28-141. Prearranged ground transportation;
applicability; definitions
A. The department shall not require a license or impose a fee on a motor
vehicle providing prearranged ground transportation service if the motor carrier
providing the service does all of the following:
1. Meets all applicable registration requirements for the interstate transportation
of passengers under the ICC termination act of 1995 (P.L. 104-88; 109 Stat. 879; 49
United States Code sections 13901 through 13908).
2. Meets all applicable vehicle and intrastate passenger licensing requirements of
the state in which the vehicle is domiciled or registered to do business.
3. Provides the service pursuant to a contract for either of the following:
(a) Transportation from this state, including intermediate stops, to a destination
in another state.
(b) Transportation from this state, including intermediate stops in another state,
to a destination in this state.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Intermediate stop" means a pause in the transportation in order for one or more
passengers to engage in personal or business activity, but only if the driver providing
the transportation to the passenger does not, before resuming the transportation of the
passenger or at least one of the passengers, provide transportation to any other person
not included among the passengers being transported when the pause began.
2. "Prearranged ground transportation service" means transportation for a passenger
or a group of passengers that is arranged in advance or that is operated on a regular
route or between specified points.
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