Section 31-818. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED

 

818.1No public vehicle for hire operator, company, association, or fleet shall discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic or trait, including race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family status, family responsibility, genetic information, political affiliation, disability, matriculation, or source of income, or place of residence or business.

818.2 Discriminatory conduct prohibited by this section includes, but is not limited to, the following:

 

(a) Not picking up a passenger on the basis of any protected characteristic or trait, including not picking up a passenger with a service animal;

 

(b) Requesting that a passenger get out of a taxicab on the basis of a protected characteristic or trait;

 

(c) Using derogatory or harassing language on the basis of a protected characteristic or trait; and

 

(d) Refusing a call in a specific geographic area of the District.

 

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 46 DCR 5941, 5942 (July 16, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 9970, 9980 (August 17, 2012).