• Current through October 23, 2012

(a) Any person who is aggrieved by a determination of a hearing examiner, either as to the existence of liability or the sanction imposed therefor, or both, may appeal such determination pursuant to this subchapter. The Director shall appoint an appeals board, pursuant to § 50-2304.01, to consider and determine the appeal.

(b) An aggrieved person who is successful in the appeal of a determination of the existence of liability or the sanction imposed under this subchapter, or both, shall be entitled to a refund of any fee imposed for bringing the appeal.

(Sept. 12, 1978, D.C. Law 2-104, § 402, 25 DCR 1275; Mar. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-108, § 2, 51 DCR 1340.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 40-632.

1973 Ed., § 40-1122.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 15-108 redesignated the text as subsection (a); and added subsec. (b).

Temporary Amendments of Section

For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of Traffic Adjudication Appeal Fee Temporary Amendment Act of 2003 (D.C. Law 15-16, June 21, 2003, law notification 50 DCR 5460).

Emergency Act Amendments

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of Traffic Adjudication Appeal Fee Emergency Amendment Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-42, March 24, 2003, 50 DCR 2801).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of Traffic Adjudication Appeal Fee Emergency Amendment Act of 2004 (D.C. Act 15-344, January 29, 2004, 51 DCR 1829).

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-104, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 50-2301.01.

Law 15-108, the "Traffic Adjudication Appeal Fee Amendment Act of 2004", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 15-211, which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and the Environment. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 2, 2003, and January 6, 2004, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 27, 2004, it was assigned Act No. 15-295 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 15-108 became effective on March 30, 2004.