Section 18-2718. PENALTY

 

2718.1The Director is authorized to revoke the special parking permit or special license tags of any individual found to be in violation of this chapter. Upon written notification of the revocation, the individual shall surrender the special permit or special license tags to the Director pursuant to the provisions of the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act.

 

2718.2Failure to surrender a revoked parking permit or special license tags shall constitute a violation of this chapter.

 

2718.3Any person who willfully and falsely commits any of the following acts shall be considered in violation of this chapter:

 

(a)Represents himself or herself or any other person as being a person with a physical disability necessary to qualify for a special parking permit or special license tags;

 

(b)Certifies another person as being a person with a physical disability necessary to qualify for a special parking permit or special license tags;

 

(c)Utilizes a special parking permit or special license tags not issued to that person to obtain the special parking privileges enumerated in this chapter; or

 

(d)Allows a person without a disability to use his or her permit or tags for that purpose when the person with a disability is not in the motor vehicle when the vehicle is driven into or out of the parking space.

 

2718.4Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which a fine is not specified in § 2601.1 shall, upon determination of liability for the violation, be subject to a fine of five hundred ($500) dollars. The Mayor may increase the fines established in this subsection, and the fines for violations of this chapter provided for in § 2601.1, through the procedures set forth in section 105(a)(1) of the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, effective September 12, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-104; D.C. Official Code § 40-605(a)(1)).

 

 

authority

Sections 5(3)(D) (allocating and regulating on-street parking) and 6(b) (transferring to the Department the parking management function previously delegated to the Department of Public Works under Section III (H) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983) of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-921.04(3)(D) (2014 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)) and 50-921.05(b) (2014 Repl.), and Section 3 of the People First Respectful Language Modernization Amendment Act of 2006, effective September. 29, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-169; D.C. Official Code § 2-632 (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 5692 (August 31, 1990); as amended by the Department of Motor Vehicles Service and Safety Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-279; 54 DCR 903 (February 2, 2007)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 6698 (August 21, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 11887 (September 30, 2016).