District of Columbia Administrative Code

599 DEFINITIONS 599.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: Central Vending Zone – the area delineated by the boundaries listed in § REF _Ref349049584 \r \h \* MERGEFORMAT 526.1. Clean Hands Certification – the certification …

600 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT 600.1 No person, firm, corporation, co-partnership, association, trustee, or administrator shall engage in any of the businesses designated in this chapter without first having obtained the appropriate license or licenses under this chapter. 600…

601 INSURANCE 601.1 Prior to issuance of a license, an applicant for a parking facility license or a valet parking license shall furnish to the Director a certificate of insurance, issued by an insurer authorized to do business in the District, evidencing umbrella coverage of a m…

602 PARKING FACILITY LICENSE 602.1 Owners or managers of any premises, or parts of any premises, where vehicles of any description are stored or kept for other people, for profit or gain, shall obtain a license and pay a license fee, except as provided in § 602.2; such businesses…

603 APPLICATION FOR PARKING FACILITY LICENSE 603.1 No license for a parking facility issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be issued until application is made to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (Department), upon a form furnished by the Director. 603…

604 TRANSFER AND MODIFICATION OF LICENSES 604.1 Upon any change in the ownership, management, or mailing address of the licensed business, the parking facility licensee shall immediately notify the Director of that fact. 604.2 The new owner, resident general agent, or attorney, a…

605 CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE SAFETY 605.1 Parking facilities shall at all times comply with the fire prevention laws and regulations of the District of Columbia. 605.2 No frame structure shall be erected, constructed, or maintained upon any surface parking lot or ground that is more…

606 INSPECTION OF PREMISES 606.1 Licensed premises shall be open during business hours to inspection by authorized agents of the District government. 606.2 No person shall obstruct or interfere with any District agent when the agent is on official inspection business. SOURCE: Art…

607 PARKING OF VEHICLES 607.1 At the time of the acceptance of the motor vehicle for parking in or upon a licensed premise, the licensee shall supply a claim check or receipt to the person leaving the vehicle for storage. 607.2 Each claim check or receipt shall be distinctly numb…

608 OPERATING REQUIREMENTS 608.1 Each parking facility licensed under this chapter shall be kept free from broken glass and other objects that could cut or damage the tires on vehicles parked at the facility. 608.2 At all times, licensees shall keep sidewalks, parkings, or any pu…

609 PARKING FACILITY SIGNS AND NOTICE OF PARKING FEES 609.1 In all areas other than those zoned only for residential use, each licensee shall place and maintain a legible and conspicuous sign that is clearly visible at every entrance to the licensed premises. Each sign shall stat…

610 PARKING FACILITY ATTENDANTS 610.1 Except as permitted in § 610.2, any person employed to park or supervise the parking of automobiles in a parking facility, or who parks or supervises the parking of automobiles in a parking facility, must possess a parking facility attendant’…

611 APPLICATION FOR PARKING FACILITY ATTENDANT’S LICENSE 611.1 Any individual desiring a parking facility attendant’s license shall correctly provide, upon a form prescribed by the Director, the following information: (a) The applicant’s full name and address; (b) The applicant’s…

612 NON-DRIVING PARKING FACILITY ATTENDANTS 612.1 Notwithstanding the requirements of § 610.9 of this section, the Director may waive the requirement that the applicant possess a valid motor vehicle operator’s license when an application is accompanied by the following: (a) An af…

613 VALET PARKING LICENSE 613.1 Owners or managers of businesses that take a vehicle in public space and park it, for profit or gain, shall obtain a license and pay a license fee (such fee is separate from any fees required by the District Department of Transportation pursuant to…

614 APPLICATION FOR VALET PARKING LICENSE 614.1 No license for valet parking issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be issued until application is made to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, upon a form furnished by the Director. 614.2 Each application s…

615 TRANSFER AND MODIFICATION OF LICENSES 615.1 Upon any change in the ownership, management, or mailing address of a licensed valet parking business, the licensee shall immediately notify the Director of that fact. 615.2 The new owner, resident general agent, or attorney, as the…

616 VALET PARKING OF VEHICLES 616.1 At the time of the acceptance of the motor vehicle for valet parking, the licensee shall supply a claim check or receipt to the person leaving the vehicle for valet parking. 616.2 Each claim check or receipt shall be distinctly numbered to corr…

617 VALET PARKING SIGNS AND NOTICE OF VALET PARKING FEES 617.1 Each licensee shall place and maintain a legible and conspicuous sign that complies with the requirements of the District Department of Transportation, as provided for in Title 24, Chapter 16 of the District of Columb…

618 PENALTIES 618.1 Each licensee shall be liable for all penalties provided for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, whether the violations are committed by the licensee or the licensee’s agent or employee. 618.2 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-2846, any perso…

619 NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION AND APPEAL RIGHTS 619.1 If the Department proposes to deny, suspend or revoke a license, a written notice shall be provided to the applicant or licensee, which states the proposed action and the basis for the proposed action. 619.2 The notice require…

620 HEARINGS AND APPEAL 620.1 Any licensee on whom a notice has been served pursuant to § 619 may file a written notice of appeal with the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH). 620.2 All hearings and appeals shall be conducted pursuant to the regulations promulgated by OAH. An…

