D.C. Code § 50-2301.05 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2301.05
§ 50-2301.05. Monetary sanctions and fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The maximum monetary sanctions that may be imposed under this chapter shall be as follows:
  (1) The civil fine for an infraction shall be an amount equal to the collateral or bond established for the offense, equivalent to the infraction, by the Board of Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on the day before September 12, 1978. The Mayor may issue proposed rules, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], to propose changes to the schedule of fines. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sunday, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved. Notwithstanding § § 2-505(c) , the Mayor may not amend the schedule of fines until the Council has approved the proposed rules or the proposed rules have been deemed approved.
  (2) In addition to the civil fine, the following penalties may be imposed:
    (A) In the case of a person receiving a notice of infraction who fails to answer such notice within the time specified by §§ 50-2302.05(d)(1) and 50-2303.05(d)(1) , a penalty equal to the amount of the civil fine;
    (B) In the case of a person receiving a notice of infraction who fails to answer such notice by the close of business on the date set for the hearing or who answers but fails without good cause to appear at such hearing, with respect to infractions under subchapter II of this chapter , a penalty equal to twice the amount of the civil fine and, with respect to infractions under subchapter III of this chapter , a penalty equal to the amount of the civil fine plus $5.
(b) A respondent may pay such fines and penalties by use of credit cards approved by the Director.
(c) The Director may permit, in his or her sole discretion, persons owing substantial fines, fees or charges to the Department to pay the amounts owed in installments at intervals as the Director may decide; and
(d) The Director may collect a fee for the filing of an appeal pursuant to §  50-1404.02 .
D.C. Code § 50-2206.52a — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.52a
§ 50-2206.52a. Presence or testimony of person maintaining breath test instrument in a criminal proceeding.
Status: in_force

(a) The record of a breath test is admissible in court as prima facie evidence of the amount of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of a person’s breath without the testimony of the persons responsible for maintaining the breath test instrument’s proper operating condition if:
  (1) The criteria in § 50-2206.52(a) have been met;
  (2) The record of a breath test is provided to the person, or his or her counsel, within 15 calendar days of arraignment or notice of appearance of counsel, whichever is later; and
  (3) There are more than 30 calendar days between the date the breath test is provided to the person, or his or her counsel, and the trial date.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a person may demand the presence of the persons responsible for maintaining the breath test instrument’s proper operating condition to provide evidence in the government’s case-in-chief by serving upon the government, in writing, his or her request for the live testimony of the persons responsible for maintaining the breath test instrument’s proper operating condition no later than 15 calendar days before trial.
  (2) A person’s failure to file a timely request pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall constitute a waiver of the person’s right to demand the presence of the persons responsible for maintaining the breath test instrument’s proper operating condition to provide evidence in the government’s case-in-chief.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term “record of a breath test” means the analytical results of a breath test administered on:
  (1) A breath test instrument operated by the Metropolitan Police Department that has been certified as accurate pursuant to § 5-1507 ; or
  (2) A breath test instrument operated by other law enforcement agencies that has been certified as accurate by the persons designated by that agency to certify the accuracy of the instrument.
D.C. Code § 50-1731.10 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17A / § 50-1731.10
§ 50-1731.10. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-921.01a — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.01a
§ 50-921.01a. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
(a) (1) "DDOT" means the District Department of Transportation established by § 50-921.01 .
  (1A) "Director" means head of DDOT appointed pursuant to § 50-921.02 .
  (1B) "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled by an electric motor and is capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity.
  (1C) "Electric vehicle charging station" means a publicly accessible facility or equipment that is located on public property, including any public space in the District, and is used to charge the battery or other energy storage device of an electric vehicle.
  (1D) “Person” means an individual, corporation, firm, agency, company, association, organization, partnership, society, or joint stock company.
  (2) “Property line” means the line of demarcation separating privately owned property fronting or abutting a street or alley from publicly owned property on the other side of the line of demarcation.
  (3) “Public right-of-way” means the surface, air space above the surface, and area below the surface of any public street, highway, bridge, tunnel, alley, or sidewalk.
  (4) “Public space” means all the publicly owned property between property lines shown on the records of the District, and includes any roadway, tree space, sidewalk, or parking between such property lines.
  (5) “Respondent” means a person subject to a civil fine, compliance order, or abatement procedure as defined in §  50-921.19 .
D.C. Code § 50-2707 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 27 / § 50-2707
§ 50-2707. Effect of repeal.
Status: in_force

The repeal of any law or regulation as a result of the enactment of this chapter shall not invalidate any enforcement action, adjudication, or other action made or taken pursuant to that law or regulation.
D.C. Code § 50-405 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 4 / § 50-405
§ 50-405. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Mayor has reason to believe that a person has violated any of the requirements in § 50-403 or § 50-404 , the alleged violation shall be enforced in accordance with Chapter 23 of this title , and rules issued by the Mayor pursuant to § 50-409 . Any person who is determined by the Mayor, after notice and opportunity to be heard, to have violated § 50-403 or § 50-404 , shall be liable to the District for a civil fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1000 for the first violation, of not less than $500 nor more than $2000 for the second violation, or of not less than $1000 nor more than $5000 for the third or a subsequent violation.
(b) (1) As an alternative sanction, any person who knowingly or willfully violates § 50-403 or § 50-404 shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, may be:
    (A) Fined not less than $100 and not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both, for the first violation;
    (B) Fined not less than $500 and not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , imprisoned not less than 6 months nor more than 9 months, or both, for the second violation; or
    (C) Fined not less than $1000 and not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , imprisoned for not less than 9 months nor more than 1 year, or both, for the third or a subsequent violation.
  (2) Prosecutions for violations of this subsection shall be brought by the Corporation Counsel.
D.C. Code § 50-1122 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 11 / § 50-1122
§ 50-1122. Duration of Task Force.
Status: in_force

The Task Force shall complete its study and submit its report to the Council and Mayor no later than February 28, 2011.
D.C. Code § 50-1401.04 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 14 / § 50-1401.04
§ 50-1401.04. Mayor’s authority to seize suspect documents.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may immediately seize and retain any document presented by a person in connection with a Department of Motor Vehicles service, if the document is reasonably believed to be fraudulent, counterfeit, stolen, or intentionally altered.
(b) Any document seized under subsection (a) of this section shall be returned to the person presenting the document only if the Mayor later determines that the document is not fraudulent, counterfeit, stolen, or intentionally altered on the person’s own initiative or after the hearing provided for in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Any person presenting a document that was retained pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may request a hearing within 10 days of the retention on the validity of that retention.
(d) Any person whose document was retained and not subsequently returned pursuant to this section shall not be entitled to apply for a driver’s license, special identification card, or vehicle registration for a period of one year from the date of seizure.
(e) For the purposes of this section, “document” means any printed material, including a letter, notice, bill, receipt, driver’s permit, registration card, title, insurance card, passport, picture identification, birth certificate, currency, credit card, check, or copy of the same.
D.C. Code § 50-2531 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25A / § 50-2531
§ 50-2531. Performance Parking Zones.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may establish Performance Parking Zones for the purpose of managing curbside parking and reducing congestion citywide.
(b) The Mayor shall establish zone-specific parking management targets, and implement regulations, to achieve the following goals:
  (1) Protect resident parking in residential zones;
  (2) Facilitate regular parking turnover in busy commercial areas;
  (3) Promote the use of non-auto transportation;  and
  (4) Decrease vehicular congestion within each zone.
(c) The Mayor may designate residential permit parking zones on currently undesignated residential blocks.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the Mayor may employ the following to achieve the goals and targets established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section:
  (1) Set or adjust curbside parking fees;
  (2) Set or adjust the days and hours during which curbside parking fees apply;
  (3) Adjust parking fines, as needed, to dissuade illegal parking;
  (4) Exempt vehicles displaying valid, in-zone residential permit parking stickers from meter payment, as needed; and
  (5) Set temporary heightened curbside parking fees in anticipation of special events in or around a performance parking zone that may significantly increase demand for parking, including sporting events, festivals, parades, and concerts; provided, that the heightened fees shall begin no sooner than 12:00 a.m. the day the special event begins and end no later than 11:59 p.m. on the day the special event concludes; provided further, that the Mayor shall provide 7-days'notice of the temporary heightened curbside parking fees and their exact duration, which may be withdrawn if circumstances change, to the affected Ward Councilmember, the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission, and to the public via posts online and signage in the performance parking zone.
(e) When changing curbside parking fees, other than temporary heightened curbside parking fees as described in subsection (d)(5) of this section, the Mayor shall:
  (1) Monitor curbside parking availability rates on commercial streets to establish a need for any fee increase;
  (2) Except for fees in loading zones, not increase any fee more than 2 times per month, unless the Mayor elects to change the fees in real time based on demand;
  (2A) Except for fees in loading zones, not increase fees by more than $5 in a 3-month period; and
  (3) Except for fees in loading zones and temporary heightened curbside parking fees as described in subsection (d)(5) of this section, provide notice to the affected Ward Councilmember and Advisory Neighborhood Commission (“ANC”) of any changes in curbside parking fees at least 10 days before implementation.
(f) Curbside signage, meter decals, electronic displays, and information on applications the District government or uses to enable electronic payment for parking shall provide sufficient notice of changes to restrictions.
(g) The Mayor shall designate a project manager who will serve as the main point of contact for the public on matters related to each performance parking zone.
(h) The Mayor shall publish a public website that includes the following: performance parking zone boundaries, rules or regulations, information about how to use new parking fee technologies, data on curbside usage broken down by location and time of day for each performance parking zone, if technically feasible, and contact information for the project management team.
(i) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-211.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 2 / § 50-211.01
§ 50-211.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Alternative fuel” means fuels defined as alternative fuels by 42 U.S.C. § 13211(2).
(2) “Bikeshare” means the Capital Bikeshare program or its successor programs that allow point-to-point bicycle sharing at stations throughout the District
(3) “Chauffeur” means a District employee who is assigned the official duty of regularly driving a supervising employee to and from the employee’s home, appointments, or work sites, and who does not have an official purpose for travel beyond driving the supervising employee.
(4) “Compact vehicle” means a vehicle with an interior volume index greater than or equal to 100 cubic feet but less than 110 cubic feet as set forth in the description of a compact car as defined by the vehicle class size set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 600.315-08 (a)(1)(iv), approved December 27, 2006.
(5) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Public Works or the Director’s designee.
(6) “DPW” means the Department of Public Works.
(7) “Emergency vehicle” means a vehicle authorized by the District to exceed the speed limit to transport people or equipment to and from situations in which speed is required to save lives or property and that is equipped with audible and visual signals capable of being seen and heard from a distance of not less than 500 feet.
(8) “Fleetshare” means the District’s centrally managed motor pool of passenger vehicles that are available for District employee use for official purposes through advance reservation and billed to the agency according to use.
(9) “Fuel economy” means the average number of miles traveled by an automobile for each gallon of gasoline (or equivalent amount of other fuel) used, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(10) “Heavy equipment” means vehicles or vehicle attachments that cannot be classified as either passenger or non-passenger vehicles and that are used to perform road maintenance, construction, earth-moving, or another specialized function.
(11) “Large vehicle” means a vehicle with an interior volume index greater than or equal to 120 cubic feet as set forth in the description of a large car as defined by the vehicle class size set forth in 40 C.F.R § 600.315-08(a)(1)(vi), approved December 27, 2006.
(12) “Passenger vehicle” means any automobile, other than an automobile designed for off-highway operation, manufactured primarily for the transportation of no more than 15 individuals.
(13) “Specialized vehicle” means a vehicle uniquely outfitted for service based on an agency’s mission.
(14) “Vehicle” means an automobile or motorcycle classified for on- Highway operation, excluding a sub-class generally considered to be a specialized vehicle or heavy equipment. The term “vehicle” shall not mean bicycles, pedicycles, personal mobility devices such as Segways or motorized wheelchairs, or other non-motorized conveyances.
D.C. Code § 50-921.88 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.88
§ 50-921.88. Bus Service Enhancement Fund established.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Bus Service Enhancement Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by DDOT in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Provided that the Chief Financial Officer certifies that sufficient revenue exists pursuant to § 50-921.89 , there shall be deposited into the Fund general retail sales tax revenue collected pursuant to Chapter 20 of Title 47 as follows:
  (1) In Fiscal Year 2023, $2.5 million; and
  (2) For each succeeding fiscal year after Fiscal Year 2023, $10 million.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to improve transit access or service in areas identified in DDOT's Multimodal Long-Range Transportation Plan as areas of high transportation need or historically underserved communities or to serve residents of those areas as follows:
  (1) Making payments to WMATA to:
    (A) Create new bus routes not in operation before July 1, 2023; or
    (B) Extend service hours, shorten headways, or make other service improvements for an existing bus route;
  (2) Used by DDOT to:
    (A) Operate new DC Circulator or DC Streetcar routes not in operation before July 1, 2023;
    (B) Extend service hours, shorten headways, or make other service improvements for an existing DC Circulator or DC Streetcar line; or
    (C) Install, lease, maintain, or operate infrastructure that DDOT determines will increase ridership or improve transit service, including dedicated transit lanes, signal priority, bus shelters, payment kiosks, or other amenities; or
  (3) Funding studies to support increased ridership or improved transit service.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned 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 § 50-1541.08 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.08
§ 50-1541.08. Content of certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate of title must contain:
  (1) The date the certificate of title was created;
  (2) The name of the owner of record and, if not all owners are listed, an indication that there are additional owners indicated in the files of the Harbor Master;
  (3) The mailing address of the owner of record;
  (4) The hull identification number;
  (5) The information listed in § 50-1541.06(b)(6) ;
  (6) Except as otherwise provided in § 50-1541.14(b) , the name and mailing address of the secured party of record, if any, and if not all secured parties are listed, an indication that there are other security interests indicated in the files of the Harbor Master; and
  (7) All title brands indicated in the files of the Harbor Master covering the vessel, including brands indicated on a certificate of title created by a governmental agency of another jurisdiction and delivered to the Harbor Master.
(b) This chapter does not preclude the Harbor Master from noting on a certificate of title the name and mailing address of a secured party that is not a secured party of record.
(c) For each title brand indicated on a certificate of title, the certificate of title must identify the jurisdiction under whose law the title brand was created or the jurisdiction that created the certificate of title on which the title brand was indicated. If the meaning of a title brand is not easily ascertainable or cannot be accommodated on the certificate of title, the certificate of title may state: “Previously branded in (insert the jurisdiction under whose law the title brand was created or whose certificate of title previously indicated the title brand).”.
(d) If the files of the Harbor Master indicate that a vessel previously was registered or titled in a foreign country, the Harbor Master shall indicate on the certificate of title that the vessel was registered or titled in that country.
(e) A written certificate of title must contain a form that all owners indicated on the certificate of title may sign to evidence consent to a transfer of an ownership interest to another person. The form must indicate that the making of a false statement is punishable by criminal penalties. The form must include a statement that the statements made are true and correct to the best of each owner’s knowledge, information, and belief.
(f) A written certificate of title must contain a form for the owner of record to indicate, in connection with a transfer of an ownership interest, that the vessel is hull damaged.
(g) A written certificate of title must contain a form for a secured party to indicate release of its security interest.
D.C. Code § 50-301.09 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.09
§ 50-301.09. Panel on Consumer and Industry Concerns; quorum; adjudication and rulemaking requirements.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2513 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25 / § 50-2513
§ 50-2513. Tax exemption.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued by the Authority and the interest thereon are exempt from District taxation except estate, inheritance, and gift taxes.
(b) Real and personal property owned and used for exempt purposes by the Authority shall be exempt from District taxation.
D.C. Code § 50-1633 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16 / § 50-1633
§ 50-1633. Courier company responsibility.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2302.07 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2302.07
§ 50-2302.07. Restriction on collecting fines after 10 years.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1552 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15C / § 50-1552
§ 50-1552. Establishment of a personal delivery device pilot program.
Status: in_force

