Commercial motor vehicle operation; additional requirements, violation, adjudication.
Effective Mar 14, 2007Sept. 20, 1990, D.C. Law 8-161, § 6a; as added Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-279, § 102(b), 54 DCR 903
(a) No person while operating a commercial motor vehicle shall:
- (1) Fail to slow down and stop before reaching a railroad crossing to check that railroad tracks are clear of an approaching train;
- (2) Fail to leave sufficient space to drive through a railroad crossing without stopping;
- (3) Fail to obey a traffic control device or the directions of an enforcement official at a railroad crossing;
- (4) Fail to negotiate a railroad crossing because of insufficient undercarriage clearance;
- (5) Violate an out-of-service order, or
- (6) Have an alcohol concentration of 0.04 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.
- (b) Any person found in violation of any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined $300 for each offense, but no traffic points shall be assessed.
- (c) Violations of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjudicated as moving violations pursuant to Chapter 23 of this title [§ 50-2301.01 et seq.].
History
Sept. 20, 1990, D.C. Law 8-161, § 6a
as added Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-279, § 102(b), 54 DCR 903