New Jersey S 1634: Requires transportation network companies to share information concerning sexual misconduct investigation of driver; authorizes transportation network company to ban drivers from accessing digital network during and following investigation.

Bill Text

(Sponsorship Updated As Of: 12/1/2022)
[First Reprint]
SENATE, No. 1634

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Sponsored by:
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Senator KRISTIN M. CORRADO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS
Requires transportation network companies to share information concerning
sexual misconduct investigation of driver; authorizes transportation network
company to ban drivers from accessing digital network during and following
investigation.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Transportation Committee on December 1, 2022,
with amendments.

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EXPLANATION – Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is
not enacted and is intended to be omitted in the law.

Matter underlined thus is new matter.
Matter enclosed in superscript numerals has been adopted as follows:
1Senate STR committee amendments adopted December 1, 2022.

AN ACT concerning the safety of transportation network company 1
passengers and amending and supplementing P.L.2017, c.26. 2
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 4
of New Jersey: 5
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1. Section 2 of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-2) is amended to read 7
as follows: 8
2. As used in P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-1 et seq.): 9
"Applicant" means a person who applies to a transportation 10
network company to be a transportation network company driver. 11
"Chief Administrator" means the Chief Administrator of the New 12
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. 13
"Commission" means the New Jersey Motor Vehicle 14
Commission. 15
"Digital network" means any online-enabled technology 16
application, service, website, or system offered or utilized by a 17
transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of 18
rides between transportation network company riders and 19
transportation network company drivers. 20
"Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the 21
Department of Law and Public Safety. 22
"Machine-readable code or image" means an optical label that 23
can be scanned using a special scanner or a personal mobile device 24
with a built-in camera. 25
"Personal vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is used by a 26
transportation network company driver to provide prearranged rides 27
and is owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the 28
transportation network company driver. A personal vehicle shall 29
not be considered an autocab or taxi as defined in R.S.48:16-1, a 30
limousine as defined in R.S.48:16-13 or section 2 of P.L.1997, 31
c.356 (C.48:16-13.1), an autobus or jitney as defined in R.S.48:16-32
23, a motor bus as defined in section 1 of P.L.1991, c.154 (C.17:28-33
1.5), or any other for-hire vehicle. A personal vehicle shall not be 34
considered an automobile as defined in subsection a. of section 2 of 35
P.L.1972, c.70 (C.39:6A-2) while a transportation network 36
company driver is providing a prearranged ride. 37
"Prearranged ride" means the provision of transportation by a 38
transportation network company driver to a transportation network 39
company rider, beginning when a driver accepts a ride requested by 40
a rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation 41
network company, continuing while the driver transports a 42
requesting rider, and ending when the last requesting rider departs 43
from the personal vehicle. A prearranged ride shall not include 44

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transportation provided using an autocab, taxi, limousine, autobus, 1
jitney, motor bus, or other for-hire vehicle. A prearranged ride 2
shall not include ridesharing, as defined in R.S.39:1-1. 3
“Sexual misconduct” means any verbal, nonverbal, written, or 4
electronic communication, or any other act directed toward or with 5
a rider that is designed to establish a sexual relationship with the 6
rider, including a sexual invitation, dating or soliciting a date, 7
engaging in sexual dialogue, making sexually suggestive comments, 8
self-disclosure or physical exposure of a sexual or erotic nature, and 9
any other sexual, indecent or erotic contact with a rider. 10
"Transportation network company" means a corporation, 11
partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that is registered as 12
a business in the State or operates in this State, and uses a digital 13
network to connect a transportation network company rider to a 14
transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged 15
ride. A transportation network company shall not include an 16
individual, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other 17
entity arranging non-emergency medical transportation for 18
individuals qualifying for Medicaid under P.L.1968, c.413 19
(C.30:4D-1 et seq.) or Medicare under Pub.L.89-97 (42 U.S.C. 20
s.1395 et seq.) pursuant to a contract with the State or a managed 21
care organization, whereby Medicaid or Medicare funding is used to 22
pay for the non-emergency medical transp