1404

DIGITAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS – REQUIREMENTS

1404.1 Each digital payment system (DPS) approved by the Office as part of a DDS' initial, renewed, or amended certificate of operating authority under Chapter 16 shall meet the requirements of this section.

1404.2 Equipment requirements. Each DPS unit shall consist of any reasonable combination of digital technologies that:

(a) Allows the owner and operator to provide service in compliance with this chapter and Chapter 12 of this title, and allows the DDS to comply with §§ 1403.3 and 1404; and

(b) Provides the passenger with a written or electronic receipt, before the passenger exits the vehicle, containing:

(1) The date and time of the trip;

(2) The distance of the trip;

(3) The vehicle's tag number,

(4) The name and customer service telephone number of the DDS;

(5) Information sufficient to allow the passenger to reference the passenger's DDS account or payment card used to pay the fare;

(6) The total fare and a breakdown of the fare including all rates and charges, and any gratuity; and

(7) The following statement: "Sedan service in Washington, DC is regulated by the DC Taxicab Commission, 2041 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave., SE, Suite 204 Washington, DC 20020, www.dctaxi.dc.gov, dctc3@dc.gov, 1-855-484-4966, TTY 711".

1404.3 Service and support requirements. The DDS, using data from each DPS unit, shall:

(a) Transmit to the TCIS every twenty-four (24) hours via a single data feed consistent in structure across all digital payment systems, the following data:

(1) The date;

(2) The operator identification number and vehicle tag number in an anonymous format established by the Office that allows the DDS to maintain a record of the identity of the operator and the

vehicle;

(3) The time at the beginning of each tour of duty;

(4) The distance of each trip;

(5) The time of pickup and drop-off of each trip;

(6) The geospatially-recorded place of pickup of each trip which may be generalized to census tract level; and the geospatially-recorded place drop-off of each trip which may be generalized to census tract level;

(7) A unique trip number assigned by the DDS to each trip;

(8) The total fare and a breakdown of the fare including all rates and charges and any gratuity;

(9) The time at the end of the tour of duty;

(b) Provide the Office with the information necessary to insure that the DDS pays and the Office receives the sedan passenger surcharge for each sedan trip;

(c) Process each payment for each sedan trip, which shall not exceed the fare allowed by this chapter; and

(d) Ensure the timely transmission of an electronic receipt.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 12410 (August 30, 2013).