Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it shall not be an unlawful practice for a motor vehicle rental company to fail or refuse to rent a motor vehicle, or to impose differential terms and conditions upon the rental of a motor vehicle, based on the age of any person, where such action is reasonably related to accident risk or threat to public safety.
CREDIT(S)
(Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155, § 272, as added Oct. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 11-64, § 2(b), 42 DCR 4322.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-2534.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 11-64, the “Motor Vehicle Rental Company Amendment Act of 1995,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 11-162, which was referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Rights. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 20, 1995, and July 11, 1995, respectively. Approved without the signature of the Mayor on July 28, 1995, it was assigned Act No. 11-126 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 11-64 became effective on November 21, 1995.