2019 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation
Section 39:5H-26 - Exclusive governing of company, driver.
39:5H-26 Exclusive governing of company, driver.
26. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transportation network company and a transportation network company driver shall be governed exclusively by P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-1 et seq.), any supplements or amendments thereto, and any rules promulgated by the commission or division pursuant to P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-1 et seq.).
A county or municipality shall not require a transportation network company or transportation network company driver to obtain a license or permit to provide a prearranged ride in that county or municipality, or require a driver to obtain a license or permit for the driver's personal vehicle in order to provide a prearranged ride in that county or municipality.
A county or municipality shall not impose a tax or fee that only applies to a transportation network company or transportation network company driver; provided that a transportation network company or driver shall be subject to a tax or fee that applies generally to all businesses or residents of the county or municipality.
Except for the initial and annual permit fee imposed pursuant to subsection b. of section 4 of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-4) and the surcharge imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2018, c.47 (C.39:5H-4.1), the State shall not impose a tax or fee that only applies to a transportation network company or transportation network company driver; provided that, a transportation network company or driver shall be subject to a tax or fee that applies generally to all businesses or residents of the State.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter, supersede, or prohibit a financial access agreement between a transportation network company and a city of the first class with an international airport terminal, provided the transportation network company complies with all other provisions of P.L.2017, c.26 (C.39:5H-1 et seq.).
L.2017, c.26, s.26; amended 2018, c.47, s.3.
