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WEST virginia legislature

2017 regular session

Committee Substitute

for

Senate Bill 343

By Senator Beach

[Originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; reported on March 1, 2017]

 

 

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto two new sections, designated §17-29-15a and §17-29-15b, all relating to transportation network companies; prohibiting solicitation of rides; prohibiting occupation of designated taxi stands; permitting county commissions to require transportation network company drivers register annually with the local county commission; specifying maximum registration and renewal fees; requiring posting of permits; and providing criminal penalties and fines. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:


That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto two new sections, designated §17-29-15a and §17-29-15b, all to read as follows:

ARTICLE 29.  Transportation Network Companies.

§17-29-15a. Solicitation and taxi stand occupation prohibited.


(a) A transportation network company driver may not solicit rides from potential customers.

(b) A transportation network company driver may not occupy a designated taxi stand.

(c) Any person who violates subsection (a) or (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined $50 for the first offense, $100 for a second offense, and $500 for a third or subsequent offense.

§17-29-15b. Registration with county commission.


(a) A county commission may, at its discretion, require transportation network company drivers who work in its county to register annually. Original registration fees may not exceed $10. Renewal fees may not exceed $5.  The county commission shall provide a written permit for each applicant who paid the requisite fee and presents his or her valid driver’s license for identification. The annual renewal is the responsibility of the transportation network company driver.

(b) When operating in a county that requires a permit, a transportation network company driver must post a valid permit issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for view by all riders when the vehicle is being used to provide a prearranged ride.

(c) Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined $50 for the first offense, $100 for a second offense, and $500 for a third or subsequent offense.

 

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit transportation network company drivers from soliciting rides or occupying designated taxi stands; to require such drivers to register annually with the local county commission at the commission’s discretion; and to provide criminal penalties. 

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

 

 

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