The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules regarding towing and impoundment of vehicles in connection with enforcement of the District's parking restrictions and to establish the amount of, and implement a system for collecting, a vehicle conveyance fee.
CREDIT(S)
(Sept. 12, 1978, D.C. Law 2-104, § 505, 25 DCR 1275; Mar. 20, 2009, D.C. Law 17-303, § 4(d), 55 DCR 12803.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-704.
1973 Ed., § 40-603.1.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-303 rewrote the section, which had read as follows:
“The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to establish from time to time a reasonable fee to be charged for the cost of storing impounded vehicles. Such storage fee shall not be charged for the first 24 hour period in which a vehicle is impounded.”
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-104, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 50-2201.03.
For Law 17-303, see notes following § 50-2201.02.