(a) A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, shall not be a "bus" for purposes of equipment requirements or rules of the road.
(b) A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, shall not be a "bus" or other motor vehicle operated as a common carrier or contract carrier under the provisions of section one, article ten, chapter seventeen-a of this code relating to registration.
(c) The driver of a passenger car, motor vehicle that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, used in a ridesharing arrangement is not a "chauffeur" nor is he transporting persons for compensation under the driver licensing provisions of this code.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road
§17C-22-1. Ridesharing Arrangement Defined
§17C-22-2. Common Carrier Laws Do Not Apply to Ridesharing; Requiring Liability Insurance
§17C-22-3. Workers' Compensation Law Does Not Apply to Ridesharing; Exceptions Thereto
§17C-22-4. Liability of Employer
§17C-22-5. County or Municipal Licenses and Taxes