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.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.08
Operator deemed to be agent of owner
Known as the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act
The act spans §§ 50-1301.01–50-1301.86 (87 sections).
May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 123, ch. 222, § 8
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.