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

The individual in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident or struck by bullets shall report to a police station within 24 hours after such motor vehicle is received, giving the make of t…

Nothing contained in this part shall be construed to interfere with the exclusive charge and control prior to March 3, 1925, committed to the Director of the National Park Service over the park system of the District, and he or she is hereby authorized and empowered to make and e…

(a) The provisions of the act entitled “An Act regulating the speed of automobiles in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes,” approved June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. 621, ch. 3615), and, in so far as they relate to the regulation of vehicles or vehicle traffic in the District…

If any provision of this part is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the part and the applicability of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected there…

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules regarding towing and impoundment of vehicles in connection with enforcement of the District’s parking restrictions and to establish the amount of, and implement a system for collecting, a vehicle conveya…

Any person aggrieved by the assessment of any tax imposed by § 50-2201.03(j) may, within 6 months from the date the person entitled to a certificate of title was notified of the amount of such tax, appeal to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in the same manner and to…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia may enter into an interstate agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia or with the State of Maryland, or with both, pursuant to which the parties to such agreement may assist each other in the enforcement of its laws relating to traffic (in…

The employee of the Department of Transportation who is charged with the immediate responsibility for, and exercises supervision over, the issuance of tags and certificates of title and the registration of motor vehicles and trailers shall be known as the Registrar of Titles and …

After June 28, 1944, no part of any District of Columbia appropriations shall be available for any expense for or incident to the issuance of congressional tags except to those persons set out in § 50-2201.03, including the Speaker and the Vice President.

Each Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and other individual who is authorized by law to be issued a congressional tag for his automobile shall, upon application therefor, be entitled to be issued a duplicate tag bearing the same number.

Reserved for future codification.

(a) The driver of a vehicle shall stop and remain stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross the roadway within any marked crosswalk, or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, when the pedestrian is upon the lane, or within one lane approaching the lane, on which the vehicle is trave…

(a) A motor vehicle driver shall be prohibited from passing to the left and pulling in front of a bus to make a right turn when the bus is at a bus stop at an intersection to receive or discharge passengers; the vehicle shall stay or merge behind the bus to effect its turn. (b) A…

The District Department of Transportation shall develop and implement a plan to create and post special signs with the following or substantially similar notation: “D.C. Law: Failure to stop for pedestrians in crosswalk punishable by $250 fine”. The signs shall be posted at selec…

Within 180 days of May 1, 2013, the Mayor shall post signs identifying the entire District as a strict traffic enforcement zone and warning that automated cameras are used to enforce a wide range of moving violations. The signs shall be posted throughout the District, in location…

(a) By November 1, 2013, the Mayor shall complete a District-wide assessment that evaluates the speed limits on the District’s arterials and other streets. The report of the assessment shall include the criteria used for assessing the speed limits. Upon its completion, the assess…

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Any person who, by the operation of any vehicle in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner, but not wilfully or wantonly, shall cause the death of another, including a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk, or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, shall be guilty of a felony, and s…

The crime of negligent homicide defined in § 50-2203.01 shall be deemed to be included within every crime of manslaughter charged to have been committed in the operation of any vehicle, and in any case where a defendant is charged with manslaughter committed in the operation of a…

In any prosecution under § 50-2203.01 or § 50-2203.02, whether the defendant was driving at an immoderate rate of speed shall not depend upon the rate of speed fixed by law for operating such vehicle.

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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Active metabolite” means an active form of a drug after it has been processed by the body. (2) “Alcohol” means a liquid, gas, or solid, containing ethanol from whatever source or by whatever processes produced, whether or not in…

No person shall operate or be in physical control of any vehicle in the District: (1) While the person is intoxicated; or (2) While the person is under the influence of alcohol or any drug or any combination thereof.

No person shall operate or be in physical control of any commercial vehicle in the District: (1) While the person is intoxicated; or (2) While the person is under the influence of alcohol or any drug or any combination thereof.

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person violating any provision of § 50-2206.11 or § 50-2206.12 shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined $1,000, or incarcerated for not more than 180 days, or both; provided, that: (1) A 10-day manda…

No person shall operate or be in physical control of any vehicle in the District while the person’s ability to operate or be in physical control of a vehicle is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or any drug or any combination thereof.

