a. The commission shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations which classify for-hire vehicles according to the nature of the service or services provided and the type of vehicle used and adopt regulations appropriate for each such classification setting forth standards for operation, including but not limited to standards of service, insurance and safety, and promulgate rules imposing reasonable fines, suspension or revocation upon the holder of a license issued pursuant to section 19-511 where such holder has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or a rule of the commission.
b. For the purposes of this chapter, a for-hire vehicle shall not include a motor vehicle carrying fewer than nine passengers which is operated solely for the purpose of carrying passengers from a specific location to a funeral parlour or cemetery and the return of said passengers to a specific location.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1986/076 and L.L. 1989/086.