5320370 Taxicab Commission, DC - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking- Amending Chapters 8 and 11- Administrative Fees
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAXICAB COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The District of Columbia Taxicab Commission (“Commission”), pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 8(c)(2), (19) and (20); and 14, 20, and 20f of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985 (“Establishment Act”), effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-307(c)(2), (19) and (20), 50-313, 50-319, and 50-320 (2014 Repl.)), hereby gives notice of its intent to amend Chapters 8 (Operation of Taxicabs) and 11 (Public Vehicles for Hire Consumer Service Fund) of Title 31 (Taxicabs and Public Vehicles for Hire) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”).
The proposed amendments to Chapters 8 and 11 would reduce certain administrative fees authorized to be charged by the Office of Taxicabs, including the vehicle license application (OneStop) fee, which would be lowered from fifty dollars ($50) to twenty five dollars ($25).
Directions for submitting comments may be found at the end of this notice. The Commission also hereby gives notice of the intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt these proposed rules in not less than thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice of proposed rulemaking in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 8, OPERATION OF TAXICABS, of Title 31, TAXICABS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE, of the DCMR is amended as follows:
Section 827, PUBLIC VEHICLE FOR HIRE OPERATOR AND VEHICLE FEES, is amended to read as follows:
Subsection 827.1 is amended to read as follows:
827.1 The following fees shall be applicable to the processing of applications for public vehicle for hire operator and vehicle licenses, testing, and requests for information:
APPLICABLE FEE
Annual Public Vehicle for Hire Vehicle License
DCTC Vehicle License (Taxicab and LCS Vehicle) $75 per year
Non-residency DCTC Taxicab Vehicle License $100 per year
Annual Operator ID License
Hack License/Face Card $200 for two (2) years
Limousine License/Face Card $300 for two (2) years
Taxicab/Limousine/Black Car Face Card $525 for two (2) years
Duplicate 1st time $100
All subsequent duplicates $150
Fingerprint Fee $41.50
Not Valid for Hire License $100
Duplication/copies
Records (per page) $0.25
Information/Freedom of Information Act Requests
(Per Quarter Hour Charge per Request)
Search by personnel Grade 1-8 $4
Search by personnel Grade 9-13 $7
Search by personnel Grade 14+ $10
Pre-License Testing
1st Testing $100
2nd and Additional Testing $75
Chapter 11, PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE CONSUMER SERVICES FUND, of Title 31, TAXICABS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE, of the DCMR is amended as follows:
Section 1101, ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC VEHICLE FOR HIRE OPERATORS, is amended as follows:
Subsection 1101.5 is deleted and reserved.
Section 1104, FEES, is amended as follows:
Subsection 1104.1 is amended to read as follows:
1104.1 The following fees, in addition to any other fees prescribed by this title, and in accordance with applicable law, shall be paid to the Commission and deposited into the Public Vehicle for Hire Consumer Service Fund:
Digital Dispatch Service Amend Registration Fee $300
(§§ 1604.3(c) and 1604.5)
Digital Dispatch Service Registration Fee – $500
(§ 1604.3(c))
Pair of vehicle registration stickers $1.00
Dome Light Business Application Fee $500
(§1505.1)
Dome Light Business Biennial Renewal $1500
Application Fee
(§1505.3)
Late Renewal Application Fee – $1000
PSP or DDS
(§§ 406 or 1604.6)
Late Renewal Application Fee – $25 (1 – 15 days late)
Public Vehicle for Hire $50 (16 – 30 days late)
Owner/Operator $100 (31 – 45 days late)
(§ 1014.3) $150 (45 – 90 days late)
Late Renewal Application Fee – $250
Taxicab Company, Association or Fleet;
LCS Organization
(§ 501.9 or 1202.9)
Pair of taxicab passenger rate stickers $1.00
Per Vehicle Registration Fee -- $25
Initial and Renewal Applications
(§§ 501 or 1202)
Proposed PSP Application Fee $1000
(§ 403.3)
Proposed MTS Application Fee (§ 403.3): $1000
Taximeter Business License Fee $2,000;
(§1305.1) $500 non-refundable
Taximeter cable seals $0.50
(§ 1323)
Transfer of Ownership –
Taxicab Company, Association, or Fleet $500
(§ 507.2)
Vehicle Age Waiver Fee $50
(§609)
Copies of this proposed rulemaking can be obtained at www.dcregs.dc.gov or by contacting Juanda Mixon, Secretary to the Commission, District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, 2041 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, S.E., Suite 204, Washington, D.C. 20020. All persons desiring to file comments on the proposed rulemaking action should submit written comments via e-mail to dctc@dc.gov or by mail to the DC Taxicab Commission, 2041 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave., S.E., Suite 204, Washington, DC 20020, Attn: Juanda Mixon, Secretary to the Commission, no later than thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
