District of Columbia Administrative Code

1526 DOME LIGHT INSTALLATION BUSINESS – RECORD OF DOME LIGHT INSTALLATION TESTS 1526.1 The dome light installation business owner shall record the results of any inspections or tests, and the dome light make, model, and serial number on a form prescribed by the Office of Taxicabs…

1527 DOME LIGHT INSTALLATION BUSINESS – REPAIR WORK AFTER TEST FAILURE PROHIBITED 1527.1 No dome light installation business owner shall, as a condition of performing any test or other work, require a vehicle driver or owner to undertake any repair work at the dome light installa…

1528 DOME LIGHT INSTALLATION BUSINESS –OVERCHARGES PROHIBITED 1528.1 A licensed dome light installation business shall not charge fees for any work involving dome lights in excess of the fees set by its fee schedule, which shall be filed with the Commission and shall be publicly …

1529 DOME LIGHT INSTALLATION BUSINESS – SALE OF DOME LIGHTS 1529.1 A dome light installation business owner shall only sell and install dome lights that have been approved by the Commission for use in a District of Columbia licensed taxicab. 1529.2 A dome light installation busin…

1530 DOME LIGHT INSTALLATION BUSINESS – RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING 1530.1 A dome light installation business owner shall comply with all record-keeping procedures established by the Office of Taxicabs. All records required to be kept by the Commission shall be in the form and m…

1531 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 14019 (December 7, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 6408 (June 27, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 7668 (May 20, 2016). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Taxic…

1532 ENFORCEMENT OF THIS CHAPTER 1532.1 The enforcement of this chapter shall be governed by the procedures set forth in Chapter 7 of this title. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 6408 (June 27, 2014). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Taxicabs and Public Vehi…

1599 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 14019 (December 7, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 8534 (August 15, 2014). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Taxicabs and Public Vehicles for Hire 31 DCMR § 1599 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sec…

1600 APPLICATION AND SCOPE 1600.1 This chapter establishes regulations for the businesses, operators, and vehicles which participate in providing dispatch services, and establishes the District of Columbia Taxicab Industry Co-op. 1600.2 Additional provisions applicable to the bus…

1601 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1601.1 No person shall provide telephone or digital dispatch, or digital payment, for public vehicles-for-hire in the District, except in compliance with this chapter, all applicable provisions of this title then in effect, and other applicable laws. 160…

1602 RELATED SERVICES 1602.1 A person may operate a dispatch service and one or more affiliated businesses, provided each affiliated business is operated in compliance with all applicable provisions of this title and other applicable laws. 1602.2 [REPEALED]. SOURCE: Final Rulemak…

1603 TELEPHONE DISPATCH SERVICES – OPERATING REQUIREMENTS 1603.1 Each telephone dispatch service shall operate in compliance with this title and other applicable laws. 1603.2 Each telephone dispatch service shall be licensed to do business in the District of Columbia. 1603.3 Each…

1604 DIGITAL DISPATCH SERVICES – OPERATING REQUIREMENTS 1604.1 Each digital dispatch service shall operate in compliance with this title and other applicable laws. 1604.2 Each digital dispatch service shall calculate fares and, where applicable, provide receipts to passengers, as…

1605 DIGITAL DISPATCH SERVICES - REGISTRATION 1605.1 No digital dispatch service shall operate in the District unless it is registered with the Office as provided in this section. 1605.2 Each digital dispatch service operating in the District on the effective date of the Vehicle-…

1606 PROHIBITIONS 1606.1 No person shall violate an applicable provision of this chapter. 1606.2 No dispatch service shall provide dispatch for a person subject to regulation under this title which the dispatch service knows or has been informed by the Office is not in compliance…

1607 ENFORCEMENT 1607.1 The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced pursuant to Chapter 7. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 4430 (May 2, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 147 (January 2, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 6…

1608 PENALTIES 1608.1 A dispatch service that violates this chapter shall be subject to: (a) Civil fines as provided by Chapter 20 of this title; (c) Enforcement action other than a civil fine, as provided in Chapter 7; or (d) A combination of the sanctions enumerated in parts (a…

