Section 31-1000. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

 

1000.1No individual shall operate a public vehicle-for-hire in the District unless such individual has a valid DCTC operator’s license (face card), the vehicle has a valid DCTC vehicle license, and the operator and vehicle are in compliance with all applicable provisions of this title and other applicable laws.

 

1000.2Notwithstanding the provisions of § 1000.1, a valid DCTC operator’s license (face card) and valid DCTC vehicle license shall not be required where the operator is in strict compliance with the applicable provisions of § 828 (reciprocity regulations).

 

1000.3No person shall operate or permit to be operated any vehicle used for sightseeing purposes unless a certificate permitting that use is issued by the Chairperson of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission.

 

1000.4For the purposes of this chapter, the term "Chairperson" shall mean the Chairperson of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission or his or her duly authorized agent, representative, or designee.

 

1000.5The Chairperson shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and shall promulgate rules necessary for its administration, and shall prescribe and shall provide suitable forms required by or considered necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

 

1000.6The Chairperson shall maintain records which he or she may consider suitable or required to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

 

1000.7No person shall file or otherwise make any false statements to the Chairperson pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

 

1000.8 Any person who violates a provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to the fine or penalty as provided in Section 1017 of this chapter and Chapter 20.

 

1000.9Any order or act of the Chairperson shall, under the provisions of this chapter, be subject to review by the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings. Application for review of any order or act shall be made in accordance with the rules prescribed by the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings.

 

 

authority

Sections 8(c) (1), (2), (3), (4), (7), (10), (11), (14), (16), (18), (19) and (20), 14, 15, and 20j of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985 (“Establishment Act”), effective March 25, 1986, as amended by the Vehicle for Hire Innovation Amendment Act of 2015 (“Vehicle-for-Hire Act”), effective March 10, 2015 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-307(c)(1),(2),(3), (4) (7), (10), (11), (14), (16), (18), (19) and (20), 50-313, 50-314, and 50-329 (2012 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)).

source

Regulation No. 72-13, approved June 30, 1972, published at 19 DCR 61 (July 24, 1972); as published at 32 DCRR §§ 10.103, 10.104, 10.706, 10.707, and 10.708, Special Edition; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 4451, 4453 (July 10, 1987); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 3158, 3159 (April 20, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 338 (January 8, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 7668 (May 20, 2016).