Adjudication of Department of For-Hire Vehicles enforcement actions

(a) The Department shall have jurisdiction to adjudicate all notices of infraction issued by the Department of For-Hire Vehicles ("DFHV") under subchapter I of Chapter 3 of this title, and Title 31 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (31 DCMR § 100 et seq.). (b)(1) The administrative adjudication of notices of infraction issued by the DFHV pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 3 of this title, and referred to the Department shall be conducted according to the requirements set forth in section 704 of Title 31 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (31 DCMR § 704) ("31 DCMR § 704") and the rules of procedure issued by the Department pursuant to this act, and the implementing rules and regulations located in Chapter 10 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 1000 et seq.). (2) DFHV shall promulgate revised rules to implement the provisions of the Administrative Hearing Responsibility Amendment Act of 2026, including revisions to 31 DCMR § 704 necessary to replace references to the Office of Administrative Hearings ("OAH") with references to the Department. (3) In the event any conflict arises between the Department traffic adjudication procedures required by this act and its implementing rules and regulations set forth in Chapter 10 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 1000. et seq.), and the DFHV adjudication procedures required by 31 DCMR § 704, the DFHV rules and regulations set forth at 31 DCMR § 704 shall control. For all matters not specifically addressed by 31 DCMR § 704, the Department rules and regulations located in Chapter 10 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (18 DCMR § 1000 et seq.) shall control. (4) A person aggrieved by a final order of a Department hearing examiner in a DFHV notice of infraction proceeding brought pursuant to this section may obtain review of the final order by the Traffic Adjudication Appeals Board, which shall be filed as provided in section 402. (c) Any adjudicated case or appeal arising from a DFHV notice of infraction that is pending at OAH as of [August 13, 2026], shall be transferred to the Department to be re-docketed and adjudicated in accordance with the controlling procedures identified above. The only exceptions to this transfer requirement shall be adjudicated cases or appeals pending at OAH in which an evidentiary hearing has already been conducted and the case is awaiting entry of a Final Order or dispositive motion. (d) Upon receipt and re-docketing of a case received from OAH, the Department, DFHV, and OAH shall coordinate to provide notice to the parties advising them of the transfer of their case. The notice shall include the newly issued Department case number, if any, as well as instructions about how to contest or appeal the DFHV enforcement action, file motions, provide new contact information, or otherwise participate in adjudication of the case through theDepartment.