DDOT shall implement a pilot program, effective September 15, 2016, through December 31, 2017, for the registration and operation of PDDs in the District. A person or entity registered under this pilot program is authorized to operate up to 5 PDDs in the District in accordance with § 50-1555 .
D.C. Code § 50-531 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 5A / § 50-531
§ 50-531. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
(1) "Bicyclist" means a person operating a bicycle, as that term is defined in § 50-1609(1) .
(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking, or the Commissioner's designee.
(3) "Insured" means a named insured or any other person insured in a bicycle insurance policy, with the exception of those persons specifically excluded by endorsement on the bicycle insurance policy.
(4) "Insurer" means any person, company, or professional association licensed in the District of Columbia that provides bicycle insurance policies.
(5) "Named insured" means the person identified in the declaration of the bicycle insurance policy.
(6) "Person" means any natural person, firm, copartnership, association, government, government agency, or instrumentality.
D.C. Code § 50-2352.06 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23A / § 50-2352.06
§ 50-2352.06. Civil penalties and other sanctions.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A person or entity that violates this chapter , or a regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter , shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per offense.
  (2) Each day of a violation of this chapter , or a regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter , shall constitute a separate offense, and the penalties set forth in this subsection shall be applicable to each separate offense.
(b) In addition to, or in lieu of, the civil penalty described in subsection (a) of this section, the Department may modify, suspend, revoke, or deny an AV testing permit issued by the Department for a violation of this chapter , or a regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter , after notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to § 50-2352.07 .
D.C. Code § 50-1301.74 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.74
§ 50-1301.74. Failure to return license or registration; penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person willfully failing to return a license or registration as required in § 50-1301.70 , or when otherwise requested in writing by the Mayor shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned not to exceed 30 days, or both.
D.C. Code § 50-301.29d — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.29d
§ 50-301.29d. Trade dress requirements for private vehicles-for-hire.
Status: in_force

(a) A private vehicle-for-hire operator shall display a trade dress approved pursuant this section at all times while the operator is logged into the private vehicle-for-hire company's digital dispatch. The trade dress shall be affixed on the windows of the vehicle-for-hire adjacent to where passengers may sit in the rear of the motor vehicle and may take the form of a removable device. All trade dress required pursuant to this section shall be submitted by a private vehicle-for-hire company to the DFHV for approval. Approved trade dress shall be:
  (1) Sufficiently large and color contrasted so as to be readable during daylight hours at a distance of at least 50 feet; and
  (2) Reflective, illuminated, or otherwise patently visible in darkness.
(b) In addition to the requirements of this section, the DFHV may require private vehicle-for-hire operators to display a standardized and clearly identifiable emblem or insignia indicating to consumers that a private vehicle-for-hire company is licensed to do business in the District. The DFHV may permit private vehicle-for-hire companies to issue such an approved insignia or certificate to operators on the Department's behalf.
(c) A private vehicle-for-hire company shall provide an operator with trade dress compliant with the requirements of this section before the operator begins providing service for the company. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Department may establish rules allowing for a private vehicle-for-hire operator to display a temporary trade dress for a limited period of time after a vehicle-for-hire operator registers with a private vehicle-for-hire company.
D.C. Code § 50-301.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.01
§ 50-301.01. Findings.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) finds that:
(1) Passenger transportation by public vehicles-for-hire, particularly by taxicabs, is an integral and important component of public transit within the District.
(2) The business of transporting passengers and baggage for hire by taxicab is an important public interest requiring governmental supervision, regulation, and control.
(3) The taxicab industry in the District has been and is currently marked by an absence of modern vehicles, quality service, and innovative technology.
(4) Considering the importance of the taxicab industry to the overall public transportation system within the District, there should be established a means of funding and regulation for the furtherance of coherent, efficient, and enforceable regulation, and for the establishment of sound taxicab transportation policy.
(5) Recommendations have been made over the course of several decades by various private and commissioned studies, task forces, public and private groups, individuals, and Congressional committees and subcommittees urging regulatory and operational reform of the taxicab industry.
(6) Based upon the consistency of recommendations made over the years relating to regulatory reform of the system of taxi supervision, and based upon the Council’s own evaluation of the present structure of governmental regulation, the Council finds that improved regulatory, educational, and enforcement performance is in the public interest.
(7) The taxicab industry within the District is largely comprised of thousands of individual licensees conducting business on a self-employment basis.
(8) In view of these findings, the Council believes that the citizens of the District will benefit from the enactment of the Taxicab Service Improvement Amendment Act of 2012, effective October 22, 2013 ( D.C. Law 19-184 ; 59 DCR 9431).
D.C. Code § 50-2206.18 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.18
§ 50-2206.18. Additional penalty for impaired driving with a minor in vehicle.
Status: in_force

(a) A person convicted of any offense under this part who, at the time of operation or physical control of the vehicle had a minor, other than him or herself, in the vehicle, shall, in addition to any applicable penalty under this part:
  (1) Be fined a minimum of $500 and not more than $1,000 per minor; and
  (2) Be incarcerated for a mandatory-minimum term of incarceration of:
    (A) 5 days per minor if the minor or minors are restrained in, or by, an age-appropriate child passenger-safety restraint; or
    (B) 10 days per minor if the minor or minors are not restrained in, or by, an age-appropriate child passenger-safety restraint.
(b) The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01 .
D.C. Code § 50-1641.07a — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16 / § 50-1641.07a
§ 50-1641.07a. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) A violation of this subchapter or the rules issued under authority of this subchapter shall be a civil infraction for the purposes of Chapter 18 of Title 2 [ § 2-1801.01 et seq.].
(b) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as sanctions for an infraction of § 50-1641.05 or § 50-1641.06 , or any rule promulgated under authority of this subchapter, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 [ § 2-1801.01 et seq.].
(c) Six months after April 8, 2001, the Mayor may begin enforcement of § 50-1641.06(a) .
(d) Six months after the effective date of the rules issued pursuant to § 50-1641.07 , the Mayor may begin enforcement of §§ 50-1641.05 and 50-1641.06(b) and (c).
(e) Revenues collected from enforcement described in subsections (c) and (d) of this section shall be dedicated to any costs associated with conducting such enforcement.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.29 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.29
§ 50-1301.29. Mayor authorized to decrease amount of security.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2634 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / § 50-2634
§ 50-2634. Parking adjacent to neighborhood commercial centers.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:
(1) A number of traditional neighborhood commercial centers have suffered and declined;
(2) Many of these declining neighborhood commercial centers have traditionally encouraged and promoted minority entrepreneurship and employment opportunities;
(3) One of the District’s goals is the revitalization of neighborhood commercial areas for the purposes of creating new jobs, increasing incomes, and increasing the availability of goods and services at the neighborhood level particularly in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods;
(4) One of the major problems hindering the revitalization of neighborhood commercial centers is the lack of adequate short-term parking facilities for shoppers; and
(5) If the District is to achieve its goal of revitalization of these commercial areas and maximize their growth potential, low-cost short-term parking must be provided in or adjacent to such centers.
D.C. Code § 50-2421.12 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24 / § 50-2421.12
§ 50-2421.12. Rulemaking authority.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-921.81 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.81
§ 50-921.81. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
  (1) "DDOT" means the District Department of Transportation.
  (2) "Participant" means an individual who has applied and been determined eligible for the Program within the prior 12 months, pursuant to § 50-921.84 .
  (3) "Program" means the District Resident Transit Subsidy Program, established by § 50-921.82 .
  (4) "WMATA" means the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
D.C. Code § 50-1507.07 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1507.07
§ 50-1507.07. Rules.
Status: in_force

Within 90 days after enactment of this subchapter, the Mayor shall issue rule to implement and enforce the provisions of this subchapter pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 50-1901 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 19 / § 50-1901
§ 50-1901. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Chemical test” or “chemical testing” means any qualitative or quantitative procedure which is designed to demonstrate the existence or absence of a chemical compound or chemical group. Any handheld and portable breath testing instrument, otherwise known as a roadside breath test, is excluded from this definition.
(2) “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.
(3) “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.
(4) “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.
(5) “Drug” means any chemical substance that affects the processes of the mind or body, including but not limited to a controlled substance as defined in § 48-901.02(4) and any prescription or non-prescription medication.
(6) “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.
(7) “Impaired” means a person’s ability to operate or be in physical control of a vehicle is affected, due to consumption of alcohol or a drug or a combination thereof, in a way that can be perceived or noticed.
(8) “Intoxicated” means:
  (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, that:
    (i) An alcohol concentration at the time of testing of 0.08 grams or more per 100 milliliters of the person’s blood or per 210 liters of the person’s breath, or of 0.10 grams or more per 100 milliliters of the person’s urine; or
    (ii) Any measurable amount of alcohol in the person’s blood, urine, or breath if the person is under 21 years of age.
  (B) If operating or in physical control of a commercial vehicle, that:
    (i) An alcohol concentration at the time of testing of 0.04 grams or more per 100 milliliters of the person’s blood or per 210 liters of the person’s breath, or of 0.08 grams or more per 100 milliliters of the person’s urine; or
    (ii) Any measurable amount of alcohol in the person’s blood, urine, or breath if the person is under 21 years of age.
(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.
(10) “License” means any operator’s permit or any other license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of the District, including:
  (A) Any temporary or learner’s permit;
  (B) The privilege of any person to drive a motor vehicle whether or not such person holds a valid license; and
  (C) Any nonresident’s operating privilege.
(11) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District, or his or her designee.
(12) “Measurable amount” means any amount of alcohol capable of being, but not required to be, measured.
(13) “Medical professional” means a physician, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or any person who by certification or licensure is qualified to draw blood.
(14) The term "motor vehicle" means all vehicles propelled by internal combustion engines, electricity, or steam. The term "motor vehicle" shall not include personal mobility devices, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(13) , electric mobility devices, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(6A) , motorized bicycles, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(11A) , or a battery-operated wheelchair when operated by a person with a disability.
(15) “Nonresident” shall include any person who is not a resident of the District.
(16) “Nonresident’s operating privilege” means the privilege conferred upon a nonresident by the laws of the District relating to the operation by such person of a motor vehicle, or the use of a vehicle owned by such person, in the District.
(17) “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 prior to 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 before the arrest on the current offense.
(18) “Specimen” means that quantity of a person’s blood, breath, or urine necessary to conduct chemical testing to determine alcohol or drug content. A single specimen may be comprised of multiple breaths into a breath test instrument if such is necessary to complete a valid breath test, or a single blood draw or single urine sample regardless of how many times the blood or urine sample is tested.
(19) “Vehicle” means any appliance, conveyance, or carrier that moves over a highway on wheels or traction tread, including street cars, draft animals, and beasts of burden.
(20) “Vehicle for hire” means:
  (A) Any motor vehicle operated in the District by a private concern or individual as an ambulance, funeral car, or 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.
D.C. Code § 50-2552 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25B / § 50-2552
§ 50-2552. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days of October 26, 2010, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the rules, in whole or in part, by resolution, within this 30-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed disapproved.
(b) The rules submitted to the Council shall address the following:
  (1) The application of the requirements of § 50-2551 to streets that are on the boundary of Ward 1;
  (2) The application of the requirements of § 50-2551 to streets that are on the boundary of an ANC;
  (3) The definition of streetscape construction project impact zones as referenced in § 50-2551(b) ;
  (4) The process for receiving a visitor pass and the hours for the visitor pass programs; and
  (5) The eligibility requirements for who may receive the permit referenced in § 50-2551(a)(3) .
D.C. Code § 50-1301.65 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.65
§ 50-1301.65. Owner of a motor vehicle may give proof for others.
Status: in_force

