D.C. Code § 47-2829

Vehicles for hire; identification tags on vehicles; vehicles for school children; ambulances, private vehicles for funeral purposes; issuance of licenses; payment of fees.

This provision is no longer in force

[Repealed].

History

July 1, 1902, 32 Stat. 626, ch. 1352, § 7, par. 31

July 1, 1932, 47 Stat. 555, ch. 366

Apr. 5, 1939, 53 Stat. 570, ch. 41

July 17, 1939, 53 Stat. 1046, ch. 313, § 3

Jan. 15, 1942, 56 Stat. 3, ch. 2

June 20, 1942, 56 Stat. 375, ch. 428

July 30, 1951, 65 Stat. 126, ch. 247, §§ 1, 2

May 18, 1954, 68 Stat. 119, ch. 218, title XIV, § 1402

July 19, 1954, 68 Stat. 493, ch. 544, § 1

Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 634, Pub. L. 88-503, § 21

Mar. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-139, § 2, 27 DCR 4555

Mar. 15, 1985, D.C. Law 5-178, § 2(a), (b), 32 DCR 757

Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 21(a), 33 DCR 703

Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-165, § 2, 33 DCR 6705

Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-192, §§ 7, 27, 33 DCR 7836

Aug. 17, 1994, D.C. Law 10-149, § 2, 41 DCR 4485

Sept. 22, 1994, D.C. Law 10-171, § 3, 41 DCR 5149

Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-198, § 503, 43 DCR 4569

enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575

Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 2003(pp)(26), 46 DCR 3142

Oct. 28, 2003, D.C. Law 15-38, § 3(hh)(4)(O), 50 DCR 6913

Nov. 16, 2006, D.C. Law 16-175, § 3, 53 DCR 6499

Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-279,§ 209(a), 54 DCR 903

Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-294, § 7(a), 54 DCR 1086

Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, §§ 124(b), 250(a), 56 DCR 1117

Mar. 3, 2010, D.C. Law 18-111, § 6051, 57 DCR 181

Oct. 22, 2012, D.C. Law 19-184, § 6, 59 DCR 9431

Apr. 23, 2013, D.C. Law 19-270, § 3, 60 DCR 1717

Mar. 10, 2015, D.C. Law 20-197, § 4, 61 DCR 12430

June 22, 2016, D.C. Law 21-124, § 501(d)

Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-155, § 601

Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-333, § 5(b)(23)

Short Title

Section 7001 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle A of Title VII of the act may be cited as the “Subject to Appropriations Repealers Amendment Act of 2013”.

Effective Dates

Section 24(b) of D.C. Law 6-97 provided that §§ 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, and 23 shall take effect 1 year after March 25, 1986.

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-270, § 5, see 7017 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311).

For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-270, § 5, see § 7017 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827).

For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311).

For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 19-184, § 7, see § 7007 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of the Public Vehicle-for-Hire Educational Services Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-16, February 22, 2013, 60 DCR 3968, 20 DCSTAT 471).

For temporary addition of (e)(3), see § 2 of the Public Vehicle-for-Hire Educational Services Emergency Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-544, November 15, 2012, 59 DCR 13588).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 6051 of Fiscal Year Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-260, January 4, 2010, 57 DCR 345).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 6051 of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Second Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-207, October 15, 2009, 56 DCR 8234).

Temporary Legislation

Section 4(b) of D.C. Law 19-235 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.

“(B) The fees charged and collected from the educational services set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection and Subchapter I of Chapter 3 of Title 50 shall be deposited in the Public Vehicles-for-Hire Consumer Service Fund, established by § 50-320.”

“(3)(A) The District of Columbia Taxicab Commission shall have the authority to charge and collect reasonable fees to provide educational services, including covering the costs of developing and administering courses statutorily required by paragraph (2) of this subsection and Subchapter I of Chapter 3 of Title 50.

Section 2 of D.C. Law 19-235 amended this section by adding (e)(3) to read as follows:

Effect of Amendments

The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-197 added (k) and (l).

The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-270 added (j)(4) and (j)(5).

The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-184 substituted “an amount set by the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission” for “$25 or an amount set by the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, but in no event to exceed $100” in (d); rewrote (e) and (e-1); substituted “where applicable” for “and any points assessed against the licensee in accordance with subsection (e-1) of this section; where applicable” in (e-2); substituted “Commission” for “Commission’s Panel on Rates and Rules” in (e-3); in (e-4), substituted “regular mail” for “registered mail” in the first sentence, deleted “which shall come before the Council of the District of Columbia (’Council’) for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and days of Council recess” from the end of the third sentence, and deleted fourth sentence; rewrote the first sentence in (h); substituted “license fee of an amount set by the Mayor” for “license fee of $75 or an amount set by the Mayor, but in no event to exceed $200” in (i); and added (j)(1) to (j)(3).

D.C. Law 18-111, in subsec. (e)(1), substituted “$75” for “$35” and “$200” for “$100”; and, in subsec. (i), substituted “$75” for “$5” and “$200” for “$100”.

D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction in the repeal of subsec. (c).

D.C. Law 16-294 made a technical correction that resulted in no change in text.

D.C. Law 16-279, rewrote subsec. (a); repealed subsec. (c); and in subsec. (d), deleted the last sentence which had read as follows: “Annual licenses required by this subsection shall be issued by the Department of Public Works.” Subsection (c), was previously repealed by Law 16-175.

D.C. Law 16-175 repealed subsec. (c).:

D.C. Law 15-38, in subsec. (h), substituted “an Inspected Sales and Services endorsement to a basic business license under the basic” for “a Class A Inspected Sales and Services endorsement to a master business license under the master”.

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 47-2331.

1981 Ed., § 47-2829.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 7-1703, § 34-912, § 47-2313, § 47-2853.04, § 50-303, § 50-307, § 50-320, § 50-329.02, § 50-331, § 50-1401.01, and § 50-1501.03.

Cross References

Traffic, fleet adjudication program, “fleet” defined, see § 50-2303.04a.

Taxicab regulation, vehicle impoundment, operation without valid license, see § 50-331.

Taxicab Commission Fund established, assessments comprising fund, see § 50-320.

Smoking restrictions, places of prohibition, regulated passenger vehicles for hire, see § 7-1703.

Public utilities, rates, investigation and reimbursement, reimbursement fees for common carriers, see § 34-912.

Motor vehicles, operators’ permits, issuance, qualifications and restrictions, compliance with this section, see § 50-1401.01.

Motor vehicles, Office of Taxicabs established, see § 50-312.

Motor vehicle registration, fee schedule, see § 50-1501.03.

Motor fuel tax, public hackers not affected, see § 47-2313.

Mayor, Council and other offices, application of certain sections to boards, commissions and committees, see § 1-321.02.

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 24-333: § 9 of D.C. Law 24-333 provided that the repeal of this section by § 5(b)(23) of D.C. Law 24-333 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

Section 7286 of D.C. Law 25-217 amended section 9 of D.C. Law 24-333 making the repeal of this section by section 5(b) of D.C. Law 24-333 applicable as of October 1, 2025.

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