
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714 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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9-Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) As used in this section and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act:
16+Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2018) As used in this section and sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 12 and 16 of this act:
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11-(1) "Transportation network company" means a company, corporation, partnership, trust, association, sole proprietorship or similar organization that operates in this state and uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers to provide prearranged rides. "Transportation network company" does not include the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under the provisions of section 13b-97 of the general statutes to operate a taxicab or the holder of a permit issued under the provision of section 13b-103 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, to operate a motor vehicle in livery service.
18+(1) "Digital network" means any online-enabled technology application service, Internet web site or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables a transportation network company to provide for a prearranged ride.
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13-(2) "Transportation network company driver" or "driver" means an individual who is not an employee of a transportation network company, but who uses a transportation network company vehicle to provide prearranged rides.
20+(2) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as provided in section 14-1 of the general statutes.
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15-(3) "Transportation network company rider" or "rider" means an individual or individuals who use a digital network to connect with a transportation network company driver to receive a prearranged ride between points chosen by the individual or individuals.
22+(3) "Motor vehicle in livery service" has the same meaning as provided in section 13b-101 of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
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17-(4) "Potential transportation network company rider" or "potential rider" means an individual or individuals who use a digital network to request a prearranged ride but have not entered the transportation network company vehicle.
24+(4) "Passenger motor vehicle" has the same meaning as provided in section 14-1 of the general statutes.
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19-(5) "Digital network" means any online-enabled application, web site or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the provision of prearranged rides.
26+(5) "Prearranged ride" means transportation by a transportation network company driver of a transportation network company rider, beginning when the transportation network company driver accepts a request from the transportation network company rider through a digital network, continuing while the transportation network company driver transports the transportation network company rider and ending when the transportation network company rider exits the transportation network company vehicle. A "prearranged ride" does not include transportation by (A) a taxicab, motor vehicle in livery service or other for-hire motor vehicle, (B) a shared expense carpool or vanpool, or (C) any other transportation service in which a driver receives a fee that does not exceed the costs incurred by the driver in providing such transportation.
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21-(6) "Prearranged ride" means transport by a transportation network company driver of a transportation network company rider, (A) beginning when the driver accepts a request from the rider through a digital network, (B) continuing while the driver transports the rider, and (C) ending when the last rider exits the transportation network company vehicle.
28+(6) "Taxicab" has the same meaning as provided in section 13b-95 of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
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23-(7) "Transportation network company vehicle" means a motor vehicle as described in subsection (h) of section 4 of this act that is owned, leased or otherwise used by a transportation network company driver when the driver is connected to a digital network or is engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride.
30+(7) "Transportation network company" means a company, including a corporation, partnership, trust, association, sole proprietorship or similar organization, operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers. "Transportation network company" does not include a taxicab owner, motor vehicle in livery service owner or other for-hire transportation service owner.
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25-Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2018) (a) On and after January 1, 2018, each transportation network company shall register annually with the Commissioner of Transportation on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The registration form shall include: (1) The transportation network company's name, business address and telephone number; (2) if the company is registered in another state, the name, address and telephone number of the company's agent for service of process in this state; (3) the name, address and telephone number of a person at the company who will serve as the main contact person for the commissioner; and (4) information sufficient to demonstrate, to the commissioner's satisfaction, that the company is in compliance with the provisions of this section and sections 3 to 5, inclusive, of this act and any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (j) of section 3 of this act. Each transportation network company seeking initial registration shall submit with its registration form filed under this section a nonrefundable registration fee of fifty thousand dollars. Each registration shall be renewed annually. The nonrefundable fee for such renewal shall be five thousand dollars. The registrant shall file amendments to the registration reporting to the commissioner any material changes in any information contained in the registration not later than thirty calendar days after the registrant knows or reasonably should know of the change.
32+(8) "Transportation network company driver" means an individual who is not an employee of a transportation network company, but who uses a digital network and a transportation network company vehicle to provide a prearranged ride and related services to a transportation network company rider.
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27-(b) The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a registration issued pursuant to this subsection if the commissioner determines the transportation network company intentionally: (1) Misled, deceived or defrauded the public or the commissioner; (2) engaged in any untruthful or misleading advertising; (3) engaged in unfair or deceptive business practices; or (4) violated any provision of this section and sections 3 to 5, inclusive, of this act or any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (j) of section 3 of this act. Prior to the suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of the registration, the transportation network company shall be given notice and an opportunity for a hearing. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes. Any transportation network company whose registration has been suspended may, after ninety days, apply to the commissioner to have such registration reinstated.
34+(9) "Transportation network company rider" means an individual who uses a digital network to connect to a transportation network company driver and receives a prearranged ride.
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29-(c) Any transportation network company that operates in this state without a valid registration or when such registration has been suspended shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars.
36+(10) "Transportation network company vehicle" means a passenger motor vehicle owned, leased or otherwise used by a transportation network company driver while such driver is using such passenger motor vehicle to provide a prearranged ride. "Transportation network company vehicle" does not include a taxicab or motor vehicle in livery service.
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31-Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) (a) (1) After a potential transportation network company rider submits a request for a prearranged ride, the transportation network company shall display to the rider through its digital network a picture of the transportation network company driver and the license plate number of the transportation network company vehicle that will be used to provide the prearranged ride before the rider enters such vehicle.
38+Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2018) (a) On and after July 1, 2018, each transportation network company shall register annually with the Commissioner of Transportation on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall design a registration form to include: (1) The transportation network company's name, business address and telephone number; (2) if the company is registered in another state, the name, address and telephone number of the company's agent for service of process in this state; (3) the name, address and telephone number of a person at the company who will serve as the main contact person for the commissioner; and (4) information sufficient to demonstrate, to the commissioner's satisfaction, that the company is in compliance with the provisions of this section and sections 3 to 5, inclusive, of this act. Each registrant shall submit with each registration form filed under this section a nonrefundable registration fee of five thousand dollars.
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33-(2) A transportation network company driver shall display on a transportation network company vehicle a removable decal at all times when the driver is connected to a digital network or is engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride. Such decal shall be: (A) Issued by the transportation network company; (B) sufficiently large so as to be readable during daylight hours at a distance of at least fifty feet; and (C) reflective, illuminated or otherwise visible in darkness.
40+(b) (1) Each transportation network company shall display to each potential transportation network company rider through its digital network a picture of the transportation network company driver and the license plate number of the transportation network company vehicle that will be used to provide the prearranged ride before the transportation network company rider enters the transportation network company vehicle.
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35-(b) (1) A transportation network company may charge a fare to a transportation network company rider for a prearranged ride provided the company discloses such fare to the rider through its digital network: (A) The fare or fare calculation method; (B) the applicable rates being charged; and (C) an option to receive an estimated fare before a prearranged ride.
42+(2) A transportation network company driver shall display on a transportation network company vehicle a consistent and distinctive removable logo, insignia or emblem at all times when the transportation network company driver is providing a prearranged ride. Such logo, insignia or emblem shall be: (A) Sufficiently large so as to be readable during daylight hours at a distance of at least fifty feet; and (B) reflective, illuminated or otherwise visible in darkness.
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44+(c) (1) A transportation network company may charge a fare to a transportation network company rider for a prearranged ride if the transportation network company discloses to the transportation network company rider through its digital network: (A) The fare calculation method; and (B) an option to receive an estimated fare before a prearranged ride.
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3746 (2) Within a reasonable period of time following the completion of a prearranged ride, a transportation network company shall transmit an electronic receipt to the transportation network company rider on behalf of the transportation network company driver that lists: (A) The origin and destination of the prearranged ride; (B) the total time and distance of the prearranged ride; and (C) an itemization of the total fare paid, if any.
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39-(3) No transportation network company driver shall solicit or accept cash payments for fares from transportation network company riders. Any payment for a prearranged ride shall be made only through the transportation network company's digital network.
48+(3) (A) For the purposes of this subdivision, "dynamic pricing" means offering a prearranged ride at a price that changes according to the level of supply or demand for prearranged rides.
