D.C. Code § 50-2206.34 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.34
§ 50-2206.34. Penalties for operating watercraft while impaired.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person violating § 50-2206.33 shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined $250, or incarcerated for not more than 30 days, or both.
(b) A person violating § 50-2206.33 when the person has a prior offense under § 50-2206.31 or § 50-2206.33 and is being sentenced on the current offense shall be fined not more than $2,500, or incarcerated for not more than 180 days, or both.
(c) A person violating § 50-2206.33 when the person has 2 or more prior offenses under § 50-2206.31 or § 50-2206.33 and is being sentenced on the current offense shall be fined not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000, or incarcerated for not more than one year, or both.
(d) The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01 .
D.C. Code § 50-301.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.03
§ 50-301.03. Definitions.
Status: in_force

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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(a) (1) “ADA” means the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, approved July 26, 1990 (104 Stat. 328; 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.).
  (2) “Alternative fuel” means advanced fuels, which can be any materials or substances that can be used as fuels, other than conventional fuels such as fossil fuels, including biodiesel, compressed natural gas, electricity, and ethanol. The term “alternative fuel” shall also apply to hybrid vehicles that use alternative forms of power such as electricity.
  (3) “Capital City Plan” means the formal alphabetical and numerical pattern and layout of streets within the District’s 4 quadrants, the formal pattern and layout of avenues and circles within the District, and the formal system and pattern of addresses within the District.
  (3A) "Carrier-for-hire" means a class of transportation service by which a network of private operators, couriers, or carriers provide delivery of parcels, food, or beverages in the District for compensation.
  (3B) "Carrier-for-hire company" means an organization, corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship, operating in the District that uses delivery dispatch to connect customers to specific carrier-for-hire operators. The term:
    (A) Includes a third-party meal delivery platform, as that term is defined in § 48-651(6) ;
    (B) Does not include an organization, corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship who facilitates, offers, or arranges for the delivery of goods solely by vehicles that are required to be registered with the federal motor carrier safety administration or that require a commercial driver's license to operate pursuant 49 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. ; and
    (C) Does not include an individual or entity delivering cannabis with a valid courier license issued pursuant to § 7-1671.05a .
  (3C) "Carrier-for-hire industry" means all companies, associations, owners, operators, or any person who, by virtue of employment, contract, or office, is directly involved in providing or facilitating the provision of carrier-for-hire services within the District.
  (3D) "Carrier-for-hire operator" means an individual who is registered with a carrier-for-hire company for the purpose of being connected to a customer through the company's delivery dispatch to deliver a parcel, food, or beverage in exchange for compensation. The term:
    (A) Includes a food delivery worker, as that term is defined in § 48-651(2A) ; and
    (B) Does not include an individual delivering parcels, food, or beverages as an employee of, or under contract with, a specific business, if the business is primarily responsible for the production of the items or goods being delivered.
  (3E) (A) "Class 1" means any of the following delivery modes:
      (i) Pedestrians;
      (ii) Electric mobility devices;
      (iii) Bicycles;
      (iv) Electric bicycles;
      (v) E-cargo bikes; and
      (vi) Other non-motorized means of transportation.
    (B) For the purposes of this paragraph the term:
      (i) "E-cargo bike" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 50-921.27(a)(4) .
      (ii) "Electric bicycle" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 50-921.27(a)(5) .
      (iii) "Electric mobility device" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 50-2201.02(6A) .
  (3F) "Class 2" means an electric-powered motor vehicle that:
    (A) Has a seat or saddle for the use of the operator and is designed to travel on no more than 3 wheels in contact with the ground;
    (B) Is a motor-driven cycle or a motorcycle, as those terms are defined in 18 DCMR § 9901.1; and
    (C) Is not a Class 1 delivery mode.
  (3G) "Class 3" means a motor vehicle powered by an internal-combustion engine that:
    (A) Has a seat or saddle for the use of the operator and is designed to travel on no more than 3 wheels in contact with the ground;
    (B) Is a motor-driven cycle or motorcycle, as those terms are defined in 18 DCMR § 9901.1; and
    (C) Is not a Class 1 or Class 2 delivery mode.
  (3H) "Class 4" means all motor vehicles not classified as Class 1, 2, or 3.
  (3I) "Customer" means an individual purchasing and requesting the delivery of a parcel, food, or beverage, who is connected to a specific carrier-for-hire operator by a carrier-for-hire company's delivery dispatch.
  (4) “CNG” means compressed natural gas.
  (5) “CNG vehicle” means an automobile powered by compressed natural gas.
  (6) Repealed.
  (7) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking.
  (8) “Committee” means the Vehicle-for-Hire Accessibility Advisory Committee established by § 50-301.25 .
  (8A) “Digital dispatch” means the hardware and software applications and networks, including mobile phone applications, which passengers and operators use to provide public and private vehicle-for-hire service.
  (8A-i) "Director" means the Director of the Department of For-Hire-Vehicles.
  (8B) “Dispatch” means the traditional methods of pre-arranging vehicle-for-hire service, including through telephone or radio.
  (9) “DDOE” means the District Department of the Environment.
  (9A) "DFHV" means the Department of For-Hire Vehicles established by § 50-301.04 .
  (9A-i) "Delivery mode" means the means of transportation used by a carrier-for-hire operator to provide delivery service.
  (9A-ii) "DFHV" means the Department of For-Hire Vehicles established by § 50-301.04
  (9A-iii) "Digital dispatch" means the hardware and software applications and networks, including mobile phone applications, which passengers and operators use to provide public and private vehicle-for-hire service.
  (9A-iv) "Director" means the Director of the Department of For-Hire-Vehicles.
  (9A-v) "Dispatch" means the traditional methods of pre-arranging vehicle-for-hire service, including through telephone or radio.
  (9B) "FHVAC" means the For-Hire Vehicle Advisory Council established by § 50-301.10a .
  (10) “Fund” means the Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund established by § 50-301.20 .
  (11) “GPS” means Global Positioning Satellite.
  (12) “Hospitality industry” means any person or entity involved in the operation, management, support, or ownership of a restaurant, catering business, hotel business, conference business, travel business, tourism business, tour business, or tour guide business.
  (13) “Industry member” means a person experienced in the transportation or hospitality industry.
  (14) “Limousine” means a public vehicle-for-hire that operates exclusively through advanced registration, charges exclusively on the basis of time, and shall not accept street hails.
  (14A) "Motor vehicle" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 50-2201.02(11) .
  (15) Repealed.
  (15A) "ORPP" means the Office of Regulatory Policy and Planning established by § 50-301.06 .
  (15B) "OCS" means the Office of Client Services established by § 50-301.06 .
  (15C) "OCE" means the Office of Compliance and Enforcement established by § 50-301.06 .
  (15D) "OHCR" means the Office of Hearings and Conflict Resolution established by § 50-301.06 .
  (16) “Passenger surcharge” means a fee assessed to passengers for each public vehicle-for-hire ride in an amount not less than 50 cents.
  (16A) “Private vehicle-for-hire” means a class of transportation service by which a network of private vehicle-for-hire operators in the District provides transportation to passengers to whom the private vehicle-for-hire operators are connected by digital dispatch.
  (16B) “Private vehicle-for-hire company” means an organization, including a corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship, operating in the District that uses digital dispatch to connect passengers to a network of private vehicle-for-hire operators.
  (16C) "Private vehicle-for-hire operator" means an individual who utilizes the digital dispatch of a private vehicle-for-hire company to operate a motor vehicle to provide transportation to passengers.
  (17) “Public vehicle-for-hire” means a class of transportation service by motor vehicle for hire in the District, including a taxicab, limousine, or sedan-class vehicle, that provides for-hire service exclusively using operators and vehicles licensed pursuant to this subchapter and § 47-2829 .
  (18) Repealed.
  (19) Repealed.
  (20) “Sedan-class vehicle” means a public vehicle-for-hire that operates exclusively through digital dispatch, charges on the basis of time and distance, except for trips to airports, and other point-to-point trips based on well-traveled routes or event-related trips such as sporting events, which may be charged on a flat-fee basis, and shall not accept street hails.
  (21) “Taxicab” means a class of public vehicle-for-hire that may be hired by dispatch, digital dispatch, or hailed on the street, and for which the fare charged is calculated by a DFHV-approved meter with uniform rates determined by the DFHV; provided, that a taxicab hired by a passenger through digital dispatch may use rates set by the company that operates the digital dispatch pursuant to the requirements of this subchapter.
  (22) “Taxicab association” means a group of taxicab owners organized for the purpose of engaging in the business of taxicab transportation for common benefits regarding operation, logo or insignia. An association must have a minimum of 20 taxicabs having a uniform logo or insignia and having unified control by ownership or by association.
  (23) “Taxicab company” means any person, partnership, or corporation engaging in the business of owning and operating a fleet or fleets of taxicabs having a uniform logo or insignia. A company must have a minimum of 20 taxicabs having a uniform logo or insignia and having unified control by ownership or by the company.
  (24) “Taxicab fleet” means a group of 20 or more taxicabs having a uniform logo or insignia and having unified control by ownership or by association.
  (25) “Taxicab industry” means all taxicab companies, associations, owners, and operators, or any person who by virtue of employment or office is directly involved in the provision of taxicab services within the District.
  (26) “Taxicab operator” means a person operating or licensed to operate a taxicab in the District of Columbia.
  (27) “Taxicab owner” means a person, corporation, partnership, or association that holds the legal title to a taxicab that is required to be registered in the District. If a taxicab is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease with right of purchase upon performance of the condition stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or if a mortgagor of a taxicab is entitled to possession, the conditional vendee, lessee, or mortgagor shall be considered the owner for the purpose of this subchapter.
  (28) “Taxicab rate structure” means the rates, fares, charges, and methodologies used to determine the price of taxicab street-hail service.
  (29) “Taxicab service” means passenger transportation service originating in the District in which the passenger directs the points between which the service is to be provided, the service is provided at a time chosen by the passenger, and, when hailed on the street, the fare and fees for which are prescribed by the DFHV.
  (29A) "Trade dress" means a unique marketing logo, insignia, or emblem for display on a vehicle that identifies, distinguishes, and is substantially inseparable from the source of a product or service, using a specific style to differentiate from competitors.
  (30) “Underserved area” means a designated zone, as determined by the DFHV, with an established need for greater taxicab service.
  (30A) “Vehicle-for-hire industry” means all public and private vehicles-for-hire, including companies, associations, owners, operators, or any person who, by virtue of employment or office, is directly involved in providing public or private vehicle-for-hire services within the District.
  (30B) “Vehicle inspection officer” means a District employee trained in the laws, rules, and regulations governing public and private vehicle-for-hire and carrier-for-hire service and carrier-for-hire service to ensure the proper provision of service and to support safety through street enforcement efforts, including traffic stops of public and private vehicles-for-hire and carriers-for-hire, pursuant to protocol prescribed under this subchapter and by regulation.
  (31) “Washington Metropolitan Area” means the area encompassed by the District; Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, and Frederick County in Maryland; Arlington County, Fairfax County, Loudon County, and Prince William County, and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park in Virginia.
  (32) “Wheelchair-accessible vehicle” means a vehicle compliant with the ADA that accommodates a passenger using a wheelchair or other personal mobility device who needs a ramp or lift to enter or exit the vehicle. The vehicle must comply with the provisions of 49 C.F.R. Part 38.1 — 38.39.
D.C. Code § 50-301.34 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.34
§ 50-301.34. Fleeing from a vehicle inspection officer.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An operator of a public or private vehicle-for-hire or a carrier-for-hire operator who knowingly fails or refuses to bring the public or private vehicle-for-hire or carrier-for-hire operator to an immediate stop, or who flees or attempts to elude a vehicle inspection officer, following the vehicle inspection officer’s signal to bring the public or private vehicle-for-hire or carrier-for-hire operator to a stop, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or be imprisoned for not more than 180 days.
  (2) An operator of a public or private vehicle-for-hire or a carrier-for-hire operator who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection and while doing so drives the public or private vehicle-for-hire in a manner that would constitute reckless driving under § 50-2201.04(b) , or cause property damage or bodily injury, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or be imprisoned for not more than 5 years.
(b) It is an affirmative defense under this section if the operator of a public or private vehicle-for-hire or the carrier-for-hire operator can show, by a preponderance of the evidence, that his or her failure to stop immediately was based upon a reasonable belief that his or her personal safety or the safety of passengers was at risk. In determining whether the operator has met this burden, the court may consider the following factors:
  (1) The time and location of the event;
  (2) Whether the vehicle inspection officer was in a vehicle clearly identifiable by its markings, or if unmarked, was occupied by a vehicle inspection officer in uniform or displaying a badge or other sign of authority;
  (3) The conduct of the public or private vehicle-for-hire operator or carrier-for-hire operator while being followed by the vehicle inspection officer;
  (4) Whether the public or private vehicle-for-hire operator or carrier-for-hire operator stopped at the first available reasonably lighted or populated area; and
  (5) Any other factor the court considers relevant.
(c) (1) (A) The Director of the DFHV shall suspend the license or licenses for operating a public or private vehicle-for-hire, as required by the DFHV pursuant to this subchapter, of a person convicted under subsection (a)(1) of this section for a minimum of 30 days, but no more than 180 days, without further administrative action by the DFHV.
    (B) The Director of the DFHV may suspend the license or licenses for operating a public or private vehicle-for-hire, as required by the DFHV pursuant to this subchapter, of a person convicted under subsection (a)(2) of this section for a period of no more than one year without further administrative action by the DFHV.
  (2) A suspension of a public or private vehicle-for-hire operator’s license or licenses under paragraph (1) of this subsection for a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a violation of subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section shall begin following the person’s release from incarceration.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.15 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.15
§ 50-1301.15. Accident report — Confidential.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-921.05 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.05
§ 50-921.05. Transfers.
Status: in_force

(a) All positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the Department of Public Works for transportation and other functions, as set forth in section III(A), III(B), III(C), III(D) (not including supply and fuel distribution), III(E), III(F) (not including the ensuring proper and sanitary collection and disposal of refuse in an environmentally sound manner), III(H) (not including parking enforcement, and vehicle and driver licensing, registration, and control), III(I) (including only streets and bridges), III(J) (not including the control of building systems and the provision of repair and improvement services), and III(L) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983 Add ( part D of subchapter VI of Chapter 15 of Title 1 , D.C. Official Code), effective March 1, 1984 are hereby transferred to the DDOT.
(b) All of the functions assigned and authorities delegated to the Department of Public Works, with respect to transportation and other functions, as set forth in section III(A), III(B), III(C), III(D) (not including supply and fuel distribution), III(E), III(F) (not including ensuring proper and sanitary collection and disposal of refuse in an environmentally sound manner), III(H) (not including parking enforcement, and vehicle and driver licensing, registration, and control), III(I) (including only streets and bridges), III(J) (not including the control of building systems and the provision of repair and improvement services), and III(L) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983 are hereby transferred to the DDOT.
(c) All of the functions of the Department of Public Works as set forth in section IV (A) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983 are hereby transferred to the DDOT.
D.C. Code § 50-2205.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2205.03
§ 50-2205.03. Admissibility of test results.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-301.17 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.17
§ 50-301.17. Rate proceeding; standard for rate structure.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 12 months of March 25, 1986, and at least once every 24 months thereafter, the DFHV shall undertake a review of the taxicab rate structure. The review required by this section shall be undertaken by holding at least 1 public hearing, upon notice with opportunity to comment. Within 120 days of holding the public hearings, the panel shall render a decision on whether a modification or adjustment in rate structure is warranted, and, if determined to be warranted, shall implement the modification or adjustment.
(b) The DFHV, in the establishment and supervision of the taxicab rate structure, shall balance equitably the interest of owners and operators of taxicabs, taxicab companies and associations, and dispatch services in procuring a maximum rate of return on investment and labor against the public interest in maintaining a taxicab system affordable to a broad cross section of the public, and shall establish nondiscriminatory rates, charges, matrices, boundaries, and methodologies for the determination of taxicab fares which assure reasonable and adequate compensation and promote broad and nondiscriminatory public access to taxicab transportation facilities.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.05a — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.05a
§ 50-1301.05a. Production of documentary material.
Status: in_force

(a) A certified copy of any record of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall be deemed authentic without further testimony as evidence in any judicial proceeding or administrative hearing.
(b) The Director may satisfy a Superior Court subpoena directed to the production of documents by providing a duly authenticated copy of any record or other document in the possession of the Department in the form of a photocopy, computer printout, or reproduction of an electronically digitalized or recorded document or information, irrespective of the existence of a corresponding original document.
D.C. Code § 50-2206.57 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.57
§ 50-2206.57. Mandatory-minimum periods.
Status: in_force

