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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 1 - Railroads › Subchapter II - 7th Street Substation › § 35–123. Reversion of property to District of Columbia; adequate walkways provided

§ 35–123. Reversion of property to District of Columbia; adequate walkways provided.
The area in square south of 463 on the map of the City of Washington heretofore used for station purposes shall revert to the District of Columbia upon the completion of these improvements; provided, that the said Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company shall construct and maintain thereon, subject to the approval of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, adequate walkways to the adjacent streets.
(July 25, 1935, 49 Stat. 498, ch. 415, § 3.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-106.
1973 Ed., § 44-106.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 1 - Railroads › Subchapter II - 7th Street Substation › § 35–124. Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved

§ 35–124. Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved.
Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal §§ 35-121 to 35-123.
(July 25, 1935, 49 Stat. 498, ch. 415, § 4.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-107.
1973 Ed., § 44-107.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–201. Competitive lines on fixed routes and schedules; certificate of convenience and necessity required

§ 35–201. Competitive lines on fixed routes and schedules; certificate of convenience and necessity required.
No competitive street railway or bus line, that is, bus or railway line for the transportation of passengers of the character which runs over a given route on a fixed schedule, shall be established without the prior issuance of a certificate by the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia to the effect that the competitive line is necessary for the convenience of the public.
(Jan. 14, 1933, 47 Stat. 760, ch. 10, § 4; Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 634, Pub. L. 88-503, § 21.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-201.
1973 Ed., § 44-201.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–202. Furnishing sufficient cars, power, equipment, appliances and service required; rules and regulations; penalties for violation

§ 35–202. Furnishing sufficient cars, power, equipment, appliances and service required; rules and regulations; penalties for violation.
Every street railroad company or corporation owning, controlling, leasing or operating 1 or more street railroads within the District of Columbia shall on each and all of its railroads supply and operate a sufficient number of cars, clean, sanitary, in good repair, with proper and safe power, equipment, appliances and service, comfortable and convenient, and so operate the same as to give expeditious passage, not to exceed 15 miles per hour within the city limits or 20 miles per hour in the suburbs, to all persons desirous of the use of the said cars, without crowding said cars. The Public Service Commission is hereby given power to require and compel obedience to all of the provisions of this section, and to make, alter, amend and enforce all needful rules and regulations to secure said obedience; and said Commission is given power to make all such orders and regulations necessary to the exercise of the powers herein granted to it as may be reasonable and proper; and such railroad companies or corporations, their officers and employees, are hereby required to obey all the provisions of this section, and such regulations and orders as may be made by said Commission. Any such company or corporation, or its officers or employees, violating any provision of this section, or any of the said orders or regulations made by said Commission, or permitting such violation, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000. And each day of failure or neglect on the part of such company or corporation, its officers or employees, to obey each and all of the provisions and requirements of this section, or the orders and regulations of the Commission made thereunder, shall be regarded as a separate offense.
(May 23, 1908, 35 Stat. 250, ch. 190, § 16; Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 634, Pub. L. 88-503, § 21.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-202.
1973 Ed., § 44-202.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 35-203.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–203. Prosecutions to be on information

§ 35–203. Prosecutions to be on information.
Prosecutions for violations of any of the provisions of §§ 35-202, 35-206, and 35-207 shall be on information of the Corporation Counsel filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by or on behalf of the District of Columbia.
(May 23, 1908, 35 Stat. 250, ch. 190, § 17; Mar. 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 995, ch. 150, § 8; Apr. 1, 1942, 56 Stat. 190, ch. 207, § 1; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1; Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 634, Pub. L. 88-503, § 21; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(a); Oct. 21, 2000, D.C. Law 13-187, § 2(b), 47 DCR 7073.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-203.
1973 Ed., § 44-203.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-187 substituted for “Public Service Commission” the phrase “Corporation Counsel” and for the phrase “the Commission” the phrase “the District of Columbia”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–204. Fenders required on street cars