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41-(4) (A) For the purposes of this subdivision, "dynamic pricing" means offering a prearranged ride at a price that changes according to the demand for prearranged rides and availability of transportation network company drivers.
50+(B) If a transportation network company elects to implement dynamic pricing, the transportation network company, through its digital network, shall: (i) Provide notice to a potential transportation network company rider that dynamic pricing is in effect prior to such transportation network company rider requesting a prearranged ride; (ii) include a feature that requires a potential transportation network company rider to confirm that he or she understands that dynamic pricing will be applied before such request for a prearranged ride may be processed; and (iii) provide a fare estimator that enables the potential transportation network company rider to estimate the cost of such prearranged ride under dynamic pricing prior to requesting such prearranged ride.
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43-(B) If a transportation network company elects to implement dynamic pricing, the transportation network company, through its digital network, shall: (i) Provide notice to a potential transportation network company rider that dynamic pricing is in effect before a request for a prearranged ride may be submitted; (ii) provide a fare estimator that enables the potential rider to estimate the cost of such prearranged ride under dynamic pricing; and (iii) include a feature that requires the potential rider to confirm that he or she understands that dynamic pricing will be applied to the cost of such prearranged ride.
52+(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, during the period of any emergency declared by the Governor or President of the United States, as described in section 42-230 of the general statutes, no transportation network company shall increase the price of a prearranged ride to more than two and one-half times the usual price charged for such prearranged ride at any other time.
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45-(C) No transportation network company shall increase the price of a prearranged ride to more than two and one-half times the usual price charged for such prearranged ride in an area which is the subject of any disaster emergency declaration issued by the Governor pursuant to chapter 517 of the general statutes, any transportation emergency declaration issued by the Governor pursuant to section 3-6b of the general statutes or any major disaster or emergency declaration issued by the President of the United States.
54+(d) (1) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of age, color, creed, intellectual or physical disability, national origin, race, religious belief or affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or ride destination with respect to transportation network company riders and potential transportation network company riders, and shall notify all transportation network company drivers who use the company's digital network of such policy.
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47-(c) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of the age, color, creed, destination, intellectual or physical disability, national origin, race, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity with respect to transportation network company riders, potential transportation network company riders and transportation network company drivers. A transportation network company shall notify all drivers who use the company's digital network of such policy.
56+(2) A transportation network company shall provide a potential transportation network company rider with an opportunity to indicate whether the potential transportation network company rider requires a transportation network company vehicle that is accessible by wheelchair. If a transportation network company cannot arrange for a wheelchair-accessible transportation network company vehicle to provide a prearranged ride, the company shall direct the potential transportation network company rider to an alternate provider of wheelchair-accessible transportation, if available.
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49-(d) A transportation network company shall provide a potential transportation network company rider with an opportunity to indicate whether such rider requires a transportation network company vehicle that is accessible by wheelchair. If a transportation network company cannot arrange for a wheelchair-accessible transportation network company vehicle to provide a prearranged ride, the company shall direct the potential transportation network company rider to an alternate provider of wheelchair-accessible transportation, if available.
58+(e) A transportation network company shall maintain: (1) Individual trip records for at least three years after the date a prearranged ride was provided; and (2) transportation network company driver records for at least one year following the date on which a transportation network company driver last accessed the company's digital network to provide a prearranged ride.
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51-(e) (1) A transportation network company shall maintain: (A) The record of each prearranged ride for a period of not less than three years from the date the prearranged ride was provided; (B) records regarding each transportation network company driver for a period of not less than three years from the date on which the transportation network company driver last connected to the company's digital network; and (C) records regarding each transportation network company vehicle for a period of not less than three years from the date on which the transportation network company vehicle was last used to provide a prearranged ride.
60+(f) The Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee, upon reasonable notice and not more than twice a year, may audit the records maintained by a transportation network company pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. Each such audit shall occur at a transportation network company's place of business or at a location in this state jointly selected by the commissioner and the transportation network company. The commissioner shall not require a transportation network company to disclose information tending to identify any transportation network company driver or transportation network company rider. Any information collected during an audit shall be confidential. Except for law enforcement purposes or pursuant to a court order, the commissioner shall not disclose to a third party any records or information disclosed by a transportation network company during an audit, and such records and information shall not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes.
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53-(2) The Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee, upon reasonable written notice and not more than four times a year, may audit the records maintained by a transportation network company pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection and subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of section 4 of this act. Each such audit shall occur at a transportation network company's place of business or at a location in this state jointly selected by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee and the transportation network company. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall not require a transportation network company to disclose information that identifies or would tend to identify any transportation network company driver or transportation network company rider, unless the identity of the driver or rider is needed to resolve a complaint or investigate an audit finding to ensure compliance with any provision of the general statutes and any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (j) of this section.
62+(g) A transportation network company shall not disclose any transportation network company rider's personally identifiable information except pursuant to the publicly disclosed terms of the company's privacy policy, if any. For any disclosure not governed by a transportation network company's privacy policy, the company must obtain a transportation network company rider's consent before the company may disclose the rider's personally identifiable information to any third party.
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55-(3) Any records obtained during an audit pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes, except that the Commissioner of Transportation may disclose such records: (A) To law enforcement for law enforcement purposes, provided such disclosure is made in cooperation with the transportation network company, (B) to any state or federal agency for any action undertaken by the commissioner to enforce the provisions of this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (j) of this section, (C) at the request of any state or federal agency conducting an audit or investigation pursuant to such agency's legal authority, provided the commissioner gives the transportation network company an opportunity to object and propose an alternative method of cooperation with such disclosure, or (D) pursuant to a court order. If the commissioner discloses such records pursuant to this subdivision, the commissioner shall (i) provide written notice to the transportation network company prior to disclosing such company's records, and (ii) redact any information that is not required to be disclosed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1-210 of the general statutes, including, but not limited to, any trade secret or commercial or financial information described in subdivision (5) of said subsection, unless such disclosure is expressly required under subparagraph (A), (B), (C) or (D) of this subdivision.
64+(h) A transportation network company driver shall not transport, nor shall any transportation network company require that a transportation network company driver transport, any transportation network company rider for more than sixteen consecutive hours within any twenty-four-hour period.
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57-(f) A transportation network company shall not disclose any transportation network company rider's personally identifiable information, except pursuant to the publicly disclosed terms of the company's privacy policy, if any. For any disclosure not governed by a transportation network company's privacy policy, the company must obtain a transportation network company rider's consent before the company may disclose the rider's personally identifiable information.
66+(i) Neither a transportation network company nor a transportation network company driver is a common carrier, contract carrier or motor carrier, nor do they provide taxicab or motor vehicle in livery services. Neither the Commissioner of Transportation nor the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall require a transportation network company driver to: (1) Obtain a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's instruction permit pursuant to section 14-44c of the general statutes; or (2) register such driver's transportation network company vehicle as a commercial vehicle.
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59-(g) No transportation network company driver shall use a digital network or provide prearranged rides for more than: (1) Fourteen consecutive hours; or (2) sixteen hours within a twenty-four-hour period.
68+(j) The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section.
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61-(h) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not require a transportation network company driver to: (1) Obtain a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's instruction permit pursuant to section 14-44c of the general statutes; or (2) register the driver's transportation network company vehicle as a commercial vehicle.
70+Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2018) (a) Prior to permitting an individual to act as a transportation network company driver on its digital network, a transportation network company shall: (1) Require the individual to submit an application to the company that includes information regarding the individual's name, address, age, operator's license number, as described in section 14-1 of the general statutes, driving history record and motor vehicle registration; (2) conduct, or have a third-party consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a local, state and national criminal history check, including a search of local, state and national sexual offender registry databases, or arrange for the fingerprinting of the individual to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check; and (3) disclose to such individual, electronically or in writing, (A) the insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and any coverage limits, that the company provides while a transportation network company driver is connected to the company's digital network or providing a prearranged ride, and (B) that a transportation network company driver's personal automobile insurance policy might not provide coverage while such driver is connected to the company's digital network, available to receive a request for a prearranged ride or providing a prearranged ride.
