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DC Code § 50-904 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9 - Department of Motor Vehicles|Subchapter I - Establishment and Organization|§ 50-904. Functions

The primary function of the major organizational components of the DMV are to plan, program, operate, manage, control, and maintain systems, processes, and programs that serve to ensure the safe and efficient movement of people in the operation of motor vehicles within the District of Columbia. The following functional components are included within this framework: (1) Adjudication functions as follows: (A) Administer the processes of collecting traffic fines and adjudicating disputes regarding traffic movement or parking movement in the public right-of-way; (B) Ensure that efficient information and payment processing services are provided to motorists who have been ticketed, booted, or towed; (C) To process all correspondence relating to contested traffic violations; (D) Maintain account for the ticket file; (E) Make determinations on violations which pertain to automobile insurance; (F) Make determinations on complaints filed against public vehicle operators; and (G) Make determinations on drivers’ permits, including suspensions and revocations; (2) Customer service functions as follows: (A) Title and register new or used motor vehicles and trailers in the District and issue special tags and permits; (B) Coordinate the issuance of special tags and permits, and to enforce activities relating to automobile dealers and vehicle inspection facilities; (C) License public vehicle operators; (D) Provide all services which pertain to the issuance of driver permits and licensing; and (E) Maintain and administer a traffic record system; (3) Administrative service functions to provide department wide coordination of administrative services emphasizing human resources, technology and information support, procurement, and fiscal management support services; and (4) Take enforcement action, including the issuance of fines, for car dealers’ violations of Chapters 4 and 5 of Title 18, DCMR.  (Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-175, § 1825, 45 DCR 7193; Apr. 8, 2005, D.C. Law 15-307, § 204, 52 DCR 1700.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 40-154. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-307, deleted “and” at the end of par. (2)(E); substituted “: and” for a period at the end of par. (3); and added par. (4). Emergency Legislation For temporary addition of chapter, see note to § 50-901. For temporary (90-day) addition of Chapter 1A, see notes following § 50-901. Editor's Notes Application of D.C. Law 12-175: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 50-901.
DC Code § 50-904.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9 - Department of Motor Vehicles|Subchapter I - Establishment and Organization|§ 50-904.01. Department of Motor Vehicles Kiosk Fund

 *NOTE: This section was created by emergency legislation with identical permanent legislation that will become effective in January, 2022.*  (a) There is established as a special fund the Department of Motor Vehicles Kiosk Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) All convenience fees collected from the operation of the Department of Motor Vehicles' self-service kiosks shall be deposited in the Fund. (c) Money in the Fund shall be used to pay the costs of installing, renting, operating, maintaining, and providing supplies for the Department of Motor Vehicles' self-service kiosks. (d)(1) The money deposited in 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. (e) For the purposes of this section, the term "self-service kiosk" means a hardware device with specialized integrated software that enables users to conduct transactions related to the Department of Motor Vehicles' services without the need for assistance from Department of Motor Vehicles staff.  (Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-175, § 1825a; as added Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 6072, 68 DCR 008602.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 6072 of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
DC Code § 50-905 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9 - Department of Motor Vehicles|Subchapter I - Establishment and Organization|§ 50-905. Transfers

(a) All positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the Department of Public Works for the vehicle and driver licensing, registration, and control functions set out in Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983 (part D of subchapter VI of Chapter 15 of Title 1), effective March 1, 1984, are hereby transferred to the Department of Motor Vehicles. (b) All of the functions assigned, and authorities delegated to the Department of Public Works, with respect to issuing regulations for and administering motor vehicle services, except for parking services functions, as set forth in section III(H) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983, effective March 1, 1984 (including only vehicle and driver licensing, registration, and control) are hereby transferred to the Department of Motor Vehicles.  (Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-175, § 1826, 45 DCR 7193; Apr. 12, 2000, D.C. Law 13-91, § 151(b), 47 DCR 520.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 40-155. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 13-91 validated a previously made technical amendment in subsec. (a). Emergency Legislation For temporary addition of chapter, see note to § 50-901. For temporary (90-day) addition of Chapter 1A, see notes following § 50-901. Editor's Notes Application of D.C. Law 12-175: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 50-901.
DC Code § 50-911 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9 - Department of Motor Vehicles|Subchapter II - Regulations|§ 50-911. Regulations

