Section 31-1100. PURPOSE

 

1100.1The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedural and substantive rules governing assessment and collection of all funds to be deposited into the Public Vehicle-for-hire Consumer Service Fund as authorized by the Establishment Act. 

 

1100.2The Consumer Service Fund shall consist of:

 

(a) All funds collected from a passenger surcharge on taxicab trips;

 

(b) All funds collected by the Commission from the issuance and renewal of a public vehicle-for-hire license pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-2829 (2012 Repl. & 2014 Supp.), including such funds held in miscellaneous trust funds by the Commission and the Office of the People’s Counsel prior to June 23, 1987, pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 34-912(a) (2012 Repl. & 2014 Supp.);

 

(c) All funds collected by the Commission from the Department of Motor Vehicles through the Out-Of-State Vehicle Registration Special Fund, pursuant to Section 3a of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, effective March 26, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-130; D.C. Official Code § 50-1501.03a (2012 Repl. & 2014 Supp.) (“Revenue Act”);

 

(d) All taxicab operator and passenger vehicle-for-hire operator assessment fund fees collected by the Commission pursuant to Subsections (c) and (d) of Section 20a of the Revenue Act; and

 

(e) All funds collected by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer from the quarterly payments of a digital dispatch service pursuant to § 1604.7.

 

 

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

Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 8528 (December 28, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 3173 (April 20, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 14015 (December 7, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 338 (January 8, 2016).