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63-(i) (1) For the purposes of this subsection, "certificate or permit holder" means any person, association, limited liability company or corporation that holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate a taxicab, as described in section 13b-97 of the general statutes or holds a permit to operate a motor vehicle in livery service, as described in section 13b-103 of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
72+(b) No transportation network company shall permit an individual to act as a transportation network company driver on its digital network if such individual: (1) Has, during the three years prior to the date of such individual's application to be a transportation network company driver, (A) more than three moving violations, as defined in section 14-111g of the general statutes, (B) one or more serious traffic violations, as defined in section 14-1 of the general statutes, or (C) had his or her license suspended pursuant to section 14-227b of the general statutes; (2) has been convicted, within seven years prior to the date of such individual's application to be a transportation network company driver, of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual assault, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, acts of violence or acts of terror; (3) is listed in the state registry maintained pursuant to chapter 969 of the general statutes or the Internet web site maintained by the United States Department of Justice; (4) does not possess a valid operator's license; (5) does not possess proof of registration for each passenger motor vehicle such individual proposes to use as a transportation network company vehicle; or (6) is not at least nineteen years of age.
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65-(2) In no event may a certificate or permit holder use or allow to be used a motor vehicle operated as a taxicab or motor vehicle in livery service to also be used or operated as a transportation network company vehicle.
74+(c) A transportation network company driver shall: (1) Comply with all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against transportation network company riders or potential transportation network company riders on the basis of age, color, creed, intellectual or physical disability, national origin, race, religious belief or affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or ride destination; (2) comply with all applicable laws relating to transportation of service animals; (3) not impose additional charges for providing prearranged rides to persons with physical disabilities because of such disabilities or related accommodations; and (4) not solicit or accept a trip other than a prearranged ride.
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67-(j) The Commissioner of Transportation may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section.
76+(d) (1) A transportation network company shall implement a zero- tolerance policy on the use of drugs or alcohol while a transportation network company driver is providing a prearranged ride, or is connected to the company's digital network. Such company shall provide notice of its zero-tolerance policy on its Internet web site, and include procedures for a transportation network company rider to report a complaint about a transportation network company driver whom the transportation network company rider reasonably suspects was under the influence of drugs or alcohol while providing a prearranged ride.
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69-Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2018) (a) Prior to permitting an individual to act as a transportation network company driver on its digital network, the transportation network company shall: (1) Require the individual to submit an application to the company that includes information regarding the individual's name, address, date of birth, motor vehicle operator's license number and motor vehicle registration; (2) (A) conduct, or have a consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a driving record check and a local, state and national criminal history records check, including a search of state and national sexual offender registry databases provided such databases are accessible to the public, or (B) arrange for the fingerprinting of the individual to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check and to the State Police Bureau of Identification for a state criminal history records check conducted in accordance with section 29-17a of the general statutes; and (3) disclose to such individual, electronically or in writing, (A) the insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and any coverage limits, that the company provides while a transportation network company driver is connected to the company's digital network or is engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride, and (B) that a transportation network company driver's personal automobile insurance policy might not provide coverage while such driver is connected to the company's digital network, available to receive a request for a prearranged ride or engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride.
78+(2) Upon its receipt of a transportation network company rider complaint alleging a violation of such zero-tolerance policy, the transportation network company shall suspend such driver's access to the company's digital network as soon as possible and conduct an investigation into the reported incident. The suspension shall last until completion of the investigation.
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71-(b) A transportation network company shall conduct, or have a consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a local, state and national criminal history records check, including a search of state and national sexual offender registry databases, or arrange for the fingerprinting of the individual to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check and to the State Police Bureau of Identification for a state criminal history records check conducted in accordance with section 29-17a of the general statutes, at least once every three years after permitting an individual to act as a transportation network company driver.
80+(3) The company shall maintain all records related to the enforcement of such zero-tolerance policy, including any investigations under this section, for a period of not less than three years from the date that a transportation network company rider complaint is received by the company.
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73-(c) (1) No transportation network company shall permit an individual to act as a transportation network company driver on its digital network if such individual: (A) Has, during the three years prior to the date of such individual's application to be a transportation network company driver, (i) committed more than three moving violations, as defined in section 14-111g of the general statutes, (ii) committed one serious traffic violation, as defined in section 14-1 of the general statutes, or (iii) had his or her motor vehicle operator's license suspended pursuant to section 14-227b of the general statutes; (B) has been convicted, within seven years prior to the date of such individual's application, of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, acts of violence or acts of terror; (C) is included in the state sexual offenders registry or the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website; (D) does not possess a motor vehicle operator's license; (E) does not possess proof of registration for each motor vehicle such individual proposes to use as a transportation network company vehicle; or (F) is not at least nineteen years of age.
82+(e) A transportation network company shall implement a policy that prohibits a transportation network company driver from providing a prearranged ride when such driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired by illness, fatigue or any other condition that would likely preclude safe operation of a motor vehicle.
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75-(2) An individual who is permitted to act as a transportation network company driver shall report to the transportation network company not later than twenty-four hours after the occurrence of any of the following incidents: (A) The commission of a fourth moving violation, as defined in section 14-111g of the general statutes, during the past three years; (B) the commission of one serious traffic violation, as defined in section 14-1 of the general statutes; (C) the suspension of his or her motor vehicle operator's license pursuant to section 14-227b of the general statutes; (D) the conviction of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, acts of violence or acts of terror; (E) inclusion in the state sexual offenders registry or the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website; (F) failure to possess an operator's license; or (G) failure to possess proof of registration for a transportation network company vehicle. Each transportation network company that receives a report pursuant to this subdivision or becomes aware of such incident shall prohibit the individual from acting as a transportation network company driver on the company's digital network until the individual meets the qualifications of this section to be a transportation network company driver.
84+(f) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to carry out the purposes of this section.
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77-(d) (1) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy that a transportation network company driver shall not use or be under the influence of drugs or alcohol while the driver is connected to the company's digital network or engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride. The company shall provide notice of such policy on its Internet web site, and include procedures for a transportation network company rider to report a complaint about a driver whom the rider reasonably suspects was using or under the influence of drugs or alcohol while engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride.
86+Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2018) (a) A motor vehicle in livery service owner or operator, taxicab owner or operator, and transportation network company or transportation network company driver shall maintain, on behalf of such motor vehicle in livery service operator, taxicab operator or transportation network company driver, as the case may be, a primary automobile liability insurance policy that: (1) Recognizes that such motor vehicle in livery service operator, taxicab operator or transportation network company driver uses a motor vehicle to transport individuals for compensation; and (2) meets the minimum coverage requirements in subsection (b) of this section.
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79-(2) Upon the company's receipt of a complaint by a rider alleging a violation of such policy, the company shall suspend the driver's access to the company's digital network as soon as possible and conduct an investigation into the reported incident. The suspension shall last until completion of the investigation. If the investigation confirms the driver used or was under the influence of drugs or alcohol while engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride or while connected to the company's digital network, the company shall ban the driver's access to the digital network on a permanent basis.
88+(b) (1) Each policy of the type specified in subsection (a) of this section shall meet the following requirements for any time during which a motor vehicle in livery service operator is connected to an Internet software application but not transporting a passenger for hire, a taxicab operator is connected to an Internet software application but not providing taxicab services, or a transportation network company driver is connected to a digital network but not providing a prearranged ride: (A) Such policy shall provide coverage sufficient to satisfy any claim for damages (i) by reason of personal injury to, or the death of, any one person, of at least fifty thousand dollars, (ii) by reason of personal injury to, or the death of, more than one person on account of any accident, of at least one hundred thousand dollars, and (iii) for damage to property of at least twenty-five thousand dollars; and (B) uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage that meets the minimum coverage requirements under section 38a-336 of the general statutes.
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81-(3) The company shall maintain all records related to the enforcement of such policy for a period of not less than three years from the date that a complaint by a rider is received by the company.