§ 35–204. Fenders required on street cars.
The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized and empowered to make and to enforce all reasonable regulations in respect to requiring street cars operated by other means than horsepower in the District of Columbia to be provided with proper fenders for the protection of the lives and limbs of all persons within the District of Columbia. Such power and authority shall extend to the adoption by the said Mayor of any fender or fenders deemed by him to be superior to the fenders now in use as the fender or fenders which shall be used on cars operated within said District; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall operate to relieve any street-railway company from liability for accidents on its lines.
(Aug. 7, 1894, 28 Stat. 250, ch. 232.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-204.
1973 Ed., § 44-204.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–205. Glass vestibules required for street car motormen; penalties; exception. [Repealed]

§ 35–205. Glass vestibules required for street car motormen; penalties; exception. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 1001, ch. 1434; Apr. 29, 2004, D.C. Law 15-154, § 10, 50 DCR 10996.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-205.
1973 Ed., § 44-205.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–206. Construction of duct lines authorized

§ 35–206. Construction of duct lines authorized.
The Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company, the Washington Railway and Electric Company, the City and Suburban Railway Company, and the Capital Traction Company are hereby permitted to lay duct lines on such streets as may be necessary for the proper operation of their lines, the location of such duct lines to be approved by the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and the cost thereof shall be borne and paid solely by said street-railway companies, and they shall be solely liable for all damages to persons and property occasioned by any construction or work authorized by this section.
(May 23, 1908, 35 Stat. 247, ch. 190, § 4.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-206.
1973 Ed., § 44-206.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 35-203.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–207. Unlawful disposition, acceptance and use of transfers

§ 35–207. Unlawful disposition, acceptance and use of transfers.
No transfer ticket or written or printed instrument giving or purporting to give the right of transfer to any person or persons from a rail transit car or from a public passenger vehicle with a capacity for seating 12 or more, owed or operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which is transporting passengers in regular route service within the corporate limits of the city, shall be issued, sold, or given except to a passenger lawfully entitled thereto. Any person who shall issue, sell, or give away such a transfer ticket or instrument as aforesaid to a person or persons not lawfully entitled thereto, and any person or persons not lawfully entitled thereto who shall receive and use or offer for passage any such transfer ticket or instrument to another with intent to have such transfer ticket used or offered for passage shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $25.
(May 23, 1908, 35 Stat. 250, ch. 190, § 15; Oct. 21, 2000, D.C. Law 13-187, § 2(a), 47 DCR 7073.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-207.
1973 Ed., § 44-207.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 35-203.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-187 rewrote the first sentence which formerly provided: “No transfer ticket or written or printed instrument giving or purporting to give the right of transfer to any person or persons from a public conveyance operated upon 1 line or route of a street railroad or from 1 car to another car upon the line of any street railroad, shall be issued, sold, or given except to a passenger lawfully entitled thereto.”
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–208. Reciprocal transfer and trackage agreements

§ 35–208. Reciprocal transfer and trackage agreements.
Every street railway in the District of Columbia whose lines connect, or whose lines may, after August 2, 1894, connect, with the lines of any other street-railway company, is hereby required to make reciprocal transfer arrangements with such street-railway companies, and to furnish such facilities therefor as the public convenience may require, and to enter into reciprocal trackage arrangements with such connecting roads. The schedules and compensation shall be mutually agreed upon between the said railway companies, and in case of failure to reach such mutual agreement, the matter in dispute shall be determined by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, upon petition filed by either party.
(Aug. 2, 1894, 28 Stat. 218, ch. 189, § 5; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 572, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(c)(40).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-208.
1973 Ed., § 44-208.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–209. Type of rails required

§ 35–209. Type of rails required.
No other rail than a flat grooved rail made level with the surface of the streets upon each side of the tracks or roadbeds, so that no obstruction shall be presented to vehicles passing over said tracks, shall be laid by any street railway company in the streets of Washington; provided, that the foregoing requirements as to rails and roadbed shall not apply to street railroads outside the City of Washington.
(Mar. 2, 1889, 25 Stat. 797, ch. 370; Feb. 11, 1895, 28 Stat. 650, ch. 79.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-209.
1973 Ed., § 44-209.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–210. Use of another’s underground line prohibited

