Section 31-807. SMOKING PROHIBITED/CELL PHONE USE

 

807.1No taxicab or public vehicle for hire operator shall smoke or permit smoking in a vehicle while a passenger is being transported, pursuant to the District of Columbia Smoking Restriction Act of 1979, effective September 28, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-22; D.C. Official Code § 7-1703(5) (2008 Repl.)).

 

807.2Each taxicab or public vehicle for hire shall display the international “No Smoking" symbol.  The symbol shall be at least six inches (6 in.) in diameter and shall consist of a cigarette surrounded by a circle with a diagonal line.

 

807.3Pursuant to the District of Columbia Distracted Driving Safety Act of 2004, effective March 30, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-124; D.C. Official Code § 50-1731.04 (2009 Repl.)), a taxicab or public vehicle for hire operator shall not use a mobile phone or other electronic device while operating a moving motor vehicle in the District of Columbia unless the telephone or device is equipped with a hands-free accessory.  This prohibition does not apply to the use of mobile phones for bona fide emergency calls as defined at D.C. Official Code § 50-1731.04(b) (2009 Repl.).  

 

807.4 A taxicab or public vehicle for hire operator shall not use a mobile phone or other electronic device, with or without a hands-free device, while carrying a passenger in the vehicle, except in the event of bona fide emergency calls, as defined at D.C. Official Code § 50-1731.04(b) (2009 Repl.), and then only with a hands-free accessory. 

 

authority

District of Columbia Taxicab Commission (Commission), pursuant to the authority set forth in 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, 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.; 2011 Supp.); D.C. Official Code § 47-2829(b), (d), (e), (e-1), and (i) (2005 Repl.)); 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 3 of the Taxicab Improvement Emergency Act of 2012, effective July 24, 2012 (D.C. Act 19-403; 59 DCR 9116)

source

Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 3595, 3616 (June 1, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 9970, 9974 (August 17, 2012).