90+(2) Each policy of the type specified in subsection (a) of this section shall meet the following requirements for any time during which a motor vehicle in livery service operator is transporting a passenger for hire, a taxicab driver is providing taxicab services or a transportation network company driver is providing a prearranged ride: (A) Such policy shall provide coverage, sufficient to satisfy any claim for damages by reason of personal injury to, or the death of, any one person, personal injury to, or the death of, more than one person on account of any accident and damage to property, of at least one million dollars; and (B) uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage that meets the minimum coverage requirements in section 38a-336 of the general statutes.
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83-(e) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy that prohibits a transportation network company driver from providing a prearranged ride when such driver's ability to operate a transportation network company motor vehicle is impaired by illness, fatigue or any other condition that would likely preclude safe operation of such vehicle.
92+(3) The coverage requirements of this subsection may be satisfied by one or more automobile liability insurance policies maintained by: (A) A motor vehicle in livery service owner or operator, or a combination thereof; (B) a taxicab owner or operator, or a combination thereof; or (C) a transportation network company or transportation network company driver, or a combination thereof.
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85-(f) A transportation network company driver shall: (1) Comply with all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination against transportation network company riders or potential transportation network company riders on the basis of age, color, creed, destination, intellectual or physical disability, national origin, race, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity; (2) comply with all applicable laws relating to the accommodation of service animals and accommodate service animals without imposing additional charges for such accommodation; (3) comply with the policies adopted by the transportation network company pursuant to subsection (c) of section 3 of this act and subsections (d) and (e) of this section; (4) not impose additional charges for providing prearranged rides to persons with physical disabilities because of such disabilities; and (5) not solicit or accept a request for transportation unless the request is accepted through the transportation network company's digital network.
94+(c) If a primary automobile liability insurance policy maintained by a motor vehicle in livery service operator, taxicab operator or transportation network company driver pursuant to subsection (a) of this section has lapsed or does not satisfy the requirements of this section, the automobile liability insurance policy maintained by the motor vehicle in livery service owner, taxicab owner or transportation network company pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall provide coverage beginning with the first dollar of a claim, and the insurer providing such coverage shall defend against the claim. Coverage under an automobile liability insurance policy maintained by a motor vehicle in livery service owner, taxicab owner or transportation network company shall not be contingent on prior processing or denial of a claim by an insurer providing an automobile liability insurance policy to a motor vehicle in livery service operator, taxicab operator or transportation network company driver.
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87-(g) (1) Any person who holds himself or herself out to be a transportation network company driver who is not permitted by a transportation network company to use its digital network shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
96+(d) Each insurance policy of the type specified in subsection (a) of this section shall be written by an insurer authorized to write automobile liability insurance in this state or with a surplus lines insurer eligible pursuant to section 38a-741 of the general statutes that has a credit rating of not less than "A-" from A.M. Best, "A" from Demotech or a similar rating from another rating agency recognized by the Insurance Department.
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89-(2) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine amount received for a violation of subdivision (1) of this subsection with respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the clerk or official.
98+(e) (1) Each motor vehicle in livery service operator, taxicab operator and transportation network company driver shall carry a current automobile insurance identification card, that may be in electronic form, at all times while such operator or driver is connected to a transportation network company's digital network or an Internet software application offered or utilized by a motor vehicle in livery service owner or taxicab owner, as the case may be.
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91-(h) (1) A transportation network company vehicle shall (A) have four doors; (B) not be older than twelve model years old; and (C) be designed to transport no more than eight passengers, including the driver.
100+(2) A motor vehicle in livery service operator, taxicab operator or transportation network company driver shall, upon request of an investigating state or municipal police officer or any person injured in person or property by or while transported in a motor vehicle in livery service, taxicab or transportation network company vehicle operated by such driver or operator, disclose such automobile insurance card and whether such driver or operator was connected to a digital network or an Internet software application offered or utilized by a motor vehicle in livery service owner or taxicab owner, or providing for hire transportation in a motor vehicle in livery service, taxicab services or a prearranged ride at the time of any accident or collision resulting in injury to person or property.
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93-(2) Before any motor vehicle is used by a transportation network company driver as a transportation network company vehicle, and every two years thereafter, the driver shall certify to the transportation network company that the following equipment is in good working order: (A) Foot brakes; (B) emergency brakes; (C) steering mechanism; (D) windshield; (E) rear window and other glass; (F) windshield wipers; (G) headlights; (H) tail lights; (I) turn indicator lights; (J) brake lights; (K) front seat adjustment mechanism; (L) doors; (M) horn; (N) speedometer; (O) bumpers; (P) muffler and exhaust system; (Q) condition of tires, including tread depth; (R) interior and exterior rearview mirrors; and (S) seat safety belts and air bags for driver and passengers. The transportation network company shall maintain such certification for not less than three years.
102+(f) Any automobile liability insurance policy that satisfies the requirements of this section shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 14-112 of the general statutes.
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95-Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2018) (a) A transportation network company driver or a transportation network company on the driver's behalf shall procure and maintain an automobile liability insurance policy that recognizes that the driver is a transportation network company driver and provides coverage for the driver as follows:
104+(g) The Insurance Commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to carry out the purposes of this section.
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97-(1) For the period during which the driver is connected to the transportation network company's digital network and is available to receive requests for prearranged rides but is not engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride: (A) Automobile liability insurance coverage of at least (i) fifty thousand dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury to, or the death of, any one person, (ii) one hundred thousand dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury or death per accident, and (iii) twenty-five thousand dollars for property damage; and (B) uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage in accordance with the provisions of section 38a-336 of the general statutes; and
106+Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2018) (a) An insurer licensed to write automobile liability insurance in this state may exclude all coverage afforded under a private passenger automobile liability insurance policy for any loss or injury that occurs while a motor vehicle in livery service operator is connected to an Internet software application offered or utilized by a motor vehicle in livery service owner or transporting a passenger, a taxicab operator is connected to an Internet software application offered or utilized by a taxicab owner or providing taxicab services, or a transportation network company driver is connected to a transportation network company's digital network or providing prearranged rides. Any exclusion authorized under this subsection shall apply notwithstanding any requirements under chapter 246 or 700 of the general statutes.
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99-(2) For the period during which the driver is engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride: (A) Automobile liability insurance coverage of at least one million dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury, death or property damage per accident; and (B) uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage in accordance with the provisions of section 38a-336 of the general statutes.
108+(b) In a claims coverage investigation, a motor vehicle in livery service owner, taxicab owner or transportation network company shall immediately disclose, upon a request by any person injured in person or property by a motor vehicle in livery service, taxicab or transportation network company vehicle, any insurer that provides a policy of the type specified in subsection (a) of this section, or the motor vehicle in livery service operator, taxicab operator or transportation network company driver, if applicable, the precise times that the insured was connected to and disconnected from the transportation network company's digital network or the Internet software application offered or utilized by the motor vehicle in livery service owner or taxicab owner, as the case may be, in the twelve-hour periods immediately preceding and following the loss or injury. An insurer that issues a policy of the type specified in subsection (a) of section 4 of this act shall, upon request, disclose to any other insurer involved in a claim the applicable coverages, exclusions and limits of such policy.
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101-(b) The coverage requirements of subsection (a) of this section may be satisfied by an automobile liability insurance policy maintained by a transportation network company driver or the transportation network company or a combination of both. Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (1) Require an insurance company that issues automobile liability insurance policies in this state to issue automobile liability insurance policies that provide the coverage specified under subsection (a) of this section, or (2) preclude an insurance company from providing primary or excess coverage by contract or endorsement for a transportation network company vehicle.
110+(c) An insurer that defends or indemnifies a claim against a motor vehicle in livery service operator, taxicab operator or transportation network company driver that the insurer has excluded from coverage under subsection (a) of this section shall have a right of subrogation against all other insurers that provide automobile insurance to the motor vehicle in livery service operator, taxicab operator or transportation network company driver as described in section 4 of this act at the time of a loss.
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103-(c) If an automobile liability insurance policy maintained by a transportation network company driver has lapsed or does not provide the coverage required under subsection (a) of this section, the transportation network company's automobile liability insurance policy shall provide such coverage, beginning with the first dollar of a claim, and the insurance company issuing such policy shall have the duty to defend a claim that arises while the driver is connected to the transportation network company's digital network or is engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride.
