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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), (3), (7), and (19), 14, and 20 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) (3), (7), and (19), 50-313, and 50-319 (2014 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)), and D.C. Official Code § 47-2829 (b), (d), (e), (e-1), and (i) (2015 Repl.), hereby gives notice of its intent to adopt amendments to Chapter 12 (Luxury Class Services – Owners, Operators, and Vehicles) of Title 31 (Taxicabs and Public Vehicles For Hire) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
This proposed rulemaking would amend Chapter 12 to establish data reporting requirements for luxury class vehicles used to provide limousine service. The proposed rules would allow the Office of Taxicabs to: determine the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles; measure vehicle response time; ensure the reasonableness of rates and charges; and develop policy based on data which includes a broader spectrum of public vehicles-for-hire. The rules would also establish greater parity in operating requirements among public vehicle-for-hire services.
The Commission also hereby gives notice of its intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt these proposed rules in not less than thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Directions for submitting comments may be found at the end of this notice.
Chapter 12, LUXURY CLASS SERVICES – OWNERS, OPERATORS, AND VEHICLES, of Title 31 DCMR, TAXICABS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE, is amended to read as follows:
Section 1201, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, is amended as follows:
A new Subsection 1201.9 is added to read as follows:
1201.9 Beginning March 1, 2016, or at such later date as set by the Office in an administrative issuance (“implementation date”), each owner of a luxury class vehicle used to provide limousine service shall provide the Office with the following trip data for all limousine trips:
(1) The operator’s DCTC operator’s license (face card) number;
(2) The vehicle’s tag (license plate) number;
(3) The vehicle’s vehicle identification number (VIN);
(4) The name of the vehicle owner;
(5) The date and time of the beginning of the operator’s tour of duty;
(6) The duration and mileage of each trip;
(7) The date and time of the pickup and drop-off of each trip;
(8) The address and/or geospatially-recorded place of pickup and drop-off of each trip;
(9) The number of passengers;
(10) The unique trip identification number assigned by the owner or operator, if any;
(11) The total fare, with an itemization of all rates and charges;
(12) The form of payment;
(13) The date and time of the end of the operator’s tour of duty;
(14) The date and time that the data was transmitted to the Office;
(15) The date on which the vehicle’s insurance policy expires;
(16) The vehicle’s odometer reading;
(17) The vehicle’s type of propulsion;
(18) An indication of whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible; and
(17) Such other information as the Office may require through an administrative issuance.
1201.10 The trip data required under § 1201.9 shall be reported to the Office at such frequency as set by an administrative issuance provided that the frequency of reporting shall not be more than daily.
Copies of this proposed rulemaking can be obtained at www.dcregs.dc.gov or by contacting Secretary to the Commission, District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, 2235 Shannon Place, S.E., Suite 3001, 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 D.C. Taxicab Commission, 2235 Shannon Place, S.E., Suite 3001, Washington, DC 20020, Attn: Secretary to the Commission, no later than thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
