Section 18-304. SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC CITATIONS

 

304.1The Director is authorized to suspend the operator’s license of any resident of the District of Columbia who, having been arrested for a moving traffic violation in the District and, having been permitted to receive a traffic violation notice in lieu of being required to post collateral or bond to secure appearance for trial, failed to comply with the terms of the traffic violation notice.

 

304.2The Director may suspend the license of any resident of the District who, having been arrested for a traffic violation in another jurisdiction and, under the terms of an agreement between the District and another jurisdiction, is permitted to receive a citation in place of being required to post collateral or bond to secure appearance for trial, and having signed an agreement that he or she shall comply with the terms of a citation served upon him or her at the time of arrest to appear for trial, to post bond or collateral or to pay a fine, has failed to comply with the terms of the agreement.

 

304.3The suspension shall remain in effect until such person shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Director that he or she has fully complied with the terms of the citation or traffic violation notice which was the basis for the suspension order.

 

304.4Pursuant to § 300.7, or under applicable law, the Director may suspend, without a hearing, the license of a resident of the District whose driving privileges have been suspended in another jurisdiction.  The Director shall provide at least ten (10) days notice of the effective date of the suspension in the District and shall provide such notice by mail or email to the resident’s address as indicated on the Department of Motor Vehicle records.

 

304.5The suspension authorized in subsection § 304.4 shall terminate upon proof satisfactory to the Director that the licensee has been reinstated to operate a motor vehicle in the other jurisdiction.

 

authority

Section 1825 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code § 50-904), sections 6, 7, and 13 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121,1125; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2201.03, 50-1401.01, and 50-1403.01), section 5 of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Revision Act of 2008, effective April 15, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-145; D.C. Official Code § 7-1531.04), sections 5(a) and 79 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act of the District of Columbia, approved May 25, 1954 (68 Stat. 122, 139; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-1301.03(a) and 50-1301.79), section 107 of the Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, effective September 12, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-104; D.C. Official Code § 50-2301.07), sections 2(d)(2A) and 3(a) of Title IV of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, approved August 17, 1937 (50 Stat. 680; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-1501.02(d)(2A) and 50-1501.03(a)) and Mayor’s Order 2007-168, dated July 23, 2007.

source

Regulation No. 72-13 effective June 30, 1972, 32 DCRR § 2-306, Special Edition; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 5243, 5245 (June 18, 2010).