D.C. Code § 36-621.01 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.01
§ 36-621.01. Authorization of sports wagering.
Status: in_force

The operation of sports wagering and related activities shall be lawful in the District of Columbia and conducted in accordance with this subchapter , and rules and regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 36-203 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 2 / § 36-203
§ 36-203. Penalties.
Status: in_force

A person violating any of the provisions of § 36-202 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment for not less than 3 months nor more than 1 year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D.C. Code § 36-157 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-157
§ 36-157. Actions in tort permissible.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent or restrain any person who is the legal owner of a trademark or label from proceeding in an action of tort against any person found guilty of violating this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 36-601.15 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.15
§ 36-601.15. Sale of lottery and daily numbers games tickets by licensed agents; unauthorized sale.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer may license, as agents to sell lottery and daily numbers games tickets, such persons and establishments as, in its judgment, possess the requisite qualifications, including, but not limited to: The financial responsibility of the person and his business or activity; the accessibility of the place of business or activity to the public; the sufficiency of existing licenses to serve the public convenience; and the volume of expected sales. No license as an agent shall be issued to any person to engage in business primarily as a lottery agent. The Chief Financial Officer may authorize compensation to such agents in such manner and amounts and subject to such limitations as it may determine are necessary to assure adequate availability of lottery and daily numbers games tickets. The Chief Financial Officer shall also require that an agent be bonded in such amounts and in such manner as determined by the Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall condition the issuance of a license upon the written agreement of the licensee to indemnify and to save harmless the District of Columbia against any and all actions, claims, and demands of whatever kind or nature which the District of Columbia may incur by reason of or in consequence of issuing such license. No lottery or daily numbers games tickets shall be sold at other than the price fixed by the Chief Financial Officer, and no sale shall be made by other than a licensee or his employee. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 6 months, or both.
D.C. Code § 36-601.29 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.29
§ 36-601.29. Prohibited suppliers’ activities.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell or distribute bingo samples or equipment to any licensed organization without first having obtained a suppliers’ license, but an organization which is or has been, during the preceding 12 months, licensed to conduct bingo in the District of Columbia may sell bingo supplies and equipment actually used by it in the conduct of bingo to another licensed organization. No licensed supplier shall sell bingo cards unless there is printed thereon the name, mark, or symbol of the printer or manufacturer which the supplier has registered with the Office. No person directly or indirectly connected with the manufacture, sale, or distribution of bingo supplies or equipment, and no agent, servant, or employee of such person, shall conduct, advise, or assist in the conduct of bingo; render any service to anyone conducting or assisting in the conduct of bingo; or prepare any form required of a licensed organization pertaining to bingo. No licensed supplier, or his agent, salesman, or representative, shall, during the term of the license, sell or distribute bingo supplies or equipment to any person or organization other than a licensed supplier or licensed organization. No licensed supplier, or his authorized agent, salesman, or representative, shall be present to transact business during the conduct of bingo.
D.C. Code § 36-621.15 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.15
§ 36-621.15. Taxation of Sports Wagering.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before the 20th day of each month, an operator shall:
  (1) File a return, on forms and in the manner prescribed by the CFO, with the CFO indicating the amount of its gross sports wagering revenue, including revenues remitted by registered sports governing bodies, for the preceding calendar month; and
  (2) Pay to the District of Columbia Treasurer:
    (A) 20% of the gross sports wagering revenue from the preceding calendar month, in the case of a Class A operator;
    (B) 10% of the gross sports wagering revenue from the preceding calendar month, in the case of a Class B operator; and
    (C) 30% of the gross sports wagering revenue from the preceding calendar month, in the case of a Class C operator.
(b) All funds owed to the District under this chapter and subchapter II of Chapter 17 of Title 22 shall be held in trust within the boundaries of the District for the District by an operator until the funds are paid to the District of Columbia Treasurer. An operator shall establish a separate bank account into which gross sports wagering revenue shall be deposited and maintained until such time as the funds are paid to the District of Columbia Treasurer.
(c) Repealed.
(d) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 36-621.17 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.17
§ 36-621.17. Conflict with federal law.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize noncompliance with any provision of any federal law or regulation. Notwithstanding any provision in this subchapter , no sports wagering, or gambling in any form, or the operation of gambling devices shall be allowed on federal property, or portion of federal property, where such activity is prohibited by federal law or regulation or is contrary to § 1-206.02(a)(3) .
D.C. Code § 36-601.17 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.17
§ 36-601.17. Depositories.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer may authorize compensation to such depositories in such manner and amounts and subject to such limitations as the Chief Financial Officer may determine. The depositories referred to in § 3-1316 shall transfer the deposits made pursuant to § 3-1316 to the designated accounts of the Office, less any compensation for services rendered by the depositories to the Fund, and less any amounts due the agents or depositories by adjustments authorized by the Chief Financial Officer because of depository or agent errors. The depositories shall file reports of their receipts and transactions in such form and containing such information as the Chief Financial Officer may require.
D.C. Code § 36-401 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 4 / § 36-401
§ 36-401. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Improper means” means theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means.
(2) “Misappropriation” means:
  (A) Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or
  (B) Disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied consent by a person who:
    (i) Used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; or
    (ii) At the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that the trade secret was:
      (I) Derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it;
      (II) Acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use;
      (III) Derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or
    (iii) Before a material change in his or her position, knew or had reason to know that the information was a trade secret and knowledge of the trade secret had been acquired by accident or mistake.
(3) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(4) “Trade secret” means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that:
  (A) Derives actual or potential independent economic value, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by, proper means by another who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and
  (B) Is the subject of reasonable efforts to maintain its secrecy.
D.C. Code § 36-503 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 5 / § 36-503
§ 36-503. Licensing and taxation.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a-81 u  , or by other Federal or District law, all activities and entities operating within a foreign trade zone that is established within the District of Columbia shall be subject to all applicable District licenses, permits, and taxation.
D.C. Code § 36-601.37 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.37
§ 36-601.37. Exemption from District income tax.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 36-501 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 5 / § 36-501
§ 36-501. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Private corporation” means any corporation, other than a public corporation, organized for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign trade zone.
(2) “Public corporation” means the District of Columbia government or an agency of the District of Columbia government or similar organization that is financed in whole or in part by public funds.
D.C. Code § 36-601.33 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.33
§ 36-601.33. Forged, counterfeit or altered tickets.
Status: in_force