700 SPEECHES AND PUBLIC ADDRESSES 700.1 No person shall be permitted to make or deliver any address, speech, or sermon upon any subject whatever in or upon any street, avenue, alley, footway, highway, or other public space in the District of Columbia without first obtaining a per…

701 MOBILE SOUND UNITS 701.1 Persons wishing to obtain a permit for a mobile sound unit shall submit an application in writing, or in person, to the Chief of Police. 701.2 Application for a mobile sound unit permit shall be made two (2) weeks before the permit is to be used. 701.…

702 OUTDOOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES 702.1 An applicant shall apply in writing or in person to the Chief of Police two (2) weeks in advance of the scheduled religious service. 702.2 Applications that are not made two (2) weeks in advance shall not be considered. 702.3 Each applicant sh…

703 DISPLAY OF THE FLAG 703.1 Where metal staffs for the display of flags are authorized by the Mayor to be placed in the public space in the District of Columbia, those staffs shall be placed and flags displayed only on Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Flag Day, the Fourth o…

705 FIRST AMENDMENT ASSEMBLIES: GENERAL PROVISIONS 705.1 It is the declared public policy of the District of Columbia that persons and groups have a right to organize and participate in peaceful First Amendment assemblies on the streets, sidewalks, and other public ways, and in t…

706 NOTICE AND PLAN APPROVAL PROCESS FOR FIRST AMENDMENT ASSEMBLIES: PROCESSING APPLICATIONS 706.1 Subject to the appeal process set forth in Section 712, the authority to receive and review a notice of and an application for approval of a plan for a First Amendment assembly on D…

707 NON-FIRST AMENDMENT RELATED PARADE, MARCH, RACE, WALK-A-THON OR OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITY: PERMIT REQUIREMENT 707.1 A permit shall be issued under this section for a non-First Amendment related parade, march, race, walk-a-thon or other similar activity if, after consideration of…

708 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR NON-FIRST AMENDMENT RELATED PARADE, MARCH, RACE, WALK-A-THON OR OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITY: PROCESSING 708.1 Any person seeking issuance of a non-First Amendment activity permit for a non- First Amendment parade, march, race, or walk-a-thon shall file a…

709 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR A NON-FIRST AMENDMENT RELATED PARADE, MARCH, RACE, WALK-A-THON OR OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITY: ISSUANCE OF PERMIT 709.1 Final action shall be taken on an application for a non-First Amendment activity permit within a reasonably prompt period of time afte…

710 CONTENTS OF A PERMIT FOR A NON-FIRST AMENDMENT RELATED PARADE, MARCH, RACE, WALK-A-THON OR OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITY 710.1 A permit for a non-First Amendment activity such as a non-First Amendment related parade, march, race, or walk-a-thon shall contain the following informatio…

711 REVOCATION OF PLAN APPROVAL FOR A FIRST AMENDMENT ASSEMBLY OR A PERMIT FOR A NON-FIRST AMENDMENT ACTIVITY 711.1 Plan approval for a First Amendment assembly or a permit issued for a non-First Amendment activity shall be revoked if it is determined that the assembly or activit…

712 APPEALS 712.1 Any applicant whose proposed First Amendment assembly plan or non-First Amendment activity permit has been denied or revoked prior to the date of the planned assembly or activity, or granted subject to time, place, or manner restrictions deemed objectionable by …

720 SPECIAL EVENTS USER FEES 720.1 For purposes of this section, the term “Special Event” means any activity in public or private space and not held in any building or structure, such as circuses, rodeos, carnivals, fairs, performances, musical concerts, community activities, dan…

800 GENERAL PROVISIONS 800.1 The Mayor may issue rules pursuant to §105 of the D.C. Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (D.C. Code §1-1506) to implement the provisions of this chapter. 800.2 For the Inauguration Day to be held on January 20, 1985, the Mayor ma…

801 SPECIAL INAUGURAL PROHIBITIONS 801.1 The provisions of this section shall apply during the inaugural period. 801.2 No person shall, without proper authority, pass through, over, or under, or break down, cut, remove, injure, or destroy any rope or other barricade erected or pl…

802 SPECIAL HEALTH REGULATIONS 802.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of §24 of Article 17 of the D.C. Police Regulations (DCMR 19), automobile house trailers may be parked on private property for a period not to exceed the inaugural period, provided a permit to do so is obtained f…

803 SPECIAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS 803.1 The provisions of this section shall apply during the inaugural period. 803.2 Except as provided in §803.3, the Inaugural Area is declared a congested area; and no parking shall be permitted in the Inaugural Area on Inauguration Day, or until…

804 CREDENTIALS 804.1 During the inaugural period, no person who is not a member of a duly organized committee regularly appointed for service in connection with the inaugural ceremonies shall wear the badge or insignia of an inaugural committee, or falsely represent himself or h…

805 NEWS MEDIA SPACE PERMITS 805.1 During the inaugural period, permits shall be required for the erection of all temporary stands and platforms for the temporary storage of equipment, and for the parking of motor vehicles on public space in connection with news and media coverag…

806 PUBLIC SPACE USE PERMITS 806.1 During the inaugural period, except as provided in §806.4, the Director of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs may issue temporary permits for use of public space and the use and occupancy of other spaces by spectators as provided in this section. 8…