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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 18. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Chapter 18-30. ADJUDICATION AND ENFORCEMENT |
Section 18-3011. HEARING PROCEDURES
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3011.1Each hearing will be held before a hearing examiner or the Chief Hearing Examiner. No other person has the authority to adjudicate a traffic infraction or to dismiss a notice that has been returned to the Bureau.
3011.2All hearings will be open to the public.
3011.3Hearings will be held at the Bureau of Traffic Adjudication, 65 K Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.; provided, that the Director, in his or her discretion, may establish other permanent or temporary hearing locations.
3011.4The hearing examiner shall ensure that the hearing is conducted in an orderly manner and shall have the authority to exclude any respondent or other person from the hearing on the grounds of substantial interference or obstruction of the orderly hearing process.
3011.5The Bureau may, with or without the consent of the respondent, consolidate for hearing or appeal any and all matters within its jurisdiction pending against a respondent.
3011.6The Rules of Civil Procedure and the Rules of Criminal Procedure for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia are not binding on the Bureau of Traffic Adjudication.
3011.7Forms of pleadings, motion practice, and discovery procedures set forth in the rules cited in § 3011.6 do not apply to any proceedings conducted by the Bureau unless specifically authorized by this chapter.
3011.8Administrative adjudications conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles shall comply with the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 10 of this title, and the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, effective September 12, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-104; D.C. Official Code § 50-2301.01 et seq.).