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D.C. Code § 50-301.29e

Requirements for private vehicle-for-hire operators

Mar. 25, 1986, D.C

(a) A private vehicle-for-hire operator shall:

(1) Accept only rides booked through a private vehicle-for-hire company’s digital dispatch and shall not solicit or accept street hails;

(2) Use the trade dress required by § 50-301.29d at any time that the operator is logged into a private vehicle-for-hire company’s digital dispatch;

(3) Possess a valid driver’s license issued by the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland, or the Commonwealth of Virginia;

(4) Possess proof of personal motor vehicle insurance for the motor vehicle used as a private vehicle-for-hire; and

(5) Be at least 21 years of age.

(b) If an accident occurs involving a motor vehicle that is logged into the private vehicle-for-hire’s digital dispatch, the private vehicle-for-hire operator or company shall provide law enforcement officials and insurance representatives with proof of the insurance required by § 50-301.29c.

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.