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

No person or business shall violate or aid and abet a violation of public vehicle-for-hire laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the installation of a dome light or a Taxicab Smart-Meter System. The Commission shall have authority to determine, by rule, appropriate fines and…

(a)(1) An operator of a public or private vehicle-for-hire who knowingly fails or refuses to bring the public or private vehicle-for-hire to an immediate stop, or who flees or attempts to elude a vehicle inspection officer, following the vehicle inspection officer’s signal to bri…

(a) Any taxicab or passenger vehicle for hire being operated in the District of Columbia may be booted, towed, and impounded from any public street or public space in the District of Columbia by any member of the Metropolitan Police Department or law enforcement personnel, or any…

(a) The Taxicab Commission and the Metropolitan Police Department shall concurrently enforce and issue citations relating to Taxicab requirements. (b) On November 1st of each year the Mayor shall provide to the Committee on Public Works and the Environment, or a successor committ…

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and not later than 1 year after October 16, 2006, the District of Columbia shall require all taxicabs licensed in the District of Columbia to charge fares by a metered system; provided that a company that uses digital dispatch …

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…

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 …

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

The Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services, Office of Medical Review, may establish medical standards for all commercial and District government drivers.

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 …

(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…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Board” means the Board of Consumer Claims Arbitration for the District of Columbia established by § 50-503. (2) “Consumer” means the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle; any person to whom the motor veh…

(a) If a new motor vehicle does not conform to all warranties during the first 18,000 miles of operation or during the period of 2 years following the date of delivery of the motor vehicle to the original purchaser, whichever is the earlier date, the consumer shall during that pe…

(a) There is established in the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs a Board of Consumer Claims Arbitration for the District of Columbia. The Board shall consist of 7 members who shall be appointed by the Mayor. (b) The members shall be at least 18 years of age and resid…

(a) The manufacturer, its agent, or authorized dealer shall provide written notification to the prospective consumer of any motor vehicle to be sold or registered in the District of the rights provided to the consumer by this chapter. (b) The Mayor shall issue rules and regulatio…

(a) No motor vehicle dealer may offer for sale any used motor vehicle without first providing: (1) Written notice to the prospective consumer of any material mechanical defect in the motor vehicle and any damage sustained by the motor vehicle due to fire, water, collision, or oth…

The Department of Public Works shall list the odometer readings at the time of registration or transfer of registration on the title of all motor vehicles registered in the District.

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law. (b) Any action brought pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced within 4 years of the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to th…

The Mayor shall issue, and may amend from time to time, rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter.

If the arbitration system established pursuant to § 50-503 cannot consistently handle complaints during the 60-day period as required by § 50-503(q)(4), and if the administration of the arbitration system results in expenditures beyond the sums budgeted annually for the program, …

Notwithstanding any other provision of District law, enforcement of this chapter by the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is suspended until October 1, 2000.

For purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: (1) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or his designated agent. (2) “District” means the District of Columbia. (3) “Finance charge” means finance charge as defined under the provision…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any instrument of security, refinancing contract, or other instrument to the contrary, made or entered into on or after March 5, 1981, no person shall charge, contract for, receive, or collect a finance charge if such charge exceeds the large…

(a) In connection with the licensing of persons under the authority of Chapter 28 of Title 47, the Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to require either bonds or such other security as it may by regulation deem necessary, of persons licensed to engage in the busines…

With the exception of the function of making regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the Mayor is authorized to delegate, with power to redelegate, any of the functions vested in him by this chapter.

The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to promulgate regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter; provided, that no such regulation shall become effective until after a public hearing has been held thereon.

No person shall make any statement required or authorized by this chapter to be filed with the Mayor, knowing that the information set forth in such statement is false.

Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or of any regulation promulgated by the Council of the District of Columbia under the authority of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not more than the amount set forth in § 22-…

Prosecutions for violations of this chapter, or of the regulations made pursuant thereto, shall be conducted in the name of the District by the Corporation Counsel or any of his assistants. As used in this chapter the term “Corporation Counsel” means the attorney for the District…

The authority and power vested in the Mayor by any provision of this chapter shall be deemed to be additional and supplementary to authority and power now vested in him, and not as a limitation.

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or the application of this chapter which can be effected without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the …

(a) It is the policy of the District of Columbia (“District”) government to promote, protect, and preserve a safe and healthy living environment for its inhabitants. (b) It is in the best interest of District residents that the District government pursue, as other municipalities …

For the purpose of this chapter, the term: (1) “Alternative fuel” means methanol, ethanol, or other alcohols (including any mixture of gasoline or other fuels containing 85% or more by volume of alcohol), natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, propane, or electricity. (2) “Alterna…

(a)(1) Pursuant to rules issued by the Mayor pursuant to § 50-705, operators of all covered fleets shall register with the Mayor within 120 days after the effective date of the rules. In the case of fleets which become covered fleets after the effective date of the rules, the fle…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following vehicles are exempt from the purchase requirements contained in this chapter: (1) Any vehicle more than 26,000 pounds GVWR; (2) Emergency or law enforcement vehicles; (3) Nonroad vehicles, including farm and construc…

The Mayor, on or before March 1 of each year, shall submit to the Council a report detailing the following: (a) The total number of alternative-fuel vehicles purchased by the District in the previous fiscal year, by agency; (b) The total number of alternative-fuel vehicles owned …

The Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.

Any person aggrieved by the failure of an owner or operator of a commercial fleet to comply with this chapter may sue for relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. The court may grant whatever declaratory or injunctive relief it deems appropriate. Reasonable attorney’s fees …

(a) Any clean-fuel vehicle purchased pursuant to the requirements of this chapter shall meet the emission standard for its respective vehicle class and category as contained in §§ 243-245 of the Clean Air Act and regulations promulgated under these sections by the Environmental P…

(a) The requirements of this chapter may be met through conversion of existing or new gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles to clean-fuel vehicles which comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter. For purposes of such provisions, the conversion of a vehicle to a clean-…

Pursuant to § 246(e) of the Clean Air Act, fuel providers shall make clean fuels available to covered fleet operators at locations at which covered fleet vehicles are fueled.

The choice of clean-fuel vehicles and clean fuels shall be made by the covered fleet operators subject to the requirements of this chapter.