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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 31-12. LUXURY CLASS SERVICES - OWNERS, OPERATORS, AND VEHICLES |
Section 31-1214. RENEWAL OF OPERATOR LICENSE
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1214.1 A licensed operator may seek to renew the license by applying at the Office beginning forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration of the license.
1214.2If a person fails to submit an application to renew a license to operate within ninety (90) days following the expiration date of the license, the person may be required to take and successfully pass any test required pursuant to this chapter.
1214.3 If an individual fails to submit an application to renew the license to operate for ninety (90) days following the expiration date of the license, he or she shall be required to apply for a new license to operate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
1214.4Beginning in 2015, a black car shall not be counted for purposes of compliance with § 1213.2 where for fifty (50%) percent or more of the vehicle’s aggregated operating time in any three (3) months during the calendar year it is:
(a) Under contract(s) to provide transportation for a service that is not a public vehicle-for-hire service; or
(b) Used to provide transportation for a service that is not a public vehicle-for-hire service.
1214.5 The Office shall deny an initial or renewal certificate of operating authority to an LCS organization which is not in compliance with § 1213.2.
1214.6 If the Office denies a renewal certificate of operating authority to an LCS organization pursuant to § 1213.2, it shall at such time grant a temporary certificate of operating authority to the LCS organization, which shall expire not later than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of issuance provided that:
(a)The LCS organization files by the renewal date a compliance plan with the Office; and
(b) The compliance plan demonstrates that the LCS organization shall achieve full compliance with the requirements of § 1213.2 not later than one hundred eighty (180) days of the renewal date, and is supported by such information and documentation as the Office may require.
1214.7An LCS organization granted a temporary certificate of operating authority pursuant to § 1214.6 shall submit evidence that it has complied with the compliance plan, filed with the Office pursuant to § 1214.6, prior to the expiration date of the temporary certificate of operating authority. The Office shall review the LCS organization’s evidence of compliance, during which time the temporary certificate of operating authority shall continue in force and effect.
1214.8If the evidence of compliance with the compliance plan submitted pursuant to § 1212.6 is satisfactory to the Office, the Office shall renew the organization’s certificate of operating authority. If the evidence of compliance is not satisfactory to the Office, the Office shall provide notice of its decision to the organization, and the organization’s operating authority shall not be renewed, provided however, that the temporary operating authority shall continue in force and effect during the period of any appeal.