The owner of a motor vehicle may give proof of financial responsibility on behalf of his employee or a member of his immediate family or household in lieu of the furnishing of proof by any said person. The furnishing of such proof shall permit such person to operate only a motor vehicle covered by such proof. The Mayor shall endorse appropriate restrictions on the face of the license held by such person, or may issue a new license containing such restrictions.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.84 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.84
§ 50-1301.84. Provisions of chapter not to prevent other processes provided by law.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for relief upon the other processes provided by law.
D.C. Code § 50-2638 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / § 50-2638
§ 50-2638. Boot removal penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who damages, destroys, or removes a vehicle boot without authorization of the Mayor shall be subject to a civil fine of no less than $900.
(b) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.06 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.06
§ 50-1541.06. Application for certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 50-1541.09 , 50-1541.14 , 50-1541.18 , 50-1541.19 , 50-1541.20 , and 50-1541.21 , only an owner may apply for a certificate of title.
(b) An application for a certificate of title must be signed by the applicant and contain:
  (1) The applicant’s name, the street address of the applicant’s principal residence, and, if different, the applicant’s mailing address;
  (2) The name and mailing address of each other owner of the vessel;
  (3) The social security number or taxpayer identification number of each owner;
  (4) The hull identification number for the vessel or, if none, an application for the issuance of a hull identification number for the vessel;
  (5) The vessel number for the vessel or, if none issued by the Harbor Master, an application for a vessel number;
  (6) A description of the vessel as required by the Harbor Master, which must include:
    (A) The official number for the vessel, if any, assigned by the United States Coast Guard;
    (B) The name of the manufacturer, builder, or maker;
    (C) The model year or the year in which the manufacture or build of the vessel was completed;
    (D) The overall length of the vessel;
    (E) The vessel type;
    (F) The hull material;
    (G) The propulsion type;
    (H) The engine drive type, if any; and
    (I) The fuel type, if any;
  (7) An indication of all security interests in the vessel known to the applicant and the name and mailing address of each secured party;
  (8) A statement that the vessel is not a documented vessel or a foreign- documented vessel;
  (9) Any title brand known to the applicant and, if known, the jurisdiction under whose law the title brand was created;
  (10) If the applicant knows that the vessel is hull damaged, a statement that the vessel is hull damaged;
  (11) If the application is made in connection with a transfer of ownership, the transferor’s name, street address, and, if different from the street address, the mailing address, the sales price, if any, and the date of the transfer; and
  (12) If the vessel previously was registered or titled in another jurisdiction, a statement identifying each jurisdiction known to the applicant in which the vessel was registered or titled.
(c) In addition to the information required by subsection (b) of this section, an application for a certificate of title may contain an electronic communication address of the owner, transferor, or secured party.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in § 50-1541.18 , § 50-1541.19 , § 50-1541.20 , or § 50-1541.21 , an application for a certificate of title must be accompanied by:
  (1) A certificate of title signed by the owner shown on the certificate of title that:
    (A) Identifies the applicant as the owner of the vessel; or
    (B) Is accompanied by a record that identifies the applicant as the owner; or
  (2) If there is no certificate of title:
    (A) If the vessel was at one time a documented vessel, a record issued by the United States Coast Guard that shows the vessel is no longer a documented vessel and identifies the applicant as the owner;
    (B) If the vessel was at one time a foreign-documented vessel, a record issued by the foreign country that shows the vessel is no longer a foreign-documented vessel and identifies the applicant as the owner; or
    (C) In all other cases, a certificate of origin, bill of sale, or other record that, to the satisfaction of the Harbor Master, identifies the applicant as the owner.
(e) A record submitted in connection with an application is part of the application. The Harbor Master shall maintain the record in its files.
(f) The Harbor Master may require that an application for a certificate of title be accompanied by payment or evidence of payment of all fees and taxes payable by the applicant under law of the District other than this chapter in connection with the application or the acquisition or use of the vessel.
D.C. Code § 50-921.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.01
§ 50-921.01. Establishment of the Department of Transportation.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b) , the Council establishes the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) as an agency within the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia to improve the District’s economic competitiveness and quality of life by planning, coordinating, and operating the transportation system, including the DC Circulator pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter and the DC Streetcar, and managing and maintaining the transportation infrastructure, to ensure the safe, efficient movement of people, goods and information along public rights-of-way.
D.C. Code § 50-110.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 1A / § 50-110.01
§ 50-110.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
(a) (1) "Contact information" means the legal name, website, business address, and telephone number.
  (2) "Crosswalk" means the part of a roadway at an intersection included within the lateral lines connecting sidewalks on opposite sides of the roadway.
  (3) "Department" means the District Department of Transportation.
  (4) "Director" means the Director of the Department.
  (5) "Eligible entity" means a corporation, partnership, association, firm, sole proprietorship, or other entity engaged in business.
  (6) (A) "Hazardous materials" means substances or materials in a quantity and form that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported in commerce.
    (B) The term "hazardous materials" includes explosives, radioactive materials, etiological agents, flammable liquids or solids, combustible liquids or solids, poisons, oxidizing or corrosive materials, or compressed gases.
  (7) "Operator" means an agent of a permit holder who exercises direct physical control over, or monitoring of, the operation of a PDD.
  (8) "PDD" means an electronically powered device that:
    (A) Is intended to transport property on sidewalks and crosswalks;
    (B) Weighs less than 90 pounds, excluding any property being carried by the PDD;
    (C) Has a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour; and
    (D) Is capable of operating both with and without the direct control of the operator.
  (9) "Pedestrian" means any person afoot or who is using a wheelchair.
  (10) "Permit holder" means an eligible entity that has received a permit from the Department, pursuant to this chapter , authorizing the operation of a PDD.
  (11) "Traffic" includes motor vehicles, motorcycles, personal mobility device, pedestrians, bicyclists, and animals.
D.C. Code § 50-921.11 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.11
§ 50-921.11. District Department of Transportation Unified Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2624 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / § 50-2624
§ 50-2624. Administrator of General Services to enforce regulations.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this section and Chapter 24A of this title shall be construed to interfere with the charge and control committed to the Administrator of General Services over the public buildings and property of the United States in the District of Columbia or any other officer charged with the custody and control of property of the United States in the District of Columbia and such officers with respect to such property, under their respective jurisdiction and control, are hereby authorized and empowered to make and enforce all regulations for the parking of vehicles upon the property of the United States in the District of Columbia (other than public highways), to remove and impound any vehicle, parked, stored, or left in violation of this section and Chapter 24A of this title and to keep the same impounded until the owner thereof, or other duly authorized person, shall deposit collateral for his appearance in court to answer for such violation, the amount of collateral to be fixed by the officer charged with the custody and control of property of the United States in the District of Columbia in an amount not to exceed $25. Violations of regulations for the parking of cars upon the property of the United States in the District of Columbia shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Chapter 24A of this title and all prosecutions for the violations thereof shall be upon information filed by the United States Attorney in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-2404 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24 / § 50-2404
§ 50-2404. Abandoned and Junk Vehicle Division Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1802 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 18 / § 50-1802
§ 50-1802. Use of safety belts required; exceptions.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Chapter 17 of this title , the driver and all passengers in a motor vehicle shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt while the driver is in control of the vehicle.
(b) This section does not apply to operators or passengers under the following circumstances:
  (1) Riders in a motor vehicle manufactured before July 1, 1966;
  (2) Riders who possess a written verification from a licensed physician that the rider is unable to wear a safety belt for medical reasons;
  (3) Riders who are passengers in a vehicle if all seating positions with seat belts in the vehicle are occupied by other persons. The driver shall insure that children 16 years of age and under have preference to seating positions with seat belts over persons more than 16 years of age; or
  (4) Operators of taxicabs who possess valid taxicab licenses while picking up or transporting passengers for hire between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(c) Two years following June 9, 2001, the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the impact on driver safety of subsection (b)(4) of this section.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.16 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.16
§ 50-1541.16. Transfer of ownership.
Status: in_force

(a) On voluntary transfer of an ownership interest in a vessel covered by a certificate of title, the following shall apply:
  (1) If the certificate of title is a written certificate of title and the transferor’s interest is noted on the certificate of title, the transferor promptly shall sign the certificate of title and deliver it to the transferee. If the transferor does not have possession of the certificate of title, the person in possession of the certificate of title shall have a duty to facilitate the transferor’s compliance with this paragraph. A secured party shall not have a duty to facilitate the transferor’s compliance with this paragraph if the proposed transfer is prohibited by the security agreement.
  (2) If the certificate of title is an electronic certificate of title, the transferor promptly shall sign and deliver to the transferee a record evidencing the transfer of ownership to the transferee.
  (3) The transferee has a right enforceable by specific performance to require the transferor comply with paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection.
(b) The creation of a certificate of title identifying the transferee as owner of record satisfies the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) A failure to comply with subsection (a) of this section or to apply for a new certificate of title shall not render a transfer of ownership of a vessel ineffective between the parties. Except as otherwise provided in § 50-1541.17 , § 50-1541.18 , § 50-1541.22(a) , or § 50-1541.23 , a transfer of ownership without compliance with subsection (a) of this section is not effective against another person claiming an interest in the vessel.
(d) A transferor that complies with subsection (a) of this section is not liable as owner of the vessel for an event occurring after the transfer, regardless of whether the transferee applies for a new certificate of title.
D.C. Code § 50-921.19 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.19
§ 50-921.19. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director may inspect private property located on public space and private work performed within public space and may perform such other inspections necessary to protect the public space or public safety or ensure compliance with this subchapter, the regulations promulgated pursuant to this subchapter, or permits, notices, or orders issued pursuant to this subchapter.
(b) Civil fines and penalties may be imposed as sanctions for any violation of this subchapter or any rules promulgated under the authority of this subchapter, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 [ § 2-1801.01 et seq.] (“Civil Infractions Act”). Fines and penalties may be imposed for each day that a violation continues. Enforcement and adjudication of a violation shall be pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act.
(c) (1) For violations of this subchapter or any rules promulgated under the authority of this subchapter, the Director may issue a notice of infraction, pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act. The notice of infraction may impose a fine or penalty, may require the respondent to take action to correct a violation of a law or regulation or cease conduct that violates a law or regulation, or may both impose a fine or penalty and require the respondent to take action to correct a violation of a law or regulation or cease conduct that violates a law or regulation.
  (2) If the notice of infraction requires the respondent to take action to correct a violation of a law or regulation or cease conduct that violates a law or regulation, the notice of infraction shall include the following information, in addition to the information required by § 2-1802.01 :
    (A) A description of the violation;
    (B) A statement that the respondent’s conduct violating the applicable law or regulation must cease, or a statement the respondent must take action to correct the violation;
    (C) The date and time by which the respondent must cease the violating conduct or take the corrective action; and
    (D) A statement that if the respondent fails to comply with the notice or request a hearing within the stated time, the Director may:
      (i) Remove and dispose of property unlawfully occupying public space and repair any damage to the public space caused by the violation;
      (ii) Take action to protect the public from the effects and potential effects of the violation; and
      (iii) Recover 3 times the cost and expense of removing and disposing of property unlawfully occupying public space, repairing any damage to the public space caused by the violation, and taking action to protect the public from the effects and potential effects of the violation.
  (3) If a respondent does not comply with the notice or request a hearing pursuant to § 2-1802.01 by the date and time stated on the notice of infraction, the notice shall be deemed final. If a respondent does not comply with a notice that has been deemed final, the Director may:
    (A) Remove private property unlawfully occupying public space;
    (B) Repair any damage to the public space caused by the respondent’s violation;
    (C) Take action to protect the public from the effects and potential effects of the violation;
    (D) Recover the costs of the removal and repairs pursuant to subsection (f) of this section and § 2-1802.03 ;
    (E) Through the Office of the Attorney General, petition the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to issue an order compelling compliance; or
    (F) Take any other action authorized by law or regulation.
  (4) (A) Whenever the Director takes action under paragraph (3)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection, the Director shall serve a notice on the respondent describing the action that was taken. If property was removed from the public space, the notice shall describe the method by which the respondent may recover the property and the deadline by which the respondent must recover the property. The notice shall also state the amount, if any, to be assessed against the respondent pursuant to § 2-1802.03 .
    (B) A respondent may contest the amount assessed pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph by requesting a hearing pursuant to § 2-1802.01 .
(d) (1) Where a violation of this subchapter or a rule promulgated under the authority of this subchapter presents an actual or potential hazard to the public, the Director may summarily remove private property unlawfully occupying public space, repair damage to the public space caused by the violation, and take action to protect the public from the effects and potential effects of the violation. If such action is taken by the Director, the Director shall issue a notice of infraction pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act
  (2) In addition to the information required under § 2-1802.01(b) , the notice of infraction shall include the following information:
    (A) A description of the action taken by the Director;
    (B) The amount the respondent must pay pursuant to subsection (f) of this section; provided, that the Director may recover the costs and expenses authorized by subsection (f) of this section, or any portion of those costs and expenses, through a separate notice of infraction;
    (C) A statement that the respondent has a right to request an expedited hearing by making this request in writing within 5 days after service of the notice;
    (D) The method by which the respondent may recover property removed from the public space, if any; and
    (E) The deadline by which the respondent must recover the property.
  (3) If a respondent has requested an expedited hearing, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct the hearing within 72 hours after receipt of the request.
(e) (1) The Director shall store private property removed from the public space pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of this section for at least 15 days after the service of the notice.
  (2) If the respondent does not recover the property by the date set forth in the notice, the Director may, in accordance with reasonable business practices, sell or otherwise dispose of the property.
  (3) (A) A respondent who fails to reclaim the property within the time prescribed shall nevertheless be entitled to recover the fair market value of any property disposed of pursuant to this subsection if:
      (i) The respondent timely requests a hearing;
      (ii) The administrative law judge dismisses the notice or order or finds no violation; and
      (iii) The respondent establishes the property’s fair market value by a preponderance of the evidence.
    (B) For the purposes of this subparagraph, if the District has sold the property, the price paid by a good faith purchaser, other than the respondent, shall establish a rebuttable presumption of the fair market value of the property. In no event, however, shall the respondent be entitled to recover an amount greater than the price paid by the purchaser.
(f) The Director may recover 3 times the cost and expense of removing and disposing of property unlawfully occupying public space, repairing any damage to the public space caused by the violation, and taking action to protect the public from the effects and potential effects of the violation pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
(g) Not Funded.
D.C. Code § 50-1105 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 11 / § 50-1105
§ 50-1105. Vehicles not inspected, or unsafe.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia or his designated agent may refuse to register any motor vehicle or trailer which has not been inspected as required, or which is unsafe or improperly equipped, or otherwise unfit to be operated, and for like reason he may revoke or suspend any registration already made; provided, that the provisions of § 50-1403.01(a) shall be applicable in all cases where registration is refused, revoked, or suspended under the terms of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-2361.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23B / § 50-2361.01
§ 50-2361.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter , the term:
(1) "DDOT" means the District Department of Transportation.
(2) "Local transit" means intra-District streetcar and bus service.
(3) "MAAC" means the Multimodal Accessibility Advisory Council.
(4) "TRAC" means the Transit Rider Advisory Council.
D.C. Code § 50-2301.04 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2301.04
§ 50-2301.04. Hearing examiners.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director shall appoint and prescribe the duties of a Chief Hearing Examiner and other hearing examiners as are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. The Chief Hearing Examiner and each hearing examiner appointed pursuant to this section shall serve as career service employees in accordance with § 1-608.01 .
(b) The hearing examiners, in addition to the powers granted them by Chapter IX of Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations, shall have the following powers:
  (1) To determine in prescribed cases whether a member of the Metropolitan Police Department or the Department of Transportation shall be called as a witness in an adjudication pursuant to subchapters II and III of this chapter;
  (2) To impose sanctions for infractions under subchapter II of this chapter including:
    (A) Monetary fines and penalties;
    (B) The required attendance at traffic school; and
    (C) The suspension of operators’ permits pending the payment of monetary fines and penalties or the successful completion of traffic school;
  (3) To impose monetary fines and penalties for infractions under subchapter III of this chapter ;
  (4) Repealed;
  (5) To suspend the imposition of traffic violation points (other than those based upon offenses listed in § 50-2302.02 ) conditioned upon:
    (A) Good driving behavior; and
    (B) The successful completion of traffic school or other rehabilitative measures.
  (6) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1804 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 18 / § 50-1804
§ 50-1804. Application of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall apply to drivers operating a motor vehicle in the District of Columbia and their passengers.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.73 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.73
§ 50-1301.73. Operating motor vehicle when license suspended or revoked.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.64 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.64
§ 50-1301.64. Deposit of money with Mayor — Limits on application.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-301.25a — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.25a
§ 50-301.25a. Accessibility of digital dispatch for individuals with disabilities.
Status: in_force

