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A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To amend, on a temporary basis, the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925 to provide that vehicles which are booted and then impounded for outstanding tickets be subject to the same reclamation, notice, and disposition procedures applicable to abandoned vehicles, the District of Columbia Motor Vehicle Parking Facility Act of 1942 to define dangerous vehicle, An Act To prohibit parking of vehicles upon public or private property in the District of Columbia without the consent of the owner of such property to provide for the towing, impoundment, notice, and disposition of dangerous vehicles, to reduce the time period for removing dangerous vehicles from the public space and abandoned vehicles from private property, Chapter 24 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations to provide that vehicles which are impounded for parking violations are subject to the same reclamation, notice, and disposition procedures applicable to abandoned vehicles. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this Act may be cited as the "Dangerous Vehicle Removal Temporary Amendment Act of 2001". Sec. 2. Section 6 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Code §40-703) is amended as follows: (a) Subsection 6(k)(2) is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the following sentence in its place: "The notice, reclamation, and disposition procedures set forth for abandoned vehicles in section 1a and 1b of An Act To prohibit parking vehicles upon public or private property in the District of Columbia without the consent of the owner of such property, approved January 15, 1942 (56 Stat. 5; D.C. Code §40-812.1 (a)), shall apply to any vehicle impounded pursuant to this section.". (b) Subsections (k)(3) and (4) are repealed. Sec. 3. Section 2 of the District of Columbia Motor Vehicle Parking Facility Act of 1942, approved February 16, 1942 (56 Stat. 93; D.C. Code 40-804) is amended by adding a new paragraph (8) to read as follows:
Sec. 4. An Act To prohibit parking vehicles upon public or private property in the District of Columbia without the consent of the owner of such property, approved January 15, 1942 (56 Stat. 5; D.C. Code §40-812 et seq.), is amended as follows: (a) Section 1 (D.C. Code §40-812) is amended as follows: (b) Section 1 a(a) (D.C. Code §40-812.1(a)) is amended by striking the phrase "an abandoned or junk vehicle" wherever it appears and inserting the phrase "an abandoned, junk, or dangerous vehicle" in its place. (c) Section 1b(b) (D.C. Code §40-812.2(b)) shall be amended by striking the phrase "junk vehicle" wherever it appears and inserting the phrase "junk or dangerous vehicle" in its place. Sec. 5. The District of Columbia Abandoned and Junk Vehicle Removal Act Amendment Act of 1989, effective September 9, 1989 (D.C. Law 8-24; D.C. Code §40- 831 et seq.) is amended as follows: (a) Section 2 is amended as follows:
(b) Section 3(a) (D.C. Code §40-832(a))is amended as follows: (1) By striking the phrase "abandoned or junk vehicle" wherever it appears and inserting the phrase " abandoned, junk, or dangerous vehicle" in its place.Sec. 6. Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, Chapter 24, is amended as follows: (a) Subsection 2421.2 is amended to read as follows: (b) Subsections 2421.3 through 2421.6 are repealed. Sec. 7. The Council adopts the attached fiscal impact statement as the fiscal impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code § 1-233(c)(3)). Sec. 8. (a) This act shall take effect upon its enactment (approval
by the Mayor, or in the (b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. |
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