2539477 Taxicab Commission, DC - Notice of Public Hearing - Amendments to Chapter 6 (Taxicab Parts and Equipment)
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAXICAB COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Amendments to Chapter 6 (Taxicab Parts and Equipment) of Title 31 (Taxicabs and Public Vehicles for Hire) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations
JUNE 6, 2012
10:00 A.M.
Ron M. Linton, Chairman, DC. Taxicab Commission (DCTC) announces a Public Hearing to receive comments on the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission’s notice of its intent to adopt amendments to Chapter 6 (Taxicab Parts and Equipment) of Title 31 (Taxicabs and Public Vehicles for Hire) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”).
The proposed amendments will: 1) clarify the authority of hack inspectors to make traffic stops to enforce regulations; 2) expand the type of vehicles that are allowed to operate as taxicabs in the District of Columbia to include compact and midsize sport utility vehicles; 3) authorize and clarify the use of a cruising-light toggle switch; 4) clarify that a hack inspector may inspect officially required vehicle or operator documents during traffic stops for vehicle safety inspections; 5) modify the permissible age up to which a vehicle may be placed into service as a taxicab; 6) clarify that a “salvage” vehicle may not be placed in service as a taxicab; and 7) correct the subsection designation in section 612. Effective dates will be included in the Notice of Final Rulemaking.
The Proposed rulemaking is published at: DC_Register_Vol_58_No_32_August_12_2011__Pages_007170_thru_007178.
Copies of the proposed rulemaking can be obtained at www.dcregs.dc.gov or by contacting Dena C. Reed, General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission, District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, 2041 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, S.E., Suite 204, Washington, D.C. 20020. (202) 645-6018. The proposed rulemaking will also be available on the DCTC website at www.dctaxi.dc.gov.
The public hearing will take place at the following time and location:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012
10:00 am
OLD COUNCIL CHAMBERS
441 4TH Street, N.W.
First Floor
Washington, DC 20001
