(a) Licensees, license managers, and taxicab affiliations, to the extent that the taxicab affiliation leases or manages leases, have an affirmative duty to ensure that taxicabs are leased only to licensed chauffeurs.
(b) Licensees, license managers, and taxicab affiliations, to the extent that the taxicab affiliation leases or manages leases, must develop and implement protocols to prevent unlicensed chauffeurs to lease or operate taxicabs.
(c) Licensees, license managers, and taxicab affiliations, to the extent that the taxicab affiliation leases or manages leases, are strictly liable for unlicensed chauffeurs operating taxicabs if they know that the taxicab has been leased to an unlicensed chauffeur, and any offense committed by an unlicensed chauffeur while operating a taxicab.
(d) The commissioner may revoke a medallion license for leasing a taxicab to an unlicensed chauffeur if the lessor does so knowingly or should have known that the chauffeur was unlicensed.
(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-6-12, p. 28356, § 19)