Chapter 440

440.41 History History: 2015 a. 16.

440.415 440.415 Licensure of transportation network companies.

440.415(1) (1) Initial license. The department shall grant a license to operate a transportation network company in this state to an applicant for licensure if the department determines that all of the following requirements are met:

440.415(1)(a) (a) The applicant submits an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department. The application shall include the applicant’s name, address, tax identification number, and any other information required by the department by rule.

440.415(1)(b) (b) The applicant is a transportation network company.

440.415(1)(c) (c) The applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that it satisfies all applicable requirements under ss. 440.42, 440.44, 440.45, and 440.48.

440.415(1)(d) (d) Notwithstanding s. 440.03 (9) (a), the applicant pays an initial licensure fee of $5,000.

440.415(2) (2) Renewal.

440.415(2)(a) (a) The renewal date for a license granted under sub. (1) is specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) 69m. A renewal application shall be submitted to the department on a form prescribed by the department and shall include any information required by the department by rule.

440.415(2)(b) (b) The renewal application for a licensed company shall include a renewal fee of $5,000 or the renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), if any, whichever is less.

440.415 History History: 2015 a. 16.

440.415 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. SPS 210, Wis. adm. code.

440.42 440.42 Agent. Each licensed company shall maintain an agent for service of process in this state.

440.42 History History: 2015 a. 16.

440.425 440.425 Fare disclosures. Each licensed company shall do all of the following:

440.425(1) (1) Disclose its fare calculation method on its Internet site.

440.425(2) (2) Inform each prospective passenger or the prospective passenger’s authorized representative of all applicable fare rates.

440.425(3) (3) Give each prospective passenger or the prospective passenger’s authorized representative the option to receive an estimated fare before the passenger enters a participating driver’s personal vehicle for transportation network services.

440.425 History History: 2015 a. 16.

440.43 440.43 Identification of participating drivers. Each licensed company shall make available to each prospective passenger or the prospective passenger’s authorized representative, on the licensed company’s digital network, a photograph of the participating driver and the license plate number of the participating driver’s personal vehicle before the passenger enters the participating driver’s personal vehicle for transportation network services.

440.43 History History: 2015 a. 16.

440.435 440.435 Electronic receipt. Within a reasonable time after transportation network services have been provided, the licensed company facilitating the services shall transmit an electronic receipt for the services to the passenger or the passenger’s authorized representative that contains all of the following:

440.435(1) (1) The origin and destination of the trip.

440.435(2) (2) The total time and distance of the trip.

440.435(3) (3) An itemization of the total fare paid, if any.

440.435 History History: 2015 a. 16.

440.44 440.44 Zero tolerance for use of drugs or alcohol.

440.44(1) (1) Policy. Each licensed company shall develop, implement, and make available on its Internet site a policy prohibiting any participating driver from using alcohol, or any other intoxicant that may render the participating driver incapable of safely driving, while the participating driver is engaged in transportation network services for the licensed company or is logged on to the licensed company’s digital network.

440.44(2) (2) Complaints.

440.44(2)(a) (a) Each licensed company shall develop, implement, and make available on its Internet site, complaint procedures for reports of suspected violations of the policy under sub. (1).

440.44(2)(b) (b) Upon receipt of a complaint concerning a violation of a licensed company’s policy under sub. (1), the licensed company shall immediately suspend the participating driver and investigate the complaint. The suspension shall continue until the complaint is resolved.

440.44(2)(c) (c) Each licensed company shall maintain all records of each investigation under par. (b), including the results of that investigation and any action taken based on that investigation, for at least 2 years after the date the complaint was received by the licensed company.

440.44 History History: 2015 a. 16.

440.445 440.445 Certain requirements for participating drivers and their personal vehicles.

440.445(1) (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:

440.445(1)(a) (a) Require the individual to submit an application to the licensed company that includes at least all of the following:

440.445(1)(a)1. 1. The individual’s name, address, and age.

440.445(1)(a)2. 2. A copy of the individual’s driver’s license.

440.445(1)(a)3. 3. The individual’s driving history.

440.445(1)(a)4. 4. Proof of motor vehicle registration for each personal vehicle the individual will use to engage in transportation network services through the licensed company.

440.445(1)(a)5. 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.

440.445(1)(b) (b) Conduct, or have a 3rd party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for the individual that includes all of the following:

440.445(1)(b)1. 1. A multistate and multijurisdictional criminal records locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation.

440.445(1)(b)2. 2. A national sex offender registry database.

440.445(1)(c) (c) Obtain and review a driving history research report for the individual.

440.445(2) (2) Who may not be a participating driver.

