§ 6-1-1202 — Definitions

Colorado § 6-1-1202

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 06: Consumer
• Art.: Colorado Consumer Protection Act

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As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Car means a motor vehicle as defined in section 42-1-102 (58).

(2) Car sharing means the authorized use of a shared car by persons other
than the shared car's owner, facilitated by a car sharing program.

(3) (a) Car sharing agreement means the terms and conditions that apply to
a shared car owner and a shared car driver and that govern the use of a shared car.

(b) Car sharing agreement excludes a rental agreement as defined in
section 6-1-201.

(4) (a) Car sharing program means a person that is in the business of
operating an online platform to connect third-party vehicle owners with third-party
vehicle drivers to enable peer-to-peer car sharing within Colorado.

(b) Car sharing program excludes:

(I) The registered owner of the car involved in car sharing facilitated by a car
sharing program; and

(II) A lessor as defined in section 6-1-201.

(5) Delivery period means the time when a shared car is being delivered to
the location of the sharing start time, as documented by the governing car sharing
agreement.

(6) (a) Shared car means a motor vehicle that is available for sharing
through a car sharing program but is not used exclusively for car sharing.

(b) Shared car excludes a rental motor vehicle as defined in section 6-1-201.

(7) (a) Shared car driver means an individual who has been authorized to
drive the shared car by a car sharing program under a car sharing agreement.

(b) Shared car driver excludes a lessee as defined in section 6-1-201.

(8) Shared car owner means a person that makes a shared car available for
sharing to shared car drivers through a car sharing program.

(9) Sharing period means the time that begins at the sharing start time and
ends at the sharing termination time.

(10) Sharing start time means the time when a shared car driver takes
possession and control of the shared car. The sharing start time may be at or after
the time the reservation of a shared car is scheduled to begin under a car sharing
agreement.

(11) Sharing termination time means the earliest of the following events:

(a) The expiration of the agreed period of time established for the use of a
shared car in the governing car sharing agreement if the shared car is delivered to
the location agreed upon in the agreement;

(b) When the shared car is returned to an alternative location as agreed upon
by the shared car owner and shared car driver as communicated through a car
sharing program; or

(c) The shared car owner, or the shared car owner's authorized designee,
takes possession and control of the shared car.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-090), ch. 391, p. 3492, � 1, effective January 1, 2020. L. 2020: (5) amended, (HB 20-1402), ch. 216, p. 1041, � 3, effective June 30.