(a) By January 1, 2016, a company that provides digital dispatch shall:
  (1) Ensure that the company’s websites and mobile applications are accessible to the blind and visually impaired and the deaf and hard of hearing; and
  (2) Provide a report to the Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, or its successor committee with oversight of for-hire vehicles, on how the company intends to increase access to wheelchair-accessible public or private vehicle-for-hire service to individuals with disabilities.
(b) A company that provides digital dispatch shall not:
  (1) Impose additional or special charges on an individual with a disability for providing services to accommodate the individual; or
  (2) Require an individual with a disability to be accompanied by an attendant.
(b-1) A company that provides digital dispatch shall, within 180 days of April 7, 2017, provide passengers with the ability to request a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. If the company cannot fulfill the request for a wheelchair-accessible vehicle through the company's digital dispatch, the company may refer the requestor to a company or other provider that can fulfill a request for wheelchair-accessible service.
(c) If an operator accepts a ride request through digital dispatch from a passenger with a disability who uses a mobility device, upon picking up the passenger, the operator shall stow the passenger’s mobility equipment in the vehicle if the vehicle is capable of stowing the equipment. If a passenger or operator determines that the vehicle is not capable of stowing the equipment, the company that provides digital dispatch shall not charge a trip cancellation fee or, if such fee is charged, shall provide the passenger with a refund in a timely manner.
D.C. Code § 50-921.52 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.52
§ 50-921.52. Criteria for closing capital projects.
Status: in_force

(a) For any capital project funded with local transportation revenues, the CFO, in consultation with the Mayor, may close the project if the project:
  (1) Has obligated or expended funds in excess of its approved budget; or
  (2) Has been inactive for 12 months or longer.
(b) For any capital project funded from revenues in the District of Columbia Highway Trust Fund, the CFO, in consultation with the Mayor and the Federal Highway Administration Division, may close the project if the project:
  (1) Has been closed by the United States Department of Transportation;
  (2) Has an open balance of:
    (A) $500,000 or more, and has been inactive for 12 months;
    (B) Between $50,000 and $499,999, and has been inactive for 24 months; or
    (C) Less than $50,000, and has been inactive for 36 months; or
  (3) Has obligated or expended funds in excess of its approved budget.
(c) If a capital project has a budget allotment in excess of its budget authority, the CFO, in consultation with the Mayor, may adjust the allotment to align it with the correct budget authority.
(d) The CFO may delegate the authority granted to him or her by this section to the Director of Capital Programs.
D.C. Code § 50-211.04 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 2 / § 50-211.04
§ 50-211.04. Program goals.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director, in coordination with the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) and other agencies, shall balance the following goals in performing the Director’s responsibilities:
  (1) Providing vehicles that meet the mission of the client agency;
  (2) Enhancing the overall cost and energy efficiency of the District government’s vehicle fleet;
  (3) Reducing the total number of passenger vehicles in the standing fleet and reduce their use;
  (4) Encouraging transit use and multimodal transportation;
  (5) Promoting the use of Bikeshare for work-related travel;
  (6) Promoting the use of taxicabs for trips where the cost of a taxi would be less than the cost of using a government vehicle;
  (7) Ensuring timely reimbursement for work-related transportation expenses incurred by employees;
  (8) Reducing total fuel use, improving fleet fuel economy, and promoting the use of alternative fuels;
  (9) Diversifying the range of fuels used for transportation within the District;
  (10) Using the District’s purchasing power to facilitate the availability of alternative fuels for use in private fleets and personal vehicles;
  (11) Meeting or exceeding the requirements of section 507 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, approved October 24, 1992 (106 Stat. 2891; 42 U.S.C. § 13257) and associated regulations; and
  (12) When vehicle acquisition is necessary, acquiring a vehicle with the lowest real cost of ownership.
(b) Factors to consider in determining the real cost of ownership for the purpose of subsection (a)(12) of this section shall include:
  (1) The sales price of vehicle;
  (2) The projected vehicle life;
  (3) The projected fuel costs;
  (4) The projected operation costs;
  (5) The projected maintenance costs; and
  (6) The vehicle emissions.
D.C. Code § 50-2302.02 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2302.02
§ 50-2302.02. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to the following violations, which shall continue to be prosecuted as criminal offenses:
(1) Any felony or any misdemeanor for which the provision prohibiting the same is not codified in: (A) Title 50 of the District of Columbia Official Code; (B) Title 14 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations; (C) Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations; or (D) Highways and Traffic Regulations of the District of Columbia; provided, that upon the Mayor complying with § 2-602 , and transmitting to the Council a complete and accurate draft of a District of Columbia Municipal Code, this paragraph shall stand amended upon publication of such Municipal Code to substitute in subparagraphs (B), (C) and (D) of this paragraph, the appropriate titles of such Municipal Code;
(2) Repealed;
(2A) Violation of § 50-2201.04(b-1) ;
(3) Violation of § 50-2203.01 ;
(4) Violation of § 50-2201.05(a) ;
(5) Violation of § 50-2201.05(b) ;
(6) Violation of § 50-2207.01 [repealed];
(7) Violation of § 50-1501.04 ;
(8) Violation of § 50-1401.01(d) ;
(9) Violation of § 50-1403.01(e) ;
(10) Violation of Commissioners’ Order No. 57-1086, dated June 11, 1957 (Highway and Traffic Regulations, § 22(d)) (driving at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour in excess of the legal speed limit);
(11) Violation of § 2.401(1) of Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations (failure or refusal to surrender an operator’s license which has been suspended, revoked or cancelled);
(12) Commission of any offense contained in Chapters VII or VIII of Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations;
(13) Violation of § 11.701(a) of Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations (tampering with a locked or secured bicycle);
(14) Violation of § 2.501 of Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations (acting as a driving school instructor without a license);
(15) Violation of § 2.801 of Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations (operating a school bus without a permit);
(16) Violation of § 5.201 of Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations (carrying on or conducting the business of a dealer without a registration);
(17) Violation of subsection (d) of Commissioners’ Order No. 66-535, dated April 21, 1966 (Highways and Traffic Regulations, § 87(d)) (unauthorized use of emergency parking permits);
(18) Violation of § 50-1401.01(c) ;
(19) Violation of 18 DCMR § 2000.2; and
(20) Violation of § 50-2303.07(b) .
D.C. Code § 50-301.29l — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.29l
§ 50-301.29l. Certification, enforcement, and regulation of carriers-for-hire.
Status: in_force

(a) Every 24 months, a carrier-for-hire company shall certify on a form provided by the DFHV that the carrier-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 carrier-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 subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
(c) If the Mayor determines that a carrier-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 carrier-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 carrier-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) .
D.C. Code § 50-921.28 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.28
§ 50-921.28. Adequate interest for transportation projects on National Park Service parkland.
Status: in_force

(a) When public roads and bridges on National Park Service ("NPS") parkland entrusted to the Mayor by Congress or NPS are in need of reconstruction or maintenance, the authority given to the Mayor pursuant to § 9-101.02 , shall be deemed to be an interest adequate to fulfill the purpose of the project within the meaning of Title 23 of the U.S. Code or another applicable federal law.
(b) Pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor is authorized to operate and maintain those public roads and bridges, including associated infrastructure, subject to applicable permits from the National Park Service.
D.C. Code § 50-1904.02 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 19 / § 50-1904.02
§ 50-1904.02. Chemical testing after arrest.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, when a law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person was operating or in physical control of a motor vehicle within the District while intoxicated or while the person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or a drug or a combination thereof, after arrest of the person, the person shall:
  (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, be deemed to have given his or her consent, subject to the provisions of this chapter, to submitting 2 specimens for chemical testing of the person’s blood, breath, or urine, for the purpose of determining alcohol or drug content; and
  (2) Submit 2 specimens for chemical testing of his or her blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining alcohol or drug content when he or she is involved in a collision in the District.
(b) When a person is required to submit specimens for chemical testing pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, a law enforcement officer shall elect which types of specimens will be collected from the person and the law enforcement officer or a medical professional shall collect the specimen subject to the restriction in § 50-1903(a) ; provided, that the person may object to a particular type of specimen collection for chemical testing on valid religious or medical grounds. If a person objects to blood collection on valid religious or medical grounds, that person shall only be required to submit breath or urine specimens for collection.
(c) In addition to submitting specimens for chemical testing as provided in this section, a person may also submit specimens for chemical testing administered to him or her by a medical professional of his or her own choosing. The failure or inability of the person to obtain additional specimens or chemical tests shall not preclude the admission of chemical tests results that were the product of the law enforcement officer’s request under this section.
(d) Before collecting specimens for chemical testing, the law enforcement officer shall advise the operator of the motor vehicle about the requirements of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.25 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.25
§ 50-2201.25. Issuance of congressional tags.
Status: in_force

