Car sharing regulations

Car sharing legislation

  •  In some jurisdictions, peer-to-peer car sharing legislation — which  generally center around insurance, safety, and taxes — may apply to Turo peer-to-peer trips and hosts in those states. 
  • If you’re located in a jurisdiction that has car sharing laws, consult your legal advisor for an understanding of whether these laws apply to you, offer protections to you, or require certain actions by you. 
  • Turo 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 or fraud or collusion with guest(s).
  • To the best of our knowledge, there are no specific peer-to-peer car sharing laws in Canada or UK, but we suggest you research the laws in your area to be sure. 

We’ve highlighted below, strictly for informational purposes, aspects of and/or links to the laws for Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.

Alaska car sharing regulations

  • 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. 

Arizona car sharing regulations

  • If your vehicle is registered in the state of Arizona, you must abide by Arizona’s Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing statute.
  • Arizona requires hosts to collect a car sharing tax from guests whose trip begins in Arizona. Turo collects and remits this car sharing tax on hosts’ behalf.
  • The tax rate depends on whether you paid applicable sales and use taxes on the purchase of the vehicle you list on Turo. We'll ask you to confirm whether you paid applicable taxes on your vehicle. We'll request this confirmation during the listing process for new vehicles or via email for listed vehicles on the platform before this requirement was put in place.

California car sharing regulations

Colorado car sharing regulations

Georgia car sharing regulations

Indiana car sharing regulations

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

Kansas car sharing regulations

Louisiana car sharing regulations

Maine car sharing regulations

Maryland car sharing regulations

  • 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. 
  • 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. 

Nevada car sharing regulations

  • If your vehicle is registered in the state of Nevada, you must abide by Nevada’s Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Act.</div>
  • Nevada requires hosts to collect a car sharing tax from guests whose trip begins in Nevada. Turo collects and remits this vehicle sharing tax on hosts’ behalf.
  • The tax rate depends on whether you paid applicable sales and use taxes on the purchase of the vehicle you list on Turo. We will collect a certification regarding this information either at listing or through a separate certification process facilitated outside of the listing process.

Ohio car sharing regulations

Oklahoma car sharing regulations

Oregon car sharing regulations

Tennessee car sharing regulations

Texas car sharing regulations

Virginia car sharing regulations

  • If your vehicle is registered in the state of Tennessee, you must abide by Virginia Senate Bill 735.
  • 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 7% 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. 

Washington car sharing regulations

  • If your vehicle is registered in the state of Washington, you must abide by Washington Personal Vehicle Sharing regulation  
  • Your insurance company can’t cancel or decline to renew your policy because you take part in car sharing.

West Virginia car sharing regulations

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