"Motor carrier safety improvement"

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "motor carrier safety improvement" means any device, equipment, software, technology, procedure, training, policy, program, or operational practice intended and primarily used to improve or facilitate: (1) compliance with traffic safety or motor carrier safety laws; (2) safety of a motor vehicle; (3) safety of the operator of a motor vehicle; or (4) safety of third party users of a public highway (as defined in IC 8-2.1-17-14). (b) The deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement by, or as required by, a motor carrier or its related entity, including by a contract, shall not be considered when evaluating an individual's status as an employee, independent contractor, or jointly employed employee under any state law. As added by P.L.47-2020, SEC.1.