Taxicab Vehicle Retirement

Authority: Sections 8(c)(3), (4), and (19) of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles Establishment Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-301.07(c)(3), (4), and (19)). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 2556 (April 24, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 11289 (December 30, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 6317 (June 1, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1178 (February 1, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 12387 (August 30, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 12279 (November 28, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 119 (January 2, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 072 (January 1, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 8881 (June 24, 2016); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 63 DCR 9070 (July 1, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 10471 (August 12, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 14202 (December 4, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 007092 (June 14, 2024).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary

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609 AGE OF TAXICAB

609.1 Except as provided in § 609.2, all taxicabs licensed to operate in the District of Columbia, whether owned, rented, or leased, shall be not more than ten (10) model years old.

609.2 An individual with a valid operator identification card (face) issued under D.C. Official Code § 47-2829(d) (2001) may own and operate one (1) licensed taxicab vehicle that is more than eight (8) model years old.

609.3 This section shall become effective June 1, 1998.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 2556 (April 24, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 11289 (December 30, 2005).