(a) Except for vehicles that are hybrid, electric, or wheelchair accessible, a licensee must not use any vehicle that is older than ten model years to provide taxicab service in the County.
(b) A licensee must not use any hybrid, electric, or wheelchair accessible vehicle that is older than twelve model years to provide taxicab service in the County.
(c) As used in this Chapter, the “model year” of a vehicle is the year designated by the vehicle manufacturer, as indicated on the vehicle or in the manufacturer’s records. A licensee may continue to maintain a taxicab vehicle in service until the December 31st of the succeeding calendar year after a taxicab vehicle ages out of service due to the end of its model year, if the vehicle passes a comprehensive safety inspection performed during the month of August of the vehicle’s final model year by a state-certified inspector in good standing.
(d) The Director may waive this requirement only to maintain an accessible taxicab in service for no more than 90 days when the licensee shows that no adequate replacement vehicle was available for purchase during the preceding 90 days. (2004 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 1; 2015 L.M.C., ch. 39, § 1; 2021 L.M.C., ch. 38, §1; 2024 L.M.C., ch. 20, § 1.)
Editor’s note—2024 L.M.C., ch. 20, §§ 2 and 3 state: Sec. 2. Section 3 of Chapter 38 of the Laws of Montgomery County 2021 is amended as follows: [Sec. 3. Sunset. This Act must sunset, and must have no further force or effect on December 31, 2024.]
Sec. 3. Expedited Effective Date. The Council declares that this legislation is necessary for the immediate protection of the public interest. This Act takes effect on the date when it becomes law.
2021 L.M.C., ch. 38
, § 3, states: Sec. 3. Sunset. This Act must sunset, and must have no further force or effect, on December 31, 2024.