D.C. Code § 50-2303.08 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2303.08
§ 50-2303.08. Electronic notice.
Status: in_force

The Department of Motor Vehicles may offer customers the option of receiving some or all notices required under this or any other law by email or similar electronic transmission instead of regular mail; provided, that the email address, provided by the customer, shall be considered an address in the Department of Motor Vehicle’s records for the purpose of sending any notices required under this or any other law or regulation.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.05d — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.05d
§ 50-2201.05d. Object falling or flying from vehicle.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who operates or who is in physical control of a vehicle within the District who knows or has reason to believe that an object likely to cause damage has detached from, fallen, or flown from his or her vehicle shall immediately stop and:
  (1) Where another person is injured, call or cause another to call 911 or call or cause another to call for an ambulance or other emergency assistance if necessary, remain on the scene until law enforcement arrives, and provide identifying information to law enforcement and to the injured person;
  (2) Where real or personal property belonging to another is damaged or a domestic animal is injured, provide identifying information to the owner or operator of the property or the owner of the domestic animal or, where the owner or operator of the property or the owner of the domestic animal is not present, provide or cause another to provide identifying information and the location of the event, to law enforcement or 911; or
  (3) Where real or personal property or a wild or domestic animal, as a result of the event, poses a risk to others, call or cause another to call 911 and provide identifying information, the location of the collision, and a description of the nature of the risk posed to others.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of subsection (a) of this section, which the defendant must show by a preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant’s failure to stop or his or her failure to remain on the scene was based on a reasonable belief that his or her personal safety, or the safety of another, was at risk and that he or she called 911, or otherwise notified law enforcement, as soon as it was safe to do so, provided identifying information, provided a description of the event, including the location of the event, and followed the instructions of the 911 operator or a law enforcement officer.
(c) It is not a defense to a violation of this section that the defendant:
  (1) Was intoxicated, impaired in any way, or distracted; or
  (2) Was not at fault for the object falling from or flying from the vehicle.
(d) (1) A person violating any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or incarcerated for not more than 60 days, or both.
  (2) A person violating any provision of subsection (a) of this section when the person has a prior offense under subsection (a) of this section and is being sentenced on the current offense shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.
D.C. Code § 50-2206.14 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.14
§ 50-2206.14. Operating a vehicle while impaired.
Status: in_force

No person shall operate or be in physical control of any vehicle in the District while the person’s ability to operate or be in physical control of a vehicle is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or any drug or any combination thereof.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.57 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.57
§ 50-1301.57. “Motor vehicle liability policy” defined.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-921.89 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.89
§ 50-921.89. Revised revenue allocation for bus service.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The fiscal impact of the general sales tax dedication to the Fare-Free Bus Service Fund, established pursuant to § 50-921.87 , and the general sales tax dedication to the Bus Service Enhancement Fund, established pursuant to § 50-921.88 , shall be offset, in that order, by local fiscal year recurring revenues included in the Chief Financial Officer's December 2022 revenue estimate and, if necessary, the February 2023 revenue estimate, that exceed the local fund revenue incorporated in the Fiscal Year 2023 approved budget and financial plan.
  (2) If the excess revenue included in the December 2022 revenue estimate is not sufficient to fully offset the dedication to the Fare-Free Bus Service Enhancement Fund and the Bus Service Enhancement Fund, the excess revenue shall be set aside first to the Fare-First Bus Service Enhancement Fund until that is fully funded.
(b) In the December 2022 revenue estimate, the Chief Financial Officer shall certify:
  (1) Whether and by what amount local fiscal year revenues included in the revenue estimate exceed the annual revenue estimate for Fiscal Year 2023 through Fiscal Year 2026, as incorporated in the approved budget and financial plan for Fiscal Year 2023;
  (2) Whether such excess revenues are in an amount sufficient to offset the general sales tax dedication identified in subsection (a) of this section; and if not, what amount has been set aside;
  (3) That all such excess revenues have been set aside to ensure the general sales tax dedication identified in subsection (a) of this section is fully offset.
(c) In the February 2023 revenue estimate, the Chief Financial Officer shall certify:
  (1) Whether and by what amount local fiscal year revenues included in the revenue estimate exceed the annual revenue estimate for Fiscal Year 2023 through Fiscal Year 2026, as incorporated in the approved budget and financial plan for Fiscal Year 2023;
  (2) Whether such excess revenues, together with the excess revenues identified pursuant to this subsection in the December 2022 revenue estimate, are in an amount sufficient to offset the general sales tax dedication identified in subsection (a) of this section; and
  (3) That all such excess revenues, together with the excess revenues identified pursuant to this subsection in the December 2022 revenue estimate, have been set aside to ensure the general sales tax dedication identified in subsection (a) of this section is fully offset.
D.C. Code § 50-2206.54 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.54
§ 50-2206.54. Assessment of alcohol or drug abuse and treatment.
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of violating sections § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , § 50-2206.14 , § 50-2206.16 , § 50-2206.31 , or § 50-2206.33 who has prior offense under sections § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , § 50-2206.14 , § 50-2206.16 , § 50-2206.31 , or § 50-2206.33 , shall have his or her alcohol or drug abuse history assessed and a treatment program prescribed as appropriate.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.50 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.50
§ 50-1301.50. Installment payment of judgments — Permitted.
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.
(b) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-610 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 6 / § 50-610
§ 50-610. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or the application of this chapter which can be effected without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.54 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.54
§ 50-1301.54. Certificate of insurance as proof.
Status: in_force

Proof of financial responsibility for the future may be furnished by filing with the Mayor the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in the District of Columbia certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility. Such certificate shall give the effective date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all vehicles covered thereby unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle.
D.C. Code § 50-1507.06 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1507.06
§ 50-1507.06. Fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for a trip permit shall be $50.
(b) (1) Vehicle registration fees for IRP registrants, and all interest earned on those fees, shall be deposited into a designated account entitled the IRP Fund to be used to reimburse IRP member jurisdictions and after such reimbursement to offset the costs of implementing this subchapter.
  (2) Any monies remaining in the IRP fund after the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection have been met shall be deposited into the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
  (3) All funds received but not expended in a fiscal year shall revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-2301.10 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2301.10
§ 50-2301.10. Reports to Department of Public Works and the District Department of Transportation.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the 10th day of each month, the Department shall transmit a report to the Department of Public Works ("DPW") and the District Department of Transportation ("DDOT") with the following information from the previous month:
  (1) The number of answers filed for parking infractions, including:
    (A) The number of "admit" answers, including ticket payments, filed for parking infractions;
    (B) The number of "admit with explanation" answers filed for parking infractions; and
    (C) The number of "deny" answers filed for parking infractions, including:
      (i) The number of determinations of liability of respondents who deny the commission of parking infractions; and
      (ii) The number of dismissals of respondents who deny the commission of parking infractions;
  (2) The most common reasons for the dismissal of respondents who deny the commission of parking infractions;
  (3) The badge numbers of the officers whose notices of infraction most frequently resulted in the dismissal of respondents who deny the commission of parking infractions;
(b) On a quarterly basis, the Department shall transmit a report to DPW and DDOT describing relevant trends in parking infraction adjudication and dismissals of respondents who deny the commission of parking infractions.
D.C. Code § 50-921.15 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.15
§ 50-921.15. Sustainable Transportation Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Sustainable Transportation Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Director of the District Department of Transportation and be used by the District Department of Transportation on approved capital projects for bus-operating enhancements, including:
  (1) Unfunded recommendations in WMATA Bus Line Studies and WMATA Service Evaluations; and
  (2) Other investments determined by the Mayor to enhance bus transit operational efficiency and customer service within the District of Columbia.
(b) Fees collected for the parking of vehicles where meters or devices are installed shall be deposited into the Fund in accordance with § 50-2603(8)(B) .
(c) All funds deposited into the Fund, and any interest earned on those funds, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time, but shall be continually available for the uses and purposes set forth in subsection (a) of this section without regard to fiscal year limitation, subject to authorization by Congress.
D.C. Code § 50-1403.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 14 / § 50-1403.03
§ 50-1403.03. Suspension of minor’s motor vehicle operator’s permit for alcohol violation.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall suspend the motor vehicle operator’s permit of a person under 21 years of age convicted of violating, or adjudicated in violation of § 25-130 . The suspension shall be for the duration required by § 25-130 . A copy of the conviction or adjudication shall be forwarded to the Mayor by the court or the administrative body authorized to adjudicate violations under Chapter 1 of Title 25 .
(b) Any person found guilty of operating a motor vehicle in the District during the period for which the person’s license or privilege is suspended, shall, for each offense, be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both.
D.C. Code § 50-205 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 2 / § 50-205
§ 50-205. Bicycle safety enhancements for  heavy-duty vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall:
  (1) Equip all District-owned, heavy-duty vehicles with the following:
    (A) Blind-spot mirrors;
    (B) Reflective blind-spot warning stickers; and
    (C) Side-underrun guards to prevent bicyclists, other vehicles, or pedestrians from sliding under rear wheels.
  (2) Require that operators of District-owned, heavy-duty vehicles receive bicycle and pedestrian safety training from a curriculum and instructors that are approved by the District Department of Transportation.
(a-1) Effective January 1, 2017, all heavy-duty vehicles registered in the District shall be equipped with the following:
  (1) Blind-spot mirrors or a blind-spot camera system; and
  (2) Reflective blind-spot warning stickers.
(a-2) Effective January 1, 2019, all heavy-duty vehicles registered in the District shall be equipped with side-underrun guards to prevent bicyclists, other vehicles, or pedestrians from sliding under rear wheels.
(b) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this section within 180 days of March 25, 2009.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.04b — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.04b
§ 50-2201.04b. All-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No person shall:
    (A) Operate an all-terrain vehicle or dirt bike on public property, including any public space in the District; or
    (B) Park, stand, or stop an all-terrain vehicle or dirt bike on public property, including any public space in the District.
  (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to a person who is in the process of immediately loading an all-terrain vehicle or dirt bike in or on a vehicle, trailer, or other storage container for the purpose of transporting the all-terrain vehicle or dirt bike to another jurisdiction or to private property in the District.
(b) All-terrain vehicles or dirt bikes shall not be registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(c) A person violating subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section shall upon conviction be fined no more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or incarcerated for no more than 30 days, or both.
(d) In addition to the penalties described in subsection (c) of this section, a person who is convicted of violating subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section shall, upon a second or subsequent conviction for violating subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section, have his or her driver's license, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the District, suspended for one year from the date of conviction; provided, that the period of suspension shall toll during a period of incarceration.
(e) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia, or his or her assistants, shall prosecute violations of this section, in the name of the District of Columbia.
(f) An all-terrain vehicle or dirt bike operated in violation of this section shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to the standards and procedures set forth in Chapter 3 of Title 41 .
D.C. Code § 50-533 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 5A / § 50-533
§ 50-533. Appeals.
Status: in_force

(a) If the insured disputes the validity of a purported cancellation or nonrenewal, the insured may send, within 15 calendar days of receipt of the notice of intent to cancel or not to renew, written notification to the Commissioner of the reasons the insured believes the action by the insurer is invalid. The Commissioner shall, upon receipt, immediately send the insurer a copy of the notification.
(b) Unless the matter referred to in subsection (a) of this section has been settled, the Commissioner shall determine, within 45 calendar days of receipt of the notification of appeal, whether the cancellation or nonrenewal was authorized under the terms of this chapter and shall notify immediately the insured and the insurer in writing of the decision.
(c) (1) If the Commissioner determines that a policy was improperly cancelled or not renewed, the policy in question shall be considered to be in effect and to have been in effect from the date of notification of cancellation or nonrenewal.
  (2) If the Commissioner determines that a policy was properly cancelled or not renewed, the policy in question shall be considered to be cancelled or not renewed as of the cancellation or nonrenewal date given in the notice sent by the insurer pursuant to § 50-532 or as of the date of determination by the Commissioner, whichever is later. The insured shall pay any portion of the required premium or cost to the insurer for the insurance coverage in effect and provided by the insurer for which the insured has not paid.
(d) Decisions of the Commissioner shall be appealable pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 50-704 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 7 / § 50-704
§ 50-704. Commercial vehicle restrictions.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following vehicles are exempt from the purchase requirements contained in this chapter:
  (1) Any vehicle more than 26,000 pounds GVWR;
  (2) Emergency or law enforcement vehicles;
  (3) Nonroad vehicles, including farm and construction vehicles;
  (4) Vehicles in fleets operating in the covered area with fewer than 10 vehicles;
  (5) Vehicles in a covered fleet not capable of being centrally fueled;
  (6) Vehicles which are garaged under normal operations at a personal residence;
  (7) Vehicles leased or rented to the general public;
  (8) New car demonstration vehicles; and
  (9) Vehicles used for product demonstrations and tests.
(b) The fact that one or more vehicles in a fleet is not centrally fueled does not exempt an entire fleet from the purchase requirements contained in this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-1904.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 19 / § 50-1904.01
§ 50-1904.01. Preliminary breath test.
Status: in_force

(a) When a law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person was operating or in physical control of a vehicle within the District while intoxicated or while the person’s ability to operate a vehicle is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or a drug or a combination thereof, the law enforcement officer may, without making an arrest or issuing a violation notice, request that the person submit to a preliminary breath test, to be administered by the law enforcement officer, who shall use a device which the Mayor has approved by rule for that purpose.
(b) Before administering the test, the law enforcement officer shall advise the person to be tested that the preliminary breath test is voluntary and that the results of the test will be used to aid in the law enforcement officer’s decision whether to arrest the person.
(c) The results of the preliminary breath test shall be used by the law enforcement officer to aid in the decision whether to arrest the person, and the results of the test shall not be used as evidence by the District in any prosecutions and shall not be admissible in any judicial proceeding except in any judicial or other proceeding in which the validity of the arrest or the conduct of the law enforcement officer is an issue.
D.C. Code § 50-2561 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25C / § 50-2561
§ 50-2561. RPP exclusion.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1201 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1201
§ 50-1201. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Person” shall include one or more individuals, firms or unincorporated associations, or corporations.
(2) “Director” shall mean the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, including assistants or agents duly designated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(3) “Recorder” shall mean an agent responsible for recording liens, appointed by the Director.
(4) “Certificate” shall mean a certificate of title for a motor vehicle or trailer issued by the Director.
(5) “Owner” shall mean the person to whom such certificate is issued by the Director.
(6) “Lien” shall mean any right or interest in or to, any security interest as defined in § 28:1-201 of the District of Columbia Official Code in, or lien or encumbrance upon any motor vehicle or trailer, or the equipment or accessories affixed or sold to be affixed thereto, in favor of a person other than the owner, except:
  (A) A sale of such motor vehicle or trailer accompanied by delivery of possession and on execution of the assignment on the back of the certificate covering it; or
  (B) Any possessory lien now or hereafter provided by law or any lien acquired in any judicial proceeding.
(7) “Instrument” shall mean any security agreement, as defined in § 28:9-105(l) [see now § 28:9-102(a)(47) ] of the District of Columbia Official Code, creating such lien.
(8) “Lien information” shall mean the amount, kind, date of lien, name and address of holder or secured party as defined in § 28:9-105(m) [see now § 28:9-102(a)(72) ] of the District of Columbia Official Code, and Recorder’s record number, if any.
(9) "Motor vehicle" means all vehicles propelled by internal-combustion engines, electricity, or steam. The term "motor vehicle" shall not include traction engines, road rollers, vehicles propelled only upon rails or tracks, personal mobility devices, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(13) , electric mobility devices, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(6A) , motorized bicycles, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(11A) , or a battery-operated wheelchair when operated by a person with a disability.
D.C. Code § 50-1611 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16 / § 50-1611
§ 50-1611. Bicycle registration.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No person shall be required to register a bicycle in the District of Columbia.
  (2) A person wishing to register a bicycle to permit the Metropolitan Police Department to track or locate the bicycle if it becomes lost or stolen may do so through the National Bike Registry or a District bicycle registry established by the Mayor in accordance with this section.
(b) (1) The Mayor may establish, through rulemaking, another bicycle registry to serve as a supplement to or replacement for the National Bike Registry.
  (2) Any bicycle registry established by the Mayor shall be web-based and easily utilized by any bicycle purchaser or owner, or law enforcement official.
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Metropolitan Police Department shall check the identification number of any bicycle recovered by the Metropolitan Police Department against the National Bike Registry and any other bicycle registry established by the Mayor, and shall notify the registered owner of a recovered bicycle.
  (2) If the Mayor replaces the National Bike Registry with another bicycle registry pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section, the Metropolitan Police Department shall be required to check the identification number of any bicycle recovered by the Metropolitan Police only against the registry established by the Mayor.
(d) As of June 1, 2008, a person regularly engaged in the business of selling bicycles shall inform each purchaser, in writing, how to voluntarily register the purchaser’s bicycle in accordance with this section. For the purposes of this subsection, the term “bicycle” shall exclude tricycles.
(e) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 50-1908 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 19 / § 50-1908
§ 50-1908. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Collision” means an impact between the operator’s watercraft, or anything attached to or transported by the watercraft, and anything else, regardless of whether it is a person, a wild or domestic animal, real property, or personal property.
(2) “Watercraft” means a boat, ship, or other craft used for water transportation, as well as water skis, aquaplane, sailboard, or similar vessel.
D.C. Code § 50-1703.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17 / § 50-1703.01
§ 50-1703.01. Child Passenger Safety Program.
Status: in_force