(a) A mandatory-minimum term of incarceration as provided in this subchapter shall be proven to the court by a preponderance of the evidence.
(b) A person sentenced for an offense under this subchapter may be subjected to multiple mandatory-minimum terms of incarceration. Each mandatory-minimum term of incarceration must be served consecutively, except that no combination of mandatory- minimum terms of incarceration shall exceed the maximum penalty for the offense, including any applicable enhancements.
D.C. Code § 50-1801 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 18 / § 50-1801
§ 50-1801. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Motor vehicle” means an automotive transportation device with more than 3 wheels and a seating capacity of 8 or less passengers, not including the driver, but the term does not include vehicles used for farm purposes.
(2) “Properly restrained” means strapped around the waist or the torso of a passenger by a safety belt built into the motor vehicle.
D.C. Code § 50-2303.02a — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2303.02a
§ 50-2303.02a. Automated parking enforcement system.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “automated parking 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 parking infraction. Recorded images taken by an automated parking enforcement system are prima facie evidence of an infraction and may be submitted without authentication.
(b) The Mayor is authorized to use an automated parking enforcement system to detect parking infractions. Violations detected by an automated parking enforcement system shall constitute parking violations. Proof of an infraction may be evidenced by information obtained through the use of an automated parking enforcement system.
(c) Notwithstanding other provisions of law or regulation, citations resulting from an automated parking enforcement system shall be limited to warning citations during the first 45 days that automated parking enforcement is used on any given street sweeper route. The automated parking enforcement system program shall not be implemented until a warning citation is developed and a warning citation process is put in place.
D.C. Code § 50-1702 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17 / § 50-1702
§ 50-1702. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter the term:
(1) “Child restraint seat” means any motor vehicle restraint system which has been designed to protect children and has been approved pursuant to § 
      50-1704
      .
(2) “Operator” means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
(3) “Properly restrained,” when used in reference to the use of a safety belt, means secured with the lap portion of a safety belt which is provided in a motor vehicle; and when used in reference to the use of a child restraint seat, means secured in a child restraint seat which itself has been fastened to the motor vehicle by a safety belt and in which all securing straps are being used.
(4) “Transport” means to have a child of less than 16 years of age as a passenger in a motor vehicle while the operator is seated in the driver position and the motor vehicle is either parked or in motion.
(5) “Motor vehicle” means any device with more than 3 wheels and a seating capacity of 8 or fewer passengers, exclusive of the operator, which is propelled by an internal-combustion engine, electricity, or steam, and which is designed, used, or maintained for passenger or recreational purposes, or which is designed, used, or maintained for transporting freight, merchandise, or other commercial loads or property.
The term “motor vehicle” does not include any device which is used for livery, sightseeing, taxi, ambulance, funeral, or farm purposes; or any device with more than 3 wheels which is propelled by an internal-combustion engine, electricity, or steam and which has a seating capacity of more than 8 passengers, exclusive of the operator.
D.C. Code § 50-2205.02 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2205.02
§ 50-2205.02. Evidence of intoxication.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-921.17 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.17
§ 50-921.17. Transportation Infrastructure Project Review Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Transportation Infrastructure Project Review Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Director of the DDOT in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The Fund shall consist of the revenue collected from the following sources pursuant to § 50-921.02(f) :
  (1) Payments made by an individual or entity pursuant to an agreement entered into under § 50-921.02(f) ; and
  (2) Payments made to the District for transportation infrastructure or public space improvements or mitigation measures, when the payments are made pursuant to an order of the Zoning Commission or the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
(c) The Fund shall be used for the following purposes:
  (1) To fund the review of a project on private property or public space that may affect the transportation infrastructure or public space in the District or DDOT’s ability to manage and maintain the transportation infrastructure or public space in the District;
  (2) To fund transportation infrastructure or public space improvements or mitigation measures related to a project on private property or public space that will affect the transportation infrastructure or public space in the District or DDOT’s ability to manage and maintain the transportation infrastructure or public space in the District;
  (3) To fund transportation infrastructure or public space improvements or mitigation measures required pursuant to an order of the Zoning Commission or the Board of Zoning Adjustment; and
  (4) To the extent not needed for the purposes set forth in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection, for local transportation enhancement projects, local transportation infrastructure projects, and studies on the effects of transportation infrastructure projects, including the effects of such projects on private property.
(d) The fees deposited into the Fund shall be separate from any funds paid for the temporary use of public space or the use of the public right of way, pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 10 [ § 10-1101.01 et seq.].
(e) (1) The money deposited into the Fund, and any interest earned, 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.
  (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
D.C. Code § 50-301.04 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.04
§ 50-301.04. Department of For-Hire Vehicles – Established.
Status: in_force

There is established the Department of For-Hire Vehicles as a subordinate agency within the executive branch of the District government with exclusive authority for intrastate regulation of the public-vehicle-for-hire industry as provided herein.
D.C. Code § 50-2403 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24 / § 50-2403
§ 50-2403. Junk vehicles; nuisances.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1501.02j — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1501.02j
§ 50-1501.02j. Issuance of Washington Nationals motor vehicle identification tags.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall design and make available for issue one or more Washington Nationals motor vehicle identification tags to demonstrate support for the Washington Nationals baseball team and celebrate the Washington Nationals 2019 Major League Baseball World Series Championship.
(b) (1) A resident ordering a Washington Nationals 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 General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-301.06 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.06
§ 50-301.06. Department of For-Hire Vehicles – Organization.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the DFHV the following offices and divisions:
  (1) The Office of the Director, which shall be responsible for the management of the DFHV, including the final approval of any rulemaking and ratemaking conducted by the ORPP. The Office of the Director shall include the Director, the General Counsel, and the Chief of Staff, with subordinate staff responsible for:
    (A) Administrative support;
    (B) Human resources;
    (C) Budget and financial services;
    (D) Technology and information services;
    (E) Contracting and procurement;
    (F) Compliance with legislative directives, analysis, and opinions to ensure appropriate rulemaking and operational activities;
    (G) Repealed.
    (G-i) Auditing public vehicle-for-hire companies and payment service providers to the extent authorized by this subchapter , and regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter , including review of vehicle records to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, and private vehicle-for-hire companies and carrier-for-hire companies to the extent authorized by this subchapter .
    (H) Providing updated facts pertaining to operations and rulemaking through various communication platforms, including press releases, testimony, speech, and the DFHV website;
    (I) Serving as a liaison between the DFHV and the District Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Works, the Metropolitan Police Department, and other relevant agencies on policies related to transportation and traffic safety enforcement; and
    (J) Serving as a liaison between the DFHV and other relevant District agencies on policies related to the carrier-for-hire industry.
  (2) The Office of Regulatory Policy and Planning, which shall be responsible for regulatory policy, and industry-wide research, analysis, and planning related to the regulation of the vehicle-for-hire industry and carrier-for-hire industry. The ORPP shall be responsible for proposing ratemaking, rulemaking, and fee adjustments related to public vehicles-for-hire and submitting such proposals to the Office of the Director for final approval.  The ORPP’s subordinate staff shall also be responsible for analyzing industry updates, market data, and trends for the purpose of planning, assessment, and rulemaking.
  (3) The Office of Client Services, which shall be responsible for communicating with and educating the public, the vehicle-for-hire industry, and the carrier-for-hire industry regarding rules, standards, rates, charges, and orders issued by the DFHV.  The OCS’s subordinate staff shall also be responsible for:
    (A) Administering all license examinations applicable to the public vehicle-for-hire industry;
    (B) Providing all training and refresher courses required by this subchapter ;
    (C) Maintaining a system of electronic public records relating to licensed owners and operators of public vehicles-for-hire and public vehicle-for-hire companies, associations, and fleets, including:
      (i) Developing, maintaining, and keeping current a body of information relating to public vehicle-for-hire industry operations within the District, regionally, and nationwide; and
      (ii) Providing statistics, analyses, studies, and projections relating to matters such as revenue, operational costs, passenger carriage, profits, practices, and technologies pertaining to the public vehicle-for-hire industry;
    (D) Maintaining accurate records of in-service public vehicles-for-hire and retaining those records for a minimum of 3 years;
    (E) Communicating with the vehicle-for-hire industry and members of the public to inform them of agency procedures and regulations and solicit feedback to enhance public awareness;
    (F) Accepting applications for licenses applicable to public vehicle-for-hire operators and vehicles and issuing new licenses and renewals;
    (G) Collecting fees to recover the actual costs of producing and distributing official DFHV vehicle decals, stickers, and information placards; and
    (H) Collecting any other fees authorized and collected pursuant to this subchapter .
  (4) The Office of Compliance and Enforcement, which shall be responsible for:
    (A) Repealed.
    (B) Administering and enforcing all rules, rates, charges, and orders issued by the DFHV;
    (C) Repealed.
    (D) Repealed.
    (E) Inspecting public vehicles-for-hire for compliance with safety regulations established by the DFHV and the Department of Motor Vehicles;
    (F) Performing public and private vehicle-for-hire and carrier-for-hire inspections and issuing notices of infraction; and
    (G) Providing street enforcement of the rules and regulations of the DFHV through the use of vehicle inspection officers.
  (5) The Office of Hearings and Conflict Resolution, which shall be responsible for conducting all hearings, adjudications, appeals, and any form of conflict resolution, including mediation.  The OHCR’s subordinate staff shall also receive, document, and manage all complaints lodged against the owners and operators of public and private vehicles-for-hire, including taxicabs, taxicab companies, associations, fleets, dispatch services, and carrier-for-hire companies and operators, for the violation of any rule, regulation, order, rate, or law applicable to the vehicle-for-hire industry or carrier-for-hire industry, [and all] complaints lodged against vehicle inspection officers.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.25 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.25
§ 50-1301.25. Payment upon judgment; release of judgment debtor.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1507.02 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1507.02
§ 50-1507.02. Reciprocal agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the Mayor is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements on behalf of the District of Columbia with duly authorized representatives of any jurisdiction of the United States or a foreign country, providing for the registration of vehicles on an apportionment or allocation basis. In the exercise of this authority, the Mayor is expressly authorized to enter into and become a member of the IRP, or such other designation that may, from time to time, be given to such a plan.
(b) The IRP and any other agreements that this subchapter authorizes the Mayor to enter into shall take precedence over any District of Columbia law or regulation that may be in conflict with these agreements.
D.C. Code § 50-605 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 6 / § 50-605
§ 50-605. Council to make regulations; public hearings.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to promulgate regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter; provided, that no such regulation shall become effective until after a public hearing has been held thereon.
D.C. Code § 50-2637 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / § 50-2637
§ 50-2637. Unlawfully parked vehicles.
Status: in_force

It shall be a violation, to be adjudicated pursuant to Chapter 23 of this title [ §  50-2301.01 et seq.] for a person to park, leave unattended, or store a vehicle in violation of posted parking restrictions at a parking facility, as that term is defined in § 50-2602(4) , owned by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
D.C. Code § 50-2465 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24A / § 50-2465
§ 50-2465. Post-removal disposition of certain vehicles without further notice.
Status: in_force

Except for vehicles removed after traffic collisions, the Department may, without further notice, dispose of a dangerous vehicle or abandoned vehicle removed from the public space or private property pursuant to any District law or regulation if the vehicle does not display a valid vehicle identification number and recognizable registration.
D.C. Code § 50-1602 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16 / § 50-1602
§ 50-1602. Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation and Safety Program.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be established in the District of Columbia a Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation and Safety Program to promote the safe and convenient use of the bicycle as a means of transportation and recreation.
(b) The scope of the program shall include, but not be limited to:
  (1) Planning and supporting road improvements for bicyclists, such as wide curb lanes, smooth shoulders, bicyclist-oriented signs and signals, and removal of hazards;
  (2) Improving access for bicyclists on the road network and on all modes of public transportation;
  (3) Monitoring construction and repair projects to ensure that no additional hazards or obstacles to bicyclists are created as the transportation system is built or rebuilt;
  (4) Assisting, organizing, and coordinating the planning, design, construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of bicycle facilities, such as bicycle paths and bicycle lanes, both within and separate from the highway rights-of-way;
  (5) Promoting the installation of secure and convenient bicycle parking facilities;
  (6) Organizing safety education and training programs for young and adult bicyclists, as well as for motorists, to reduce bicycling accidents and foster safe use of bicycles; and
  (7) Promoting effective traffic law enforcement to protect the rights of all road users and to encourage good bicycling habits.
D.C. Code § 50-2372 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23C / § 50-2372
§ 50-2372. Public Life and Activity Zones Program.
Status: in_force

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on October 17, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Past Permanent Version .*
(a) There is established a Public Life and Activity Zones Program ("Program") within DDOT that shall:
  (1) Designate corridors in the District that shall be closed to personal vehicle traffic; and
  (2) Advise the Mayor on the issuance of grants to support efforts to close the designated corridors to personal vehicles.
(b) (1) The Program shall publish on DDOT's website a report no later than December 31, 2026, selecting 3 roadways in the District, each no less than one-eighth of a mile in contiguous length, that are suitable for closure to personal vehicles ("designated corridors") for at least 24 cumulative hours per week.
  (2) At least one of the roadways selected for closure shall be in a neighborhood in Ward 5, Ward 7, or Ward 8 that suffers from high levels of traffic violence, air pollution, lack of safe access to public space, or low rates of physical activity.
  (3) Before publishing the report identifying the designated corridors, the Program shall solicit feedback from residents, business owners, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, Business Improvement Districts, Community Improvement Districts, Main Streets, and other entities within or abutting the designated corridor to personal vehicle traffic.
  (4) One of the roadways selected pursuant to this subsection shall include the 2000-2400 blocks of 18th Street, NW, in Ward 1.
(c) The report required by subsection (b)(1) of this section shall include a summary of the corridors considered and the rationale for selecting the designated corridors, including:
  (1) If the designated corridor has been closed to personal vehicle traffic for another event, such as an Open Streets event, farmer's market, or festival:
    (A) A description of the other event and any challenges associated with those prior events; and
    (B) Recommendations for addressing challenges identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
  (2) Notable safety concerns regarding the designated corridor as identified by DDOT or the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency;
  (3) Recommendations for any new or improved traffic infrastructure that would promote:
    (A) Pedestrian travel to and within the designated corridor, such as sidewalk extensions and curb bump-outs, developed in consultation with the Pedestrian Advisory Council;
    (B) Bicycle travel to and within the designated corridor, such as bike lanes or cycle tracks, developed in consultation with the Bicycle Advisory Council;
    (C) Accessibility for multimodal users and persons with disabilities or mobility challenges, developed in consultation with the Multimodal Accessibility Advisory Council; and
    (D) Access to public transit to or within the designated corridor, including Metrorail, Metrobus, and Streetcar service;
  (4) Plans for ensuring public transportation, government fleet, emergency and first responder vehicles, and freight and delivery vehicles maintain access to the designated corridor;
  (5) How the street closure can be implemented without additional agency staffing, including the use of barricades;
  (6) The anticipated cost of closing personal vehicle traffic on the designated corridor, including any traffic infrastructure described in paragraph (3) of this subsection or grants issued pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section;
  (7) The number of parking spaces eliminated by the proposal to close personal vehicle travel within the designated corridor and its anticipated impact on businesses within the designated corridor;
  (7A) Recommendations on the designation and design of curbside space for use as streateries, parklets, or other public space activations;
  (8) The feasibility of permanently closing the designated corridor to personal vehicles; and
  (9) Feedback received from the residents, business owners, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, Business Improvement Districts, Community Improvement Districts, Main Streets, and other entities within or abutting the designated  corridor to personal vehicle traffic, and the Program's responses to that feedback.
(d) Following the publication of the report, in order to obtain community feedback regarding the selected designated corridors, DDOT shall:
  (1) Publish on its website a form through which District residents may provide feedback regarding which of the 3 designated corridors should be closed to personal vehicle traffic;
  (2) Convene at least one public meeting, properly noticed in the D.C. Register at least 30 days prior to each public meeting, for each designated corridor; and
  (3) No later than March 31, 2027, announce which of the 3 designated corridors will be closed to personal vehicle traffic for, at a minimum, 24 cumulative hours per week, beginning October 1, 2027.
(e) Beginning March 31, 2027, the Mayor shall, in consultation with the Program, with respect to the designated corridor selected:
  (1) Not Funded.
  (2) Implement the recommendations for any new or improved traffic infrastructure as described in subsection (c)(3) of this section.
(f) Beginning October 1, 2028, any updates to the District's Multimodal Long-Range Transportation Plan shall include plans to close the remaining 2 designated corridors to personal automobile traffic for, at a minimum, 24 cumulative hours per week.
D.C. Code § 50-301.14 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.14
§ 50-301.14. Insurance.
Status: in_force

(a) Each owner of a taxicab operated in the District shall maintain a bond or policy of liability insurance covering accident risks for payment of judgments and legal claims arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or operation of a taxicab consistent with the provisions of the Compulsory/No Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982 Amendments Act of 1985 [D.C. Code § 31-2401 et seq.].
(b) The bond or policy of liability insurance required by this section shall provide minimum coverage by a surety or insurer on any 1 judgment of $10,000 for bodily injuries or death, and $5,000 for damage to property, and $20,000 for bodily injury or death, and $5,000 for damage to property for all judgments arising out of the same subject of action, to be apportioned ratably among creditors according to the amount of their respective rights, until these requirements are superseded by the Compulsory/No Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982 Amendments Act of 1985 [D.C. Code § 31-2401 et seq.].
(c) The liability of a surety or insurer on an indemnity or policy of liability issued under this section shall be absolute for damages adjudged against an insured.
(d) Each owner of a taxicab operated in the District shall file with the Office of Client Services of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles evidence that a bond or policy of liability insurance meeting the requirements of this section is in force for the owner’s taxicab. The Office of Client Services of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles shall maintain accurate and current information on all insured taxicabs and shall maintain accurate and current records on all taxicabs for which insurance or a bond has been cancelled.
(e) Policies of liability insurance shall be issued only by companies authorized by the Commissioner to do business in the District, and all sureties bonding taxicabs operated in the District shall be approved by the Commissioner. No insurer or surety shall engage in the business of insuring or bonding taxicabs unless a certificate of approval is issued by the Commissioner to engage in such a business, which approval shall be given upon a finding by the Commissioner that the company is qualified and its management capable of conducting such a business in the public interest.
(f) The Commissioner shall issue reasonable rules in furtherance of the protection of the public governing:
  (1) The business and practices of insurers and sureties indemnifying accident risks of taxicabs operated in the District, including the expenses of management, administration, and acquisition of business;
  (2) The writing of insurance and the making of bonds for the coverage of accident risks of taxicabs; and
  (3) The rate and rate structure of insurance for coverage of the accident risks of taxicabs operated in the District.
(g) The Commissioner may, after a hearing, withdraw the certificate of approval of any insurer or surety violating a provision of this section or any rule issued by the Commissioner pursuant to the authority of this subchapter.
(h) No bond or policy of insurance required by this subchapter may be cancelled unless not less than 20 days notice of cancellation or termination has been provided to the insured in writing, and notice of intent to cancel has been filed with the Commissioner and the Office of Client Services of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles not less than 20 days prior to the date of cancellation or termination, except that cancellation for nonpayment of premium shall require not less than 5 days written notice to the insured, and the filing of notice of intent to cancel with the Commissioner and the Office of Client Services of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles not less than 5 days prior to the date of cancellation.
D.C. Code § 50-301.29i — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.29i
§ 50-301.29i. Carrier-for-hire operators.
Status: in_force

