District of Columbia Administrative Code

315 ISA PROGRAM—INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEM PROVIDERS 315.1 (a) All intelligent speed assistance system providers must be certified by the Department in accordance with the requirements of this section. (b) The Department shall enter into an agreement with a provider that…

3000 NOTICE OF INFRACTION 3000.1 The Notice of Infraction, also referred to as a ticket, shall be in the form prescribed by the Director and shall contain the type of registration; the registration plate number; the jurisdiction of registration; a description of the vehicle; a ge…

3001 FLEET RECONCILIATION PROGRAM REGISTRATION FEE 3001.1 Participants in the fleet reconciliation program established pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 50-2303.04a (2009 Repl. & 2011 Supp.) must first register each vehicle to be included in the program. 3001.2 A vehicle’s registr…

3002 ISSUANCE OF PARKING VIOLATIONS ONLY 3002.1 The following are empowered to issue Notices of Infraction for parking violations within their respective jurisdictions: (a) District of Columbia Protective Services; (b) District of Columbia Department of Human Services at D.C. Gen…

3003 ISSUANCE OF MOVING AND NON-MOVING VIOLATIONS 3003.1 The following are empowered to issue Notices of Infraction for all moving and parking infractions within their respective jurisdictions: (a) District of Columbia Metropolitan Police; (b) Metro Transit Police; (c) National Z…

3004 SERVICE OF THE NOTICE OF INFRACTION 3004.1 Service of the appropriate copy of the Notice of Infraction as provided for in § 3003 may be made in person to the operator of a vehicle. 3004.2 Personal service shall be used for moving violations and parking violations, except as …

3005 RETURN ON NOTICE OF SERVICE 3005.1 [REPEALED] 3005.2 [REPEALED] 3005.3 [REPEALED] 3005.4 [REPEALED] 3005.5 [REPEALED] 3005.6 An officer using a hand-held electronic device to issue Notices of Infraction for parking violations shall, at the end of the officer’s shift or duty,…

3006 ANSWERS TO NOTICES OF INFRACTION 3006.1 A respondent shall answer a notice of infraction in accordance with the provisions of the Traffic Adjudication Act. 3006.2 [REPEALED] 3006.3 [REPEALED] 3006.4 [REPEALED] 3006.5 [REPEALED] 3006.6 [REPEALED] 3006.7 (a) This subsection es…

3007 PAYMENT OF CIVIL FINES 3007.1 Payments may be made online at the Department’s website, via the Department’s mobile app, or by phone by credit/debit card; in-person by credit card, debit card, check, money order, or cash at the Department, or by check or money order through t…

3008 REQUESTS FOR HEARINGS 3008.1 [REPEALED] 3008.2 [REPEALED] 3008.3 For moving violations, other than an automated traffic enforcement violation, the officer who issued the Notice of Infraction shall be summoned by Adjudication Services only in cases where the person denies lia…

3009 SCHEDULING OF HEARINGS 3009.1 [REPEALED] 3009.2 [REPEALED] 3009.3 Hearings will be held daily except Saturdays, Sundays, holidays observed by the District government, periods during which the District government is closed, and except during those hours established by the Dep…

3011 HEARING PROCEDURES 3011.1 Each hearing will be held before a Hearing Examiner, Supervisory Hearing Examiner, Chief Hearing Examiner, or Adjudication Services Administrator. No other person has the authority to adjudicate or dismiss a traffic infraction. 3011.2 All hearings w…

3012 RULES OF EVIDENCE 3012.1 The burden of proof shall be on the District. 3012.2 The standards of proof established by the D.C. Traffic Adjudication Act are the following: (a) Clear and convincing evidence in cases of moving violations; and (b) Preponderance of the evidence in …

3013 FINAL DETERMINATIONS 3013.1 After making a determination sustaining the charges and, as applicable, imposing fines and assessing penalties, or a determination dismissing the charges, the hearing examiner shall issue a written decision setting forth the determination and the …

3014 APPEALS 3014.1 Appeals shall be from final determinations issued after reconsideration under Title III-A of the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978; provided, that a denial by a hearing examiner of a motion to vacate a finding of liability based on a failur…

