(a) Any vehicle which has ever been issued the title class of either "salvage," "rebuilt," "junk," "total loss," or any equivalent classification in any jurisdiction is not eligible for operation as a public passenger vehicle.
(i) It is the affirmative duty of the licensee to ascertain that the public passenger vehicle is in compliance with this section.
(ii) Any vehicle placed in operation by a licensee as a public passenger vehicle in violation of this section is unsafe as defined by 9-112-050 of this Code.
(iii) Any licensee that places a vehicle in operation as a public passenger vehicle in violation of this section is subject to immediate license suspension and revocation.
(iv) The commissioner may by rule require licensees to submit a car history report at the licensee's expense.
(b) The commissioner may by rule define and set limitations on the age of a vehicle permitted to be licensed as a public passenger vehicle.
(c) The commissioner may by rule assert additional vehicle specifications that motor vehicles must meet before they can be approved as a public passenger vehicle.
(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 2)