Passed January 19, 1988
A BILL
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To regulate commercial bicycle operators in the District of Columbia.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
That this act may be cited as the "Commercial Bicycle Operators Training and Licensing Act of 1987".
Sec. 2. Definitions.
For purposes of this act, the term:
(1) "Commercial bicycle operator" means an individual who receives financial compensation for the delivery or pick-up of goods or services by bicycle.
(2) "Courier. company" means any firm, partnership, company, corporation, or organization operating within the District of Columbia that receives financial compensation for the delivery or pick-up of goods or services.
(3) "Mayor" means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Sec. 3 Licensing; training program; rules.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, no commercial bicycle operator shall operate within the District of Columbia without a license issued by the Mayor.
(b) Each commercial bicycle operator licensed under this section shall:
- (1) Pass a bicycle safety test developed by the Mayor in order to receive a commercial bicycle operator's license;
- (2) Pay a license fee not to exceed $50 per year;
- (3) Carry photo identification listing the operator's name, the operator's identification number issued by the mayor, the name address and telephone number of the courier company, if employed by or under contract to a courier company, the operator's telephone number and address;
- (4) Display, in a fashion visible from the rear, the operator identification number issued by the Mayor and if employed by or contracting with a courier company, the name and telephone number of the courier company, the name and telephone number of the courier company, or if not employed by or under contract to a courier company, the operator's telephone number and address; and
- (5) If employed by or under contract to a courier company, complete a training program developed in accordance with subsection (d) of this section and approved by the Mayor.
(c) The commercial bicycle license shall not be renewed or shall be suspended or revoked upon the accumulation of serious bicycle traffic law violations as determined by rules promulgated by the Mayor.
(d) Within 180 days of the effective date of this act, each courier company shall submit to the Mayor a proposed training program for its commercial bicycle operators. Upon approval by the Mayor, the training program shall be administered by the courier company to its commercial bicycle operators.
(e) The Mayor shall:
- (1) Issue a separate identification number to each commercial bicycle operator licensed under this act;
- (2) Issue rules to implement the provisions of this act pursuant to title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Code, sec. 1-1501 et seq.), within 120 days of the effective date of this act; and
- (3) Develop a public education program to inform the public on the requirements of this act.
(f) Commercial bicycle operators operating in the District of Columbia as of the effective date of this act shall be licensed by the Mayor within 180 days of the effective date of this act.
Sec. 4 This act shall take effect after a 30-day period of Congressional review following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council of the District of Columbia to override the veto) as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Self- Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, approved December 24, 19973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code, sec. 1-233 (c)(1)).
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