Section 5434 Of Article 7. Transportation Network Companies From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 7.
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. (a) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a
private passenger automobile insurance policy to provide primary or
excess coverage during the period of time from the moment a
participating driver in a transportation network company logs on to
the transportation network company's online-enabled application or
platform until the driver logs off the online-enabled application or
platform or the passenger exits the vehicle, whichever is later.
(b) During the period of time from the moment a participating
driver in a transportation network company logs on to the
transportation network company's online-enabled application or
platform until the driver logs off the online-enabled application or
platform or the passenger exits the vehicle, whichever is later, all
of the following shall apply:
(1) The participating driver's or the vehicle owner's personal
automobile insurance policy shall not provide any coverage to the
participating driver, vehicle owner, or any third party, unless the
policy expressly provides for that coverage during the period of time
to which this subdivision is applicable, with or without a separate
charge, or the policy contains an amendment or endorsement to provide
that coverage, for which a separately stated premium is charged.
(2) The participating driver's or the vehicle owner's personal
automobile insurance policy shall not have the duty to defend or
indemnify for the driver's activities in connection with the
transportation network company, unless the policy expressly provides
otherwise for the period of time to which this subdivision is
applicable, with or without a separate charge, or the policy contains
an amendment or endorsement to provide that coverage, for which a
separately stated premium is charged.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a personal automobile insurer
may, at its discretion, offer an automobile liability insurance
policy, or an amendment or endorsement to an existing policy, that
covers a private passenger vehicle, station wagon type vehicle, sport
utility vehicle, or similar type of vehicle with a passenger
capacity of eight persons or less, including the driver, while used
in connection with a transportation network company's online-enabled
application or platform only if the policy expressly provides for the
coverage during the time period specified in subdivision (b), with
or without a separate charge, or the policy contains an amendment or
an endorsement to provide that coverage, for which a separately
stated premium may be charged.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2015.