1612 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSAL TAXICAB APP 1612.1 Not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of this section (“implementation date”), each DFHV taxicab operator shall at all times throughout each tour of duty: (a) Be logged into the District of Col…

1613 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAXICAB APP LICENSEE 1613.1 There shall be a licensee of the DC TaxiApp which shall be a cooperative association or other business entity (“Co-op”) authorized by the Business Corporation Act of 2011, D.C. Official Code §§ 29-301.01, et seq., which allows…

1699 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 4430 (May 2, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 8534 (August 15, 2014). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Taxicabs and Public Vehicles for Hire 31 DCMR § 1699 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections …

1800 APPLICATION AND SCOPE 1800.1 This chapter establishes licensing and other requirements applicable to taxicab companies (“companies”), operators, and vehicles, that are approved under this chapter to provide paratransit taxicab service, including wheelchair accessible service…

1801 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1801.1 No person shall participate in a CAPS-DC trip unless the company, operator and vehicle have been approved to participate in CAPS-DC under this chapter, and the company, operator, and vehicle are in compliance with all applicable provisions of this t…

1802 TAXICAB COMPANIES – ELIGIBILITY 1802.1 Any taxicab company which has current operating authority under Chapter 5 of this title, is in good standing with the Office, and is interested in participating in CAPS-DC, may apply to the Office to be approved as a participant in the …

1803 TAXICAB COMPANIES – APPLICATION 1803.1 Each applicant shall provide the following information and documentation to the Office of Taxicabs (“Office”): (a) The name of the applicant; (b) The trade name(s) and logo used by the company, if any; (c) Information and documentation …

1804 TAXICAB COMPANIES – REVIEW OF APPLICATION 1804.1 The Office shall review each application pursuant to the Clean Hands Before Receiving a License or Permit Act of 1996, effective May 11, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-118, D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2861, et seq.) and shall deny the applica…

1805 TAXICAB COMPANIES – RENEWAL 1805.1 Each company shall apply to renew its CAPS-DC approval not later than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of its existing approval. 1805.2 Each company that fails to apply for renewal of its approval prior to the twenty ninth (29th…

1806 TAXICAB COMPANIES AND OPERATORS – OPERATING REQUIREMENTS 1806.1 Each company that has been approved by the Office to participate in CAPS-DC shall have current operating authority under Chapter 5 of this title, be in good standing with the Office, including no pending enforce…

1807 PROHIBITIONS 1807.1 No company or operator shall charge a CAPS-DC passenger a rate higher than the rates established by this chapter, or require payment in a form not authorized by this chapter. 1807.2 No company or operator shall participate in providing CAPS-DC wheelchair …

1808 PENALTIES 1808.1 Each violation of this chapter by a company or operator shall subject the company or operator to a civil fine and/or other penalty as provided under Chapter 20, provided however, that any pattern of noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter by a comp…

1900 APPLICATION AND SCOPE 1900.1 This chapter establishes regulations for the businesses, operators, and vehicles which participate in providing private vehicle-for-hire service. 1900.2 The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted to comply with the language and intent of…

1901 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1901.1 Each private sedan business shall be registered under this chapter. 1901.2 Each digital dispatch service associated or affiliated with a private sedan business shall be registered with the Office under Chapter 16. 1901.3 Nothing in this chapter shal…

1902 PRIVATE SEDAN BUSINESSES - REGISTRATION 1902.1 Each private sedan business operating in the District shall be registered with the Office as provided in this section. 1902.2 Each private sedan business operating in the District on the effective date of the Vehicle-for-Hire Ac…

1903 PRIVATE SEDAN BUSINESSES – OPERATING REQUIREMENTS 1903.1 Each private sedan business shall create an application process for an individual to apply to the private sedan business to register as a private sedan operator. 1903.2 Each private sedan business shall maintain a curr…

1904 PRIVATE SEDAN OPERATORS – REQUIREMENTS 1904.1 Each private sedan operator shall comply with the following requirements for providing private sedan service in the District: (a) The operator shall provide service only when registered with and not under suspension by a private …