440.445(2)(a) (a) A licensed company may not allow any of the following individuals to be a participating driver for the licensed company:

440.445(2)(a)1. 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).

440.445(2)(a)2. 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.

440.445(2)(a)3. 3. An individual whose information is contained in the sex offender registry under s. 301.45 or on the National Sex Offender Public Website.

440.445(2)(a)4. 4. An individual who does not possess a valid driver’s license.

440.445(2)(a)5. 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.

440.445(2)(a)6. 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.

440.445(2)(a)7. 7. An individual who is not at least 19 years of age.

440.445(2)(b) (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.

440.445(3) (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.

440.445(4) (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.

440.445(5) (5) No cash trips.

440.445(5)(a) (a) A participating driver may not solicit or accept any cash payment to engage in transportation network services.

440.445(5)(b) (b) All passenger payments for transportation network services shall be made electronically using the transportation network company’s digital network.

440.445 History History: 2015 a. 16.

440.45 440.45 Nondiscrimination; accessibility.

440.45(1) (1) Each licensed company shall adopt a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of trip origin or destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity with respect to passengers and prospective passengers and notify all of its participating drivers of the nondiscrimination policy.

440.45(2) (2) A participating driver may not discriminate against any passenger or prospective passenger on the basis of destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

440.45(3) (3) Each participating driver shall permit service animals to accompany passengers in connection with transportation network services.

440.45(4) (4) A licensed company may not impose additional charges for providing transportation network services to persons with disabilities because of those disabilities.

440.45(5) (5) Each licensed company shall provide each prospective passenger an opportunity to indicate whether the passenger requires a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. If a licensed company cannot arrange wheelchair-accessible transportation network services for a prospective passenger who requires wheelchair-accessible services, the licensed company shall refer the prospective passenger to an alternate provider of wheelchair-accessible transportation, if available.

440.45 History History: 2015 a. 16; 2017 a. 364, 366.

440.455 440.455 Records. Each licensed company shall do all of the following:

440.455(1) (1) Maintain passenger trip records for at least one year from the date of each trip.

440.455(2) (2) Maintain all records concerning each participating driver for at least one year after the date on which the participating driver ceases to engage in transportation network services for the licensed company.

440.455 History History: 2015 a. 16.

440.46 440.46 Personally identifiable information. A licensed company may not disclose a passenger’s or prospective passenger’s personally identifiable information to any other person, unless any of the following is true:

440.46(1) (1) The passenger or prospective passenger consents to the disclosure.

440.46(2) (2) The disclosure is required by law.

440.46(3) (3) The disclosure is necessary to protect or defend the terms of use of the licensed company’s transportation network services or to investigate a violation of those terms.

440.46(4) (4) The disclosure is to the participating driver, is limited to the passenger’s name and telephone number, and is for the sole purpose of facilitating the participating driver’s transportation network services for that passenger.

440.46 History History: 2015 a. 16.

440.465 440.465 Limitations on local and other regulation.

440.465(1) (1) Section 349.24 does not apply to a transportation network company or to a participating driver engaged in transportation network services or the participating driver’s personal vehicle used for those services. No city, village, town, or county may enact or enforce an ordinance or adopt or enforce a resolution that regulates a transportation network company or its participating drivers and their personal vehicles in connection with transportation network services.

440.465(1m) (1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a city, village, town, or county may do any of the following:

440.465(1m)(a) (a) To the extent necessary to comply with assurances under 49 USC 47107, impose fees or charges under s. 114.14 (1) for the use of an airport by participating drivers engaged in transportation network services. Any such fees or charges shall be imposed on transportation network companies and may not exceed fees or charges imposed under s. 114.14 (1) for the use of an airport by taxicabs, limousines, shuttles, or other for-hire vehicles.

440.465(1m)(b) (b) Require a transportation network company to comply with a permit developed by an airport and issued to the transportation network company regarding the manner of operation on airport property by participating drivers engaged in transportation network services. A single permit under this paragraph shall be issued to each transportation network company and shall apply to all of the participating drivers for the company.

440.465(2) (2) The requirements under chs. 340 to 349 applicable specifically to commercial motor vehicles or for-hire vehicles do not apply to personal vehicles used by participating drivers engaged in transportation network services.

440.465(3) (3) The requirements under ss. 342.06 (1) (h) and (3), 342.10 (3) (a), and 342.33 do not apply to personal vehicles used by participating drivers engaged in transportation network services.

440.465 History History: 2015 a. 16.

440.48 440.48 Insurance.

440.48(1) (1) Driver requirements.

440.48(1)(a) (a) A participating driver, or a transportation network company on the driver’s behalf, shall maintain primary automobile insurance that does all of the following: