§ 40-10.1-301 — Definitions

Colorado § 40-10.1-301

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 40: Utilities
• Art.: Motor Carriers

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Charter basis means on the basis of a contract for transportation
whereby a person agrees to provide exclusive use of a motor vehicle to a single
chartering party for a specific period of time during which the chartering party has
the exclusive right to direct the operation of the vehicle, including selection of the
origin, destination, route, and intermediate stops.

(2) Charter bus means a motor vehicle with a minimum seating capacity of
thirty-three, including the driver, that is hired to transport a person or group of
persons traveling from one location to another for a common purpose. A charter bus
does not provide regular route service from one location to another.

(3) Chartering party means a person or group of persons who share a
personal or professional relationship whereby all such persons are members of the
same affiliated group, including a family, business, religious group, social
organization, or professional organization. Chartering party does not include
groups of unrelated persons brought together by a carrier, transportation broker, or
other third party.

(4) Children's activity bus means a motor vehicle that transports groups of
eight or more children, eighteen years of age or younger, and any adults over
eighteen years of age accompanying or participating with the group, to or from
activities that are sponsored by nonprofit organizations entitled to a tax exemption
under the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the
transportation of children to and from school, school-related activities, or school-sanctioned activities to the extent that such transportation is not provided by the
school or school district or the school or school district's transportation
contractors.

(5) Commercial location means a place where goods or services are
bought, sold, or exchanged.

(6) Fire crew transport means a motor vehicle that transports people
engaged in fighting wildfires.

(7) Luxury limousine means a chauffeur-driven, luxury motor vehicle as
defined by the commission by rule.

(8) Luxury limousine service means a specialized, luxurious transportation
service provided on a prearranged, charter basis. Luxury limousine service does
not include taxicab service or any service provided between fixed points over
regular routes at regular intervals.

(9) to (11) Repealed.

(12) Off-road scenic charter means a motor vehicle that transports
passengers, on a charter basis, to scenic points within Colorado, originating and
terminating at the same location and using a route that is wholly or partly off of
paved roads. Off-road scenic charter does not include the transport of
passengers to commercial locations.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11-1198), ch. 127, p. 409, � 1, effective August 10. L. 2016: (9) amended and (10), (11), and (12) added, (HB 16-1097), ch. 186, p. 655, � 2, effective May 20. L. 2021: (9) to (11) repealed, (HB 21-1206), ch. 381, p. 2553, � 4, effective June 29.