(a) To become a carrier-for-hire operator, an individual shall submit an application to register with a carrier-for-hire company.
(b) The Director is authorized, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , to issue rules regarding background check requirements for carrier-for-hire operators and to require a carrier-for-hire company to reject an application submitted under subsection (a) of this section or to permanently disqualify from carrier-for-hire operator status an applicant who violates background check requirements established by the Director.
D.C. Code § 50-2536 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25A / § 50-2536
§ 50-2536. Adams Morgan Taxicab Zone Pilot Program.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall establish a taxicab zone in Adams Morgan by July 15, 2008, which shall include, at a minimum, the following areas:
  (1) The width of 18th Street, N.W., from the intersection of 18th Street, N.W., and Wyoming Avenue, N.W., to the intersection of 18th Street, N.W., and Columbia Road, N.W.; and
  (2) The width of Columbia Road, N.W., from the intersection of Columbia Road, N.W., and Biltmore Street, N.W., to the intersection of Columbia Road, N.W., and Euclid Street, N.W.
(b) Except as provided in this section, Title 31 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations shall apply to the established taxicab zone.
(c) The Mayor shall post signage throughout the zone identifying zone hours, zone restrictions, and taxicab stand locations, and give notice of the same to the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, affected ANCs, and business organizations before implementation of the Adams Morgan Taxicab Zone Pilot Program.
(d) A taxicab, as defined in Article XI of Title II of the Washington Metropolitan Transit Regulation Compact, approved September 15, 1960 [(74 Stat. 1031; D.C. Official Code § 9-1103.01 )], shall not pick up a passenger for hire within a designated taxicab zone during taxi zone hours, except at a designated taxicab stand.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the term “taxi zone hours” shall mean from 9:00 p.m. Thursday though 4:00 a.m. Friday; from 9:00 p.m. Friday though 4:00 a.m. Saturday; and from 9:00 p.m. Saturday though 4:00 a.m. Sunday.
(f) The Mayor shall establish at least one taxicab stand within or adjacent to the Adams Morgan taxicab zone. Any taxicab stand shall:
  (1) Be clearly identified with signage;
  (2) Have adequate queue space for a maximum number of taxicabs, as identified by the Mayor; and
  (3) Have adequate space for taxicab patrons to queue.
(g) Taxicabs shall stand in taxicab stands established pursuant to subsection (f) of this section only while awaiting passengers for hire.
(h) The provisions of this section shall be enforced pursuant to § 50-312(f) and (g).
(i) The Adams Morgan Taxicab Zone Pilot Program shall terminate on October 1, 2010.
(j) Forty-five days before the termination of the Adams Morgan Taxicab Zone Pilot Program, the Mayor shall present a report to the Council on the efficacy of the program, which shall include recommendations on the continued need for a designated taxicab zone in Adams Morgan.
D.C. Code § 50-2304.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2304.01
§ 50-2304.01. Appeals boards.
Status: in_force

The Director shall establish appeals boards to consider and determine appeals brought by persons aggrieved by decisions of hearing examiners. The Director shall appoint to each appeals board one employee of the Department of Transportation, one attorney from a list of practicing and willing attorneys submitted by the District of Columbia Bar or, if no such list is submitted, from a list compiled by the Director and one citizen from a list of willing citizens compiled and kept by the Director. In compiling and keeping such list of citizens, the Director shall consult with the various Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. The Director shall appoint a Chairperson for each appeals board. Members of appeals boards who are not employees of the District government shall receive compensation equivalent to the rate established for a GS-14 employee in the Civil Service prorated according to the number of hours actually served. Employees of the District government may not receive additional compensation but shall receive administrative leave during their actual service on an appeals board. All members of appeals boards shall receive reimbursement for actual expenses incurred. The Director shall designate employees of the Department to assist the appeals boards and shall provide such facilities and supplies as are necessary to enable the appeals boards to carry out their functions.
D.C. Code § 50-301.29f — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.29f
§ 50-301.29f. Charges for private vehicle-for-hire service.
Status: in_force

A private vehicle-for-hire company may offer service at no charge, suggest a donation, or charge a fare; provided, that if a fare is charged the company shall comply with the fare transparency provisions pursuant to §  50-301.31(b)(2) .
D.C. Code § 50-1301.28 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.28
§ 50-1301.28. Nonresidents; unlicensed drivers; unregistered vehicles; accidents in other states.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2462 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24A / § 50-2462
§ 50-2462. Unlawful acts.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be a violation of Chapter 23 of this title , for any person to park or store:
  (1) An abandoned or dangerous vehicle on public space;
  (2) Any motor vehicle on private property without the consent of the property owner; or
  (3) An abandoned or dangerous vehicle on private property, even with the consent of the property owner, unless the vehicle is:
    (A) Kept in a lawful enclosed structure or building completely shielded from the view of individuals on the adjoining properties; or
    (B) Lawfully stored or kept on the property of a business engaged in the lawful repair, storage, salvage, or disposal of vehicles.
(b) It shall be a defense to a violation under subsection (a) of this section if the vehicle owner filed a report, including the time and date of the event, with the Metropolitan Police Department or the vehicle owner's insurer about the damage to the vehicle, prior to receiving the notice of infraction; provided, that such defense shall be valid for no more than 15 business days after the owner filed the damage report and may not be raised again after the expiration of the 15-day period for the same event or incident.
D.C. Code § 50-1501.02g — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1501.02g
§ 50-1501.02g. Issuance of parks and recreation motor vehicle identification tags.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall design and make available for issue one or more parks and recreation motor vehicle identification tags to enhance the public's awareness of the District's diverse economic, health, and leisure programming at local parks and recreation centers.
(b) (1) A resident ordering a parks and recreation 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 other amounts as may be established by the Mayor by rule.
  (2) The application fee and annual display fee shall be deposited in the Parks and Recreation Fund, established by § 10-303 .
D.C. Code § 50-301.20 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.20
§ 50-301.20. Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by DFHV in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. The Fund shall consist of the following:
  (1) Funds collected from a passenger surcharge; except, that for Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028, 50% of funds collected from the passenger surcharge shall instead be deposited into the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia;
  (2) Funds collected by the DFHV from the issuance and renewal of a public vehicle-for-hire license pursuant to § 47-2829 , including those held in miscellaneous trust funds by the DFHV and the Office of the People’s Counsel before June 23, 1987, pursuant to § 34-912(a) . These funds shall be accounted for under procedures established pursuant to subchapter V of Chapter 3 of Title 47 , or any other applicable law;
  (3) Funds collected by the DFHV from the Department of Motor Vehicles through the Out-Of-State Vehicle Registration Special Fund, pursuant to § 50-1501.03a ;
  (4) Repealed.
  (4A) Such assessment as may levied by DFHV on taxicab and public vehicle-for-hire operators, for the purpose of providing funds for the authorized uses of the Fund;
  (5) All funds collected by the DFHV pursuant to § 50-301.07(c)(20) ; and
  (6) 16.67% of the funds collected pursuant to § 50-301.31(b)(11) .
(b) (1) The funds deposited into the Fund and allocated to the DFHV:
    (A) Shall be used to pay the costs incurred by the DFHV, including operating and administering programs, investigations, proceedings, and inspections, administering the Fund, and improving the District’s vehicles-for-hire industry.
    (B) May be used to provide grants, loans, incentives, or other financial assistance to owners and operators of vehicles-for-hire legally operating and incorporated in the District to offset the cost of acquiring, maintaining, and operating wheelchair-accessible vehicles;
    (C) May be used to establish a program to provide a taxicab fare discount for low-income senior citizens aged 65 years and older and persons with disabilities; and
    (D) May be used to provide grants, loans, incentives, or other financial assistance to owners and operators of vehicles-for-hire legally operating and incorporated in the District to incentivize the purchase and use of alternative-fuel vehicles, directing vehicles-for-hire to underserved areas, and to offset costs associated with meeting the mandates of this subchapter, as established by rulemaking.
  (2) Repealed.
  (3) Nothing in this subsection shall affect any requirements imposed upon the DFHV by subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.].
(c) Repealed.
(d) Repealed.
(e) Repealed.
(f) Repealed.
(g) Procedures for the implementation and administration of a passenger surcharge amount shall be established by the DFHV in accordance with its rulemaking authority.
(h) Any money remaining available in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal year-end close.
(i) The DFHV shall conduct a mandatory yearly review of the passenger surcharge amount and shall adjust the surcharge amount based on revenue over needed spending.
(j) Repealed.
(k) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-301.25b — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.25b
§ 50-301.25b. Training of employees and operators.
Status: in_force

(a) A company that uses digital dispatch shall train associated operators:
  (1) In how to properly and safely handle mobility devices and equipment and to treat an individual with disabilities in a respectful and courteous manner; and
  (2) On District traffic laws and regulations, and the penalties for violating these laws and regulations, including:
    (A) The rights and duties of motorists, which include not blocking the crosswalk or intersection, and not driving or stopping in a bicycle lane;
    (B) The rights and duties of pedestrians; and
    (C) The rights and duties of bicyclists.
(b) Completion of a public vehicle-for-hire operator's training course approved by the DFHV shall satisfy the operator training required by subsection (a) of this section.
D.C. Code § 50-301.10a — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.10a
§ 50-301.10a. For-Hire Vehicle Advisory Council.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a For-Hire Vehicle Advisory Council.
(b) The FHVAC shall be composed of 11 members appointed as follows:
  (1) The Director of the DFHV, or the Director’s designee;
  (2) The Director of the District Department of Transportation, or the Director’s designee;
  (3) (A) Nine community representatives, who do not work for the District government, appointed by the Mayor as follows:
      (i) Two District residents who operate public or private vehicles-for-hire in the District;
      (ii) Two representatives of companies providing vehicle for-hire industry services in the District;
      (iii) Two representatives of the hospitality or tourism industry in the District; and
      (iv) Three District residents, unaffiliated with the vehicle for-hire industry, who regularly use public or private vehicles-for-hire in the District.
    (B) The community representatives shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, with initial staggered appointments of 3 community representatives appointed for one year, 3 community representatives appointed for 2 years, and 3 community representatives appointed for 3 years. The community representatives to serve the one-year term, the community representatives to serve the 2-year term, and the community representatives to serve the 3-year term shall be determined by lot at the first meeting of the FHVAC.
    (C) Each community representative shall serve until the appointment of a successor. No community representative shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms, which shall not include an appointment to fill a vacancy due to removal, resignation, or death of a member. The Mayor may remove a community representative for cause. An appointment to fill a vacancy occurring during a term due to removal, resignation, or death of a member shall be made in the same manner as other appointments and for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(c) A chairperson shall be elected from among the 9 community representatives at the first meeting of the FHVAC, for a term of 2 years, and every 2 years thereafter.
(d) The FHVAC shall meet on a quarterly basis, and more often as needed, at times to be determined by the chairperson of the FHVAC at the first meeting of the FHVAC.
(e) The DFHV shall provide the FHVAC with an annual operating budget, which shall include funds to maintain a website where the FHVAC shall provide a public listing of members, meeting notices, and meeting minutes.
(f) The purpose of the FHVAC shall be to advise the DFHV on all matters related to the regulation of the vehicle for-hire industry.
(g) (1) At least once every 6 months, the Director of the DFHV, or the Director’s designee, shall meet with the chairperson of the FHVAC to discuss recommendations provided by the FHVAC to the DFHV.
  (2) Following each meeting held pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the DFHV shall make publicly available all recommendations discussed between the DFHV and the FHVAC, the DFHV’s decision in response to the recommendations, and an explanation of the decision made by the DFHV.
D.C. Code § 50-921.30 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.30
§ 50-921.30. Streatery program.
Status: in_force

*NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will expire on October 17, 2026.*
(a) (1) The annual public space rental fee for a streatery permit shall be assessed at no more than $15 per square foot.
  (2) District agencies shall begin enforcement activities relating to noncompliance with the Streatery Guidelines or applicable rules no sooner than January 15, 2026.
(b) (1) It is the policy of the District to promote streateries, as streateries are a beneficial use of public space that create a more vibrant dining scene and support local businesses.
  (2) In furtherance of the policy described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Public Space Committee may waive the following program requirements; provided, that the waiver would not create an undue risk to pedestrians or other roadway users:
    (A) The minimum required distance between streateries and curb cuts, driveways, alleys, and trees;
    (B) The prohibition on streatery enclosures or vertical support structures that exceed 42 inches in height; and
    (C) The maximum seating capacity of a streatery.
  (3) A streatery permit holder that receives an exception under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall apply for a streatery permit renewal through the Public Space Committee every 2 years.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.02 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.02
§ 50-2201.02. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, and all rules issued thereunder, the term:
(1) “Alcohol” means a liquid, gas, or solid, containing ethanol from whatever source or by whatever processes produced, whether or not intended for human consumption.
(2) “All-terrain vehicle” or “ATV” means any motor vehicle with 3 or more tires that is designed primarily for off-road use and which has a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator. The terms “all-terrain vehicle” and “ATV” shall not include golf carts, riding lawnmowers, or tractors.
(2A) "Block" means the 2 opposite sides of a street between 2 consecutive street intersections.
(2B) "Block face" means one side of a block.
(3) “Collision” means an impact between the operator’s vehicle, or anything attached to or transported by the vehicle, and anything else, regardless of whether it is a person, a wild or domestic animal, real property, or personal property.
(4) “Commercial vehicle” means a vehicle used to transport passengers or property:
  (A) If the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 26,000 pounds or a lesser rating as determined by federal regulation but not less than a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds;
  (B) If the vehicle is designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver;
  (C) If the vehicle is a locomotive or a streetcar;
  (D) If the vehicle is used to transport a material found to be hazardous by the Mayor in accordance with Chapter 14 of Title 8 [ § 8-1401 et seq.], or by the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, approved January 3, 1975 (88 Stat. 2156; 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.); or
  (E) If the vehicle is a vehicle for hire.
(5) “Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, except when used in the definition of “prior offense” when it shall also include courts of other jurisdictions.
(5A) "Director" means the Director of the District Department of Transportation.
(6) “Dirt bike” means any motorcycle designed primarily for off-road use.
(6A) (A) "Electric mobility device" means a device weighing less than 75 pounds that:
    (i) Has an electric motor;
    (ii) Is solely powered by the electric motor or human power;
    (iii) Is designed to transport only one person in a standing or seated position, where the rider is not enclosed; and
    (iv) Is no greater than 24 inches wide and 55 inches long.
  (B) The term "electric mobility device" shall not include a motorized bicycle, personal mobility device, motorcycle, or moped.
(7) “Highway” means any street, road, or public thoroughfare, or the entire width between the boundary lines of every publicly or privately maintained way, when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular or pedestrian travel.
(8) “Identifying information” means the name, complete address, and telephone number of the operator of the vehicle; if the owner of the vehicle is different from the operator of the vehicle, the name, complete address, and telephone number of the owner of the vehicle operated; the tag number of the vehicle operated or, if no tag number, the vehicle identification number; and insurance information for the vehicle operated.
(9) “Law enforcement officer” means a sworn member of the Metropolitan Police Department or a sworn member of any other police force operating in the District of Columbia.
(9A) "Lock-to mechanism" means a mechanism on shared fleet devices that locks the device to an object or infrastructure.
(10) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his or her designee.
(11) “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, electric mobility devices, personal mobility devices, motorized bicycles or a battery-operated wheelchair when operated by a person with a disability.
(11A) (A) "Motorized bicycle" means a 2 or 3 wheeled vehicle with all of the following characteristics:
    (i) A post mounted seat or saddle for each person that the device is designed and equipped to carry;
    (ii) A vehicle with 2 or 3 wheels in contact with the ground, which are at least 16 inches in diameter;
    (iii) Fully operative pedals for human propulsion; and
    (iv) A motor incapable of propelling the device at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour on level ground.
  (B) The term "motorized bicycle" shall not include electric mobility devices, personal mobility devices, or a battery-operated wheelchair when operated by a person with a disability.
(12) “Park” means to leave any motor vehicle standing on a highway, whether or not attended.
(12A) "Permitted operator" means a SFD operating company that has a SFD permit.
(12B) "Personal information" means information that can reasonably be used to contact or distinguish a person, including internet protocol addresses, device identifiers, bank or credit card information, home addresses, email addresses, or phone numbers.
(13) (A) "Personal mobility device" or "PMD" means a motorized propulsion device that is designed to transport only one person that:
    (i) Weighs 75 pounds or more; or
    (ii) Is a self-balancing, two non-tandem wheeled device.
  (B) The term "personal mobility device" shall not include:
    (i) A battery-operated wheelchair;
    (ii) An electric mobility device; or
    (iii) A motorized bicycle.
(14) “Prior offense” means any guilty plea or verdict, including a finding of guilty in the case of a juvenile, for an offense under District law or a disposition in another jurisdiction for a substantially similar offense which occurred before the current offense regardless of when the arrest occurred. The term “prior offense” does not include an offense where the later of any term of incarceration, supervised release, parole, or probation ceased or expired more than 15 years prior to the arrest on the current offense.
(14A) "Rider" mean a person riding a bicycle, motorized bicycle, e-bicycle, electric mobility device, or other personal mobility device. The term "rider" does not include a person operating a motor-driven cycle or motorcycle, as those terms are defined in 18 DCMR § 9901.1.
(14B) "SFD fleet" means all shared fleet devices of any single type of shared fleet device made available for rent by a permitted operator.
(14C) (A) "SFD operating company" means a company that provides rental of shared fleet devices for use in the public right-of-way without requiring the installation of any infrastructure within the public right-of-way.
  (B) The term "SFD operating company" shall not include the District Department of Transportation or its contractors operating Capital Bikeshare.
(14D) "SFD permit" means a public-right-of-way occupancy permit issued by the Director to a shared fleet device operating company to offer shared fleet devices for rental in the public right-of-way in the District.
(14E) "Shared fleet device" means an electric mobility device, bicycle, or electrically-powered motorized bicycle that is available for short-term rental and is permitted for use in public space.
(15) Repealed.
(16) “Traffic” includes not only motor vehicles but also all vehicles, pedestrians, and animals, of every description.
(17) “Vehicle” includes any appliance moved over a highway on wheels or traction tread, including street cars, draft animals, and beasts of burden.
(18) “Vehicle conveyance fee” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 50-2301.02(9) .
(19) “Vehicle for hire” means:
  (A) Any motor vehicle operated in the District by a private concern or individual as an ambulance, funeral car, sightseeing vehicle, or for which the rate is fixed solely by the hour;
  (B) Any motor vehicle operated in the District by a private concern used for services including transportation paid for by a hotel, venue, or other third party;
  (C) Any motor vehicle used to provide transportation within the District between fixed termini or on a schedule, including vehicles operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority or other public authorities, not including rental cars; or
  (D) Any other vehicle that provides transportation for a fee not operated on a schedule or between fixed termini and operating in the District, including taxicabs, limousines, party buses, and pedicabs, but not including shared fleet devices.
(20) “Work zone” means the area of a highway or roadway that is affected by construction, maintenance, or utility work activities, including the area delineated by and within all traffic control devices erected or installed to guide vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic.
D.C. Code § 50-2206.36 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.36
§ 50-2206.36. Additional penalty for impaired operating with a minor in the watercraft.
Status: in_force

