Whenever any motor vehicle, after the passage of this chapter, shall be operated upon the public highways of the District of Columbia by any person other than the owner, with the consent of the owner, express or implied, the operator thereof shall in case of accident, be deemed to be the agent of the owner of such motor vehicle, and the proof of the ownership of said motor vehicle shall be prima facie evidence that such person operated said motor vehicle with the consent of the owner.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 123, ch. 222, § 8.)
1981 Ed., § 40-408.
1973 Ed., § 40-424.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility
Subchapter II - Administration of Chapter
§ 50–1301.05. Abstract of operating record
§ 50–1301.05a. Production of documentary material
§ 50–1301.06. Information regarding financial responsibility to be furnished person injured
§ 50–1301.07. Service of process on nonresident
§ 50–1301.07a. Service of process on District residents
§ 50–1301.08. Operator deemed to be agent of owner
§ 50–1301.09. Motor Vehicle Owners’ and Operators’ Financial Responsibility Fund, D. C. [Repealed]