Any fines in excess of $55 shall be directed to fund the Child Passenger Safety Program which will be used:
(1) To assure that at least one fitting station is located in each ward of the city at the facilities of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (“DCFEMS”), Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) precincts, Department of Motor Vehicle (“DMV”) Inspection Stations or facilities of the Department of Transportation (“DOT”);
(2) That personnel of the DCFEMS, MPD, DMV and DOT receive training on the proper installation of a child restraint system;
(3) To provide offenders with a child passenger safety class administered by DOT; and
(4) To provide children of all ages who are from low income families with child restraint systems free or at a minimal cost.
D.C. Code § 50-504 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 5 / § 50-504
§ 50-504. Disclosure of rights.
Status: in_force

(a) The manufacturer, its agent, or authorized dealer shall provide written notification to the prospective consumer of any motor vehicle to be sold or registered in the District of the rights provided to the consumer by this chapter.
(b) The Mayor shall issue rules and regulations prescribing the form and content of the notification required by this section.
(c) Any agreement entered into by a consumer for the purchase of a motor vehicle which waives, limits, or disclaims the rights set forth in this chapter shall be void. These rights shall inure to a subsequent transferee of the motor vehicle.
D.C. Code § 50-301.27 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.27
§ 50-301.27. Fuel-efficient taxicabs.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 5 years of October 22, 2012, each owner of a licensed taxicab operating in the District shall maintain average vehicle greenhouse gas emissions at a level set by the DFHV in consultation with the District Department of the Environment that will contribute to an overall goal of a 20% reduction in taxicab fleet greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2020. Wheelchair-accessible vehicles are exempt from compliance with greenhouse gas emission standards.
(b) The DFHV shall publicize on its website fuel-efficiency information available from DDOE about vehicles used as public vehicles-for-hire and, upon request, distribute this information at no charge to public vehicle-for-hire operators.
D.C. Code § 50-405.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 4 / § 50-405.01
§ 50-405.01. Commercial motor vehicle operation; additional requirements, violation, adjudication.
Status: in_force

(a) No person while operating a commercial motor vehicle shall:
  (1) Fail to slow down and stop before reaching a railroad crossing to check that railroad tracks are clear of an approaching train;
  (2) Fail to leave sufficient space to drive through a railroad crossing without stopping;
  (3) Fail to obey a traffic control device or the directions of an enforcement official at a railroad crossing;
  (4) Fail to negotiate a railroad crossing because of insufficient undercarriage clearance;
  (5) Violate an out-of-service order, or
  (6) Have an alcohol concentration of 0.04 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.
(b) Any person found in violation of any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined $300 for each offense, but no traffic points shall be assessed.
(c) Violations of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjudicated as moving violations pursuant to Chapter 23 of this title [ § 50-2301.01 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 50-1301.76 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.76
§ 50-1301.76. Jurisdiction of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia as to prosecutions for violations of provisions of chapter.
Status: in_force

All prosecutions for violations of this chapter shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, in the name of the District of Columbia, by the Corporation Counsel or any of his assistants.
D.C. Code § 50-1731.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17A / § 50-1731.01
§ 50-1731.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Distracted Driving Safety Act of 2004”.
D.C. Code § 50-2304.05 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2304.05
§ 50-2304.05. Judicial review.
Status: in_force

Appeals from decisions of the appeals board shall be by application for the allowance of an appeal filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia within 30 days of the decision of the appeals board; provided, that appeals from the suspension or revocation of one’s license or privilege to drive shall continue to be governed by § 2-510 . Except to the extent that this chapter provides otherwise, the manner of and standards for appeals to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall be as set forth in § 2-510 .
D.C. Code § 50-1210 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1210
§ 50-1210. Satisfaction of liens — Possession of certificate.
Status: in_force

The record holder of the 1st unsatisfied lien shown upon the certificate shall be entitled to the possession of the certificate and upon satisfaction of his lien he shall, within 72 hours, place upon the face of the certificate the Recorder’s record number of the lien, or, if no such instrument is on file, a brief description sufficient to identify the lien, and in either case the word “satisfied,” or its equivalent, and his signature, swear to it before a notary public, and forward or deliver the certificate to the holder of the lien next in priority, or, if none, to the owner or to the person designated in writing by the owner. Upon the satisfaction of any lien other than the 1st unsatisfied lien shown on the certificate, the record holder of the lien so satisfied shall, within 72 hours, make similar entries upon the face of the certificate, and it shall be the duty of the person in possession of the certificate, upon demand, to permit such holder to make said entries. Any person in possession of a certificate shall, upon demand of the Recorder, surrender it to the recorder within 72 hours for the purpose of entering the lien or assignment thereon.
D.C. Code § 50-2302.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2302.01
§ 50-2302.01. Applicability.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all violations of statutes, regulations, executive orders or rules relating to the operation of any vehicle in the District, including rules issued pursuant to Chapter 14 of Title 8 , except those violations covered by subchapter III of this chapter or those violations excepted by §§ 50-2302.02 and 50-2302.03 , shall be processed and adjudicated pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. All violations of regulations issued by the Capitol Police Board, pursuant to § 10-503.25(a) , that if committed outside the United States Capitol grounds would be covered by this section shall be processed and adjudicated pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.05 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.05
§ 50-1541.05. Certificate of title required.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the owner of a vessel for which the District is the state of principal use shall deliver to the Harbor Master an application for a certificate of title for the vessel, with the applicable fee, not later than 20 days after the later of:
  (1) The date of a transfer of ownership; or
  (2) The date the District becomes the state of principal use.
(b) An application for a certificate of title is not required for:
  (1) A documented vessel;
  (2) A foreign-documented vessel;
  (3) A barge;
  (4) A vessel before delivery if the vessel is under construction or completed pursuant to contract; or
  (5) A vessel held by a dealer for sale or lease.
(c) The Harbor Master may not issue, transfer, or renew a certificate of number for a vessel issued pursuant to the requirements of 46 U.S.C. § 12301 unless the Harbor Master has created a certificate of title for the vessel, or an application for a certificate of title for the vessel and the applicable fee have been delivered to the Harbor Master.
D.C. Code § 50-1501.02h — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1501.02h
§ 50-1501.02h. Issuance of Washington Capitals motor vehicle identification tags.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall design and make available for issue one or more Washington Capitals motor vehicle identification tags to demonstrate support for the Washington Capitals hockey team and celebrate the Washington Capitals Stanley Cup win in 2018.
(b) (1) A resident ordering a Washington Capitals tag shall pay a one-time application fee and a display fee each year thereafter. The application fee shall be $25 and the display fee shall be $20, or other amounts as may be established by the Mayor by rule.
  (2) The application fee and annual display fee shall be deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-301.08 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.08
§ 50-301.08. Panel on Rates and Rules; quorum; rule and ratemaking requirements.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-714 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 7 / § 50-714
§ 50-714. Operational incentives for clean-fuel fleets.
Status: in_force

(a) Clean-fuel vehicles operated by covered fleet operators shall be exempt from measures which restrict vehicle usage based primarily on temporal considerations, such as time-of-day and day-of-week restrictions and commercial vehicle bans. This exemption does not include access to High-Occupancy Vehicle lanes, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) A fleet vehicle which has been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency as an ILEV, is operated by a covered fleet, and continues to be in compliance with applicable ILEV emission standards shall be exempt from High-Occupancy Vehicle lane restrictions.
(c) The Mayor may issue any regulations the Mayor considers necessary for implementing the exemptions provided for in this section within 45 days after March 14, 1995. The exemptions shall be available to covered fleet vehicles upon the adoption of such regulations.
D.C. Code § 50-2209.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2209.01
§ 50-2209.01. Authorized; violations as moving violations; evidence; definition.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to use an automated traffic enforcement system to detect moving infractions. Violations detected by an automated traffic enforcement system shall constitute moving violations. Proof of an infraction may be evidenced by information obtained through the use of an automated traffic enforcement system. For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “automated traffic enforcement system” means equipment that takes a film or digital camera-based photograph which is linked with a violation detection system that synchronizes the taking of a photograph with the occurrence of a traffic infraction.
(b) Recorded images taken by an automated traffic enforcement system are prima facie evidence of an infraction and may be submitted without authentication.
(c) An individual’s driver’s license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the District shall not be suspended for a violation detected by an automated traffic enforcement system for failure to:
  (1) Timely answer a notice of infraction;
  (2) Appear, without good cause, at a scheduled hearing; or
  (3) Timely pay any civil fine or penalty.
D.C. Code § 50-921.12 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.12
§ 50-921.12. Special purpose revenue funds.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning October 1, 2011, the Mayor shall submit to the Council, on a quarterly basis, a report certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia that details the activities, budget, expenditures, and variances, at the program level, of all programs, activities, and projects undertaken by the District Department of Transportation from all available special purpose revenue funding sources.
(b) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall certify that project expenditures and obligations have not exceeded authorized amounts and that fund revenues are sufficient to ensure that remaining authorized project expenditures will not exceed revenues.
D.C. Code § 50-2510 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25 / § 50-2510
§ 50-2510. Parking System Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a special fund to be known as the Parking System Fund (“Fund”).
(b) The Authority shall administer the Fund.
(c) The monies deposited into the Fund shall not be a part of, nor lapse into, the General Fund of the District.
(d) Monies in the Fund shall derive from the following sources:
  (1) An administrative fee to be determined by the Authority and collected from each parking district which is based upon the administrative expenses associated with the specific parking district;
  (2) A system fee paid by each parking district to the Authority which is based on a percentage of the outstanding debt or a percentage of the total costs of operation or maintenance associated with the specific parking district;
  (3) Proceeds from the sale of bonds issued by the Authority;
  (4) Interest earnings;
  (5) Monies made available by the District or other governmental entities;
  (6) Parking fees collected by the Authority from the parking districts;
  (7) Ad valorem taxes collected on behalf of the Authority; and
  (8) Federal grants, private monies, or other sources of monies for parking facilities.
(e) The Fund shall be used for the following purposes:
  (1) To collect proceeds of operation from each parking district;
  (2) To pay the principal, interest, redemption premiums, costs, fees, and penalties for borrowings of the Authority either when due or in anticipation of a shortfall in revenue in any funding source identified or pledged to any parking district;
  (3) To make inter-fund loans to any 1 or more of the parking districts established pursuant to § 50-2511 ;
  (4) To fund capital projects of the Authority including costs of acquiring property, developing, constructing, renovating, altering, maintaining, improving, repairing, or expanding any public parking facility; and
  (5) To pay the administrative costs of the parking districts.
(f) After the purposes described in subsection (e) of this section have been satisfied, funds may be held in a general purpose account as working capital repair and renovation reserve funds, or retained earnings.
(g) The Fund shall maintain separate accounts for each parking district to account fully for:
  (1) Cash receipts and disbursements;
  (2) Loans to and from other parking districts in the parking system fund;
  (3) Revenue by source of revenue;
  (4) Expenses and expenditures by line item and purpose; and
  (5) Revenue and bond proceeds.
(h) Monies in each separate parking district account shall derive from the following sources:
  (1) Any monies made available by the District or other governmental entity for specific application within a parking district;
  (2) All parking fees collected by the Authority within a parking district;
  (3) Ad valorem taxes collected on behalf of the Authority within a parking district; and
  (4) All proceeds from the sale of bonds issued for public parking facilities within a parking district.
(i) Except as provided in § 50-2511(h) , monies in each separate parking district account shall be used for the following purposes:
  (1) To pay the principal, interest, redemption premiums, and other costs, fees, or penalties associated with debt service on facilities within a parking district;
  (2) To establish and maintain debt service reserve funds;
  (3) To pay the costs associated with the development of, land acquisition for, and construction of capital improvements to existing and future public parking facilities located within a parking district;
  (4) To pay the costs of repairing and renovating public parking facilities within a parking district;
  (5) To pay the costs of administering, operating, and maintaining facilities located within a parking district; and
  (6) To pay the administrative and system fees as determined by the Authority to the Fund.
(j) Annual financial statements for the Fund shall be prepared and submitted to the Mayor and the Council.
D.C. Code § 50-921.10 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.10
§ 50-921.10. District Department of Transportation Operating Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1805 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 18 / § 50-1805
§ 50-1805. Public education regarding chapter.
Status: in_force

For the first 6 months after April 9, 1997, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall educate the public about the requirements and the purpose of the Mandatory Use of Seat Belts Amendment Act of 1996. The efforts to educate the public shall be multi-lingual and in alternative formats.
D.C. Code § 50-1906 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 19 / § 50-1906
§ 50-1906. License revocation or denial order; hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any license, or privilege to drive in the District of Columbia, has been revoked or denied under the provisions of this chapter, the reasons therefor shall be set forth in the order of revocation or denial, as the case may be. Such order shall take effect in 10 days (15 days, if the person is a nonresident) after service of notice on the person whose license or privilege to drive in the District of Columbia is to be revoked or who was denied a license. A hearing on the revocation shall be held if the respondent files a request for a hearing within 10 days (15 days if the person is a nonresident) of service of the notice. Such hearing by the Mayor shall cover the issues of:
  (1) Whether a law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe such person had been operating or was in physical control of a motor vehicle upon the highway while intoxicated or while the person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol or a drug or any combination thereof; and
  (2) Whether such person, having been placed under arrest, refused to submit specimens for chemical testing, after having been informed of the consequences of such refusal.
(b) If, following the hearing provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor shall sustain the order of revocation, the same shall become effective immediately.
D.C. Code § 50-2305.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2305.01
§ 50-2305.01. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the constitutionality or validity or the remainder of this chapter and the applicability of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
D.C. Code § 50-1503.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1503.01
§ 50-1503.01. Motor vehicles of Disabled American Veterans.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to provide for the issuance of a registration certificate and identification tags for a passenger motor vehicle (other than a passenger vehicle for hire) of any individual who is and may be certified as a bona fide member of the Department of the District of Columbia Disabled American Veterans to the Mayor by the Department Commander of the District of Columbia Disabled American Veterans in office at the time of the application for the registration certificate and identification tags, and is a resident of the District of Columbia. Such certificate and tags shall be issued in lieu of those required by § 50-1501.02 .
(b) The identification tags issued under this section shall bear the initials D.A.V. in letters not less than two and three-quarter inches high and in strokes not less than one-quarter inch in width followed by such markings and numerals as the Mayor may require.
(c) At any 1 time no individual may have more than 1 motor vehicle registered under this section. The fee for such certificate and tags shall be set according to the current fee schedule established for passenger motor vehicles as required to be paid under § 50-1501.03(b) .
(d) No registration certificate and identification tags may be issued to any individual under this section unless due proof is submitted that the individual:
  (1) Is a bona fide member of the Department of the District of Columbia Disabled American Veterans of the United States as may be certified to the Mayor through the Department Commander in office at the time of the application for the registration certificate and identification tags; and
  (2) Is and has been for at least 30 days, prior to filing with the Mayor an application for such certificate and tags, a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.20 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.20
§ 50-1541.20. Application for transfer of ownership or termination of security interest without certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 50-1541.18 or § 50-1541.19 , if the Harbor Master receives, unaccompanied by a signed certificate of title, an application for a new certificate of title that includes an indication of a transfer of ownership or a termination statement, the Harbor Master may create a new certificate of title under this section only if:
  (1) All other requirements under §§ 50-1541.06 and 50-1541.07 are met;
  (2) The applicant provides an affidavit stating facts showing the applicant is entitled to a transfer of ownership or termination statement;
  (3) The applicant provides the Harbor Master with satisfactory evidence that notification of the application has been sent to the owner of record and all persons indicated in the files of the Harbor Master as having an interest, including a security interest, in the vessel, at least 45 days have passed since the notification was sent, and the Harbor Master has not received an objection from any of those persons; and
  (4) The applicant submits any other information required by the Harbor Master as evidence of the applicant’s ownership or right to terminate the security interest, and the Harbor Master has no credible information indicating theft, fraud, or an undisclosed or unsatisfied security interest, lien, or other claim to an interest in the vessel.
(b) The Harbor Master may indicate in a certificate of title created under subsection (a) of this section that the certificate of title was created without submission of a signed certificate of title or termination statement. Unless credible information indicating theft, fraud, or an undisclosed or unsatisfied security interest, lien, or other claim to an interest in the vessel is delivered to the Harbor Master not later than one year after creation of the certificate of title, on request in a form and manner required by the Harbor Master, the Harbor Master shall remove the indication from the certificate of title.
(c) Unless the Harbor Master determines that the value of a vessel is less than $5,000, before the Harbor Master creates a certificate of title under subsection (a) of this section, the Harbor Master may require the applicant to post a bond or provide an equivalent source of indemnity or security. The bond, indemnity, or other security may not exceed twice the value of the vessel as determined by the Harbor Master. The bond, indemnity, or other security must be in a form required by the Harbor Master and provide for indemnification of any owner, purchaser, or other claimant for any expense, loss, delay, or damage, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, but not including incidental or consequential damages, resulting from creation or amendment of the certificate of title.
(d) Unless the Harbor Master receives a claim for indemnity not later than one year after creation of a certificate of title under subsection (a) of this section, on request in a form and manner required by the Harbor Master, the Harbor Master shall release any bond, indemnity, or other security.
D.C. Code § 50-2206.56 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.56
§ 50-2206.56. Impounding of vehicle; release of vehicle; liability.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, when a law enforcement officer arrests a person for a violation of § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , or § 50-2206.14 , the law enforcement officer shall cause the motor vehicle which the arrested person operated or controlled to be impounded.
  (2) The law enforcement officer shall not cause the vehicle to be impounded if:
    (A) A registered owner of the vehicle authorizes the law enforcement officer to release the vehicle to a person:
      (i) Who is in the company of the arrested person;
      (ii) Who has in his or her immediate possession a valid permit to operate a motor vehicle; and
      (iii) Whom the law enforcement officer determines to be in physical condition to operate the vehicle without violating § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , or § 50-2206.14 ;
    (B) A registered owner of the vehicle:
      (i) Is present to take custody of the vehicle;
      (ii) Has in his or her immediate possession a valid permit to operate a motor vehicle; and
      (iii) Is determined by the law enforcement officer to be in physical condition to operate the vehicle without violating § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , or § 50-2206.14 ; or
    (C) The arrested person authorizes the law enforcement officer to release the vehicle to a person:
      (i) Who is not in the company of the arrested person;
      (ii) Who has in his or her immediate possession a valid permit to operate a motor vehicle;
      (iii) Whom the law enforcement officer determines to be in physical condition to operate the vehicle without violating § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , or § 50-2206.14 ; and
      (iv) Who shall take possession of the vehicle within a reasonable period of time from a public parking space to be determined by the arresting law enforcement officer.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection or in subsection (c) of this section, an impounded vehicle shall be released:
    (A) At any time to a registered owner of the vehicle, other than the arrested person; or
    (B) 24 hours after the arrest, to the arrested person.
  (2) No vehicle shall be released to a person unless a law enforcement officer determines that the person is in physical condition to operate a motor vehicle without violating § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , or § 50-2206.14 .
  (3) If the law enforcement officer has a reasonable suspicion that the person is not in the physical condition required by paragraph (2) of this subsection, the law enforcement officer may direct that the person submit specimens for chemical testing to determine whether the person is impaired. The results of the tests may not be used as evidence in any criminal proceeding. If the person refuses to submit specimens for chemical tests, the law enforcement officer may determine that the person does not meet the condition of paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(c) Any motor vehicle that is impounded shall be subject to an impoundment charge of $50, which shall be paid before the release of the motor vehicle. Any motor vehicle that remains impounded and unclaimed for more than 72 hours shall be processed and handled as an abandoned vehicle, and shall be subject to any other charges and costs, including storage fees and relocation costs, as provided and assessed by the Mayor.
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection, the District of Columbia and its employees may not be liable for damage to property which results from any act or omission in the implementation of any provisions of this section.
  (2) (A) The District of Columbia and its employees may be liable for injury to persons which results from any act or omission in the implementation of any provisions of this section.
    (B) An employee of the District of Columbia may be liable for injury to persons or damage to property which results from the gross negligence of the employee. The District of Columbia may also be liable for the resulting injury to persons or damage to property if the act or omission of the employee which constitutes gross negligence occurred while the employee was engaged in furthering the governmental interest of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-2453 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24A / § 50-2453
§ 50-2453. Immobilization and impoundment of immobilization-eligible vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Works, Metropolitan Police Department, United States Park Police, or the District of Columbia Department of Transportation is authorized to take the following actions against an immobilization-eligible vehicle:
  (1) Remove the vehicle from public space or private property pursuant to District law or regulation, through towing or other means, and transport the vehicle for impoundment; or
  (2) Immobilize the vehicle using an immobilization device.
(b) A vehicle subject to impoundment pursuant to this section shall be taken to a District government impoundment facility or other facility as shall be determined by the Mayor.
D.C. Code § 50-2203.02 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2203.02
§ 50-2203.02. Negligent homicide included in manslaughter where death due to operation of vehicle.
Status: in_force