No person shall: Forge or counterfeit any ticket made for the purposes of any lottery or daily numbers games; alter any number imprinted on such a ticket; offer for sale or sell any such forged, counterfeited, or altered ticket, knowing it to be such; or present any such forged, counterfeited, or altered ticket to any person engaged in carrying out this chapter; with the intent to defraud the District of Columbia or any person participating in any such lottery or daily numbers games. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $5,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 1 year or both. Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this section, or any rules or regulations issued under the authority of this section, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 . Adjudication of any infraction of this section shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 36-504 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 5 / § 36-504
§ 36-504. Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The District of Columbia reserves jurisdiction in a foreign trade zone or subzone in all civil and criminal matters not relating to customs or federal diversity or federal jurisdiction.
D.C. Code § 36-601.27 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.27
§ 36-601.27. Suppliers’ price list; fees; financial responsibility bonds; maintenance of books and records.
Status: in_force

Each application for a suppliers’ license, or renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the price list of the applicant’s bingo supplies and equipment, a fee, and a financial responsibility bond. Said fees and financial responsibility bonds shall be set by the Chief Financial Officer. Each licensed supplier shall maintain books and records in such manner as to enable the Office to determine the gross sales of bingo supplies and equipment.
D.C. Code § 36-126 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-126
§ 36-126. Title to registered mark to be acquired only by written consent of registrant.
Status: in_force

No title may be acquired to any mark, name, or device, or any milk bottle, can, crate, or other container registered in accordance with this subchapter except by the consent in writing of the person who registered the same.
D.C. Code § 36-601.30 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.30
§ 36-601.30. Standards for bingo cards.
Status: in_force