1905 PRIVATE SEDAN BUSINESSES AND OPERATORS - INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 1905.1 Each private sedan business or private sedan operator shall maintain a primary automobile liability insurance policy that provides coverage for the vehicle and the operator when the operator is engaged in…

1906 PROHIBITIONS 1906.1 No person shall violate any applicable provision of this chapter. 1906.2 No private sedan operator shall threaten, harass, or engage in abusive conduct, or attempt to use or use physical force against any District enforcement official. 1906.3 No private s…

1907 PENALTIES 1907.1 Each violation of this chapter by a private sedan operator shall subject the operator to: (a) A civil fine established by Chapter 20 of this title; (b) Impoundment pursuant to the Impoundment Act, where a vehicle is operated without a document required by § …

200 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 6715 (October 23, 1987); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 338 (January 8, 2016). EDITOR’S NOTE: Chapter 2, PANEL ON RATES AND RULES: RULES OF ORGANIZATION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR RATEMAKING, was repe…

201 APPOINTMENT OF CO-CHAIRPERSON AND SECRETARY 201.1 The Chairperson may designate a member of the Panel to serve as Co-Chairperson of the Panel on Rates and Rules. 201.2 The General Counsel to the Commission shall serve as Secretary to the Panel. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking publis…

202 MEETINGS 202.1 The Panel on Rates and Rules shall hold regular meetings on the first and third Wednesday of each month from September to July, inclusive, at 9:00 a.m. at the official offices of the Commission, or at any other place as the Chairperson may designate. The Panel …

203 CONDUCT OF MEETINGS 203.1 The Chairperson shall determine the order of business at meetings. 203.2 The Chairperson shall prepare an agenda for each regular Panel meeting. Any member of the Commission or member of the public may transmit material to the Chairperson for inclusi…

204 QUORUM 204.1 A majority of the members of the Panel in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the Panel. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 6715, 6718 (October 23, 1987). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections 8(c) (1), (2), (3), (4…

205 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND APPOINTMENTS OF ETHICS COUNSELOR 205.1 Any member who, in the discharge of his or her official duties on the Panel, would be required to take an action or make a decision that would affect directly or indirectly his or her financial interest (as defi…

206 VOTES 206.1 Action shall be taken by majority vote of the members of the Panel present and voting unless provided to the contrary in this chapter or in other District of Columbia laws or regulations. 206.2 No person may vote on Panel matters unless that person is a current me…

207 ORDER OF BUSINESS OF MEETINGS 207.1 The order of business of meetings shall be as follows: (a) Call to order; (b) Moment of silence; (c) Determination of a quorum; (d) Communications: (1) Chairperson and Members of the Commission; (2) Mayor and Executive Branch; (3) Council a…

208 RECORDS OF MEETINGS 208.1 The Secretary shall cause the creation of a formal record of the official proceedings of Panel meetings by tape recording. All written documents and materials of the Panel shall be preserved by the Secretary. 208.2 The Secretary shall prepare a summa…

209 NOTICES AND CORRESPONDENCE 209.1 The Chairperson shall sign or designate a person to sign the following: (a) All notices to members of the Panel of regular and special meetings; (b) All notices and correspondence signifying proposed and final actions of the Panel; and (c) All…

210 OFFICIAL OFFICES OF THE COMMISSION AND OFFICE HOURS 210.1 The official offices of the Commission shall be 2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020. 210.2 The office hours of the Commission are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, exclud…

211 POLICY AND PROGRAMS 211.1 The Panel, when convened in regular or special session, shall, consistent with law, consider and adopt Panel policy, programs, and objectives. 211.2 Any Commissioner may propose policy, programs, and objectives for consideration and adoption by the P…

212 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 212.1 The Secretary is designated as the Freedom of Information Act officer of the Panel. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 6715, 6721 (October 23, 1987). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections 8(c) (1), (2), (3), (4), (7), (10), (11), (14), (16), (…