The crime of negligent homicide defined in § 50-2203.01 shall be deemed to be included within every crime of manslaughter charged to have been committed in the operation of any vehicle, and in any case where a defendant is charged with manslaughter committed in the operation of any vehicle, if the jury shall find the defendant not guilty of the crime of manslaughter such jury may, in its discretion, render a verdict of guilty of negligent homicide.
D.C. Code § 50-2209.05 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2209.05
§ 50-2209.05. ATE Reporting to Council.
Status: in_force

(a) (a) Beginning January 1, 2021, the District Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall report to the Council on a semi-annual basis the following information:
    (1) The top 15 automated traffic enforcement ("ATE") locations by value of citations generated in the District;
    (2) The breakdown of the jurisdictions where those receiving ATE citations and with outstanding ATE citation debt have their vehicles registered;
    (3) The locations where cameras have been added in the last 6 months and the reasons why those locations were chosen; and
    (4) The amount of ATE citations issued in total and by location.
(b) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1401.01b — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 14 / § 50-1401.01b
§ 50-1401.01b. Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information from motor vehicle records and accident reports.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “Accident report” means any record prepared as a result of a vehicular accident, also known as the Metropolitan Police Department Form PD-10.
  (1A) “Information relating to legal presence” means any information that may reveal whether a person is legally present in the United States, including whether a person’s driver’s license or identification card was issued under § 50-1401.05 , and the documentation provided by an applicant to prove identity, date of birth, and residence in connection with an application for a driver’s license or identification card.
  (2) “Motor vehicle record” means any record that pertains to a motor vehicle operator’s application, permit, motor vehicle title, motor vehicle registration, or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  (3) (A) “Personal information” shall include an individual’s photograph or image, social security number, driver identification number or identification card number, name, address, telephone number, medical or disability information, and emergency contact information.
    (B) The term “personal information” shall not include information relating to vehicular crashes, driving violations, or driver status.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d) and (e) of this section, the Department of Motor Vehicles (“Department”), the Metropolitan Police Department, and any officer, employee, or contractor affiliated with either department, or any other person or entity shall not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available personal information about an individual obtained by the Department or the Metropolitan Police Department in connection with a motor vehicle record or an accident report.
(c) Personal information contained in motor vehicle records or accident reports prohibited from disclosure by subsection (b) of this section may be released to a person upon the showing of sufficient written proof for the following uses:
  (1) To carry out the purposes of Titles I and IV of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, approved October 25, 1992 (106 Stat. 3384; 49 U.S.C. § 30501 et seq. 49 U.S.C. § 33101 et seq.); the Automobile Information Disclosure Act, approved July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 325; 15 U.S.C. § 1231 et seq.), the Clean Air Act, approved December 17, 1963 (77 Stat. 392; 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), and chapters 301, 305, and 321-331 of Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C. § 30101 et seq., 49 U.S.C. § 30501 et seq., 49 U.S.C. § 32101 et seq. through 49 U.S.C. § 33101 et seq.), in connection with matters of:
    (A) Motor vehicles or driver safety and theft;
    (B) Motor vehicle emissions;
    (C) Motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories;
    (D) Performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers; and
    (E) Removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers;
  (2) By any government agency, including any court or law enforcement agency, in carrying out its core functions, or any private person or entity acting on behalf of a federal, state, or local agency in carrying out its core functions;
  (3) In the normal course of business by a legitimate business or its agents, employees, or contractors, but only to verify the accuracy of personal information submitted by the individual to the business or its agents, employees, or contractors;
  (4) For use in connection with an actual or contemplated civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitral proceeding in a court or agency, or before a self-regulatory body for any of the following, except that the use shall not include the solicitation of clients, prohibited by § 22-3225.14 :
    (A) For use by a person involved in the accident and listed on the accident report;
    (B) Service of process by a certified process server, special process server, or other person authorized to serve process in the District;
    (C) For an accident report, an investigation in anticipation of litigation by an attorney representing a person or entity involved in the motor vehicle accident and licensed to practice law in the District or any other United States jurisdiction, or the agent of the attorney;
    (D) For a motor vehicle record, an investigation in anticipation of litigation by an attorney licensed to practice law in the District or any other United States jurisdiction, or the agent of the attorney;
    (E) Execution or enforcement of judgments and orders; and
    (F) Compliance with a court order;
  (5) In research activities and for use in producing statistical reports; so long as the personal information is not published, re-disclosed, or used to contact individuals;
  (6) For use by any insurer or insurance support organization, or by a self-insured entity, or its agents, employees, or contractors, in connection with claims of investigation activities, anti-fraud activities, rating, or underwriting;
  (7) In providing notice to the owners of towed or impounded vehicles;
  (8) For use by a licensed private investigative agency or licensed security service for a purpose permitted under this subsection; provided, that the use shall not include the solicitation of clients, prohibited by § 22-3225.14 . Personal information obtained based on an exempt driver’s record may not be provided to a client who cannot demonstrate a need based on a permitted use under this subsection;
  (9) By an employer or its agent or insurer to obtain or verify information relating to a holder of a commercial driver’s license required under 49 U.S.C. § 31301 et seq.;
  (10) For bulk distribution for surveys, marketing, or solicitations when the department has obtained the express consent of the person to whom such personal information pertains;
  (11) By an organ or tissue donor organization; provided, that the person to whom such information applies has consented in a writing submitted to the Department to be an organ or tissue donor;
  (12) For any use if the requesting person demonstrates that he or she has obtained the written consent of the person who is the subject of the motor vehicle record or accident report. The consent shall remain in effect until it is revoked by the person who is the subject of the motor vehicle record or accident report; and
  (13) For use in connection with the operation of private toll transportation facilities.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, without the express consent of the person to whom such information applies, the following information contained in motor vehicle records or accident reports may be released only as specified in this subsection:
  (1) Social security numbers may be released only as provided in subsections (c)(2) or (c)(9) of this section;
  (2) An individual’s photograph or image may be released only as provided in subsection (c)(2) of this section;
  (3) Medical disability information may be released only as provided in subsections (c)(2) or (c)(9) of this section;
  (4) Emergency contact information may be released only to law enforcement agencies for the purposes of contacting individuals listed in the event of an emergency; and
  (5) Information relating to legal presence shall not be disclosed to any person, and shall not be disclosed to any federal, state, or local governmental entity except as necessary to comply with a legally issued warrant or subpoena.
(e) (1) Personal information prohibited from disclosure by subsection (b) of this section may be disclosed by the Department to a firm, corporation, or similar business entity whose primary business interest is to resell or re-disclose the personal information to persons who are authorized to receive such information. Before the Department’s disclosure of personal information, such firm, corporation, or similar business entity must first enter into a contract with the Department regarding the care, custody, and control of the personal information to ensure compliance with the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994, approved September 13, 1994 (108 Stat. 2099; 18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq.), and applicable District laws.
  (2) An authorized recipient of personal information contained in a motor vehicle record, except a recipient under subsection (c)(10) of this section, may contract with the Department to resell or re-disclose the information for any use permitted under this section. Authorized recipients of personal information under subsection (c)(10) of this section may resell or re-disclose personal information only in accordance with subsection (c)(10) of this section.
  (3) An authorized recipient who resells or re-discloses personal information shall maintain, for a period of 5 years, records identifying each person or entity that receives the personal information and the permitted purpose for which it will be used. The records shall be made available for inspection upon request by the Department.
  (4) The Department and the Metropolitan Police Department may require documentation to support a request for personal information, and either department shall have the sole discretion to determine whether the documentation provided is sufficient to support the request.
  (f) The Department and the Metropolitan Police Department may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section. Rules adopted by either department may provide for the payment of applicable fees. In addition, the rules may require an individual requesting the disclosure of personal information pursuant to this subsection to provide proof of identity and, to the extent required, provide assurance that the use will be only as authorized or that the consent of the person who is the subject of the personal information has been obtained. These conditions may include the making and filing of a written application in a form and containing information and certification requirements required by either department.
  (g) Failure to comply with the restrictions set forth in this section may subject the violator to penalties and civil action as set forth in the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994, approved September 13, 1994 (108 Stat. 2099; 18 U.S.C. §§ 2721, 2723, 2724).
D.C. Code § 50-1301.26 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.26
§ 50-1301.26. Termination of security requirement.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2303.04 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2303.04
§ 50-2303.04. Civil liability.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The operator of a vehicle shall be primarily liable for the civil penalties imposed pursuant to this subchapter. The owner or lessee of the vehicle, even if not the operator thereof, shall also be liable, unless the owner or lessee can show that the vehicle was used without the owner’s or lessee’s express or implied permission.
  (2) An owner or lessee who pays a civil fine or penalties pursuant to this subchapter shall have the right to seek recovery of the amount of the fines and penalties from the operator and shall have a cause of action against the operator of the vehicle for those amounts.
(b) Where a lessor of a vehicle has paid a fine or penalty for which the lessor is liable and the Department thereafter collects from the person to whom the vehicle was rented or leased the amount of the scheduled fine and penalties, or any portion thereof, the lessor shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Department of the amount of the fines and penalties paid by the lessee, less the Department’s cost of collection.
(c) Where a lessor of a vehicle is liable for an infraction, the lessor’s answers to the notice of the infraction mailed to the lessor shall be consistent with § 50-2302.05 . The lessor’s failure to answer the notice of infraction within 30 days after mailing shall result in the imposition of monetary penalties established by § 50-2302.05 , in addition to the potential civil fine for the infraction. If the lessor fails to answer the notice of infraction within 60 days, the lessor shall be deemed liable for the violation and the civil fine shall also be imposed.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.61 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.61
§ 50-1301.61. Surety bond — Lien against scheduled real estate.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2421.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24 / § 50-2421.01
§ 50-2421.01. Short title.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-381 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-381
§ 50-381. Metered taxicabs in the District of Columbia.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and not later than 1 year after October 16, 2006, the  District of Columbia shall require all taxicabs licensed in the District of Columbia to charge fares by a metered system; provided that a company that uses digital dispatch for taxicabs may charge fares pursuant to § 50-301.31(b)(1) .
(b) District of Columbia opt out. — The Mayor of the District of Columbia may exempt the District of Columbia from the requirement  under subsection (a) of this section by issuing an executive order that specifically states that the District of Columbia opts out  of the requirement to implement a metered fare system for taxicabs.
D.C. Code § 50-2610 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / § 50-2610
§ 50-2610. Rulemaking; Council review for 18 DCMR § 2407.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to make fee increases and to promulgate rules necessary to implement section 2407 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 2407), entitled Temporary and Emergency Parking Restrictions.
(b) Any proposed fee increases, rules, or regulations shall be submitted by the Mayor to the Council in a proposed resolution for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed resolution within this 45-day period, the proposed resolution shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 50-601 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 6 / § 50-601
§ 50-601. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
(1) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or his designated agent.
(2) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(3) “Finance charge” means finance charge as defined under the provisions of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.) and the regulations and interpretations thereunder.
(4) “Governmental charges” means the excise tax, personal property tax, inspection fee, registration fee, recording fee, and such other fees charged by any government, or otherwise authorized by law, incident to the transfer of title to a motor vehicle as the District of Columbia Council may by regulation include within such term.
(5) “Instrument of security” means any promissory note, retail installment contract, or other written promise to pay the unpaid balance of the total amount to be paid by a retail buyer of a motor vehicle.
(6) "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, mobile home, motorcycle, truck, truck tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or bus. The term "motor vehicle" shall not include any boat trailer, any vehicle propelled or drawn exclusively by muscular power, any vehicle designed to run only on rails or tracks, a personal mobility device, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(13) , electric mobility devices, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(6A) , motorized bicycles, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(11A) , or a battery-operated wheelchair when operated by a person with a disability.
(7) “Person” means an individual, firm, partnership, joint-stock company, corporation, association, incorporated society, statutory or common law trust, estate, executor, administrator, receiver, trustee, conservator, liquidator, committee, assignee, officer, employee, principal, or agent.
(8) “Principal balance” means the cash sale price of a motor vehicle, including accessories and equipment, plus the amounts, if any, included in the retail installment contract, if separate identified charges are stated therein, for insurance and governmental charges, less the amount of the purchaser’s downpayment, if any, in money or goods or both.
(9) “Retail installment contract” means a contract entered into in the District or entered into by a seller licensed or required to be licensed by the District evidencing a retail installment transaction pursuant to which the title to or a lien on, or security or a security interest in, the motor vehicle, which is the subject matter of the transaction, is retained or taken to secure, in whole or in part, the retail buyer’s obligations. The term includes a security agreement, chattel mortgage, conditional sale contract and a contract in the form of a bailment or a lease if the bailee or lessee contracts to pay as compensation for use a sum substantially equivalent to or in excess of the value of the motor vehicle sold and it is agreed that the bailee or lessee is bound to become, or, for no further or a merely nominal consideration, has the option of becoming, the owner of the motor vehicle upon full compliance with the terms of the bailment or lease.
(10) “Retail installment transaction” means any transaction in which a retail buyer purchases a motor vehicle for a price in excess of the cash sale price and agrees to pay part or all of such price in one or more deferred installments.
(11) “Security interest” and “secured party” have the same meanings as those given to the terms in §§ 28:1-201 and 28:9-105(m) [see now §§ 28:1-201(37) and 28:9-102(a)(72) ].
D.C. Code § 50-1401.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 14 / § 50-1401.01
§ 50-1401.01. Fee; examination; age requirements; lost permits; provisions for armed forces personnel; contents; operation without permit prohibited; restrictions for minors.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Mayor is authorized to issue a new or renewed motor vehicle operator’s permit, valid for a period not to exceed 8 years plus any time period prior to the expiration date of a previous license not to exceed 2 months, to any individual 17 years of age or older, subject to the following conditions and any other conditions the Mayor may prescribe to protect the public:
    (A) The applicant shall pay an application fee of $30, which may be increased by the Mayor to compensate the District for processing and evaluating the application and issuing the permit. Alternatively, the Mayor is authorized to prorate existing fees to correspond to the duration of the license issued.
    (A-i) (i) Effective October 1, 2015,  an applicant for an operator’s permit shall pay an application fee of $47, which the Mayor may increase or decrease to compensate the District for processing and evaluating the application and issuing the permit. The Mayor may prorate the fee to correspond to the duration of the license issued.
      (ii) Repealed.
      (iii) Repealed.
    (A-ii) (i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A-i) of this paragraph, the fee described in subparagraph (A-i) of this paragraph shall be waived for:
        (I) An individual released from the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP"), for one year after the individual is released from the custody of the BOP; and
        (II) An individual in the custody of the BOP at a halfway house in the District.
      (ii) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subparagraph.
    (B) The applicant shall demonstrate that he or she is mentally, morally, and physically qualified to operate a motor vehicle in a manner not to jeopardize the safety of individuals or property. The Mayor shall determine whether an applicant is qualified through:
      (i) An examination of the applicant’s knowledge of the traffic regulations and regulations for safely sharing roadways with pedestrians and bicyclists in the District;
      (ii) A practical demonstration, or evidence acceptable to the Mayor of the applicant’s ability to operate a motor vehicle within any portion of the District, except that upon renewal of an operator’s permit or upon the application of an individual who meets the criteria set forth in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the examination and demonstration may be waived in the discretion of the Mayor; and
      (iii) Any other criteria as the Mayor may establish.
    (B-i) Not Funded.
    (C) An applicant under the age of 21, shall meet the following additional qualifications in addition to the qualifications in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph:
      (i) The applicant shall be the holder of a valid provisional permit issued at least 6 months prior to the application in accordance with paragraph (2A) of this subsection;
      (ii) The applicant shall not have admitted to, been liable for, or convicted of an offense for which points may be assessed during the 12 consecutive month period immediately preceding the application; and
      (iii) The applicant shall have received 10 hours of nighttime driving experience, as certified by the holder of a valid motor vehicle operator’s permit from any jurisdiction, who is 21 years of age or older and has accompanied the applicant while the applicant was operating the motor vehicle.
    (D) No permittee under the age of 18 shall:
      (i) Operate a motor vehicle occupied by more than 2 passengers under the age of 21, except that this restriction shall not apply to a passenger who is a sibling of the permittee;
      (ii) Operate a motor vehicle in which the permittee or any passenger fails to wear a seat belt; or
      (iii) Operate a motor vehicle between 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday until 6:00 a.m. on the following day during any month except July or August, and from 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. during July and August and on any Saturday or Sunday the rest of the year, unless driving to or from employment, a school-sponsored activity, religious or an athletic event or related training session in which the permittee is a participant, sponsored by the District of Columbia, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor, or unless accompanied by the holder of a valid motor vehicle operator’s permit who is 21 years of age or older and who is occupying a seat beside the permittee; or
      (iv) Operate a motor vehicle other than a passenger vehicle or motorized bicycle used solely for the purposes of pleasure and not for compensation.
  (2) The Mayor is authorized to issue a new learner's permit valid for 2 years to any individual 16 years of age or older subject to the following conditions and any other conditions the Mayor may prescribe to protect the public:
    (A) (i) The applicant shall pay an application fee of $15, which may be increased by the Mayor for the costs of processing and evaluating the application and issuing the permit.
      (ii) Repealed.
      (iii) Repealed.
    (A-i) (i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the fee described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be waived for:
        (I) An individual released from the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP"), for one year after the individual is released from the custody of the BOP; and
        (II) An individual in the custody of the BOP at a halfway house in the District.
      (ii) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subparagraph.
    (B) The applicant shall have successfully passed all parts of the examination other than the driving demonstration test;
    (C) No holder of a learner’s permit shall:
      (i) Operate a motor vehicle except for a passenger vehicle used solely for pleasure;
      (ii) Operate a motor vehicle for compensation;
      (iii) Operate a motor vehicle unless while under the instruction of and accompanied by the holder of a valid motor vehicle operator’s permit who is 21 years of age or older, occupying a seat beside the permittee, and wearing a seat belt; and
      (iv) Operate a motor vehicle except during the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.; and
    (D) An individual whose learner's permit has expired pursuant to this paragraph may apply for a new learner's permit; provided, that the individual shall again comply with the requirements set forth in this paragraph.
  (2A) The Mayor is authorized to issue a new or renewed provisional motor vehicle operator’s permit, valid for a period not to exceed 1-year, to any individual 16 and 1/2 years of age or older subject to the following conditions and any other conditions the Mayor may prescribe to protect the public:
    (A) (i) The applicant shall pay an application fee of $15, which may be increased by the Mayor for the costs of processing and evaluating the application and issuing the permit;
      (ii) Repealed.
      (iii) Repealed.
    (A-i) (i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the fee described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be waived for:
        (I) An individual released from the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP"), for one year after the individual is released from the custody of the BOP; and
        (II) An individual in the custody of the BOP at a halfway house in the District.
      (ii) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subparagraph.
    (B) The applicant shall satisfy the qualification requirements set forth in subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section and:
      (i) Shall be the holder of a valid learner’s permit issued at least 6 months prior to the application for a provisional permit;
      (ii) Shall not have admitted to, been found liable for, or been convicted of an offense for which points may be assessed in the last 6 months; and
      (iii) Shall have received 40 hours of driving experience as certified by the holder of a valid motor vehicle operator’s permit from any jurisdiction, who is 21 years of age or older and who has accompanied the applicant while the applicant was operating the motor vehicle.
    (C) No holder of a provisional permit shall:
      (i) Operate a motor vehicle occupied by any passengers other than one holder of a valid motor vehicle operator’s permit who is 21 years of age or older, occupying the seat beside the permittee, and wearing a seat belt, and any other passenger who is a sibling or parent of the permittee; or
      (ii) Operate a motor vehicle between 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday until 6:00 a.m. on the following day during any month except July or August, and from 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. during July and August and on any Saturday or Sunday the rest of the year, unless driving to or from employment, a school-sponsored activity, religious or an athletic event or related training session in which the permittee is a participant, sponsored by the District of Columbia, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor, or unless accompanied by the holder of a valid motor vehicle operator’s permit who is 21 years of age or older, wearing a seat belt, and occupying a seat beside the permittee.
  (2B) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (a)(1)(C), (a)(2)(B), and (a)(2A) of this section, a person under the age of 21 who holds a valid motor vehicle permit from another jurisdiction shall be eligible for a comparable District of Columbia driver’s permit, provided that the permittee’s operation of a motor vehicle shall be subject to the applicable restrictions set forth in subsection (a)(1)(D), (a)(2)(C), or (a)(2A)(C) of this section.
  (2C) Penalties:
    (A) Any violation of the permit restrictions set forth [in] subsection (a)(1)(D), (a)(2)(C), or (a)(2A)(C) of this section, in addition to any other penalties that may be imposed by law, shall result in the suspension of the permits issued pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(C), (a)(2), or (a)(2A) and the addition of a period of time equal to the period of permit suspension to the requirements set forth in (a)(1)(C)(i) and (a)(2A)(B)(i) as follows:
      (i) The first offense shall result in a suspension of 30 days;
      (ii) The second offense shall result in suspension of 60 days; and
      (iii) The third and subsequent offenses shall result in a suspension of 90 days.
    (B) The Mayor shall notify, in writing, the parent or legal guardian of a permittee who is under 18 years of age and who violates subsection (a)(1)(D), (a)(2)(C), or (a)(2A)(C);
  (2D) Operator’s permits subject to the provisions of this subchapter, including a learner’s permit, provisional permit and operator’s permit, shall be visually distinguishable pursuant to rules promulgated by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  (3) Any pupil 15 years of age or over enrolled in a high school or junior high school driver education and training course approved by the Mayor or his designated agent may, without obtaining either an operator’s or a learner’s permit, operate a dual control motor vehicle between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., where the pupil is under instruction and accompanied by a licensed motor vehicle driving instructor; provided, that such instructor shall at all times while he is engaged in such instruction have on his person a certificate from the principal or other person in charge of such school, stating that such instructor is officially designated to instruct pupils enrolled in such course, and whenever demand is made by a police officer such instructor shall display to him such certificate.
  (3A) Notwithstanding the passenger restrictions set forth in subsection (a)(1)(D), (a)(C)(iii), and (a)(2A)(C)(iii) of this subsection, a permittee who is enrolled in a driver education course may operate a motor vehicle containing a greater number of passengers while the permittee is under the instruction of and accompanied by a licensed motor vehicle driving instructor provided that the other passengers are also receiving driving instruction.
  (4) In the event an operator’s permit, learner’s permit, or a provisional permit issued under the authority of this section is lost or destroyed, or requires replacement for any reason, other than through error or other act of the Mayor, not caused by the person to whom such permit was issued, such person may obtain a duplicate or replacement operator’s permit upon payment of a fee of $20, or such person may obtain a duplicate or replacement learner’s permit, or replacement provisional permit upon payment of a fee of $20.
  (5) Enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard shall be issued, without charge, a permit to operate government-owned vehicles, while engaged in official business, upon the presentation of a certificate from their commanding officers to the effect that they are assigned to operate a government vehicle and are qualified to drive, and upon proving to the satisfaction of the Director of the Department of Transportation that they are familiar with the traffic regulations of the District of Columbia.
  (5A) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, any eligible United States citizen or resident who is at least 18 years of age but no more than 26 years of age shall be registered with the Selective Service System, in compliance with the requirements of 50 U.S.C. App. § 453, when applying for an operator’s permit or identification card pursuant to the laws of the District.
    (B) The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles (“Department”) shall forward, in an electronic format, the personal information required of the applicant identified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph to the Selective Service System for registration. The Department shall notify the applicant on the application for an operator’s permit or an identification card that submitting the application serves as consent to register with the Selective Service System, in compliance with federal law.
    (C) The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall make available a form, separate from the application, which shall indicate that the applicant has chosen not to use the operator’s permit or identification card application as a means of registering with the Selective Service System (“waiver form”). The waiver form shall state the effects of failure to register and the programs that condition eligibility upon registration with the Selective Service System. Applicants shall be informed that the waiver form is available upon request. The waiver form shall also state the civil and criminal penalties for failure to register for Selective Service. Failure to submit the waiver form is form shall be deemed affirmative proof that the applicant authorizes the Director of the Department to forward to the Selective Service System the information necessary to complete registration on behalf of the applicant. The waiver form, after completion, shall be added to the applicants file.
    (D) This form shall comply with the requirements of subchapter II of Chapter 31 of Title 2 [ § 2-1931 et seq.] including being printed in each required language under § 2-1933 .
    (E) An applicant’s submission of the waiver form specified in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph shall not be treated as grounds for denial of an application for an operator’s permit or an identification card.
    (F) The Director of the Department shall not forward to the Selective Service System the personal information of an individual who completes and submits the waiver form described in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
  (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the Mayor or his designated agent may, upon compliance with such regulations as the Mayor may prescribe, extend for a period not in excess of 6 years the validity of the operator’s permit of any person who is a resident of the District and who is on active duty outside the District in the armed forces or the Merchant Marine of the United States and who was at the time of leaving the District the holder of a valid operator’s permit.
(a-1) (1) The Mayor and the Board of Elections and Ethics shall jointly develop an application form and a change of name and address form by January 1, 1989, which shall allow an applicant wishing to register to vote to do so by the use of a single form containing the necessary information for voter registration and the information required for the issuance, renewal, or correction of the applicant’s driver’s permit or identification card.
  (2) Commencing not later than May 1, 1989, the Mayor shall provide each qualified elector who applies for the issuance, renewal, or correction of any type of driver’s permit or for an identification card an opportunity to complete an application to register to vote by use of a single form containing the necessary required information for the issuance, renewal, or correction of the driver’s permit or identification card.
  (3) The Mayor shall forward all new applications to the Board of Elections and Ethics within 10 days of receipt.
  (4) Applications received from the Mayor shall be considered received by the Board of Elections and Ethics as of the date the application was made.
(a-2) Repealed.
(b) (1) Each operator’s permit shall state the name and address, and bear the signature of the permittee, together with any additional information that the Mayor may by regulation prescribe. Pursuant to section 205(c)(2)(C)(vi) of the Social Security Act, approved August 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 624, 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2)(C)(vi)), the Mayor shall use a randomly generated number as the identification number on any new or renewed license.
  (2) The Mayor shall require an applicant for an operator’s permit to provide a social security number, if such a number was issued to the applicant, or, if required by the Mayor, proof that the applicant is not eligible for a social security number, for the purposes of administering and enforcing the laws of the District of Columbia. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the social security number or other tax identification number shall not be a matter of public record. The social security number shall be kept on file with the issuing agency and the applicant shall be so advised. This paragraph shall not apply to an applicant eligible for a limited purpose driver’s license or permit pursuant to § 50-1401.05 .
  (3) An applicant for an operator’s permit who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable may submit to the Department of Motor Vehicles, along with any other documentation required by this chapter, a DD Form 214, a WD AGO form, or a DD256 form certifying the applicant’s veteran status. Upon receipt of this documentation, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall display the word “veteran” in capital letters on the applicant’s operator’s permit.
(c) Any individual to whom a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle has been issued shall have the license or permit in his or her immediate possession at all times while operating a motor vehicle in the District of Columbia and shall exhibit the license or permit to any police officer upon demand. Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50.
(d) No individual shall operate a motor vehicle in the District, except as provided in § 50-1401.02 , without first having obtained an operator’s permit, learner’s permit, provisional permit, or a motorcycle endorsement if operating a motorcycle, issued under the provisions of this subchapter and Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. Except as provided in subsection (d-1) of this section, any individual violating any provision of this subsection shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or shall be imprisoned not more than 90 days.
(d-1) Any individual who operates a motor vehicle with a District of Columbia permit expired for not more than 90 days shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than $100 pursuant to §§ 50-2301.04(b) and 50-2301.05 , and shall not be subject to the criminal penalties contained in subsection (d) of this section.
(e) Nothing in this subchapter shall relieve any individual from compliance with § 47-2829(e) .
(f) For purposes of this section and §§ 50-1401.02 and 50-1403.01 , the term “motor vehicle” means a vehicle propelled by an internal-combustion engine, electricity, or steam. The term “motor vehicle” shall not include a traction engine, road roller, vehicle propelled only upon rails or tracks, personal assistive mobility device, as defined by § 50-2201.02(12) , a battery-operated wheelchair when operated by a person with a disability, or a motorized bicycle.
(g) [Expired].
(h) (1) The Department shall not require an applicant to complete a course of driver instruction before the issuance of a license or permit under this section, § 50-1401.03 , or § 50-1401.05 , unless the required course of driver's instruction is available without charge to all:
    (A) Public school students and public charter school students; and
    (B) Low-income applicants.
  (2) At least 90 days before requiring a course of driver instruction pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement paragraph (1) of this subsection. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules by resolution within the 45-day period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
(i) The Department shall allow applicants for a license, permit, or identification card issued pursuant to this section, § 50-1401.03 , or § 50-1401.05 to designate their gender as nonbinary.
(j) (1) In any circumstance in which a license, permit, or identification card issued pursuant to this chapter is required, an individual may present an electronic image of such license, permit, or identification card issued pursuant to this chapter in a manner approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  (2) This subsection shall not apply where a physical license, permit, or identification card is required by federal law, rules, regulations, or policies.
  (3) (A) The presentation of a license, permit or identification card on a cellular telephone or other portable electronic device shall not constitute consent for a law enforcement officer to access any other content on the cellular telephone or other portable electronic device.
    (B) A law enforcement officer presented with an electronic image of a license, permit, or identification card on a cellular telephone or other portable electronic device shall be immune from liability for damage to or loss of the cellular telephone or other portable electronic device; except, that no immunity shall extend to recklessness or intentional misconduct.
  (4) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "electronic image" means an electronic representation of a physical license, permit, or identification card issued pursuant to this chapter .
D.C. Code § 50-2421.15 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24 / § 50-2421.15
§ 50-2421.15. Applicability.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.05c — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.05c
§ 50-2201.05c. Leaving after colliding.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who operates or who is in physical control of a vehicle within the District who knows or has reason to believe that his or her vehicle has been in a collision shall immediately stop and:
  (1) Where another person is injured, call or cause another to call 911 or call or cause another to call for an ambulance or other emergency assistance if necessary, remain on the scene until law enforcement arrives, and provide identifying information to law enforcement and to the injured person;
  (2) Where real or personal property belonging to another is damaged or a domestic animal is injured, provide identifying information to the owner or operator of the property or the owner of the domestic animal or, where the owner or operator of the property or the owner of the domestic animal is not present, provide or cause another to provide identifying information and the location of the collision, to law enforcement or 911; or
  (3) Where real or personal property or a wild or domestic animal, as a result of the collision, poses a risk to others, call or cause another to call 911 and provide identifying information, the location of the collision, and a description of the nature of the risk posed to others.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of subsection (a) of this section, which the defendant must show by a preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant’s failure to stop or his or her failure to remain on the scene was based on a reasonable belief that his or her personal safety, or the safety of another, was at risk and that he or she called 911, or otherwise notified law enforcement, as soon as it was safe to do so, provided identifying information, provided a description of the collision, including the location of the collision or event, and followed the instructions of the 911 operator or a law enforcement officer.
(c) It is not a defense to a violation of this section that the defendant:
  (1) Was intoxicated, impaired in any way, or distracted; or
  (2) Was not at fault for the collision.
(d) (1) (A) A person violating subsection (a)(1) of this section shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or incarcerated for not more than 180 days, or both.
    (B) A person violating subsection (a)(1) of this section when the person has a prior offense under subsection (a)(1) of this section and is being sentenced on the current offense shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
  (2) (A) A person violating subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or incarcerated for not more than 30 days, or both.
    (B) A person violating subsection (a)(2) or (3) of this section when the person has a prior offense under subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section and is being sentenced on the current offense shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.
D.C. Code § 50-921.21 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.21
§ 50-921.21. Congestion management studies.
Status: in_force