A standard set of bingo cards shall consist of at least 3,000 cards numbered in sequence. Each card in a set differs from all others with respect to the distribution of playing numbers. Any number of cards may be supplied to a licensed organization and sold or rented to players at any bingo occasion, provided that all cards so supplied or sold or rented are drawn from a standard set of bingo cards. On a bingo card there shall be 25 playing spaces which shall be contained within an area not less than 4 square inches. Before any bingo card becomes the property of any person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation licensed to conduct bingo by the Office, there shall be imprinted or otherwise permanently marked on it a symbol assigned to the supplier by the Office and the name of the licensed person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation which owns such cards. Such symbol and name need not be marked more than once on such cards. The Office shall adopt such other definitions and standards for special bingo cards, groupings of cards, and methods of securing numbers as it deems necessary. No advertising matter shall be printed or otherwise marked on any bingo card or grouping of bingo cards, except the name, mark or symbol of its manufacturer or printer, the code symbol of its licensed supplier, and the name of the licensed organization which owns it.
D.C. Code § 36-601.28 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.28
§ 36-601.28. Persons ineligible for suppliers’ license.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief Financial Officer, in the Chief Financial Officer's discretion, may determine the following persons not to be eligible to receive a suppliers’ license: A person convicted of a felony who either has not received a pardon or has not been released from parole or probation for at least 5 years; a person who is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter; a public officer or employee; or a business in which a person disqualified under provisions of this section is employed or active or in which a person is married to, in a domestic partnership with, or related in the 1st degree of kinship to, such person who has an interest of more than 10 percent in the business.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term “domestic partnership” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(4) .
D.C. Code § 36-601.10 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.10
§ 36-601.10. Authority to establish divisions.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer shall have the authority to establish divisions within the Office.
D.C. Code § 36-601.25 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.25
§ 36-601.25. Designation of individual responsible for proper utilization of receipts; financial responsibility bond; license fees.
Status: in_force

Each person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation conducting bingo and raffles shall designate an individual as responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts in a manner not in violation of or contrary to the rules and regulations of the Chief Financial Officer and to insure that utilization of such gross receipts is in accordance with and sanctioned by such rules and regulations. A financial responsibility bond with sufficient sureties shall be given to the Office to insure the faithful discharge of the duties of the responsible member for the proper utilization of gross receipts and payment of all required fees and taxes. Said financial responsibility bond and said fees shall be determined by the Chief Financial Officer. Each person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation shall pay to the Office a license fee for each occasion proposed for the conduct of bingo and raffles; an annual license fee for each person designated to conduct bingo and raffles on each proposed occasion; and an annual license fee for each member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts.
D.C. Code § 36-601.03 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.03
§ 36-601.03. Executive Director and Deputy Director.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Pursuant to § 1-204.24a(c) , after consultation with the Mayor and the Council, the Chief Financial Officer shall appoint an Executive Director and a Deputy Director of the Office, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Financial Officer.
  (2) The Chief Financial Officer shall determine the compensation for the Executive Director and the Deputy Director.
  (3) Before performing the duties of their respective offices, the Executive Director and the Deputy Director shall take the oath of office as required by § 3-1302 .
(b) (1) Subject to the direction and supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, the Executive Director shall:
    (A) Serve as the chief executive officer of the Office;
    (B) Manage, administer, and coordinate the operation of public gambling and charitable games activities; and
    (C) Employ other assistants and employees who shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Financial Officer.
  (2) (A) The Chief Financial Officer may delegate any of his or her functions to the Executive Director or to any other officer or employee of the Office, and may delegate to the Executive Director or other employee such other duties the Chief Financial Officer considers necessary for the proper and efficient operation of public gambling and charitable activities.
    (B) The Executive Director may, with the approval of the Chief Financial Officer, make a further delegation of all or a part of the functions to subordinates under his or her jurisdiction.
    (C) The Chief Financial Officer may revoke any delegation at any time.
(c) [To obtain a sports wagering license, the Office may require fingerprinting of the individual, or group of individuals, seeking to obtain a sports wagering license.]
D.C. Code § 36-601.05 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.05
§ 36-601.05. Conflict of interest.
Status: in_force

Neither the Executive Director nor any employee of the Office during their tenure of appointment or employment shall: Hold any other elected or appointed position; or have, directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership, or as an officer, director, or shareholder of a corporation, any interest whatsoever in any lottery or daily numbers game, bingo, raffles enterprise, Monte Carlo night party, or sports wagering or in the ownership or leasing of any equipment, property, or premises used by or for any lottery or daily numbers game, bingo, raffles enterprise, Monte Carlo night party, or sports wagering.
D.C. Code § 36-641.11 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.11
§ 36-641.11. Cash award.
Status: in_force

