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AN ACT
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To amend the Motor Vehicle Services Fees and Driver Education Support Act of 1982 to require
that the Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) develop a safe driving curriculum and
to authorize the DMV to waive outstanding fines and fees based on participation in the
program; to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act of the District of
Columbia to clarify the offenses for which a conviction or bond forfeiture results in a
suspension of licenses and registrations and to state the requirements for the
reinstatement of licenses and registrations; to amend the District of Columbia Traffic Act,
1925 to allow the District to tow or immobilize vehicles based on the accumulation of
certain traffic infractions over any consecutive 6 months, regardless of whether the
associated fine is paid or unpaid, to amend the definitions of reckless driving and
aggravated reckless driving, to authorize the Office of Attorney General to bring civil
actions against drivers for speeding, reckless driving, and aggravated reckless driving, to
modify the requirements of the Ignition Interlock Program, including the conduct for
which enrollment can be required, notice requirements for District agencies, hearing
procedures, and the cost to participants, to establish the Intelligent Speed Assistance
Program, to specify that the Mayor’s general authority to restrict driving privileges
requires good cause and to provide the notice requirements for restricting driving
privileges under that authority; to amend An Act To establish a code of law for the
District of Columbia to clarify that negligent homicide includes striking any person in a
crosswalk; to amend the Anti-Drunk Driving Act of 1982 to require that judges for the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia order the revocation of driver’s licenses for
individuals convicted of driving under the influence and to require that the Department of
Motor Vehicles transmit data related to revocation of driver’s licenses in response to such
orders to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the Office of the Attorney
General, and the Council committee with oversight over the Department of Motor
Vehicles; and to amend the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937 to require that the
Metropolitan Police Department transit data related to stolen vehicles to the Department
of Motor Vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the “Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education, and Responsibility
(“STEER”) Amendment Act of 2024”.
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Sec. 2. The Motor Vehicle Services Fees and Driver Education Support Act of 1982,
effective April 3, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-97; 29 DCR 765), is amended by adding a new section 9a to
read as follows:
“Sec. 9a. Safe driving course; waiver of fines for completion of course.
“(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) shall develop and administer a safe
driving curriculum composed of different courses related to safe driving practices and traffic
regulations.
“(b)(1) The DMV may waive any outstanding fines for violations of section 9 of the
District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (34 Stat. 1123; D.C. Official
Code § 50–2201.04), based on an individual’s participation in, and completion of, courses
developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
“(2) Waivers under this subsection shall be provided at a rate of $100 per hour of
participation in a completed course; provided, that the DMV shall not waive more than $500 per
individual in any consecutive 12-month period.”.
Sec. 3. The Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act of the District of Columbia,
approved May 25, 1954 (68 Stat. 120; D.C. Official Code § 50–1301.01 et seq.), is amended as
follows:
(a) Section 2(3)(C) (D.C. Official Code § 50–1301.02(3)(C)) is amended by striking the
phrase “nonresident’s operating privilege as defined herein” and inserting the phrase
“nonresident’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the District of Columbia” in its place.
(b) Section 34 (D.C. Official Code § 50–1301.34) is amended as follows:
(1) The section heading is amended by striking the phrase “of future
responsibility” and inserting the phrase “proof of financial responsibility” in its place.
(2) Strike the phrase “responsibility for the future, subject” and insert the phrase
“responsibility, subject” in its place.
(c) Section 35 (D.C. Official Code § 50–1301.35) is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 35. Definitions.
“For the purposes of this act, the term:
“(1) “DMV” means the Department of Motor Vehicles established by section
1822(a) of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26,
1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code § 50–901(a)).
“(2) “Judgment” means any judgment which shall have become final by
expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by
final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state, the
District of Columbia, or of the United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership,
maintenance, or use of any vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of the District
of Columbia, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily
injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property
including the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for
such damages.
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“(3) “Proof of financial responsibility” or “proof” means proof that the motor
vehicle subject to registration or reciprocity under the laws of the District of Columbia is an
insured motor vehicle under the provisions of the Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle
Insurance Act of 1982, effective September 18, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-155; D.C. Official Code § 31-
2401 et seq.).
“(4) “State” means any state, territory, or possession of the United States or any
province or territory of Canada.”.
(d) Section 36 (D.C. Official Code § 50–1301.36) is repealed.
(e) Section 37 (D.C. Official Code § 50-1301.37) is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 37. Suspension of license and registration upon conviction of certain offenses;
exceptions; transmission of judgments.
