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 D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017)
 Title 31. TAXICABS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE
 Chapter 31-7. ENFORCEMENT

Section 31-700. APPLICATION AND SCOPE  

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    700.1This chapter is intended by the Commission to establish fair and consistent procedural rules for enforcement of and compliance with this title. 

     

    700.2This chapter applies to all persons regulated by this title.

     

    700.3The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted to comply with the language and intent of the Establishment Act, as amended by Vehicle-for-Hire Act, and the Impoundment Act.

     

    700.4No provision of this chapter requiring a delegation of authority from the Mayor shall apply in the absence of such authority.

     

    700.5The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all matters and contested cases pending on the date of publication of the final rulemaking in the D.C. Register, respectively, to the extent allowed by the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act (“DCAPA”) effective October 8, 1975 (D.C. Law 1-19; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-501 et seq.) and other applicable law. 

     

    700.6The Office’s failure to comply with a deadline established by a provision of this title shall not be a basis for the dismissal of an enforcement action except where the Respondent proves that the Respondent’s substantial legal rights would be violated in the absence of a dismissal, and that no reasonable procedural remedy, such as a continuance or enlargement of time, can be fashioned to cure the violation.

     

     

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 (June 1, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 6408 (June 27, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 338 (January 8, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 4078 (March 18, 2016).