§ 46.2-1407 Certain ridesharing vehicles are not commercial vehicles or buses
A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, shall not be a “bus” under those portions of this title relating to equipment requirements or rules of the road. A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, shall not be a “bus” or “commercial vehicle” under the portions of this title relating to registration.
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, chapters 705 and 727; in 2002, chapter 337.
1981, c. 218, § 46.1-563; 1989, cc. 705, 727; 2002, c. 337.