Municipal Regulation Trend: Ride Share and Airports. Ride Share Wins.

Los Angeles voted this week to approve ride share permits for airports. The measure passed 9-6.

What new regulations will apply to ride share and/or taxis/Limos?

• LA City Council is formally asking the state PUC, which has rule making authority over ride share, to “add fingerprinting as a part of the required background check process for all for-hire drivers, including those operating limousines, shuttles and ride-hail cars.”
• As a back-up, the city is researching its authority “to require fingerprint background checks for ride-hailing services if state regulators fail”

What was the airport’s position? Ride share is more like limos than taxis and limos do not have background checks required.

Los Angeles Times