                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MOTOR CARRIER LAWS DO NOT APPLY (§ 46.2-1401)

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: 1981, c. 218, § 46.1-557; 1989, c. 727; 2002, c. 337.