Title 50, Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Apportioned operator” means registrant of a fleet of apportioned vehicles. (2) “Apportionment” means registration based on a proportional payment of registration fees, whether determined by a quotient of miles traveled, revenue …

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the Mayor is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements on behalf of the District of Columbia with duly authorized representatives of any jurisdiction of the United States or a foreign country, providing for the registration…

(a) The Mayor shall implement a program for owners and apportioned operators to obtain apportioned registrations for their fleets as promulgated under the IRP. (b) Any vehicle qualifying for IRP and that the lists the District of Columbia as the established place of business must…

(a) The District of Columbia as a member jurisdiction will provide reciprocity to fleet vehicles that are engaged in interjurisdictional movement and intrajurisdictional movement, and are properly registered with another member jurisdiction. (b) All apportioned operators of fleet…

Pursuant to provisions of IRP, the Mayor shall adopt audit procedures to review the uniform mileage schedules and fleet records of apportioned operators declaring the District of Columbia as their base jurisdiction. The audit procedures shall involve at least 15% of the IRP appor…

(a) The fee for a trip permit shall be $50. (b)(1) Vehicle registration fees for IRP registrants, and all interest earned on those fees, shall be deposited into a designated account entitled the IRP Fund to be used to reimburse IRP member jurisdictions and after such reimbursemen…

Within 90 days after enactment of this subchapter, the Mayor shall issue rule to implement and enforce the provisions of this subchapter pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2.

(a) By December 30, 2009, the Mayor shall establish a new program to encourage domestic sightseeing tour bus operations, which shall include setting a yearly fee schedule for tour bus operators to encourage operators to register their vehicles in the District. (b) All funds raise…

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Agreement” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 28:1-201(b)(3). (2) “Barge” means a vessel that is not self-propelled or fitted for propulsion by sail, paddle, oar, or similar device. (3) “Builder’s certificate” means a…

Except as otherwise provided in § 50-1541.28, this chapter shall apply to any transaction, certificate of title, or record relating to a vessel, even if the transaction, certificate of title, or record was entered into or created before January 1, 2016.

Unless displaced by a provision of this chapter, the principles of law and equity shall supplement the provisions of this chapter.

(a) The local law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title a vessel is covered governs all issues relating to the certificate of title from the time the vessel becomes covered by the certificate of title until the vessel becomes covered by another certificate of title…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the owner of a vessel for which the District is the state of principal use shall deliver to the Harbor Master an application for a certificate of title for the vessel, with the applicable fee, not later …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 50-1541.09, 50-1541.14, 50-1541.18, 50-1541.19, 50-1541.20, and 50-1541.21, only an owner may apply for a certificate of title. (b) An application for a certificate of title must be signed by the applicant and contain: (1) The applicant’s na…

(a) Unless an application for a certificate of title is rejected under subsection (c) or (d) of this section, the Harbor Master shall create a certificate of title for the vessel in accordance with subsection (b) of this section not later than 20 days after delivery to it of an a…

(a) A certificate of title must contain: (1) The date the certificate of title was created; (2) The name of the owner of record and, if not all owners are listed, an indication that there are additional owners indicated in the files of the Harbor Master; (3) The mailing address o…

(a) Unless subsection (c) of this section applies, at or before the time the owner of record transfers an ownership interest in a hull-damaged vessel that is covered by a certificate of title created by the Harbor Master, if the damage occurred while that person was an owner of t…

(a) For each record relating to a certificate of title submitted to the Harbor Master, the Harbor Master shall: (1) Ascertain or assign the hull identification number for the vessel; (2) Maintain the hull identification number and all the information submitted with the applicatio…

(a) On creation of a written certificate of title, the Harbor Master promptly shall send the certificate of title to the secured party of record or, if none, to the owner of record, at the address indicated for that person in the files of the Harbor Master. On creation of an elec…

A certificate of title is prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information in the record that constitutes the certificate of title.

Possession of a certificate of title does not by itself provide a right to obtain possession of a vessel. Garnishment, attachment, levy, replevin, or other judicial process against the certificate of title is not effective to determine possessory rights to the vessel. This chapte…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or § 50-1541.28, a security interest in a vessel may be perfected only by delivery to the Harbor Master of an application for a certificate of title that identifies the secured party and otherwise complies with § 50-1541.06. The se…

(a) A secured party indicated in the files of the Harbor Master as having a security interest in a vessel shall deliver a termination statement to the Harbor Master and, on the debtor’s request, to the debtor, by the earlier of: (1) Twenty days after the secured party receives a …

(a) On voluntary transfer of an ownership interest in a vessel covered by a certificate of title, the following shall apply: (1) If the certificate of title is a written certificate of title and the transferor’s interest is noted on the certificate of title, the transferor prompt…

Except as otherwise provided in § 28:9-337, a certificate of title or other record required or authorized by this chapter is effective even if it contains incorrect information or does not contain required information.

