§ 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.