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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 31-5. TAXICAB COMPANIES, ASSOCIATIONS, FLEETS, AND INDEPENDENT TAXICABS |
Section 31-510. TAXICAB COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
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510.1Each taxicab company shall report the sales tax for all taxicab rentals to DCRA, Office of Tax and Revenue or other appropriate agency.
510.2Each taxicab company shall maintain a bona fide 24-hour customer service telephone number which is either a toll free number or a local number with a “202” area code.
510.3Each taxicab company and association shall maintain a computerized data system capable of electronically submitting to the Office all information required by this title and other applicable law.
510.4 Not later than December 31, 2015, each taxicab company and association shall maintain a data system which allows it to track its owned and associated vehicles in real time whenever such vehicles are providing taxicab service. The system shall not be used to track in real time an independently owned vehicle that is not providing taxicab service.
510.5Each taxicab company and association shall provide one or more safety devices for all its owned and associated vehicles which conforms to the equipment standards of § 603.8(n)(3), as specified in an administrative issuance, including a device which also provides for driver’s safety.
510.6Each taxicab company and association shall maintain a website containing only current and accurate information about the company or association.
510.7Not later than December 31, 2015, each taxicab company and association shall maintain the following current and accurate records, in an electronic format, for each of its owned or associated vehicles:
(a)Whether the vehicle is owned or associated;
(b)The fleet number, if any;
(c) The make, model, year of manufacture, and vehicle identification number;
(d) The PVIN;
(e) The odometer reading;
(f) Whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible; and
(h) The type of fuel used by the applicant’s vehicle.
510.8Each taxicab company and association shall require each operator with whom it is associated to comply with § 816 (Standards of Conduct; Unlawful Activities Prohibited) and § 822 (Operation of Public Vehicles for Hire) through a lease or other written agreement.
510.9No taxicab company or association shall seek to prevent a taxicab owner from terminating the owner’s association with the company or association, provided however, that a company or association may, as a condition for termination, require the taxicab owner to:
(a) Fulfill any outstanding contractual obligations; and
(b) Satisfy any outstanding debts or liabilities owed to a third party.
510.10A party to a termination or proposed termination of the association of a taxicab owner and a taxicab company or taxicab association may request mediation by the Office pursuant to an administrative issuance. Mediation offered by the Office shall be voluntary and any mediation decision shall be non-binding.