“(a) The DMV shall suspend, in accordance with the requirements of section 38, the
license and registration of any person who was convicted or adjudicated a juvenile delinquent by
a final order or judgment for, or who forfeited any bond or collateral given to secure their
appearance for trial for a violation of, the following offenses:
“(1) Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or a drug, as described in
section 3b of the Anti-Drunk Driving Act of 1982, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-266;
D.C. Official Code § 50–2206.11);
“(2) Driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug; commercial vehicle, as
described in section 3c of the Anti-Drunk Driving Act of 1982, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C.
Law 19-266; D.C. Official Code § 50–2206.12);
“(3) Operating a vehicle while impaired, as described in section 3e of the Anti-
Drunk Driving Act of 1982, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-266; D.C. Official Code §
50–2206.14);
“(4) Any homicide resulting from a person being struck by a motor vehicle,
including:
“(A) Murder in the first degree, as described in sections 798 of An Act To
establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1321;
D.C. Official Code § 22–2101);
“(B) Murder in the second degree, as described in section 800 of An Act
To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1321;
D.C. Official Code § 22–2103);
“(C) Manslaughter; and
“(D) Negligent homicide, as described in section 802(a) of An Act To
establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (49 Stat. 385; D.C.
Official Code § 50–2203.01);
“(5) Leaving after colliding, as described in section 10c of the District of
Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1124; D.C. Official Code § 50–
2201.05c);
“(6) Aggravated reckless driving, as described in section 9(b-1) of the District of
Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1123; D.C. Official Code § 50–
2201.04(b-1));
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“(7) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used; or
“(8) Any offense committed in another state which, if committed in the District of
Columbia, would constitute one of the offenses listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of this
subsection.
“(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the DMV shall not suspend
registrations as described in subsection (a) of this section in cases where the conviction was
based on:
“(1) A person’s operation of a vehicle owned by or leased to the United States, the
District of Columbia, another state, or a political subdivision thereof; and
“(2) The person was acting as an agent of the United States, the District of
Columbia, another state, or a political subdivision thereof.
“(c)(1)(A) Whenever a judgment of conviction for any offense listed in subsection (a) of
this section has become final, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall transmit a
record of the conviction to the DMV.
“(B) A judgment of conviction shall be deemed to have become final for
the purposes of this subsection if:
“(i) No appeal is taken from the judgment upon the expiration of
the time within which an appeal could have been taken; or
“(ii) An appeal is taken from the judgment, the date upon which
the judgment, having been sustained, can no longer be appealed from or reviewed on a writ of
certiorari.
“(2) If the DMV receives a record of a conviction of a nonresident, the DMV shall
transmit the record to the state or territorial agency that issued the nonresident’s license.
“(d) Nothing in this section shall limit the power of a judge of the Superior Court of the
District of Columbia to limit or restrict a defendant’s driving privileges as a condition of a pre-
trial release or as a component of the defendant’s sentence.”.
(f) Section 38 (D.C. Official Code § 50–1301.38) is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 38. Requirements for reinstatement of license and registration.
“(a) For a person whose license and registration was suspended pursuant to section 37,
the person’s license and registration shall remain suspended, and the person shall be ineligible
for a new or renewed license or registration, until the person:
“(1) Completes a 6-month period of license and registration suspension;
“(2) Provides and maintains proof of financial responsibility;
“(3) Pays a $100 reinstatement fee;
“(4) If the person committed a covered offense, as that term is defined in section
10a(a) of the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, effective April 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-238;
D.C. Official Code § 50–2201.05a(a)) (“Traffic Act of 1925”), successfully completes the period
of enrollment in the Ignition Interlock Program as required by section 10a of the Traffic Act of
1925; and
“(5) If the person was traveling 20 miles per hour or more over the speed limit
during the commission of the offense, successfully completes the period of enrollment in the
Intelligent Speed Assistance Program as required by section 10a-1 of the Traffic Act of 1925.
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“(b) If a person is required to be enrolled indefinitely in the Ignition Interlock Program
pursuant to section 10a(h)(1)(D) of the Traffic Act of 1925 or is required to be enrolled
indefinitely in the Intelligent Speed Assistant Program pursuant to section 10a-1(c)(4) of the
Traffic Act of 1925, the person shall not be issued a license and, instead, shall only be issued a
restricted license subject to the condition that the person remain enrolled in the Ignition Interlock
Program or Intelligent Speed Assistant Program, respectively.
