{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-301.29g","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-301.29g","heading":"Certification, enforcement, and regulation of private vehicles-for-hire.","body":"(a)\nEvery 24 months, a private vehicle-for-hire company shall certify on a form provided by the DFHV that the private vehicle-for-hire company has complied with the requirements of this subchapter.\n\n(b)\nThe DFHV is authorized to inspect and copy the relevant safety and consumer protection-related records of a private vehicle-for-hire company to ensure compliance with this subchapter when it has a reasonable basis to suspect non-compliance; provided, that any records disclosed to the DFHV under this subchapter shall not be subject to disclosure to a third party by the DFHV, including through a request submitted pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.].\n\n(c)\nIf the Mayor determines that a private vehicle-for-hire company knowingly certified an intentionally false or misleading statement on a form required by this subchapter, the Mayor may impose a civil fine as determined by rulemaking. A civil fine prescribed by this section shall be applicable only after the private vehicle-for-hire company is afforded an opportunity for a hearing. These penalties shall be in addition to any other penalties available by law.\n\n(d)\nFailure by a private vehicle-for-hire company or operator to adhere to the requirements of this subchapter may result in sanction by the DFHV, including fines and other penalties, pursuant to the DFHV’s authority in § 50-301.07(c)(7).\n\n(e)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the DFHV shall not require a private vehicle-for-hire company to provide the DFHV with a list or inventory of private vehicle-for-hire operators or vehicles associated with a private vehicle-for-hire company.","path":["Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 3. Regulation of Taxicabs.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-301.29g","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"76c09ec71f88ea7e5027bf29500b988d8c87aa08d0e5f090b204b10dafd0d679","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-301.29f","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-301.29h"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}