TNC records
Seattle Mun. Code § 14.33.110
in effect14.33.110 - TNC records
A. Each TNC shall retain for three years records that document compliance with this Chapter 14.33 including:
1. Records of compensation paid to TNC drivers pursuant to Section 14.33.050, including records of payment of the per-minute amount pursuant to subsection 14.33.050.A.1, payment of the per-mile amount pursuant to subsection 14.33.050.A.2, payment of the minimum per trip amount pursuant to subsection 14.33.050.A.4, and any tip or incentive compensation pursuant to Section 14.33.060;
2. Records of time spent during available platform time, dispatch platform time, and passenger platform time, including but not limited to the duration that each TNC driver is logged in to the driver platform, the amount of time each TNC driver spends travelling from dispatch location to passenger pickup location for each trip, and amount of time each TNC driver spends travelling from passenger pickup location to passenger drop-off location for each trip.
3. Records of TNC driver mileage driven during available platform time, dispatch platform time, and passenger platform time, including but not limited to the date, time, and location of dispatch location, passenger pickup location, and passenger drop-off location for each trip. The Director is authorized to issue rules regarding the precision with which a TNC must describe the dispatch location, passenger pick-up location, and passenger drop-off location;
4. Written per-trip driver receipts and weekly statements of trip information pursuant to subsections 14.33.100.C and 14.33.100.D;
5. Written per-trip passenger receipts pursuant to subsection 14.33.100.E; and
6. Pursuant to rules issued by the Director, other records that are material and necessary to effectuate the terms of this Chapter 14.33.
B. If a TNC fails to retain adequate records required under subsection 14.33.110.A, including records required by Director's rule pursuant to subsection 14.33.110.A.6, there shall be a presumption, rebuttable by clear and convincing evidence, that the TNC violated this Chapter 14.33 for the periods and for each TNC driver for whom records were not retained.
C. Respondents in any case closed by the Agency shall allow the Office of City Auditor access to such records to permit the Office of City Auditor to evaluate the Agency's enforcement efforts. Before requesting records from such a respondent, the Office of City Auditor shall first consult the Agency's respondent records on file and determine if additional records are necessary. The City Auditor may apply by affidavit or declaration in the form allowed under chapter 5.50 RCW to the Hearing Examiner for the issuance of subpoenas under this subsection 14.33.110.C. The Hearing Examiner shall issue such subpoenas upon a showing that the records are required to fulfill the purposes of this subsection 14.33.110.C.
(Ord. 127303, § 35, 2025; Ord. 126189, § 2, 2020.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT14HURI_CH14.33TRNECODRMICO_14.33.110TNREFetched: 11/1/2026