Sec. 2402.112. NONDISCRIMINATION; ACCESSIBILITY. (a) A transportation network company shall adopt a policy that prohibits a driver logged in to the company's digital network from:
(1) discriminating on the basis of a passenger's or potential passenger's location or destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, or age; and
(2) refusing to provide service to a potential passenger with a service animal.
(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a), "sex" means the physical condition of being male or female.
(c) A transportation network company shall notify each person authorized to log in as a driver on the company's digital network of the nondiscrimination policy. A driver logged in to the company's digital network shall comply with the nondiscrimination policy.
(d) A transportation network company may not impose an additional charge for transportation of individuals with physical disabilities because of those disabilities.
(e) A transportation network company shall provide a passenger an opportunity to indicate whether the passenger requires a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. If a wheelchair-accessible vehicle cannot be provided, the company shall direct the requesting passenger to an alternate provider of wheelchair-accessible service, if available.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 231 (H.B. 100), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation
Subtitle C - Regulation of Transportation Services
Chapter 2402 - Transportation Network Companies
Subchapter C. Operation of Transportation Network Companies
Section 2402.101. Insurance Required
Section 2402.102. Shared Rides
Section 2402.104. Digital Network Identification of Drivers and Vehicles to Passengers
Section 2402.105. Electronic Receipt
Section 2402.106. Intoxicating Substance Policy
Section 2402.107. Driver Requirements
Section 2402.108. Digitally Prearranged Rides Only
Section 2402.109. Passenger Acting in Unlawful, Disorderly, or Endangering Manner
Section 2402.110. Display of Digital Identification
Section 2402.111. Vehicle Requirements
Section 2402.112. Nondiscrimination; Accessibility
Section 2402.113. Accessibility Pilot Program
Section 2402.114. Drivers as Independent Contractors
Section 2402.115. Agreements With Local Entities for Large Events