D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-300

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024
Rule 18-300 - AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR
300.1

The Director, after notice and hearing, is authorized to cancel any license upon determination that the licensee was not entitled to the issuance of the license, that the licensee failed to give the required or correct information in the application or that the prescribed fee has not been paid.

300.2

The Director is authorized, after giving notice and an opportunity for hearing, to suspend or revoke the license of any person upon a showing, by records or other sufficient evidence, of any of the grounds for suspension or revocation set forth in this chapter.

300.3

A non-resident's privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of the District shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the Director in the same manner and for like cause(s) as a District driver's license may be suspended or revoked.

300.4

If a non-resident driver of a motor vehicle is convicted of an offense in the District or is determined liable for an infraction in the District, the Director may forward a certified copy of the record of the conviction or determination of liability to the motor vehicle administrator of the jurisdiction where the driver resides.

300.5

If a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended or revoked, the Director shall forward a certified copy of the record of the action to the motor vehicle administrator in the jurisdiction where that person resides.

300.6

The Director is authorized to suspend or revoke the license of any resident of the District or the privilege of a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle in the District upon receiving notice of the conviction of or determination of the liability of that person in another jurisdiction of an offense or infraction in the other jurisdiction which, if committed in the District, would be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license of a driver.

300.7

The Director may give the same effect to conduct of a resident in another jurisdiction as would be provided by the laws of the District if the conduct had occurred in the District.

300.8

For the purpose of identifying habitual or frequent violators of traffic regulations, the Director shall establish a uniform system assigning demerit points for convictions of violations of traffic regulations or civil adjudications establishing the commission of traffic infractions.

300.9

The Director may assess points for convictions or determinations of liability in other jurisdictions of offenses or infractions which, if committed in the District, would be grounds for such assessment.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-300

Regulation No. 72-13 effective June 30, 1972, 32 DCRR § 2.301, 2.302, 2.303, 2.305 Special Edition; as amended by Regulation No. 74-17 effective June 29, 1974; and by § 604 of the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, D.C. Law 2-104, 25 DCR 1275 (August 11, 1978)
AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is § 401 and 402 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967, effective August 11, 1967, filed August 11, 1967, D.C. Code Vol. 1 at 126 (1981 Ed.); Reorganization Plan No. 2of 1975 effective July 25,1975,21 DCR 3198; 22 DCR 961; § 412 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act as amended, 87 Stat. 790, Pub.L. No. 93-1 98, D.C. Code § 1-227(a); and the Compulsory/No Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, effective September 18, 1983, D.C. Law 4-155, 29 DCR 3491 (August 13, 1982).