1299 DEFINITIONS

1299.1 When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed:

Affiliated Driver - an individual who drives a for-hire affiliated vehicle who is required to be licensed by the Commission.

Affiliated vehicle - a for-hire vehicle that is dispatched from a base.

Base - a place of business from which for-hire vehicles are dispatched.

Base Owner - any individual, partnership, corporation or organization licensed by the Commission to own and operate a base as provided for in §§ 1202 and 1203 of this chapter.

Commission - the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission established pursuant to the 'District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985,' as amended (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Code § 50-301 (2001) et seq.).

District or D.C. - the District of Columbia.

District of Columbia Taxicab Commission License (DCTC) - the vehicle license issued pursuant to § 31(h) of the License Act (D.C. Official Code § 47-2829(d) (2001)).

Face - the license (identification card) issued under § 31(i) of the License Act (D.C. Official Code § 47-2929(i) (2001)).

Identification card - the operator license issued under § 31(i) of the License Act (D.C. Official Code § 47-829(i) (2001)).

Independently Operated Limousine - any sedan, limousine, or stretch affiliated with a base, limousine which is not affiliated with a base, i.e., it is the only vehicle owned or operated by an individual.

License Act - Public Law 237, 72nd Congress, 47 Stat. 550, approved July 1, 1932, D.C. Official Code § 47-2801 (2001) et seq. (specifically D.C. Official Code § 47-2829 (2001)).

Limousine - a motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire in the District, designed to carry fewer than nine (9) passengers excluding the driver, with three (3) or more doors, other than a taxicab, coach, or wheelchair accessible van, and not permitted to accept street hails from prospective passengers in the street, and required to be licensed by the Commission.

Limousine organization - any individual, person, corporation, company, partnership, or association, owning or operating two or more limousines in the District of Columbia.

Metropolitan Area - the area encompassed by the District of Columbia, Montgomery, Prince Georges, Charles, and Frederick Counties in Maryland; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park in Virginia.

Office - Office of Taxicabs.

Operator - any person operating a limousine for hire.

Owner - any person, corporation, partnership, or association which holds the legal title to a limousine, the registration of which is required in the District of Columbia. If a limousine is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease with the right of purchase upon performance of the condition stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or if a mortgagor of a limousine is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee, lessee, or mortgagor shall be considered

the owner.

Panel on Adjudication - the Panel on Adjudication established pursuant to the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985, as amended (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code § 50-301 et seq. (2001)).

Panel on Rates and Rules - the Panel on Rates and Rules established pursuant to the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985, as amended (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Code § 50-301 et seq. (2001)).

Sedan - a for-hire vehicle designed to carry fewer than six (6) passengers, excluding the driver, which charges for service on the basis of time and mileage.

Sponsor - a base owner who is licensed by the Commission and has entered into an agreement with a prospective driver, who, if licensed by the Commission, will be affiliated with said base for a stated period of time.

Street - any street, avenue or road designated on the Permanent System of Highways of the District of Columbia as a public thoroughfare.

Stretch Limousine - a for-hire vehicle designed to carry fewer than nine Passengers, excluding the driver, which is dispatched from a garage, maintains a minimum of $500,000/$1 million liability insurance coverage and in which passengers are charged fees calculated on the basis of garage-to-garage service.

Vehicle Owner - an individual, partnership or corporation in whose name a vehicle is titled. For the purposes of these rules, the term shall also apply to the lessee of the vehicle from the titled owner. Service shall be deemed proper service on the vehicle owner if sent to the registrant or the lessee of the vehicle.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 2812, 2828 (May 20, 1994); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 3831 (April 11, 2008).