A person convicted of any offense under this part who, at the time of operation or physical control of the watercraft had a minor, other than him or herself, in the watercraft, shall, in addition to any applicable penalty under this part, be fined a minimum of $500 and not more than $1,000 per minor, and be incarcerated a mandatory-minimum term of incarceration of 5 days per minor. The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01 .
D.C. Code § 50-1301.75 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.75
§ 50-1301.75. Penalty for violations of chapter.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided 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 § 50-211.05 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 2 / § 50-211.05
§ 50-211.05. Acquisition authority.
Status: in_force

(a) Other than the Director and the entities exempt under § 50-211.02(b) , (c), and (d)(1), no District entity, subdivision, or agency shall execute an agreement to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire a vehicle for District government use; provided, that the Director may delegate the authority to acquire a specialized vehicle, emergency vehicle, heavy equipment, or non-passenger vehicle to another subordinate agency.
(b) Passenger vehicles acquired by the District shall be compact vehicles or smaller, except where the Director provides a written finding that these vehicles cannot meet the specific mission needs.
(c) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1704 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17 / § 50-1704
§ 50-1704. Seats to conform to federal safety standards.
Status: in_force

Child restraint seats shall conform to all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards established pursuant to § 103 of title 1 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, approved September 9, 1966 (80 Stat. 719; 15 U.S.C. § 1392  ).
D.C. Code § 50-705 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 7 / § 50-705
§ 50-705. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.04 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.04
§ 50-1541.04. Law governing vessel covered by certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(a) The local law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title a vessel is covered governs all issues relating to the certificate of title from the time the vessel becomes covered by the certificate of title until the vessel becomes covered by another certificate of title or becomes a documented vessel, even if no other relationship exists between the jurisdiction and the vessel or its owner.
(b) A vessel becomes covered by a certificate of title when an application for the certificate of title and the applicable fee are delivered to the Harbor Master in accordance with this chapter or to the governmental agency that creates a certificate of title in another jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction.
D.C. Code § 50-301.29g — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.29g
§ 50-301.29g. Certification, enforcement, and regulation of private vehicles-for-hire.
Status: in_force

(a) Every 24 months, a private vehicle-for-hire company shall certify on a form provided by the DFHV that the private vehicle-for-hire company has complied with the requirements of this subchapter.
(b) The DFHV is authorized to inspect and copy the relevant safety and consumer protection-related records of a private vehicle-for-hire company to ensure compliance with this subchapter when it has a reasonable basis to suspect non-compliance; provided, that any records disclosed to the DFHV under this subchapter shall not be subject to disclosure to a third party by the DFHV, including through a request submitted pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.].
(c) If the Mayor determines that a private vehicle-for-hire company knowingly certified an intentionally false or misleading statement on a form required by this subchapter, the Mayor may impose a civil fine as determined by rulemaking. A civil fine prescribed by this section shall be applicable only after the private vehicle-for-hire company is afforded an opportunity for a hearing. These penalties shall be in addition to any other penalties available by law.
(d) Failure by a private vehicle-for-hire company or operator to adhere to the requirements of this subchapter may result in sanction by the DFHV, including fines and other penalties, pursuant to the DFHV’s authority in § 50-301.07(c)(7) .
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the DFHV shall not require a private vehicle-for-hire company to provide the DFHV with a list or inventory of private vehicle-for-hire operators or vehicles associated with a private vehicle-for-hire company.
D.C. Code § 50-2701 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 27 / § 50-2701
§ 50-2701. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) "Abandoned vehicle" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 50-2431(1) .
(2) “Accident vehicle” means any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that was towed from the scene of an accident pursuant to section 406 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(3) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Public Works.
(4) “Scrap title” means a certificate of title issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to § 50-2705 .
(5) “Stolen vehicle” means a vehicle that was identified by the Metropolitan Police Department or another police organization as having been stolen from the rightful owner of the vehicle.
D.C. Code § 50-1905 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 19 / § 50-1905
§ 50-1905. Test refusal; penalty; evidence of refusal.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) If a person under arrest refuses to submit specimens for chemical testing as provided in § 50-1904.02 , he or she shall be informed that failure or refusal to submit to chemical testing will result in the revocation of his or her privilege to drive in the District as provided in this section . If the person holds a driver's license issued by the District, the person shall be informed that failure or refusal to submit to chemical testing will require him or her to enroll in the Ignition Interlock System Program established by § 50-2201.05a .
  (2) If a person, after having been informed as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection, still refuses to submit to chemical testing, no test shall be given, but the Mayor, upon receipt of a sworn report of the law enforcement officer that he or she had reasonable grounds to believe the arrested person had been driving or was in physical control of a motor vehicle upon the highways while the person was intoxicated or while the person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by the consumption of alcohol or a drug or a combination thereof, and that the person had refused to submit 2 specimens for chemical testing, shall:
    (A) Revoke his or her privilege to drive in the District of Columbia for a period of 12 months;
    (B) Deny the person the issuance of a license, if the person is without a license to operate a motor vehicle in the District, for a period of 12 months after the date of the alleged violation; or
    (C) For a person who holds a driver's license issued by the District, require the person to enroll in the Ignition Interlock System Program established by § 50-2201.05a .
(b) If a person under arrest refuses to submit specimens for chemical testing as provided in § 50-1904.02(a) , and the person has had a conviction for a prior offense under § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , or § 50-2206.14 , there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the person is under the influence of alcohol or a drug or any combination thereof.
(c) If a person under arrest refuses to submit specimens for chemical testing as provided in § 50-1904.02(a) , evidence of such refusal shall be admissible in any civil or criminal proceeding arising as a result of the acts alleged to have been committed by the person before the arrest.
(d) (1) If a person under arrest refuses to submit specimens for chemical testing as provided in § 50-1904.02(a) and the person was involved in a collision that resulted in a fatality, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a law enforcement officer may employ whatever means are reasonable to collect blood specimens from the person if the law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person was intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or of any drug or any combination thereof.
  (2) If a person required to submit blood testing under paragraph (1) of this subsection objects on valid religious or medical grounds, that person shall not be required to submit blood specimens but the law enforcement officer may employ whatever means are reasonable to collect breath or urine specimens from the person if the law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person was intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or of any drug or any combination thereof.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.07 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.07
§ 50-1541.07. Creation and cancellation of certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless an application for a certificate of title is rejected under subsection (c) or (d) of this section, the Harbor Master shall create a certificate of title for the vessel in accordance with subsection (b) of this section not later than 20 days after delivery to it of an application that complies with § 50-1541.06 .
(b) If the Harbor Master creates electronic certificates of title, the Harbor Master shall create an electronic certificate of title unless the secured party of record or, if none, the owner of record, requests in the application that the Harbor Master create a written certificate of title.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, the Harbor Master may reject an application for a certificate of title only if:
  (1) The application does not comply with § 50-1541.06 ;
  (2) The application does not contain documentation sufficient for the Harbor Master to determine whether the applicant is entitled to a certificate of title;
  (3) There is a reasonable basis for concluding that the application is fraudulent or issuance of a certificate of title would facilitate a fraudulent or illegal act; or
  (4) The application does not comply with the law of the District other than this chapter.
(d) The Harbor Master shall reject an application for a certificate of title for a vessel that is a documented vessel or a foreign-documented vessel.
(e) The Harbor Master may cancel a certificate of title created by it only if the Harbor Master:
  (1) Could have rejected the application for the certificate of title under subsection (c) of this section;
  (2) Is required to cancel the certificate of title under another provision of this chapter; or
  (3) Receives satisfactory evidence that the vessel is a documented vessel or a foreign-documented vessel.
D.C. Code § 50-202 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 2 / § 50-202
§ 50-202. Official use.
Status: in_force

All passenger motor vehicles and watercraft owned by the District of Columbia shall be operated and utilized in conformity with 31 U.S.C. §§ 1343(a)   to (d), 1344, and 1349(b), and shall be under the direction and control of the Mayor of the District of Columbia. The Mayor is authorized to alter or change the assignment or direct the alteration or interchangeable use of any passenger motor vehicles or watercraft by officers and employees of the District of Columbia except as otherwise provided in such sections.
D.C. Code § 50-1110 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 11 / § 50-1110
§ 50-1110. Self-service exhaust emissions testing pilot program.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 120 days after October 8, 2016, the Department of Motor Vehicles ("Department") shall establish a pilot program to provide for the use of one or more self-service kiosks to test motor vehicles for exhaust emissions.
(b) At a minimum, each kiosk shall allow:
  (1) An individual to test a motor vehicle to determine whether the vehicle complies with the exhaust emissions standards established under this subchapter and regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter ; and
  (2) For testing 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, on a first-come, first-served basis; provided, that the Department may periodically close a kiosk for necessary maintenance.
  (c) The Department shall establish the specifications for the kiosks, the types of motor vehicles that are eligible for self-service exhaust emissions testing, the location of the kiosks, and the cost per test; provided, that the cost per test shall not exceed the cost per test of an exhaust emissions test conducted at a non-self-service inspection station.
(d) The Department may enter into contracts with one or more vendors for the equipment, operation, and maintenance necessary to conduct the pilot program.
(e) On or before March 30, 2018, the Department shall submit a written report to the Council that evaluates the pilot program's operations, including the number of vehicles inspected, a description of issues that arose during the reporting period, and a study of the impact of the pilot program on the number of vehicles inspected and wait times at non-self-service inspection stations.
D.C. Code § 50-2505 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25 / § 50-2505
§ 50-2505. Oaths; financial disclosure statement.
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office, each member of the Board shall take an oath that he or she will faithfully execute the duties of office according to the laws of the District. Each member shall also take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation that the member has no pecuniary interest, voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, in any firm, partnership, association, or corporation engaged in any activity related to a parking facility in the District. Each member shall file annually a financial disclosure statement pursuant to District laws pertaining to the disclosure of financial interests.
D.C. Code § 50-535 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 5A / § 50-535
§ 50-535. Rights and policy terms.
Status: in_force

(a) The rights provided by this chapter shall be in addition to and shall not prejudice any other rights the named insured may have at common law or otherwise.
(b) Notwithstanding § 50-1611(a)(1) , an insurer that offers bicyclist insurance policies may require that an insured register his or her bicycle with the National Bicycle Registry, as that term is defined in § 50-1609(1B) , or a District bicycle registry established by the Mayor in accordance with § 50-1611 , and maintain such registration for the duration of the policy coverage.
D.C. Code § 50-2206.52b — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.52b
§ 50-2206.52b. Notification regarding admissibility of breath test results in a criminal proceeding.
Status: in_force

Any person upon whom a breath specimen is collected shall be informed, in writing, of the provisions of §§ 50-2206.52 and 50-2206.52a at the time that person is charged.
D.C. Code § 50-2532.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25A / § 50-2532.01
§ 50-2532.01. H Street N.E. Performance Parking Pilot Zone.
Status: in_force

(a) The H Street N.E. Performance Parking Zone is designated as the area within the following boundary: K Street, N.E., from 3rd Street, N.E., to 8th Street, N.E.; 8th Street, N.E., from K Street, N.E., to Florida Avenue, N.E.; Florida Avenue, N.E., from 8th Street, N.E., to 15th Street, N.E.; 15th Street, N.E., from Florida Avenue, N.E., to E Street, N.E.; E Street, N.E., from 15th Street N.E., to 3rd Street, N.E.; 3rd Street, N.E., from E Street, N.E., to K Street, N.E., including both sides of these boundary streets.
(b) In addition to maintaining a sufficient number of parking-control officers and traffic-control officers in the existing performance parking zones, the Mayor shall assign parking-control and traffic-control officers for implementation of the pilot program in the H Street N.E. Performance Parking Pilot Zone and for enhanced enforcement during peak-parking-demand hours.
(c) The Mayor shall designate existing residential parking-permit-zoned blocks within the performance-parking zone as within a high-traffic generating corridor and provide increased residential-parking protections.
(d) The Mayor shall set the initial performance-parking-pilot-zone fee equal to the existing fee.
(e) Pursuant to § 50-2531(d)(1) , the Mayor shall adjust fees to achieve 10% to 20% availability of curbside parking spaces.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Mayor shall not charge curbside parking fees on District or federal holidays.
(g) Within the first 30 days of September 14, 2011, the Mayor may issue warning citations for curbside parking violations related to the pilot program in the zone.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.07a — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.07a
§ 50-1301.07a. Service of process on District residents.
Status: in_force

(a) Service of process may be made pursuant to the rules of the Superior Court on a defendant who is a resident and who was the owner or operator of a motor vehicle at the time such vehicle was involved in a collision on any public highway of the District.
(b) When proof is made by affidavit that good faith efforts to serve a defendant pursuant to subsection (a) of this section have not succeeded, the court may order any other means of service that it considers appropriate in the circumstances and reasonably calculated to give actual notice, including by ordering that service be made upon the liability carrier to the defendant, the attorney the liability carrier retained, or the claims adjuster assigned to the claim. Such service shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon the defendant personally in the District.
(c) Notice of service made pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall include a copy of the summons and complaint and shall be sent by certified mail without return receipt requested by the plaintiff, or the plaintiff's attorney, to the defendant at the defendant's last known address. The plaintiff has a duty  to exercise due diligence in the investigation of the last known address of the defendant.
(d) The methods of service provided in this section are in addition to any other means of service that may be provided by statute or rule for obtaining jurisdiction over a defendant.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the term "resident" shall include any person who is a resident of the District at the time of the collision or who was not a resident of the District at the time of the collision but subsequently became a resident of the District and is a resident of the District at the time process is sought to be served on the person as a result of such collision.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.34 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.34
§ 50-1301.34. Persons required to deposit proof of financial responsibility.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter requiring the deposit of proof of financial responsibility, subject to certain exemptions, shall apply with respect to persons who have been convicted of or forfeited bail for certain offenses under motor vehicle laws or who have failed to pay judgments upon causes of action arising out of ownership, maintenance, or use of vehicles of a type subject to registration under the laws of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-2203.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2203.01
§ 50-2203.01. Negligent homicide.
Status: in_force

Any person who, by the operation of any vehicle in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner, but not wilfully or wantonly, shall cause the death of another, including a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk, or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or both.
D.C. Code § 50-2206.11 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.11
§ 50-2206.11. Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or a drug.
Status: in_force

No person shall operate or be in physical control of any vehicle 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 § 50-2206.12 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.12
§ 50-2206.12. Driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug; commercial vehicle.
Status: in_force

No person shall operate or be in physical control of any commercial vehicle 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 § 50-2421.14 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24 / § 50-2421.14
§ 50-2421.14. Effect of the repeal of provisions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.03
§ 50-1301.03. Administration.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. The Mayor may issue rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the amendment and revision of Chapter 8 of 18 DCMR. The fee for the reinstatement of a license or of a registration certificate shall be $98.
(b) The Mayor shall receive and consider any pertinent information upon request of persons aggrieved by their orders or acts under any of the provisions of this chapter.
(c) The Mayor shall prescribe and provide suitable forms requisite or deemed necessary for the purpose of this chapter.
(d) The Mayor shall retain records required for the administration of this chapter for a period of 5 years, after which the Mayor may destroy or otherwise dispose of such records.
(e) Nothing in this chapter shall diminish or affect, or be construed to diminish or affect any rights, duties, or obligations of any person under the Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982.
D.C. Code § 50-1501.02f — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1501.02f
§ 50-1501.02f. Issuance of breast cancer awareness motor vehicle identification tags.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall design and issue motor vehicle identification tags with a design, identifying words, or emblem that promotes breast cancer awareness.
(b) (1) A resident ordering a breast cancer awareness 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 other amounts as may be established by the Mayor by rule.
  (2) The application fee and annual display fee shall be deposited in the Community Health Care Financing Fund, established by § 7-1931 .
D.C. Code § 50-2705 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 27 / § 50-2705
§ 50-2705. Effect of failure to reclaim vehicle; issuance of scrap title.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vehicle is not reclaimed within the reclamation period in accordance with § 50-2703 , the towing company in possession of the vehicle may submit an application for a scrap title to the Director, along with any information or documents that the Director may reasonably require in order to establish that the vehicle was properly towed and was not properly reclaimed. If the Director concludes that the vehicle was properly towed and was not properly reclaimed, the Director shall request that the Department of Motor Vehicles issue a scrap title to the towing company upon payment of any fees required for the issuance of a scrap title, and the Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue that title.
(b) An officer of the Metropolitan Police Department or other District of Columbia government employee deemed qualified by the Director shall physically inspect each vehicle for which an application for a scrap title has been submitted and notify the National Insurance Crime Bureau or other national organization identified by the Director that collects data on stolen vehicles of the vehicle identification numbers as part of an effort to verify the accuracy of the vehicle identification numbers of vehicles stored at privately owned tow truck storage lots and to determine whether a stolen vehicle record has been cleared.
(c) The scrap title authorized by this chapter shall give the holder of the title the right to possess the vehicle and to use or sell some or all of the vehicle for parts only.
(d) All future titles issued for a vehicle titled under the provisions of this chapter shall be scrap titles.
(e) After a scrap title is issued for a vehicle, that vehicle may not be registered in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-2508 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25 / § 50-2508
§ 50-2508. Acquisition and use of property.
Status: in_force

