Car sharing regulations

Car sharing legislation

All hosts must meet Turo’s vehicle eligibility, maintenance, and other hosting requirements, some may be required to follow laws enacted by their state or country. Some jurisdictions have passed peer-to-peer car sharing legislation and those laws may apply to Turo peer-to-peer trips and hosts in those states. They don’t apply to commercial rental car companies that use the Turo marketplace. Provisions generally center around insurance, safety, and taxes. 

If you’re located in a jurisdiction that has car sharing laws, you should consult your own legal advisor for a thorough understanding of whether these laws apply to you, offer protections to you, or require certain actions by you. To the best of our knowledge, there are no specific peer-to-peer car sharing laws in Canada or UK. We suggest you research the laws in your area to be sure. We’ve highlighted, strictly for informational purposes, aspects of the laws for Anchorage, Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.

Alaska

If your vehicle is registered in the state of Alaska and located in Anchorage, a city ordinance purports to require Turo to collect from guests an 8% vehicle sharing tax on the gross transaction amount for trips for which a Turo host qualifies as a “retail business.” Turo will collect and remit this tax on behalf of hosts who are “required to hold a business license in Alaska and/or report business income or losses to the IRS” for peer-to-peer car sharing. You must inform Turo as to whether you currently hold a business license in Alaska or report business income or losses to the IRS for peer-to-peer car sharing so we can collect the appropriate rate where necessary. If you fail to certify your business status, you may be unable to host on Turo. Complete certification here. 

California 

If your vehicle is registered in the state of California, you must abide by California’s Assembly Bill 1841 and the state’s personal vehicle sharing bill. 

  • You must enter the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) when you list your vehicle. 
  • If our system finds that your vehicle has an open safety recall, you must make the necessary repairs before you can list the car on our platform. Learn how to handle a safety recall. 
  • We’ll continue to check for safety recalls on your vehicle while it’s listed on Turo. Learn about recall notification of listed vehicles.
  • Your insurance company can’t cancel or decline to renew your policy because you take part in car sharing.

Colorado

If your vehicle is registered in the state of Colorado, you must abide by Colorado’s Peer-to-Peer Motor Vehicle Sharing program.  

  • If you receive a safety recall notice, you must remove that vehicle from Turo as soon as possible, and no later than 72 hours after being notified.  
  • If you receive a safety recall notice while a guest has possession of your vehicle, you must notify Turo and your guest of the recall as soon as possible. 
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve addressed the recall notice. 
  • We will void your Turo protection plan, and you’ll receive no coverage if it’s discovered that you engaged in:
    • intentional or fraudulent material misrepresentation
    • fraud or collusion with guest(s)

Georgia

If your vehicle is registered in the state of George, you must abide by Georgia’s Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Statute.   

  • If you receive a safety recall notice, you must remove that vehicle from Turo as soon as possible, and no later than 72 hours after being notified.  
  • If you receive a safety recall notice while a guest has possession of your vehicle, you must notify Turo and your guest of the recall as soon as possible. 
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve addressed the recall notice. 

Indiana

If your vehicle is registered in the state of Indiana, you must abide by Indiana’s Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing Statute.  

  • If you receive a safety recall notice, you must remove that vehicle from Turo as soon as possible, and no later than 72 hours after being notified.  
  • If you receive a safety recall notice while a guest has possession of your vehicle, you must notify Turo and your guest of the recall as soon as possible. 
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve addressed the recall notice. 

Additionally, Indiana requires Turo to collect a car sharing tax from guests whose trip begins or ends in Indiana. The tax applies to the full trip cost, except deposits, protection plan, and delivery.

Louisiana

If your vehicle is registered in the state of Louisiana, you must abide by Louisiana’s House Bill No. 532.

  • You must enter the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) when you list your vehicle. 
  • If our system finds that your vehicle has an open safety recall, you’ll be unable to list the car on our platform until you’ve made the necessary repairs. Learn how to handle a safety recall. 
  • If you receive a safety recall notice, you must remove that vehicle from Turo as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours after being notified.  
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve made the repair. 
  • If you receive a safety recall notice while a guest has possession of your vehicle, you must notify Turo and your guest of the recall as soon as possible, and in no event later than 72 hours from receiving the notice. 
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve addressed the recall notice.  

Maine

Maine’s peer-to-peer car sharing statute can be found here.

Maryland

If your vehicle is registered in the state of Maryland, you must abide by Maryland’s peer-to-peer car sharing law.

