285.200. Ride-sharing arrangement, defined--liability for injury to participants--special taxes prohibited--travel time as work hours--use of government vehicles--registration of vehicle--license plat - Missouri Statutes

Ride-sharing arrangement, defined--liability for injury toparticipants--special taxes prohibited--travel time as workhours--use of government vehicles--registration ofvehicle--license plates.

285.200. 1. The term "ride-sharing arrangement" means anarrangement whereby a fixed group is transported in a vanpoolbetween their places of abode or a terminal near such places, andtheir places of employment in a single daily round trip when thedriver is also on the way to or from his place of employment.

2. Chapter 287, RSMo, providing compensation for workersinjured during the course of their employment shall not apply toa person injured while participating in a ride-sharingarrangement between his place of residence and place ofemployment or terminal near such places unless the employer owns,leases or contracts for the motor vehicle used in sucharrangement.

3. An employer shall not be liable for injuries topassengers and other persons resulting from the operation or useof a motor vehicle, not owned, leased or contracted for by theemployer, in a ride-sharing arrangement.

4. An employer shall not be liable for injuries topassengers and other persons because he provides information,incentives or otherwise encourages his employees to participatein ride-sharing arrangements.

5. No county or municipality shall impose a special taxspecifically applicable solely to a motor vehicle used in aride-sharing arrangement.

6. Transportation to and from work in an employer-sponsoredride-sharing arrangement shall not constitute any part of theemployee's work hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employer.

7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, motorvehicles owned or operated by any state or local agency may beused in ride-sharing arrangements for public employees.Participants in any such ride-sharing arrangement shall berequired to pay a fee to reimburse the state or local agency forthe cost of vehicle acquisition, operation, depreciation andinsurance costs.

8. The director of revenue shall issue a distinctive vanpoollicense plate for vehicles registered as vanpools under theprovisions of section 301.066, RSMo. All vehicles used in aride-sharing arrangement shall be registered as a vanpool vehicleand bear the distinctive vanpool plate, except for motor vehiclesowned or operated by a state or local agency.

(L. 1983 H.B. 149, et al. & 517 § 6)