{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2201.05a-1","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-2201.05a-1","heading":"Establishment of Intelligent Speed Assistance Program.","body":"(a)\nThere is established within the Department of Motor Vehicles (\"DMV\") an Intelligent Speed Assistance Program that shall install, and monitor compliance with, intelligent speed assistance systems that limit the speed at which a motor vehicle can travel based on the applicable speed limit in the vehicle of any person that is convicted of an offense requiring enrollment as a condition of reinstatement pursuant to § 50-1301.38(a)(5) [Not funded].\n\n(b)\n(1)\nUpon receipt of notice of a person who must enroll in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the DMV shall:\n(A)\nRequire the person's enrollment in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program as a condition for obtaining and maintain a restricted license;\n(B)\nPermit the person to enroll in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program;\n(C)\nRevoke the person's license and issue the person a restricted license that notes their participation in the Intelligent Speed Assistance and the requirements thereof; and\n(D)\nNot issue the person a license, other than a restricted license as described in subparagraph (A) [of this paragraph], until the person successfully completes a period of enrollment as described in subsection (c) of this section.\n(2)\n(A)\nThe DMV shall provide notice to the person of the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection.\n(B)\nFor the purposes of this paragraph, the person shall be considered to have been provided notice upon receipt of a letter containing the information required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph that is either:\n(i)\nHand delivered to the person; or\n(ii)\nDelivered by mail to the address listed on the person's license.\n\n(c)\nA person's license shall remain revoked pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(C) of this section, and a person's enrollment in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program shall remain a condition for obtaining and maintain a restricted license pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) of this section, for the following periods:\n(1)\nFor the first commission of a covered offense or conviction requiring enrollment, one year;\n(2)\nFor the second commission of a covered offense or conviction requiring enrollment, 2 years; and\n(3)\nFor the third or subsequent commission of a covered offense or conviction requiring enrollment, 3 years.\n\n(d)\nA person enrolled in the Intelligent Speed Assistance pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall:\n(1)\nInstall an intelligent speed assistance system on each motor vehicle owned by or registered to the person; and\n(2)\nNot operate a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a functioning, certified intelligent speed assistance system.\n\n(e)\nIf a person fails to comply with the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program's requirements as described in subsection (d) of this section, the DMV may:\n(1)\nSuspend the person's restricted license for a period determined by the DMV and, following the period of suspension, permit the person to re-enroll in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program;\n(2)\nRevoke the person's restricted license and prohibit the person from re-enrolling in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program; or\n(3)\nImpose a civil fine on the person.\n\n[(f)]\n(1)\nA person enrolled in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program shall pay all costs associated with enrolling and participating in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program except in cases where the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program determines the person is indigent as described in paragraph (2) of this section.\n(2)\n(A)\nBefore a participant enrolls in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program, the DMV shall determine whether a participant is indigent.\n(B)\nIf a participant is determined to be indigent, the DMV shall pay all costs associated with that person's enrollment and participation in the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program for one year resulting from the first conviction requiring enrollment.\n(3)\nFor the purposes of this subsection, the term \"indigent\" means a person who receives an annual income, after taxes, of 150% or less of the federal poverty guidelines as updated periodically in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, approved October 27, 1998 (112 Stat. 2729; 42 U.S.C. § 9902(2)).","path":["Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 22. Regulation of Traffic.","Subchapter I. General Provisions.","Part A. Traffic Act, 1925."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-2201.05a-1","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c9ef9c14d8e33db10f1635a9252b732cd2d44d6af82aeef6249ac5a93f25d4e3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2201.05a","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2201.05b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}