2023 District of Columbia Code
Title 99 - Reserved sections
§ 48–654. (Perm). Limitation on fees
(a) Notwithstanding any other local law, resolution, rule, or regulation relating to limitations on the fees charged to restaurants by third-party meal delivery platforms, no third-party meal delivery platform may charge a restaurant a fee, commission, or charge per online order that totals more than 15% of the purchase price of the online order or totals more than 5% of the purchase price per online order where the platform does not deliver the order.
(b) The fee limits in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a third-party meal delivery platform that:
(1) Offers all restaurants the option to obtain core delivery service for a total fee, commission, or charge that is no more than 15% of the purchase price of the online order, without requiring the purchase of additional services; and
(2) Within 30 days of March 10, 2023, notifies all restaurants that have an existing agreement with the third-party meal delivery platform of the option described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(Mar. 10, 2023, D.C. Law 24-292, § 5, 70 DCR 898.)
