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DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 1825 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code § 50-904 (2012 Repl.)), Section 6 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code § 50-2201.03 (2012 Repl.)), and Section 107 of the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, effective September 12, 1978 (D.C. Law. 2-104; D.C. Official Code § 50-2301.07 (2012 Repl.)), hereby gives notice of the adoption of the following amendments to Chapter 26 (Civil Fines for Moving and Non-Moving Infractions) of Title 18 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on August 30, 2013 at 60 DCR 12432. No comments were received. No changes were made to the text of the proposed rules. The final rules will become effective on the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Title 18, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, of the DCMR is amended as follows:
Chapter 26, CIVIL FINES FOR MOVING AND NON-MOVING INFRACTIONS, is amended as follows:
Section 2600, CIVIL FINES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE MOVING INFRACTIONS, is amended as follows:
Subsection 2600.1 is amended as follows:
The following is repealed:
“Minibikes”
The following infraction and fine are repealed:
“Motorized bicycles operating in excess of 20 miles per hour [§ 9901] $100”
The following infraction and fine are added after the category “Motor-driven cycle (see also violations for other vehicles)” and its associated infractions and fines:
“Motorized bicycles operating in excess of 20 miles per hour [§ 9901] $100”
Under the category of “Speedometer”, the following infraction and the associated fine are repealed:
“Minibike violation [§ 735]
$15”
The infraction labeled “One-way street violation” is amended to read as follows (the amendment modifies the regulatory citation; there is no amendment to the title of the infraction or the amount of the fine):
“One-way street violation [§ 2201.4]”
Section 2601, PARKING AND OTHER NON-MOVING INFRACTIONS, is amended as follows:
Subsection 2601.1 is amended as follows:
The table header row is amended to read as follows:
INFRACTION (Regulatory/Statutory Citation) FINE
The following infractions are amended to read as follows (the amendments modify or add the statutory or regulatory citation; there are no amendments to the titles of the infractions, unless otherwise noted, or to the amounts of the fines):
“Abandoned vehicle on public space or private property
[DC Official Code § 50-2421.03]”
“Abandoned vehicle with solid waste or rat harborage
[DC Official Code § 50-2421.03]”
“Bridge, tunnel, freeway, viaduct or other elevated
structure or ramps, on or under [§ 2405.1(d)]”[1]
“Curb, failing to turn wheels to [§ 2418.2]”
“Dangerous vehicle on public space or private property
[DC Official Code § 50-2421.03]”
“Dangerous vehicle with solid waste or rat harborage
[DC Official Code § 50-2421.03]”
“Driveway or alley, within 5 feet [§ 2405.2(a)]”
“Emergency no parking [§ 2407.23]”
“Fire lane, in [§ 2405.2(i)]”
“No standing [§§ 2400.6, 2405.1, 2405.2]”
“No standing rush hour [§§ 2400.6; 4020]”
“No stopping [§§ 2000.4; 2405.1]”
“Official parking permit space, in [§ 2406.1]”
“Private Property, vehicle on without consent of property
owner [DC Official Code § 50-2421.03]”
Under the category “Meter”, the following infraction is amended to read as follows (the amendment modifies the regulatory citation; there is no amendment to the title of the infraction or to the amount of the fine):“Failure to deposit payment [§ 2404.6, § 2424.12]”
Under the category, “Residential Parking Permit”, the following infractions are amended to read as follows (the amendments modify or add the statutory or regulatory citation; there are no amendments to the titles of the infractions or to the amounts of the fines):
“Fail to properly display current sticker [§ 2411.13,
§ 2424.12]”
“Fail to remove expired sticker [§ 2411.13, § 2424.12]”
The infraction labeled “Entrance, obstructing: coal chute, garage, parking lot, service door or gate” and the associated regulatory citation are amended to read as follows:
“Entrance, obstructing: garage, parking lot, service door
or gate [§ 2405.3(f)]”
The infraction labeled “Reserved residential space of persons with disabilities unauthorized use of” and the associated regulatory citation are amended to read as follows:
“Individual with disabilities, reserved residential space
of; unauthorized use of [§ 2715.3]”
The infraction labeled “No parking zone, in” and the associated regulatory citation are amended to read as follows:
“No parking [§§ 2400.6, 2400.7, 2405.1, 2405.2, 2405.3]”
The infraction labeled “Reserved or restricted space or zone at embassy or chancery in [§ 2406.5]” and the associated regulatory citation are amended to read as follows:
“Embassy or chancery, reserved or restricted space or zone;
unauthorized vehicle in [§ 2406.5]
The following infractions and their associated fines are repealed:
“Bridle path, on (park area) [36 CFR § 50.33c] $20.00”
“Lawn, on (park area) [36 CFR § 50.33b] $20.00”
“Sidewalk, on [§ 2405.1(h)] $100.00”[2]
“Undesignated space (park area) [36 CFR § 50.33a(1)] $20.00”
“Unlighted area (park area) [36 CFR § 50.33a(3)] $20.00”
“Vehicle, less than 3 feet from another [§ 2405.2(j)] $20.00”
The following infractions and their associated fines are relocated within the chart as follows:
The infraction labeled “Private Property, vehicle on without consent of property Owner [DC Official Code § 50-2421.03]”, as amended above, and its associated fine are relocated within the chart to appear after the infraction labeled “Parallel, fail to park (except where permitted) [§ 2400.1]”, and its associated fine.
The infraction labeled “Embassy or chancery, reserved or restricted space or zone; unauthorized vehicle in [§ 2406.5]”, as amended above, and its associated fine are relocated within the chart to appear before the infraction labeled “Emergency no parking [§ 2407.9]”, and its associated fine.
Subsection 2601.2 is amended as follows:
The following infractions are amended to read as follows (the amendments modify or add the statutory or regulatory citation; there are no amendments to the titles of the infractions or the amounts of the fines):
“Emergency (hand) brake failure to set when parked
[§§ 2418.1; 720.3]”
“Glass or debris, failure to remove from street [§§ 2418.4;
2418.5; 2418.6]”
“Handicapped (disabled) parking privileges unauthorized use of
[§ 2406.9]”
“Ignition failure to lock and remove key when parked [§ 2418.1]”
“Motor running unattended [§ 2418.1]”
“Reciprocity sticker, failure to display [§ 429.2]”
Under the category of “Tags”, the following infraction is amended to read as follows (the amendment modifies the regulatory citation; there is no amendment to the title of the infraction or the amount of the fine):
“No rear [§ 422.1- 422.3]”
