As used in this subchapter:(1) 'Eligible entity' means a corporation, partnership, association, firm, sole proprietorship, or other entity engaged in a business that includes the operation of a personal delivery device;(2) 'Pedestrian area' means a sidewalk, crosswalk, school crosswalk, or school crossing zone;(3)(A) 'Personal delivery device' means an electrically powered device: (i) Manufactured for the transport of cargo and goods;(ii) That weighs five hundred pounds (500 lbs.) or less, excluding the cargo the personal delivery device is transporting;(iii) Equipped with automated driving technology, including hardware and software, that enables the operation of the personal delivery device with or without the active control or monitoring of a person; and(iv) Equipped with a braking system that enables the personal delivery device to come to a controlled stop.(B) 'Personal delivery device' does not include:(i) A motor vehicle under § 27-49-114; or(ii) An autonomous vehicle under § 27-51-2001; and(4)(A) 'Personal delivery device operator' means an employee or agent of an eligible entity who exercises active physical control over, or monitoring of, the navigation and operation of 7-51-2001; and(4)(A) 'Personal delivery device operator' means an employee or agent of an eligible entity who exercises active physical control over, or monitoring of, the navigation and operation of a personal delivery device.(B) 'Personal delivery device operator' does not include: (i) With respect to a delivery or other service rendered by a personal delivery device, the person who requests the delivery or service; or(ii) A person who only arranges for and dispatches a personal delivery device for a delivery or other service.Added by Act 2021, No. 926,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
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