Section 19-503.1. For-hire vehicles; special regulations

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,  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.