The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles may amend the regulations promulgated pursuant to Regulation No. 72-13, effective June 30, 1972, that were published in Title 32 of the District of Columbia Rules and Regulations and are now contained in chapters 1 through 10 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, and those amendments contained in the provisions of the Motor Vehicle and Safe Driving Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 27, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-289; 48 DCR 2057 ). Regulations promulgated or amended pursuant to this section shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of Council review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and days of Council recess. If within the 45-day period, a resolution of disapproval has been introduced by 3 members of the Council, the regulations shall not be deemed approved.  (Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-289, § 801, 48 DCR 2057; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 82, 52 DCR 2638.)  Prior Codifications 2001 Ed., § 50-921. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-354 validated a previously made technical correction. Resolutions Resolution 15-736, the “Commercial Driver’s License Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 2004”, was approved effective November 9, 2004. Resolution 15-738, the “Special Use Identification Tag Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 2004”, was approved effective November 9, 2004. Resolution 16-351, the “Driver License and Reciprocity Application Rulemaking Disapproval Resolution of 2005”, was approved effective November 1, 2005.
DC Code § 50-915 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9 - Department of Motor Vehicles|Subchapter III - Mobile Customer Service Center Program|§ 50-915. Mobile Customer Service Center Program. [Not Funded]

Not Funded.  (Jan. 25, 2018, D.C. Law 22-49, § 2, 64 DCR 12411.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 22-49: § 3 of D.C. Law 22-49 provided that the creation of this section by § 2 of D.C. Law 22-49 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 50-921.01a (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9A - Department of Transportation|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-921.01a. Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled by an electric motor and is capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity. (1A) "Electric vehicle charging station" means a publically 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. (1B) “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.  (May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 2a; as added Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-207, § 2(a), 61 DCR 12690; Mar. 29, 2018, D.C. Law 22-78, § 2(a), 65 DCR 1560.)  Applicability Section 7026 of D.C. Law 22-168 repealed section 3 of D.C. Law 22-78 amending the applicability restriction impacting this section. Therefore the amendments of this section by D.C. Law 22-78 have been implemented. Applicability of D.C. Law 22-78: § 3 of D.C. Law 22-78 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(a) of D.C. Law 22-78 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented. Applicability of D.C. Law 20-207: Section 12(a) of D.C. Law 20-207 provided that §§ 2(a), 2(b)(1), 2(b)(2)(A), 2(b)(2)(B), 2(b)(2)(C), 2(c), 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 shall apply as of March 11, 2015.
DC Code § 50-921.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9A - Department of Transportation|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-921.06. Delegation and redelegation of authority

Except as provided in § 50-921.04, the Director of DDOT is the successor to all transportation related authority delegated to the Director of the Department of Public Works and is authorized to act, either personally or through a designated representative, as a member of any committees, commissions, boards, or other bodies which presently include as a member the Director of the Department of Public Works.  (May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 7, 49 DCR 3444; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 77(b), 52 DCR 2638.)  Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-354 substituted “DDOT” for “DOT”.
DC Code § 50-921.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9A - Department of Transportation|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-921.07. Reorganization

The Director of DDOT is authorized to organize the personnel and property transferred herein within any organizational unit of DDOT as the Director deems appropriate.  (May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 8, 49 DCR 3444; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 77(b), 52 DCR 2638.)  Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-354 substituted “DDOT” for “DOT”.
DC Code § 50-921.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9A - Department of Transportation|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-921.08. Repealer

All orders and parts of orders in conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed, except that any regulations adopted or promulgated by virtue of the authority granted by such orders, shall remain in force until properly revised, amended or repealed.  (May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 9, 49 DCR 3444.)
DC Code § 50-921.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9A - Department of Transportation|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-921.09. References to Department of Transportation (DOT)

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.  (May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 9a, formerly § 14; as added Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 77(d), 52 DCR 2638; renumbered Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, § 48(i), 53 DCR 6794.)  Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-191, in the credit, renumbered the section designation from § 14 to § 9a.
DC Code § 50-921.12 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9A - Department of Transportation|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-921.12. Special purpose revenue funds

(a) Beginning October 1, 2011, the Mayor shall submit to the Council, on a quarterly basis, a report certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia that details the activities, budget, expenditures, and variances, at the program level, of all programs, activities, and projects undertaken by the District Department of Transportation from all available special purpose revenue funding sources. (b) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall certify that project expenditures and obligations have not exceeded authorized amounts and that fund revenues are sufficient to ensure that remaining authorized project expenditures will not exceed revenues.  (May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 9d; as added Apr. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-370, § 626(c), 58 DCR 1008.)  Editor's Notes Section 629 of D.C. Law 18-370 provided: “Sec. 629. Applicability. This subtitle shall apply as of October 1, 2011; except, that sections 622 and 623(a)(2) shall apply as of the effective date of this act.”
DC Code § 50-921.14 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9A - Department of Transportation|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-921.14. Parking Meter and Transit Services Pay-by-Phone Transaction Fee Fund

(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.  (May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 9f; as added Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 6002, 59 DCR 8025; Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 6032, 67 DCR 10493.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 50-921.04 and § 50-2603. Effect of Amendments The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-168 added this section.
DC Code § 50-921.16 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9A - Department of Transportation|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-921.16. Bicycle Sharing Fund

