As used in this chapter: (1) 'Rental company' means a person in the business of providing private passenger automobiles or rental vehicles to the public under the terms of a rental agreement. (2) 'Renter' means a person obtaining the use of a private passenger automobile or rental vehicle from a rental company under the terms of a rental agreement. (3) 'Rental agreement' means a written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of a private passenger automobile or rental vehicle provided by a rental company. (4) 'Damage' means a loss or damage to a rented vehicle or rental vehicle including the loss of use and costs and expenses incident to the damage, loss, and loss of use. (5) 'Private passenger automobile' or 'vehicle' means a private passenger motor vehicle including passenger vans and minivans that are intended primarily for the transport of persons. (6) 'Rental vehicle' means a truck under 26,001 pounds gross vehicle weight and used in the transportation of personal property that is rented without a driver, and is not used by the customer for business purposes, or a trailer with a gross weight of not more than 6,000 pounds. HISTORY: 1989 Act No. tion of personal property that is rented without a driver, and is not used by the customer for business purposes, or a trailer with a gross weight of not more than 6,000 pounds. HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 177, Section 2; 2001 Act No. 37, Section 1.
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