Section 18-426. SPECIAL USE IDENTIFICATION TAGS

 

426.1Upon request, the Director shall prepare and issue to any person special use identification tags and special use certificates to accompany such tags for use on a vehicle in connection with the acceptance of delivery of the vehicle, for official inspection of the vehicle, and for other purposes set forth in this section.

 

426.2Special use tags may be issued under circumstances in which it would be unreasonable or impractical to obtain a registration for a motor vehicle. The Director has authority to establish the specific purposes for which special use tags may be issued under this section.

 

426.3Special use tags shall be limited to the following purposes:

 

(a)To move unregistered motor vehicles or trailers from a point within the District to an inspection station in connection with the issuance of certificate or registration;

 

(b)To move an unregistered motor vehicle or trailer acquired outside the District by a resident of the District from the point of purchase to an inspection station in connection with the issuance of a certificate or registration;

 

(c)For the use of a nonresident who acquires a motor vehicle or trailer from an owner located in the District for the purpose of moving the vehicle or trailer to another jurisdiction; and

 

(d)For other special uses approved by the Director or his or her designee.

 

426.4Special use tags shall not constitute registration of a motor vehicle as required by § 2(a), Title IV, of the Act of August 17, 1937, as amended, and are not transferable.

 

426.5Special use tags shall be issued for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days. The Director may, in his discretion for good cause shown, upon payment of the proper fee, issue special use tags for an additional forty-five (45) day period or periods.

 

426.6Special use identification tags shall be displayed in the same manner required for the display of motor vehicle identification tags in § 422 of this chapter.

 

426.7Special use certificates shall be carried in the vehicle bearing the special use tags for which the special use certificate was issued whenever the vehicle is being operated on the highways.

 

426.8Upon removal of special use tags from a vehicle, they shall be destroyed immediately by the person to whom issued or by his agent.

 

426.9The form, content, size, and type of special use tags shall be determined by the Director, except as specifically prescribed in this section.

 

426.10All entries on special use tags except the expiration date shall be legibly printed on each tag issued with a waterproof crayon or waterproof ink marking device.

 

426.11Special use certificates and special use identification tags shall contain the following:

 

(a)The applicant’s true and lawful given name, middle name or names, if any, and surname;

 

(b)The applicant’s correct residence address;

 

(c)A description setting forth the vehicle’s trade name, model, year as given by the manufacturer, body type, and vehicle identification number;

 

(d)The date of expiration; and

 

(e)The purpose of use of such tags shall be stated on the special use certificate.

 

426.12The date of expiration shall be imprinted legibly on such special use identification tags in black ink with a rubber stamp in letters and numerals not less than three quarters of an inch (3/4 in.) in height, and not less than one-eighth of an inch (1/8 in.) in width.

 

426.13Special use identification tags shall only be issued to persons submitting, in addition to any other items required by the Director, the following:

 

(a)Bill of sale for the vehicle, if purchased from a car dealer;

 

(b)Signed certificate of title, or fax as provided by § 426.14, or other proof of ownership satisfactory to the Director; and

 

(c)Proof of sufficient insurance coverage.

 

426.14Any dealer or financing company may fax a copy of a vehicle’s title or dealer’s proof of ownership, front and back, to the Department to establish proof of ownership as required by § 426.13(b); except that the Department reserves the right to require the submission of the original documents.

 

426.15The Director shall not issue special use identification tags to residents of Maryland or Virginia, except as provided in § 426.16.

 

426.16Any dealer registered in the District of Columbia or their agent may obtain a special use identification tag by appearing at the Department on behalf of a customer from any jurisdiction; provided, that the customer authorizes the dealer to act as their agent by signing the form provided to the dealer by the Department.

 

426.17If a vehicle displaying a valid special use identification tag fails motor vehicle safety or emissions inspection, the initial special use identification tag may be removed by the DMV inspection station staff and a replacement special use identification tag may be issued.

 

authority

The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to the authority set forth in 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); Title VIII of the Motor Vehicle and Safe Driving Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 27, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-289; D.C. Official Code § 50-921); and Mayor’s Order 03-58, effective April 21, 2003.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 11341 (December 10, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 5754, 5757 (June 17, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 9084 (August 22, 2008).).