(a) All property conveyed to the Authority shall be conveyed in the name of the Authority.
(b) The purpose for which property is leased and for which the privileges, permits, and concessions are granted may not be inconsistent with the use of the property for the purposes authorized by § 50-2503 . Any lease or contract executed by the Authority shall contain a clause stating specifically the purpose for which the property is leased, or for which the permit, privilege, or concession is granted.
D.C. Code § 50-1217 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1217
§ 50-1217. Terminal rental adjustment clauses: vehicle leases that are not sales or security interests.
Status: in_force

In the case of motor vehicles or trailers, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because it provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.52 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.52
§ 50-1301.52. Proof required for each registered vehicle.
Status: in_force

No vehicle shall be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility unless such proof shall be furnished for such vehicle.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.03c — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.03c
§ 50-2201.03c. Operation of shared fleet devices.
Status: in_force

(a) No SFD operating company shall offer shared fleet devices for rental without a SFD permit issued by the Director.
(b) (1) To obtain a SFD permit, a SFD operating company shall submit an application to the Director, in a form and manner determined by the Director by rule.
  (2) The Director shall require a separate SFD permit for each SFD fleet offered by a permitted operator in the District.
  (3) The Director may:
    (A) Decline to issue any SFD permits; or
    (B) If SFD permits are issued, limit the number of permitted operators in the District to any number greater than 2.
  (4) The Director shall require permitted operators to provide a performance bond in an amount and form specified by the Director by rule, the funds of which shall be applied to costs including:
    (A) Damage to public property caused by a permitted operator's shared fleet devices;
    (B) Fines for violations of the terms and conditions of the SFD permit, this section, or regulations pursuant to § 50-2201.03b ; and
    (C) The relocation of a permitted operator's shared fleet device that is parked illegally.
  (5) The Director shall fine a permitted operator $100 per device that the permitted operator represented to DDOT as an electronic mobility device and deployed and that, when inspected by DDOT, weighs greater than 75 pounds or is longer than 55 inches.
(c) (1) On the 7th day of each month, or the next business day if the 7th day of the month does not fall on a business day, a permitted operator shall collect and submit to the Director information regarding its SFD fleet and trip activity within the District during the previous calendar month, including:
    (A) The time, route, starting location, and ending location of all trips;
    (B) A description of all complaints made against the permitted operator via the customer service phone number required by [this section] or online; and
    (C) Any other data the Director determines is pertinent to managing permitted operators or providing safe streets and infrastructure.
  (2) (A) The information required by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection shall:
      (i) Constitute personal information;
      (ii) Be stored in a secure fashion with controlled access granted only to District Department of Transportation staff or third-party contractors essential to the implementation of this section and the rules issues pursuant to § 50-2201.03b .
    (B) Any third-party contractors granted access to the information required by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection shall be bound by non-disclosure agreements.
  (3) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, the Director shall not disclose to the public personal information provided by a permitted operator under this subsection, including in response to a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act [ subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 ].
  (4) The Director may enter into confidential data sharing agreements with researchers and research entities; except, that the Director shall only provide information in a quantity and at a level of detail that is reasonably necessary to conduct the analysis specified in the confidential data sharing agreement.
  (5) Within 48 hours after a permitted operator determines that a breach of its data system has occurred that has placed user personal information at risk, the permitted operator shall notify DDOT, and all past and present users of its shared fleet devices who may be affected by the breach, of the breach and the likely consequences of it.
(d) The Director shall not permit the aggregate number of electric mobility devices available for rent from permitted operators in the District to increase above 20,000 before October 1, 2023.
(e) The Director shall construct signage or create conspicuous pavement markings on major shared fleet device routes into and inside of the Central Business District, as that term is defined in section 9901 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 9901), alerting users that they may not operate shared fleet devices on sidewalks within the Central Business District and of the fine amount for such a violation.
(f) By October 1 of each year, for the calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, the Director shall construct, at a minimum, 1000 racks across the District suitable for the parking of shared fleet devices.
(g) A permitted operator shall:
  (1) Have at least 3% of its fleet deployed in each ward cumulatively between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. each day and in any other priority areas identified by the Director; except, that:
    (A) A permitted operator with less than 200 permitted shared fleet devices need not comply with this paragraph; and
    (B) Permitted operators shall not deploy shared fleet devices if the Director has provided the permitted operator with notice that shared fleet service is temporarily suspended to preserve public safety;
  (2) Refrain from deploying shared fleet devices within 300 feet of an elementary, middle school, or senior wellness center, unless that space is located on a block face adjacent to a metro rail station entrance;
  (3) Operate a 24-hour toll-free customer service phone number for users, the general public, and District officials to report shared fleet devices that are inoperable or suspected of being operated or parked in an apparent violation of the law, and to file complaints;
  (4) Remove or reposition its shared fleet devices that are parked illegally within 2 hours of being notified of a violation by DDOT, any other government agency, or the public;
  (5) By October 1, 2021, require users to use the lock-to mechanism on the shared fleet device in order to end a ride and make failure to do so subject to a penalty;
  (6) Leave a shared fleet device involved in an accident in which the police have been called at the scene of the accident until the police have consented to the removal of the device and, if necessary, allow the police to take the device as evidence.
  (7) Compile crash and injury data reported from the users of its shared fleet devices and share the data, which shall be aggregated so that identification of specific individuals is indeterminable, with the Director and the public on its website or mobile application;
  (8) Display a plainly visible logo or name on its shared fleet devices to assist the public in identifying which shared fleet devices belong to which permitted operator;
  (9) Display the customer service phone number required by paragraph (3) of this subsection on its shared fleet devices, including in braille, to inform the public whom to contact to reposition the device;
  (10) Provide the public with data via its website or mobile application regarding how much of its SFD fleet and what parts, if any, of its shared fleet devices are reused or recycled at the end of the shared fleet device's useful life;
  (11) Ensure its shared fleet devices are equipped with a headlight and taillight to be used when the safe operation of the device requires it;
  (12) Ensure its shared fleet devices are equipped with reflective markings on its sides;
  (13) Ensure its shared fleet devices are equipped with an audible signal to allow users to alert pedestrians to their presence while the device is in use;
  (14) Offer an optional free class, in person or virtually, at least once a month, to educate users regarding the law and safe practices applicable to operating and parking a shared fleet device;
  (15) By October 1, 2021, ensure its shared fleet devices are equipped with a lock-to mechanism for safe and legal parking;
  (16) Offer to ship a helmet to any user who requests it for a price determined by the Director after consultation with the permitted operator;
  (17) Ensure its electric mobility devices are equipped with a speed governor that does not allow the electric mobility devices to travel at a speed greater than the speed limit for electric mobility devices on a paved level surface as determined by the Director;
  (18) Not display third party advertising on its shared fleet devices; except, that a permitted operator may display the name and logo of its parent company;
  (19) Educate users regarding the law and safe practices applicable to operating and parking a shared fleet device by requiring each user to watch a video with closed captioning, or to participate in other media approved by the Director, through the permitted operator's mobile application when using the mobile application for the first time that explains:
    (A) Users must be at least 16 years of age, or any older age that a permitted operator may determine it would prefer to set as its own guidelines;
    (B) Users under 18 years of age shall wear helmets;
    (C) Users shall park legally, which includes using the lock-to mechanism after October 1, 2021;
    (D) Users shall not ride with passengers;
    (E) Users shall yield to pedestrians;
    (F) Users shall park electric mobility devices in corrals when available;
    (G) Users shall ride electric mobility devices in protected bike lanes when available; and
    (H) Users shall not ride on sidewalks within the Central Business District; and
  (20) Comply with all other requirements established by the Director for the operation of shared fleet devices.
(h) A person shall not operate an electric mobility device in excess of the speed limit determined by the Director.
(i) A person shall operate an electric mobility device in a protected bike lane if available and safe for operating the electric mobility device.
(j) A person shall not operate a shared fleet device:
  (1) If the person is under 16 years of age;
  (2) Upon a sidewalk within the Central Business District, as the term is defined in section 9901 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 9901);
  (3) With a passenger;
  (4) While carrying any package, bundle, or other article that hinders the person from keeping both hands on the handlebars; or
  (5) While the person is wearing a headset, headphone, or earphone, unless the device is used to improve the hearing of a person with a hearing impairment or the device covers or is inserted in one ear only.
(k) A person shall park a shared fleet device:
  (1) In an upright position;
  (2) After October 1, 2021, using the lock-to mechanism; and
  (3) In such a manner as to:
    (A) Afford at least 3 feet of unobstructed pedestrian walkway;
    (B) Maintain unimpeded access to entrances to private property and driveways; and
    (C) Maintain unimpeded access to handicap accessible ramps or parking spots.
D.C. Code § 50-301.31 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.31
§ 50-301.31. Dispatch services.
Status: in_force

(a) All taxicab companies, taxicab associations, or taxicab fleets with 100 or more licensed taxicabs shall install radio or digital dispatch equipment in each taxicab. This equipment shall link to a central dispatch service within each company. Each licensed taxicab operator affiliated or contracted with a taxicab company, association, or fleet with more than 100 licensed taxicabs shall be available via dispatch at all times while accepting fares and may not turn off the dispatch equipment while in service. Once a taxicab operator chooses to accept a dispatch request, that operator must accept the fare, regardless of the fare’s location within the District.
(b) A company that provides digital dispatch shall be exempt from regulation by the DFHV, other than the rules issued pursuant to this subsection and subsection (c-1) of this section. The DFHV may establish rules only to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with the following service requirements; provided that, the rules shall protect the personal privacy rights of customers and operators, and shall not result in the disclosure of confidential business information:
  (1) If a company that uses digital dispatch connects a customer to a taxicab, the fare shall be calculated in accordance with the taxicab fare structure established by the DFHV through an approved taxicab meter system or through a time and distance charge set by the company;
  (1A) If a company that uses digital dispatch connects a customer to a private or public vehicle-for-hire other than a taxicab, the company shall calculate the fare in compliance with the method required for that class of service;
  (2) If a company that uses digital dispatch charges a fare other than the metered taxicab rate, before booking a vehicle the company shall disclose to the customer the fare calculation method, the applicable rates being charged, and the option for an estimated fare. The company shall review any customer complaint about fares that exceed estimated fares by 20% or $25, whichever is less;
  (3) The public vehicles-for-hire affiliated with a company using digital dispatch shall be licensed and shall provide service in a manner that complies with all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to public vehicles-for-hire in the District;
  (4) A company that uses digital dispatch and the public vehicle-for-hire operators it employs, contracts with, or affiliates with shall comply with all reciprocal agreements between governmental bodies in the Washington Metropolitan Area governing public vehicle-for-hire service, including section 828 of Title 31 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (31 DCMR § 828), as long as the DFHV is actively accepting and processing applications for the licensure of public vehicle-for-hire operators and vehicles. The condition that the DFHV is actively accepting and processing applications shall not apply if it issues rules establishing limits on the number of vehicles and licenses issued pursuant to § 47-2829(j) , which requires the DFHV both to conclude that limits are in the public interest and do not unduly and significantly harm the public vehicle-for-hire industry in the District and to submit the rules to the Council for approval;
  (5) Upon completion of the trip, the customer shall receive a paper or electronic receipt that lists the origination and destination of the trip, the total distance and time of the trip, and a breakdown of the total fare paid, including fees and gratuity, if any;
  (6) A company that uses digital dispatch shall provide customers with the ability to indicate an interest in receiving service from a wheelchair accessible vehicle for the purposes of determining market need and for a request for this service once these vehicles become available in this class;
  (7) A company that uses digital dispatch shall not transmit any destination information about a customer, except for the jurisdiction of the customer’s destination, to an operator of a public vehicle-for-hire until the customer has booked the trip;
  (8) A company that uses digital dispatch shall not allow a private or public vehicle-for-hire operator it employs, contracts, or affiliates with to discriminate against customers in any way or to otherwise refuse to provide service to or from an area of the District; provided, that a company that uses digital dispatch may rate a customer as long as the customer’s rating may be viewed by the customer, the company that uses digital dispatch includes a non-discrimination policy in its contract terms with private or public vehicle-for-hire operators, and the company that uses digital dispatch provides a customer with the ability to report allegations of discrimination in private or public vehicle-for-hire service;
  (9) A company that uses digital dispatch shall provide service throughout the entire District;
  (10) A company that uses digital dispatch for public vehicles-for-hire service shall register with the DFHV by submitting proof to the DFHV that it is licensed to do business in the District, maintains a registered agent in the District, and maintains a website containing information on its method of fare calculation, the rates and fees charged, and a customer service telephone number or email address. A company that uses digital dispatch for private vehicles-for-hire shall comply with the registration requirements of § 50-301.29a(12) ;
  (11) Every 3 months, a company that uses digital dispatch for private or public vehicles-for-hire other than taxicabs shall transmit to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer 6.00% of all gross receipts for trips that physically originate in the District. Of the money collected pursuant to this paragraph, 83.33% shall be deposited in the General Fund and the remaining 16.67% shall be deposited in the Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund established by §  50-301.20 . The company shall certify that the amount transmitted is consistent with the amount collected for such trips arranged through digital dispatch. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer may inspect records of the company to ensure compliance with the requirements of this paragraph; provided, that any records disclosed to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall not be subject to disclosure to a third party, including through a request submitted pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.];
  (11A) (A) Every 3 months, a company that uses digital dispatch for private or public vehicles-for-hire, other than taxicabs, shall transmit to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer a low-emission incentive fee as follows:
      (i) $.25 for each trip that originates in the District of Columbia and that occurs in a vehicle other than a zero emissions vehicle or hybrid;
      (ii) $.15 for each trip that originates in the District of Columbia in a hybrid vehicle; and
      (iii) $.10 for each trip that originates in the District of Columbia in a zero emissions vehicle.
    (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to rides transporting a passenger using a personal mobility aid, such as a wheelchair or mobility scooter, or for non-emergency medical transportation arranged through a healthcare provider.
    (C) The company shall certify that the amount transmitted is consistent with the amount collected for trips arranged through digital dispatch and shall provide a breakdown of the amount by vehicle type.
    (D) For the purposes of this paragraph:
      (i) "Zero emissions vehicle" means a battery electric motor vehicle or a hydrogen fuel cell motor vehicle.
      (ii) "Hybrid vehicle" means a diesel and electric hybrid motor vehicle or a gas and electric hybrid motor vehicle.
  (12) A company that uses digital dispatch for taxicabs or an approved payment service provider pursuant to the DFHV’s regulations shall transmit the per trip passenger surcharge to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to be deposited in the Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund established by § 50-301.20 in a manner prescribed by the DFHV pursuant to its authority in § 50-301.20(g) . The Office of the Chief Financial Officer may inspect records of the company to ensure compliance with the requirements of this paragraph; provided, that any records disclosed to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall not be subject to disclosure to a third party, including through a request submitted pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.];
  (13) During a state of emergency as declared by the Mayor, a company that provides digital dispatch that engages in surge pricing shall limit the multiplier by which its base fare is multiplied to the next highest multiple below the 3 highest multiples set on different days in the 60 days preceding the declaration of a state of emergency for the same type of service in the Washington Metropolitan Area;
  (14) A private or public vehicle-for-hire operator may affiliate with more than one company for the purpose of using digital dispatch unless otherwise provided for by an agreement between the company and the operator; and
  (15) A trip manifest maintained in an electronic format by a private or public vehicle-for-hire operator who connects with a passenger through a digital dispatch service may include the phrase “as directed” or a similar phrase in lieu of including a passenger’s trip destination; provided, that the destination is included upon completion of the trip.
(c) The DFHV shall provide contact information, including hyperlinks, if available, for each of the available public vehicle-for-hire dispatch services within the District. The DFHV shall list this information or a link to this information on the front page of the DFHV’s website and shall include the company name and any other appropriate, information, including a hyperlink to the website or phone number listing of each company.
(c-1) Repealed.
(d) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1331.02 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13A / § 50-1331.02
§ 50-1331.02. Duty to apply for Salvage Vehicle Title, Junk Vehicle Certificate.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner of a Salvage Vehicle shall apply to the Department for a Salvage Title before the vehicle is repaired and within 30 days of the vehicle being damaged.
(b) An owner of a Junk Vehicle shall apply for a Junk Vehicle Certificate before ownership is transferred and within 30 days of the vehicle being damaged.
(c) A lessor of a Salvage Vehicle or Junk vehicle shall apply for a Salvage Title or Junk Vehicle Certificate, whichever is applicable, in the same manner as an owner, as described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, except that an application shall be made within 30 days of being notified of the vehicle’s damaged status.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, any insurance company that, pursuant to a damage settlement, acquires ownership of a Salvage Vehicle or Junk Vehicle shall apply to the Department for a Salvage Title or Junk Vehicle Certificate, whichever is applicable, within 30 days of the date the title is delivered to the insurance company.
  (2) An insurance company that makes a damage settlement for a Salvage Vehicle or Junk Vehicle, but does not acquire ownership of the vehicle, shall, within 30 days of the settlement, notify:
    (A) The vehicle’s owner or lessor of his or her obligation to apply to the Department for a Salvage Title or Junk Vehicle Certificate, whichever is applicable; and
    (B) The Department, in accordance with procedures established by the Department.
(e) A lessee of a Salvage or Junk Vehicle shall notify the lessor within 30 days of the date the damage occurred and shall not repair the vehicle prior to the issuance of a Salvage Title to the lessor.
(f) A person acquiring a Salvage or Junk Vehicle for which a Salvage Title or Junk Vehicle Certificate has not been issued shall apply to the Department for the required document prior to any further transfer of the vehicle and within 30 days of acquisition.
D.C. Code § 50-1912 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 19 / § 50-1912
§ 50-1912. Penalty.
Status: in_force