(a) No later than September 30, 2016, the Department shall make publicly available a congestion management study that includes at a minimum:
  (1) An assessment of the current state of congestion in the District;
  (2) A collection of data, using objective criteria, that demonstrates the average commute times for District residents based on each of the following modes of transportation:
    (A) Walking;
    (B) Bicycling;
    (C) By bus; and
    (D) By driving a personal car;
  (3) Recommendations for remedying existing congestion problems in the District; and
  (4) One-year, 3-year, and 5-year plans for implementing the recommendations required by paragraph (3) of this section [subsection].
(b) By July 1, 2020, the District Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, other District agencies, or organizations such as DC Sustainable Transportation, as needed, shall make publicly available a study that evaluates and makes recommendations regarding the potential benefits of congestion pricing on the District, including:
  (1) An analysis of the effect of intra-district tolls;
  (2) An analysis of the effect of tolls for vehicles entering the District via the District's bridges;
  (3) An analysis of the effect of different pricing strategies;
  (4) An analysis of how different pricing strategies would be compatible with the introduction of autonomous vehicles;
  (5) An analysis of the effect on demographic, geographical, and income-level equity, as well as the effect on District residents and non-residents;
  (6) An analysis of the potential to raise revenue; and
  (7) An analysis of the potential benefits of regional collaboration.
(c) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.33 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.33
§ 50-2201.33. Emergency speed-limit changes.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2633 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / § 50-2633
§ 50-2633. Parking meters.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1401.01c — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 14 / § 50-1401.01c
§ 50-1401.01c. Electronic transmission of voter registration information.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning October 1, 2017, the Department of Motor Vehicles ("Department") shall electronically transmit to the District of Columbia Board of Elections the voter registration information of each applicant who did not decline to register to vote and stated that he or she is a citizen of the United States no later than 5 days after the date of its acceptance by the DMV.
(b) The electronic information submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall contain the applicant's:
  (1) Legal name;
  (2) Date of birth;
  (3) Residence;
  (4) Mailing address;
  (5) Previous voter registration address;
  (6) DMV-issued identification number or social security number;
  (7) Party affiliation;
  (8) Response as to whether the applicant would like information on serving as a poll worker in the next election;
  (9) Citizenship information; and
  (10) Electronic signature.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.80 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.80
§ 50-1301.80. Appropriations authorized.
Status: in_force

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-921.90 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.90
§ 50-921.90. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq. ), shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 50-921.18 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.18
§ 50-921.18. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) The rules may establish fees as may be necessary or useful for implementation of the subchapter, including permit application fees, fees for the use of public space, and fees for services provided by DDOT or rights or privileges granted by DDOT.
D.C. Code § 50-383.02 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-383.02
§ 50-383.02. Duties of the task force. [Expired.].
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 50-2608 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / § 50-2608
§ 50-2608. Appropriations; employment of director; salaries of members of agency.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall include in his annual budget such amounts as may be required from the highway fund established in § 47-2301 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.19 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.19
§ 50-1301.19. Automobile liability policy or bond; requirements.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-602 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 6 / § 50-602
§ 50-602. Maximum finance charges; computation; proportionate adjustments; investigation of economic conditions to determine finance charges; regulations; classification of parties; waiver.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any instrument of security, refinancing contract, or other instrument to the contrary, made or entered into on or after March 5, 1981, no person shall charge, contract for, receive, or collect a finance charge if such charge exceeds the larger of $25 or an amount determined under the following schedule:
Class 1. Any new domestic motor vehicle designated by the manufacturer by a year model not earlier than the year in which the sale is made and any new foreign motor vehicle — 21.5% annual percentage rate.
Class 2. Any new domestic motor vehicle not in class 1 and any used domestic motor vehicle designated by the manufacturer by a year model of the same or not more than 2 years prior to the year in which the sale is made and any used foreign motor vehicle not more than 2 years old — 23.5% annual percentage rate.
Class 3. Any used motor vehicle not in class 2, and, if a domestic motor vehicle, designated by the manufacturer by a year model not more than 4 years prior to the year in which the sale is made, and, if a foreign motor vehicle, not more than 4 years old — 27% annual percentage rate.
Class 4. Any used motor vehicle not in class 2 or class 3 — 28.33% annual percentage rate.
(b) The finance charge authorized by the preceding subsection shall be computed on the principal balance payable for a motor vehicle from the date of the instrument or contract until the maturity of the final installment, notwithstanding that the balance thereof is required to be paid in installments.
(c) For a period less or greater than 12 months or for amounts less or greater than $100, the amount of the maximum charge set forth in the foregoing schedule shall be decreased or increased proportionately.
(d) The Mayor shall from time to time investigate the economic conditions and other factors relating to and affecting finance charges, and shall ascertain all pertinent facts necessary to determine what maximum charges should be permitted in such transactions. Upon the basis of such ascertained facts, the Council of the District of Columbia, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding subsections, shall from time to time by regulation or order determine and fix the maximum finance charges sufficiently high to result in a fair return on investment to persons engaged in the business of financing retail installment transactions, but not so high as to constitute an unreasonable economic burden on the purchasers of motor vehicles under retail installment contracts. The Council may from time to time, upon the basis of changed conditions or facts, redetermine and refix any such maximum finance charge, but, before determining or redetermining any such maximum charge, the Council shall give reasonable notice of its intention to consider doing so, and provide a reasonable opportunity to persons desiring to be heard with respect to any such proposed determination or redetermination. Notice of the action proposed by the Council shall be published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in 1 or more of the daily newspapers published in the District. Any such changed maximum finance charge shall not affect any pre-existing instrument of security lawfully entered into between the seller and the purchaser of any motor vehicle.
(e) (1) The Council is hereby authorized to make, and the Mayor is authorized to enforce, such regulations as the Council in its discretion deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section and to prevent unconscionable practices in connection with retail installment transactions, including, without limitation, provisions:
    (A) Governing the form and substance of instruments of security;
    (B) Requiring that installment payments under instruments of security be made in substantially equal amounts and at regular intervals except:
      (i) That the interval for the 1st installment payment may be longer than the other intervals;
      (ii) That the final installment payment may be less in amount than the preceding installment payments;
      (iii) That where a buyer’s livelihood is dependent upon seasonal or intermittent income, 1 or more installment payments in the schedule of payments included in any such instrument of security may be reduced or omitted; and
      (iv) That any contract covering a new motor vehicle to be used primarily as a demonstrator sold to a bona fide motor vehicle salesman employed by the seller shall be exempt from the requirement that installment payments be in substantially equal amounts;
    (C) Requiring that amounts due under instruments of security may be prepaid in full and that the unearned charges, whether for finance, insurance, or for other purposes, attributable to or resulting from such prepayments shall be refunded or credited;
    (D) Establishing maximum delinquency, collection, repossession and other charges;
    (E) Specifying the types and maximum amounts of insurance which may be required, at the expense of the retail buyer, to protect from loss the seller in a retail installment transaction or his assignee or any other person entitled to payments from a retail buyer under an instrument of security;
    (F) Respecting the manner and methods of notice of default given to a retail buyer before and after a seller’s repossession of a motor vehicle, the methods and opportunity for cure and redemption, and the manner and method of sale or disposition of repossessed motor vehicles;
    (G) Requiring the books and records of persons engaged in the business of financing retail installment transactions to be subject to production for examination by the Mayor.
  (2) The Council is further authorized, in its discretion, to make, and the Mayor enforce, such additional regulations as it deems necessary to insure that purchasers of motor vehicles under instruments of security are not being required, directly or indirectly, to pay finance, insurance, or other charges in excess of those authorized by this chapter or by the Council pursuant to the authority vested in it.
  (3) In exercising their powers and authority under this subsection, the Council is authorized, in its discretion, to make reasonable classifications:
    (A) According to the parties to retail installment transactions; or
    (B) According to the parties to the instruments of security; or
    (C) According to the parties involved in repossession; or
    (D) According to other bases; or
    (E) According to 2 or more of the foregoing subparagraphs (A) through (D), and to exercise such powers and authority under this subsection with respect to any 1 or more of any classifications so made or with respect to all of said classifications.
(f) No provision shall be inserted in any retail installment contract whereby the buyer waives or purports to waive any provision of this chapter, and any such waiver or purported waiver shall be void and of no effect. The Council is authorized in its discretion, by regulation:
  (1) To prohibit the inclusion in any retail installment contract of any provision waiving or purporting to waive any provision of any regulation promulgated by the Council relating to retail installment transactions; and
  (2) To provide that any such waiver or purported waiver, shall be void and of no effect.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.01
§ 50-1541.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
  (1) “Agreement” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:1-201(b)(3) .
  (2) “Barge” means a vessel that is not self-propelled or fitted for propulsion by sail, paddle, oar, or similar device.
  (3) “Builder’s certificate” means a certificate of the facts of build of a vessel described in 46 C.F.R. § 67.99.
  (4) “Buyer” means a person that buys or contracts to buy a vessel.
  (5) “Buyer in ordinary course of business” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:1-201(b)(9) .
  (6) “Cancel”, with respect to a certificate of title, means to make the certificate of title ineffective.
  (7) “Certificate of origin” means a record created by a manufacturer or importer as the manufacturer’s or importer’s proof of identity of a vessel. The term includes a manufacturer’s certificate or statement of origin and an importer’s certificate or statement of origin. The term does not include a builder’s certificate.
  (8) “Certificate of title” means a record, created by the Harbor Master pursuant to this chapter or by a governmental agency of another jurisdiction under the laws of that jurisdiction, that is designated as a certificate of title by the office or agency and is evidence of ownership of a vessel.
  (9) “Conspicuous” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:1-201(b)(10) .
  (10) “Consumer goods” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:9-102(a)(23) .
  (11) “Dealer” means a person, including a manufacturer, in the business of selling vessels.
  (12) “Debtor” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:9-102(a)(28) .
  (13) “Documented vessel” means a vessel covered by a certificate of documentation issued pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 12105. The term does not include a foreign-documented vessel.
  (14) “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
  (15) “Electronic certificate of title” means a certificate of title consisting of information that is stored solely in an electronic medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
  (16) “Foreign-documented vessel” means a vessel the ownership of which is recorded in a registry maintained by a country other than the United States which identifies each person that has an ownership interest in a vessel and includes a unique alphanumeric designation for the vessel.
  (17) “Good faith” means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing.
  (18) “Harbor Master” means the official of the Metropolitan Police Department who commands the Harbor Unit or its successor, and his or her authorized representatives, including any police officer acting for the Harbor Master.
  (19) “Hull damaged” means compromised with respect to the integrity of a vessel’s hull by a collision, allision, lightning strike, fire, explosion, running aground, or similar occurrence, or the sinking of a vessel in a manner that creates a significant risk to the integrity of the vessel’s hull.
  (20) “Hull identification number” means the alphanumeric designation assigned to a vessel pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 181.
  (21) “Knowledge” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:1-202 .
  (22) “Lease” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:2A-103(a)(10) .
  (23) “Lessor” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:2A-103(a)(16) .
  (24) “Lien creditor”, with respect to a vessel, means:
    (A) A creditor that has acquired a lien on the vessel by attachment, levy, or the like;
    (B) An assignee for benefit of creditors from the time of assignment;
    (C) A trustee in bankruptcy from the date of the filing of the petition; or
    (D) A receiver in equity from the time of appointment.
  (25) “Notice” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:1-202 .
  (26) “Owner” means a person that has legal title to a vessel.
  (27) “Owner of record” means the owner indicated in the files of the Harbor Master or, if the files indicate more than one owner, the one first indicated.
  (28) “Person” means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal entity.
  (29) “Purchase” means to take by sale, lease, mortgage, pledge, consensual lien, security interest, gift, or any other voluntary transaction that creates an interest in a vessel.
  (30) “Purchaser” means a person that takes by purchase.
  (31) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
  (32) “Representative” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:1-201(b)(33) .
  (33) “Sale” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:2-106(1) .
  (34) “Secured party”, with respect to a vessel, means a person:
    (A) In whose favor a security interest is created or provided for under a security agreement whether or not any obligation to be secured is outstanding;
    (B) That is a consignor under Article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28 ; or
    (C) That holds a security interest arising under § 28:2-401 , § 28:2-505 , § 28:2-711(3) , or § 28:2A-508(e) .
  (35) “Secured party of record” means the secured party whose name is indicated as the name of the secured party in the files of the Harbor Master or, if the files indicate more than one secured party, the one first indicated.
  (36) “Security agreement” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:9-102(a)(74) .
  (37) “Security interest” means an interest in a vessel that secures payment or performance of an obligation if the interest is created by contract or arises under § 28:2-401 , § 28:2-505 , § 28:2-711(3) , or § 28:2A-508(e) . The term includes any interest of a consignor in a vessel in a transaction that is subject to Article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28 . The term does not include the special property interest of a buyer of a vessel on identification of that vessel to a contract for sale under § 28:2-501 , but a buyer also may acquire a security interest by complying with Article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28 . Except as otherwise provided in § 28:2-505 , the right of a seller or lessor of a vessel under Article 2 or 2A of Subtitle I of Title 28 to retain or acquire possession of the vessel is not a security interest, but a seller or lessor also may acquire a security interest by complying with Article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28 . The retention or reservation of title by a seller of a vessel notwithstanding shipment or delivery to the buyer under § 28:2-401 is limited in effect to a reservation of a security interest. Whether a transaction in the form of a lease creates a security interest is determined by § 28:1-203 .
  (38) “Seller” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:2-103(1)(d) .
  (39) “Send” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:1-201(b)(36) .
  (40) “Sign” means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to:
    (A) Make or adopt a tangible symbol; or
    (B) Attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.
  (41) “State” means a state of the United States, the District, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
  (42) “State of principal use” means the state on whose waters a vessel is or will be used, operated, navigated, or employed more than on the waters of any other state during a calendar year.
  (43) “Title brand” means a designation of previous damage, use, or condition that must be indicated on a certificate of title.
  (44) “Transfer of ownership” means a voluntary or involuntary conveyance of an interest in a vessel.
  (45) “Value” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:1-204 .
  (46) “Vessel” means any watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, except:
    (A) A seaplane;
    (B) An amphibious vehicle for which a certificate of title is issued pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 15 of this title [ § 50-1501 et seq.], or a similar statute of another state;
    (C) A stationary floating structure that:
      (i) Does not have and is not designed to have a mode of propulsion of its own;
      (ii) Is dependent for utilities upon a continuous utility hookup to a source originating on shore; and
      (iii) Has a permanent, continuous hookup to a shoreside sewage system;
    (D) Watercraft owned by the United States, a state, or a foreign government or a political subdivision of any of them; and
    (E) Watercraft used solely as a lifeboat on another watercraft.
  (47) “Vessel number” means the alphanumeric designation for a vessel issued pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 12301.
  (48) “Written certificate of title” means a certificate of title consisting of information inscribed on a tangible medium.
(b) The definitions in subsection (a) of this section do not apply to any state or federal law governing licensing, numbering, or registration if the same term is used in that law.
D.C. Code § 50-1209 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1209
§ 50-1209. Entry of lien or assignment where certificate is not available; Recorder to obtain certificate.
Status: in_force

