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DC Code § 50-301.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.08. Panel on Rates and Rules; quorum; rule and ratemaking requirements. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 9, 33 DCR 703; May 10, 1988, D.C. Law 7-109, § 2(c), 35 DCR 2181; Sept. 22, 1994, D.C. Law 10-171, § 2(a), 41 DCR 5149; Oct. 22, 2012, D.C. Law 19-184, § 2(i), 59 DCR 9431.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 40-1708. 2001 Ed., § 50-308. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311). Short Title Section 7001 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle A of Title VII of the act may be cited as the “Subject to Appropriations Repealers Amendment Act of 2013”. Effective Dates Section 24(b) of D.C. Law 6-97 provided that sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, and 23 shall take effect 1 year after March 25, 1986. Editor's Notes Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-184 provided that the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register. Section 7007 of D.C. Law 20-61 repealed D.C. Law 19-184, § 7.
DC Code § 50-301.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.09. Panel on Consumer and Industry Concerns; quorum; adjudication and rulemaking requirements. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 10, 33 DCR 703; May 10, 1988, D.C. Law 7-109, § 2(d), (e), 35 DCR 2181; May 1, 1990, D.C. Law 8-107, § 2(b), 37 DCR 1623; Sept. 22, 1994, D.C. Law 10-171, § 2(b), 41 DCR 5149; Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-198, § 501(d), 43 DCR 4569; Oct. 22, 2012, D.C. Law 19-184, § 2(i), 59 DCR 9431.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 40-1709. 2001 Ed., § 50-309. Emergency Legislation For temporary amendment of section, see § 501(d) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Emergency Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-302, July 25, 1996, 43 DCR 4181), § 501(d) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Emergency Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-429, October 29, 1996, 43 DCR 6151), and § 501(d) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Congressional Adjournment Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-2, February 19, 1997, 44 DCR 1590). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311). Temporary Legislation For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 501(d) of Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11-226, April 9, 1997, law notification 44 DCR 2584). Short Title Section 7001 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle A of Title VII of the act may be cited as the “Subject to Appropriations Repealers Amendment Act of 2013”. Effective Dates Section 24(b) of D.C. Law 6-97 provided that sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, and 23 shall take effect 1 year after March 25, 1986. Editor's Notes Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-184 provided that the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register. Section 7007 of D.C. Law 20-61 repealed D.C. Law 19-184, § 7.
DC Code § 50-301.09a (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.09a. Hearing examiner; appointment, powers and duties; appeals. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 10a; as added Jan. 30, 1990, D.C. Law 8-59, § 2(c), 36 DCR 7384; May 1, 1990, D.C. Law 8-107, § 2(c), 37 DCR 1623; Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-198, § 501(e), 43 DCR 4569.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 40-1709.1. 2001 Ed., § 50-309.01. Emergency Legislation For temporary repeal of section, see § 501(e) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Emergency Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-302, July 25, 1996, 43 DCR 4181), § 501(e) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Emergency Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-429, October 29, 1996, 43 DCR 6151), and § 501(e) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Congressional Adjournment Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-2, February 19, 1997, 44 DCR 1590). Temporary Legislation For temporary (225 day) repeal of section, see § 501(e) of Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11-226, April 9, 1997, law notification 44 DCR 2584). Editor's Notes D.C. Law 11-226, title V, § 501(e) ( 44 DCR 124), eff. April 9, 1997, provided for the temporary repeal of this section. Title XII, § 1201(b) of D.C. Law 11-226 provided for expiration “after 225 days of its having taken effect, or upon the effective date of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Amendment Act of 1996, whichever occurs first.”
DC Code § 50-301.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.10. Internal and procedural rules

(a) The DFHV shall establish rules for the general conduct of its organizational affairs and shall establish rules of procedure of general applicability consistent with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.]. These rules shall include specific guidelines to implement due process requirements. (b) The proposed rules shall comply with any requirements imposed upon the DFHV by subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.].  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 11, 33 DCR 703; May 10, 1988, D.C. Law 7-109, § 2(f), 35 DCR 2181; Oct. 22, 2012, D.C. Law 19-184, § 2(k), 59 DCR 9431; June 22, 2016, D.C. Law 21-124, § 401(k), 63 DCR 7076.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 40-1710. 2001 Ed., § 50-310. Effect of Amendments The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-184 rewrote the section. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311). Short Title Section 7001 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle A of Title VII of the act may be cited as the “Subject to Appropriations Repealers Amendment Act of 2013”. Effective Dates Section 24(b) of D.C. Law 6-97 provided that sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, and 23 shall take effect 1 year after March 25, 1986. Editor's Notes Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-184 provided that the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register. Section 7007 of D.C. Law 20-61 repealed D.C. Law 19-184, § 7.
