554372 Amendment of Section 801.5 to clarify that the $19 fare cap applies only to one way trips and discusses enroute stops.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAXICAB COMMISSION

NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

The District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 8(a) and (b)(1)(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (I), and (J) 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 (a) and (b)(1)(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (I), and (J)), hereby gives notice of the adoption of an amendment to Chapter 8, “Operation of Taxicabs,” of Title 31, “Taxicabs and Public Vehicles for Hire,” of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.  The amendment to section 801.5 of Chapter 8 will clarify that the nineteen dollar ($19) fare cap was not intended to apply to a round trip fare, and was intended only to apply to a trip in one (1) direction.  The proposed amendment will establish and clarify that the nineteen ($19) fare cap applies only to one (1) way trips to a stated destination within the District of Columbia and that payment is due upon arrival to that original destination.

 

The rules were previously published as emergency and proposed rulemaking in the D.C. Register on July 30, 2010 at 57 DCR 6850.  No comments were received in response to the proposed rulemaking notice and no substantive changes have been made.   These final rules will be effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

Chapter 8, “Operation of Taxicabs,” of Title 31, “Taxicabs and Public Vehicles for Hire,” of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations is amended as follows:

 

Subsection 801.5 is amended to read as follows:

 

801.5               Except for declared snow emergency fares provided for in §804, the regular metered fare listed in §801.3, not including extra charges and surcharges listed in §801.6, shall not exceed nineteen dollars ($19) for any one (1) way trip originating and ending in the District of Columbia.  Upon arrival to the stated destination, the meter shall be stopped and the fare shall be paid.  If the passenger then requests transport to another destination, the new destination shall be recorded and the meter shall be started anew to calculate a new trip.