{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-35-201","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 35-201","heading":"Competitive lines on fixed routes and schedules; certificate of convenience and necessity required.","body":"No competitive street railway or bus line, that is, bus or railway line for the transportation of passengers of the character which runs over a given route on a fixed schedule, shall be established without the prior issuance of a certificate by the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia to the effect that the competitive line is necessary for the convenience of the public.","path":["Title 35. Railroads and Other Carriers.","Chapter 2. Street Railways and Bus Lines.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/35-201","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b46db7062ca8ac277f3b7c273c848d4815fc9de4c6ee2ead026d5a9f48372d38","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-35-124","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-35-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}