1608.1 A dispatch service that violates this chapter shall be subject to:

1. (a) A civil fine established by a provision of this chapter;
2. (c) Enforcement action other than a civil fine, as provided in Chapter 7; or
3. (d) A combination of the sanctions enumerated in parts (a) and (b).

1608.2 Except where otherwise specified in this title, the following civil fines are established for violations of this chapter by a dispatch service, which shall double for the second violation of the same provision, and triple for the third and subsequent violations of the same provision thereafter:

1. (a) A civil fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) where no civil fine is enumerated;
2. (b) A civil fine not to exceed twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) per day or portion thereof, based on the circumstances, for a violation of § 1604.7 by a digital dispatch service for failure to timely transmit to OCFO any amount required to be transmitted under that subsection, provided however, that a penalty shall not be assessed under both this section and § 1907.4(x) where a digital dispatch service and a private sedan business are not separate legal entities;
3. (c) A civil fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per day or portion thereof for a violation of § 1604.8 by a digital dispatch service for failure to timely provide a required certification for an amount required to be transmitted to OCFO; and
4. (d) A civil fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a violation of § 1604.8 by a digital dispatch service for failure to ensure that a private sedan operator suspended or terminated by a private sedan business is unable to log in to the digital dispatch service's app.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 338 (January 8, 2016).