112+(d) The Insurance Commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to carry out the purposes of this section.
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105-(d) Coverage under an automobile liability insurance policy maintained by a transportation network company shall not be contingent on another insurance company first denying a claim, nor shall such other insurance company be required to first deny a claim.
114+Sec. 6. Section 13b-96 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2018):
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107-(e) A transportation network company may procure the coverage required under subsection (a) of this section from: (1) An insurance company authorized to do business in this state, or (2) a surplus lines insurer that has at least an A minus credit rating by A. M. Best or an A or similar credit rating by another rating agency approved by the Insurance Commissioner. Any such insurance company or surplus lines insurer shall comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 38a-318a of the general statutes.
116+(a) Each person, association, limited liability company or corporation owning or operating a taxicab is declared a common carrier and subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation. The Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to prescribe adequate service and [reasonable rates and charges] equipment, except for traditional taxi meters, to calculate rates and charges including, but not limited to, cellular mobile telephones and Internet software applications. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, for the purpose of establishing fares not calculated on a dynamic pricing basis, service, operation and equipment as it deems necessary for the convenience, protection and safety of passengers and the public. For the purposes of this section, "dynamic pricing" means pricing that changes according to the level of supply or demand for taxicab services.
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109-(f) (1) A transportation network company driver shall carry proof of insurance satisfying the coverage required under subsection (a) of this section at all times during the driver's use of a transportation network company vehicle while connected to a transportation network company's digital network or engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride. The transportation network company shall ensure it provides such proof of insurance to all of its drivers to whom such transportation network company is providing such coverage.
118+(b) The rates and charges established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any person, association, or corporation (1) operating a taxicab engaged in the transportation of passengers for hire pursuant to a contract with, or a lower tier contract for, any federal, state or municipal agency, (2) certified pursuant to section 13b-97, as amended by this act, prior to May 22, 1998, and (3) registered pursuant to section 13b-99, as amended by this act, prior to May 22, 1998.
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111-(2) In the event of an accident, a transportation network company driver shall provide such proof of insurance coverage to the directly interested parties, insurance companies and investigating police officers. A transportation network company driver shall disclose, upon request, to directly interested parties, insurance companies and investigating police officers whether the driver was connected to the transportation network company's digital network or was engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride at the time of the accident.
120+(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to said subsection (a) concerning wheelchair accessibility requirements for motor vehicles, any motor vehicle in compliance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act 42 USC 12101 and the registration requirements of the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles may be used to provide taxicab service for persons requiring such wheelchair accessibility.
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113-(3) In any claims coverage investigation, a transportation network company shall immediately provide, upon a request from a directly involved party or the transportation network company driver's insurance company, the precise times the driver was connected to and disconnected from the transportation network company's digital network in the twelve-hour periods immediately preceding and immediately following the accident. An insurance company providing any coverage required under subsection (a) of this section shall disclose, upon request by any other insurance company providing any coverage required under said subsection, the applicable coverages, exclusions and limits under the automobile liability insurance policy issued to satisfy the coverage requirements under said subsection.
122+(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to said subsection (a) concerning wheel base requirements, any sedan or station wagon type vehicle powered by a clean alternative fuel and having a wheel base of not less than one hundred two inches may be used to provide taxicab service.
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115-(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 14-112, 38a-334, 38a-335 and 38a-336 of the general statutes, an insurance company that offers automobile liability insurance coverage in this state may offer automobile liability insurance policies to individuals that exclude any or all coverage afforded under such policies for any loss or injury that occurs during the period an insured is connected to a transportation network company's digital network and available to receive requests for prearranged rides or engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride. Such exclusions may include, but are not limited to: (1) Liability coverage for bodily injury, death or property damage; (2) personal injury protection coverage; (3) uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage; (4) medical payments coverage; (5) collision physical damage coverage; or (6) comprehensive physical damage coverage. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require an insurance company that clearly and conspicuously discloses such exclusions to use any particular policy language or reference to this subsection to exclude any or all coverage pursuant to this subsection.
124+(e) (1) If demand for taxicab services is high, and the owner or operator of a taxicab elects to implement dynamic pricing, the taxicab owner or operator shall, through the taxicab owner's Internet web site or software application, disclose to each passenger or prospective passenger: (A) The fare calculation method; and (B) an option to receive an estimated fare before the passenger or prospective passenger incurs any cost for taxicab services.
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117-(h) (1) An insurance company that excludes coverage pursuant to subsection (g) of this section shall have no duty to defend or indemnify any claim against a transportation network company driver for which coverage is expressly excluded in such driver's automobile liability insurance policy. If an insurance company defends or indemnifies a claim against a transportation network company driver for which coverage is expressly excluded in such driver's automobile liability insurance policy, the insurance company shall have a right of subrogation against other insurance companies that provide automobile liability insurance coverage to such driver to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
126+(2) During the period of any emergency declared by the Governor or President of the United States, as described in section 42-230, no taxicab owner or operator shall increase fares for taxicab services to more than two and one-half times the usual fare for such services at any other time.
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119-(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to invalidate or limit an exclusion contained in an automobile liability insurance policy, including any such policy in use or approved for use in this state prior to January 1, 2018, that excludes coverage for vehicles used to transport property or passengers for a fee or available for hire by the public.
128+Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 13b-97 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2018):
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121-(3) In the event of a claim against a transportation network company driver in which there is disagreement between such driver's insurance company and the transportation network company's insurance company as to which insurance company has the duty to defend, the insurance company issuing the transportation network company's automobile insurance policy shall have the duty to defend such claim.
130+(a) No person, association, limited liability company or corporation shall operate a taxicab until such person, association, limited liability company or corporation has obtained a certificate from the Department of Transportation certifying that public convenience and necessity require the operation of a taxicab or taxicabs for transportation of passengers, the acceptance or solicitation of which originates within the territory specified in such certificate except as provided under subsection (d) of this section. No such certificate shall be issued unless the department finds that the person, association, limited liability company or corporation is suitable to operate a taxicab service, after giving due consideration to, at a minimum, the following factors: (1) Any convictions of the applicant under federal, state or local laws relative to safety, motor vehicle or criminal violations; (2) the number of taxicabs to be operated under the certificate, provided no applicant for a new certificate shall operate fewer than three taxicabs; (3) the adequacy of the applicant's financial resources to operate the taxicab service; (4) the adequacy of insurance coverage and safety equipment; and (5) the availability of qualified taxicab operators. The commissioner shall request the state criminal history records check for any person or any officer of any association, limited liability company or corporation applying for such certificate from the State Police Bureau of Identification. The commissioner shall [arrange for the fingerprinting of any person or any officer of any association, limited liability company or corporation applying for such certificate and forward the fingerprints to said bureau which shall submit the fingerprints] conduct, or have a third-party consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a local, state and national criminal history records check, including a search of state and national sexual offender registry databases, or may arrange for the fingerprinting of such person or officer to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check for any federal conviction specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection. The commissioner shall charge a fee for each such national criminal history records check [which] that shall be equal to the fee charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for performing such check. Such certificate shall be issued only after written application, fingerprinting [and] or said criminal history records check for the same has been made and public hearing held thereon. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of two thousand dollars and the fee for said criminal history records check. Upon receipt of such application, the department shall fix a time and place of hearing thereon, provided such hearing shall be held not earlier than three months after such receipt, and shall promptly give written notice of the pendency of such application and of the time and place of hearing thereon to such applicant, the mayor of each city, the warden of each borough or the first selectman of each town in which the applicant desires to originate the transportation of such passengers, and to any common carrier operating within the territory specified. Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, [to the contrary,] the department may, upon receipt of a written application, amend an existing certificate to increase the number of taxicabs [which] that may be operated pursuant to the certificate without holding a hearing on the application, provided the department issues a legal notice of such application in a daily newspaper in accordance with the provisions of section 1-2, gives written notice of the pendency of such application to any common carrier operating within the territory specified and no objection is filed with the department within thirty days of each such notice.
