825.1 The civil infractions and their respective fine amounts set forth in this section are applicable to the operation of all public vehicles for hire. These civil infractions and their respective fines do not include moving violations for which jurisdiction remains within other District, federal or municipal agencies and/or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or other courts of original jurisdiction.

825.2 Civil infractions and their respective fine amounts shall be:

INFRACTION	FINE ($)/PENALTY
Accident Failure to report to insurance carrier within specified time	$100
Air Conditioning Improperly operating system	$125
Animals Failure to comply with § 801.10(b)	$50
Animals, Service Failure to comply with § 801.10(a)	$100
Cell Phone Use Cell phone use prohibited while operating vehicle in compliance with § 807.2	$100
Change in Information Failure to notify the Office of Taxicabs of a change in information	$100
Conduct Unlawful activities as outlined in § 816, threatening, harassing, or abusive conduct or attempted threatening, harassing, or abusive conduct as outlined in § 817 or violation of any affirmative obligation or prohibition outlined in Chapter 5 of this title	$500, Impoundment of the vehicle, license suspension, revocation, or non-renewal, or a combination of the sanctions listed in § 817

Cruising Lights

Broken	$50
Failure to have	$100
Failure to use properly	$50

Curb

Failure to pull to curb to pick up and discharge passenger(s)	$50

Dirty Taxicab

	$100

Dress of Operator

Unkempt or improperly dressed	$50

Fares

Failure to charge proper fare/overcharge	$150
Failure to give a receipt	$150

Hack Stand

Exclusion of DCTC licensed taxicab by proprietor, owner, or agent	$300
Taxi at stand/driver more than five feet (5 ft.) from cab	$25
Non-taxi on hack stand	$25
Taxi parked off hack stand	$25
Limousine parked on hack stand	$50

Heating

Improperly operating system	$125

Hubcaps and Wheel Covers

Failure to have	$25

Identification Cards/Licenses

Displaying, possessing, or presenting a counterfeit, copy, or altered official government issued operator identification (Face) card	$1,000, license suspension, revocation, or non- renewal or a combination of the sanctions listed

Displaying, possessing, or presenting a counterfeit, copy, or	$1,000, license

altered official government issued taxicab vehicle identification (DCTC) card	suspension, revocation, or non-renewal or a combination of the sanctions listed
Failure to display for passenger(s) view	$100
Operating without possession of a valid identification (Face) card	$500
Failure to have Face card with vehicle	$500
Permitting the operation without possession of a valid identification (Face) card	$500
Operating without a Special Event Vehicle-for-Hire Permit	$500
Failure to remove identification (Face) card when away from taxicab	$50

Insignia

Owner failure to have proper name, number, logo, or insignia on vehicle	$50

Inspection

Failure to display current sticker	$100
Failure to replace lost/mutilated sticker	$75
Failure to report for inspection	$75
Operating with an expired sticker	$150

Insurance

Failure to have	$500 and impoundment of vehicle
Failure to have proof of insurance	$100

Loitering (Taxi or Limo)	$50

Lost & Found	$100
Failure to deposit items with Commission in accord with § 1012

Manifest (Taxi and Limo)

Failure to have approved form in possession	$50
Failure to properly complete and maintain	$25
Failure to provide manifest to Hack Inspector, law enforcement personnel, or Commission personnel	$100

Smoking Prohibited

Smoking while transporting passengers in violation of § 807.1	$250

Orders of Enforcement Personnel

Failure to obey an order of a Hack Inspector or other law enforcement personnel engaged in the enforcement of taxicab and public vehicle for hire laws and regulations. See § 817.4	$100

Operating Unsafe Public Vehicle for Hire (taxi and limo)

Violation of §608	$100, impoundment of the vehicle, license suspension, revocation or non- renewal or any combination

Passenger Safety and Service

Loading or unloading in crosswalk	$50
Overloading	$50
Asking destination/violation of § 819.9	$50
Refusal to haul/discrimination/violation of § 818/819.4	$500
Illegal shared ride	$250

Property (Found in vehicle)

Failure to report and deliver property left in vehicle to Office of Taxicabs	$25

Rate Sticker Sign

Failure to display rate and fees schedule	$150

Seat Belts

Failure to have mandatory use of seat belts signage	$100

Signs

Improper use of "Off Duty" sign	$100

Improper use of 'On Call' sign	$100
Failure to display the international 'No Smoking' symbol	$25

Soliciting $50

Speedometer or Odometer

Defective	$250

Taximeter

Tampering with meter or meter seals	$1,000 or license suspension, revocation, or non-renewal or any combination of the sanctions listed

Operating without meter	$1,000 or license suspension, revocation, or non-renewal or any combination of the sanctions listed

Operating with non-functional meter	$1,000 or license suspension, revocation, or non-renewal or any combination of the sanctions listed

Failure to provide meter statistics to government agency	$1,000 or license suspension, revocation, or non-renewal or any combination of the sanctions listed

Operating a taxicab with 'off-size' wheels or tires	$1,000 or license suspension, revocation, or non-renewal or any combination
Operating with an improperly sealed meter	$1,000; license suspension,

	revocation, or non-renewal, or any combination of these sanctions
Unlicensed Operator
District resident	$1,000 and impoundment of vehicle
Non-resident (§828)	$1,000 and impoundment of vehicle
Unlicensed Vehicle
District resident	$1,000 and impoundment of vehicle
Non-resident (§828)	$1,000 and impoundment of vehicle

825.3 The civil fines set forth in this section shall be doubled for the second violation of the same infraction within a twelve (12) month period. Further the civil fine shall be doubled once more for a subsequent violation or violations of the same infraction within a twenty-four (24) month period.

825.4 Where a specific civil fine or penalty is not provided in the table of fines, the fine shall be one hundred dollars ($100).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 3595, 3627 (June 1, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 5958 (August 19, 1994); as amended by Section 3 of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985 Amendment Act of 1994, effective September 22, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-171; 41 DCR 5149, 5150 (August 5, 1994)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 43 DCR 6959 (December 27, 1996); as amended by Section 3 of the Mandatory Use of Seat Belts Amendment Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-244; 44 DCR 1156 (February 28, 1997)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 8868 (December 11, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 11291 (December 30, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 3831 (April 11, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 9738 (September 12, 2008); as repealed and replaced by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 9970, 9985 (August 17, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10997 (July 26, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 12387 (August 30, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking

published at 61 DCR 6439 (June 27, 2014).