Can a someone running a car service and moves people from point A to point B and sometimes waits for the person and returns them to point A steer clear of the law

Charges the passengers on a flat rate or hourly rate

First, I'm not a lawyer (thank God)..

But..

Car Service, Taxi or public bus.  None have a legal obligation to question the reason person wishes to be transported from Point A to Point B.  They have no obligation to question thier clients motivation for traveling.

Absent some kind of evidence that the driver/service knew (knew: not suspected) the profession of the client, there is no case.  

Just my opinion which is worth about $0.02 these days.

MVR

if you are writing about cars that take escorts to an in-call and back, then they operate like every one else who breaks the law, quietly. The ones who work for organized crime are targeted by LE but the little guys don't get hit often, but if they do they are charged with pandering/pimping and can end up with fine and jail; recent case the DA wanted jail and judge on appeal gave driver a probationary sentence. PS, it don't matter if you charge by the hour, flat rate or by the sex act--it is the transport that will get you charged, PSS--on the other hand a regular taxi hailed on the street is not going to be charged unless they can prove he knowingly was transporting the sex worker.

Where I live, a car service has to be notified over 24 hours in advance of an appointment or risk being cited for operating an illegal taxi service.

I bet that's not the case with most ride services.

Even then, the limosine services need to be licensed, etc.

I haven't heard of it being done, but I suppose LE could harass providers' car services with these kinds of things if they want to.

(still not a lawyer)

Let's say a car service advertises to the general public and transports people. On as as needed basis some ladies call or email for car service and the service has no knowledge of the specific services that the ladies provide. The car service receives a fee for the transportation only. There is no contact with the ladies clients and no money is received from the ladies clients. How would this be much different from taking a taxi?

I guess it would be better to fined for being an illegal taxi service ( although the car service could keep a log and list the reservation is 24 hours or greater)

I wonder what the fine for unlicensed limousine service would be?

Your reasoning is solid even though ( or maybe because) you are not a lawyer

Your post is so logical and makes so much sense that I would like a lawyer to try to find the hole in it. It would appear the only way the car service could know is if the driver had used the services of the lady in the past. But even then there would be know way to know what she was going to do on any particular meeting unless she stated her intend on the ride to the location.

It all makes sense. If driver "A" takes a provider to destination "B", waits there then brings her back to "A" that by itself is cool. If he's doing it 5 nights a week, or on any regular basis, he may have a problem.