D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 31, § 800 – Application and Scope

800.1 This chapter shall apply to every person that provides a public vehicle-for-hire service subject to licensing or regulation by the Commission, provided however that provisions of § 819 apply to any vehicle-for-hire in the District, including private vehicles-for-hire.

800.2 The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted to comply with the language and intent of the Establishment Act.

800.3 [REPEALED].

800.4 [REPEALED].

800.5 No public vehicle-for-hire may provide service in response to a dispatch other than as provided in Chapter 16 and other applicable laws.

800.6 A public vehicle-for-hire may provide service, including wheelchair accessible service, in response to a dispatch, as provided in Chapter 16, provided that:

(a) At all times while licensed and equipped as a public vehicle-for-hire, the vehicle shall be operated only in compliance with all applicable provisions of this title and other laws applicable to public vehicles-for-hire, including, without limitation, all provisions relating to the requirement that the vehicle be operated by a DCTC licensed operator, the use of a modern taximeter system, and the collection, and payment to the District, of the passenger surcharge; and

(b) A vehicle under an exclusive time contract other than as a public vehicle-for-hire shall be decommissioned as a public vehicle-for-hire.

800.7 An owner or operator that violates this subsection shall be subject to a civil fine as set forth in Chapter 20.

800.8 The provisions of this chapter shall apply to public vehicles-for-hire other than taxicabs to the extent provided in this title.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 3595, 3611 (June 1, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 9970, 9971 (August 17, 2012); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 60 DCR 12218 (August 23, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 2561 (February 27, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 338 (January 8, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 7668 (May 20, 2016).