Whenever it is desired to enter a lien or an assignment upon a certificate and such certificate is not available, upon delivery to the Recorder of the instrument or assignment the Recorder shall demand that the person possessing the certificate surrender it for the purpose of entering thereon the lien or the assignment and upon surrender of the certificate the Recorder shall perform the same acts as in cases where the certificate was presented with the instrument. This section shall not be deemed to affect the priority given under § 50-1203(3) to a lien where the instrument is presented together with the certificate.
D.C. Code § 50-2401 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24 / § 50-2401
§ 50-2401. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1401.02 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 14 / § 50-1401.02
§ 50-1401.02. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or operator of any motor vehicle who is not a legal resident of the District of Columbia, and who has complied with the laws of any state, territory, or possession of the United States, or of a foreign country or political subdivision thereof, shall, subject to the provisions of this section, be exempt for a continuous 60-day period immediately following the entrance of such owner or operator into the District of Columbia from compliance with § 50-1401.01 and § 50-1501.02 . The 60-day exemption period shall not apply to commercial motor vehicles required to obtain a permit, as provided by § 50-1507.03 or charter busses identified in § 50-1501.02(j) .
(b) Upon expiration of the 60-day exemption period, the owner or operator of any motor vehicle shall be required either:
  (1) To comply with the provisions of §§ 50-1401.01 and 50-1501.02 and all applicable provisions of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations requiring the registration of motor vehicles, the display of identification tags, and the licensing of owners or operators of motor vehicles in the District of Columbia; or
  (2) To purchase, from the Mayor or his designated agent, a reciprocity sticker which shall be valid 180 days from the date of its issuance if the owner or operator has complied with the motor vehicle registration and licensing laws of the state, territory, or possession of the United States, or of a foreign country or political subdivision thereof, of which the owner or operator is a legal resident and the owner or operator is not a legal resident of the District of Columbia. Upon expiration of the reciprocity sticker, the owner or operator who continues to reside in the District of Columbia shall be required to comply with §§ 50-1401.01 and 50-1501.02 and all applicable provisions of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations requiring the registration of motor vehicles, the display of identification tags, and the licensing of owners or operators of motor vehicles in the District of Columbia.
(c) The following persons shall, if they have complied with the motor vehicle registration and licensing laws of the state, territory, or possession of the United States of which they are a legal resident, be exempt during their respective term of office or employment from compliance with §§ 50-1401.01 and 50-1501.02 , and all applicable provisions of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations requiring the registration of motor vehicles, the display of identification tags, and the licensing of owners or operators of motor vehicles in the District of Columbia:
  (1) Senators, Representatives, and Delegates of the United States Congress;
  (2) Personal employees of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates of the United States Congress who are legal residents of the state, territory, or possession from which said Senators, Representatives, and Delegates have been elected or appointed. Personal employees include only those individuals who work directly and specifically for a Senator, Representative, or Delegate of the United States Congress and does not include those staff members considered committee or patronage staff;
  (3) The President and Vice-President of the United States;
  (4) Officers of the executive branch of the United States government who are not domiciled within the District of Columbia, whose appointment to the office held by them was by the President of the United States, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and whose tenure of office is at the pleasure of the President;
  (5) Any nonresident service member in accordance with section 511 of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, approved December 19, 2003 (117 Stat. 2835;  50 U.S.C. § 571);
  (6) Any foreign mission, its members, or dependents of its members, but only if they have been issued a title and registration by the United States Department of State; and
  (7) Any minor under 21 years of age or spouse of any person identified in paragraphs (1) through (6); provided, that the person identified in paragraphs (1) through (6) signs an affidavit stating the minor or spouse resides at the same address in the District as the affiant.
(d) Those persons listed under subsection (c) of this section shall be required to obtain and display a valid reciprocity sticker. The Mayor shall issue, upon application and a fee of $100, a reciprocity sticker for those persons listed under subsection (c) of this section, valid for 1 year, and renewable for the respective term of office or employment.
(e) Persons enrolled as full-time students engaged in higher education (as defined by the respective institutions of higher education in the District of Columbia) in an institution of higher education licensed to operate in the District of Columbia, and who are not residents of the District of Columbia, shall, if they have complied with the motor vehicle registration and licensing laws of the state, territory, or possession of the United States of which they are a legal resident, be exempt during their respective tenure as full-time students engaged in higher education from compliance with §§ 50-1401.01 and 50-1501.02 , and all applicable provisions of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations requiring the registration of motor vehicles, the display of identification tags, and the licensing of owners or operators of motor vehicles in the District of Columbia; provided, that the full-time student shall be required to obtain and display a valid reciprocity sticker.
  (1) A full-time student shall be required to submit proof, as required by the Mayor, that the student is a full-time student and is in compliance with this subsection.
  (2) The Mayor shall issue, upon application and for a $350 fee, a reciprocity sticker to full-time students who comply with this section. Such sticker shall be valid for 1 year. A full-time student while enrolled in an institution of higher education in the District of Columbia and while in compliance with this subsection shall be able to obtain successive reciprocity stickers, each valid for 1 year and each for a fee of $350.
  (3) A full-time student who is a resident of the District of Columbia, who is registered to vote in the District of Columbia, who is employed for more than 20 hours a week, whose address for the purpose of paying tuition for higher education is in the District of Columbia, whose parent or parents domicile in the District of Columbia or whose parents are divorced or separated and the custodial parent domiciles in the District of Columbia, whose student loan is from a bank or savings and loan in the District of Columbia, or who fulfills any criteria promulgated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall be required to comply with § 50-1401.01 and § 50-1501.02 , and all applicable provisions of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations requiring the registration of motor vehicles, the display of identification tags, and the licensing of owners or operators of motor vehicles in the District of Columbia.
  (4) Notwithstanding any other law, full-time students who reside within the boundaries of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions 2A and 2E shall not be issued or use a reciprocity parking sticker for out of state vehicles. As of January 1, 2003, this provision shall also apply to full-time students who reside within the boundaries of ANC 3D06 and 3D09. As of October 22,2012, this provision shall also apply to full-time students who reside within the boundaries of ANC 3D01, 3D02, 3D07, 3D08, and 3D10.
(e-1) (1) An owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall be exempt from compliance with § 50-1401.01 , § 50-1501.02 , and sections 414.1, 422.1, and 422.7 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 414.1, 422.1, 422.7); provided, that the owner or operator:
    (A) Is a legal resident of a state, territory, possession of the United States, foreign country, or political subdivision other than the District of Columbia;
    (B) Owns residential property in the District of Columbia;
    (C) Lives at the residential property described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph on a part-time basis;
    (D) Has a motor vehicle registered and licensed in a state, territory, possession of the United States, foreign country, or political subdivision other than the District of Columbia; and
    (E) Has complied with the motor vehicle registration and licensing laws of a state, territory, or possession of the United States, or of a foreign country or political subdivision thereof, of which the owner or operator is a legal resident.
  (2) An individual who meets the qualifications set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be required to submit proof, as required by the Mayor, that the individual owns residential property in the District and is a part-time resident.
  (3) An individual who meets the qualifications set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection may obtain and display a valid reciprocity sticker. The Mayor shall issue, upon application and for a $350 fee, a reciprocity sticker to the motor vehicle owner or operator who complies with this subsection, which shall be valid for one year. A motor vehicle owner or operator while in compliance with this subsection shall be able to obtain successive reciprocity stickers, each valid for one year, and each for a fee of $350.
(e-2) (1) A motor vehicle owner that is a partnership, corporation, association, trust, limited liability company, or government entity and has legally complied with the motor vehicle registration and licensing laws of a state, territory, or possession of the United States, shall be exempt from compliance with § 50-1501.02 , and sections 414.1, 422.1, 422.7, and 422.10 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 414.1, 422.1, 422.7, 422.10); provided, that:
    (A) The vehicle is housed in the District of Columbia;
    (B) The vehicle is provided to an employee of the owner or lessee for the employee’s use;
    (C) The employee is domiciled in the District of Columbia;
    (D) The employee is licensed by the District of Columbia to operate a motor vehicle; and
    (E) The business or government entity purchases a reciprocity sticker for the vehicle provided to its employee.
  (2) The Mayor shall issue, upon application and for a $350 fee, a reciprocity sticker to the motor vehicle owner or operator who complies with this subsection, which shall be valid for one year. While in compliance with this subsection, the motor vehicle owner or operator shall be able to obtain successive reciprocity stickers, each valid for one year, and each for a fee of $350. There shall be no fee for vehicles owned by the District or the United States government.
(f) Repealed.
(g) The Mayor or his designated agent is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements or arrangements with the duly authorized representatives of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or a foreign country or political subdivision thereof, to vary the conditions under which the validity of motor vehicle registration and identification tags of any category of vehicles such as dealer tags, tags for persons with disabilities, and rental vehicle tags of such state, territory, or possession of the United States or foreign country or political subdivision thereof, shall be recognized in the District of Columbia.
(h) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and enforce this section. Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, a determination of how many times during the 60-day exemption period an agent or employee of the Mayor of the District of Columbia must observe a motor vehicle for purposes of the enforcement of this section and a method of enforcing the provisions of this section applicable to commercial vehicles.
(i) Any operator of a motor vehicle who is not a legal resident of the District of Columbia and who does not have in his immediate possession an operator’s permit issued by a state, territory, or possession of the United States, or foreign country or political subdivision thereof, having motor vehicle reciprocity relations with the District, shall not operate a motor vehicle in the District unless: (1) the laws of the state, territory, or possession of the United States, or foreign country or political subdivision thereof, under which the motor vehicle is registered do not require the issuance of a motor vehicle operator’s permit; or (2) has submitted to examination within 72 hours after entering the District and obtained an operator’s permit in accordance with the provisions of § 50-1401.01 . Any individual who violates any provision of this subsection shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $250 and not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned not less than 30 days, or both.
(j) A $20 fee shall be paid for a replacement reciprocity sticker issued under this section.
D.C. Code § 50-732 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 7A / § 50-732
§ 50-732. Prohibition on registering motor vehicles not in compliance.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall not register a motor vehicle that is subject to the provisions of this chapter if the motor vehicle does not comply with this chapter, or any rule promulgated under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-408 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 4 / § 50-408
§ 50-408. Fees.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall set and collect fees to help pay the cost for implementation of the uniform classification and commercial driver’s license program set forth in § 50-402 . The money generated from the fees shall be placed in the General Fund of the District of Columbia and used to offset the cost of the uniform classification and commercial driver’s license program.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.11 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.11
§ 50-1541.11. Action required on creation of certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(a) On creation of a written certificate of title, the Harbor Master promptly shall send the certificate of title to the secured party of record or, if none, to the owner of record, at the address indicated for that person in the files of the Harbor Master. On creation of an electronic certificate of title, the Harbor Master promptly shall send a record evidencing the certificate of title to the owner of record and, if there is one, to the secured party of record, at the address indicated for that person in the files of the Harbor Master. The Harbor Master may send the record to the person’s mailing address or, if indicated in the files of the Harbor Master, an electronic address.
(b) If the Harbor Master creates a written certificate of title, any electronic certificate of title for the vessel is canceled and replaced by the written certificate of title. The Harbor Master shall maintain in the files of the Harbor Master the date and time of cancellation.
(c) Before the Harbor Master creates an electronic certificate of title, any written certificate of title for the vessel must be surrendered to the Harbor Master. If the Harbor Master creates an electronic certificate of title, the Harbor Master shall destroy or otherwise cancel the written certificate of title for the vessel which has been surrendered to the Harbor Master and maintain in the files of the Harbor Master the date and time of destruction or other cancellation. If a written certificate of title being canceled is not destroyed, the Harbor Master shall indicate on the face of the certificate of title that it has been canceled.
D.C. Code § 50-2703 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 27 / § 50-2703
§ 50-2703. Vehicle reclamation period.
Status: in_force

A vehicle that is towed and stored pursuant to this chapter shall be reclaimed within 28 days after the date of the notice sent pursuant to § 50-2702(a) ; except, that if the address of either the owner or the lienholders is unknown, the vehicle shall be reclaimed within 14 days after the publication date of reclamation notices under § 50-2702(b) .
D.C. Code § 50-1301.83 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.83
§ 50-1301.83. Chapter not applied retroactively.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply with respect to any accident, or judgment arising therefrom, or violation of the motor vehicle laws of the District of Columbia, occurring prior to May 25, 1955.
D.C. Code § 50-2301.12 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2301.12
§ 50-2301.12. Reciprocity for non-moving and ATE fines.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Mayor may establish reciprocal agreements with states or other jurisdictions that provide for the suspension of vehicle registrations or driver's licenses for vehicles registered in that state or jurisdiction that accrue more than an amount, to be determined in negotiations with the states or other jurisdictions, of non-moving violation fines and automated traffic enforcement fines in the District.
  (2) The Mayor may permit a percentage of the money recovered from the payment of citations and fines due to suspended vehicle registrations or driver's licenses be paid to the state or jurisdiction in which the vehicle is registered or the driver is licensed as payment for the state or jurisdiction's cooperation in the reciprocal agreement.
(b) (1) The Mayor shall enter into negotiations with Virginia and Maryland to establish reciprocal agreements as described in subsection (a) of this section.
  (2) The Mayor shall transmit a report to the Council by September 30, 2021, which describes the results or progress of the negotiations required by this subsection, the contents of any reciprocal agreement agreed upon, and the expected financial gain or loss resulting from any reciprocal agreement agreed upon.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.28 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.28
§ 50-2201.28. Right-of-way at crosswalks.
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of a vehicle shall stop and remain stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross the roadway within any marked crosswalk, or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, when the pedestrian is upon the lane, or within one lane approaching the lane, on which the vehicle is traveling or onto which it is turning.
(a-1) Whenever a vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk at an unsignalized intersection, a vehicle approaching the crosswalk in an adjacent lane or from behind the stopped vehicle shall stop and give the right-of-way to ensure the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists before passing the stopped vehicle.
(b) A pedestrian who has begun crossing on the “WALK” signal shall be given the right-of-way by the driver of any vehicle to continue to the opposite sidewalk or safety island, whichever is nearest.
(b-1) A person on a bicycle, personal mobility device, or electric mobility device upon or along a sidewalk or while crossing a roadway in a crosswalk shall have the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances; provided, that:
  (1) The bicyclist, personal mobility device operator, or electric mobility device operator yields to pedestrians on the sidewalk or crosswalk; and
  (2) Riding a bicycle on the sidewalk is permitted.
(c) Any person convicted of failure to stop and give the right-of-way to a pedestrian or of colliding with a pedestrian shall be subject to a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both. Any person convicted of a violation of this section may be sentenced to perform community service as an alternative to, but not in addition to, any term of imprisonment authorized by this section.
(c-1) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed by the Department of Motor Vehicles as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this section, or rules or regulations issued under the authority of this section, pursuant to Chapter 23 of this title [ § 50-2301.01 et seq.]. Adjudication of any infraction shall be pursuant to Chapter 23 of this title [ § 50-2301.01 et seq.].
(d) The Mayor of the District of Columbia (“Mayor”) shall submit to the Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) a proposed plan for an extensive public information program on the rights and responsibilities of pedestrians and drivers. This proposed plan shall include proposals for increasing police enforcement of pedestrian right-of-way laws. The proposed plan shall be submitted to the Council within 90 days of October 9, 1987, for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed plan, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed plan shall be deemed approved.
(e) Prosecution for violations under this section shall be conducted in the name of the District of Columbia by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, or his or her assistants, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-715 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 7 / § 50-715
§ 50-715. Financial and operational incentives for use of alternative fuels.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than 180 days after March 14, 1995, the Mayor, where feasible, shall submit to the Council proposed legislation, regulations, or a combination thereof, that provides for financial and operational incentives for the commercial fleet use of alternative fuels.
(b) Where feasible, as determined by the Mayor, the proposal shall include the following:
  (1) Income tax credits for alternative fuels vehicles and certain fueling property that:
    (A) Are based on § 179A of the United States Internal Revenue Code; and
    (B) Are comparable to similar credits allowed by 1 or more states adjacent to the District;
  (2) A motor fuel tax exception for alternative fuel vehicles that is comparable to similar credits allowed by 1 or more states adjacent to the District;
  (3) Preferential parking or loading use on District owned parking lots and curbside parking spaces (to be known as “green curb parking and loading areas”) for covered fleet using alternative fuels;
  (4) Requirements that the District purchase qualified second market vehicles to help establish a long term viable market for alternative fuel vehicles; and
  (5) The creation of a fund by the District to ensure competitive resale values of used alternative fuel vehicles, the funds for which would derive from gifts and other contributions.
(c) The incentives shall be structured and administered so as to qualify for recognition by the EPA for air quality standards attainment purposes.
D.C. Code § 50-911 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9 / § 50-911
§ 50-911. Regulations.
Status: in_force