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing, special purpose revenue fund the Bicycle Sharing Fund (“Fund”). The fund shall be administered by the Director of the District Department of Transportation and used to pay for goods, services, property and for any other purpose under the Bike Sharing program established pursuant to § 50-921.04(a)(1)(K) . (b) All revenue related to the Bike Sharing program, from whatever source derived, shall be deposited into the Fund as of March 19, 2013. (c) All funds deposited into the Fund, including any interest earned on those funds, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time, but shall be continually available for the uses and purposes set forth in subsection (a) of this section without regard to fiscal year limitation, subject to authorization by Congress.  (May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 9f; as added Mar. 19, 2013, D.C. Law 19-234, § 2(c), 59 DCR 14772; renumbered as § 9h, July 23, 2014, D.C. Law 20-128, § 2(b), 61 DCR 5722; June 22, 2016, D.C. Law 21-124, § 101(c), 63 DCR 7076.)  Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-234 added this section. The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-128 renumbered D.C. Law 14-137, § 9f, as added by D.C. Law 19-234, § 2(c), as D.C. Law 14-137, § 9h. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) addition of D.C. Law 14-137, § 9h, concerning the Parking Meter Fund, see § 2 of the District Department of Transportation Parking Meter Fund Establishment Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-2, January 29, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300). For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(b) of District Department of Transportation Bicycle Sharing Fund Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-424, July 27, 2012, 59 DCR 9375). For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 2(c) of District Department of Transportation Bicycle Sharing Fund EmergencyAmendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-424, July 27, 2012, 59 DCR 9375). Temporary Legislation Section 2(b) of D.C. Law 19-198 repealed (b)(3). Section 5(b) of D.C. Law 19-198 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
DC Code § 50-921.18 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9A - Department of Transportation|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-921.18. Rules

(a) The Director, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter. (b) The rules may establish fees as may be necessary or useful for implementation of the subchapter, including permit application fees, fees for the use of public space, and fees for services provided by DDOT or rights or privileges granted by DDOT.  (May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 9j; as added Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-207, § 2(c), 61 DCR 12690.)  Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 20-207: Section 12(a) of D.C. Law 20-207 provided that §§ 2(a), 2(b)(1), 2(b)(2)(A), 2(b)(2)(B), 2(b)(2)(C), 2(c), 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 shall apply as of March 11, 2015.
DC Code § 50-921.20 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9A - Department of Transportation|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-921.20. Vision Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Fund

(a) There is established as a special fund the Vision Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Director of DDOT in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) There shall be deposited in the Fund: (1) $500,000 per fiscal year from the fines generated from the automated traffic enforcement system, authorized by § 50-2209.01; and (2) Fees received by the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to § 50-1501.02c(b)(1). (c) The Fund shall be used solely to enhance the safety and quality of pedestrian and bicycle transportation, including education, engineering, and enforcement efforts designed to calm traffic and provide safe routes. (d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time. (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and fiscal plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.  (May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 9l; as added Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 6033(a), 62 DCR 10905; Feb. 18, 2017, D.C. Law 21-212, § 3, 63 DCR 15326.)  Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 6033(a) of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).
DC Code § 50-921.21 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 9A - Department of Transportation|Subchapter I - General|§ 50-921.21. Congestion management studies

(a) No later than September 30, 2016, the Department shall make publicly available a congestion management study that includes at a minimum: (1) An assessment of the current state of congestion in the District; (2) A collection of data, using objective criteria, that demonstrates the average commute times for District residents based on each of the following modes of transportation: (A) Walking; (B) Bicycling; (C) By bus; and (D) By driving a personal car; (3) Recommendations for remedying existing congestion problems in the District; and (4) One-year, 3-year, and 5-year plans for implementing the recommendations required by paragraph (3) of this section. (b) By July 1, 2020, the District Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, other District agencies, or organizations such as DC Sustainable Transportation, as needed, shall make publicly available a study that evaluates and makes recommendations regarding the potential benefits of congestion pricing on the District, including: (1) An analysis of the effect of intra-district tolls; (2) An analysis of the effect of tolls for vehicles entering the District via the District's bridges; (3) An analysis of the effect of different pricing strategies; (4) An analysis of how different pricing strategies would be compatible with the introduction of autonomous vehicles; (5) An analysis of the effect on demographic, geographical, and income-level equity, as well as the effect on District residents and non-residents; (6) An analysis of the potential to raise revenue; and (7) An analysis of the potential benefits of regional collaboration.  (May 21, 2002, D.C. Law 14-137, § 9m; as added Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 6112, 62 DCR 10905; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6113, 66 DCR 8621.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6113 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6113 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).  For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 6112 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).