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District of Columbia Official Code
Division VIII - GENERAL LAWSTitle 50 - MOTOR AND NON-MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFICSubtitle VII - TRAFFICChapter 23 - TRAFFIC ADJUDICATION
Subchapter III - PARKING, STANDING, STOPPING AND PEDESTRIAN INFRACTIONS
Section 50-2303.04 - Civil liability

D.C. Code § 50-2303.04

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Current through codified legislation effective June 1, 2024
Section 50-2303.04 - Civil liability
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(1) The operator of a vehicle shall be primarily liable for the civil penalties imposed pursuant to this subchapter. The owner or lessee of the vehicle, even if not the operator thereof, shall also be liable, unless the owner or lessee can show that the vehicle was used without the owner's or lessee's express or implied permission.
(2) An owner or lessee who pays a civil fine or penalties pursuant to this subchapter shall have the right to seek recovery of the amount of the fines and penalties from the operator and shall have a cause of action against the operator of the vehicle for those amounts.
(b) Where a lessor of a vehicle has paid a fine or penalty for which the lessor is liable and the Department thereafter collects from the person to whom the vehicle was rented or leased the amount of the scheduled fine and penalties, or any portion thereof, the lessor shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Department of the amount of the fines and penalties paid by the lessee, less the Department's cost of collection.
(c) Where a lessor of a vehicle is liable for an infraction, the lessor's answers to the notice of the infraction mailed to the lessor shall be consistent with § 50-2302.05. The lessor's failure to answer the notice of infraction within 30 days after mailing shall result in the imposition of monetary penalties established by § 50-2302.05, in addition to the potential civil fine for the infraction. If the lessor fails to answer the notice of infraction within 60 days, the lessor shall be deemed liable for the violation and the civil fine shall also be imposed.

D.C. Code § 50-2303.04

Sept. 12, 1978, D.C. Law 2-104, § 304, 25 DCR 1275; Apr. 8, 2005, D.C. Law 15-307, § 207(b), 52 DCR 1700; Oct. 30, 2018, D.C.Law 22-175, § 2(f), 65 DCR 9546.

Applicability

Applicability of D.C.Law 22-175: § 3 of D.C.Law 22-175 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(f) of D.C.Law 22-175 is subject to the inclusion of the law's fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.