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D.C. Code § 50-301.01 Findings
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The Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) finds that: (1) Passenger transportation by public vehicles-for-hire, particularly by taxicabs, is an integral and important component of public transit within the District. (2) The business of transporting passengers and baggag…
D.C. Code § 50-301.02 Purposes
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(a) In enacting this subchapter, the Council of the District of Columbia supports the following statutory purposes: (1) To promote the public interest in taxicab transportation by insuring that all rules, regulations, and laws specifically relating to taxicabs be vigorously and f…
D.C. Code § 50-301.03 Definitions
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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (a)(1) “ADA” means the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, approved July 26, 1990 (104 Stat. 328; 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.). (2) “Alternative fuel” means advanced fuels, which can be any materials or substances that can be used…
D.C. Code § 50-301.04 District of Columbia Taxicab Commission - Established
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There is established the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission as a subordinate agency within the executive branch of the District government with exclusive authority for intrastate regulation of the public-vehicle-for-hire industry as provided herein.