(a) It shall be unlawful for any passenger or occupant aboard a rail car or at any rail transit station to:
(1) Knowingly board a rail car or enter the fare-paid area of a WMATA rail transit station without the farecard or fare media required for such entry;
(2) Leave the fare-paid area of a WMATA rail transit station without having presented a valid farecard or otherwise paid the established fare;
(3) Refuse to pay the established fare on any rail car or at any rail transit station.
(4) Smoke or carry a lighted or smoldering pipe, cigar or cigarette or open flame, or use any type of electronic cigarette, vaping device;
(5) Consume food or drink;
(6) Spit or expectorate;
(7) Discard litter;
(8) Play any radio, phone, or other sound-generating device unless the device is connected to an earphone that limits the sound to the individual user;
(9) Board any railcar through the rear exit door unless directed to do so by an employee or agent of WMATA;
(10) Causing a civil disturbance by climbing over or standing on the seats of a rail car;
(11) Walk with bare feet;
(12) Ride a bicycle or skateboard;
(13) Wear roller skates or inline skates;
(14) Sell or try to sell anything to any other passenger or occupant;
(15) Ride a motorized self-balancing transportation device unless authorized by WMATA;
(16) Carry any live animal, bird or reptile, unless it is a properly harnessed service animal accompanying a passenger with a disability or a small animal that is properly contained;
(17) Mark or draw on any part of a rail car or rail transit station.
Any person found to have committed a violation of this subsection (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a prepayable fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for a first offense. Any person found to have committed any second or subsequent violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a prepayable fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Carry any flammable liquids; acids; or hazardous materials, hazardous substances or hazardous waste, as those terms are defined in § 10.1-1400 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, within a WMATA transit station or on a WMATA vehicle;
(2) Open without a reasonable belief that an emergency requires the immediate evacuation of a rail car, impede the opening of, interfere with, tamper with or otherwise obstruct the operation or use of any window, door or other emergency exit of any rail car;
(3) Stop, impede, interfere with or tamper with an escalator or elevator within or adjacent to a rail transit station or any part of the apparatus of such an escalator, or use an escalator or elevator emergency stop button, unless such action is taken with knowledge or reasonable good faith belief that an a emergency makes such action necessary to preserve and protect human life or valuable property;
(4) Act or behave in any manner which would obstruct, disrupt or interfere with the operation of a rail car or threaten the safety of passengers or WMATA staff;
(5) With the intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, fail to comply with a lawful request of an employee or agent of WMATA to relocate to another seat or area of a rail car, or to a different rail car;
(6) Be on a track, tunnel, catwalk or any other part of the railcar system;
(7) Ride on top or on the side of, or between two rail cars;
(8) Enter or exit a rail transit car at any location except for the designated entry and exit points, including, but not limited to, windows and emergency exits unless otherwise instructed to do so.
Any person convicted of violating subsection (b) shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any passenger or occupant aboard a rail car, or any person within any rail transit station in the County, to refuse to leave the rail car or rail transit station after having been ordered to do so by any employee or agent of WMATA or by a law enforcement officer with jurisdiction. Any person convicted of violating this subsection (c) shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(Ord. 23-11. Passed 7-12-23.)