§ 35–210. Use of another’s underground line prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any street-railway company operating its system or parts of its system over any portion of the underground electric lines owned and operated by another street-railway company in the City of Washington to continue such operation, or to enter into reciprocal trackage relations with any other company, unless its motive power for the propulsion of its cars shall be the same as that of the company whose tracks are used or to be used. For every violation of §§ 35-210 to 35-212 the company violating it shall be subject to a fine of $10 for every car operated in violation of the provisions of §§ 35-210 to 35-212, said fine to be collected and applied in the same manner as is provided by § 35-211.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1302, ch. 854, § 711.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-210.
1973 Ed., § 44-210.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–211. Removal of disused tracks; penalty for noncompliance

§ 35–211. Removal of disused tracks; penalty for noncompliance.
Whenever the track or tracks, or any part thereof, of any street-railway company in the District of Columbia shall not have been regularly operated for railway purposes upon a schedule as required by its charter for a period of 3 months, the Mayor of said District, in his discretion, may thereupon notify such company to remove said unused tracks and to place the street in good condition; and if such company shall neglect or refuse to remove said tracks and place the street in good condition within 60 days after such notice, the said company shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine of $10 for each and every day during which said tracks are permitted to remain upon the street or streets, or said roadway shall remain out of repair, which fine shall be recovered in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, in the name of said District, as other fines and penalties are recovered in said Court.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1302, ch. 854, § 710; June 30, 1902, 32 Stat. 534, ch. 1329; Apr. 1, 1942, 56 Stat. 190, ch. 207, § 1; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(a).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-211.
1973 Ed., § 44-211.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 35-210.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–212. Free transfer under reciprocal trackage agreement

§ 35–212. Free transfer under reciprocal trackage agreement.
All street-railway companies within the District of Columbia on January 1, 1902, operating their systems, or parts of their systems, in the City of Washington by use of the tracks of 1 or more of such companies, under a reciprocal trackage agreement, which shall be compelled to discontinue the use of the tracks of another company, shall issue free transfers to their patrons from 1 system to the other at such junctions of their respective lines as may be provided for by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1302, ch. 854, § 712.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-212.
1973 Ed., § 44-212.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–213. Free transportation of uniformed policemen and firemen. [Repealed]

§ 35–213. Free transportation of uniformed policemen and firemen. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Sept. 1, 1916, 39 Stat. 683, ch. 433; May 10, 1989, D.C. Law 7-231, § 46, 36 DCR 492.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-213.
1973 Ed., § 44-213.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–214. Reduced fares for school children

§ 35–214. Reduced fares for school children.
Expired.
(Feb. 25, 1931, 46 Stat. 1419, ch. 302.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-214.
Editor's Notes
The Act of February 25, 1931, 46 Stat. 1419, ch. 302, formerly codified as this section, became inoperative upon acceptance of the agreement between the Capital Traction Company and the Washington Railway and Electric Company for unification under the Act of January 14, 1933, 47 Stat. 759, ch. 10.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter I - General › § 35–215. Annual reports to Congress

§ 35–215. Annual reports to Congress.
Every street-railroad corporation in the District of Columbia, and every such corporation which shall be organized after June 10, 1896, shall, on or before the 1st day of February in each year, make a report to each the Senate and the House of Representatives, which report shall be sworn to and signed by the president and treasurer of such corporation, and shall cover the period of 1 year ending the 31st day of December previous to the date of making the report. Such report shall state the amount of capital stock, with a list of the stockholders and the amount of stock held by each; the amount of capital stock paid in; the total amount now of funded debt; the amount of floating debt; the average rate per annum of interest on funded debt; amount of dividends declared; cost of roadbed and superstructure, including iron; cost of land, buildings, and fixtures, including land damages; cost of cars, horses, harness, and motors and other machinery; total cost of road and equipment; length of road in miles; length of double track, including sidings; weight of rail, by yard; the number of cars and of horses; the number of motors; the total number of passengers carried in cars; the average time consumed by passenger cars in passing over the road; repairs of roadbed and railway, including iron, and repairs of buildings and fixtures; total cost of maintaining road and real estate; cost of general superintendence; salaries of officers, clerks, agents, and office expenses; wages paid conductors, drivers, engineers, and motor men; water and other taxes; damages to persons and property, including medical attendance; rents, including use of other roads; total expense of operating road, and repairs; receipts from passengers; receipts from all other sources, specifying what, in detail; total receipts from all sources during the year; payments for maintenance and repairs; payments for interest; payments for dividends on stock, amount and rate per centum; total payments during the year; the number of persons injured in life and limb; the cause of the injury, and whether to passengers, employees, or other persons.
(June 10, 1896, 29 Stat. 320, ch. 395, § 10.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-222.
1973 Ed., § 44-215.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II - Student Fares. [Repealed] › § 35–231. Fixed rate for schoolchildren not over 18 years of age; formula for adjusting and payment of fare subsidy. [Repealed]

