Title 50 — Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
39 chapters · 624 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 50-401 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Commercial driver’s license” means a license issued pursuant to this chapter that authorizes an individual to operate a class of commercial motor vehicle. (2) “Commercial driver’s license information system” means the informational…
D.C. Code § 50-402 Uniform classification and commercial driver’s license requirements
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The Mayor shall: (1) Adopt and administer a program to test and ensure the fitness of a person to operate a commercial motor vehicle in accordance with rules issued pursuant to § 50-409 that comply with the minimum federal standards established under § 12005(a) of the Commercial …
D.C. Code § 50-403 Commercial motor vehicle driver responsibility
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(a) Any person who operates a commercial motor vehicle and is domiciled in the District shall have a commercial driver’s license, and all necessary endorsements thereto required by the Mayor for the particular class of vehicle being operated, issued by the Mayor. (b) Any person w…
D.C. Code § 50-404 Employer responsibility
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(a) An employer shall require an employee who operates a commercial vehicle to have a commercial driver’s license. (b) An employer shall not knowingly allow an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which the employee has: (1) A driver’s license suspe…
D.C. Code § 50-405 Penalties
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(a) If the Mayor has reason to believe that a person has violated any of the requirements in § 50-403 or § 50-404, the alleged violation shall be enforced in accordance with Chapter 23 of this title, and rules issued by the Mayor pursuant to § 50-409. Any person who is determined…
D.C. Code § 50-405.01 Commercial motor vehicle operation; additional requirements, violation, adjudication
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(a) No person while operating a commercial motor vehicle shall: (1) Fail to slow down and stop before reaching a railroad crossing to check that railroad tracks are clear of an approaching train; (2) Fail to leave sufficient space to drive through a railroad crossing without stop…
D.C. Code § 50-406 Disqualification
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(a) Consistent with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, and Chapter 23 of this title, the Mayor shall disqualify from the operation of a commercial motor vehicle any person who is found to have committed any of the following: (1) Driving a commercial motor vehicle while under t…
D.C. Code § 50-407 Medical
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The Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services, Office of Medical Review, may establish medical standards for all commercial and District government drivers.
D.C. Code § 50-408 Fees
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The Mayor shall set and collect fees to help pay the cost for implementation of the uniform classification and commercial driver’s license program set forth in § 50-402. The money generated from the fees shall be placed in the General Fund of the District of Columbia and used to …
D.C. Code § 50-409 Rules
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(a) Within 90 days after September 20, 1990, the Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. (b) The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Su…