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person violating § 50-2206.14 shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined $500, or incarcerated for not more than 90 days, or both. (b) A person violating any provision of § 50-2206.14 when the person h…

(a) No person shall operate or be in the physical control of any horse-drawn vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any drug or any combination thereof. (b) A person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than the amount …

A person violating any provision of § 50-2206.12 shall, in addition to any applicable penalty under section § 50-2206.13, be subject to an additional 5 day mandatory-minimum term of incarceration.

(a) A person convicted of any offense under this part who, at the time of operation or physical control of the vehicle had a minor, other than him or herself, in the vehicle, shall, in addition to any applicable penalty under this part: (1) Be fined a minimum of $500 and not more…

No person shall operate or be in physical control of any watercraft in the District: (1) While the person is intoxicated; or (2) While the person is under the influence of alcohol or any drug or any combination thereof.

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person violating any provision of § 50-2206.31 shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined $1,000, or incarcerated for not more than 180 days, or both. (b) A person violating any provisions of § 50-2206…

No person shall operate or be in physical control of any watercraft in the District while the person’s ability to operate a watercraft in the District is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or any drug or any combination thereof.

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person violating § 50-2206.33 shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined $250, or incarcerated for not more than 30 days, or both. (b) A person violating § 50-2206.33 when the person has a prior offens…

The Harbor Master shall be directly responsible for enforcing this part and shall ensure that the public is made aware of the District’s aggressive enforcement policy through a continual public awareness campaign.

A person convicted of any offense under this part who, at the time of operation or physical control of the watercraft had a minor, other than him or herself, in the watercraft, shall, in addition to any applicable penalty under this part, be fined a minimum of $500 and not more t…

(a) If as a result of the operation or the physical control of a vehicle, or a watercraft, a person is tried in any court of competent jurisdiction within the District of Columbia for operating or being in physical control of a vehicle, or a watercraft, while under the influence …

(a) Evidence from breath tests shall not be admitted in a criminal proceeding unless compliance with the following criteria has been shown: (1) The breath test instrument on which the breath test was conducted was operated by either a certified breath test operator or certified t…

(a) The record of a breath test is admissible in court as prima facie evidence of the amount of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of a person’s breath without the testimony of the persons responsible for maintaining the breath test instrument’s proper operating condition if: (1) Th…

Any person upon whom a breath specimen is collected shall be informed, in writing, of the provisions of §§ 50-2206.52 and 50-2206.52a at the time that person is charged.

The results of chemical testing pertaining to blood or urine used to determine whether the person’s specimens contained alcohol or a drug or any combination thereof may be admissible as evidence in a criminal proceeding if the chemical testing was performed at a forensic laborato…

(a) The Attorney General of the District of Columbia, or his or her assistants, shall prosecute violations of this subchapter, in the name of the District of Columbia. (b) The Attorney General may request that a person who is charged with a violation of any provision of this subc…

Any person convicted of violating sections § 50-2206.11, § 50-2206.12, § 50-2206.14, § 50-2206.16, § 50-2206.31, or § 50-2206.33 who has prior offense under sections § 50-2206.11, § 50-2206.12, § 50-2206.14, § 50-2206.16, § 50-2206.31, or § 50-2206.33, shall have his or her alcoh…

(a) The Mayor or his or her designated agent shall revoke the operator’s permit or the privilege to drive a motor vehicle in the District of Columbia, or revoke both such permit and privilege, of any person who is convicted or adjudicated a juvenile delinquent as a result of the …

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, when a law enforcement officer arrests a person for a violation of § 50-2206.11, § 50-2206.12, or § 50-2206.14, the law enforcement officer shall cause the motor vehicle which the arrested person operated or controlle…

(a) A mandatory-minimum term of incarceration as provided in this subchapter shall be proven to the court by a preponderance of the evidence. (b) A person sentenced for an offense under this subchapter may be subjected to multiple mandatory-minimum terms of incarceration. Each ma…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fines imposed and collected pursuant to this subchapter during fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year shall be transferred to the General Fund of the District of Columbia.

Any violation of any provision of law or regulation issued hereunder which is repealed or amended by this subchapter, and any liability arising under such provisions or regulations may, if the violation occurred or the liability arose prior to such repeal or amendment, be prosecu…