{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-48-652","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 48-652","heading":"Restrictions on third-party meals delivery platforms.","body":"(a)\nA third-party meal delivery platform shall not arrange for the delivery of an order from a restaurant without first obtaining an agreement with the restaurant expressly authorizing the third-party meal delivery platform to collect meal orders and deliver meals prepared by the restaurant.\n\n(b)\nAn agreement shall not include any provision, clause, or covenant that requires a restaurant to indemnify a third-party meal delivery platform, any independent contractor acting on behalf of the third-party meal delivery platform, or any registered agent of the third-party meal delivery service for any damages or harm that may occur after the restaurant's product leaves the restaurant.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nA third-party meal delivery platform shall not advertise or otherwise market a telephone number, website, or application software featuring or marketing a restaurant without an agreement.\n(2)\nUpon expiration or termination of an agreement, the third-party meal delivery platform shall transfer and assign any telephone number and URL for a website used exclusively to advertise or market the restaurant to the restaurant for the restaurant's use.\n\n(d)\nA third-party meal delivery platform that does not have an agreement shall not use the name, likeness, trademark, or intellectual property of a restaurant on its platform.\n\n(e)\nAny agreement that a third-party meal delivery platform enters into with a restaurant must contain a provision allowing a food delivery worker to use the restroom facilities of the restaurant when performing a delivery or pickup service at the restaurant.\n\n(f)\nA third-party meal delivery platform shall not exclude any restaurant with whom the third-party meal delivery platform has an agreement from the relevant search results of a customer within 4 miles of a restaurant.\n\n(g)\nA third-party meal delivery platform shall not reduce the delivery radius of any restaurant below 4 miles based on the level or percentage of commissions paid. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a third-party meal delivery platform from offering a larger delivery radius for a fee.\n\n(h)\nA third-party meal delivery platform shall not reduce the number of food delivery workers available to deliver online orders from a restaurant with whom the third-party meal delivery platform has an agreement based solely on the level or percentage of commission paid. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a third-party meal delivery platform from offering priority delivery services for a fee.","path":["Title 48. Foods and Drugs.","Chapter 6A. Third-party Food Delivery."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/48-652","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3f3164cd72be54ac2cc6dfa9beb3e67acc38efb6e005e846609379e496eec70d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-48-651","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-48-653"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}