The following definitions shall apply throughout this part, except as otherwise required by context, and any references to this part shall include these definitions:

1. (1) “Commission” means:

   1. (A) Commissioners of the Arkansas Public Service Commission as defined in Arkansas Code § 23-2-101; or
   2. (B) A presiding officer designated to act on behalf of the Arkansas Public Service Commission;
2. (2) “Digital network” means the same as defined by Arkansas Code § 23-13-702(1);
3. (3) “For-hire vehicle” means a chauffeured vehicle that provides, on a commercial basis and by a method other than a digital network, transportation service to one (1) or more passengers between locations of the passengers’ choice for a fee paid to the driver of the vehicle;
4. (4) “Limousine” means a large sedan or other luxury vehicle made or modified to carry a large number of passengers and used for the transportation of persons for hire by a method other than a digital network, and which does not include any vehicle employed in transporting persons over regular routes having fixed termini or upon regular schedules of operation;
5. (5) “Personal vehicle” means the same as defined by Arkansas Code § 23-13-702(2);
6. (6) “Prearranged ride” means the same as defined by Arkansas Code § 23-13-702(3);
7. (7) “RPPs” means the Arkansas Public Service Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 23 CAR pt. 462;
8. (8) “Rules” means this part, the Arkansas Public Service Commission’s Transportation Network Company Services Rules;

9. (9)

   1. (A) “Staff” means Arkansas Public Service Commission employees who may collectively participate in and appear as a party in investigations at, and dockets before, the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
   2. (B) Staff includes the executive director and the tax division director of the Arkansas Public Service Commission and employees who report to those directors.
   3. (C) Staff does not include employees of the Arkansas Public Service Commission who provide technical and legal support to the commissioners;

10. (10)

    1. (A) “Street hail” means, for a passenger, a method whereby a person wishing transportation, who has not prearranged the service, signals to an available driver by a physical gesture or vocally, or both, from the street or area near the street, that the person wishes to engage that driver’s services.
    2. (B) For a driver, a method whereby a driver signals to a potential passenger, who has not prearranged the service, by a physical gesture or vocally, or both, that the driver is available for transportation services.
    3. (C) For a driver, a street hail includes staging at a designated taxi stand;
11. (11) “Taxi cab” means the same as defined by Arkansas Code § 14-57-301(1);
12. (12) “Transportation network company” or “TNC” means the same as defined by Arkansas Code § 23-13-702(4);
13. (13) “Transportation network company driver” or “driver” means the same as defined by Arkansas Code § 23-13-702(5);
14. (14) “Transportation network company rider” or “rider” means the same as defined by Arkansas Code § 23-13-702(6); and
15. (15) “Transportation network services” or “TNS”, see subdivision (6) of this section, prearranged ride.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as Rule 1.01 of the Transportation Network Company Services Rules prior to codification in the Code of Arkansas Rules.