3015 APPEAL FEE 3015.1 A fee of ten dollars ($ 10) must be paid at the time an appeal is filed, unless waived by the Director or his or her authorized agent in cases of extreme hardship. This fee shall be refunded to any appellant who is successful in an appeal. 3015.2 No notice …

3016 APPEALS WITHOUT TRANSCRIPTS 3016.1 An appellant shall obtain a transcript pursuant to § 3017 in order to appeal a final determination of a moving violation, except for automated traffic enforcement violations, a mail adjudication, or when the only issue being appealed is the…

3017 TRANSCRIPTS OF HEARINGS 3017.1 Transcripts of hearings shall be ordered through the Department, on a form prescribed for that purpose. 3017.2 Fees for transcripts shall be at a rate set by the Director. 3017.3 Transcripts shall be ordered upon payment of a deposit of fifty d…

3018 BRIEFS ON APPEAL 3018.1 Briefs on appeal shall not be required. 3018.2 If the appellant desires to file a brief, it shall be filed in duplicate and in the form required by chapter 10 of this title. 3018.3 A brief shall be filed in the same manner and at the same time as the …

3019 DETERMINATIONS OF APPEALS 3019.1 The Appeals Board shall issue a decision in the form as determined by the Director. The Appeals Board shall send the decision by ordinary postal mail to the appellant at the address of the appellant’s attorney or representative, and if none, …

3020 COMPUTATION OF TIME 3020.1 In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this chapter, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. 3020.2 The last day of the period so computed shall be includ…

3021 PROCEEDINGS 3021.1 A person charged with a moving violation detected by an automated traffic enforcement system as that term is used in § 901 of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-198; D.C. Official Code § 40-751 et seq.), o…

3100 PURPOSE 3100.1 These regulations set out the conditions under which the Director of the Department of Public Works ("DPW") (or his or her designee) will ask the Chief Financial Officer to issue a refund to a person who paid a civil penalty, and any applicable booting, towing…

3101 APPLICATION FOR REFUND 3101.1 An application for a refund shall include, at a minimum, the following basic background information: (a) The applicant's name; (b) The applicant's address and telephone number; (c) Proof that the applicant is either the owner of the vehicle that…

400 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND FEES 400.1 The rules and regulations contained in this chapter shall govern the issuance of certificates of title for motor vehicles, the registration of motor vehicles, and the issuance of motor vehicle identification tags by the District of Columbia. …

401 APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE 401.1 The application for a certificate of title shall be made by the owner and shall set forth the following: (a) The owner’s true and lawful given name, middle name or names, if any, and surname; residence and business address, if any;…

402 TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE 402.1 If an owner transfers interest in a vehicle, other than by the creation of a security interest, he shall, within four (4) business days after the delivery of the vehicle, execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in …

403 EFFECT AND CONTENT OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE 403.1 A certificate shall be valid for the life of the vehicle, as long as the legal title is held by the owner or by the person to whom it is assigned. 403.2 Only one (1) valid certificate shall be outstanding for any vehicle at an…

404 NON-NEGOTIABLE CERTIFICATES OF TITLE; SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATES OF TITLE FOR LIENS 404.1 If the Director is not satisfied as to the ownership of a vehicle or that there are no undisclosed security interests in it, the Director may issue a non-negotiable certificate of title.…

405 SALVAGE TITLE AND NON-REPAIRABLE VEHICLE CERTIFICATE 405.1 For the purposes of determining whether a vehicle is a Salvage Vehicle under § 101 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Reform Amendment Act of 2004, effective April 8, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-307); the Director shall use th…

406 DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES OF TITLES 406.1 The Director is authorized to issue a duplicate certificate of title if: (a) A certificate is lost, stolen, destroyed, or illegally detained from the owner; (b) The face or back of a certificate has been altered, erased, or mutilated by …

407 ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE FOR PRORATED INTERSTATE BUSES 407.1 When the Director is satisfied that an applicant for a certificate is entitled to registration as a prorated interstate bus, and the applicant either does not designate the District as a base state for purp…

408 OFFICIALLY ALTERED CERTIFICATES OF TITLE 408.1 Upon the delivery to the Director of a certificate which contains an error which, in the judgment of the Director, does not necessitate the issuance of another certificate, the Director shall make the necessary correction and pla…

