D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 31, r. 31-800
Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 31-800 - APPLICATION AND SCOPE800.1This 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.
800.2The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted to comply with the language and intent of the Establishment Act.
800.5No 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, with out 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. 800.7An owner or operator that violates this subsection shall be subject to a civil fine as set forth in Chapter 20.
800.8The provisions of this chapter shall apply to public vehicles-for-hire other than taxicabs to the extent provided in this title.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 31, r. 31-800
Amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 2561 (2/27/2015); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 338 (1/8/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 7668 (5/20/2016)Authority: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985, as amended, D.C. Official Code §§50-301 to 50-320 (2001).