Private transportation company vehicle certification

(a) No vehicle may be used for private transportation services, unless the private transportation company or the department, if the driver and the company are one and the same, has certified for each vehicle: (1) Proof of registration for the motor vehicle in the name of the driver or proof of authorization from the registered owner for the driver to operate the motor vehicle as a private transportation driver; and (2) Proof of current vehicle safety inspection for the motor vehicle in the name of the driver or registered owner of the motor vehicle. (b) A private transportation company shall certify each motor vehicle in compliance with subsection (a) and include the following information: (1) The vehicle identification number (VIN); (2) The registered owner’s full legal name; (3) License plate number and expiration date; (4) Date of the annual safety inspection; and (5) Proof of insurance. Every private transportation company vehicle certificate provided under this section will expire two years after the issuance thereof, unless it has previously been revoked. (c) No private transportation vehicle may be recertified, unless all outstanding penalties assessed against the private transportation driver operating the vehicle being recertified are paid in full to the director. (d) A private transportation company shall ensure that the private transportation driver has timely renewed the private transportation vehicle’s annual registration and passed the annual safety inspection. A private transportation company shall suspend the private transportation driver’s access to its digital network or dispatch system upon discovery of a private transportation driver’s failure to timely renew the private transportation vehicle’s annual registration and passed the annual motor vehicle safety inspection. Access to digital network or dispatch system may be restored upon the private transportation driver’s submission of documents confirming the renewal of the private transportation vehicle’s annual registration and passing the annual safety inspection. (e) Each failure to meet any of these requirements constitutes a separate violation.