Section 31-906. ACCIDENTS

 

906.1Each owner shall give to the Office immediate notice by telephone of each accident occurring within the District of Columbia accompanied by loss of human life or serious personal injury without loss of human life, arising directly or indirectly from or concerned with the maintenance or operation of any vehicle of the owner. If the accident occurs during other than official working hours of the Office, the notice shall be given as soon as possible thereafter.

 

906.2A written report of an accident involving loss of human life or personal injury shall be filed with the Office by the vehicle owner within three (3) business days after the occurrence of each accident. The report shall be made in a form as prescribed by the Office and shall include a copy of any Metropolitan Police Department, law enforcement, or incident report.

 

906.3Each accident attended with loss of human life or personal injury without loss of human life shall be reported immediately to the insurance carrier by the owner. All other accidents shall be reported by the owner to the insurance carrier within three days (3) after the occurrence of the accidents.

 

906.4 Each operator of a public vehicle for hire shall give immediate notice to the owner, company, partnership, or association under whose name, logo or insignia the vehicle is being operated, of each accident accompanied by loss of human life or personal injury, arising directly or indirectly from or connected with the maintenance or operation of the vehicle.

 

906.5 Each owner shall file with the Office before the tenth (10th) day of each month a monthly summary of all accidents which occurred in connection with the maintenance or operation of a taxicab or public vehicle for hire of the owner, including any record of criminal, civil, or administrative court action, or civil settlement entered into by the owner, or on his or her behalf.

 

 

authority

Sections 8(b)(1)(D), (G), 14, and 20a 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)(D), (G), 50-313 and 50-320(a) (2009 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)) (“Act”); and Section 12 of An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and for other purposes, approved July 11, 1919 (41 Stat. 104; D.C. Official Code § 50-371 (2009 Repl.)).

source

14 DCRR §440.4, Special Edition (January 10, 1975); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9847, 9851 (November 18, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 12387 (August 30, 2013).

EditorNote

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 9847 (November 18, 2011) replaces the previous Chapter 9 (Taxicab Insurance) by renaming it “Insurance Requirements.”