D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, § 2225
Avoidance of Lane Blockage – Expeditious Removal of Vehicles
Effective Jan 4, 201966 DCR 00056Authority: Sections 1825 and 1826 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-904 and 50-905 (2014 Repl.)); Sections 5, 6, and 7 of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-921.04, 50-921.05, and 50-921.06 (2014 Repl.)); Sections 6, 7, and 13 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2201.03, 50-1401.01 and 50-1403.01 (2014 Repl. & 2018 Supp.)); Sections 105 and 107 of the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, effective September 12, 1978 (D.C. Law. 2-104; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2301.05 and 50-2301.07 (2014 Repl.)); Mayor’s Order 77-127, dated August 3, 1977; and Mayor’s Order 79-32, dated February 15, 1979 Source: Final Rulemaking 66 DCR 00056 (January 4, 2019).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
2225.1 No person shall stop or park a vehicle in such manner as to impede or render dangerous the use of a roadway by others, except to avoid a collision, at the direction of an authorized official, or in the case of an incident or mechanical breakdown.
2225.2 In the event of a collision or mechanical breakdown of a motor vehicle, the operator of the vehicle shall activate the emergency flashing lights and shall move the vehicle from the roadway as soon as it is safe to do so and only as far as is necessary to prevent obstructing the regular flow of traffic.
2225.3 Removal of a vehicle from the roadway in accordance with Subsection 2225.2 shall in no way affect responsibility for the collision or mechanical breakdown.
2225.4 An operator who moves a vehicle from a roadway in accordance with Subsection 2225.2 shall not be considered to have interfered with or prevented a police investigation of the collision or mechanical breakdown.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking 66 DCR 00056 (January 4, 2019).