Title 16 — Vehicles
18 chapters · 382 sections in this title.
16 GCA § 28101 Title
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This Chapter may be cited as the “Transportation/Taxicab Network Company Services Act.” COL9192018 (a) The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for and promote the safety and welfare of the general public by regulating transportation by for-hire vehicles on Guam. (b) This Chapte…
16 GCA § 28102 Definitions
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As used in this Chapter: (a) Digital network means an internet-supported application, software, program, website, or system offered or utilized by a transportation/taxicab network company (TTNC) that enables the prearrangement of land transportation by passengers with transportat…
16 GCA § 28103 Taxicab Company and Transportation Network
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Company License. (a) The Director may issue a license to a taxicab company or transportation network company, provided that: (1) the taxicab company or transportation network company provides proof of insurance coverage for the limits required in this Chapter for all employed or …
16 GCA § 28104 Fees
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(a) The application fee shall vary based on the number of employed or contracted drivers operating for the company applying for the license. The fee amounts shall be as follows: (1) $100.00 for companies employing or contracting with ten (10) or fewer drivers; (2) $500.00 for com…
16 GCA § 28105 Operational Requirements
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(a) Rates. Taxicab drivers shall prominently post rates in accordance with 16 GCA § 11102 for each vehicle and charge accordingly. Drivers who operate as TTNC drivers are exempt from this requirement. (b) The TTNC’s software application or website shall display for the passenger …
16 GCA § 28106 Administration
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The Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation, or his department and/or division designee within the Licensing Division, shall administer this Transportation/Taxicab Network Company Services Act.
16 GCA § 28107 Not Other Carriers
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(a) Transportation/Taxicab Network companies and transportation/taxicab network company drivers shall not be subject to the Motor Carrier Act or deemed to provide any transportation service pursuant to the Motor Carrier Act as set forth in Chapter 5 of Title 16, Guam Code Annotat…
16 GCA § 28108 Fare Collected for Services
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(a) On behalf of a transportation/taxicab network company driver, a transportation/taxicab network company may charge a fare for the services provided to riders; provided that, if a fare is collected from a rider, the transportation/taxicab network company shall disclose to the r…
16 GCA § 28109 Electronic Receipt
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COL9192018 Immediately after the completion of a prearranged ride, a transportation/taxicab network company shall electronically transmit a receipt to the rider of the total fare paid. The following information shall be displayed within the network application: (a) the origin and…
16 GCA § 28110 Financial Responsibility of Transportation Network
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Companies; Transportation/Taxicab Network Companies. (a) Either the TTNC driver, or the TTNC on the driver’s behalf, shall maintain primary automobile insurance that acknowledges that the driver is a TTNC company driver, or otherwise uses a vehicle to transport riders for compens…
16 GCA § 28111 Insurance Coverage Disclosures
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COL9192018 The TTNC shall disclose in writing to its TTNC drivers: (a) the insurance coverage that the TTNC driver has while the driver is logged on to a digital network, including the types of coverage and the limits for each coverage; and (b) that the TTNC driver’s personal ins…
16 GCA § 28112 Automobile Insurance Provisions
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(a) (1) Insurers that write automobile insurance in Guam may exclude any part or all coverage of and the duty to defend and indemnify an owner or operator of a personal vehicle or the owner or the driver of a taxicab for any loss or injury that occurs while a driver is logged on …
16 GCA § 28113 Motor Vehicle Insurance Policy; Procedures
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(a) A motor vehicle insurance policy shall: (1) designate by description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles to which coverage is to be granted; and (2) insure the person named in the policy and a person with permissive use of any such motor vehicle with the express or…
16 GCA § 28114 Zero Tolerance for Drug or Alcohol Use
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(a) (1) The TTNC shall adopt and enforce a zero-tolerance policy regarding drug and alcohol use by TTNC drivers. (2) The zero-tolerance policy shall prohibit any use or impairment due to intoxicating drugs or alcohol while a TTNC driver is providing prearranged rides or is logged…
16 GCA § 28115 Transportation Network Company Driver
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Requirements. (a) Before authorization of a TTNC driver to accept prearranged ride requests through a TTNC’s digital network: (1) the prospective driver shall submit an application to the TTNC that includes the individual’s address, driver’s license number, driving history, motor…
16 GCA § 28116 Vehicle Safety
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(a) The TTNC driver shall not be connected to the digital network or software application service of the TTNC if the motor vehicle operated by the driver to provide transportation services: (1) is not in compliance with all federal and Guam laws COL9192018 concerning the operatio…
16 GCA § 28117 No Street Hails
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A transportation/taxicab network company driver shall not solicit or accept street hails.
16 GCA § 28118 No Cash Trips; Exception
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(a) The TTNC shall adopt and enforce a policy prohibiting solicitation or acceptance of cash payments from riders. Any payment for prearranged rides shall only be made electronically by a digital network, unless the credit card used by the rider is denied. (b) The TTNC may offer …
16 GCA § 28119 Nondiscrimination--Accessibility
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(a) The TTNC shall adopt a written policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity with respect to TTNC drivers, riders and potential riders, and s…
16 GCA § 28120 Records
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(a) The TTNC shall maintain: (1) individual prearranged ride records for at least two (2) years from the date each ride was provided; and (2) individual records of TTNC drivers for at least two (2) years after the driver’s relationship with the TTNC driver has ended. (b) A TTNC d…
16 GCA § 28121 Records Pursuant to Rules of the Director
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(a) A TTNC holding a license or permit issued by the Director shall maintain the records required pursuant to the Transportation/Taxicab Network Company Services Act to be collected by the TTNC, including records regarding transportation/taxicab network company drivers. (b) In re…
16 GCA § 28122 Administrative Penalties
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(a) If the Director finds after an investigation that a provision of the Transportation/Taxicab Network Company Services Act or an order or rule of the Director is being, has been, or is about to be violated, the Director may issue an order specifying the actual or proposed acts,…
16 GCA § 28123 Involuntary Suspension and Revocation
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(a) The Director shall immediately suspend, without notice or a hearing, the license or permit of a TTNC that: (1) does not continuously maintain the insurance coverage prescribed by the Transportation/Taxicab Network Company Services Act; (2) does not pay the fees owed by the TT…
16 GCA § 28124 Severability
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If any provision of this law or its application to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid or contrary to law, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this law that can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to th…