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Current through October 23, 2012
(a) There is established an Office of Taxicabs.
(b) The Office shall provide administrative support to the Commission.
(c) The Office shall be responsible for the execution and administration of this subchapter, and all rules, standards, rates, charges, and orders issued by the Commission.
(d) Repealed.
(e) The Office shall:
(1) Repealed;
(2) Administer all license examinations applicable to the taxicab industry;
(3) Maintain a system of public records relating to licensed owners and operators of taxicabs and taxicab companies, associations, and fleets;
(4) Repealed;
(5) Receive complaints lodged against the owners and operators of taxicabs, taxicab companies, associations, fleets, and dispatch services for the violation of any rule, regulation, order, rate, or law applicable specifically to the taxicab industry;
(6) Repealed;
(7) Administer and enforce all rules, rates, and orders issued under the authority of the Commission applicable to taxicab companies, associations, fleets, taxicab facilities, taxi dispatch services, and the owners and operators of taxicabs;
(8) Develop, maintain, and keep current under the direction of the Commission a body of information for public and Commission use relating to taxi industry operations within the District, regionally, and nationwide, which information shall include, but not be limited to, statistics, analyses, studies, and projections relating to matters such as revenue, operational costs, passenger carriage, profits, practices, and technologies characterizing the taxi industry;
(9) Perform any other administrative functions necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter which are assigned to the Office by the Commission; and
(10) Inspect vehicles for hire for compliance with regulations established by the Taxicab Commission.
(f) There shall be no less than 12 hack inspectors to be employed in enforcing the present rules and regulations pertaining to taxicabs and any future rules and regulations established. A primary function of the hack inspectors shall be to ensure the proper provision of service and to support safety.
(g) Nothing in this section shall abrogate the authority of officers of the Metropolitan Police Force to enforce and issue citations relating to taxicab requirements.
(h)(1) A proposed suspension or revocation by the Office of a license issued under the authority of this subchapter shall not take effect until a final decision is rendered by the Commission upon a timely appeal taken by a licensee or, if no appeal is taken, upon the lapse of the period specified, by rule, for appeal.
(2) The Office may immediately suspend a license issued under the authority of this subchapter where the Office has determined that an imminent danger is posed to the public. Within 3 days of the issuance by the Office of an immediate suspension, a hearing shall be held before an examiner in the Panel on Consumer and Industry Concerns. Appeals from immediate suspensions shall be taken to the Commission in the same manner as provided for in cases of appeals of proposed suspensions or revocations.
(Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-97, § 13, 33 DCR 703; May 1, 1990, D.C. Law 8-107, § 2(d), 37 DCR 1623; Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-198, § 501(f), 43 DCR 4569; Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-279, § 210, 54 DCR 903.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-1712.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-279 added subsec. (e)(10).
Temporary Amendments of Section
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 501(f) of Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11-226, April 9, 1997, law notification 44 DCR 2584).
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary amendment of section, see § 501(f) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Emergency Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-302, July 25, 1996, 43 DCR 4181), see § 501(f) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Emergency Amendment Act of 1996 (D.C. Act 11-429, October 29, 1996, 43 DCR 6151), and see § 501(f) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Congressional Adjournment Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-2, February 19, 1997, 44 DCR 1590).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 6-97, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 50-301.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 8-59, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 50-309.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 8-107, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 50-307.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-198, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 50-305.
Law 16-279, the "Department of Motor Vehicles Service and Safety Amendment Act of 2006", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 16-821, which was referred to Committee on Public Works and Environment. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 14, 2006, and December 5, 2006, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 28, 2006, it was assigned Act No. 16-636 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 16-279 became effective on March 14, 2007.
Miscellaneous Notes
Hacker's License Appeal Board abolished: Section 23(a) of D.C. Law 6-97 provided that the Hacker's License Appeal Board established by Commissioners' Order 68-59, effective August 15, 1968, is abolished. Section 23(b) of D.C. Law 6-97 provided that the Commission shall be the successor to the Board and any complaint, proceeding, or matter pending before the Board on the effective date of this section shall be a complaint, proceeding, or matter of the Commission. Section 24(b) of D.C. Law 6-97 provided that §§ 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, and 23 shall take effect 1 year after March 25, 1986.
Section 1001 of D.C. Law 11-198 provided that titles I, II, III, V, and VI and sections 405 and 406 of the act shall apply after September 30, 1996.
Law 19-184 amended this section only "upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register." As of the most recent updated publication of this section, the certification required for Law 19-184 has not been made. Therefore the amendments have not been incorporated into this section.
