District of Columbia Administrative Code

805 DISPOSITION OF DISPUTED SNOW EMERGENCY FARES 805.1 The provisions of this section shall govern the disposition of disputed snow emergency fares. 805.2 The passenger(s) disputing a snow emergency fare shall file a written explanation of the nature of the dispute, along with a …

806 SURCHARGE ACCOUNTS FOR INDEPENDENT OWNERS OPERATING WITHOUT A DTS 806.1 Each independent owner may elect to provide service without a DTS if the owner: (a) Uses one (1) meter app that is part of an approved DTS; (b) Uses one (1) or more registered OPTs that are integrated wit…

807 SMOKING PROHIBITED/CELL PHONE USE 807.1 No taxicab or public vehicle for hire operator shall smoke or permit smoking in a vehicle while a passenger is being transported, pursuant to the District of Columbia Smoking Restriction Act of 1979, effective September 28, 1979 (D.C. L…

808 GROUP RIDING AND SHARED RIDING 808.1 Group riding for pre-formed groups, as defined in § 899, is permitted at all times. No operator shall refuse to transport a pre-formed group at any time. Fares for group riding shall be calculated in accordance with § 801.8. 808.2 Shared r…

809 DIRECTIONAL SIGNS 809.1 Once the destination of the first passenger or first group of passengers to enter a taxicab has been determined pursuant to § 808, the driver may display a sign on the windshield which indicates the direction or location to be traveled. 809.2 No driver…

810 DISPLAY OF SIGNS 810.1 Unless specifically provided in this title, the Office shall determine the content, size, form, and place where signs are to be displayed in or on taxicabs. 810.2 No signs or other matter shall be affixed to any taxicab except as may be authorized by th…

811 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF TAXICAB 811.1 A taxicab owner may file a written complaint with the Office of Taxicabs for unauthorized use of the vehicle when the lessee fails to return the vehicle to the owner after the expiration of the lease agreement or failure of the lessee to have…

812 FILING OF LEASE AGREEMENT 812.1 The owner of each taxicab licensed in the District and leased to any person shall, within thirty (30) days of entering into the lease agreement, file with the Office of Taxicabs the following information on a form provided by the Office: (a) Na…

813 ASSOCIATION OR FLEET CONSENT 813.1 An operator who provides service with a vehicle that displays on its exterior the name, logo, insignia, or other unique branding of a taxicab fleet or association shall obtain the consent of such taxicab fleet or association prior to the ope…

814 DISPLAY OF IDENTIFICATION 814.1 The vehicle identification card (DCTC license) issued under § 31(d) of the License Act (D.C. Official Code § 47-2829(d) (2001)) shall be displayed at all times in the taxicab for which it is issued. 814.2 The vehicle identification card shall b…

815 MESSAGE DELIVERY AND PARCEL PICK-UP 815.1 Taxicabs licensed under § 31(d) of the License Act (D.C. Official Code § 47-2829(d) (2001)) may engage in a pick-up and delivery service limited to messages and parcels; provided, that the service is subordinate to their primary oblig…

816 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT; UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED 816.1 No operator of a public vehicle for hire, while performing duties and responsibilities as a licensed operator, shall commit or attempt to commit, alone or in concert with another, an act of fraud, misrepresentation, o…

817 THREATENING, HARASSING, OR ABUSIVE CONDUCT PROHIBITED 817.1 No public vehicle for hire operator, or a person acting on the operator’s behalf, shall: (a) Threaten, harass, or abuse a passenger, a Commission representative, civil or law enforcement personnel, government employe…

818 DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED 818.1 No public vehicle for hire operator, company, association, or fleet shall discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic or trait, including race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexua…

819 CONSUMER SERVICE AND PASSENGER RELATIONS 819.1 No person shall solicit business for taxicabs on public streets or space, within or on the grounds of railroad stations, airports, bus stations, buildings or sidewalks. 819.2 No taxicab operator, or any person on his or her behal…