§ 35–231. Fixed rate for schoolchildren not over 18 years of age; formula for adjusting and payment of fare subsidy. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Aug. 9, 1955, 69 Stat. 616, ch. 680, § 1; June 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 113, Pub. L. 87-507, § 1(2); Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 634, Pub. L. 88-503, § 21; Oct. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 1187, Pub. L. 90-605, § 1; Aug. 11, 1971, 85 Stat. 315, Pub. L. 92-90; Aug. 14, 1974, 88 Stat. 446, Pub. L. 93-375, § 1; Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-152, § 2, 25 DCR 2534.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-215.
1973 Ed., § 44-214a.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II - Student Fares. [Repealed] › § 35–232. Subsidy agreement. [Repealed]

§ 35–232. Subsidy agreement. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-152, § 2, 25 DCR 2534; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6049, 66 DCR 8621.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-216.
1973 Ed., § 44-214.1.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 35-237.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) repeal of this section, see § 6049 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) repeal of this section, see § 6049 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
Delegation of Authority
Delegation of authority pursuant to D.C. Law 2-152, the School Transit Subsidy Act of 1978, see Mayor’s Order 90-130, October 2, 1990.
Delegation of Authority to the Director of the District Department of Transportation, see Mayor’s Order 2006-104, July 28, 2006 ( 53 DCR 6399).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II - Student Fares. [Repealed] › § 35–234. Tokens and tickets; certification of eligibility required. [Repealed]

§ 35–234. Tokens and tickets; certification of eligibility required. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-152, § 2, 25 DCR 2534; Sept. 26, 1981, D.C. Law 4-33, § 2(c), 28 DCR 3187; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6049, 66 DCR 8621.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-218.
1973 Ed., § 44-214.3.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) repeal of this section, see § 6049 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) repeal of this section, see § 6049 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II - Student Fares. [Repealed] › § 35–235. Metrorail discount cards; factors determining need in use of transit system. [Repealed]

§ 35–235. Metrorail discount cards; factors determining need in use of transit system. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-152, § 2, 25 DCR 2534; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6049, 66 DCR 8621.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-219.
1973 Ed., § 44-214.4.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) repeal of this section, see § 6049 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) repeal of this section, see § 6049 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II - Student Fares. [Repealed] › § 35–236. Subsidy payments authorized; audit; interest credit for advance payment. [Repealed]

§ 35–236. Subsidy payments authorized; audit; interest credit for advance payment. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-152, § 2, 25 DCR 2534; Sept. 26, 1981, D.C. Law 4-33, § 2(d), 28 DCR 3187; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6049, 66 DCR 8621.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-220.
1973 Ed., § 44-214.5.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 9-1111.15.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) repeal of this section, see § 6049 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) repeal of this section, see § 6049 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II - Student Fares. [Repealed] › § 35–237. Rules and regulations. [Repealed]

§ 35–237. Rules and regulations. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-152, § 2, 25 DCR 2534; Sept. 26, 1981, D.C. Law 4-33, § 2(e), 28 DCR 3187; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6049, 66 DCR 8621.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-221.
1973 Ed., § 44-214.6.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) repeal of this section, see § 6049 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) repeal of this section, see § 6049 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II-A - Student, Foster Youth, Summer Youth Employee, and Adult Learner Transit Subsidies › § 35–241. Definitions

