D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 31. TAXICABS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE |
Chapter 31-10. PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE |
Section 31-1012. ARTICLES LOST AND FOUND IN PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE
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1012.1Property found in a public vehicle for hire by an operator of the vehicle shall be reported by the operator to the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission and shall be surrendered to the Chairperson within twenty-four (24) hours.
1012.2The Chairperson shall establish a repository in the Office of Taxicabs for property found in public vehicles for hire. All found property received by the Commission shall be deposited in the repository.
1012.3The Office shall retain found property for a period of at least ten (10) business days after the property is deposited with the Office. If no claim is made for the property within the ten (10) business day period, the Office shall donate the property to a legally established 501(c) charitable organization, such as a homeless shelter or battered women’s shelter, or forward the property to the Property Clerk of the Metropolitan Police Department for proper disposition. However, personal identification documents such as driver’s licenses, identification cards, passports, and credits cards shall be destroyed.