820 ON-CALL AND OFF-DUTY SIGNS 820.1 Whenever a taxicab is proceeding to take on a passenger in answer to a telephone call or previous appointment, or is engaged by the hour for the carriage of passengers or making an emergency delivery of a parcel or package, the operator shall …

821 TAXICAB STANDS 821.1 No taxicab shall be placed upon or occupy any taxicab stand except for the purpose of being held forth for hire. Taxicabs shall be placed on stands only from the rear and shall be moved forward and to the front of the stand immediately as space becomes av…

822 OPERATION OF PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE 822.1 No person shall be issued or allowed to renew a license for a public vehicle for hire vehicle identification (DCTC) card or operator identification (Face) card under D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2829(d) and (e) (2005 Repl. & 2011 Supp.)…

823 MANIFESTS 823.1 Each operator of a taxicab equipped with an MTS unit, and each operator of a black car, shall comply with the requirements of this Section 823 in effect on January 9, 2017 (allowing the use of either a paper or electronic manifest pursuant to the requirements …

824 SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES 824.1 A person that violates a Commission rule may, upon determination of liability, be subject to civil fines pursuant to Chapter 20 of this title or other sanctions pursuant to the Establishment Act as defined in Chapter 99 of this title and other ap…

825 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 3595, 3627 (June 1, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 5958 (August 19, 1994); as amended by Section 3 of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985 Amendment Act of 1994…

826 ENFORCEMENT OF THIS CHAPTER 826.1 The enforcement of this chapter shall be governed by the procedures set forth in Chapter 7 of this title. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 3595, 3630 (June 1, 1990); repealed and replaced by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 99…

827 PUBLIC VEHICLE FOR HIRE OPERATOR AND VEHICLE FEES 827.1 The following fees shall be applicable to the processing of applications for public vehicle for hire operator and vehicle licenses, testing, and requests for information: APPLICABLE FEE ($) Annual Public Vehicle for Hire…

828 RECIPROCITY WITH SURROUNDING JURISDICTIONS 828.1 Public vehicle for hire operators and vehicles properly licensed in jurisdictions outside of the District of Columbia, including but not limited to Arlington County, Fairfax County, or the City of Alexandria in Virginia or Mont…

899 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 3831 (April 11, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 7016 (May 17, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 8534 (August 15, 2014). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Taxicab…

900 APPLICATION AND SCOPE 900.1 The insurance requirements of this chapter shall apply as follows: (a) This chapter shall apply to each taxicab owner or operator and to each owner or operator of a public vehicle for hire, except for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority …

901 NOTICE OF CANCELLATION 901.1 Notice of cancellation of insurance or bond shall be given in writing to the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking and the Office on a form provided by the Office. 901.2 [REPEALED] 901.3 Five (5) days' notice of canc…

902 [REPEALED] SOURCE: 44 DCR 2354 (April 17, 1998). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections 8(c) (1), (2), (3), (4), (7), (10), (11), (14), (16), (18), (19) and (20), 14, 15, and 20j of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985 (“Establishment Act”), effective Ma…

905 INSURANCE COMPANIES 905.1 No insurance company or corporate surety shall engage in or conduct the business of insuring or bonding any risk arising out of the operation of a taxicab or public vehicle for hire unless the company is authorized to do business in the District and …

906 ACCIDENTS 906.1 Each owner shall give to the Office immediate notice by telephone of each accident occurring within the District of Columbia accompanied by loss of human life or serious personal injury without loss of human life, arising directly or indirectly from or concern…

907 PENALTY 907.1 A violation of this chapter shall be subject to: (a) The fines as set forth in Chapter 20; (b) Impoundment of the vehicle pursuant to the provisions of the Taxicab and Passenger Vehicle for Hire Impoundment Act of 1992, effective March 16, 1993 (D.C. Law 9-199; …

908 ENFORCEMENT OF THIS CHAPTER 908.1 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 Vehicl…

999 [REPEALED] SOURCE: 14 DCRR §400.2, Special Edition (January 10, 1975); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9847, 9851 (November 18, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 8534 (August 15, 2014). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Taxi…