§ 35–241. Definitions.
For the purposes of this subchapter, the term "public transit services operated by the District government" means the D.C. Circulator bus system and the District's streetcar system.
(Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6042, 66 DCR 8621.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 6042 of the 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) creation of this section, see § 6042 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II-A - Student, Foster Youth, Summer Youth Employee, and Adult Learner Transit Subsidies › § 35–242. Transit subsidy agreement

§ 35–242. Transit subsidy agreement.
To accomplish the mandates of this subchapter, the Mayor may enter into one or more agreements with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for the transportation of elementary and secondary school students, adult learners, foster youth, and summer youth employees at subsidized or free fares.
(Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6043, 66 DCR 8621.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 6043 of the 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) creation of this section, see § 6043 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II-A - Student, Foster Youth, Summer Youth Employee, and Adult Learner Transit Subsidies › § 35–243. Kids Ride Free transit subsidy program

§ 35–243. Kids Ride Free transit subsidy program.
(a) The Mayor may establish a subsidy program, to be known as Kids Ride Free ("Kids Ride Free Program"), under which District elementary and secondary school students shall receive free fares on the Metrorail system, Metrobus system, and public transit systems operated by the District government.
(b) To be eligible for the Kids Ride Free Program, a student shall be:
(1) A resident of the District under 22 years of age; and
(2) Enrolled in one of the following:
(A) A traditional District of Columbia public school or public charter school;
(B) An alternative, adult, or special education District of Columbia public school or public charter school;
(C) A private school, including a parochial school, in the District;
(D) An education program operated by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education; or
(E) Homeschooling in the District.
(c) The Mayor may require each student, student's parent or guardian, or student's school to file an application on behalf of the student to participate in the Kids Ride Free Program.
(d) The Mayor may impose a fee for the issuance or replacement of a transit card.
(e) The Mayor may establish standards for eligibility to participate in the Kids Ride Free Program and may impose such other restrictions on eligibility and the use of free fares, including limiting the use of free fares to educational and employment purposes, that the Mayor deems appropriate for the proper operational and fiscal administration of the Kids Ride Free Program.
(Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6044, 66 DCR 8621.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 6044 of the 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) creation of this section, see § 6044 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II-A - Student, Foster Youth, Summer Youth Employee, and Adult Learner Transit Subsidies › § 35–244. Transit subsidy for youth in the District's foster care system

§ 35–244. Transit subsidy for youth in the District's foster care system.
(a) The Mayor may establish a program ("Foster Youth Program") to allow youth in the District's foster care system to receive free fares on the Metrorail system, Metrobus system, and public transit services operated by the District government.
(b) To be eligible to participate in the Foster Youth Program, a foster youth must be under 21 years of age.
(c) The Mayor may require each foster youth, or the foster youth's parent, guardian, or custodian to file an application on behalf of the foster youth to participate in the Foster Youth Program.
(d) The Mayor may impose a fee for the issuance or replacement of a transit card.
(e) The Mayor may establish standards for eligibility to participate in the Foster Youth Program, and may impose such other restrictions on eligibility and the use of free fares, including limiting the use of free fares to educational and employment purposes, that the Mayor deems appropriate for the proper operational and fiscal administration and of the Foster Youth Program.
(Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6045, 66 DCR 8621.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 6045 of the 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) creation of this section, see § 6045 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II-A - Student, Foster Youth, Summer Youth Employee, and Adult Learner Transit Subsidies › § 35–245. Summer Youth Employment Program transit subsidy

