Section 31-600. APPLICATION AND SCOPE

 

600.1This chapter shall be applicable to and governs parts and equipment of taxicabs licensed in the District of Columbia (District).

 

600.2No motor vehicle shall be operated as a taxicab in the District without the prior approval of the Commission.

 

600.3Each motor vehicle licensed as a public vehicle for hire in the District shall comply with the regulations governing the equipment requirements, inspection of passenger vehicles for hire and standards established by the Commission.

 

600.4[RESERVED]

 

600.5The enforcement of this chapter shall be governed by the procedures set forth in Chapter 7 of this title.

 

600.6If, at the time of a violation, the procedures in Chapter 7 do not extend in their terms to a person regulated by this chapter, violations of this chapter shall be enforced as if such person were a taxicab owner or operator.

 

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 37 DCR 3595, 3603 (June 1, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8564, 8565 (July 20, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1173 (February 1, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10994 (July 26, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 338 (January 8, 2016).