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123-(i) Prior to initially permitting a transportation network company driver to accept a rider request for a prearranged ride through the transportation network company's digital network, a transportation network company shall disclose, in writing, to such driver the following:
132+Sec. 8. Section 13b-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2018):
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125-(1) The insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and the limits for each type of coverage, that the transportation network company provides during the period such driver is using a transportation network company vehicle while connected to the transportation network company's digital network and available to receive requests for prearranged rides or engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride;
134+(a) Upon the granting of a certificate of public convenience and necessity as provided in section 13b-97, as amended by this act, the holder thereof may apply to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for the registration of any taxicab [of which the holder is the owner or lessee and which] or passenger motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, that is to be used as specified in such certificate, and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall have jurisdiction over the registration of any taxicab and its exterior lighting equipment and over the licensing of its operator. Each registered taxicab and passenger motor vehicle used as specified in a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall have [a permanently] an attached electric rooftop light. Each registered taxicab shall indicate, in three-inch type [permanently] affixed to the outside of such taxicab, the phone number of the company operating such taxicab.
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127-(2) A statement that such driver's automobile insurance policy might not provide coverage while such driver is connected to the transportation network company's digital network and available to receive requests for prearranged rides or engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride; and
136+(b) Each such taxicab and passenger motor vehicle shall be inspected, biennially, at the time of renewal of registration of such taxicab or passenger motor vehicle, by a repairer or limited repairer licensed and authorized by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to perform such inspections. The commissioner shall set a fee for such an inspection.
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129-(3) A statement that if such driver's transportation network company vehicle has a lien on it, the use of such vehicle for such purposes without physical damage coverage may violate the terms of the contract with the lienholder.
138+(c) Each such taxicab shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (d) of section 14-100a.
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131-Sec. 6. Section 13b-95 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
140+(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section.
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133-The term "taxicab" includes any motor vehicle operated upon any street or highway or on call or demand accepting or soliciting passengers indiscriminately for transportation for hire between such points along streets or highways as may be directed by the passenger or passengers being transported, provided nothing in this chapter shall be construed to include, as a taxicab, a motor bus, as defined in section 14-1, [or] a motor vehicle in livery service when such motor vehicle is hired for a specific trip or trips and is subject to the direction of the person hiring the same, or a transportation network company vehicle, as defined in section 1 of this act.
142+Sec. 9. Section 13b-102 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2018):
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135-Sec. 7. Section 13b-101 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
144+(a) (1) Each person, association, limited liability company or corporation owning or operating a motor vehicle in livery service shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, and the department may prescribe adequate service and reasonable rates and charges not calculated on a dynamic pricing basis, and prescribe and establish such reasonable regulations with respect to fares not calculated on a dynamic pricing basis, service, operation and equipment as it deems necessary for the convenience, protection, safety and best interests of passengers and the public. For the purposes of this section, "dynamic pricing" means pricing that changes according to the level of supply or demand for services provided by motor vehicles in livery service.
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137-The term "motor vehicle in livery service" includes every motor vehicle used by any person, association, limited liability company or corporation which represents itself to be in the business of transporting passengers for hire, except (1) any motor bus and any taxicab operated under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Department of Transportation, (2) any school bus, as defined in section 14-275, or student transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212, when used for the transportation of children under the age of twenty-one years, (3) any school bus, as defined in section 14-275, when used for the transportation of passengers (A) by virtue of a contract with any public or private institution of higher education, (B) pursuant to a contract for service to a special event held at a location or facility which is not open for business on a daily basis throughout the year, not to exceed a period of ten days, or (C) pursuant to a contract with a municipality for which the carrier provides school transportation service, (4) any motor vehicle operated by or through a community-based regional transportation system for the elderly established pursuant to section 55 of public act 05-280, [and] (5) any motor vehicle operated by or through a community-based regional transportation system for the visually impaired, and (6) any transportation network company vehicle, as defined in section 1 of this act.
146+(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection with respect to reasonable rates and charges, each person, association, limited liability company or corporation operating a motor vehicle in livery service having a seating capacity of ten or more adults shall file a schedule of reasonable maximum rates and charges with the Department of Transportation. The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection with respect to rates and charges shall not apply to any person, association, limited liability company or corporation operating a motor vehicle engaged in the transportation of passengers for hire by virtue of a contract with, or a lower tier contract for, any federal, state or municipal agency.
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139-Sec. 8. Section 13b-97b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
148+(b) Each person, association, limited liability company or corporation operating a motor vehicle by virtue of authorization issued by the Federal Highway Administration for charter and special operation shall register such authorization for interstate operation with the Department of Transportation if such person, association, limited liability company or corporation maintains a domicile or principal office in the state. Each person operating a motor vehicle by virtue of authorization issued by the Federal Highway Administration for charter and special operation shall, prior to such registration, submit to a state and national criminal history records check, conducted in accordance with section 29-17a, and provide the results of such records check to the Department of Transportation.
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141-(a) Any person who (1) operates a taxicab, or advertises taxicab services, without obtaining a certificate from the Department of Transportation pursuant to section 13b-97 or obtaining authority to operate a taxicab from a holder of such a certificate, or (2) allows an unauthorized person to operate a taxicab, which is under such person's control, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
150+(c) (1) If demand for services provided by motor vehicles in livery service is high, and the owner or operator of a motor vehicle in livery service elects to implement dynamic pricing, such owner or operator shall, through its Internet web site or software application, disclose to each passenger or prospective passenger: (A) The fare calculation method; and (B) an option to receive an estimated fare before the passenger or prospective passenger incurs any cost for services.
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143-(b) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine amount received for a violation of this section with respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the clerk or official.
152+(2) During the period of any emergency declared by the Governor or President of the United States, as described in section 42-230, no owner or operator of a motor vehicle in livery service shall increase fares for services provided by a motor vehicle in livery service to more than two and one-half times the usual fare for such services at any other time.
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145-Sec. 9. Subsection (e) of section 13b-103 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
154+Sec. 10. Section 14-29 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2018):
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147-(e) (1) Any person who holds [him] himself or herself out to be the operator of a motor vehicle in livery service who has not received a permit under this section [or with the intent to injure or defraud another] shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
156+(a) The commissioner shall not register any motor bus, [taxicab,] school bus, [motor vehicle in livery service,] student transportation vehicle or service bus and no person may operate or cause to be operated upon any public highway any such motor vehicle until the owner or lessee thereof has procured insurance or a bond satisfactory to the commissioner, which insurance or bond shall indemnify the insured against any legal liability for personal injury, the death of any person or property damage, which injury, death or damage may result from or have been caused by the use or operation of such motor vehicle described in the contract of insurance or such bond. Such insurance or bond shall not be required from (1) a municipality which the commissioner finds has maintained sufficient financial responsibility to meet legal liability for personal injury, death or damage resulting from or caused by the use or operation of a service bus owned or operated by such municipality, or (2) the owner or lessee of such class of motor vehicle, other than a taxicab or motor vehicle in livery service, who holds a certificate of public necessity and convenience from the Department of Transportation if such owner or lessee has procured from the department a certificate that the department has found that such owner or lessee is of sufficient financial responsibility to meet legal liability for personal injury, death or property damage resulting from or caused by the use or operation of such motor vehicle. The Department of Transportation may issue such certificate upon presentation of evidence of financial responsibility that is satisfactory to it.
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149-(2) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine amount received for a violation of subdivision (1) of this subsection with respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the clerk or official.
158+(b) (1) The amount of insurance or of such bond which each such vehicle owner or lessee shall carry as insurance or indemnity against claims for personal injury or death shall be not less than (A) fifty thousand dollars for one person subject to that limit per person; (B) for all persons in any one accident where the carrying capacity is seven passengers or less, one hundred thousand dollars; (C) eight to twelve passengers, inclusive, one hundred fifty thousand dollars; (D) thirteen to twenty passengers, inclusive, two hundred thousand dollars; (E) twenty-one to thirty passengers, inclusive, two hundred fifty thousand dollars; and (F) thirty-one passengers or more, three hundred thousand dollars; and such policy or such bond shall indemnify the insured against legal liability resulting from damage to the property of passengers or of others to the amount of ten thousand dollars.