DC Code § 50-301.12 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.12. Office of Taxicabs established. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 13, 33 DCR 703; May 1, 1990, D.C. Law 8-107, § 2(d), 37 DCR 1623; Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-198, § 501(f), 43 DCR 4569; Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-279, § 210, 54 DCR 903; Oct. 22, 2012, D.C. Law 19-184, § 2(m), 59 DCR 9431; Mar. 10, 2015, D.C. Law 20-197, § 2(f), 61 DCR 12430; June 22, 2016, D.C. Law 21-124, § 401(n), 63 DCR 7076.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 40-1712. 2001 Ed., § 50-312. Section References This section is referenced in § 50-303 and § 50-2536. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-279 added subsec. (e)(10). The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-184 rewrote (e)(3) and (e)(10); added (e) (11), (12), and (13); and rewrote (f) and (h)(2). The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-197, in (e)(5), substituted “owners and operators of public and private vehicles-for-hire, including taxicabs, taxicab companies, associations, fleets, and dispatch services” for “owners and operators of taxicabs, taxicab companies, associations, fleets, and dispatch services” and substituted “vehicle for-hire industry” for “taxicab industry”; substituted “vehicle inspection officers” for “public vehicle inspection officers” in (e)(11) and (f); and substituted “public and private vehicles-for-hire” for “public vehicles-for-hire” throughout (f). Cross References Licensing of vehicles for hire, see § 47-2829. Emergency Legislation For temporary amendment of section, see § 501(f) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Emergency Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-302, July 25, 1996, 43 DCR 4181), see § 501(f) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Emergency Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-429, October 29, 1996, 43 DCR 6151), and see § 501(f) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Congressional Adjournment Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-2, February 19, 1997, 44 DCR 1590). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311). Temporary Legislation For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 501(f) of Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11-226, April 9, 1997, law notification 44 DCR 2584). Short Title Section 7001 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle A of Title VII of the act may be cited as the “Subject to Appropriations Repealers Amendment Act of 2013”.
DC Code § 50-301.16 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.16. Reporting by Commissioner. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 17, 33 DCR 703; May 21, 1997, D.C. Law 11-268, § 10(ii)(2), 44 DCR 1730; June 22, 2016, D.C. Law 21-124, § 401(q), 63 DCR 7076.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 40-1716. 2001 Ed., § 50-316.
DC Code § 50-301.17 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.17. Rate proceeding; standard for rate structure

(a) Within 12 months of March 25, 1986, and at least once every 24 months thereafter, the DFHV shall undertake a review of the taxicab rate structure. The review required by this section shall be undertaken by holding at least 1 public hearing, upon notice with opportunity to comment. Within 120 days of holding the public hearings, the panel shall render a decision on whether a modification or adjustment in rate structure is warranted, and, if determined to be warranted, shall implement the modification or adjustment. (b) The DFHV, in the establishment and supervision of the taxicab rate structure, shall balance equitably the interest of owners and operators of taxicabs, taxicab companies and associations, and dispatch services in procuring a maximum rate of return on investment and labor against the public interest in maintaining a taxicab system affordable to a broad cross section of the public, and shall establish nondiscriminatory rates, charges, matrices, boundaries, and methodologies for the determination of taxicab fares which assure reasonable and adequate compensation and promote broad and nondiscriminatory public access to taxicab transportation facilities.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 18, 33 DCR 703; May 10, 1988, D.C. Law 7-109, § 2(g), 35 DCR 2181; Oct. 22, 2012, D.C. Law 19-184, § 2(o), 59 DCR 9431; June 22, 2016, D.C. Law 21-124, § 401(r), 63 DCR 7076.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 40-1717. 2001 Ed., § 50-317. Effect of Amendments The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-184 substituted “Commission” for “Commission’s Panel on Rates and Rules” in (a) and for “panel and the full commission” in (b). Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311). Short Title Section 7001 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle A of Title VII of the act may be cited as the “Subject to Appropriations Repealers Amendment Act of 2013”. Editor's Notes Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-184 provided that the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register. Section 7007 of D.C. Law 20-61 repealed D.C. Law 19-184, § 7.