§ 35–245. Summer Youth Employment Program transit subsidy.
(a)(1) The Mayor shall establish a program ("SYEP Program") to allow participants in the Summer Youth Employment Program ("SYEP") administered by the Mayor pursuant to § 32-242(a)(1) to travel at subsidized or free fares on the Metrorail system, Metrobus system, and public transit services operated by the District government.
(2) The total subsidy provided to an individual pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall at least equal the cost of a roundtrip regular Metrobus fare for every program day of the SYEP.
(b) To be eligible to participate in the SYEP Program, an SYEP participant:
(1) Must be 24 years of age or younger; and
(2) May not receive a subsidy pursuant to § 35-243 or § 35-244 during the individual's SYEP participation.
(c) The Mayor may require each SYEP participant or the SYEP participant's parent or guardian to file an application on the SYEP participant's behalf to participate in the SYEP Program.
(d) The Mayor may impose a fee for the issuance or replacement of a transit card.
(e) The Mayor may:
(1) Establish standards for eligibility to participate in the SYEP Program;
(2) Limit the use of subsidized fares to transportation to and from SYEP employment, internships, and related activities; and
(3) Impose such other restrictions on eligibility and the use of subsidized or free fares that the Mayor deems appropriate for the proper operational and fiscal administration of the SYEP Program.
(Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6046, 66 DCR 8621.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 6046 of the 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) creation of this section, see § 6046 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II-A - Student, Foster Youth, Summer Youth Employee, and Adult Learner Transit Subsidies › § 35–246. Adult learners transit subsidy

§ 35–246. Adult learners transit subsidy.
(a) Subject to available funds, the Mayor shall establish a program ("Adult Learners Program") for students of adult learning programs to receive subsidized fares on the Metrorail system, Metrobus system, and public transit services operated by the District government.
(b) To be eligible to participate in the Adult Learners Program, a student shall be:
(1) Eighteen years of age or older;
(2) A District resident;
(3) Not eligible for a free fare pursuant to § 35-243 or § 35-244; and
(4) Enrolled in an adult learning program that is operated by or receives funding from:
(A) A local education agency in the District, including the District of Columbia Public Schools or a public charter school;
(B) The District of Columbia Public Library;
(C) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education; or
(D) The University of the District of Columbia Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning Program.
(c) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2020, an eligible student shall receive a subsidy equal to at least $70 per month for each month the student is enrolled in an adult learning program.
(Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6047, 66 DCR 8621.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 6047 of the 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) creation of this section, see § 6047 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter II-A - Student, Foster Youth, Summer Youth Employee, and Adult Learner Transit Subsidies › § 35–247. Rules

§ 35–247. Rules.
The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.
(Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 6048, 66 DCR 8621.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 6048 of the 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) creation of this section, see § 6048 of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter III - Passenger Conduct › § 35–252. Failure to pay fare or to present valid transfer; entry by rear door prohibited

§ 35–252. Failure to pay fare or to present valid transfer; entry by rear door prohibited.
Except in emergency circumstances, no person shall knowingly:
(1) Take the following actions without paying the established fare or presenting a valid transfer:
(A) Board a public or private passenger vehicle for hire, including vehicles owned or operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ("WMATA");
(B) Board a rail transit car owned or operated by WMATA; or
(C) Enter or leave the fare-paid area of a rail transit station owned or operated by WMATA; or
(2) Board a public or private passenger vehicle for hire, including vehicles owned or operated by WMATA, through the rear exit door, unless so directed by an employee or agent of the carrier.
(Sept. 23, 1975, D.C. Law 1-18, § 3; as added, Feb. 22, 1978, D.C. Law 2-40, § 2(c), 24 DCR 3344; May 3, 2019, D.C. Law 22-310, § 4(b), 66 DCR 1395.)
Prior Codifications
2001 Ed., § 35-216.
1981 Ed., § 44-224.
1973 Ed., § 44-216.1.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 35-253 and § 35-254.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter III - Passenger Conduct › § 35–253. Carrier authorized to refuse transportation to violators

§ 35–253. Carrier authorized to refuse transportation to violators.
A carrier may refuse to transport a person or persons whose immediately observed conduct or behavior would constitute a violation of § 35-251 or § 35-252.
(Sept. 23, 1975, D.C. Law 1-18, § 4, formerly § 3, 22 DCR 1995; renumbered, Feb. 22, 1978, D.C. Law 2-40, § 2(b), 24 DCR 3344.)
Prior Codifications
2001 Ed., § 35-252.
1981 Ed., § 44-225.
1973 Ed., § 44-217.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 35-251.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter III-A - Notice of Enhanced Penalties › § 35–261. Notice of enhanced penalties for commission of offenses against transit operators and Metrorail station managers