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151-Sec. 10. Section 13b-389 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
160+(2) In lieu of the foregoing, a single limit of liability shall be allowed as insurance or indemnity against claims for personal injury or death and legal liability resulting from damage to the property of passengers or of others for any one accident (A) where the carrying capacity is seven passengers or less, not less than one hundred thousand dollars; (B) eight to twelve passengers, inclusive, not less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars; (C) thirteen to twenty passengers, inclusive, not less than two hundred thousand dollars; (D) twenty-one to thirty passengers, inclusive, not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars; and (E) thirty-one passengers or more, not less than three hundred thousand dollars. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to (i) a municipality which the commissioner has found to have sufficient financial responsibility to meet legal liability for damages as provided in subsection (a) of this section or (ii) the owner or lessees of any such motor vehicle holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Department of Transportation whom the department has found to be of sufficient financial responsibility to meet legal liability for damages as provided in subsection (a).
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153-(a) No person shall operate any motor vehicle in the transportation of household goods for hire as a household goods carrier without first having obtained from the Commissioner of Transportation, after hearing, a certificate of public convenience and necessity to so operate.
162+(c) Any person or company issuing any such insurance or indemnity bond shall file with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles a certificate in such form as he prescribes, and no such insurance or bond shall lapse, expire or be cancelled while the registration is in force until the commissioner has been given at least ten days' written notice of an intention to cancel and until he has accepted other insurance or another indemnity bond and has notified the person or company seeking to cancel such insurance or bond that such other insurance or bond has been accepted or until the registration of such motor vehicle described in such insurance policy or bond has been suspended or cancelled.
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155-(b) (1) Any person, other than a household goods carrier who has obtained such certificate, who holds himself or herself out as a household goods carrier with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
164+(d) Any person injured in person or property by any such motor vehicle may apply to the commissioner for the name and description of the insurer of the vehicle causing such injury or the name of the surety upon any indemnity bond of any such owner or the name of the holder of a certificate of financial responsibility.
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157-(2) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine amount received for a violation of subdivision (1) of this subsection with respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the clerk or official.
166+(e) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both.
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159-Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 13b-96 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2018):
168+[(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any person, association or corporation operating a motor vehicle in livery service under the provisions of sections 13b-101 to 13b-109, inclusive, shall carry insurance or indemnity against claims for personal injury or death and legal liability resulting from damage to the property of passengers or of others for any one accident in an amount not less than one million five hundred thousand dollars for vehicles with a seating capacity of fourteen passengers or less and five million dollars for vehicles with a seating capacity of fifteen passengers or more.]
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161-(a) (1) Each person, association, limited liability company or corporation owning or operating a taxicab is declared a common carrier and subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation. The Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to prescribe adequate service, [and] reasonable rates and charges, and standards for the equipment, including, but not limited to, a taxi meter or cellular mobile telephone or other electronic device with online-enabled application or access to an Internet web site used to calculate such rates and charges. The commissioner [may] shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, for the purpose of establishing fares, tiered rates, discounted rates, promotions, service, operation and equipment as it deems necessary for the convenience, protection and safety of passengers and the public. Such regulations shall require any person, association, limited liability company or corporation owning or operating a taxicab and using tiered rates to post such tiered rates in the taxicab in a location visible to a passenger and on the online-enabled application and Internet web site of such person, association, company or corporation. For the purposes of this subsection, "tiered rates" means separate premium and nonpremium rates based on time periods, events or dates or any combination thereof.
170+Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 14-44 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2018):
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163-(2) Not later than October 1, 2018, the Commissioner of Transportation shall submit regulations concerning the appearance, identification and markings of taxicabs to the standing legislative regulation review committee.
172+(a) (1) No person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle used for passenger transportation on any public highway of this state until such person has obtained a commercial driver's license with a public passenger endorsement, as defined in section 14-1, from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, except a nonresident who holds such license with such endorsement issued by another state or, for a period of not more than ninety days, a person who has submitted an application for such endorsement for the purpose of operating a taxicab or motor vehicle in livery service, provided the commissioner has not denied the application and the person carries such application while such person is providing taxicab services or operating a motor vehicle in livery service. (2) No person shall operate a school bus until such person has obtained a commercial driver's license with a school bus endorsement, except that a person who holds such a license without such endorsements may operate a school bus without passengers for the purpose of road testing or moving the vehicle. (3) No person shall operate a student transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212, taxicab, motor vehicle in livery service, motor bus or service bus until such person has obtained an operator's license of the proper classification bearing an appropriate public passenger endorsement from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, issued in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 14-36a, except that a person who holds an operator's license without such endorsement may operate any such vehicle without passengers for the purpose of road testing or moving the vehicle.
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165-Sec. 12. Subsection (e) of section 14-44 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2018):
174+Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2018) (a) The Department of Transportation shall conduct a study to: (1) Identify the most suitable means of implementing and funding a pilot program to promote transportation services that are (A) provided by owners of motor vehicles in livery service, taxicab owners and transportation network companies, and (B) accessible by physically disabled persons; (2) examine the viability and impact of implementing a per-trip surcharge on trips provided by way of motor vehicles in livery service, taxicabs and prearranged rides to fund the pilot program; (3) examine means of reimbursing, or providing incentives to, owners of motor vehicles in livery service, taxicab owners and transportation network company drivers for costs associated with purchasing or converting motor vehicles for use as wheelchair-accessible motor vehicles in livery service, taxicabs and transportation network company vehicles; and (4) examine means of providing compensation incentives to drivers of motor vehicles in livery service, taxicab drivers and transportation network company drivers who allot sufficient time to assist physically disabled persons in boarding motor vehicles in livery service, taxicabs and transportation network company vehicles.
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167-(e) (1) Prior to issuing an operator's license bearing a [school endorsement or bearing the appropriate type of public passenger endorsement for operation of a student transportation vehicle] public passenger endorsement pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall require each applicant to submit to state and national criminal history records checks, conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. [, and a check of the state child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k. ] The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall complete such state and national criminal history records checks required pursuant to this section within sixty days of receiving such a request for a check of such records. If notice of a state or national criminal history record is received, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may, subject to the provisions of section 46a-80, refuse to issue an operator's license bearing such public passenger endorsement and, in such case, shall immediately notify the applicant, in writing, of such refusal. Each applicant for a public passenger endorsement to operate a school bus or student transportation vehicle shall submit to a check of the state child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k. If notification that the applicant is listed as a perpetrator of abuse on the state child abuse and neglect registry [established pursuant to section 17a-101k] is received, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may refuse to issue an operator's license bearing such public passenger endorsement and, in such case, shall immediately notify the applicant, in writing, of such refusal. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not issue a temporary operator's license bearing a [school endorsement or bearing the appropriate type of] public passenger endorsement for operation of a school bus or student transportation vehicle.
176+(b) In conducting the study required under subsection (a) of this section, the Department of Transportation may consult with individuals with expertise in any aspect within the scope of such study including, but not limited to, members of the faculty of The University of Connecticut and representatives of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, American Association of People with Disabilities, National Council of Independent Living, taxicab drivers and owners, motor vehicle in livery service drivers and owners, transportation network company drivers and transportation network companies.
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169-(2) For the purposes of this subdivision, "certificate or permit holder" means any person, association, limited liability company or corporation that holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate a taxicab, as described in section 13b-97 or holds a permit to operate a motor vehicle in livery service, as described in section 13b-103, as amended by this act. Any certificate or permit holder who seeks to employ a person who has applied for a public passenger endorsement to operate a taxicab or motor vehicle in livery service under subdivision (1) of this subsection may permit such person to operate a taxicab or motor vehicle in livery service prior to the approval by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the application for such endorsement, but in no event for a period longer than ninety days after the date of application for such endorsement, provided such certificate or permit holder determines such person meets the requirements to operate a taxicab or motor vehicle in livery service set forth in regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (f) of this section. In making such determination, such certificate or permit holder shall (A) conduct, or have a consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a local, state and national criminal history records check, including a search of state and national sexual offender registry databases, and (B) review such person's driving history record maintained by the commissioner and dated not more than seven days prior to the date of such review. A person who is approved by a certificate or permit holder under this subdivision shall carry and present, upon request, a copy of such person's application to the commissioner and criminal history records check when such person is operating a taxicab or motor vehicle in livery service.