If a person refuses to submit to chemical testing under this subchapter, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall order the person not to operate any watercraft for at least one year. A refusal to submit to any test as required by this section shall be punishable by a fine not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , imprisonment of 90 days, or both.
D.C. Code § 50-1507.05 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1507.05
§ 50-1507.05. Auditing.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to provisions of IRP, the Mayor shall adopt audit procedures to review the uniform mileage schedules and fleet records of apportioned operators declaring the District of Columbia as their base jurisdiction. The audit procedures shall involve at least 15% of the IRP apportioned vehicles declaring the District of Columbia as their base jurisdiction base over a 5-year period. The 5-year period will commence October 1, 1997.
D.C. Code § 50-921.22 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.22
§ 50-921.22. DDOT Stormwater Retention Credit Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the DDOT Stormwater Retention Credit Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Director in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund:
  (1) Revenue received directly from the sale of a Stormwater Retention Credit (“SRC”) by the Director;
  (2) Revenue received through lease of District property or public space by the Department for the purpose of generating or selling a SRC;
  (3) Revenue received through the lease of a stormwater best management practice on District property or public space by the Department for the purpose of generating or selling a SRC;
  (4) Revenue received from a third-party intermediary in exchange for giving the third-party intermediary the authority to sell, or broker the sale of, a SRC generated on District property or public space under the control of the Department; and
  (5) Revenue received by the Department pursuant to a contract for the installation and maintenance of a stormwater best management practice on property or public space under the control of the Department.
(c) (1) Money in the Fund shall be used for the following purposes:
    (A) To fulfill or exceed the District’s obligations pursuant to the MS4 Permit; and
    (B) To install, operate, and maintain stormwater retention projects regulated by the District’s MS4 Permit.
  (2) The Director may sell a SRC generated on District property or public space under the control of the Department, upon the certification of the SRC by the District Department of the Environment.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, 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.
  (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
(e) The Director shall publish on the Department’s website, at least annually, a report describing how money in the Fund has been spent, including the following information:
  (1) The total amount of SRC payments deposited in the Fund to date;
  (2) The total amount of money spent from the Fund to date;
  (3) For each sub-drainage area or watershed, the aggregate values of SRC purchased per year; and
  (4) For each of the stormwater best management practices installed using money from the Fund, the type of stormwater best management practice used by the facility, the number of gallons of stormwater retained by the facility, the sub-drainage or watershed location of the facility, and a summary of the capital and maintenance costs of the project.
(f) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “MS4 Permit” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 8-151.01(15) .
  (2) “Stormwater best management practice” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 8-151.01(14) .
  (3) “Stormwater Retention Credit” shall have the same meaning as provided in 21 DCMR § 599.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.01
§ 50-1301.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act of the District of Columbia.”
D.C. Code § 50-1501.02l — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1501.02l
§ 50-1501.02l. Issuance of Protect Local Wildlife motor vehicle identification tags.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall design and make available for issue one or more Protect Local Wildlife vehicle identification tags to demonstrate support for the protection, rescue, and rehabilitation of native wildlife placed at risk due to the encroaching urban environment.
(b) (1) A resident ordering a Protect Local Wildlife 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 Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Fund established by § 8-102.05 .
D.C. Code § 50-2421.08 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24 / § 50-2421.08
§ 50-2421.08. Vehicle reclamation periods.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2303.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2303.03
§ 50-2303.03. Notice of infraction.
Status: in_force

(a) The notice of infraction shall be the summons and complaint for the purposes of this subchapter. The Director shall prescribe the form of the notice of infraction and shall establish procedures for the proper administrative controls over the dispersal thereof. The notice of infraction may be the same as the uniform traffic violation notice.
(b) The notice of infraction shall contain information advising the person to whom it is issued of the manner in which and the time within which he may answer to the infraction alleged in the notice. Such notice shall also contain a warning to advise the person cited that failure to answer in the manner and time provided shall result in additional monetary penalties and that failure to appear at the hearing shall be deemed an admission of liability and that a default judgment may be entered thereon. A duplicate of each notice of infraction shall be served on the person to whom it is issued as provided in subsection (c) of this section. The original or a facsimile thereof shall be filed with the Department and retained by the Department and shall be deemed a record kept in the ordinary course of business and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (c-1) of this section, a notice of infraction shall be served personally upon the operator of a vehicle who is present at the time of service or by affixing the notice to the vehicle in a conspicuous place and by noting the plate designation and plate type as shown by the registration plates of the vehicle together with the make or model of the vehicle.
(c-1) When a violation is detected by an automated parking enforcement system, or when the operator of a motor vehicle leaves the site of a violation before personal service or service by affixing the notice to the vehicle can be effectuated, the Mayor may mail a notice of infraction to the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles or the appropriate state motor vehicle agency. The notice shall include:
  (1) The date, time, and location of the violation;
  (2) The type of violation detected;
  (3) The license plate number and state of license plate issuance of the vehicle detected; and
  (4) A copy of the photo or digitized image of the violation.
(c-2) Service of the notice of infraction, or a duplicate, by affixation or by mail shall have the same force and effect and shall be subject to the same penalties for the disregard thereof as though the notice of infraction was personally served on the owner and operator of the vehicle.
(c-3) When a notice of infraction is issued under this chapter to a vehicle that is required to clearly display an MRV Site Permit, pursuant to 24 DCMR § 535.1(a-1), the Mayor shall file a facsimile of the notice of infraction with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
(d) For purposes of this section, an operator of a vehicle who is not the owner thereof but who uses or operates such vehicle with the permission of the owner, express or implied, shall be deemed to be the agent of such owner to receive notices of infraction, whether personally served on such operator or served by affixation, and service made in either manner shall also be deemed to be lawful service upon such owner.
(e) If a hearing examiner determines that a notice of infraction is defective on its face, for reasons other than compliance with subsection (b) of this section, he shall enter an order dismissing the notice of infraction and promptly notify the person to whom it was issued; provided, that a hearing examiner shall not enter an order dismissing a notice of infraction because the notice of infraction lacks information about the vehicle or infraction, other than the information required by 18 DCMR § 3000.1.
D.C. Code § 50-2504 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25 / § 50-2504
§ 50-2504. Board of Directors — Establishment; Board member qualifications; term of office; removal; quorum; compensation.
Status: in_force

(a) A Board of Directors (“Board”) is established to manage the affairs of the Authority.
(b) The Board shall be comprised of 5 members, one of whom shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the District. The Board chairperson and 3 other members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council by resolution.
(c) Each member of the Board shall be a resident of the District and shall serve a 4-year term of office. Of the members first appointed to the Board, 1 member shall be appointed to a 2-year term; 2 members shall be appointed for a 3-year term; and the member appointed chairperson shall be appointed for a 4-year term. Thereafter each member shall be appointed for a 4-year term. The terms of the members first appointed shall begin on the date that a majority of the members is first established (with one of the majority being the member appointed chairperson by the Mayor), which shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments.
(d) One member of the Board shall be a local business person. The remaining members of the Board shall possess expertise in transportation, parking, banking, law, finance, construction, or real estate.
(e) A vacancy on the Board shall be filled in the same manner that the original appointment was made. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of the original appointment.
(f) No member of the Board shall be appointed to serve more than 2 consecutive 4-year terms of office.
(g) The Mayor may remove a member of the Board for misconduct or neglect of duty after notice to the member.
(h) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 3 members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. For matters involving a recommendation for the establishment of a public parking district, 4 members shall constitute a quorum. For purposes of bond issuance, 4 of the 5 members shall vote and approve the resolution for the bond issue, one of whom shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the District.
(i) Subject to the availability of appropriations for compensation purposes, each member of the Board shall be entitled to receive the hourly equivalent of the annual rate of pay for the highest step of a grade DS-15 authorized pursuant to Chapter 6 of Title 1 , for each hour that the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Board not to exceed $8000 per year, except that a member of the Board who is a full-time officer or employee of the District of Columbia or the federal government shall not be entitled to receive pay under this subsection for performance of duties vested in the Board during the employee’s regularly scheduled working hours. Members may be reimbursed for actual expenses.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.38 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.38
§ 50-1301.38. Requirements for reinstatement of license and registration.
Status: in_force

(a) For a person whose license and registration was suspended pursuant to § 50-1301.37 , the person's license and registration shall remain suspended, and the person shall be ineligible for a new or renewed license or registration, until the person:
  (1) Completes a 6-month period of license and registration suspension;
  (2) Provides and maintains proof of financial responsibility;
  (3) Pays a $100 reinstatement fee;
  (4) Not Funded.
  (5) If the person was traveling 20 miles per hour or more over the speed limit during the commission of the offense, successfully completes the period of enrollment in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program as required by § 50-2201.05a-1 .
(b) If a person is required to be enrolled indefinitely in the Ignition Interlock Program pursuant to §50-2201.05a(h)(1)(D) or is required to be enrolled indefinitely in the Intelligent Speed Assistant Program pursuant to §50-2201.05a-1(c)(4) , the person shall not be issued a license and, instead, shall only be issued a restricted license subject to the condition that the person remain enrolled in the Ignition Interlock Program or Intelligent Speed Assistant Program, respectively.
(c) The DMV may, through rulemaking, adopt additional requirements that must be satisfied before a person's license is reinstated as described in subsection (a) of this section.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.26 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.26
§ 50-1541.26. Uniformity of application and construction.
Status: in_force

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
D.C. Code § 50-2204.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2204.01
§ 50-2204.01. Aggressive driving.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be a violation of this section if a person violates 3 or more of the following provisions at the same time or during a single and continuous period of driving within the course of one mile:
  (1) Section 2000.4 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 2000.4);
  (2) Section 2200 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 2200);
  (3) Section 2201.6 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 2201.6);
  (4) Section 2201.9 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 2201.9);
  (5) Section 2202.4 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 2202.4);
  (6) Section 2205 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 2205);
  (7) Section 2210.1 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 2210.1);
  (8) Section 2220 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 2220);
  (9) Section 2405.1(e) of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 2405.1(e)); or
  (10) § 50-2201.04 .
(b) (1) The penalty for violating this section shall be a fine of $200 and 2 traffic points.  The penalties prescribed by this subsection shall be applied in addition to any other penalties provided by law for the offenses listed in subsection (a) of this section.
  (2) In addition to any penalty described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a person who violates this section shall complete traffic school, as approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles, within 90 days of the date on which the infraction is established.  Failure to successfully complete the traffic school shall result in the suspension of the driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the District for a period to be determined by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(c) A violation of this section shall be processed and adjudicated under the provisions applicable to moving violations set forth in subchapter II of Chapter 23 of this title .
D.C. Code § 50-1652 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16A / § 50-1652
§ 50-1652. Applicability.
Status: in_force

The penalties provided for in § 50-1651(b) shall not be enforced until 90 days after March 16, 2005.
D.C. Code § 50-383.05 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-383.05
§ 50-383.05. Sunset.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.32 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.32
§ 50-2201.32. Speed limit assessment.
Status: in_force

(a) By November 1, 2013, the Mayor shall complete a District-wide assessment that evaluates the speed limits on the District’s arterials and other streets. The report of the assessment shall include the criteria used for assessing the speed limits. Upon its completion, the assessment shall be posted to the District Department of Transportation’s website. The assessment shall identify a list of recommended speed limits for all District streets based on each of the following independent approaches:
  (1) Utilize factors common among transportation officials for the determination of speed limit;
  (2) Use factors based on safety and mobility needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, transit drivers and all other potential road users, as well as factors based on input from local neighborhood representatives and organizations that promote road safety including Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, the Pedestrian Advisory Council, and the Bicycle Advisory Council;
  (3) Evaluate whether comparable arterials should have comparable speed limits, and similarly do so for other streets; and
  (4) Include, based solely on an engineering perspective, speed limits for the District’s arterials and other streets.
(b) By January 1, 2014, the Mayor shall revise, through rulemaking, existing speed limits throughout the District, as appropriate. Notwithstanding this requirement, the Mayor shall not cause an anti-deficiency as determined by a fiscal impact statement obtained by the Mayor from the Chief Financial Officer.
D.C. Code § 50-532 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 5A / § 50-532
§ 50-532. Consumer protection for bicycle insurance.
Status: in_force

