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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 31. TAXICABS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE |
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Chapter 31-10. PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE |
Section 31-1001. ELIGIBILITY FOR A HACKER'S LICENSE
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1001.1The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who is under eighteen (18) years of age.
1001.2The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who is unable to read, write, and speak the English language.
1001.3The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who is covered by diplomatic immunity.
1001.4The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person who does not possess a valid District motor vehicle operator's permit (See: Title 18, DCMR) or, for non-District residents or persons exempt from obtaining a District motor vehicle operator's permit, a valid motor vehicle operator's permit issued by a state that is a party to the Driver License Compact.
1001.5The Chairperson shall not issue a license under this chapter to a person who has a physical or mental disability or disease which might make him or her an unsafe driver of a public vehicle for hire.
1001.6The Chairperson shall not issue a license under this chapter to a person who has not successfully completed the operator education course and who has not successfully passed the written examination administered by the Commission.
1001.7The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person employed by a federal or District agency with a published or written policy that forbids the employee from operating a public vehicle for hire.
1001.8The Chairperson shall not issue a license under this chapter to an employee of the Commission whose employment is concerned directly with the issuance of licenses to operate public vehicles for hire or enforcement of the laws, rules, and regulations related to the operation of motor vehicles or public vehicles for hire.
1001.9The Chairperson shall not issue nor renew a license under this chapter to a person who has not, immediately preceding the date of application for a license, been a bona fide resident for at least one (1) year of the multistate area (“MSA”), and has not had at least one (1) year’s driving experience as a licensed vehicle operator within the MSA during such one (1) year period.
1001.10The Chairperson shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person if the Chairperson has good cause to believe that the applicant, by reason of physical or mental disability, would not be capable of safely operating a public vehicle.
1001.11The Chairperson shall not issue nor renew a license under this chapter to a person who has been convicted of offenses against traffic regulations of the District of Columbia or any jurisdiction with a frequency or of such severity as to indicate a disrespect for traffic laws, that fact being established by the point system described in § 303 of title 18 DCMR, or for a serious traffic offense or offenses which indicate a disregard for the safety of other persons or property. Applicants with eight (8) or more points on their license from any jurisdiction will not be issued a new or renewal license.
1001.12The Chairperson shall not issue nor renew a license under this chapter to a person who, in the judgment of the Chairperson, is not of good moral character, under the standards provided in § 1001.13 through 1001.15.
1001.13An applicant shall not be considered of good moral character if he or she is any of the following:
(a)An alcoholic;
(b)Addicted to the use of drugs; or
(c)On parole or probation at the time of the filing of his or her application for a license, except as provided in § 1001.14.
1001.14Notwithstanding the provisions of § 1001.13, if an applicant is on parole or probation that arose out of a conviction other than those listed in § 1001.15, the parolee’s or probationer’s application may be considered for approval by the Chairperson if a letter from the appropriate parole or probation officer is submitted with the application affirmatively expressing his or her recommendation and support for the issuance of a hacker’s license to the applicant.
1001.15An applicant shall not be considered of good moral character if he or she has been convicted of or has served any portion of a sentence for the following crimes, or an attempt to commit any of the following crimes, within the three (3) years immediately preceding the filing of the application:
(a)Murder, manslaughter, mayhem, malicious disfiguring of another, abduction, kidnapping, burglary, theft, breaking and entering, robbery, or larceny;
(b)Assault with the intent to commit any offense punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary;
(c)Assault on a hack inspector, police officer, or other government official, without regard to level of sentencing;
(d)A sex offense; or
(e)A violation of the narcotic laws, except simple narcotics possession without intent to distribute (misdemeanor) or possession of drug paraphernalia.
1001.16The Office shall not issue a DCTC accessible vehicle identification (“AVID”) operator’s license unless the applicant has completed training on interfacing with persons with disabilities, operating mobility equipment, passenger assistance techniques and operating wheelchair accessible vehicles, as required by the Office in an administrative issuance, instruction, or guidance.