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      Sec. 13b-99. (Formerly Sec. 16-322). Registration. Lights. License. Inspections. Publication of operators with suspended licenses. Regulations. (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 he 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.

      (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) The commissioner shall publish a list, semiannually, of all persons holding a class B license whose class B license or registration has been suspended. Such list shall be mailed to each person, association, limited liability company or corporation operating a taxicab pursuant to section 13b-97.

      (d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the purposes 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.)

      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.

      See Sec. 14-26 re registration of taxicabs.

      Cited. 235 C. 1.