(a) No insurer shall cancel a bicycle insurance policy except for refusal or failure of the insured to pay a premium due under the terms of the policy of bicycle insurance.
(b) No cancellation or refusal to renew by an insurer of a bicycle insurance policy shall be effective unless the insurer has delivered or mailed to the named insured, at the address shown in the policy or to the named insured's last known address, a written notice of intent to cancel or refusal to renew. The required notice shall be provided to the named insured at least 30 calendar days before the effective date of cancellation, or, in the case of nonrenewal, 30 calendar days before the end of the policy period. The notice shall contain a statement advising the named insured of his or her right to request, in writing, within 15 calendar days of receipt of the notice, that the Commissioner review the action of the insurer in cancelling or refusing to renew the policy of the insured.
(c) Proof of mailing of the notice of cancellation, or of intention not to renew, to the named insured by post office receipt secured or certified mail at the address shown in the policy or to the named insured's last known address shall be sufficient proof of notice.
(d) Despite failure of the named insured to make timely payment of the renewal premium, failure by the insurer to provide the notice required by this section shall result in the insurer being required:
  (1) To provide coverage for any claim that would have been covered under the policy, if the claim arises within 45 calendar days after the date within which the named insured discovers or should have discovered that his or her policy has not been renewed; and
  (2) To renew the policy upon tender of payment; provided, that tender is made within 15 calendar days after the date the named insured discovers, or should have discovered, that his or her policy has not been renewed.
(e) No insurer shall fail or refuse to issue a policy of bicycle insurance to an applicant, fail or refuse to renew a policy of bicycle insurance, or cancel a policy of bicycle insurance in violation of Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2 .
(f) No applicant for a policy of bicycle insurance, as a condition precedent to obtaining a policy or renewing a policy, shall be required to disclose whether he, she, or any person reasonably expected to operate the applicant's bicycle has ever had an insurance policy cancelled or not renewed; provided, that at the time of application an applicant may be required to disclose his or her experience as a bicyclist for a past period of not more than 3 years.
(g) No insurer shall refuse to insure, refuse to continue to insure, limit coverage available to, or charge a disadvantageous rate to any person seeking to obtain bicycle insurance because that person had not been previously insured.
(h) The restrictions on cancellation contained in this chapter shall not be effective with respect to any policy that has been in force for 60 calendar days or less if the policy is not a renewal policy.
D.C. Code § 50-2303.04a — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2303.04a
§ 50-2303.04a. Fleet reconciliation program.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “Fleet” means 10 or more company owned or long-term leased motor vehicles, or a vehicle that was part of the fleet adjudication program, which the motor vehicle owner elects to be part of the fleet reconciliation program.
  (2) “Motor vehicle fleet owner” means any corporation, firm, agency, association, organization, or other entity holding legal title to 10 or more company owned or leased motor vehicles and an owner who was part of the fleet adjudication program and elects to be part of the fleet reconciliation program.
(b) The Mayor is authorized to implement a fleet reconciliation program. The Mayor may compile notices of infraction for parking violations and for violations detected by an automated traffic enforcement system or an automated parking enforcement system, issued during a 30-day period, reconcile traffic records, and generate a consolidated monthly fleet infraction report for motor vehicle fleet owners who have registered those motor vehicles comprising a fleet. The monthly fleet infraction report shall serve as the summons and complaint.
(c) The Mayor may, by rulemaking, impose a registration fee on all motor vehicle fleet owners authorized to participate in this program. The registration fee shall recover the administrative costs associated with the administration and enforcement of this chapter with respect to fleets.
(d) To participate in the fleet reconciliation program, a motor vehicle fleet owner shall:
  (1) Register its fleet with the Department of Motor Vehicles;
  (2) Pay a registration fee to cover the District government’s administrative costs for the fleet reconciliation program; and
  (3) Satisfy all outstanding parking, moving, and automatic enforcement infractions prior to registration in the program.
(e) A fleet owner participating in the fleet reconciliation program shall pay the amount owed stated in the monthly fleet infraction report, which sets forth the date and time of the infraction and other information contained in the original notice of infraction, within 30 days of its receipt. If the amount set forth in the fleet infraction report is not paid within 30 days, the Director shall notify the owner in writing that failure to pay within 30 days of the date of the notice of failure to pay shall be grounds for removal from the program. A fleet owner shall be given notice in writing if it is being removed from the program. The effective date of the removal shall be the date that notice of removal is sent to the fleet owner. A fleet owner shall not be entitled to adjudicate any violations listed in the monthly fleet infraction report. Penalties set forth in § 50-2301.05(a)(2) are not applicable to the fleet reconciliation program. If a fleet owner is removed from the program by the Director, then the penalties set forth in § 50-2301.05(a)(2) shall immediately apply and the owner shall be responsible for any penalties that would have incurred if the vehicle had not been part of the program. A fleet vehicle shall not be subject to towing or immobilization, for failure to pay notices of infraction while part of the fleet reconciliation program. If a fleet vehicle is removed from the program, either voluntarily or as a result of removal by the Director, the vehicle shall become immediately subject to towing or immobilization if the vehicle would have been subject to towing or immobilization had it not been part of the program.
(e-1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Driver Education Program and Fleet Program Amendment Act of 2009 [subtitle A of title VI of D.C. Law 18-111 , §§ 6001 to 6003], a member of the fleet reconciliation program shall be able to adjudicate a ticket on the basis of a citation having an invalid license plate or tag number, or for a duplicate citation for the same infraction.
(f) The fleet owner shall be primarily liable for the civil penalties imposed pursuant to this section.
D.C. Code § 50-2303.05 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2303.05
§ 50-2303.05. Answer.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In answer to a notice of infraction, a person to whom the notice was issued may:
    (A) Admit, by payment of the civil fine and any related vehicle conveyance fee, the commission of the infraction;
    (A-i) Admit with explanation; or
    (B) Deny the commission of the infraction.
  (2) A person charged with a parking violation may contest the charge through an adjudication by mail, through the Department's website, or through a personal appearance at a hearing limited to one or more of the following grounds with appropriate evidence to support:
    (A) That the respondent was not the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle at the time of the infraction;
    (B) That the cited vehicle or its state registration plates were stolen at the time of the violation occurred;
    (C) That the relevant signs prohibiting or restricting parking were missing or obscured;
    (D) That the relevant parking meter was inoperable or malfunctioned through no fault of the respondent;
    (E) That the facts alleged on the parking violation notice are inconsistent or do not support a finding that the specified regulation was violated;
    (F) That the vehicle was suddenly mechanically disabled; provided, that the vehicle was removed as soon as practicable; or
    (G) That the operator suddenly needed immediate medical assistance.
(b) A person to whom a notice of infraction has been issued may answer by personal appearance, by mail, or through the Department's website.
(c) A person admitting the commission of an infraction shall, at the same time the person submits an answer, pay the civil fine, any related vehicle conveyance fee assessed by the District, and any additional penalties, established pursuant to § 50-2301.05 , as may be due for failure to answer within the time required by subsection (d) of this section without appearing at the hearing.
(c-1) (1) A person admitting the commission of an infraction with an explanation may include in the answer an explanation as to why the fine or penalty should be reduced. A hearing examiner may, upon consideration of the explanation, order the reduction of the fine or penalty.
  (2) A person admitting the commission of an infraction related to an expired motor vehicle registration or expired vehicle identification tag shall have the fine or penalty waived if the person includes in the answer definitive proof that the person cured the violation within 15 days after the issuance of the notice of infraction.
(d) (1) A person to whom a notice of infraction has been issued shall answer within 30 calendar days of the date the notice was issued, or within a greater period of time as prescribed by the Director by regulation. Failure to answer the notice within this period shall result in the imposition of monetary penalties established by § 50-2301.05 , in addition to the potential civil fine for the infraction and any related vehicle conveyance fee.
  (2) If a person fails to answer within 60 days, or within a greater period of time as prescribed by the Director by regulation, the commission of the infraction shall be deemed admitted and all penalties, fines, and any vehicle conveyance fees shall be assessed. Not more than 50 days after the notice is issued, the Director shall send, by regular mail, to the address in the Department of Motor Vehicles’ records, if such address was supplied to the Department of Motor Vehicles, notice of the outstanding notice of infraction and of the impending deemed admission. This subsection shall not apply to any participant in the fleet adjudication program.
  (3) Repealed.
(e) Repealed.
(f) Except as set forth in subsection (g) of this section, a deemed admission pursuant to subsection (d)(2) of this section by a person not participating in the fleet reconciliation program may be vacated if the Department receives by mail or through the Department's website, within 60 calendar days of the date of the admission, a written application to vacate; provided, that if the individual's motor vehicle has been immobilized or impounded pursuant to §  50-2201.03(k) , or the individual is unable to obtain a license or permit pursuant to §  47-2862(a)(1)(C) or (F) or (a)(6), an application may be submitted by mail, through the Department's website, or in person and shall include:
  (1) A sufficient defense to the charge as set forth in subsection (a)(2) of this section; and
  (2) Excusable neglect for failing to answer within the time period provided for in subsection (d) of this section.
  (g) A deemed admission pursuant to subsection (d)(2) of this section by a person not participating in the fleet reconciliation program may be vacated if the Department receives by mail or through the its website within one year of the date of the admission, a written application to vacate that sets forth a sufficient defense to the charge as described in subsection (a)(2)(A) or (B) of this section; provided, that if the individual's motor vehicle has been immobilized or impounded pursuant to §  50-2201.03(k) , or the individual is unable to obtain a license or permit pursuant to §  47-2862(a)(1)(C) or (F) or (a)(6), an application may be submitted by mail, through the Department's website, or in person.
D.C. Code § 50-802 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 8 / § 50-802
§ 50-802. Environmental Protection Activity Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2421.09 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24 / § 50-2421.09
§ 50-2421.09. Procedures for reclaiming impounded vehicles; lien; penalties.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2632 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / § 50-2632
§ 50-2632. Parking of automobiles in Municipal Center; regulations; violations and penalties.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-501 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 5 / § 50-501
§ 50-501. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Board” means the Board of Consumer Claims Arbitration for the District of Columbia established by § 50-503 .
(2) “Consumer” means the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle; any person to whom the motor vehicle is leased or otherwise transferred during the duration of a warranty applicable to the motor vehicle; and any other person entitled to enforce the obligations of the warranty. For the purposes of § 50-503 , the term “consumer” means any natural person who does or would purchase, lease, or receive consumer goods or services. The term “consumer” includes any natural person who purchases insurance coverage in the District of Columbia.
(3) “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia.
(4) “Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(5) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(6) “Known” means, for the purposes of § 50-505 , that a dealer or the dealer’s agent or employee has obtained facts or information about the condition of a motor vehicle which would lead a reasonable person in similar circumstances to believe that the motor vehicle contained 1 or more material mechanical defects. The term “known” encompasses knowledge obtained through an inspection, from a previous owner, from the salesperson at an auction, or through other means.
(7) “Material mechanical defect” means any defect, failure, or malfunction of the mechanical system of a motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, the engine, transmission and drive shaft, differential, cooling system, electrical system, fuel system, or accessories, which significantly impairs the operation, safety, performance, or value of the motor vehicle.
(8) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(9) “Motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle which is manufactured for sale, offered for sale, sold, or registered in the District and which is designed for the primary purpose of transporting a driver and 1 or more passengers on streets, roads, or highways. The term “motor vehicle” shall not include buses sold for public transportation, motorcycles, motor homes, or motorized recreational vehicles.
(10) “New motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle which is in the period of the first 18,000 miles of operation or the first 2 years after the date of delivery to the original purchaser, whichever is earlier.
(11) “Safety-related defect” means an impairment which reduces the operator’s ability to control the motor vehicle in normal operation or which creates a risk of fire, explosion, or other life-threatening malfunction.
(12) “Significantly impair” means to render the motor vehicle unreliable or unsafe for normal operation or to reduce its resale value below the average resale value for comparable motor vehicles.
(13) “Used motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle which is offered for sale in the District and which is not within the period of the first 18,000 miles of operation or the first 2 years after the date of delivery to the original purchaser, whichever is earlier; but it does not mean a motor vehicle sold only for scrap or parts.
(14) “Warranty” means the written or implied warranty of the manufacturer of a motor vehicle.
D.C. Code § 50-2509 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25 / § 50-2509
§ 50-2509. Transfer of property interest between the District and the Authority.
Status: in_force

(a) After the establishment of a parking district by the Council pursuant to § 50-2511 , the Authority may request that the Mayor transfer District-owned property to the Authority. The Mayor, pursuant to Chapter 8 of Title 10 , may sell, lease, grant, convey, acquire, or otherwise transfer to the Authority any real property owned by the District to fulfill the purposes set forth in § 50-2503 .
(b) After the establishment of a parking district by the Council pursuant to § 50-2511 , the Authority may request that the Mayor purchase, lease, sublease, or acquire real property for the Authority to control or operate as a parking facility. The Mayor, pursuant to § 1-301.110a , may purchase, lease, sublease, or otherwise acquire for the Authority real property necessary for a public parking facility.
(c) The Mayor, pursuant to § 1-301.110a , may purchase, lease, or sublease from the Authority or otherwise enter into agreements with the Authority to acquire property rights in any public parking facility acquired by the Authority.
(d) The Mayor may enter into contracts with the Authority, including long-term contracts, for the management, operation, maintenance, and repair of any public parking garage facility owned or leased by the District or for which the District is otherwise responsible.
(e) The Mayor shall have the right to reacquire any property obtained by the Authority from the District whenever the Authority determines that the property is no longer needed for fulfillment of the purposes for which it was acquired.
D.C. Code § 50-2458 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24A / § 50-2458
§ 50-2458. Disposal of unclaimed vehicles; penalties; auction admission fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department may, consistent with reasonable business practices, sell or otherwise dispose of an unclaimed vehicle, including all items of personal property left therein.
(b) If an unclaimed vehicle is sold at a public auction or through other means pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the purchaser shall take title to the vehicle free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership by others, receive a sales receipt, and be entitled, upon application and the payment of all applicable fees, to a certificate of title and registration; provided, that all other eligibility requirements are met.
(c) The Department shall retain the proceeds of the sale or disposition of any vehicle an amount that represents reimbursement for the costs of sale, the costs of towing and storing the vehicle, the costs of furnishing notice and other related enforcement activities, the payment of such liens as were declared null and void, and the remainder shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(d) Except for vehicles enclosed on private property or located on the property of a business engaged in the lawful repair, storage, salvage, or disposal of vehicles, any person who purchases a vehicle that has been sold for salvage only from the Department, and who, thereafter, leaves, stores, or parks the vehicle on public space or private property, shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than $2,500.
(e) The Director is authorized to establish a non-refundable cost-based auction admission fee. The proceeds from this fee shall be used to offset the costs of all vehicle auctions held on the day of the auctions. The proceeds from the fee shall be deposited into the General Fund.
D.C. Code § 50-1731.06 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17A / § 50-1731.06
§ 50-1731.06. Enforcement; fines and penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) The penalty for violating §§ 50-1731.03 , 50-1731.04 , or 50-1731.05 shall be a fine of $100; provided, that, for a violation of § 50-1731.04 , the fine shall be suspended for a first time violator who, subsequent to the violation but prior to the imposition of a fine, provides proof of acquisition of a hands-free accessory of the type required by this chapter. The suspension shall not apply to violations related to texting.
(a-1) Repealed.
(a-2) Repealed.
(a-3) Repealed.
(a-4) Repealed.
(b) A violation of the provisions of §§ 50-1731.03 , 50-1731.04 , or 50-1731.05 shall be processed and adjudicated under the provisions applicable to moving violations set forth in subchapter II of Chapter 23 of this title .
D.C. Code § 50-1731.02 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17A / § 50-1731.02
§ 50-1731.02. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Distracted driving” means inattentive driving while operating a motor vehicle that results in the unsafe operation of the vehicle where such inattention is caused by reading, writing, performing personal grooming, interacting with pets or unsecured cargo, using personal communications technologies, or engaging in any other activity which causes distractions.
(2) “Hands-free accessory” means an attachment, add-on, built-in feature, or addition to a mobile telephone or other personal wireless communications device, whether or not permanently installed in a motor vehicle, that allows the vehicle operator to maintain both hands on the steering wheel while the vehicle operator is using the mobile telephone or other personal wireless communications device.
(3) “Mobile telephone” means a cellular, analog, wireless, or digital telephone capable of sending or receiving telephone messages without an access line for service.
(4) (A) "Personal wireless communications device" means any handheld or portable electronic device capable of transmitting personal wireless services, as that term is defined in section 332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, approved September 13, 1982 (96 Stat. 1096; 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(C)(i)), including a pager, personal digital assistant, computer, or gaming console.
  (B) The term "personal wireless communications device" does not include electronic devices installed in or affixed to a motor vehicle for the purpose of providing navigation or emergency assistance, such as a GPS device.
(4A) Repealed.
(4B) (A) "Text message" means a text- or image-based electronic message, including Short Message Service ("SMS") message, Multimedia Messaging Service ("MMS") message, email, social media post, instant message, direct message, or any other text- or image-based electronic message delivered through a mobile or browser-based application.
  (B) The term "text message" does not include:
    (i) An emergency, traffic, or weather alert;
    (ii) A message relating to the operation or navigation of a motor vehicle; or
    (iii) Other push notifications.
(5) "Use" means to intentionally view or read from, or manually enter data into, a mobile telephone or other electronic device to:
  (A) Place, talk, or answer a phone call or other voice-based electronic communication; or
  (B) Compose, send, access, or retrieve a text message.
D.C. Code § 50-2206.52c — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.52c
§ 50-2206.52c. Admissibility of chemical test results for a criminal proceeding; blood or urine.
Status: in_force

The results of chemical testing pertaining to blood or urine used to determine whether the person’s specimens contained alcohol or a drug or any combination thereof may be admissible as evidence in a criminal proceeding if the chemical testing was performed at a forensic laboratory, hospital, other equivalent medical facility, or at a laboratory contracted by a hospital or medical facility to perform chemical testing for specimens supplied by the hospital or equivalent medical facility.
D.C. Code § 50-1501.02b — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1501.02b
§ 50-1501.02b. Issuance of women veterans license plates.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall design and issue motor vehicle identification tags to honor women veterans that shall bear either the inscription "women veterans" or a facsimile or an emblem honoring women veterans. These identification tags shall retain and display the "End Taxation Without Representation" slogan of the current District of Columbia motor vehicle identification tags.
(b) (1) A resident ordering a motor vehicle identification tag for women veterans 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 in the Office of Veterans Affairs Fund, established by § 49-1004 .
D.C. Code § 50-2206.16 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.16
§ 50-2206.16. Operating under the influence of alcohol or a drug; horse-drawn vehicle.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall operate or be in the physical control of any horse-drawn vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any drug or any combination thereof.
(b) A person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or be incarcerated for not more than 90 days, or both.
(c) Civil penalties and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any violation of this section in accordance with the procedures under Chapter 14 of Title 8 [ § 8-1401 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 50-1609 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16 / § 50-1609
§ 50-1609. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter the term:
(1) “Bicycle” means a human-powered vehicle with wheels designed to transport, by pedaling, one or more persons seated on one or more saddle seats on its frame. “Bicycle” also includes a human-powered vehicle, and any attachment to the vehicle designed to transport by pedaling when the vehicle is used on a public roadway, public bicycle path or other public right-of-way. The term “Bicycle” also includes a “tricycle,” which is a 3-wheeled human-powered vehicle designed for use as a toy by a single child under 6 years of age, the seat of which is no more than 2 feet from ground level.
(1A) “Identification number” means a numbered stamp, sticker, or other label or plate issued for a bicycle for the purpose of identifying the bicycle as having been registered, including any sticker or label provided by the National Bike Registry or a registry established by the Mayor for the purpose of bicycle registration. The term “identification number” shall also include a serial number that is originally inscribed or affixed by the manufacturer to a bicycle frame or a bicycle part for the purpose of identification.
(1B) “National Bike Registry” means the nationwide computer database for the registration of bicycles that is an official licensee of the National Crime Prevention Council and is accessible at www.nationalbikeregistry.com or at 1-800-848-BIKE.
(2) “Operator” means a person under 16 years of age who travels on a bicycle seated on a saddle seat from which that person is intended to and can pedal the bicycle.
(3) “Other public right-of-way” means any right of way other than a public roadway or public bicycle path that is under the jurisdiction and control of the District of Columbia and is designed for use and used by vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(4) “Passenger” means any person, under 16 years of age, who travels on a bicycle in any manner except as an operator.
(5) “Protective bicycle helmet” means a piece of headgear which meets or exceeds the impact standards for protective bicycle helmets set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or the Snell Memorial Foundation’s standards for protective headgear or the American Society for testing and Materials (ASTM) for use in bicycling.
(6) “Public bicycle path” means a right-of-way under the jurisdiction and control of the District of Columbia for use primarily by bicycles and pedestrians.
(7) “Public roadway” means a right-of-way under the jurisdiction and control of the District of Columbia for use primarily by motor vehicles.
D.C. Code § 50-1731.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17A / § 50-1731.03
§ 50-1731.03. Prohibition on distracted driving.
Status: in_force

Distracted driving shall be prohibited. A person found guilty of distracted driving shall be subject to the fines and penalties set forth in § 50-1731.06(a) .
D.C. Code § 50-1541.21 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.21
§ 50-1541.21. Replacement certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(a) If a written certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or otherwise becomes unavailable or illegible, the secured party of record or, if no secured party is indicated in the files of the Harbor Master, the owner of record may apply for and, by furnishing information satisfactory to the Harbor Master, obtain a replacement certificate of title in the name of the owner of record.
(b) An applicant for a replacement certificate of title must sign the application, and, except as otherwise permitted by the Harbor Master, the application must comply with § 50-1541.06 . The application must include the existing certificate of title unless the certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or otherwise unavailable.
(c) A replacement certificate of title created by the Harbor Master must comply with § 50-1541.08 and indicate on the face of the certificate of title that it is a replacement certificate of title.
(d) If a person receiving a replacement certificate of title subsequently obtains possession of the original written certificate of title, the person promptly shall destroy the original certificate of title.
D.C. Code § 50-1731.04 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17A / § 50-1731.04
§ 50-1731.04. Restricted use of mobile telephone and other electronic devices.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall, while operating a motor vehicle in the District:
  (1) Use, or attempt to use, a mobile telephone or other personal wireless communications device without using a hands-free accessory; or
  (2) Hold, or attempt to hold, a mobile telephone or other personal wireless communications device.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the following:
  (1) Emergency use of a mobile telephone, including calls to 911 or 311, a hospital, an ambulance service provider, a fire department, a law enforcement agency, or a first-aid squad;
  (2) Use of a mobile telephone by law enforcement and emergency personnel or by a driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, acting within the scope of official duties;
  (3) Initiating or terminating a telephone call, or turning the telephone on or off; or
  (4) The operation of a vehicle that has stopped on the side of, or off, an active roadway in a location where it can safely remain stationary.
(c) No person shall use headphones that cover both ears or earbuds in both ears while operating a motor vehicle in the District, except if the headphones or earbuds are being used to assist a hearing-impaired driver.
D.C. Code § 50-2203.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2203.03
§ 50-2203.03. Immoderate speed not dependent on legal rate of speed.
Status: in_force

