(a) Upon the granting of a certificate of public convenience and necessity as provided in section 13b-97, the holder thereof may apply to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for the registration of any taxicab of which the holder is the owner or lessee and which is to be used as specified in such certificate, and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall have jurisdiction over the registration of any taxicab and its exterior lighting equipment and over the licensing of its operator. Each registered taxicab shall have an electric light attached to the rooftop of the taxicab. Each registered taxicab shall indicate, in type affixed to the outside of such taxicab, the phone number of the company operating such taxicab.

(b) Each such taxicab shall be inspected, biennially, at the time of renewal of registration of such taxicab, by a repairer or limited repairer licensed and authorized by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to perform such inspections. The commissioner shall set a fee for such an inspection.

(c) Each such taxicab shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (d) of section 14-100a.

(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall consult with the Commissioner of Transportation before adopting any regulation concerning the attachment of a rooftop light to a taxicab under subsection (a) of this section.

(1949 Rev., S. 5720; P.A. 90-105; P.A. 97-304, S. 24, 31; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 35; P.A. 09-187, S. 26; P.A. 12-81, S. 53; P.A. 13-277, S. 78; P.A. 17-203, S. 3.)

History: In 1981 Sec. 16-322 transferred to Sec. 13b-99; P.A. 90-105 added a new Subsec. (b) requiring taxicabs to be inspected annually, a new Subsec. (c) requiring the commissioner to publish a list of persons holding a class B license which has been suspended and a new Subsec. (d) requiring the commissioner to adopt regulations; P.A. 97-304 amended Subsec. (c) to require list to be mailed to each limited liability company operating a taxicab, effective July 1, 1997; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 amended Subsec. (b) to change inspection of taxicab from semiannually to biennially at time of registration renewal, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 09-187 deleted former Subsec. (c) re publication and mailing of list of persons holding a class B license that has been suspended and redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (c), effective July 8, 2009; P.A. 12-81 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change, added new Subsec. (c) re exemption from Sec. 14-100a(d) and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d); P.A. 13-277 amended Subsec. (a) to add provisions re permanently attached rooftop light and operating company phone number, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-203 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “a permanently attached electric rooftop light” with “an electric light attached to the rooftop of the taxicab” and to replace “three-inch type permanently” with “type” re operating company phone number, and amended Subsec. (d) to add provision re consultation with Commissioner of Transportation re rooftop light.