409 INCORRECTLY DRAWN CERTIFICATES OF TITLE 409.1 Whenever a certificate is incorrectly drawn by the Director, due to an error on the part of a person other than the Director, the owner shall, within five (5) business days after the error is discovered, return the certificate to …

410 REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR ALTER CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE 410.1 If the Director determines that an applicant for a certificate of title is not entitled to the certificate, or that a person who requests that a certificate be official…

411 REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES: GENERAL PROVISIONS 411.1 Except as otherwise provided in this title and § 8 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (“Act”) (43 Stat. 1123; D.C. Official Code § 50- 1401.02), no person shall drive or tow, nor sha…

412 REFUSAL OF REGISTRATION 412.1 The Director shall refuse registration and shall withhold issuance of any application for re-registration on any of the following grounds: (a) If the application contains any false or fraudulent statement or if the applicant has failed to furnish…

413 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION 413.1 [REPEALED]. 413.2 [REPEALED]. 413.3 Each application shall contain the information that appears on the certificate that is outstanding for the vehicle, including the current residence address of the applicant and any other information as the…

414 CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF REGISTRANT 414.1 If a registrant changes his or her address, that registrant shall, not more than sixty (60) days after relocating to the new address, surrender the old registration card to the Director and apply for an updated registration card. 414.2 Up…

415 SURRENDER OF OWNER’S IDENTIFICATION TAGS AND REGISTRATION CARD 415.1 A registrant who loses or disposes of his or her ownership of a vehicle for which valid registration is outstanding shall remove, or cause to be removed, the owner’s identification tags from the vehicle. 415…

416 TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION TO ANOTHER VEHICLE 416.1 A registrant who acquires a vehicle and desires the transfer of identification tags from a vehicle currently registered in his or her name to the newly-acquired vehicle shall, within five (5) business days after the acquiremen…

417 LOST, STOLEN, OR MUTILATED IDENTIFICATION TAGS 417.1 If identification tags issued by the Director for use on a vehicle are lost or stolen, the person suffering the loss or theft shall report that fact to a Metropolitan Police Department precinct within twenty-four (24) hours…

418 DUPLICATE REGISTRATION CARD 418.1 If a registration card for valid identification tags is lost, stolen, destroyed, or mutilated, or if the registrant desires another registration card for any reason satisfactory to the Director, the Director shall prepare a duplicate registra…

419 OFFICIALLY ALTERED REGISTRATION CARD 419.1 Upon delivery to the Director of a registration card which contains an error which, in the judgment of the Director, does not necessitate the issuance of another card, the Director shall make the necessary correction and place the wo…

420 REGISTRATION CARD INCORRECTLY DRAWN 420.1 Whenever a registration card is incorrectly drawn, the registrant shall, within five (5) business days after such error becomes apparent, return the registration card to the Director. 420.2 The Director, when satisfied such registrati…

421 REGISTRATION CARD TO BE CARRIED AND EXHIBITED ON DEMAND 421.1 Whenever a motor vehicle for which current registration is required is being operated upon any public highway, or trailer for which current registration is required is being moved upon any public highway, and owner…

422 DISPLAY OF IDENTIFICATION TAGS 422.1 Whenever a motor vehicle or trailer for which District of Columbia registration is required is being operated or left standing upon any public highway, such vehicle shall display two (2) current identification tags, with one (1) on the fro…

423 PERSONALIZED IDENTIFICATION TAGS 423.1 The Director is authorized to issue a special series of vehicle identification tags to be lettered or numbered, or both, as desired by the applicant; except that numbers 1 through 1,250 and such other combinations of letters and numbers …

424 ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONALIZED IDENTIFICATION TAGS 424.1 An owner may assign his reservation in a personalized tag by giving to the assignee a release that terminates any further obligation of the Department to reserve the personalized identification tags reserved in the name of …

425 TRANSFER OF PERSONALIZED IDENTIFICATION TAGS 425.1 Personalized tags may be transferred to a transferee of a motor vehicle at any time upon payment by the transferee of the twenty-five dollars ($ 25.00) reservation fee and all other fees required by law in the following circu…