 |
D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
 |
Title 31. TAXICABS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE |
|
Chapter 31-13. LICENSING AND OPERATIONS OF TAXI METER COMPANIES |
Section 31-1323. TAXIMETER BUSINESS - SEALS
-
1323.1Installation of a taximeter shall include the affixing of security seals to the taximeter as required by the Commission. Only seals which have been authorized and approved by the Commission shall be used by a taximeter business. The security seals shall be installed in a manner prescribed by the Commission, and in such manner that the security seals self-destruct when the taximeter or sealed part of the vehicle is disassembled.
1323.2Each seal shall be numbered and the taximeter business shall keep a record of each seal used. Seals must be used in consecutive numerical order, and any seal not used must be accounted for. The record of seals shall be available for inspection by the Commission as set forth herein. The record shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
(a)The seal number;
(b)The number of the taximeter in which the seal was installed;
(c)The name and number of the taxicab in which the taximeter was installed;
(d)The date the seal was installed;
(e)The date and seal number of any seal removed;
(f)The reason for installing any new seal; and
(g)The wheel and tire size at the time of inspection and the recommended tire pressure.
1323.3No taximeter business shall install a seal on a taximeter without removing all seals installed by another meter shop, whether or not broken.
1323.4Each taximeter business shall maintain on its business premises either a fireproof safe secured to the floor of the establishment or a locked, secured room secured by an alarm connected to a centralized monitoring facility, for the storage of seals and taximeter repair records.
1323.5Each taximeter business shall maintain and file with the Commission a description of the procedures used by it to prevent the loss, theft, destruction or misuse of taximeter seals.
1323.6A taximeter business shall not install a meter or seal in a taxicab that it owns or with which it is affiliated.