The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles may amend the regulations promulgated pursuant to Regulation No. 72-13, effective June 30, 1972, that were published in Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations and are now contained in chapters 1 through 10 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, and those amendments contained in the provisions of the Motor Vehicle and Safe Driving Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 27, 2001 ( D.C. Law 13-289 ; 48 DCR 2057  ). Regulations promulgated or amended pursuant to this section shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of Council review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and days of Council recess. If within the 45-day period, a resolution of disapproval has been introduced by 3 members of the Council, the regulations shall not be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 50-1501.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1501.03
§ 50-1501.03. Fees classified and use of proceeds designated.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) There shall be levied, collected, and paid for each registration year for each motor vehicle or trailer required to be registered under this subchapter , the registration fee provided in this section, except that in the event the Council of the District of Columbia prescribes and the Mayor of the District of Columbia issues as the official identification tags for the District of Columbia tags treated with special reflective materials designed to increase the visibility and legibility of such tags, the Council may charge a fee not exceeding $.50 in addition to all other fees which may be required.
    (B) Any person ordering a tag with special markings unique to that person shall pay a one-time application fee of $100, and may obtain a replacement if a tag is lost or stolen upon payment of a fee of $25 per tag.
    (C) Any person displaying a tag already approved for use by a member of an organization other than Disabled American Veterans shall pay a one-time application fee of $100, and may obtain a replacement if a tag is lost or stolen upon payment of a $25 fee per tag.
    (D) Any person ordering Anacostia River Commemorative License Plates shall pay the fees as set forth in § 8-102.07(b) .
    (E) Any person ordering veterans identification tags pursuant to § 50-1501.02a shall pay the fees as set forth in § 50-1501.02a(b)(2) .
    (F) Any person ordering a women veterans identification tags pursuant to § 50-1501.02b shall pay the fees as set forth in § 50-1501.02b(b)(1) .
    (G) Any person ordering bicycle awareness identification tags shall pay the fees as set forth in § 50-1501.02c(b)(1) .
    (H) Any person ordering a "We Demand Statehood" identification tag designed and made available pursuant to § 50-1501.02d(a) shall pay the fees established pursuant to § 50-1501.02d(b)(1) .
    (I) Any person ordering an arts and humanities motor-vehicle identification tag issued pursuant to § 50-1501.02e(a) shall pay the fees established pursuant to § 50-1501.02e(b) .
    (J) Any person ordering a breast cancer awareness identification tag shall pay the fees as set forth in § 50-1501.02f(b)(1) .
    (K) Any person ordering a parks and recreation identification tag shall pay the fees as set forth in § 50-1501.02g(b)(1) .
    (L) Any person ordering a Washington Capitals identification tag shall pay the fees as set forth in § 50-1501.02h(b)(1) .
    (M) Any person ordering a Washington Mystics identification tag shall pay the fees set forth in § 50-1501.02i(b)(1) .
    (N) Any person ordering a Washington Nationals identification tag shall pay the fees set forth in § 50-1501.02j(b)(1) .
    (O) Any person ordering an End Gun Violence identification tag shall pay the fees set forth in § 50-1501.02k(b)(1) .
    (P) Any person ordering a Protect Local Wildlife identification tag shall pay the fees set forth in § 50-1501.02l(b)(1) .
    (Q) Any person ordering a Washington Wizards identification tag shall pay the fees set forth in § 50-1501.02m(b)(1) .
    (R) Any person ordering a LGBTQ Pride motor vehicle identification tag shall pay the fees set forth in § 50-1501.02n(b)(1) .
(b) (1) (A) Class A. — For each passenger vehicle, including a motor vehicle classified by the Mayor or his or her designated agent as a class F(I) historic motor vehicle that meets the criteria established under § 50-1501.01(10A) , except for passenger vehicles licensed under § 47-2829 , based upon the manufacturer's shipping weight, as follows:
    Weight Class Registration Fee Class I (3,499 pounds or less) $70 Class II (3,500 — 4,999 pounds) $175 Class III (5,000 — 5,999 pounds) $300 Class IV (6,000 pounds or greater) $550 (plus $75 per each additional 1,000 pounds over 10,000 pounds) Class V  (A new electric vehicle, other than a motorcycle and motorized bicycle, less than 5,000 pounds.) (This provision shall only apply to the first 2 years of the vehicle's registration, after which the vehicle shall be treated as Class I or Class II, whichever is applicable.) $40 Class VI (vehicles 3,500 pounds or greater that have been issued a disability license tag by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to 18 DCMR § 2704, if the vehicle weight above 3,499 pounds is due to the accommodation of a disability) $70
    (B) As of October 1, 2023, an electric vehicle with a manufacturer's shipping weight less than 5,000 pounds may subtract 1,000 pounds from its manufacturer's shipping weight for the purposes of this paragraph.
    (C) Class IV shall only apply after September 30, 2023.
    (D) Class VI shall only apply after September 30, 2023.
  (2) (A) Class B. — For each commercial vehicle, tractor, and passenger carrying vehicle for hire, including vehicles licensed under § 47-2829 , based upon the manufacturer's shipping weight, as follows:
    Weight Class Registration Fee Class I (3,499 pounds or less) $115 Class II (3,500 — 4,999 pounds) $225 Class III (5,000 — 5,999 pounds) $325 Class IV (6,000 — 6,999 pounds) $450 Class V (7,000 — 7,999 pounds) $700 Class VI (8,000 pounds or greater) $800 (plus $100 per each additional 1,000 pounds over 8,000 pounds)
    (B) As of October 1, 2023, an electric vehicle may subtract 1,000 pounds from its actual weight for the purposes of this paragraph.
  (3) Class C. — For each trailer, based upon the manufacturer's shipping weight, as follows:
  Weight Class Registration Fee Class I (3,499 pounds or less) $85 Class II (3,500 — 4,999 pounds) $175 Class III (5,000 — 5,999 pounds) $275 Class IV (6,000 — 6,999 pounds) $400 Class V (7,000 — 7,999 pounds) $650 Class VI (8,000 pounds or greater) $750 (plus $75 per each additional 1,000 pounds over 8,000 pounds)
  (4) Class D. — For each motorcycle, $52.
  (5) Class E. — For each motor-driven cycle, $30.
  (6) Class F. — For each motor vehicle classified by the Mayor or his or her designated agent as a class F(II) historic motor vehicle which meets the criteria established under § 50-1501.01(11) , $25.
  (7) Class G. — For dealer’s identification tags, dealer transport identification tags, and manufacturer identification tags, per tag, $75.
  (8) Class H. — For each motor vehicle propelled by fuel not subject to taxation under Chapter 23 of Title 47 , and motor vehicles propelled by any means other than motor fuels as defined in said chapter, double the fees provided in this subsection for classes A through D.
(b-1) Non-resident taxi and limousine driver vehicle registration. — In addition to any fees that may be due under any other statute or regulation, a driver who was exempted from the residency requirements to register a vehicle within the District of Columbia under § 50-1501.02(c)(5)(B) shall be charged an additional fee of $100.
(c) The Mayor may prorate the fee for registration by an owner or dealer if the registration is issued by the Mayor for a period not to exceed 23 months.
(d) The proceeds from fees payable under this chapter shall be paid into the General Fund of the District of Columbia as established by the Revenue Funds Availability Act of 1975, effective January 22, 1976 ( D.C. Law 1-42 ; 22 DCR 6318); provided, that:
  (1) The fees collected under subsection (b-1) of this section shall be paid into the Out-of-State Vehicle Registration Special Fund established by § 50-1501.03a ;
  (2) The fees collected for Anacostia River Commemorative License Plates shall be deposited in the Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Fund established by § 8-102.05(a) ;
  (3) The fees collected for veterans’ motor vehicle identification tags under § 50-1501.02a shall be deposited in the Office of Veterans Affairs Fund established by § 49-1004 ;
  (4) The fees collected for women veteran identification tags shall be deposited in the Office of Veterans Affairs Fund, established by § 49-1004 ;
  (5) The fees collected for bicycle awareness identification tags shall be deposited in the Vision Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Fund, established by § 50-921.20 ;
  (6) The fees collected for "We Demand Statehood" identification tags shall be deposited in the New Columbia Statehood Fund, established by § 1-129.32 ;
  (7) The fees collected for arts and humanities motor-vehicle identification tags shall be deposited into the Arts and Humanities Enterprise Fund, established by § 39-205.01 ;
  (8) The fees collected for breast cancer awareness identification tags under § 50-1501.02f shall be deposited in the Community Health Care Financing Fund, established by § 7-1931 ;
  (9) The fees collected for parks and recreation identification tags under § 50-1501.02g shall be deposited into the Parks and Recreation Fund, established by § 10-303 ;
  (10) The fees collected for the Washington Capitals identification tags under § 50-1501.02h shall be deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia;
  (11) The fees collected for the Washington Mystics identification tags under § 50-1501.02i shall be deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia;
  (12) The fees collected for the Washington Nationals identification tags under § 50-1501.02j shall be deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia;
  (13) The fees collected for the End Gun Violence identification tags under § 50-1501.02k shall be deposited in the Neighborhood Safety and Engagement Fund, established by § 7-2413 ;
  (14) The fees collected for the Protect Local Wildlife identification tags under § 8-102.05 ;
  (15) The fees collected for the Washington Wizard identification tags under § 50-1501.02m shall be deposited into the General Fund of the District of Columbia; and
  (16) The fees collected for the LGBTQ Pride motor vehicle identification tag under § 50-1501.02n shall be deposited into the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs Fund, established by § 2-1385 .
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subchapter, special equipment mounted on a motor vehicle or trailer and not used primarily for the transportation of persons or property shall be taxed as tangible personal property as provided by law. For the purpose of determining the fees authorized by subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(2) and subsections (b)(3) and (b)(8) of this section, the weight of special equipment taxed in accordance with the provisions of this subsection (e) shall be excluded in computing the weight of the vehicle or trailer on which it is mounted.
(f) No annual motor vehicle registration fee shall be required for a noncommercial motor vehicle owned by any veteran who has been classified by the United States Veterans Administration as having a total and permanent disability as a result of a service incurred or aggravated condition; provided, that no more than 1 such vehicle per qualified veteran shall receive this fee exemption.
(g) The Mayor shall direct the Director of the Department of Transportation to design and provide application forms for the exemption provided in subsection (f) of this section. The application shall be accompanied by a statement that the veteran has been classified as having a total and permanent disability by the Veterans Administration so as to meet the requirements of this subsection, and that such disability is the result of a service incurred or aggravated condition.
(h) To synchronize inspection and registration due dates, the Mayor may declare that a vehicle’s inspection or registration shall expire prior to the date originally established; provided, that the Mayor shall reduce the fee for the vehicle’s next registration or inspection renewal by a percentage equal to the percentage of the reduction of the original time period.
(i) The Mayor may require a 2 year registration period for any registrant.
(j) The Mayor may refund any portion of the registration fee if the registrant does not maintain the registration for the entire registration period established.
(k) The Mayor may allow any person to pay registration fees in installments, as determined by the Mayor.
(l) The Mayor may charge an additional fine of $100 for any motor vehicle whose inspection or registration is not renewed by the expiration date, unless the owner surrenders the tags on or before that date.
D.C. Code § 50-921.32 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.32
§ 50-921.32. DC Circulator.
Status: in_force

The Department shall have the power to:
(1) Plan, develop, finance, operate, control, and regulate the DC Circulator, including fares, charges, tickets, fines, and the establishment of routes and schedules;
(2) Sell space on and within DC Circulator vehicles or other assets for the display of advertisements and enter into one or more agreements with entities to sell such space on such vehicles or other assets in return for a fee, a percentage of such revenues, or as a gift or donation of services approved by the Mayor;
(3) Enter into contracts with third parties, including WMATA for the procurement, construction, operation, and maintenance of DC Circulator vehicles or other assets; and
(4) Enter into agreements to allow the private sponsorship of vehicles, equipment, and facilities used in the DC Circulator program, and the placement of a corporate logo, slogan, or other indicia of sponsorship on the vehicles, equipment, or facilities, and on related websites and social media; provided, that a proposed private sponsorship agreement entered into pursuant to this paragraph shall be submitted, before execution, to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. The agreement submitted to the Council shall include detailed information about the proposed private sponsorship agreement, including, if the agreement contemplates the placement of a corporate logo, slogan, or other indicia of sponsorship on the vehicles, equipment, or facilities, or websites or social media, a drawing depicting how the vehicles, equipment, or facilities, or websites or social media, will appear. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed private sponsorship agreement by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed private sponsorship agreement shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 50-1109 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 11 / § 50-1109
§ 50-1109. Notification of inspection sticker expiration.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall notify an owner of the expiration date of the owner’s vehicle inspection sticker. The required notice shall be mailed to the named owner at the address of record at least 30 days prior to the date of expiration. If the Director does not deliver the notice as required, the first of any tickets issued for failure to display a current inspection sticker for that inspection period may be dismissed through mail or in-person adjudication.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.06 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.06
§ 50-2201.06. Garage keeper to report cars damaged in accidents.
Status: in_force

The individual in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident or struck by bullets shall report to a police station within 24 hours after such motor vehicle is received, giving the make of the motor vehicle, the engine number, the registry number, and the name and address of the owner or operator of such motor vehicle. Any such individual failing so to report shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each offense.
D.C. Code § 50-2352.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23A / § 50-2352.01
§ 50-2352.01. Autonomous Vehicle Testing Program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Program, which shall be administered by the Department. The Department shall set the term for which an AV testing permit lasts before requiring renewal and the fees associated with testing an autonomous vehicle in the District.
(b) The Department shall create an application process for an AV testing entity to obtain an AV testing permit issued by the Department.
(c) As part of its application, an AV testing entity shall submit the following to the Department for approval:
  (1) The name, address, and principal point-of-contact for the AV testing entity applying for the AV testing permit;
  (2) Vehicle information for each associated autonomous vehicle used for testing, such as tag number and state of issuance, vehicle information number, vehicle make, model, and year, and proof of current vehicle registration;
  (3) A safety and risk mitigation assessment that addresses functional safety and cybersecurity risks, in a form to be determined by the Department, or the AV testing entity's most recent Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment, as described by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;
  (4) A description of the operational design domain in which an AV testing entity intends to test, including the circumstances under which testing would occur with a remote operator, if applicable; and
  (5) A certification that the AV testing entity and its associated autonomous vehicles comply with the following requirements:
    (A) When required by federal law, each associated autonomous vehicle shall bear the required manufacturer's certification label indicating that at the time of the vehicle's manufacture it was certified to comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, including reference to an applicable exemption granted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, if any;
    (B) Each associated autonomous vehicle shall be capable of being operated in compliance with the applicable traffic and motor vehicle laws of the District, regardless of whether the vehicle is under autonomous operation;
    (C) Each associated autonomous vehicle shall be tested with either a test operator physically present in the vehicle or with a remote operator;
    (D) Each associated autonomous vehicle shall:
      (i) When a test operator is physically present in the autonomous vehicle, safely alert the test operator of a performance-relevant failure that renders the autonomous driving system unable to safely perform the entire dynamic driving task or when the vehicle operates outside of its operational design domain, and when the alert is given, achieve a minimal risk condition or require the test operator to take control of the vehicle; or
      (ii) When a test operator is not physically present in the autonomous vehicle, achieve a minimal risk condition in the event of a performance-relevant failure that renders the autonomous driving system unable to safely perform the entire dynamic driving task or if the vehicle operates outside of its operational design domain;
    (E) Before testing an associated autonomous vehicle when a test operator is not physically present in the vehicle, the autonomous driving system shall have been previously tested with a test operator physically present in the vehicle within the operational design domain in which the AV testing entity has been permitted to operate, and the autonomous vehicle testing entity shall have reasonably determined that the vehicle is capable of safe operation within the parameters of the operational design domain without a test operator physically present;
    (F) Each associated autonomous vehicle shall be equipped with a mechanism to capture and store sensor data from the relevant period preceding a crash between the vehicle and another vehicle, object, or person while the vehicle is under autonomous operation;
    (G) The AV testing entity shall create a test operator training program that meets minimum requirements as set by the Department or is reasonably equivalent thereto and each test operator or remote operator shall successfully complete the training program before testing with an associated autonomous vehicle in the District; and
    (H) The AV testing entity shall have the ability to respond to a judgment for damages, personal injury, death, or property damage from the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roadways in the amount of $5 million in the form of:
      (i) An instrument of insurance issued by an insurer authorized to issue insurance in the District;
      (ii) A surety bond issued by an admitted surety insurer or an eligible surplus lines insurer, and not a deposit in lieu of bond; or
      (iii) A certificate of self-insurance issued or approved by the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking.
(d) A person or entity shall not test or operate an autonomous vehicle on a District roadway without an AV testing permit, unless the Department has not yet made an AV testing permit application available and:
  (1) There is a test operator physically present in the vehicle who is performing the dynamic driving task or is prepared to take over the dynamic driving task from the autonomous driving system;
  (2) The person or entity complies with other local and federal laws and regulations; and
  (3) The person or entity provides the Department with electronic notification at least 10 business days prior to commencing testing or operating in the District, including the following information with respect to operations in the District, the:
    (A) Number of autonomous vehicles;
    (B) Model, make, and type of autonomous vehicles;
    (C) Operator training and license information;
    (D) Geographic testing or operation locations; and
    (E) Time period of testing or operation.
(e) The AV testing entity associated with an autonomous vehicle shall be considered the operator of the vehicle while the vehicle is under autonomous operation.
(f) (1) After approval of an AV testing permit, an AV testing entity shall receive approval from the Department for the following changes to its approved application:
    (A) The scope of its operational design domain;
    (B) Its test locations;
    (C) A change from testing with an in-vehicle test operator to testing with no test operator physically present in the vehicle;
    (D) A change to the make or type of vehicle in which testing occurs; and
    (E) An increase in the number of vehicles tested;
  (2) The Department shall review any proposed changes for which approval is required pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection and shall approve or deny the changes no later than 10 business days after the proposed changes are received.
(g) An AV testing entity shall submit an associated autonomous vehicle inventory list to the Department on a quarterly basis that includes the relevant registration information, such as vehicle tag number and state of issuance, vehicle information number, vehicle make, model, and year, and proof of current vehicle registration.
(h) Any records provided to the Department by an applicant or AV testing entity under this chapter shall not be disclosed to a third party by the Department, including through a request submitted pursuant to subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , except as required to:
  (1) Comply with a subpoena or active law enforcement or other government investigation; or
  (2) Comply with § 50-2352.03(b) .
D.C. Code § 50-1554 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15C / § 50-1554
§ 50-1554. Registration and revocation.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant who submits a complete application to the Director in accordance with § 50-1553 shall be registered for the pilot program within 15 calendar days of submission.
(b) A registration for the pilot program shall be valid for one year from the date of registration, or until December 31, 2017, whichever is first.
(c) A registrant shall notify the Director within 15 calendar days of any change in the information on the pilot program application as submitted.
(d) The Director may revoke a registration for the pilot program if the Director determines that the registrant has violated a provision of this chapter .
D.C. Code § 50-2303.09 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2303.09
§ 50-2303.09. Restriction on collecting fines after 10 years.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-711 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 7 / § 50-711
§ 50-711. Labeling regulations.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall issue regulations establishing labeling requirements for clean-fuel vehicles operated by fleets in the covered areas.
D.C. Code § 50-2206.15 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.15
§ 50-2206.15. Penalty for operating a vehicle while impaired.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person violating § 50-2206.14 shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined $500, or incarcerated for not more than 90 days, or both.
(b) A person violating any provision of § 50-2206.14 when the person has a prior offense under § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , or § 50-2206.14 and is being sentenced on the current offense shall be fined not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,500, or incarcerated for not more than one year, or both; provided, that a 5-day mandatory-minimum term of incarceration shall be imposed.
(c) A person violating any provision of § 50-2206.14 when the person has 2 or more prior offenses under § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , or § 50-2206.14 and is being sentenced on the current offense shall be fined not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000, or incarcerated for not more than one year, or both; provided, that a 10-day mandatory-minimum term of incarceration shall be imposed.
(c-1) (1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, and notwithstanding §§ 50-2201.05a , and 50-2206.55(a-1)(1) , a person violating any provision of § 50-2206.14 when the person has 2 prior offenses under § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , or § 50-2206.14 within the past 5 years and is being sentenced on the current offense shall have his or her driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the District revoked until such time as the Department may reinstate the person's driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the District pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  (2) A person whose driver's license or privilege to operate in the District was revoked pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection may, after 5 years from the date of revocation, apply to the Department for reinstatement. Upon receipt of an application, the Department may reinstate the persons driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the District for good cause shown.
(d) The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01 .
D.C. Code § 50-1202 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1202
§ 50-1202. Lien to appear on certificate of title; effect of other liens.
Status: in_force