§ 35–261. Notice of enhanced penalties for commission of offenses against transit operators and Metrorail station managers.
(a)(1) The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority shall post or otherwise provide conspicuous notice of the enhanced penalties for the commission of certain offenses against transit operators and Metrorail station managers in the District of Columbia pursuant to § 22-3751.01 on all Metrobus buses and Metrorail trains operating in the District of Columbia, and at or near all Metrorail station kiosks within the District of Columbia.
(2) The Mayor shall post or otherwise provide similar notice on all DC Circulator buses.
(b) The absence of notice on a vehicle or at a Metrorail station required under this section shall not constitute a defense to or otherwise invalidate or prevent the imposition of the enhanced penalties provided in § 22-3751.01.
(July 23, 2008, D.C. Law 17-206, § 4, 55 DCR 5168.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 2 - Street Railways and Bus Lines › Subchapter IV - Merger of Street Railways › § 35–271. Merger of street railways permitted

§ 35–271. Merger of street railways permitted.
Any or all of the street railway companies operating in the District of Columbia are hereby authorized and empowered to merge or consolidate, either by purchase or lease by 1 company of the properties, and/or stocks or securities of any of the others, or by the formation of a new corporation to acquire the properties and/or stocks or securities and to succeed to the powers and obligations of each or any of said companies under such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by a vote of a majority in amount of the stock of the respective corporations and as may be approved by the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia; provided, that no merger of said companies shall be finally consummated until the same is approved by a joint resolution of Congress. Such new corporation shall be incorporated under the provisions of Chapters 1, 2, and 4 of Title 29, as far as applicable, with issues of stock at a stated par value and/or of no par value, as may be approved by the Public Service Commission. Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this section or any provision thereof.
(Mar. 4, 1925, 43 Stat. 1265, ch. 527, §§ 1, 3; Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 634, Pub. L. 88-503, § 21; July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 3(aa), 58 DCR 1720.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-803.
1973 Ed., § 43-503.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 18-378, in subsec. (a)(1), substituted “Chapters 1, 2, and 4 of Title 29” for “Chapter 3 of Title 29”.
Cross References
Street railways and bus lines, certificate of convenience and necessity, see § 35-201.
Utility issuance of securities, reorganization or consolidation by stock issuance, see § 34-504.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 3 - Employers’ Liability › § 35–301. Liability of common carriers for injuries to employees

§ 35–301. Liability of common carriers for injuries to employees.
Every common carrier engaged in trade or commerce in the District of Columbia, or in any territory of the United States, or between the several states, or between any territory and another, or between any territory or territories and any state or states, or the District of Columbia, or with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia and any state or states or foreign nations, shall be liable to any of its employees, or, in the case of his death, to his personal representative for the benefit of his widow and children, if any, if none, then for his parents, if none, then for his next of kin dependent upon him, for all damages which may result from the negligence of any of its officers, agents, or employees, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency due to its negligence in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, ways, or works.
(June 11, 1906, 34 Stat. 232, ch. 3073, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-401.
1973 Ed., § 44-401.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 35-305.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 3 - Employers’ Liability › § 35–302. Contributory negligence no bar to recovery

§ 35–302. Contributory negligence no bar to recovery.
In all actions brought against any common carriers to recover damages for personal injuries to an employee, or where such injuries have resulted in his death, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery where his contributed negligence was slight and that of the employer was gross in comparison, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee. All questions of negligence and contributory negligence shall be for the jury.
(June 11, 1906, 34 Stat. 232, ch. 3073, § 2.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-402.
1973 Ed., § 44-402.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 35 - Railroads and Other Carriers › Chapter 3 - Employers’ Liability › § 35–303. Insurance contracts no bar to recovery

§ 35–303. Insurance contracts no bar to recovery.
No contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity for injury or death entered into by or on behalf of any employee, nor the acceptance of any such insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity by the person entitled thereto, shall constitute any bar or defense to any action brought to recover damages for personal injuries to or death of such employee; provided, however, that upon the trial of such action against any common carrier the defendant may set off therein any sum it has contributed toward any such insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity that may have been paid to the injured employee, or, in case of his death, to his personal representative.
(June 11, 1906, 34 Stat. 232, ch. 3073, § 3.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 44-403.
1973 Ed., § 44-403.