After June 28, 1944, no part of any District of Columbia appropriations shall be available for any expense for or incident to the issuance of congressional tags except to those persons set out in § 50-2201.03 , including the Speaker and the Vice President.
D.C. Code § 50-2302.06 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2302.06
§ 50-2302.06. Hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) Each hearing for the adjudication of a traffic infraction pursuant to this subchapter shall be held before a hearing examiner in accordance with Chapter 10 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations except as provided by this chapter. The burden of proof shall be on the District and no infraction shall be established except by clear and convincing evidence.
(b) (1) If a person to whom a notice of infraction has been issued fails to appear at a hearing for which he or she received notice, the hearing examiner may enter a default judgment sustaining the charges, fix the appropriate fine, assess appropriate penalties, if any, if the commission of the infraction is established by clear and convincing evidence. The judgment shall take effect and notice shall be given in accordance with § 50-2302.05(f) . The notice shall further indicate that the default judgment may only be vacated if there is received, within 60 days of the effective date of the judgment, a written application to vacate the default that sets forth:
    (A) A sufficient defense to the charge; and
    (B) Excusable neglect as to the respondent’s failure to attend the hearing.
  (2) If the infraction underlying the default judgment involves a violation of §  31-2413(a)(3) , the notice provided shall state that the default judgement may be vacated if the Department receives by mail or through the Department’s website, within one calendar year of the date of the judgement, a written application to vacate the default judgement that sets forth:
    (A) A sufficient defense to the charge as described in §  50-2302.05(b)(2) ; or
    (B) Excusable neglect as to the respondent’s failure to attend the hearing.
  (3) If the infraction underlying the default judgment involves a violation of Chapter 17A of this title [ §  50-1731.01 et seq.], the notice provided shall state that the default judgement may be vacated if the Department receives by mail or through the Department’s website, within one year of the date of the judgement, a written application to vacate the default judgement that sets forth:
    (A) A sufficient defense to the charge as described in §  50-1731.06(a) ; or
    (B) Excusable neglect as to the respondent’s failure to attend the hearing.
(c) The police officer issuing the notice of infraction shall appear at the hearing of a case wherein the respondent has denied the commission of the infraction; except, no officer is required at the hearing when a violation is detected by an automated traffic enforcement system. The police officer issuing the notice of infraction shall not be required to attend the hearing of a case wherein the respondent has admitted or has admitted with explanation the commission of the infraction unless:
  (1) The respondent requests the presence of the officer at the same time that he answers to the infraction and the hearing examiner determines that the testimony of such officer would assist his determination of the appropriate sanction to impose; or
  (2) The hearing examiner decides to require such presence.
(d) After due consideration of the evidence and arguments presented, the hearing examiner shall determine whether the infraction has been established. Where the infraction is not established, an order dismissing the charge shall be entered. Where a determination is made that an infraction has been established or where an answer admitting the commission of the infraction or admitting the commission of the infraction with explanation has been received, an appropriate order shall be entered in the Department’s records. Where a determination has been made that the infraction has been established, the Department shall provide written notice of the decision to the respondent, including an accompanying explanation of why any evidence provided was insufficient.
(d-1) (1) The following facts shall be judicially noticed in a proceeding governed by the provisions of this title:
    (A) Facts that the courts of the District of Columbia find judicially cognizable;
    (B) Generally recognized technical or specialized facts within the knowledge and experience of the hearing examiners of the Department;
    (C) Facts contained in the records and files of the Department; and
    (D) Any other matter or document that a hearing examiner finds is properly the subject of judicial notice.
  (2) A fact contained in a document belonging to a category enumerated in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be considered to have been physically incorporated into and made part of the record in a proceeding.
(e) An order, entered pursuant to a determination that an infraction has been established or pursuant to the receipt of an answer admitting the infraction or admitting the infraction with explanation, shall be civil in nature but shall be treated as an adjudication that an infraction has been committed for the purposes of this chapter and for the purposes of the assessment of traffic points pursuant to Chapter II of Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations.
(f) The hearing examiner may impose as sanctions for such infraction:
  (1) A civil fine and applicable penalties as prescribed pursuant to § 50-2301.05 ;
  (2) The completion of traffic school in lieu of the assessment of the applicable points; or
  (3) Both of the preceding sanctions.
(g) In making the determination whether an infraction is established, the hearing examiner shall not consider the traffic record of the respondent, unless so requested by the respondent. However, the hearing examiner shall consider the respondent’s traffic record in determining the appropriate sanction to impose.
(h) The hearing examiner may stay the imposition of any sanction imposed pending administrative review pursuant to part F of Chapter IX of Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations and subchapter IV of this chapter ; provided, that the respondent posts a security in the amount of the civil fine and any penalties and, in the case where the sanction includes the suspension or revocation of his license to drive, surrenders his operator’s permit to the Bureau of Traffic Adjudication. If a respondent surrenders his operator’s permit, a temporary permit shall be issued pursuant to the standards set forth in § 9.202(b)(2) of Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations.
(i) All civil fines and other monies collected pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter shall be paid into the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-2301.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2301.03
§ 50-2301.03. Bureau of Traffic Adjudication and Bureau of Parking and Enforcement established.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.04 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.04
§ 50-1301.04. Review by Mayor.
Status: in_force

(a) Any order or act of any agent of the Mayor under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to review by the Mayor. Application for review of any such order or act shall be in writing and shall set out in detail the reasons for such review. Such application shall be filed with the Mayor within 5 days after the issuance of the order or occurrence of the act in question. If upon review the Mayor shall sustain such order or act, the same shall become effective immediately.
(b) Any person whose license or motor vehicle registration shall be denied, suspended, or revoked by the Mayor under the provisions of this chapter may, within 30 days after such denial, revocation, or suspension has been reviewed by the Mayor and sustained by him, file in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals an application for the allowance of an appeal from the order or decision of the Mayor. Appeal shall be as provided in subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section the provisions of title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act ( § 2-501 et seq.), and particularly those of § 2-509 , apply to each proceeding, decision, or other administrative action specified in this chapter.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the phrase “review by the Mayor” shall mean a review by the Mayor of the District of Columbia or a review by any board of review established by the Mayor of the District of Columbia to review the order or act of any agent of the Mayor pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. No member of such board of review established by the Mayor shall review any of his own orders or acts.
D.C. Code § 50-921.09 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.09
§ 50-921.09. References to Department of Transportation (DOT).
Status: in_force

Any reference in law or regulation to the Department of Transportation established by this chapter, or to its former acronym DOT shall be deemed to be a reference to the District Department of Transportation and to DDOT, respectively.
D.C. Code § 50-1951.07 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 19B / § 50-1951.07
§ 50-1951.07. Biennial report on improving bicycle and pedestrian safety.
Status: in_force

(a) By July 1, 2018, and every 2 years thereafter, DDOT, with input from other District agencies as needed, shall submit to the Council and make publicly available a report for improving bicycle and pedestrian safety, which shall include:
  (1) Recommendations on how to enhance the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians at intersections;
  (2) Recommendations on how arterial streets may be designed to minimize the risk of collisions with bicyclists and pedestrians;
  (3) Recommendations on how to enhance the safety of pedestrians at uncontrolled crosswalks; and
  (4) A timeline for implementing the recommendations contained in the report.
(b) DDOT shall use the report required by subsection (a) of this section to develop strategies and plans to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety.
D.C. Code § 50-1701 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17 / § 50-1701
§ 50-1701. Findings; purpose.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia finds that:
(1) (A) Nationally, motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death of children of less than 6 years of age;
  (B) In 1981, over 600 children of less than 6 years of age were reported injured in motor vehicle accidents in the District of Columbia, reflecting an increase of 16% over reported injuries in 1980 and 40% over reported injuries in 1979;
  (C) Young children, due to their small size and early skeletal development, are at a much greater risk of serious bodily injury in motor vehicle accidents than are adults;
  (D) Proper use of child restraint seats and safety belts has been estimated to reduce by as much as 90% and 67%, respectively, the fatalities and injuries to children resulting from motor vehicle accidents;
  (E) Reducing fatalities and injuries to children from motor vehicle accidents through the proper use of child restraint seats and safety belts would result in a significant reduction of the social and economic burdens which these accidents place upon families, insurers, and the public generally;
  (F) Project Safe-Child is a cooperative program conducted by the Office of Child Health Advocacy at Children’s Hospital National Medical Center and the Transportation Safety Division of the Office of Policy and Program Development in the District of Columbia Department of Transportation which includes a child restraint loaner program for the distribution of child restraints to residents of the District of Columbia; and
  (G) Project Safe-Child’s public information program and child restraint loaner programs, upon being expanded through greater allocation of federal grant funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, can assist the public in complying with this chapter.
(2) It is the purpose of this chapter to require that children of less than 16 years of age be protected by being properly restrained in a child restraint seat or safety belt when riding in a motor vehicle.
D.C. Code § 50-2541 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25A-i / § 50-2541
§ 50-2541. School parking zones.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "ANC" means an Advisory Neighborhood Commission.
  (2) "ANC Act" means part A of subchapter V of Chapter 3 of Title 1 .
  (3) "Department" means the District Department of Transportation.
  (4) "School parking zone" means a defined area of public roadway near a public school or public charter school in which certain employees of the public school or public charter school, as designated by the Mayor or the Mayor's designee, who are not otherwise eligible to park on such roadway, may park.
(b) Pursuant to § 1-309.10(h)(1) , an ANC may request that the Department establish a school parking zone near a public school or public charter school within the boundaries of the ANC by transmitting a resolution passed by the ANC to the Department.
(c) Notwithstanding § 1-309.10(h)(1) , the Department, no later than 60 days after receipt of an ANC resolution transmitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, shall:
  (1) Deny the request by transmitting a written response to the ANC, explaining the reasons for denial; or
  (2) Send a proposal to establish a school parking zone to the ANC that transmitted the resolution pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, any adjacent ANC within 1300 feet of the proposed zone, and the public school or public charter school that is near the proposed school parking zone, which shall describe:
    (A) The boundaries of the proposed school parking zone;
    (B) The methods by which the Department will implement and enforce restrictions on parking in the proposed school parking zone, such as issuing permits to employees of the public school or public charter school or installing parking meters that permit only employees of the public school or public charter school to pay for parking; and
    (C) The hours and days that restrictions on parking in the proposed school parking zone will be enforced.
(d) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this section, including provisions to address the following:
  (1) Factors to be considered by the Department when reviewing a proposed school parking zone include:
    (A) Preservation of pick-up and drop-off areas for students; and
    (B) Determination of the size of a school parking zone; and
  (2) Design of, display of, and eligibility requirements for any passes that may be used to implement a school parking zone.
(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the Department's existing authority to regulate parking and the Department shall have the authority to establish school parking zones absent a request from an ANC.
(f) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede the notice requirements of § 1-309.10 .
D.C. Code § 50-2206.17 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2206.17
§ 50-2206.17. Additional penalty for driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug; commercial vehicle.
Status: in_force

A person violating any provision of § 50-2206.12 shall, in addition to any applicable penalty under section § 50-2206.13 , be subject to an additional 5 day mandatory-minimum term of incarceration.
D.C. Code § 50-2381 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23D / § 50-2381
§ 50-2381. Complete Streets policy.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Complete Streets policy" means a policy by which streets are designed, operated, and maintained to accommodate safe and convenient access and mobility for all users of the District's transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, users of mass transit, motorists, emergency responders, and persons of all ages and abilities.
  (2) "Highway" means any street, road, or public thoroughfare that is under the jurisdiction and control of the District, when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular or pedestrian travel.
(b) The District Department of Transportation ("DDOT") shall create a Complete Streets policy, which shall contain, at a minimum, the following goals:
  (1) Improving safety and promoting healthy communities by encouraging walking, bicycling, and using public transportation;
  (2) Establishing a District-wide integrated system of vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian infrastructure;
  (3) Accommodating and balancing the choice, safety, and convenience of all users of the District's transit network, while recognizing that individual corridors have modal priorities;
  (4) Protecting the environment and reducing congestion by providing safe alternatives to single-occupancy driving;
  (5) Involving local residents and stakeholders in planning and design decisions;
  (6) Actively looking for opportunities to repurpose highways to enhance connectivity for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit; and
  (7) Improving non-motorized use of highways within one quarter mile of schools and parks.
(b-1) Not Funded.
(c) DDOT shall incorporate the Complete Streets policy into the Transportation Strategic Plan, the Pedestrian Master Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, and other DDOT plans, manuals, rules, regulations, and programs, including the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of all highways, unless:
  (1) Use of a particular highway by specified users is prohibited by law, including within interstate highway corridors, in which case DDOT shall endeavor to accommodate such users elsewhere, including on highways that cross or otherwise intersect with the affected highway;
  (2) The costs would be excessively disproportionate to the need or probable use of the particular highway; or
  (3) The safety of vehicular, pedestrian, or bicycle traffic would be placed at an unacceptable risk.
(d) By July 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, DDOT shall report to the Council on the agency's progress towards implementing the Complete Streets policy during the previous calendar year, as well as plans for further implementation of the Complete Streets policy during the upcoming year.  These reports shall incorporate performance measures established by DDOT to determine how well streets are serving all users and identify barriers to implementing the Complete Streets policy.
(e) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 50-1505.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1505.01
§ 50-1505.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term “jurisdiction” means any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, a foreign country or a state or province of a foreign country.
(2) The term "motor vehicle" means any device propelled by an internal-combustion engine, and designed to carry passengers. The term "motor vehicle" shall not include road rollers, farm tractors, trucks, motorcycles, motorized bicycles, vehicles with a seating capacity of 10 or more persons, vehicles propelled only upon rails and tracks, personal mobility devices, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(13) , electric mobility devices, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(6A) , or a battery-operated wheelchair when operated by a person with a disability.
(3) The term “owner” means the person, corporation or firm that holds the legal title to a motor vehicle or utility trailer, the registration of which is required in the District of Columbia. If a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof to an operator of a rental fleet, with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, the conditional vendee or lessee of said vehicle shall be deemed the owner for the purposes of this subchapter. If a mortgagor of a motor vehicle is entitled to possession of said vehicle, such mortgagor shall be deemed to be the owner.
(4) The term “preceding year” means the period of 12 consecutive months immediately prior to September 1st of the year immediately preceding the commencement of the registration or license year for which allocation registration, as provided in § 50-1505.03 , is sought.
(5) The term “rental fleet” or “fleet” means 5 or more rental vehicles or 5 or more utility trailers which a rental operator designates as a rental fleet.
(6) The term “rental operator” means an owner of 5 or more rental vehicles or utility trailers who is engaged in the business of renting or leasing, or of offering to rent or lease, to others, such vehicles or trailers without drivers.
(7) The term “rental transaction” means the renting or leasing of a rental vehicle or utility trailer and shall be deemed to occur in the jurisdiction where such vehicle or trailer first comes into possession of the person, firm or corporation renting or leasing said vehicle or trailer.
(8) The term “rental vehicle” means a motor vehicle owned by a rental operator and which is a part of a rental fleet. The term “rental vehicle” shall not include motor vehicles which are registered for commercial, livery, sightseeing or taxi purposes, nor shall the term include hearses.
(9) The term “utility trailer” means a vehicle without motor power intended or used for carrying property and drawn or intended to be drawn by a motor vehicle, whether such vehicle without motor power carries the weight of the property wholly on its own structure or whether a part of such weight rests upon or is carried by a motor vehicle. For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “utility trailer” shall be deemed to include only those vehicles which are owned by a rental operator and which are part of a rental fleet.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.02 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.02
§ 50-1541.02. Scope.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in § 50-1541.28 , this chapter shall apply to any transaction, certificate of title, or record relating to a vessel, even if the transaction, certificate of title, or record was entered into or created before January 1, 2016.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.31 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.31
§ 50-1301.31. Disposition of security.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1641.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16 / § 50-1641.03
§ 50-1641.03. John A. Wilson Building bicycle parking requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the Council shall increase the number of public bicycle parking spaces at the John A. Wilson Building.
(b) The total number of public bicycle parking spaces provided at the John A. Wilson Building shall be no less than 16; provided, that:
  (1) Design, purchase, and installation of the public bicycle parking spaces shall be done in coordination with the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) from funds either already allocated to DDOT in fiscal year 2008 or already allocated to the Council in fiscal year 2008 for the maintenance of the John A. Wilson Building;
  (2) The design of the bicycle parking spaces shall be consistent with the architectural style and beauty of the John A. Wilson Building; and
  (3) At least one bicycle parking space shall be located adjacent to the public entrance on Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., if this is determined to be consistent with historic preservation guidelines and National Park Service regulations.
D.C. Code § 50-1204 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1204
§ 50-1204. Entry of lien — Form and requirements of instrument creating lien; when lien not entered.
Status: in_force