During the time a certificate is outstanding for any motor vehicle or trailer, no lien against such motor vehicle or trailer or any equipment or accessories affixed or sold to be affixed thereto shall be valid except as between the parties and as to other persons having actual notice, unless and until entered on such certificate as hereinafter set forth; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to a lien or liens in existence on January 1, 1940, against a motor vehicle or trailer for which a certificate is outstanding on January 1, 1941, or any equipment or accessories affixed thereto. The filing provisions of Article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28 of the District of Columbia Official Code do not apply to liens recorded as herein provided, and a lien has no greater validity or effect during the time a certificate is outstanding for the motor vehicle or trailer covered thereby by reason of the fact that the lien has been filed in accordance with that article. The perfection of a security interest of a motor vehicle or trailer under D.C. Official Code § 28:9-311(b) occurs upon receipt by the appropriate official in the Department of Motor Vehicles of a properly tendered application for a certificate of title on which the security interest is to be indicated.
D.C. Code § 50-921.34 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.34
§ 50-921.34. Fares; structure; purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) Insofar as practicable, and consistent with the provision of adequate service at reasonable fares, the rates and fares and service shall be fixed by the Department, so as to result in revenues that shall:
  (1) Pay the operating expenses and provide for repairs, maintenance, and depreciation of the DC Circulator vehicles or other assets owned or controlled by the District;
  (2) Provide for payment of all principal and interest on outstanding revenue bonds; and
  (3) Provide funds for any purpose the Department considers necessary and desirable to carry out the purposes of this section.
(b) The base fare to ride the DC Circulator shall be at least $1; except, that the Department may provide discounts for:
  (1) Seniors, veterans, students, children, and disabled persons;
  (2) All riders during a public health emergency declared by the Mayor;
  (3) All riders during promotional periods; provided, that promotional periods may not cumulatively total more than 2 months in a calendar year; and
  (4) Transfers.
(c) Beginning August 26, 2013, the Department shall not charge a DC Circulator fare to students on regular school days.
D.C. Code § 50-371 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-371
§ 50-371. Loitering of public cabs.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1103 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 11 / § 50-1103
§ 50-1103. Appropriations for inspection facilities.
Status: in_force

The annual estimates of appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1939 and succeeding fiscal years shall include estimates of appropriations for the construction and/or rental and/or leasing of ground and buildings, the purchase of equipment and supplies, and the payment of salaries of mechanics, laborers, clerks, and other employees to carry out the annual inspection of all motor vehicles and trailers in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-1501.02n — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1501.02n
§ 50-1501.02n. Issuance of LGBTQ Pride motor vehicle identification tags.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall design and make available for issue one or more LGBTQ Pride motor vehicle identification tags demonstrating support for the LGBTQ community.
(b) (1) A resident ordering an LGBTQ Pride motor vehicle identification tag shall pay a one-time application fee and a display fee each year thereafter. The application fee shall be $25, and the display fee shall be $20, or such other amount as may be established by the Mayor by rule.
  (2) The application fee and annual display fee shall be deposited into the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs Fund, established by § 2-1385 .
D.C. Code § 50-1731.08 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17A / § 50-1731.08
§ 50-1731.08. Education.
Status: in_force

The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall include educational information on the use of mobile telephones and other electronic devices while driving in the District’s Driver and Motorcycle Operator’s Study Guide. The Director shall also include questions pertaining to distracted driving and mobile telephone usage while driving on the driver’s license exam.
D.C. Code § 50-301.07a — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.07a
§ 50-301.07a. GPS data use feasibility assessment.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.23 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.23
§ 50-2201.23. Mayor may enter into interstate agreement concerning enforcement of traffic laws.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia may enter into an interstate agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia or with the State of Maryland, or with both, pursuant to which the parties to such agreement may assist each other in the enforcement of its laws relating to traffic (including parking violations).
D.C. Code § 50-1301.09 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.09
§ 50-1301.09. Motor Vehicle Owners’ and Operators’ Financial Responsibility Fund, D. C.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2206.31 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.31
§ 50-2206.31. Operating under the influence of alcohol or a drug; watercraft.
Status: in_force

No person shall operate or be in physical control of any watercraft in the District:
(1) While the person is intoxicated; or
(2) While the person is under the influence of alcohol or any drug or any combination thereof.
D.C. Code § 50-1206 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1206
§ 50-1206. Liens shown by application for certificate; entry of lien; collection of fees; absence of liens to be shown; certificate to holder of first lien.
Status: in_force

Applications for certificates of title shall state whether or not there are any liens against the motor vehicle or trailer or any equipment or accessories affixed thereto, and, if so, the lien information in the order of its priority, and shall be accompanied by instruments or any other papers necessary to entitle liens to be entered on the certificate. Upon receipt of an application for a certificate and accompanying documents, if any, or on the application for a duplicate, the Director shall compare the statements in the application as to liens with the Department’s records and the documents and instruments accompanying the application, and, if such statements are incorrect or incomplete or if any of the liens shown by the application are not entitled to be entered on the certificate in the same order as they appear on the application, the Director shall return all of the papers and advise the applicant of the reasons for the denial of the application. If the statements as to liens are full, true, and complete and all liens shown by the application are entitled to be entered on the certificate in the same order as they appear on the application, the Director shall issue the certificate. The Director shall deliver or mail the certificate to the record holder of the first lien shown on the certificate or his representative, or, if there are no liens, to the owner or his representative.
D.C. Code § 50-2301.11 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2301.11
§ 50-2301.11. Study of parking infraction adjudication.
Status: in_force

Before January 2, 2017, the Mayor shall transmit to the Chairperson of the Council committee with oversight of transportation a report and recommendation as to whether the adjudication of parking infractions should be transferred from the Department to a different entity, such as the Office of Administrative Hearings or the District Department of Transportation. The report shall review best practices in other jurisdictions and examine issues such as staffing levels, timeliness of decisions, caseloads, and qualifications of hearing examiners.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.19 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.19
§ 50-1541.19. Transfer by operation of law.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of this section:
  (1) “By operation of law” means pursuant to a law or judicial order affecting ownership of a vessel:
    (A) Because of death, divorce or other family law proceeding, merger, consolidation, dissolution, or bankruptcy;
    (B) Through the exercise of the rights of a lien creditor or a person having a lien created by statute or rule of law; or
    (C) Through other legal process.
  (2) “Transfer-by-law statement” means a record signed by a transferee stating that by operation of law the transferee has acquired or has the right to acquire an ownership interest in a vessel.
(b) A transfer-by-law statement must contain:
  (1) The name and last known mailing address of the owner of record and the transferee and the other information required by § 50-1541.06(b) ;
  (2) Documentation sufficient to establish the transferee’s ownership interest or right to acquire the ownership interest;
  (3) A statement that:
    (A) The certificate of title is an electronic certificate of title;
    (B) The transferee does not have possession of the written certificate of title created in the name of the owner of record; or
    (C) The transferee is delivering the written certificate of title to the Harbor Master with the transfer-by-law statement; and
  (4) Except for a transfer described in subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section, evidence that notification of the transfer and the intent to file the transfer-by-law statement has been sent to all persons indicated in the files of the Harbor Master as having an interest, including a security interest, in the vessel.
(c) Unless the Harbor Master rejects a transfer-by-law statement for a reason stated in § 50-1541.07(c) or because the statement does not include documentation satisfactory to the Harbor Master as to the transferee’s ownership interest or right to acquire the ownership interest, not later than 20 days after delivery to the Harbor Master of the statement and payment of fees and taxes payable under the law of the District other than this chapter in connection with the statement or with the acquisition or use of the vessel, the Harbor Master shall:
  (1) Accept the statement;
  (2) Amend the files of the Harbor Master to reflect the transfer; and
  (3) If the name of the owner whose ownership interest is being transferred is indicated on the certificate of title:
    (A) Cancel the certificate of title even if the certificate of title has not been delivered to the Harbor Master;
    (B) Create a new certificate of title indicating the transferee as owner;
    (C) Indicate on the new certificate of title any security interest indicated on the canceled certificate of title, unless a court order provides otherwise; and
    (D) Deliver the new certificate of title or a record evidencing an electronic certificate of title.
(d) This section shall not apply to a transfer of an interest in a vessel by a secured party under part 6 of Article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28 .
D.C. Code § 50-1208 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1208
§ 50-1208. Assignment of lien; form and requirement of assignment; entry and recording of assignment; certificate to holder of first lien.
Status: in_force

The rights of the holder of an unsatisfied lien shown on a certificate may be assigned by an assignment in writing, which shall show the name and address of the assignee, the trade name and engine, serial or identification number of the motor vehicle, or the trade name and serial number, if any, of the trailer, and the Recorder’s record number of the instrument, or if none, a brief description sufficient to identify the lien shall be signed by the holder of the lien. Upon presentation of an assignment and a certificate and the payment of the prescribed fee, the Recorder shall enter upon the face of the certificate and upon the card hereinbefore described the Recorder’s record number of the lien which is being assigned, or, if no such instrument is on file, a brief description sufficient to identify the lien, the date of the assignment and the words, “Assigned to,” and the name and address of the assignee, and the date. The assignment shall be attached to the instrument if the instrument has been filed with the Recorder, and, if not, the assignment shall be given a Recorder’s record number and filed by the Recorder and such number shall be entered on the certificate and in the Department’s records. The certificate shall be delivered to the record holder of the 1st unsatisfied lien shown thereon, or his representative.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.07 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.07
§ 50-2201.07. Control over park system not affected by this part.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this part shall be construed to interfere with the exclusive charge and control prior to March 3, 1925, committed to the Director of the National Park Service over the park system of the District, and he or she is hereby authorized and empowered to make and enforce all regulations for the control of vehicles and traffic, and limiting the speed thereof on roads, highways, and bridges within the public grounds in the District, under his or her control, subject to the penalties prescribed in this part.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.18 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.18
§ 50-1301.18. Deposit of security — Exceptions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2301.08 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2301.08
§ 50-2301.08. Report to Council.
Status: in_force

By June 30th of each year, the Mayor shall submit to the Council a report on parking and traffic enforcement for the previous calendar year. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The number of persons hired as hearing examiners:
  (A) The level of compensation for each hearing examiner;
  (B) The length of time each hearing examiner has served in that capacity; and
  (C) The qualifications for hearing examiners;
(2) The number of notices of infraction issued:
  (A) The number of notices of infraction issued for moving infractions;
  (B) The number of notices of infraction issued for parking, standing, stopping and pedestrian infractions; and
  (C) The number of notices of infraction issued by each agency authorized to issue notices of infraction;
(3) The number of answers filed for moving infractions:
  (A) The number of “admit” answers filed for moving infractions:
    (i) The number of hearings held for respondents who admit the commission of moving infractions; and
    (ii) The number of suspensions and revocations of respondents who admit the commission of moving infractions;
  (B) The number of “admit with explanation” answers filed for moving infractions; the number of suspensions and revocations of respondents who admit with explanation the commission of a moving infraction;
  (C) The number of “deny” answers filed for moving infractions:
    (i) The number of determinations of liability of respondents who deny the commission of moving infractions;
    (ii) The number of dismissals of respondents who deny the commission of moving infractions; and
    (iii) The number of suspensions and revocations of respondents who deny the commission of moving infractions;
  (D) The number of suspensions for failure to answer notices of infraction; and
  (E) The number of suspensions for failure to appear at a hearing;
(4) The number of answers filed for parking, standing, stopping and pedestrian infractions:
  (A) The number of “admit” answers filed for parking, standing, stopping and pedestrian infractions;
  (B) The number of “admit with explanation” answers filed for parking, standing, stopping and pedestrian infractions; and
  (C) The number of “deny” answers filed for parking, standing, stopping and pedestrian infractions:
    (i) The number of determinations of liability of respondents who deny the commission of parking, standing, stopping and pedestrian infractions; and
    (ii) The number of dismissals of respondents who deny the commission of parking, standing, stopping and pedestrian infractions;
(5) The number of notices of infraction for which sanctions are imposed:
  (A) The number of notices of infraction for which a civil fine is imposed;
  (B) The number of notices of infraction for which a penalty is imposed; and
  (C) The number of notices of infraction for which attendance at traffic school is required;
(6) The number of notices of infraction issued to lessors covered under § 50-2303.04 :
  (A) The penalties and fines imposed for infractions under § 50-2303.04 ;
  (B) The penalties and fines actually paid under § 50-2303.04 ;
  (C) The number of outstanding infractions under § 50-2303.04 ; and
  (D) The amount of fines and penalties outstanding under § 50-2303.04 ;
(7) The number of appeals filed with the appeals boards:
  (A) The number of decisions set aside by appeals boards;
  (B) The number of decisions affirmed by appeals boards;
  (C) The list of attorneys available for service on appeals boards;
  (D) The list of citizens available for service on appeals boards; and
  (E) A list of each appeals board appointed by the Director;
(8) The number of appeals filed with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia:
  (A) The number of decisions set aside by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and
  (B) The number of decisions affirmed by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia;
(9) The number of appeals filed with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals:
  (A) The number of decisions set aside by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals; and
  (B) The number of decisions affirmed by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals;
(10) The number of vehicles towed and booted:
  (A) The number of vehicles towed;
  (B) The number of vehicles booted;
  (C) The average cost of each tow; and
  (D) The average cost of each booting;
(11) The total revenues generated by this chapter:
  (A) The total collected in fines and penalties;
  (B) The total collected in towing fees; and
  (C) The total collected in booting fees; and
(12) The number of requests for reconsideration filed after an initial finding of liability:
  (A) The number of violations dismissed after reconsideration; and
  (B) The number of violations affirmed after reconsideration.
D.C. Code § 50-2621 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / § 50-2621
§ 50-2621. Vehicles impounded; abandoned and junk vehicles; penalties.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2443 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24A / § 50-2443
§ 50-2443. License plate recognition systems; usage and privacy.
Status: in_force

(a) Within one year after the applicability date of this section, the Mayor shall issue rules to:
  (1) Ensure that all District agencies equipped with LPRS for enforcement of parking or moving violations utilize the same database of information;
  (2) Maximize the ability of District agencies equipped with LPRS to transmit information to the Department that may assist in identifying the location of immobilization-eligible vehicles;
  (3) Maintain reasonable security procedures and practices, including operational, administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect LPRS information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure; and
  (4) Implement a usage and privacy policy in order to ensure that the collection, use, maintenance, sharing, and dissemination of LPRS information is consistent with respect to individuals' privacy and civil liberties.
D.C. Code § 50-703 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 7 / § 50-703
§ 50-703. Reports; technology assessment, development, and implementation.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Pursuant to rules issued by the Mayor pursuant to § 50-705 , operators of all covered fleets shall register with the Mayor within 120 days after the effective date of the rules. In the case of fleets which become covered fleets after the effective date of the rules, the fleet operator shall register with the Mayor within 90 days of becoming a covered fleet.
  (2) Accurate records shall be maintained by covered fleet operators to verify compliance with this chapter. All records shall be maintained for the current model year and the previous model year. For purposes of enforcement of this chapter, officers and employees of the District, duly designated by the Mayor as inspectors, shall be authorized to inspect the records of a covered fleet operator. All records provided by covered fleet operators shall be treated as confidential and proprietary trade secrets.
(b) (1) Of the new covered fleet vehicles purchased each year by a covered fleet operator in Model Year 1998 and thereafter, at least a specified percentage of the vehicles shall be clean-fuel vehicles as provided in this subsection. These vehicles shall use a clean fuel when operating in the covered area.
  (2) Clean-fuel vehicles shall be purchased according to the following percentages in Model Year 1998:
    (A) 30% of light duty vehicles (“LDVs”) and light duty trucks (“LDTs”) under 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR);
    (B) 30% of LDTs between 6,000 pounds and 8,500 pounds GVWR; and
    (C) 50% of heavy duty vehicles (“HDVs”) over 8,500 pounds and less than 26,000 pounds GVWR.
  (3) Clean-fuel vehicles shall be purchased according to the following percentages in Model Year 1999:
    (A) 50% of LDTs and LDVs less than 6,000 pounds GVWR;
    (B) 50% of LDTs and LDVs between 6,000 pounds and 8,500 pounds GVWR; and
    (C) 50% of HDVs more than 8,500 pounds and less than 26,000 pounds GVWR.
  (4) Clean-fuel vehicles shall be purchased according to the following percentages in Model Year 2000 and every Model Year thereafter:
    (A) 70% of LDTs and LDVs less than 6,000 pounds GVWR;
    (B) 70% of LDTs and LDVs between 6,000 pounds and 8,500 pounds GVWR; and
    (C) 50% of HDVs more than 8,500 pounds and less than 26,000 pounds GVWR.
(c) Any owner or operator of a commercial fleet may petition the Mayor, pursuant to rules issued by the Mayor, for provisional relief from compliance with this section after demonstrating or showing cause of hardship. The Mayor may, after careful and balanced review and after taking into account various factors including cost, available technology, service and repair facilities, safety, lead time, environmental impact pursuant to the public health, safety, or welfare, and any other relevant factors, grant whatever provisional relief deemed appropriate.
(d) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall result in a fine not to exceed $5,000 for each day of noncompliance and may result in the forfeiture of any right, license, permit, or privilege to operate a commercial vehicle in the District.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.03
§ 50-1541.03. Supplemental principles of law and equity.
Status: in_force

Unless displaced by a provision of this chapter, the principles of law and equity shall supplement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-2622 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / § 50-2622
§ 50-2622. Notice to owner of abandoned or junk vehicle taken into custody.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-301.22 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.22
§ 50-301.22. Taxicab Driver Security Revolving Fund: loan application and eligibility criteria; vendor payments.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-604 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 6 / § 50-604
§ 50-604. Delegation of functions; exception.
Status: in_force

With the exception of the function of making regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the Mayor is authorized to delegate, with power to redelegate, any of the functions vested in him by this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-1951.08 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 19B / § 50-1951.08
§ 50-1951.08. Multimodal metrics of effectiveness.
Status: in_force

(a) DDOT shall not use automobile delay, as measured by vehicle level of service, vehicular throughput, or traffic congestion, as the primary metric of analysis for:
  (1) For the planning, design, and construction of transportation projects;
  (2) The selection of an approved concept and design of a street improvement project; and
  (3) The assessment of transportation impacts of new development, as may be required pursuant to Title 10 or Title 11 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(b) The Director shall establish multimodal metrics for analyzing the effectiveness of transportation improvements and design alternatives, to include the following considerations, as applicable:
  (1) Pedestrians and ADA compliance;
  (2) Bicycles and micromobility devices;
  (3) Transit;
  (4) Traffic calming and speed management;
  (5) Freight operations and curbside management; and
  (6) Related safety concerns.