Section 31-604. SPECIALLY-EQUIPPED TAXICAB VEHICLES

 

604.1Specially-equipped vehicles, including but not limited to wheelchair accessible vehicles, may be approved by the Commission to operate as taxicabs to transport persons with physical or medical disabilities.

 

604.2An application for authorization to place a specially-equipped vehicle in service as a taxicab shall be made on a form provided by the Office of Taxicabs, and shall contain a sworn and notarized statement from the applicant that the information contained in the application is true under penalty of perjury and that the applicant is in compliance with the clean hands requirements of D.C. Official Code § 47-2829(a) (2005 Repl.; 2011 Supp.).

 

604.3In addition to the vehicle information required in chapter 5 of this title, an applicant to place a specially-equipped vehicle in service as a taxicab shall provide the following information for each vehicle to be registered as a specially-equipped taxicab vehicle:

 

(a)A statement that the vehicle complies with the standards within Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, approved July 26, 1990 (104 Stat. 338; 42 USC §§ 12131-12134) (ADA), and the applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for this type of vehicle;

 

(b)A list of the types of physical or medical disabilities that can be accommodated by this vehicle; and

 

(c)Verification that the applicant has applied for and is pre-approved for insurance applicable to the operation of a specially-equipped taxicab vehicle in the District of Columbia.

 

604.4The permit fee for the registration of a specially-equipped taxicab shall be the same as the permit fee for the registration of a taxicab vehicle.

 

 

authority

Sections 8(b)(1) (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (I), (J), 14, and 20 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) and 50-319 (2009 Repl.), and D.C. Official Code § 50-313 (2009 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); D.C. Official Code § 47-2829 (b), (d), (e), (e-1), and (i) (2012 Supp.); Section 12 of the 1919 District of Columbia Taxicab Act, approved July 11, 1919 (41 Stat. 104; D.C. Official Code § 50-371 (2009 Repl.)); and Section 6052 of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Fund Amendment Act of 2012 (Commission Fund Amendment Act), effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168; D.C. Official Code § 50-320(a) (2012 Supp.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 7007 (May 17, 2013).