Section 31-1012. ARTICLES LOST AND FOUND IN PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE

 

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.  

 

authority

The District of Columbia Taxicab Commission (Taxicab Commission), pursuant to the authority set forth in D.C. Official Code § 47-2829(b), (d), (e), (e-1), and (i)(2005 Repl. & 2011 Supp.)), sections 8(b)(1)(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (I), (J), 14, and 20 of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985, as amended, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code § 50-307(b)(1)(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (I), (J) (2009 Repl.), D.C. Official Code § 50-313 (2009 Repl. & 2011 Supp.), and D.C. Official Code § 50-319)(2009 Repl.)); section 105 of the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2023; D.C. Official Code § 50-381(a)) (2009 Repl.); and Mayor’s Order 2007-231, dated October 17, 2007.

source

Regulation No. 72-13, approved June 30, 1972, 19 DCR 61 (July 24, 1972), 32 DCRR § 10.704, Special Edition; as amended by Final Rulemaking published by 34 DCR 6704 (October 23, 1987); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 3158, 3167 (April 20, 2012).