(a) An instrument:
  (1) Shall be in writing;
  (2) Shall show the name and address of the holder, the trade name and engine, serial or identification number of the motor vehicle or the trade name and serial number, if any, of the trailer; and
  (3) Shall be signed by the parties.
(b) A lien shall not be entered upon a certificate unless:
  (1) The motor vehicle or trailer has been previously titled or registered in this or some other jurisdiction and the lien is shown upon such previous certificate, title, registry, or proof of ownership;
  (2) Such an instrument is presented for recording pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or
  (3) The lien is shown on the application for a certificate, and was created prior to January 1, 1941, or was created while the motor vehicle or trailer was titled or registered in some other jurisdiction.
D.C. Code § 50-2301.07 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23 / § 50-2301.07
§ 50-2301.07. Regulations.
Status: in_force

The Director is authorized to promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-902 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9 / § 50-902
§ 50-902. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The DMV is charged with helping to improve the District of Columbia’s economic competitiveness and quality of life by fostering the safe operation of motor vehicles on District streets in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
D.C. Code § 50-211.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 2 / § 50-211.03
§ 50-211.03. Program establishment.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1707 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17 / § 50-1707
§ 50-1707. Evidentiary effect; basis for civil liability.
Status: in_force

Neither a violation of this chapter nor compliance herewith shall constitute any evidence of negligence or contributory negligence, nor shall either a violation or compliance provide any basis for a civil action for damages.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.42 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.42
§ 50-1301.42. Judgment against a nonresident — Transmittal of copy to license and registration official of defendant’s state.
Status: in_force

If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the Mayor is a nonresident, the Mayor shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registrations of the state of which the defendant is a resident.
D.C. Code § 50-2455 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24A / § 50-2455
§ 50-2455. Immobilized and impounded vehicles; notice to owners and lienholders.
Status: in_force

(a) In any case involving immobilization of a vehicle pursuant to this chapter , such law enforcement officer or employee shall cause to be placed on such vehicle, in a conspicuous manner, notice sufficient to warn any individual to the effect that such vehicle has been immobilized and that any attempt to move such vehicle might result in damage to such vehicle.
(b) (1) Before the removal of an immobilization device from a motor vehicle or the release of a motor vehicle from impoundment, the owner shall pay all outstanding fees, charges, civil fines, or penalties against the owner or any motor vehicle in which the owner has an ownership interest or had an ownership interest when a notice of infraction was issued
  (2) If the vehicle was immobilized or impounded with 10 or more vehicle infraction points assessed for violations pursuant to §50-2451(b) , or other moving violations as determined by the Mayor, the owner shall also provide evidence of completion of a safe-driving course created pursuant to §50-1405.02(a) .
(c) Except for vehicles disposed of pursuant to § 50-2465 , the Department shall send an impoundment notice, by first class mail, to the last known address of the owners of record of an impounded vehicle, and any lienholders of record, as that information is indicated in the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles or in the records of the appropriate agency of the jurisdiction where the vehicle is registered. If the vehicle was seized from private property other than real property owned or under the jurisdiction of the District, notice shall also be sent, by first class mail, to the owner of that property, as indicated in the records of the Office of Tax and Revenue.
(d) The impoundment notice required by subsection (c) of this section shall be mailed no later than 5 days after the vehicle is received at an impoundment or storage facility and shall:
  (1) Describe the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of each vehicle;
  (2) Indicate the reason why the vehicle was impounded;
  (3) If impounded for violating § 50-2462 , indicate the nature of the violation;
  (4) Advise the owner and lienholders of the procedures for reclaiming the vehicle and the applicable reclamation period for doing so; and
  (5) Warn the owner and lienholders that the vehicle will be sold, or otherwise disposed of, if those procedures are not completed by the expiration of the reclamation period.
(e) If the address of the owner or lienholders cannot be determined, the Department shall publish an impoundment notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the District within 10 days after a vehicle is received at an impoundment or storage facility. If the mailed notice is returned as undeliverable within 14 days after mailing, an impoundment notice shall also be published. The published notice may contain a listing of more than one vehicle and shall:
  (1) Describe the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of each vehicle;
  (2) Provide a telephone number or website address that will inform the owner or lienholders of the vehicle reclamation procedures; and
  (3) Indicate the date by which the vehicle must be reclaimed.
(f) For the purposes of § 50-2302.05 , the mailing of the impoundment notice shall constitute service of the notice of infraction for violations of this title. The notice of infraction shall be considered issued, within the meaning of § 50-2302.05 , on the 5th day after the impoundment notice is mailed.
(g) The Director shall determine whether each impounded vehicle has been reported to law enforcement agencies as stolen and shall record the vehicle identification number for each impounded vehicle in a database format that can be accessed by law enforcement personnel.
D.C. Code § 50-1951.06 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 19B / § 50-1951.06
§ 50-1951.06. Annual report on locations with the highest rate of collisions that injure or kill pedestrians or bicyclists.
Status: in_force

By July 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, DDOT shall transmit to the chairperson of the Council committee with oversight of transportation a report that:
(1) Identifies the 20 locations at which pedestrians or bicyclists were most frequently seriously injured or killed as the result of a collision during the preceding 5 years;
(2) Describes any inspections conducted by DDOT at the locations identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of this section;
(3) Makes recommendations for how to decrease the number of collisions with pedestrians or bicyclists at the locations identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of this section and provides a timeline for implementing the recommendations; and
(4) Provides status updates on the implementation of recommendations provided in past reports required by this section.
D.C. Code § 50-2464 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24A / § 50-2464
§ 50-2464. Removal of abandoned, dangerous, and unlawfully parked vehicles from private property.
Status: in_force

The District government or any towing company at the direction of the Department shall remove a motor vehicle parked, left, or stored, on private property in violation of § 50-2462(a)(2) or (3) , as follows:
(1) A vehicle parked, left, or stored without the consent of the property owner shall be removed immediately after a notice of infraction is issued and conspicuously placed on the vehicle.
(2) A dangerous vehicle shall be removed, with or without the consent of the property owner, immediately after a notice of infraction is issued and conspicuously placed on the vehicle.
(3) (A) An abandoned vehicle shall be removed, with or without the consent of the property owner, 45 days after a warning notice has been mailed by first class mail to the last known address of the property owner, as indicated on the records of the Office of Tax and Revenue. For the purposes of this subsection, notice may run concurrently with the period of time required to establish that the vehicle is abandoned.
  (B) The warning notice shall, at a minimum, indicate the make and model of the vehicle, the date that the vehicle was observed on the property, and the date that the District is authorized to remove, impound, or dispose of the vehicle if the vehicle remains unenclosed on the property.
  (C) The warning notice shall be mailed after the first sighting of a vehicle that meets the physical characteristics of an abandoned vehicle. A notice of infraction shall be conspicuously placed on the vehicle prior to its removal. The notice shall also include a telephone number, and website if any, that will inform the owner how to contact the Department to certify that the vehicle is not abandoned.
D.C. Code § 50-1501.01 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15 / § 50-1501.01
§ 50-1501.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term "motor vehicle" means any vehicle propelled by internal-combustion engine, electricity, or steam. The term "motor vehicle" shall not include a traction engine, road roller, vehicle propelled only upon rails or tracks, personal mobility devices, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(13) , electric mobility devices, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(6A) , motorized bicycles, as the term is defined in § 50-2201.02(11A) , or a battery-operated wheelchair when operated by a person with a disability.
(2) The term “person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association.
(3) The term “owner” means a person who holds the legal title to a motor vehicle or trailer the registration of which is required in the District of Columbia. If a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the 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 vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of these regulations.
(4) The term “Director” means the Director of the Department of Transportation of the District of Columbia, including assistants or agents duly designated by the Mayor.
(5) The term “dealer” means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing, or dealing in motor vehicles or trailers.
(6) The term “public highway” means any road, street, alley, or way, open to use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular traffic.
(7) The term “trailer” means a vehicle without motor power intended or used for carrying property or persons and drawn or intended to be drawn by a motor vehicle, whether such vehicle without motor power carries the weight of the property or persons wholly on its own structure or whether a part of such weight rests upon or is carried by a motor vehicle.
(8) The term “farm tractor” means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing implements of agricultural husbandry.
(9) The term “pneumatic tire” means a tire inflated with compressed air.
(10) The terms “operate” and “operated” shall include operating, moving, standing, or parking any motor vehicle or trailer on a public highway of the District of Columbia.
(10A) The term “class F(I) historic motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle whose manufacturer’s model year is at least 25 years old or any motor vehicle which is at least 15 years old and is a make of motor vehicle no longer manufactured; provided, that the motor vehicle has been or is being restored, preserved, or maintained as an exhibition or collector’s item because of its special historical value or significance, has not been substantially altered or modified from the manufacturer’s original specifications and is used on the public highways for the transportation of passengers or property for occasional pleasure driving or in conjunction with exhibitions, expositions, parades, tours, club activities, or similar activities or events, including transportation directly to or from such activities or events, not exceeding a total driving mileage under all conditions of 1,000 miles annually, but in no event used for general transportation. Motor vehicles which are less than 25 years old but which are 15 or more years old and which qualify as historic motor vehicles shall include the following makes, which are no longer manufactured: Kaiser, Hudson, DeSoto, Nash, Edsel, Studebaker and Packard.
(11) The term “class F(II) historic motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle whose manufacturer’s model year is at least 25 years old or any motor which is at least 15 years old and is a make of motor vehicle no longer manufactured; provided, that the motor vehicle has been or is being restored, preserved or maintained as an exhibition or collector’s item because of its special historical value or significance, has not been substantially altered or modified from the manufacturer’s original specifications and is used on the public highways for the transportation of passengers or property in conjunction with exhibitions, expositions, parades, tours, club activities, or similar activities or events, including transportation directly to or from such activities or events, but in no event used for general transportation. Motor vehicles which are less than 25 years old but which are 15 or more years old and which qualify as historic motor vehicles shall include but not be limited to the following makes which are no longer manufactured: Kaiser, Hudson, DeSoto, Nash, Edsel, Studebaker and Packard.
(12) “Electric vehicle” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 3(4) of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976, approved September 17, 1976 (90 Stat. 1261; 15 U.S.C. § 2502(4)).
(13) The term "vehicle identification tag" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 50-2431(20) .
D.C. Code § 50-921.14 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.14
§ 50-921.14. Parking Meter and Transit Services Pay-by-Phone Transaction Fee Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Parking Meter and Transit Services Pay-by-Phone Transaction Fee Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the director of the District Department of Transportation in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The following revenue shall be deposited in the Fund:
  (1) Notwithstanding § 50-2603(8) , all transaction fees imposed upon users who pay for parking, transit fares, Capital Bikeshare trips, and other forms of shared mobility and transportation services with the pay-by-phone system; and
  (2) All money remaining in the District Department of Transportation Parking Meter Pay-by-Phone Transaction Fee Fund at the end of Fiscal Year 2020.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to pay vendors responsible for administering pay-by-phone payment systems for parking, transit fares, Capital Bikeshare trips, and other forms of shared mobility and transportation services.
(d) (1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned 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 § 50-1641.08 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16 / § 50-1641.08
§ 50-1641.08. Applicability.
Status: in_force

Rules promulgated pursuant to this subchapter shall apply to existing, substantially rehabilitated, and new residential, retail, office, and service buildings 6 months after February 2, 2008.
D.C. Code § 50-2352.04 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23A / § 50-2352.04
§ 50-2352.04. Report on full deployment of autonomous vehicles.
Status: in_force

Within one year after October 1, 2021, the Department shall transmit to the Council a report that provides recommendations to safely accommodate the deployment of autonomous vehicles on public roadways for commercial, personal, and any other use the Department determines. The report may include draft legislation or regulations.
D.C. Code § 50-1106 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 11 / § 50-1106
§ 50-1106. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual, partnership, firm, or corporation found guilty of using or permitting the use of any unregistered motor vehicle or trailer, or who is found guilty of using or permitting the use of the same during the period for which any such vehicle’s registration is revoked or suspended under the terms of this chapter, shall, for each such offense, be fined not more than $300.
(b) A late penalty of $15 shall be assessed if a vehicle has not been inspected by the date required by the Director pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. An additional late penalty of $15 shall be assessed for each month that the vehicle has not been inspected. All late penalties shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Inspection Fund established in § 50-1102 .
D.C. Code § 50-211.06 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 2 / § 50-211.06
§ 50-211.06. Alternative fuel.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before April 15, 2013, the Mayor shall transmit to the Council a plan to expand the use of alternative fuels in District government vehicles, whether through the use of government-owned fueling stations or privately operated fueling stations.
(b) In developing this plan, consideration should be given to requiring fueling stations that sell fuel to the District to:
  (1) Provide at least one alternative fuel;
  (2) Use industry standard fueling equipment that is compatible with existing government vehicles; and
  (3) Sell alternative fuels to the general public.
D.C. Code § 50-407 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 4 / § 50-407
§ 50-407. Medical.
Status: in_force

The Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services, Office of Medical Review, may establish medical standards for all commercial and District government drivers.
D.C. Code § 50-921.13 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9A / § 50-921.13
§ 50-921.13. Transportation Initiatives Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Transportation Initiatives Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Director of the Department of Transportation in accordance with subsection (b-1) of this section.
(b) All revenue from the following shall be deposited into the Fund:
  (1) Fines from the enforcement of truck safety and size, weight, and noise regulations;
  (2) Advertisements on multispace parking meter receipts;
  (3) Repealed;
  (4) Public inconvenience fees, described in 24 DCMR § 225.1(c);
  (5) Fees related to car sharing after the first $270,000 in revenue per fiscal year.
  (6) Loading zone management program revenue, including:
    (A) The commercial permit parking pass revenue;
    (B) Commercial permit parking fees; and
    (C) Other related citations and fines; and
  (7) Repealed.
  (8) Matching funds from private nonprofit organizations for the 5310 Program pursuant to § 50-921.02(f) .
(b-1) Money in the Fund shall be used to pay for goods, services, property, capital improvements, or for any other permitted purpose as authorized by §§ 50-921.02(f) and 50-921.04 and to pay into the Highway Trust Fund.
(c) 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.
D.C. Code § 50-301.33 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.33
§ 50-301.33. Dome light and Taxicab Smart Meter System installation businesses.
Status: in_force

No person or business shall violate or aid and abet a violation of public vehicle-for-hire laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the installation of a dome light or a Taxicab Smart-Meter System. The DFHV shall have authority to determine, by rule, appropriate fines and penalties for violations of this section.
D.C. Code § 50-505 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 5 / § 50-505
§ 50-505. Disclosure of damages or defects in used motor vehicles; violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) No motor vehicle dealer may offer for sale any used motor vehicle without first providing:
  (1) Written notice to the prospective consumer of any material mechanical defect in the motor vehicle and any damage sustained by the motor vehicle due to fire, water, collision, or other causes for which the cost of repairs exceeded $1,000, when the defect or damage was known to the dealer; and
  (2) Written notice to the prospective consumer whether the dealer has conducted any inspection of the motor vehicle to determine known defects or damage.
(b) A motor vehicle dealer who fails to provide the notices required by this section or who provides false or misleading notices shall, upon conviction, be subject to the following penalties:
  (1) A fine of not less than $300 or more than $1,000 for a first offense; and
  (2) A fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000, or suspension or revocation of the license issued pursuant to § 300 of the Vehicles and Traffic Regulations (18 DCMR 300.1 et seq.), or both, for a second or subsequent offense.
(c) The purchaser of a used motor vehicle shall have a right of action against a used motor vehicle dealer for damages or injuries sustained as a result of the dealer’s failure to comply with the requirements of this section. The purchaser, in order to seek the remedies provided by this section, shall first submit a claim to the Board. If the Board rejects the case for arbitration, or if the claim is arbitrated and the purchaser rejects the arbitration decision, the purchaser may then bring an action in court to seek the remedies provided by this section.
(d) Violations of this section shall be prosecuted in the name of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia.
(e) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this chapter, or the rules or regulations issued under the authority of this chapter, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 . Adjudication of any infraction shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 50-1203 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1203
§ 50-1203. Entry of lien — Priority.
Status: in_force

In the absence of agreement of all parties affected and in the absence of circumstances estopping a lienholder from insisting upon such rights, lien shall be entered on the certificate by the Recorder and shall have priority among themselves in the following order:
(1) If the motor vehicle or trailer has been previously titled or registered in this or some other jurisdiction, unsatisfied liens shown by the previous certificate, title, registry, or proof of ownership shall be entered in the order in which they appear on such previous certificate, title, registry, or proof of ownership.
(2) Liens for which instruments are presented with the application for the certificate.
(3) Liens, where the instruments are presented for recording, together with the certificate, irrespective of the fact that 1 or more instruments not entered on the certificate may have been previously presented for recording without such certificate.
(4) As between 2 or more instruments presented for recording without the certificate, the one first presented for recording shall have priority.
D.C. Code § 50-2702 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 27 / § 50-2702
§ 50-2702. Removal of abandoned, accident, or recovered stolen vehicles by private tow companies; notice of removal.
Status: in_force

(a) An abandoned, accident, or recovered stolen vehicle may be removed from public space or private property and stored by a private towing company at a storage facility consistent with chapter 4 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. Within 5 days after the vehicle has been towed to the storage facility, the Department of Public Works shall send a towing and storage notice by first-class mail to the last known address of the owner of record of the vehicle and the lienholders of record, based on information in the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles or in the records of the appropriate agency of the jurisdiction where the vehicle is registered. The Department of Public Works shall also provide electronic or other notice to the National Insurance Crime Bureau or other national organization identified by the Director that collects data on stolen vehicles to permit the organization to determine whether the vehicle is stolen. If the vehicle was removed from private property, notice shall also be sent by first-class mail to the owner of that property, based on information in the records of the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue. The notice shall:
  (1) Describe the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle; except, that the Director may waive this requirement if the vehicle is so damaged that none of this identifying information can be determined;
  (2) Indicate why the vehicle was towed;
  (3) Identify the location where the vehicle is stored; and
  (4) Advise the owner and lienholders of the procedures for reclaiming the vehicle, including:
    (A) The payment due for the towing charges and storage fees imposed pursuant to § 50-2457 ;
    (B) The time period in which the vehicle may be reclaimed; and
    (C) A warning that a scrap title shall be issued to the private towing company if the vehicle is not reclaimed by the expiration of the reclamation period.
(b) If the address of the owner or lienholders cannot be determined, the Department of Public Works shall publish a towing and storage notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the District within 10 days after a vehicle is delivered by a private towing company to a storage facility. If any mailed notice is returned as undeliverable within 14 days after the date of mailing, a towing and storage notice shall also be published. The published notice may contain a listing of more than one vehicle and, for each vehicle, shall:
  (1) Describe the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of each vehicle; except, that the Director may waive this requirement if the vehicle is so damaged that none of this identifying information can be determined;
  (2) Provide a telephone number or website address to inform the owner or lienholders of the vehicle reclamation procedures;
  (3) Indicate the date by which the vehicle must be reclaimed; and
  (4) Warn the owner and lienholders that the towing service may be issued a scrap title for the vehicle if the procedures are not completed by the expiration of the reclamation period.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.08 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.08
§ 50-2201.08. Repeal of certain prior laws; saving clause.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of the act entitled “An Act regulating the speed of automobiles in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes,” approved June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. 621, ch. 3615), and, in so far as they relate to the regulation of vehicles or vehicle traffic in the District, the provisions of the act entitled “An act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make police regulations for the government of said District,” approved January 26, 1887 (24 Stat. 369, ch. 49) and of the joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution to regulate licenses to proprietors of theaters in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and for other purposes,” approved February 26, 1892 (27 Stat. 394, Res. 4, 7) and of the act entitled “An act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1918, and for other purposes,” approved March 3, 1917 (39 Stat. 1064, ch. 160), are repealed. The provisions of § 20 of the Act entitled “An Act to prevent the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes,” approved March 3, 1917 (39 Stat. 1129, ch. 165), shall not apply to any person operating any motor vehicle in the District.
(b) Any violation of any provision of law or regulation issued thereunder which is repealed by this part and any liability arising under such provisions or regulations may, if the violation occurred or the liability arose prior to such repeal, be prosecuted to the same extent as if this part had not been enacted.
D.C. Code § 50-2352.03 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 23A / § 50-2352.03
§ 50-2352.03. Data and crash reporting.
Status: in_force

(a) On a quarterly basis, an AV testing entity shall provide to the Department, in a form to be determined by the Department, the following information from each reporting period:
  (1) The vehicle miles traveled, in the aggregate, by its associated autonomous vehicles;
  (2) The number of crashes involving an associated autonomous vehicle on a public roadway while under autonomous operation in the District that resulted in property damage, bodily injury, or death, if any;
  (3) A description of changes, if any, the AV testing entity has implemented or intends to implement following a crash that occurred during the reporting period, such as changes to the autonomous vehicle's hardware or software systems, changes to the AV testing entity's test operator training program, or changes to the AV testing entity's policies or procedures, or an explanation of why the AV testing entity has not implemented or does not intend to implement changes;
  (4) A description of the locations tested in, including specific roadways;
  (5) A description of the operational design domain in which testing occurred;
  (6) A description of the most common unplanned circumstances under which the autonomous driving system ceased autonomous operation, or where a test operator took over manual control of an associated autonomous vehicle, if any; and
  (7) Any other information the Department may require; provided, that the information is necessary to evaluate the safety of autonomous vehicles on public roadways or to evaluate the feasibility of the full deployment of autonomous vehicles in the District.
(b) The Department shall publish the reports required by subsection (a) of this section on its website upon their receipt. The Department shall publish the safety and risk mitigation assessments, or the Voluntary Safety Self-Assessments, submitted pursuant to § 50-2352.01(c)(3) , on its website upon approval of the AV testing entity's permit application; provided, that no proprietary or confidential business information shall be publicly disclosed by the Department.
(c) (1) An AV testing entity, or a person or entity engaged in AV testing as described in § 50-2352.01(d) , shall notify the Department of a crash involving an associated autonomous vehicle while under autonomous operation that results in property damage, bodily injury, or death as soon as possible, but in no case more than 12 hours following the crash. At the time notification is provided pursuant to this paragraph, the AV testing entity shall provide, to the extent known:
    (A) The name of the AV testing entity;
    (B) The general location of the crash;
    (C) The date and approximate time of the crash;
    (D) The severity of the crash; and
    (E) The name, title, and contact information of the AV testing entity representative reporting the crash.
  (2) Within 5 business days of the crash, the AV testing entity, or the person or entity engaged in AV testing as described in section § 50-2352.01(d) , shall submit a crash report to the Department that contains the following information:
    (A) The names of the test operators involved in the crash, if applicable;
    (B) The date, time, location, type of roadway, weather conditions, and a brief description of the event;
    (C) A summary of the movement of the vehicle preceding the crash, such as stopped, proceeding straight, making a turn, or reversing;
    (D) Whether the autonomous driving system was engaged;
    (E) Whether the test operators, if any, attempted to intervene; and
    (F) The name, title, and contact information for the AV testing entity representative submitting the crash report.
(d) At its discretion, and in coordination with a law enforcement or government investigative entity, the Department may require an AV testing entity to submit additional information necessary to investigate a crash. Such information shall be requested, stored, maintained, and transmitted pursuant to Department rules and applicable law.
D.C. Code § 50-301.21 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.21
§ 50-301.21. Taxicab Driver Security Revolving Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-906 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9 / § 50-906
§ 50-906. Reorganization.
Status: in_force

The Director of the DMV is authorized to organize the personnel and property transferred herein within any organizational unit of the DMV as the Director deems appropriate. Until such establishment, existing orders establishing the components of the pre-existing Department of Public Works remain in force, where they do not conflict with this chapter.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.37 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.37
§ 50-1301.37. Suspension of license and registration upon conviction of certain offenses; exceptions; transmission of judgments.
Status: in_force

(a) The DMV shall suspend, in accordance with the requirements of § 50-1301.38 , the license and registration of any person who was convicted or adjudicated a juvenile delinquent by a final order or judgment for, or who forfeited any bond or collateral given to secure their appearance for trial for a violation of, the following offenses:
  (1) Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or a drug, as described in § 50-2206.11 ;
  (2) Driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug; commercial vehicle, as described in § 50-2206.12 ;
  (3) Operating a vehicle while impaired, as described in § 50-2206.14 ;
  (4) Any homicide resulting from a person being struck by a motor vehicle, including:
    (A) Murder in the first degree, as described in § 22-2101 ;
    (B) Murder in the second degree, as described in § 22-2103 ;
    (C) Manslaughter; and
    (D) Negligent homicide, as described in § 50-2203.01 ;
  (5) Leaving after colliding, as described in § 50-2201.05c ;
  (6) Aggravated reckless driving, as described in §50-2201.04(b-1) ;
  (7) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used; or
  (8) Any offense committed in another state which, if committed in the District of Columbia, would constitute one of the offenses listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of this subsection.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the DMV shall not suspend registrations as described in subsection (a) of this section in cases where the conviction was based on:
  (1) A person's operation of a vehicle owned by or leased to the United States, the District of Columbia, another state, or a political subdivision thereof; and
  (2) The person was acting as an agent of the United States, the District of Columbia, another state, or a political subdivision thereof.
(c) (1) (A) Whenever a judgment of conviction for any offense listed in subsection (a) of this section has become final, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall transmit a record of the conviction to the DMV.
    (B) A judgment of conviction shall be deemed to have become final for the purposes of this subsection if:
      (i) No appeal is taken from the judgment upon the expiration of the time within which an appeal could have been taken; or
      (ii) An appeal is taken from the judgment, the date upon which the judgment, having been sustained, can no longer be appealed from or reviewed on a writ of certiorari.
  (2) If the DMV receives a record of a conviction of a nonresident, the DMV shall transmit the record to the state or territorial agency that issued the nonresident's license.
(d) Nothing in this section shall limit the power of a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to limit or restrict a defendant's driving privileges as a condition of a pre-trial release or as a component of the defendant's sentence.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.13 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.13
§ 50-1541.13. Effect of possession of certificate of title; judicial process.
Status: in_force

Possession of a certificate of title does not by itself provide a right to obtain possession of a vessel. Garnishment, attachment, levy, replevin, or other judicial process against the certificate of title is not effective to determine possessory rights to the vessel. This chapter does not prohibit enforcement under law of the District other than this chapter of a security interest in, levy on, or foreclosure of a statutory or common-law lien on a vessel. Absence of an indication of a statutory or common-law lien on a certificate of title does not invalidate the lien.
D.C. Code § 50-507 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 5 / § 50-507
§ 50-507. Other rights or remedies; limitations on actions.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law.
(b) Any action brought pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced within 4 years of the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer.
D.C. Code § 50-1216 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1216
§ 50-1216. Appropriation.
Status: in_force

