Section 31-1103. PASSENGER SURCHARGE

 

1103.1Each trip provided by taxicab licensed by the Office, shall be assessed a twenty-five cent ($0.25) per trip passenger surcharge.

 

1103. 2For purposes of this subsection, the term “trip” means any trip provided by a public vehicle for hire licensed by the Commission to one or more passengers at the same time which either originated in the District or originated outside of the District pursuant to a valid reciprocity agreement and for which a fare is or should have been collected.

 

1103. 3All funds collected pursuant to this Section shall be deposited into the Public Vehicle for Hire Consumer Service Fund.

 

 

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 59 DCR 14015 (December 7, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3576 (April 4, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking 63 DCR 338 (January 8, 2016).