“(c) The DMV may, through rulemaking, adopt additional requirements that must be
satisfied before a person’s license is reinstated as described in subsection (a) of this section.”.
(g) Section 39 (D.C. Official Code § 50–1301.39) is repealed.
(h) Section 40 (D.C. Official Code § 50–1301.40) is repealed.
(i) Section 52 (D.C Official Code § 50–1301.52) is amended by striking the phrase
“responsibility for the future unless” and inserting the phrase “responsibility unless” in its place.
Sec. 4. The District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat.
1119; D.C. Official Code § 50–2201.01 et seq.), is amended as follows:
(a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 50–2201.02) is amended as follows:
(1) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “this act,” and
inserting the phrase “this act, and all rules issued thereunder,” in its place.
(2) New paragraphs (8A) and (8B) are added to read as follows:
“(8A) “Immobilization device” means any device or mechanism that, when
equipped to a motor vehicle, prevents the motor vehicle’s operation but causes no damage to the
motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is moved while such device or mechanism is in place.
“(8B) “Immobilization-eligible vehicle” means any unattended vehicle found
parked on any public highway in the District of Columbia against which:
“(A) There are 2 or more unpaid notices of infraction or vehicle
conveyance fees that the owner was deemed to have admitted or that were sustained after a
hearing pursuant to section 305 or section 306 of the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication
Act of 1978, effective September 12, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-104; D.C. Official Code § 50-2303.05 or
§ 50-2303.06) or section 902 of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996, effective
April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-198; D.C. Official Code 50-2209.02);
“(B) There have been issued 2 or more warrants; or
“(C) The Mayor has assessed 10 or more points under this subparagraph
based on convictions, sustained notices of infractions, including infractions detected by the
automated traffic enforcement system described in section 901 of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget
Support Act, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-198; D.C. Official Code § 50–2209.01), or
adjudications as a juvenile delinquent, within any consecutive 6-month period beginning after
the effective date of the Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education, and Responsibility
(“STEER”) Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd reading on February 6, 2024 (Enrolled
version of Bill 25-425), in accordance with the following table:
Infractions / Offenses Points
Speeding 11-15 miles per hour over the speed limit 2
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Speedling 16-19 miles per hour over the speed limit 3
Speeding 20 miles per hour or more over the speed limit 5
Reckless Driving 5
Aggravated Reckless Driving 10
.”.
(3) Paragraph (15) is repealed.
(b) Section 6(k) (D.C. Official Code § 50–2201.03(k)) is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows:
“(1) The Mayor and the United States Park Police may take the following actions
against an immobilization-eligible vehicle:
“(A) Remove the vehicle, through towing or other means, and transport
the vehicle to any place designated by the Mayor for impoundment; or
“(B) Immobilize the vehicle using an immobilization device.”.
(2) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “;
provided, that in the case of an immobilization or impoundment made pursuant to section
2(8B)(C), the owners shall also provide evidence of completion of a safe driving course created
pursuant to section 9a(a) of the Motor Vehicle Services Fees and Driver Education Support Act
of 1982, passed on 2nd reading on February 6, 2024 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-425).” in its
place.
(c) Section 9 (D.C. Official Code § 50–2201.04) is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 9. Speeding and reckless driving.
“(a) No vehicle shall be operated at a greater rate of speed than permitted by the
regulations adopted under the authority of this act.
“(b) A person commits the offense of reckless driving if the person drives a motor vehicle
on any highway in the District:
“(1) At a speed of 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the speed limit; or
“(2) In any other manner that displays a conscious disregard of the risk of causing
property damage or bodily injury to any person.
“(c) A person commits the offense of aggravated reckless driving if the person drives a
motor vehicle on any highway in the District:
“(1) At a speed of 30 miles per hour or more above the speed limit; or
“(2) At a speed of 20 miles per hour or more above the speed limit; and
“(A) Causes bodily injury to any other person;
“(B) Collides with another motor vehicle; or
“(C) Causes $1,000 or more in property damage.
“(d) A person convicted of reckless driving shall:
“(1) For a first or second conviction of reckless driving, be fined no more than the
amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012,
effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-3571.01), or incarcerated for
no more than 90 days, or both; and
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“(2) For a third or subsequent conviction for reckless driving within a 2-year
period, be fined no more than the amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal Fine
Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. La