(1) APPLICATION. Before a licensed company allows an individual to be a participating driver for the licensed company, the licensed company shall do all of the following: (a) Require the individual to submit an application to the licensed company that includes at least all of the following: 1. The individual’s name, address, and age. 2. A copy of the individual’s driver’s license. 3. The individual’s driving history. 4. Proof of motor vehicle registration for each personal vehicle the individual will use to engage in transportation network services through the licensed company. 5. A copy of the individual’s automobile liability insurance policy for each personal vehicle the individual will use to provide transportation network services through the licensed company. (b) Conduct, or have a 3rd party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for the individual that includes all of the following: 1. A multistate and multijurisdictional criminal records locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation. 2. A national sex offender registry database. (c) Obtain and review a driving history research report for the individual. (2) WHO MAY NOT BE A PARTICIPATING DRIVER. (a) A licensed company may not allow any of the following individuals to be a participating driver for the licensed company: 1. An individual who has had more than 3 moving violations, as defined in s. 343.01 (2) (cg), in the past 3 years, or one conviction in the past 3 years for an offense listed under s. 351.02 (1) (a). 2. An individual who, in the last 7 years, committed an offense that resulted in a suspension, revocation, or other conviction counted under s. 343.307 (1) or was convicted of a sex offense, as defined in s. 301.45 (1d) (b), or of any crime involving fraud, theft, damage to property, violence, acts of terror, or the use of a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony. 3. An individual whose information is contained in the sex offender registry under s. 301.45 or on the National Sex Offender Public Website. 4. An individual who does not possess a valid driver’s license. 5. An individual who does not possess proof of motor vehicle registration for each personal vehicle the individual intends to use to engage in transportation network services. 6. An individual who does not possess proof of automobile liability insurance for each personal vehicle the individual intends to use to engage in transportation network services. 7. An individual who is not at least 19 years of age. (b) A participating driver who is convicted of any moving violation or of any felony or misdemeanor anywhere shall immediately notify the licensed company for which the participating driver engages in transportation network services of the conviction. (3) VEHICLE SAFETY AND EMISSIONS. Each licensed company shall ensure that each motor vehicle a participating driver uses to provide transportation network services for the licensed company is a personal vehicle that satisfies all state vehicle safety and emissions standards for private motor vehicles. (4) NO STREET HAILS. A participating driver may not solicit or accept street hails or otherwise provide rides for compensation that are not prearranged through a transportation network company on the company’s digital network. (5) NO CASH TRIPS. (a) A participating driver may not solicit or accept any cash payment to engage in transportation network services. (b) All passenger payments for transportation network services shall be made electronically using the transportation network company’s digital network.
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