(a) In For the purposes of this section, “secured party’s transfer statement” means a record signed by the secured party of record stating: (1) That there has been a default on an obligation secured by the vessel; (2) The secured party of record is exercising or has exercised pos…

(a) For the purpose of this section: (1) “By operation of law” means pursuant to a law or judicial order affecting ownership of a vessel: (A) Because of death, divorce or other family law proceeding, merger, consolidation, dissolution, or bankruptcy; (B) Through the exercise of t…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 50-1541.18 or § 50-1541.19, if the Harbor Master receives, unaccompanied by a signed certificate of title, an application for a new certificate of title that includes an indication of a transfer of ownership or a termination statement, the Ha…

(a) If a written certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or otherwise becomes unavailable or illegible, the secured party of record or, if no secured party is indicated in the files of the Harbor Master, the owner of record may apply for and, by furnishing inf…

(a) A buyer in ordinary course of business has the protections afforded by §§ 28:2-403(2) and 28:9-320(a) even if an existing certificate of title was not signed and delivered to the buyer or a new certificate of title listing the buyer as owner of record was not created. (b) Exc…

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the effect of perfection and nonperfection of a security interest and the priority of a perfected or unperfected security interest with respect to the rights of a purchaser or creditor, including a lien creditor, is governed by Subti…

(a) The Harbor Master shall retain the evidence used to establish the accuracy of the information in its files relating to the current ownership of a vessel and the information on the certificate of title. (b) The Harbor Master shall retain in its files all information regarding …

(a)(1) Effective January 1, 2016, the Harbor Master shall charge a fee of $2.00 to issue a certificate of title, a duplicate title, a corrected certificate of title, or a transfer of title for a vessel. (2) The Mayor may adjust the amount of the fee charged pursuant to paragraph …

(a) The Mayor may promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.] and to set fees, taxes, and other charges with respect to the titling, registration, and numbering of vessels, and otherwise to amend the Harbor Regul…

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, approved June 30, 2000 (114 Stat. 464 ; 15 U.S.C. § 7001 , et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c) , or …

(a) The rights, duties, and interests flowing from a transaction, certificate of title, or record relating to a vessel that was validly entered into or created before January 1, 2016, and would be subject to this chapter if it had been entered into or created on or after January …

The Council of the District of Columbia finds that: (1) Increased use of bicycles for transportation and recreation will result in improved air quality, reduced levels of noise and traffic congestion, greater energy conservation, lower transportation costs, fewer parking problems…

(a) There shall be established in the District of Columbia a Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation and Safety Program to promote the safe and convenient use of the bicycle as a means of transportation and recreation. (b) The scope of the program shall include, but not be limited t…

There shall be established within the Office of the Director of the District Department of Transportation an Office of Bicycle Transportation and Safety to promote the safe and convenient use of the bicycle as a means of transportation and recreation. (1) The Office shall be head…

(a) There is established a District of Columbia Bicycle Advisory Council (the “Council”). (b)(1) The Council shall be composed of 18 members appointed as follows: (A) The bicycle coordinator of the Office of Bicycle Transportation and Safety of the District Department of Transpor…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person under 16 years of age to operate or to be a passenger on a bicycle or any attachment to a bicycle on a public roadway, public bicycle path or other right-of-way, unless that person wears a protective helmet of good fit, fastened securely up…

Failure to wear a helmet as described in this subchapter shall not be considered as evidence of either negligence per se, contributory negligence, or assumption of the risk in any civil suit arising out of any accident in which a person under 16 years of age is injured. Failure t…

(a) Within 60 days of May 23, 2000, the District Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police Department and District of Columbia Public Schools, shall develop and implement a public education program to educate adults and children under 16 years of a…

The District Department of Transportation shall adopt a helmet assistance program which shall include grants and discount programs to assist indigent parents and guardians of children under 16 years of age in obtaining safety helmets.

For the purposes of this subchapter the term: (1) “Bicycle” means a human-powered vehicle with wheels designed to transport, by pedaling, one or more persons seated on one or more saddle seats on its frame. “Bicycle” also includes a human-powered vehicle, and any attachment to th…