[1980 Code § 121-10]
Owners and operators shall have all the duties and responsibilities
as prescribed in this Code and the regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto, and no owner or operator shall be relieved from any such
duty and responsibility nor be entitled to defend against any charge
of violation thereof by reason of the fact that the occupant is also
responsible therefor and in violation thereof.
[1980 Code § 121-11]
Occupants shall have all the duties and responsibilities as prescribed in Article
VI and all the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and the occupant shall not be relieved from any such duty and responsibility nor be entitled to defend against any charge of violation thereof by reason of the fact that the owner or operator is also responsible therefor and in violation thereof.
[1980 Code § 121-12]
Unless expressly provided to the contrary in this Code, the
respective obligations and responsibilities of the owner and operator
on one hand and the occupant on the other shall not be altered or
affected by an agreement or contract by and between any of the aforesaid
or between them and other parties.