Appropriation is hereby authorized to be made to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to include in his annual estimates provision for all the expenses of the Office of the Director incident to such purposes, and for personnel.
D.C. Code § 50-2471 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 24A / § 50-2471
§ 50-2471. Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter , including:
  (1) Rules regarding towing, impoundment, and immobilization of vehicles in connection with enforcement of the District's parking restrictions;
  (2) Establishing the amount of, and implementing a system for collecting, a vehicle conveyance fee, as that term is defined in § 50-2301.02(9) ;
  (3) Establishing or modifying other cost-based fees that are within the scope of the Mayor's authority in order to implement the provisions of this chapter ; and
  (4) Establishing additional categories of vehicle infraction points or modifying the schedules of vehicle infraction points enumerated in § 50-2451 .
(b) If the District enters into contracts with towing companies, or other contractors, that provide for such companies to receive full or salvage title to unclaimed vehicles, the Mayor may promulgate rules to implement the transfers consistent with the provisions of this chapter .
D.C. Code § 50-301.16 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.16
§ 50-301.16. Reporting by Commissioner.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-301.32 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.32
§ 50-301.32. Complaints.
Status: in_force

The DFHV shall:
(1) Allow the public to file complaints electronically on its website and through a hotline. This hotline shall be available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and be listed on the main page of the DFHV’s website and in every taxicab;
(2) Within 72 hours of receiving a complaint, confirm in writing to the complainant that the complaint has been received;
(2A) Repealed.
(3) Respond, in writing, to the private or public vehicle-for-hire operator or vehicle inspection officer against whom the complaint was filed, with a detailed description of the complaint against him or her, including the time, date, location, circumstances of the alleged incident, and the potential penalties, as well as provide clear instructions of the procedures used to adjudicate the complaint, the rights of the recipient to contest the complaint, and the documents, evidence, or materials necessary for proper adjudication of the complaint;
(3A) Repealed.
(3B) Repealed.
(4) Provide training in the rules and regulations governing private or public vehicle-for-hire operators to all personnel responsible for reviewing complaints;
(5) Provide information on its website about the appeals process for complaints;
(6) Conduct annual performance and compliance audits of the complaints received by the OHCR, how those complaints were handled, and how those complaints were used to improve the provision of private or public vehicle-for-hire service in the District; and
(7) Employ hearing examiners or hearing officers to hear and adjudicate complaints or other matters before the DFHV or refer the matters to the Office of Administrative Hearings, pursuant to Chapter 18A of Title 2 [ § 2-1831.01 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 50-1301.44 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.44
§ 50-1301.44. Government vehicles; exception as to nonpayment of judgment provisions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-1301.82 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13 / § 50-1301.82
§ 50-1301.82. Effect of chapter on prior law.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of the Traffic Acts of the District of Columbia, except as specifically provided herein, but shall be construed as supplemental thereto.
(b) The Owners’ Financial Responsibility Act of the District of Columbia, is hereby repealed except with respect to any accident or judgment arising therefrom occurring prior to the effective date of this chapter. Section 50-1301.68 shall govern as to the duration of proof of financial responsibility in all cases arising under the aforementioned Act.
D.C. Code § 50-1211 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / § 50-1211
§ 50-1211. Satisfaction of liens — Duties of Recorder; procedure when certificate lost.
Status: in_force

The Recorder, upon receipt of a certificate whereon a lien is marked “Satisfied” as set forth in § 50-1210 , shall enter on the face of the certificate and on the instrument, if any, filed in the Recorder’s office as hereinafter provided, his said record number, or, if no such instrument is on file, a brief description sufficient to identify the lien, and in either case the word “released,” a facsimile of his signature and the date. Where for any reason a lien-holder upon satisfaction of his lien has failed to mark the certificate as herein provided and the lien-holder cannot be located, or where the certificate after being so marked has been lost or destroyed and a duplicate certificate issued, the Recorder upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to him that the lien has been satisfied shall release it upon the certificate or duplicate certificate, and instrument, if any, as above set forth. Whenever any lien has been released as provided in this section for a period of more than 3 years, the Recorder of Deeds may destroy the instrument that created the lien.
D.C. Code § 50-1632 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16 / § 50-1632
§ 50-1632. Licensing; violations; identification numbers.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 50-2201.05b — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / § 50-2201.05b
§ 50-2201.05b. Fleeing from a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “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.
  (2) “Signal” means a communication made by hand, voice, or the use of emergency lights, sirens, or other visual or aural devices.
(b) (1) An operator of a motor vehicle who knowingly fails or refuses to bring the motor vehicle to an immediate stop, or who flees or attempts to elude a law enforcement officer, following a law enforcement officer’s signal to bring the motor vehicle to a stop, shall be fined not more than not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both.
  (2) An operator of a motor vehicle who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection and while doing so drives the motor vehicle in a manner that would constitute reckless driving under § 50-2201.04(b) , or causes property damage or bodily injury, shall be fined not more than not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
(c) It is an affirmative defense under this section if the defendant can show, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the failure to stop immediately was based upon a reasonable belief that the defendant’s personal safety is at risk. In determining whether the defendant has met this burden, the court may consider the following factors:
  (1) The time and location of the event;
  (2) Whether the law enforcement officer was in a vehicle clearly identifiable by its markings, or if unmarked, was occupied by a law enforcement officer in uniform or displaying a badge or other sign of authority;
  (3) The defendant’s conduct while being followed by the law enforcement officer;
  (4) Whether the defendant stopped at the first available reasonably lighted or populated area; and
  (5) Any other factor the court considers relevant.
(d) (1) The Mayor or his designee, pursuant to § 50-1403.01 , may suspend the operating permit of a person convicted under subsection (b)(1) of this section for a period of not more than 180 days and may suspend the operating permit of a person convicted under subsection (b)(2) of this section for a period of not more than 1 year.
  (2) A suspension of an operator’s permit under paragraph (1) of this subsection for a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a violation of subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section shall begin following the person’s release from incarceration.
(e) Prosecution for violations under this section shall be conducted in the name of the District of Columbia by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, or his or her assistants, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 50-1107 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 11 / § 50-1107
§ 50-1107. Regulations by Mayor.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall make such regulations as in his judgment are necessary for the administration of this chapter, and may affix thereto such reasonable fines and penalties as in his judgment are necessary to enforce such regulations. The Mayor may issue any rules or regulations or amend any existing rules or regulations as needed to comply with the requirements of federal laws and regulations in implementing the District’s vehicle exhaust emission regulation and inspection program, or as needed to comply with federal grant eligibility requirements.
D.C. Code § 50-301.29c — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / § 50-301.29c
§ 50-301.29c. Insurance requirements for private vehicles-for-hire.
Status: in_force

(a) A private vehicle-for-hire company or operator shall maintain a primary automobile liability insurance policy that provides coverage of at least $1 million per occurrence for accidents involving a private vehicle-for-hire operator at all times when the operator is engaged in a prearranged ride.
(b) A private vehicle-for-hire operator or a private vehicle-for-hire company on the operator’s behalf shall maintain a primary automobile liability insurance policy that, for the time period when a private vehicle-for-hire operator is logged onto a private vehicle-for-hire company’s digital dispatch showing that the operator is available to pick up passengers but is not engaged in a prearranged ride:
  (1) Recognizes that the operator is a private vehicle-for-hire operator and covers the operator’s provision of private vehicle-for-hire service while the operator is logged into the private vehicle-for-hire company’s digital dispatch showing that the operator is available to pick up passengers;
  (2) Provides minimum coverage of at least $50,000 per person per accident, with up to $100,000 available to all persons per accident, and $25,000 for property damage per accident; and
  (3) Either:
    (A) Offers full-time coverage similar to the coverage required by § 50-301.14 ;
    (B) Contains an insurance rider to, or endorsement of, the operator’s personal automobile liability insurance policy required by § 31-2406 ; or
    (C) Offers a liability insurance policy purchased by the private vehicle-for-hire company that provides primary coverage for the time period in which an operator is logged into the private vehicle-for-hire company’s digital dispatch showing that the operator is available to pick up passengers.
(c) If a private vehicle-for-hire company purchases an insurance policy under this section, it shall provide proof to the DFHV that the private vehicle-for-hire company has secured the policy.
(d) A private vehicle-for-hire company shall not allow a private vehicle-for-hire operator who has purchased his or her own policy to fulfill the requirements of this section to accept a trip request through the digital dispatch service used by the private vehicle-for-company until the private vehicle-for-hire company verifies that the operator maintains insurance as required under this section. If the insurance maintained by a private vehicle-for-hire operator to fulfill the insurance requirements of this section has lapsed or ceased to exist, the private vehicle-for-hire company shall provide the coverage required by this section beginning with the first dollar of a claim.
(e) Nothing in this section shall require an operator to obtain a personal automobile insurance policy that provides coverage for the time period in which an operator is logged into a private vehicle-for-hire company’s digital dispatch.
(f) If more than one insurance policy purchased by a private vehicle-for-hire company provides valid and collectable coverage for a loss arising out of an occurrence involving a motor vehicle operated by a private vehicle-for-hire operator, the responsibility for the claim shall be divided on an equal basis among all of the applicable polices; provided, that a claim may be divided in a different manner by written agreement of all of the insurers of the applicable policies and the policy owners.
(g) In a claims coverage investigation, a private vehicle-for-hire company shall cooperate with any insurer that insures the private vehicle-for-hire operator’s motor vehicle, including providing relevant dates and times during which an accident occurred that involved the operator to determine whether the operator was logged into a private vehicle-for-hire company’s digital dispatch showing that the operator is available to pick up passengers.
(h) The insurance requirements set forth in this section shall be disclosed on a private vehicle-for-hire company’s website, and the company’s terms of service shall not contradict or be used to evade the insurance requirements of this section.
(i) Within 90 days of March 10, 2015, a private vehicle-for-hire company that purchases insurance on an operator’s behalf under this section shall disclose in writing to the operator, as part of its agreement with the operator:
  (1) The insurance coverage and limits of liability that the private vehicle-for-hire company provides while the operator is logged into the company’s digital dispatch showing that the operator is available to pick up passengers; and
  (2) That the operator’s personal automobile insurance policy may not provide coverage, including collision physical damage coverage, comprehensive physical damage coverage, uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, or medical payments coverage because the operator uses a vehicle in connection with a private vehicle-for-hire company.
(j) An insurance policy required by this section may be obtained from an insurance company authorized to do business in the District or with a surplus lines insurance company with an AM Best rating of at least A-.
(k) A private vehicle-for-hire company or operator shall have 120 days from March 10, 2015, to procure primary insurance coverage that complies with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section; provided, that until such time, a company shall maintain a contingent liability policy meeting at least the minimum limits of subsection (b) of this section that will cover a claim in the event that the operator’s personal insurance policy denies a claim.
(l) Within one year of March 10, 2015, the Mayor shall assess whether the insurance requirements of this section are appropriate to the risk of private vehicle-for-hire services and shall report its findings to the Council.
(m) For the purposes of this section, the term “pre-arranged ride” shall mean a period of time that begins when a private vehicle-for-hire operator accepts a requested ride through digital dispatch, continues while the operator transports the passenger in the operator’s vehicle, and ends when the passenger departs from the vehicle.
D.C. Code § 50-1541.15 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 15B / § 50-1541.15
§ 50-1541.15. Termination statement.
Status: in_force

(a) A secured party indicated in the files of the Harbor Master as having a security interest in a vessel shall deliver a termination statement to the Harbor Master and, on the debtor’s request, to the debtor, by the earlier of:
  (1) Twenty days after the secured party receives a signed demand from an owner for a termination statement and there is no obligation secured by the vessel subject to the security interest and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value secured by the vessel; or
  (2) If the vessel is consumer goods, 30 days after there is no obligation secured by the vessel and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value secured by the vessel.
(b) If a written certificate of title has been created and delivered to a secured party and a termination statement is required under subsection (a) of this section, the secured party, not later than the date required by subsection (a) of this section, shall deliver the certificate of title to the debtor or to the Harbor Master with the statement. If the certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or is otherwise unavailable or illegible, the secured party shall deliver with the statement, not later than the date required by subsection (a) of this section, an application for a replacement certificate of title meeting the requirements of § 50-1541.21 .
(c) On delivery to the Harbor Master of a termination statement authorized by the secured party, the security interest to which the statement relates shall cease to be perfected. If the security interest to which the statement relates was indicated on the certificate of title, the Harbor Master shall create a new certificate of title and deliver the new certificate of title or a record evidencing an electronic certificate of title. The Harbor Master shall maintain in its files the date and time of delivery to the Harbor Master of the statement.
(d) A secured party that fails to comply with this section is liable for any loss that the secured party had reason to know might result from its failure to comply and that could not reasonably have been prevented and for the cost of an application for a certificate of title under § 50-1541.06 or § 50-1541.21 .
D.C. Code § 50-1910 — DC Code / Title 50 / Chapter 19 / § 50-1910
§ 50-1910. Chemical testing after arrest.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person who operates or who is in physical control of any watercraft within the District and a law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is operating or in physical control of a watercraft while intoxicated or while the person’s ability to operate a watercraft is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or a drug or a combination thereof, after arrest shall:
  (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, be deemed to have given his or her consent, subject to the provisions of this chapter, to submitting 2 specimens for chemical testing of the person’s blood, breath, or urine, for the purpose of determining alcohol or drug content; and
  (2) Submit 2 specimens for chemical testing of his or her blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining alcohol or drug content when he or she is involved in a collision in the District.
(b) When a person is required to submit specimens for chemical testing pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, a law enforcement officer shall elect which types of specimens will be collected from the person and the law enforcement officer or a medical professional shall collect the specimen subject to the restriction in § 50-1903(a) ; provided, that the person may object to a particular type of specimen collection for chemical testing on valid religious or medical grounds. If a person objects to blood collection on valid religious or medical grounds, that person shall only be required to submit breath or urine specimens for collection.
(c) In addition to submitting specimens for chemical testing as provided in this section, a person may also submit specimens for chemical testing administered to him or her by a medical professional of his or her own choosing. The failure or inability of the person to obtain additional specimens or chemical tests shall not preclude the admission of chemical tests results that were the product of the law enforcement officer’s request.
(d) Before collecting specimens for chemical testing, the law enforcement officer shall advise the operator of the watercraft about the requirements of this chapter.