Section 22-3751 - Enhanced penalties for committing a crime of violence against transportation providers.(a) Any person who commits a crime of violence, as that term is defined in D.C. Official Code § 23-1331(4), against a transportation provider may be punished by a fine of up to 1 1/2 times the maximum fine otherwise authorized for the offense and may be imprisoned for a term of up to 1 1/2 times the maximum term of imprisonment otherwise authorized for the offense, or both. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term "transportation provider" means a person who operates within the District of Columbia a private vehicle-for-hire or a public vehicle-for-hire, as those terms are defined in section 4(16A) and (17) of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles Establishment Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code § 50-301.03(16A) and (17)), or a person that provides transportation of parcels, food, or beverages in the District for compensation. Amended by D.C. Law 25-175,§ 25, 71 DCR 002732, eff. 6/8/2024.Amended by D.C. Law 25-410,§ 20, 71 DCR 002693, eff. 3/11/2024, exp. 6/9/2024.June 9, 2001, D.C. Law 13-307, § 2, 48 DCR 600; July 23, 2008, D.C. Law 17-206, § 2(a), 55 DCR 5168.