Moped Registration Accountability Amendment Act of 2025

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A BILL

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To amend the Automobile Consumer Protection Act of 1984 to remove exemptions for 1
motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, and to require a motor vehicle dealer to provide 2
written notice of a vehicle’s classification and registration requirements to consumers 3
before selling a vehicle; to amend Section 4 of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 4
1937 concerning registration of motor vehicles, to add as unlawful acts the rental of any 5
motorcycle or motor-driven cycle affixed with false identifying information of vehicle 6
class or that has not been properly registered; and to amend the Rental Vehicle Tax 7
Reform Act of 1978 to remove the exemption of motorcycles and motor-driven cycles 8
from rental fleet registration requirements. 9
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 11
act may be cited as the “Moped Registration Accountability Amendment Act of 2025”. 12
Sec. 2. The Automobile Consumer Protection Act of 1984, effective March 14, 1985 13
(D.C. Law 5-162, D.C. Official Code § 50-501 et seq) is amended as follows: 14
(a) Section 2(9) (D.C. Official Code § 50-501(9)) is amended to read as follows: 15
“(9) “Motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle, including motorcycles and motor-driven 16
cycles, manufactured for sale, offered for sale, sold, or registered in the District and which is 17
designed for the primary purpose of transporting a driver and 1 or more passengers on streets, 18
roads, or highways. The term “motor vehicle” shall not include buses sold for public 19
transportation, motor homes, or motorized recreational vehicles.”. 20
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Councilmember Charles Allen
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Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau

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(b) Section 6(a) (D.C. Official Code § 50-505) is amended by adding a paragraph (3) to 21
read as follows: 22
“(3) Written notice to the prospective consumer of the motor vehicle’s 23
classification pursuant to the District’s laws, rules, and regulations, and all requirements, 24
including vehicle registration, that are necessary to legally operate the motor vehicle in the 25
District.”. 26
Sec. 3. Section 4(a) of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, approved August 27
17, 1937 (50 Stat. 680; D.C. Official Code § 50-1501.04(a)), is amended by adding a new 28
paragraph (5) to read as follows: 29
“(5) For any rental operator who is engaged in the business of renting motorcycles 30
or motor-driven cycles: 31
“(A) To complete a rental transaction of a vehicle that does not fulfill all 32
registration and vehicle identification requirements; or, 33
“(B) To affix false identifying information to a rental vehicle, including 34
motor type, piston or rotor displacement or its equivalent, or maximum speed.”. 35
Sec. 4. The Rental Vehicle Tax Reform Act of 1978, effective March 6, 1979 (D.C. Law 36
2-157; D.C. Official Code § 50-1505.01 et seq.), 37
(a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 50-1505.01), is amended as follows: 38
(1) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase “motorcycles,”. 39
(2) New subsections (j) and (k) are added to read as follows: 40
“(j) "Motorcycle" shall have the same meaning as provided in 18 DCMR § 9901.1. 41
“(k) "Motor-driven cycle" shall have the same meaning as provided in 18 DCMR § 42
9901.1.”. 43

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(b) Section 4 (D.C. Official Code § 50-1505.03) is amended by adding a new subsection 44
(d) to read as follows: 45
“(d) Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles. – A rental operator who is engaged in the 46
business of renting motorcycles or motor-driven cycles shall register all rental vehicles in its 47
rental fleet.”. 48
Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement. 49
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 50
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 51
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 52
Sec. 6. Effective date. 53
This act shall take effect after approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 54
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 55
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 56
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 57
Columbia Register. 58