§47-8-102.

§47-8-102.
   
   (a) In the event the owner of a for-rent motor vehicle has not given
   proof of financial responsibility as provided in Section 8-101 of this
   title, then the Tax Commission shall not register any motor vehicle
   owned by such person and rented, or intended to be rented, to another
   unless such owner shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the
   Commissioner, his financial ability to respond in damages as follows:
   
   1. If he applies for registration of one motor vehicle, in the sum of
   at least Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for any one person
   injured or killed and in the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars
   ($40,000.00) for any number more than one injured or killed in any one
   accident.
   
   2. If he applies for the registration of more than one motor vehicle,
   then in the foregoing sums for one motor vehicle, and Twenty Thousand
   Dollars ($20,000.00) additional for each motor vehicle in excess of
   one, but it shall be sufficient for the owner to demonstrate ability
   to respond in damages in the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
   ($200,000.00) for any number of motor vehicles.
   
   (b) The Department shall cancel the registration of any motor vehicle
   rented without a driver whenever the Department ascertains that the
   owner has failed or is unable to comply with the requirements of this
   section.
   
   (c) Any owner of a for-rent motor vehicle who has given proof of
   financial responsibility under this section or who in violation of
   this act, has failed to give proof of financial responsibility shall
   be jointly and severally liable with any person operating such vehicle
   for any damages caused by the negligence of any person operating the
   vehicle by or with the permission of the owner, except that the
   foregoing provision shall not confer any right of action upon any
   passenger in any such rented vehicle as against the owner.
   
   (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an owner
   from making defense in any such action upon the ground of comparative
   or contributory negligence to the extent to which such defense is
   allowed in other cases.