1203. REQUIREMENT OF BASE OWNER

1203 REQUIREMENT OF BASE OWNER 1203.1 Each limousine or black car base owner may maintain an office in the District with an operable telephone number listed in the name of the organization. 1203.2 A base owner shall not dispatch a for-hire vehicle from any location other than that specified in the base certificate of authority. 1203.3 A base owner shall maintain and enforce rules, consistent with this chapter and the laws of the District of Columbia, governing the conduct of affiliated drivers while performing their duty as for-hire vehicle drivers. 1203.4 Each base owner shall be liable for the conduct, operation, and violation of Commission rules by affiliate drivers and affiliate vehicles. 1203.5 A base owner shall not hold himself out for business as a "taxi" or "taxicab" service or in any way use the word "taxi" or "taxicab" to describe the business. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 2812 (May 20, 1994); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 12394 (August 30, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 134 (January 2, 2015). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Taxicabs and Public Vehicles for Hire 31 DCMR § 1203