Section 31-1403. PROHIBITIONS

 

1403.1No operator shall provide service or sign into a DPS if either the operator or the vehicle does not have all current and valid licenses required by this title and other applicable laws.

 

1403.2 No operator shall provide service while under the influence of illegal intoxicants, or under the influence of legal intoxicants that have been prescribed with a warning against use while driving or operating equipment.

 

1403.3 No operator shall solicit or accept a street hail, engage in false dispatch, loiter, cruise, or use a taxicab stand.  

 

1403.4No operator shall accept a payment from a passenger, or provide service, unless the amount of the fare (including any gratuity), and the method of payment, comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter and Chapter 16.

 

1403.5No operator shall access or attempt to access a passenger’s payment information after the payment has been processed.

 

 

authority

Sections 8(b)(1)(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (I), (J), 14, 20, and 20a of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985 (“Establishment Act”), 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.), 50-313 (2012 Supp.), 50-319 (2009 Repl.), and 50-320 (2012 Supp.)); D.C. Official Code § 47-2829(b), (d), (e), (e-1), and (i) (2012 Supp.); Section 12 of An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and for other purposes, approved July 11, 1919 (41 Stat. 104; D.C. Official Code § 50-371 (2009 Repl.)); and Section 6052 of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Act of 2012 (“District of Columbia Commission Fund Amendment Act of 2012”), effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168, D.C. Official Code § 50-320(a)) (2013 Supp.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 12410 (August 30, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 140 (January 2, 2015).