700.1 This chapter is intended by the Commission to establish fair and consistent procedural rules for enforcement of and compliance with this title.

700.2 This chapter applies to all persons regulated by this title.

700.3 The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted to comply with the language and intent of the Establishment Act, as amended by Vehicle-for-Hire Act, and the Impoundment Act.

700.4 No provision of this chapter requiring a delegation of authority from the Mayor shall apply in the absence of such authority.

700.5 The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all matters and contested cases pending on the date of publication of the final rulemaking in the D.C. Register, respectively, to the extent allowed by the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act (“DCAPA”) effective October 8, 1975 (D.C. Law 1-19; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-501 et seq.) and other applicable law.

700.6 The Office’s failure to comply with a deadline established by a provision of this title shall not be a basis for the dismissal of an enforcement action except where the Respondent proves that the Respondent’s substantial legal rights would be violated in the absence of a dismissal, and that no reasonable procedural remedy, such as a continuance or enlargement of time, can be fashioned to cure the violation.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 3595 (June 1, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 6408 (June 27, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 338 (January 8, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 4078 (March 18, 2016).