  • You’re prohibited from sharing a vehicle on Turo that is more than 10 years old.
    • You’re exempt from this rule if you’ve obtained a valid state inspection certificate within 90 days before listing your vehicle. 
  • You must get a valid state inspection certificate at least once for every 10,000 miles added to your odometer since your prior state inspection certificate was issued. 
  • You must enter the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) when you list your vehicle. 
  • If our system finds that your vehicle has an open safety recall, you’ll be unable to list the car on our platform until you’ve made the necessary repairs. Learn how to handle a safety recall. 
  • If you receive a safety recall notice, you must remove that vehicle from Turo as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours after being notified.  
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve made the repair. 
  • If you receive a safety recall notice while a guest has possession of your vehicle, you must notify Turo and your guest of the recall as soon as possible, and in no event later than 72 hours from receiving the notice. 
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve addressed the recall notice.  

Additionally, Maryland requires Turo to collect a car sharing tax from guests whose trip begins or ends in Maryland. The tax applies to the full trip cost, except deposits, protection plan, and delivery.

Ohio

If your vehicle is registered in the state of Ohio, you must abide by Ohio’s Peer-to-Peer Carshing Program regulation.   

  • If you receive a safety recall notice, you must remove that vehicle from Turo as soon as possible, and no later than 72 hours after being notified.  
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve made the repair. 
  • If you receive a safety recall notice while a guest has possession of your vehicle, you must notify Turo and your guest of the recall as soon as possible. 
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve addressed the recall notice.  
  • We’ll void your Turo protection plan, and you’ll receive no coverage if it’s discovered that you engaged in:
    • intentional or fraudulent material misrepresentation
    • fraud or collusion with guest(s)

Oregon and Washington

Your insurance company can’t cancel or decline to renew your policy because you take part in car sharing.

Tennessee

If your vehicle is registered in the state of Tennessee, you must abide by Tennessee’s General Assembly House Bill 1593 (SB 2207).

  • You must enter the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) when you list your vehicle. 
  • If our system finds that your vehicle has an open safety recall, you’ll be unable to list the car on our platform until you’ve made the necessary repairs. Learn how to handle a safety recall. 
  • If you receive a safety recall notice, you must remove that vehicle from Turo as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours after being notified.  
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve made the repair. 
  • If you receive a safety recall notice while a guest has possession of your vehicle, you must notify Turo and your guest of the recall as soon as possible, and in no event later than 72 hours from receiving the notice. 
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve addressed the recall notice.  

Virginia

f your vehicle is registered in the state of Tennessee, you must abide by Virginia Senate Bill 735.

  • You must enter the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) when you list your vehicle. 
  • If our system finds that your vehicle has an open safety recall, you’ll be unable to list the car on our platform until you’ve made the necessary repairs. Learn how to handle a safety recall. 
  • If you receive a safety recall notice, you must remove that vehicle from Turo as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours after being notified.  
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve made the repair. 
  • If you receive a safety recall notice while a guest has possession of your vehicle, you must notify Turo and your guest of the recall as soon as possible, and in no event later than 72 hours from receiving the notice. 
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve addressed the recall notice. 

Virginia requires hosts to collect a car sharing tax from guests whose trip begins or ends in Virginia. Turo collects and remits this vehicle sharing tax on hosts’ behalf. The tax rate depends on the number of Virginia-licensed vehicles you share on any vehicle sharing platform with delivery or pickup in Virginia. For hosts sharing up to 10 vehicles, the tax rate is 6.5% of the gross transaction amount. For hosts sharing more than 10 vehicles, the rate is 10%, or the same as rental vehicles. To comply with this regulation, you are required to certify how many vehicles you share in Virginia so we can collect tax at the appropriate rate. If you fail to certify or list an incorrect number of vehicles, you’ll be in violation of the regulation and the state could require that you repay the outstanding tax balance yourself. Complete this document to certify. 

West Virginia

If your vehicle is registered in the state of West Virginia, you must abide by West Virginia Legislature House Bill 4474.

  • You must enter the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) when you list your vehicle. 
  • If our system finds that your vehicle has an open safety recall, you’ll be unable to list the car on our platform until you’ve made the necessary repairs. Learn how to handle a safety recall. 
  • If you receive a safety recall notice, you must remove that vehicle from Turo as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours after being notified.  
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve made the repair. 
  • If you receive a safety recall notice while a guest has possession of your vehicle, you must notify Turo and your guest of the recall as soon as possible, and in no event later than 72 hours from receiving the notice. 
    • You must not re-list your vehicle until you’ve addressed the recall notice. 

Additionally, West Virginia requires Turo to collect a car sharing tax from guests whose trip begins or ends in West Virginia. The tax applies to the full trip cost, except deposits, protection plan, fuel replacement, tolls and tickets.

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