DC Code § 50-301.18 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.18. Existing taxi regulations

Except as modified by this subchapter, or until changed by the Office of the Director pursuant to this subchapter, all regulations governing the vehicle-for-hire industry contained in the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations shall remain in effect. Within 9 months of the appointment and confirmation of the Director, the DFHV shall cause a republication of all regulations relating to the vehicle-for-hire industry, including applicable amendments to conform the regulations to this subchapter, and revisions issued by the DFHV.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 19, 33 DCR 703; June 22, 2016, D.C. Law 21-124, § 401(s), 63 DCR 7076; Feb. 22, 2019, D.C. Law 22-224, § 2(e), 66 DCR 187.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 40-1718. 2001 Ed., § 50-318. Editor's Notes Mayor authorized to appoint Commission prior to effective date: Section 24(c) of D.C. Law 6-97 provided that prior to the effective date specified in § 24(b) (1 year after March 25, 1986), the Mayor is authorized to appoint the members and chairperson of the Commission. Upon confirmation, the chairperson is authorized to appoint the Chief and approve the hiring of the staff of the Office. Following confirmation of a majority of their members, the Commission panels are authorized to issue internal operating procedures and otherwise organize the Commission in preparation for the performance of duties under the act. Delegation of Authority Delegation of Authority to the Chairperson of the D.C. Taxicab Commission to establish a fuel surcharge, see Mayor’s Order 2011-64, March 25, 2011 ( 58 DCR 2861).
DC Code § 50-301.21 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.21. Taxicab Driver Security Revolving Fund. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 20b; as added Oct. 1, 2002, D.C. Law 14-190, § 2602(c), 49 DCR 6968; Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 89, 51 DCR 881; Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 6042(a), 51 DCR 8441.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., §  50-321. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) repeal of section, see § 6042(a) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-486, August 2, 2004, 51 DCR 8236). For temporary (90 day) reversion of funds in the Taxicab Driver Security Revolving Fund, see § 6042(c) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-486, August 2, 2004, 51 DCR 8236). For temporary (90 day) repeal of section, see § 6042(a) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725). For temporary (90 day) reversion of funds in the Taxicab Driver Security Revolving Fund, see § 6042(c) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725). Short Title Short title of subtitle E of Law 15-205: Section 6041 of D.C. Law 15-205 provided that subtitle E of the act may be cited as the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Fund Repealer Amendment Act of 2004. Editor's Notes Section 6042(c) of D.C. Law 15-205 provided: “All funds in the Taxicab Driver Security Revolving Fund shall revert to the General Fund on October 1, 2004.”
DC Code § 50-301.22 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.22. Taxicab Driver Security Revolving Fund: loan application and eligibility criteria; vendor payments. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 20c; as added Oct. 1, 2002, D.C. Law 14-190, § 2602(c), 49 DCR 6968; Dec. 7, 2004, D.C. Law 15-205, § 6042(b), 51 DCR 8441.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., §  50-322. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) repeal of section, see § 6042(b) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-486, August 2, 2004, 51 DCR 8236). For temporary (90 day) reversion of funds in the Taxicab Driver Security Revolving Fund, see § 6042(c) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-486, August 2, 2004, 51 DCR 8236). For temporary (90 day) repeal of section, see § 6042(b) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725). For temporary (90 day) reversion of funds in the Taxicab Driver Security Revolving Fund, see § 6042(c) of Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-594, October 26, 2004, 51 DCR 11725). Editor's Notes Section 6042(c) of D.C. Law 15-205 provided: “All funds in the Taxicab Driver Security Revolving Fund shall revert to the General Fund on October 1, 2004.”
DC Code § 50-301.24 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.24. Wheelchair-Accessible Taxicab Promotion Fund. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 20e; as added Sept. 18, 2007, D.C. Law 17-20, § 6052, 54 DCR 7052; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 215(e), 56 DCR 1117; Oct. 22, 2012, D.C. Law 19-184, § 2(r), 59 DCR 9431.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., §  50-324. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction in the section designation. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 6052 of Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-74, July 25, 2007, 54 DCR 7549). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827). For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311). Short Title Short title: Section 6051 of D.C. Law 17-20 provided that subtitle F of title VI of the act may be cited as the “Wheelchair-Accessible Taxicab Promotion Fund Act of 2007”. Section 7001 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle A of Title VII of the act may be cited as the “Subject to Appropriations Repealers Amendment Act of 2013”. Editor's Notes Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-184 provided that the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register. Section 7007 of D.C. Law 20-61 repealed D.C. Law 19-184, § 7.
DC Code § 50-301.25a (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Taxicabs|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-301.25a. Accessibility of digital dispatch for individuals with disabilities

(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.  (Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 20f-1; as added Mar. 10, 2015, D.C. Law 20-197, § 2(h), 61 DCR 12430; Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-242, § 2(c), 64 DCR 1608.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-197: Section 7 of D.C. Law 20-197 provided, in part, that §§ 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the act shall apply as of March 10, 2015.