In any prosecution under § 50-2203.01 or § 50-2203.02 , whether the defendant was driving at an immoderate rate of speed shall not depend upon the rate of speed fixed by law for operating such vehicle.
D.C. Code § 50-707 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 7 / § 50-707
§ 50-707. Emission standards.
Status: in_force

(a) Any clean-fuel vehicle purchased pursuant to the requirements of this chapter shall meet the emission standard for its respective vehicle class and category as contained in §§ 243-245 of the Clean Air Act and regulations promulgated under these sections by the Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) Clean-fuel vehicle emission standards may only be amended by the Mayor to the extent necessary to conform with revisions promulgated after the enactment of the Clean Air Act by the Environmental Protection Agency.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.05a — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.05a
§ 50-2201.05a. Establishment of Ignition Interlock System Program.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term "covered offense" means:
  (1) A violation of § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , or § 50-2206.14 ; or
  (2) Driving a motor vehicle in another jurisdiction, including foreign jurisdictions and military jurisdictions, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a narcotic drug or under the influence of any other drug to a degree that renders the driver incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle.
(b) Except as provided in §§ 50-2206.13(d-1), 50-2206.15(c-1) , and 50-2206.55(a-1)(2) , a person who holds a driver's license issued by the District and commits a covered offense shall enroll in the Ignition Interlock System Program ("Program") established by this section for:
  (1) Upon the first commission of a covered offense, a period of 6 months;
  (2) Upon the second commission of a covered offense, a period of one year; and
  (3) Upon the third or subsequent commission of a covered offense, a period of 2 years.
(b-1) A person required to participate in the Program pursuant to § 50-1403.01(a) shall enroll in the Program for a period of time to be determined by the Mayor.
(b-2) Not Funded.
(b-3) (1) A person who holds a driver's license issued by the District and refuses to provide a specimen for chemical testing in violation of § 50-1904.02 , or a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction, shall enroll in the Program established by this section for:
    (A) A period of one year, if the person has never previously committed a covered offense and has never refused to provide a specimen for chemical testing in violation of § 50-1904.02 , or a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction;
    (B) A period of 2 years, if the person has previously committed one covered offense or refused to provide a specimen for chemical testing one time in violation of § 50-1904.02 , or a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction; and
    (C) A period of 3 years, if the person has previously committed 2 or more covered offenses or has refused to provide a specimen for chemical testing 2 or more times in violation of § 50-1904.02 , or a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction.
  (2) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section, if a person refuses to provide a specimen for chemical testing in violation of § 50-1904.02 , or a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction, during the same occurrence that gave rise to the commission of a covered offense, the timeframes described in this subsection shall apply.
(c) A person enrolled in the Program shall:
  (1) Not operate a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock system for a period of time, not to exceed the period of license restriction set forth in subsection (b) of this section; and
  (2) Install an ignition interlock system on each motor vehicle owned by or registered to the person.
(c-1) The driver's license of a person required to enroll in the Program shall be suspended until the person enrolls in the Program.
(d) (1) For the duration of the person's participation in the Program, the Department shall issue to the offender a restricted license which shall appropriately set forth the restrictions required by this section and regulations issued pursuant to this section.
  (2) The Department may revoke the participant's operator's permit or issue a civil fine for failing to comply with the requirements of the Program.
(e) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a participant in the Program shall pay all costs associated with enrolling and participating in the Program.
  (2) Before a participant enrolls in the Program, the Department shall determine whether a participant is indigent. If a participant is determined to be indigent, the Department shall pay all costs associated with that person's enrollment and participation in the Program.
  (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) of this subsection, the term "indigent" means a person who receives an annual income, after taxes, of 150% or less of the federal poverty guidelines as updated periodically in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, approved October 27, 1998 (112 Stat. 2729; 42 U.S.C. § 9902(2).
(f) A person violating subsection (c) of this section shall be fined no more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or incarcerated for no more than one year, or both.
D.C. Code § 50-2303.21 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2303.21
§ 50-2303.21. Community Service Debt Repayment Program.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1706 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17 / § 50-1706
§ 50-1706. Penalty; waiver of fine.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) First time offenders of this chapter shall be given a choice of paying a $75 fine or attending a child restraint safety class, for which they will be charged $25. For the second offense, offenders shall be required to attend a child safety class, for which they will be charged $25 and pay a $75 fine. For the third offense, offenders shall be fined $125. For the fourth, and each subsequent offense, offenders shall receive a $150 fine.
  (2) Violations shall be processed and adjudicated as moving violations.
(b) The fine for the first violation of § 50-1703(a) by any operator shall be waived upon presentation of proof by the operator that an approved child restraint seat has been acquired subsequent to the violation, either by purchase, gift, or through an officially designated child restraint seat loan program, by the operator or by the parent or legal guardian of the child who was transported without being properly restrained.
(c) The Director of the Department of Transportation shall assign 2 points under the provisions of 18 DCMR to the driver record of any person convicted of a violation of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-1553 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15C / § 50-1553
§ 50-1553. Application.
Status: in_force

To register for the pilot program established in § 50-1552 , the applicant shall submit an application to the Director including:
(1) The applicant's legal name, business address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
(2) A certification by the applicant that:
  (A) Each PDD is safe to operate on sidewalks, crosswalks, and public thoroughfares interconnected to sidewalks and crosswalks;
  (B) Each PDD will comply with the requirements and limitations provided in § 50-1555 ;
  (C) No more than 5 PDDs will be operated by the applicant in the District;
  (D) The person signing the application has reviewed it and determined that the information provided is true and accurate; and
  (E) The person signing the application is authorized to sign and file the application;
(3) The proposed geographic locations within the District where the applicant intends to operate the PDDs; and
(4) A nonrefundable fee of $250.
D.C. Code § 50-2353.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23A / § 50-2353.01
§ 50-2353.01. Autonomous vehicles study.
Status: in_force

By July 1, 2019, the District Department of Transportation, in consultation, as needed, with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer or other District agencies or organizations such as DC Surface Transit, shall make publicly available a study that evaluates and makes recommendations regarding the effects of autonomous vehicles on the District, including:
(a) (1) The effect on the District's economy, including economic development and employment;
  (2) The impact on the District government's revenue, including motor vehicle excise taxes, motor vehicle registration fees, motor vehicle fuel taxes, residential parking permit fees, parking meter revenue, fines and fees relating to moving infractions or parking, standing, stopping, and pedestrian infractions, and commercial parking taxes;
  (3) The impact on the District's infrastructure, traffic control systems, road use, congestion, curbside management, and public space;
  (4) The impact on the District's environment and public health;
  (5) The impact on public safety in the District, including the safety of other road users such as pedestrians and bicyclists;
  (6) The impact on the District's disability community;
  (7) The impact on the various transportation modes in the District, including mass transit, shared-use vehicles, and public and private vehicles-for-hire; and
  (8) The need for and use of autonomous vehicle data, including data from autonomous vehicle manufacturers and public and private vehicle-for-hire companies.
D.C. Code § 50-2353 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23A / § 50-2353
§ 50-2353. Vehicle conversion; limited liability of original manufacturer.
Status: in_force

(a) The original manufacturer of a vehicle converted by a third party into an autonomous vehicle shall not be liable in any action resulting from a vehicle defect caused by the conversion of the vehicle, or by equipment installed by the converter, unless the alleged defect was present in the vehicle as originally manufactured.
(b) The conversion of vehicles to autonomous vehicles shall be limited to model years 2009 or later or vehicles built within 4 years of conversion, whichever vehicle is newer.
D.C. Code § 50-903 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9 / § 50-903
§ 50-903. Organization.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the DMV offices and divisions as follows:
(1) The Office of the Director, with subordinate staff offices as are required to carry out overall management responsibility for the office;
(2) Division of Adjudication, with subordinate staff offices as required, to coordinate and manage the functions as follows:
  (A) Traffic adjudication hearings;
  (B) Traffic adjudication processing; and
  (C) Public space adjudication;
(3) Customer Services Division, with such subordinate staff offices as are required, to coordinate and manage the following functions for the District:
  (A) Vehicle inspection;
  (B) Vehicle registration; and
  (C) Driver testing, including medical reviews and insurance compliance; and
(4) Support Services Division, with such subordinate staff offices as are required to coordinate and manage the procurement, financial, technology and administrative functions for the Department of Motor Vehicles, and management of the personal property inventory for the Department of Motor Vehicles.
D.C. Code § 50-301.12 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.12
§ 50-301.12. Office of Taxicabs established.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.20 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.20
§ 50-1301.20. Deposit of security — Generally.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.35 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.35
§ 50-1301.35. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of [ this subchapter ], the term:
  (1) "DMV" means the Department of Motor Vehicles established by § 50-901(a) .
  (2) "Judgment" means any judgment which shall have become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state, the District of Columbia, or of the United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of the District of Columbia, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property including the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for such damages.
  (3) "Proof of financial responsibility" or "proof" means proof that the motor vehicle subject to registration or reciprocity under the laws of the District of Columbia is an insured motor vehicle under the provisions of Chapter 24 of Title 31 .
  (4) "State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States or any province or territory of Canada.
D.C. Code § 50-1601 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16 / § 50-1601
§ 50-1601. Findings.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:
(1) Increased use of bicycles for transportation and recreation will result in improved air quality, reduced levels of noise and traffic congestion, greater energy conservation, lower transportation costs, fewer parking problems, and increased physical fitness.
(2) Bicycle fatalities and accidents can be reduced through broad-based education and facilities improvements.
(3) The promotion of bicycle transportation and safety in the District of Columbia (“District”) requires the implementation of a comprehensive bicycle transportation and safety program.
(4) A bicycle office is required to coordinate the comprehensive program.
(5) Disability and death from injuries sustained in bicycling accidents are a serious threat to the health, welfare and safety of District children.
(6) Each year approximately 290 children are involved in fatal accidents, and nearly 400,000 are injured with varying degrees of severity in bicycle related injuries or crashes.
(7) Head injuries account for over 60% of bicycle related fatalities and 1/3 of bicycle related emergency room visits.
(8) Use of a bicycle helmet is the single, most effective preventive measure of reducing head injuries 85%, and brain injuries or serious disabilities by 88% from bicycle accidents.
(9) Only 15% of bicyclists use proper head protective equipment, and some studies show that bicycle helmet usage for children under 16 years of age ranges from 5% to 15%.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.71 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.71
§ 50-1301.71. Failure to report accident; penalty.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1651 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16A / § 50-1651
§ 50-1651. Helmet requirement, miscellaneous vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person under 16 years of age to ride roller skates, a skateboard, sled, coaster, toy vehicle, sidewalk bicycle, scooter, or any similar device without wearing a protective helmet of good fit, fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.
(b) The parents or legal guardians of any child under 16 years of age found in violation of this act shall be liable for a fine of $25; provided, that the fine shall be suspended for:
  (1) First time violators; or
  (2) Violators who subsequent to the violation, but prior to the date the fine is due, purchase a helmet as described in subsection (a) of this section and provide proof of the purchase.
(c) Any helmet offered for sale or rent for use by an operator, or passenger, of roller-skates, a skateboard, sled, coaster, toy vehicle, sidewalk bicycle, scooter, or any similar device shall meet or exceed the impact standards for protective bicycle helmets set by the American National Standards Institute, the Snell Memorial Foundation’s standards for protective headgear, or the American Society for Testing and Materials for use in bicycling.
D.C. Code § 50-2206.32 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.32
§ 50-2206.32. Penalties for operating watercraft under the influence of alcohol or a drug.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person violating any provision of § 50-2206.31 shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined $1,000, or incarcerated for not more than 180 days, or both.
(b) A person violating any provisions of § 50-2206.31 when the person has a prior offense under § 50-2206.31 or § 50-2206.33 and is being sentenced on the current offense shall be fined not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000, or incarcerated for not more than one year, or both.
(c) A person violating any one or more provisions of § 50-2206.31 when the person has 2 or more prior offenses under § 50-2206.31 or § 50-2206.33 and is being sentenced on the current offense shall be fined not less than $2,500 and not more than $10,000, or incarcerated for not more than one year, or both.
(d) The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01 .
D.C. Code § 50-2605 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / § 50-2605
§ 50-2605. Establishment of parking facilities.
Status: in_force

Parking facilities may be established in any section or portion of the District except that no parking facilities shall be established upon any property zoned residential without the approval of the Zoning Commission of the District. The Zoning Commission may grant such approval only after public notice and hearing in accordance with § 6-641.03 . Neighborhood municipal off-street parking facilities shall not be located in districts zoned C-3-B and C-R, nor shall they be established on lots on which housing currently exists.
D.C. Code § 50-1505.04 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1505.04
§ 50-1505.04. Mayor to make rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The Mayor is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 50-1205 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1205
§ 50-1205. Liens to be kept by Recorder in Director’s office.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.29 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.29
§ 50-2201.29. Bus right-of-way at intersections.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor vehicle driver shall be prohibited from passing to the left and pulling in front of a bus to make a right turn when the bus is at a bus stop at an intersection to receive or discharge passengers; the vehicle shall stay or merge behind the bus to effect its turn.
(b) A person violating subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a fine of $100.00 or twice the fine prescribed for illegal turns, whichever is greater.
(c) Within 60 days of September 29, 2006, the Mayor shall ensure that affixed on the rear of each bus operating in the District of Columbia is a sticker or decal advising drivers of the prohibition described in subsection (a) of this section.
(d) Nothing in this section shall relieve the operator of a bus from complying with all applicable traffic regulations or from otherwise exercising due caution in the operation of a bus.
(e) For the purposes of this section, “Bus” means public transit such as Metrobuses, the Downtown Circulator, the Georgetown Blue Buses, Maryland and Virginia State commuter charters, and Tourmobile vehicles.
D.C. Code § 50-921.74 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.74
§ 50-921.74. Fares; structure; purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall set the rates and fares for the DC Streetcar.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall prevent the Department from offering tickets at no cost or at discounted prices as part of the Department’s marketing of the DC Streetcar.
(c) The Department shall provide quality service at reasonable fares.
D.C. Code § 50-1002 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 10 / § 50-1002
§ 50-1002. Annual report; rules.
Status: in_force

(a) By June 30th of each year, the Mayor shall submit to the Council of the District of Columbia a report that shall include, but not be limited, to the following:
  (1) The number of reports of convictions received by the District of Columbia (“District”) from other states pursuant to this chapter;
  (2) A brief description of the traffic violations upon which the convictions were based and the number of reports received for each violation;
  (3) The number of revocations and suspensions issued by the District for each violation; and
  (4) The number of reports of convictions sent to each state by the District pursuant to this chapter including a brief description of the traffic violations upon which the convictions were based and the number of reports issued for each violation.
(b) The Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , and the rules shall at least govern what affect convictions in other states shall have in the District.
D.C. Code § 50-301.29b — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.29b
§ 50-301.29b. Registration of private vehicle-for-hire operators.
Status: in_force

(a) To become a private vehicle-for-hire operator, an individual shall submit an application to register with a private vehicle-for-hire company.
(b) Before approving a registration application submitted under subsection (a) of this section, a private vehicle-for-hire company shall have a third party that is accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners or a successor accreditation entity conduct the following examinations:
  (1) A local and national criminal background check;
  (2) The national sex offender database background check; and
  (3) A full driving record check.
(c) A private vehicle-for-hire company shall reject an application submitted under subsection (a) of this section and shall permanently disqualify an applicant who:
  (1) As shown in the local or national criminal background check conducted in accordance with subsection (b)(1) of this section, has been convicted within the past 7 years of:
    (A) An offense defined as a crime of violence under § 23-1331(4) ;
    (B) An offense under subchapter II of Chapter 30 of Title 22 [ §  22-3002 et seq.];
    (C) An offense under § 22-3102 ;
    (D) Burglary, robbery, or an attempt to commit robbery under §§ 22-801 , 22-2801 and 22-2802 ;
    (E) Theft in the first degree under § 22-3212 ;
    (F) Felony fraud or identity theft under § 22-3221 or § 22-3227.02 ; or
    (G) An offense under any state or federal law or under the law of any other jurisdiction in the United States involving conduct that would constitute an offense described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) of this paragraph if committed in the District;
  (2) Is a match in the national sex offender registry database;
  (3) As shown in the national background check or driving record check conducted in accordance with subsections (b)(1) and (b)(3) of this section, has been convicted within the past 7 years of:
    (A) Aggravated reckless driving under § 50-2201.04(b-1) ;
    (B) Fleeing from a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle under § 50-2201.05b ;
    (C) Leaving after colliding under § 50-2201.05c ;
    (D) Negligent homicide under § 50-2203.01 ;
    (E) Driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug, driving a commercial vehicle under the influence of alcohol or a drug, or operating a vehicle while impaired under § 50-2206.11 , § 50-2206.12 , or § 50-2206.14 ;
    (F) Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle under § 22-3215 ; and
    (G) An offense under any state or federal law or under the law of any other jurisdiction in the United States involving conduct that would constitute an offense described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) of this paragraph if committed in the District; or
  (4) Has been convicted within the past 3 years of driving with a suspended or revoked license under § 50-1403.01(e) , according to the driving record check conducted in accordance with subsection (b)(3) of this section.
(d) A motor vehicle used as a private vehicle-for-hire shall:
  (1) Have a manufacturer’s rated seating capacity of 8 persons or fewer, including the private vehicle-for-hire operator;
  (2) Have at least 4 doors and meet applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards for vehicles of its size, type, and proposed use; and
  (3) Be no more than 10 model years of age at entry into service and no more than 12 model years of age while in service.
(e) A person registered with a private vehicle-for-hire company as a private vehicle-for-hire operator under this section shall be deemed by the District to hold the necessary authorization to operate in the District as may be required by another jurisdiction or interstate authority.