1. (a)

   1. (1) The Department may order an AV testing entity to temporarily restrict testing on select roadways, or District-wide, under certain circumstances identified by the Department through rulemaking, including a person or entity's failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter or other applicable laws, emergencies, special events, or specific roadway conditions that raise safety concerns.
   2. (2) To the maximum extent practicable, the Department shall provide an AV testing entity with reasonable notice about how, where, and when testing will be restricted, and the reasons for such restriction.
   3. (3) This subsection shall only apply to associated autonomous vehicles when under autonomous operation.

History

Apr. 23, 2013, D.C. Law 19-278, § 3b

Dec. 23, 2020, D.C. Law 23-156, § 2(c)

Mar. 21, 2025, D.C. Law 25-312, § 6(c)

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 23-156: § 3 of D.C. Law 23-156 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(c) of D.C. Law 23-156 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Section 7186 of D.C. Act 24-159 repealed section 3 of D.C. Law 23-156 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by Law 23-154 has been implemented.

Section 7186 of D.C. Law 24-45 repealed section 3 of D.C. Law 23-156 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by Law 23-154 has been implemented.