178+(c) Not later than August 1, 2018, the Commissioner of Transportation shall submit a preliminary report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the study performed under subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.
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171-Sec. 13. (Effective July 1, 2018) (a) The Commissioner of Transportation shall study how to implement and fund a level of service from taxicabs and transportation network companies to individuals with disabilities that is substantially equivalent to the level of service provided to other members of the general public. Such study shall examine the viability of funding such level of service through a per-trip surcharge on all rides provided by taxicabs, motor vehicles in livery service and transportation network company drivers. Such study shall examine and develop recommendations for how to: (1) Assure equivalent service to individuals with disabilities from taxicabs and transportation network companies with regard to the following service parameters: (A) Response time, (B) fares, (C) geographic area of service, and (D) hours and days of service; (2) provide for the establishment of an accessibility program fund for the receipt of any such per-trip surcharges and the disbursement of program funds to transportation network companies and taxicab certificate holders for the following purposes: (A) Reimbursement for costs associated with converting or purchasing motor vehicles to be used as taxicabs or for transportation network company prearranged rides that are fully accessible by a wheelchair ramp or lift, and (B) compensation incentives for taxicab and transportation network company drivers who allot the requisite time to assist individuals with disabilities in boarding such drivers' motor vehicles; and (3) initiate the use of transportation network company prearranged rides for assembling and managing a comprehensive transportation system for individuals with disabilities within the Medicaid population that provides such individuals with a transportation option for being transported to and from medical care facilities.
180+(d) Not later than January 1, 2019, the Commissioner of Transportation shall submit a final report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the study performed under subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation. Such report shall include the commissioner's recommendations for legislation to implement the pilot program described in subsection (a) of this section.
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173-(b) In conducting the study described in subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Transportation may consult with any individual who has expertise in any aspect of such study's requirements, as described in subsection (a) of this section, including, but not limited to, members of the faculty of The University of Connecticut and representatives of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, American Association of People with Disabilities, National Council of Independent Living, taxicab drivers and owners, motor vehicle in livery service drivers and owners, transportation network company drivers and transportation network companies.
182+Sec. 13. Section 13b-95 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2018):
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175-(c) Not later than January 1, 2019, the Commissioner of Transportation shall submit such recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, in addition to any recommendations for legislation to implement such recommendations.
184+The term "taxicab" includes any motor vehicle operated upon any street or highway or on call or demand accepting or soliciting passengers indiscriminately for transportation for hire between such points along streets or highways as may be directed by the passenger or passengers being transported, provided nothing in this chapter shall be construed to include, as a taxicab, a motor bus, as defined in section 14-1, [or] a motor vehicle in livery service when such motor vehicle is hired for a specific trip or trips and is subject to the direction of the person hiring the same, or a passenger motor vehicle operated by a transportation network company driver, as defined in section 1 of this act.
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186+Sec. 14. Section 13b-101 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2018):
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188+The term "motor vehicle in livery service" includes every motor vehicle used by any person, association, limited liability company or corporation [which] that represents itself to be in the business of transporting passengers for hire, except (1) any motor bus and any taxicab operated under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Department of Transportation, (2) any school bus, as defined in section 14-275, or student transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212, when used for the transportation of children under the age of twenty-one years, (3) any school bus, as defined in section 14-275, when used for the transportation of passengers (A) by virtue of a contract with any public or private institution of higher education, (B) pursuant to a contract for service to a special event held at a location or facility [which] that is not open for business on a daily basis throughout the year, not to exceed a period of ten days, or (C) pursuant to a contract with a municipality for which the carrier provides school transportation service, (4) any motor vehicle operated by or through a community-based regional transportation system for the elderly established pursuant to section 55 of public act 05-280, [and] (5) any motor vehicle operated by or through a community-based regional transportation system for the visually impaired, and (6) any passenger motor vehicle operated by a transportation network company driver, as defined in section 1 of this act.
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190+Sec. 15. Subsection (a) of section 14-26 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2018):
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192+(a) Each owner or lessee of a motor bus, service bus, taxicab, school bus or motor vehicle in livery service shall file in the office of the commissioner a special application, containing his name, residence and post-office address and a description of the motor vehicle owned or leased by him, which shall include the name of the maker and such other information as the commissioner may require. The commissioner may register such motor vehicle as a motor bus or as a service bus or as a taxicab or as a school bus or as a motor vehicle in livery service or as a school bus used in part in livery service; but no such registration shall be issued to the owner or lessee of any such motor vehicle unless it is in suitable condition for carrying passengers and is equipped as required by law. The registration number and certificate of registration of each such vehicle shall be special, and such certificate of registration shall contain such information as the commissioner may require. No registration shall be issued to the owner or lessee of a motor bus who has not obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Department of Transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 13b-80. No registration shall be issued to the owner or lessee of a taxicab who has not obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Department of Transportation in accordance with the provisions of section 13b-97. No such vehicle shall be registered unless the owner thereof has complied with the provisions of section 14-29 or sections 4 and 5 of this act, as applicable, and no such vehicle shall be operated upon any highway without first being registered in accordance with the provisions of section 14-49. The commissioner may issue, to an applicant for registration of more than one motor bus, a certificate or certificates of registration containing a general distinguishing number and mark assigned to such applicant upon application to him therefor, which application shall be made in such form and contain such information as the commissioner may determine. Each motor bus included in such registration shall be regarded as registered under and having assigned to it such general distinguishing number and mark. The commissioner may impose upon the issuance and use of each such general registration such conditions, limitations and restrictions as he may determine. Such motor bus owners shall not be required to carry such certificates upon the vehicles registered under the provisions of this section, but shall keep a record of each person operating any motor bus so registered in sufficient detail to promptly identify such person at any specified time, which record shall be subject to the inspection of any officer designated by the commissioner. If any such registrant fails to keep such record or to produce it for inspection as hereinbefore provided, such failure shall be sufficient cause for the commissioner to cancel or suspend such registration. The commissioner may require of such registrant a bond satisfactory to him in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars, conditioned upon compliance with the laws of the state and the regulations of the commissioner concerning the use of such registration, number and mark, or otherwise conditioned as he may direct, which bond shall be forfeited for any violation of the conditions thereof. The commissioner may issue to the holder of any such general motor bus or interstate registration one or more registrations and number plates for motor vehicles in livery service which may be used interchangeably with such motor bus or interstate registration in accordance with such conditions and regulations as he may impose, provided the number of interstate registrations and number plates issued shall not exceed the number of intrastate registrations and number plates authorized by the Department of Transportation.
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194+Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2018) Any person who (1) provides prearranged rides without using a transportation network company's digital network, or (2) is not a transportation network company driver, authorized to operate a taxicab under chapter 244a of the general statutes or authorized to operate a motor vehicle in livery service under chapter 244b of the general statutes and provides for-hire transportation in a passenger motor vehicle for compensation that exceeds the cost of such transportation, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
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199+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
200+Section 1 January 1, 2018 New section
201+Sec. 2 January 1, 2018 New section
202+Sec. 3 January 1, 2018 New section
203+Sec. 4 January 1, 2018 New section
204+Sec. 5 January 1, 2018 New section
205+Sec. 6 January 1, 2018 13b-96
206+Sec. 7 January 1, 2018 13b-97(a)
207+Sec. 8 January 1, 2018 13b-99
208+Sec. 9 January 1, 2018 13b-102
209+Sec. 10 January 1, 2018 14-29
210+Sec. 11 January 1, 2018 14-44(a)
211+Sec. 12 January 1, 2018 New section
212+Sec. 13 January 1, 2018 13b-95
213+Sec. 14 January 1, 2018 13b-101
214+Sec. 15 January 1, 2018 14-26(a)
215+Sec. 16 January 1, 2018 New section
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217+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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