A taxicab which does not have a current inspection report indicating that the taxicab has passed the required safety inspection shall not be operated on the highways to solicit or carry passengers. The owner of any taxicab who permits the carrying of passengers in such taxicab without a current inspection report indicating that the taxicab has passed the safety inspection shall commit an infraction, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-137(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 13b-99-5