34 U.S.C. § 41313 — GAO study on incidence of fatal and non-fatal physical and sexual assault of passengers, TNC drivers, and drivers of other for-hire vehicles
submitted 3 years ago by Pub. L. 117-330 to r/title-34-CRIME-CONTROL-AND-LAW-ENFORCEMENT · 233 words · no verdicts yet
Every two years, the Comptroller General must report to Congress on physical and sexual assaults between rideshare or taxi drivers and their passengers. The report covers how often these assaults happen, what background checks drivers go through, and what safety steps companies take. It defines "sexual assault" broadly to include any nonconsensual sexual act barred by federal, tribal, or state law.
(a) The GAO report. Within 1 year after January 5, 2023, and every 2 years after that, the Comptroller General must send Congress a report studying: (1) how often fatal and non-fatal physical and sexual assault happened in the prior 2 calendar years (starting with 2019 and 2020) — (A) by passengers and riders against TNC drivers and other for-hire drivers, including taxicab drivers, and (B) by other passengers or drivers against passengers and riders, including assaults by people posing as drivers without actually being one; (2) the nature and details of background checks on prospective drivers, including state and local laws requiring them; and (3) the safety steps transportation network companies and other for-hire services, including taxi companies, take for rider and driver safety.
(b) Definition. In this section, "sexual assault" means any nonconsensual sexual act barred by federal, tribal, or state law, including when the victim cannot legally consent.
Not later than 1 year after January 5, 2023, and every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes the results of a study regarding—
the incidence of fatal and non-fatal physical assault and sexual assault perpetrated in the preceding 2 calendar years (starting with calendar years 2019 and 2020 for the first study)—
against TNC drivers and drivers of other for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs) by passengers and riders of for-hire vehicles; and
against passengers and riders by other passengers and TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs), including the incidences that are committed by individuals who are not TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire vehicles but who pose as TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire vehicles;
the nature and specifics of any background checks conducted on prospective TNC drivers and drivers of other for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs), including any State and local laws requiring those background checks; and
the safety steps taken by transportation network companies and other for-hire vehicle services (including taxicab companies) related to rider and driver safety.
In this section, the term “sexual assault” means the occurrence of an act that constitutes any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, Tribal, or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 117–330, § 2, Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6114.)
- 2023Enacted · Pub. L. 117-330 · 136 Stat. 6114
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 117-330 on 2023-01-05.
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