§ 46.2-1401 Motor carrier laws do not apply
The following laws and regulations of the Commonwealth shall not apply to any ridesharing arrangement using a motor vehicle with a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver:
1. Laws and regulations containing insurance requirements that are specifically applicable to motor carriers or commercial vehicles;
2. Laws imposing a greater standard of care on motor carriers or commercial vehicles than that imposed on other drivers or owners of motor vehicles;
3. Laws and regulations with equipment requirements and special accident reporting requirements that are specifically applicable to motor carriers or commercial vehicles; and
4. Laws imposing a tax on fuel purchased in another state by a motor carrier or road user taxes on commercial buses.
History
This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 218 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1981 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1989, chapter 727; in 2002, chapter 337.
1981, c. 218, § 46.1-557; 1989, c. 727; 2002, c. 337.