(a) The owners or managers of establishments where automobiles or other motor vehicles are kept for rent or lease without a driver shall pay a license fee of $600 biennially for each such establishment; provided, that nothing in this section shall be so construed as to exempt such owners or managers from paying additional license taxes required by this chapter.
(b) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as a Motor Vehicles Sales, Services and Repair endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of this chapter.
CREDIT(S)
(July 1, 1902, 32 Stat. 626, ch. 1352, § 7, par. 32; July 1, 1932, 47 Stat. 557, ch. 366; Sept. 14, 1976, D.C. Law 1-82, title I, § 104(s), 23 DCR 2461; Sept. 26, 1995, D.C. Law 11-52, § 302(f), 42 DCR 3684; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 2003(pp)(27), 46 DCR 3142; Oct. 28, 2003, D.C. Law 15-38, § 3(hh)(4)(P), 50 DCR 6913.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 47-2830.
1973 Ed., § 47-2332.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-38, in subsec. (b), substituted “Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, and Repair endorsement to a basic business license under the basic“ for “Class A Motor Vehicle Sales, Services and Repair endorsement to a master business license under the master”.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary amendment of section, see § 302(f) of the Omnibus Budget Support Emergency Act of 1995 (D.C. Act 11-44, April 28, 1995, 42 DCR 2217) and § 302(f) of the Omnibus Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1995 (D.C. Act 11-124, July 27, 1995, 42 DCR 4160).
For temporary amendment of D.C. Act 11-44, see § 303 of the Omnibus Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 1995 (D.C. Act 11-124, July 27, 1995, 42 DCR 4160).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(hh)(4)(P) of Streamlining Regulation Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-145, August 11, 2003, 50 DCR 6896).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-82, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 47-2808.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-52, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 47-2809.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 12-261, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 47-2801.
For Law 15-38, see notes following § 47-2404.