1. (a) An individual may not operate for hire a motor vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver, unless the individual holds a valid for-hire driver's license or transportation network operator's license issued by the Public Service Commission or the appropriate local authority.
2. (b) A person may not allow an individual to operate for hire a motor vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver, unless the individual operating the motor vehicle holds a valid for-hire driver's license or transportation network operator's license issued by the Public Service Commission or the appropriate local authority.
3. (c) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.

Added by Acts 2009, c. 589, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 590, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2021, c. 269, § 1, eff. June 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 270, § 1, eff. June 1, 2021.