§ 31-1-17 Types of persons. – (a) "Bailee" means a bailee is one to whom possession of personal property hasbeen entrusted by the bailor for a specific purpose resulting from either anexpress or implied contract, with the understanding that this personal propertyshall be returned to the bailor or any person designated by the bailor when theterms and purposes of the contract have been accomplished.
(b) "Chauffeur" means any person who drives a jitney, bus,school bus, motor vehicle used principally for hire with operator, or tracklesstrolley coach, regardless of the vehicle's capacity, and any person who drivesa truck, tractor, or tractor semi-trailer, if the gross vehicle weight istwenty-six thousand and one pounds (26,001 lbs.) or more. Proper officers anddrivers of fire apparatus when in the performance of their duties are notdeemed to be chauffeurs.
(c) "Driver" means any operator or chauffeur who drives or isin actual physical control of a vehicle.
(d) "Operator" means every person, other than a chauffeur,who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highwayor who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motorvehicle.
(e) "Owner" means a person who holds the legal title to avehicle. In the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for conditionalsale or lease with right of purchase upon performance of stated conditions andimmediate right of possession vested in the vendee or lessee, or in the event amortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee,lessee, or mortgagor is deemed the owner for the purposes of chapters 1 –27 of this title.
(f) "Pedestrian" means any person afoot.
(g) "Person" means every individual, firm, partnership,corporation, or association.
(h) "Skateboarder, rollerskater, inline skater, or scooterrider" means any person who utilizes a human-powered device containing anynumber of wheels, whether in tandem or inline, which enables the person topropel himself or herself in a given direction.
§ 31-1-17 Types of persons. – (a) "Bailee" means a bailee is one to whom possession of personal property hasbeen entrusted by the bailor for a specific purpose resulting from either anexpress or implied contract, with the understanding that this personal propertyshall be returned to the bailor or any person designated by the bailor when theterms and purposes of the contract have been accomplished.
(b) "Chauffeur" means any person who drives a jitney, bus,school bus, motor vehicle used principally for hire with operator, or tracklesstrolley coach, regardless of the vehicle's capacity, and any person who drivesa truck, tractor, or tractor semi-trailer, if the gross vehicle weight istwenty-six thousand and one pounds (26,001 lbs.) or more. Proper officers anddrivers of fire apparatus when in the performance of their duties are notdeemed to be chauffeurs.
(c) "Driver" means any operator or chauffeur who drives or isin actual physical control of a vehicle.
(d) "Operator" means every person, other than a chauffeur,who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highwayor who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motorvehicle.
(e) "Owner" means a person who holds the legal title to avehicle. In the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for conditionalsale or lease with right of purchase upon performance of stated conditions andimmediate right of possession vested in the vendee or lessee, or in the event amortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee,lessee, or mortgagor is deemed the owner for the purposes of chapters 1 –27 of this title.
(f) "Pedestrian" means any person afoot.
(g) "Person" means every individual, firm, partnership,corporation, or association.
(h) "Skateboarder, rollerskater, inline skater, or scooterrider" means any person who utilizes a human-powered device containing anynumber of wheels, whether in tandem or inline, which enables the person topropel himself or herself in a given direction.
§ 31-1-17 Types of persons. – (a) "Bailee" means a bailee is one to whom possession of personal property hasbeen entrusted by the bailor for a specific purpose resulting from either anexpress or implied contract, with the understanding that this personal propertyshall be returned to the bailor or any person designated by the bailor when theterms and purposes of the contract have been accomplished.
(b) "Chauffeur" means any person who drives a jitney, bus,school bus, motor vehicle used principally for hire with operator, or tracklesstrolley coach, regardless of the vehicle's capacity, and any person who drivesa truck, tractor, or tractor semi-trailer, if the gross vehicle weight istwenty-six thousand and one pounds (26,001 lbs.) or more. Proper officers anddrivers of fire apparatus when in the performance of their duties are notdeemed to be chauffeurs.
(c) "Driver" means any operator or chauffeur who drives or isin actual physical control of a vehicle.
(d) "Operator" means every person, other than a chauffeur,who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highwayor who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motorvehicle.
(e) "Owner" means a person who holds the legal title to avehicle. In the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for conditionalsale or lease with right of purchase upon performance of stated conditions andimmediate right of possession vested in the vendee or lessee, or in the event amortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee,lessee, or mortgagor is deemed the owner for the purposes of chapters 1 –27 of this title.
(f) "Pedestrian" means any person afoot.
(g) "Person" means every individual, firm, partnership,corporation, or association.
(h) "Skateboarder, rollerskater, inline skater, or scooterrider" means any person who utilizes a human-powered device containing anynumber of wheels, whether in tandem or inline, which enables the person topropel himself or herself in a given direction.
