RIDESHARING EXEMPT FROM MOTOR CARRIER LAWS.

49-2431. Ridesharing exempt from motor carrier laws. The following laws and regulations shall not apply to any ridesharing arrangement using a motor vehicle with a seating capacity for not more than fifteen (15) persons, including the driver: (1) Title 49, Idaho Code, pertaining to the regulation of motor carriers of any kind or description; (2) Laws and regulations containing insurance requirements that are specifically applicable to motor carriers or commercial vehicles; (3) Laws imposing a greater standard of care on motor carriers or commercial vehicles than that imposed on other drivers or owners of motor vehicles; (4) Laws and regulations with equipment requirements and special accident reporting requirements that are specifically applicable to motor carriers or commercial vehicles; and (5) Laws imposing a tax on fuel purchased in another state by a motor carrier or highway use fees on commercial buses. History: [49-2431, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 488, p. 828; am. 1999, ch. 383, sec. 11, p. 1067.]