9900 APPLICATION AND SCOPE 9900.1 This chapter establishes definitions for terms used throughout this title. 9900.2 In the event of a conflict between a definition in this chapter and a definition in another chapter of this title, the more specific definition shall apply. SOURCE:…

9901 DEFINITIONS 9901.1 For the purposes of this title, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed: “Accessible Vehicle Identification” – an operator’s license that allows its bearer to operate a wheelchair accessible vehicle and any other type or class of pub…

E102 DEFINITIONS Insert new definition in Appendix E, Section E102.1 in the Building Code to read as follows: TTY. An abbreviation for teletypewriter. Machinery that employs interactive text-based communication through the transmission of coded signals across the telephone networ…

E104 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES Strike Section E104.1 in Appendix E of the International Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section E104.1 in Appendix E to the Building Code in its place to read as follows: E104.1 General. Transient lodging facilities shall be provided with ac…

G1001 UTILITY AND MISCELLANEOUS GROUP U G1001.1 Utility and miscellaneous Group U. Utility and miscellaneous Group U includes buildings that are accessory in character and miscellaneous structures not classified in any specific occupancy in this code, including, but not limited t…

G101 ADMINISTRATION G101.1 Purpose. The purpose of this appendix is to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific flood hazard areas through the establishment of comprehensive regulations in …

G102 APPLICABILITY G102.1 General. This appendix, in conjunction with the Construction Codes, provides minimum requirements for development on a development site located wholly or partially within a flood hazard area. G102.2 Establishment of flood hazard areas. Flood hazard areas…

G103 POWERS AND DUTIES G103.1 Permit applications. The code official shall review all permit applications to determine whether the proposed development is located on a development site that is wholly or partially within flood hazard areas established in Section G102.2. Where a pr…

G104 PERMITS G104.1 Required. Any person, owner or owner’s authorized agent who intends to conduct any development of a development site located wholly or partially within a flood hazard area shall first make application to the code official and shall obtain the required permit i…

G105 CODE MODIFICATIONS G105.1 General. The code official shall not grant modifications to any provision in the Construction Codes required in flood hazard areas, including but not limited to provisions of this appendix, unless (1) the code modification complies with the procedur…

G106 INSPECTIONS G106.1 General. Work under a permit within the scope of this appendix shall be subject to inspection by the code official in accordance with Section 109 of the Building Code. G106.2 Elevation Certificate. An elevation certificate in accordance with Section 1612.5…

G107 VIOLATIONS G107.1 General. The administrative and enforcement provisions of Chapter 1, 12-A DCMR are applicable to any violations of this appendix. G107.1.1 Presumptive Violation. A building or structure located on a development site wholly or partially within a flood hazard…

G1101 REFERENCED STANDARDS ASCE 24—14 Flood Resistant Design and Construction G103.1, G401.3, G401.4, G701.1, G801.1, G801.5, G801.6, G801.7, G901.1, G1001.4 HUD 24 CFR Part 3280 (2008) Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards G201 NFPA 70—14 National Electrical Code G…

G201 DEFINITIONS G201.1 Definitions. The following words and terms are defined in Chapter 2 of the Building Code. ACCESSORY (for Appendix G) ALTERATION OF A WATERCOURSE. BASE FLOOD. BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. BASEMENT (for flood loads). DESIGN FLOOD. DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATION. DEVELOPMEN…

G301 SUBDIVISIONS G301.1 General Each application for subdivision of land in the District of Columbia sought pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Regulations of the District of Columbia (10-B DCMR §§ 2700 et seq.) shall be referred to the Floodplain Administrator for a d…

G401 SITE IMPROVEMENT G401.1 Compliance with DOEE’s Resilience Rules. Any site improvements in a flood hazard area shall comply with requirements in 20 DCMR Chapter 31. G401.2 Approval of Site Improvements. The owner shall obtain code official approval of civil drawings for site …

G501 MANUFACTURED HOMES G501.1 Elevation. All new and replacement manufactured homes to be placed or substantially improved on a development site that is located wholly or partially within a flood hazard area shall be elevated such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home i…