(a) A game of skill machine shall not directly dispense cash awards to a player. If, at the conclusion of the game, a player is entitled to a cash award, the game of skill machine shall dispense a ticket or voucher to the player. The ticket or voucher shall indicate:
  (1) The total amount of the cash award;
  (2) The time of day that the cash award was issued in a 24-hour format showing hours and minutes, the date, the terminal serial number, and the sequential number of the ticket or voucher; and
  (3) An encrypted validation number from which the validity of the cash award may be determined.
(b) A retailer shall allow a player to take the ticket or voucher to the owner of the licensed establishment or the owner's designee, who shall be located at the licensed establishment, for payment of the cash award.
D.C. Code § 36-305.01 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-305.01
§ 36-305.01. Statement of public policy.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall constitute a statement of the public policy of the District of Columbia. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to effectively carry out the purposes of this chapter in the interests of the public health, safety, and welfare.
D.C. Code § 36-405 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 4 / § 36-405
§ 36-405. Preservation of secrecy.
Status: in_force

In an action under this chapter, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, or sealing the records of the action and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.
D.C. Code § 36-601.26 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.26
§ 36-601.26. License to supply bingo equipment and supplies.
Status: in_force

(a) No person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation licensed by the Office to conduct bingo shall purchase or receive bingo equipment and supplies, as defined by the rules and regulations of the Chief Financial Officer, except from a person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation licensed by the Office to supply such equipment. Any person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation intending to sell, supply, or distribute bingo equipment and supplies shall apply for a suppliers license on an application form prescribed by the Office. Such application shall include, but not be limited to: The name and address of the applicant; a designation of the type of business organization of the applicant and the date and place of its original establishment; the name and address of each officer, director, shareholder, partner, or other person with an ownership interest in the applicant business; a statement showing the gross receipts realized in the preceding year on the sale or distribution of bingo supplies and equipment to licensed organizations; the name and address of any supplier of bingo supplies and equipment to the applicant; the number of years the applicant has been in the business of supplying bingo supplies and equipment; and, if the applicant business is organized outside of the District, the name and address of a resident agent who is authorized to be served legal documents and receive notices, orders, and directives of the Chief Financial Officer.
(b) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as a General Sales endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of Title 47 .
D.C. Code § 36-303.05 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-303.05
§ 36-303.05. Sale, assignment, or other transfer of a marketing agreement.
Status: in_force

(a) No distributor shall unreasonably withhold his approval of any sale, assignment, or other transfer, including any transfer of the retail dealer’s right, privilege, or authority to occupy a retail service station pursuant to a marketing agreement, of a marketing agreement or any interest therein to another person by a retail dealer.
(b) No retail dealer shall sell, assign, or otherwise transfer a marketing agreement or any interest therein unless he furnishes prior written notice to the distributor of his intention to make such sale, assignment, or other transfer. Such notice shall be sent to the distributor by registered or certified mail and shall include the prospective transferee’s name and address, a statement of the prospective transferee’s financial qualifications, a statement of the prospective transferee’s business experience during the previous 5 years, and a statement of the prospective transferee’s ability, character, and credit history.
(c) The distributor shall either approve or disapprove such sale, assignment, or other transfer in writing within 60 days after receipt of the notice specified in subsection (b) of this section. A distributor’s failure to notify the retail dealer of his approval or disapproval shall be construed as an approval of the proposed sale, assignment, or other transfer.
(d) In order for a sale, assignment, or other transfer of a marketing agreement to be valid, the prospective transferee shall agree in writing to comply with all valid requirements, conditions, and provisions of the existing marketing agreement which may be applicable.
(e) (1) A prospective transferee shall have the right to terminate or repudiate any sale, assignment, or other transfer of a marketing agreement or any interest therein for any reason, without the imposition of any damages or penalties for such action and without any recourse by the transferor or distributor for such action, within 7 days, not including Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, after the day on which the sale, assignment, or other transfer is consummated. In order to exercise his right under this subsection, the transferee shall:
    (A) Mail written notice, by registered or certified mail, to the transferor and the distributor of his intention to exercise his right under this subsection within the period specified in this subsection;
    (B) Discontinue use of any trademark presently being used by such transferee pursuant to the marketing agreement;
    (C) Deliver or tender, so far as is practical, to the transferor or distributor, as appropriate, all money, equipment, and merchantable products which have been loaned, sold or delivered to the transferee by either the transferor or the distributor and which the transferee has not already sold, within 10 days after mailing the notice specified in this subsection; and
    (D) Deliver or tender to the transferor full possession of any retail service station transferred to the transferee within 10 days after mailing the notice specified in this subsection.
  (2) The transferee shall receive full credit, or the cash equivalent, for all money, equipment, and merchantable products delivered or tendered to the transferor or distributor, as appropriate, pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of this subsection. Nothing contained within this subsection shall be construed as granting a similar right to terminate or repudiate to either the transferor or the distributor.
(f) (1) Upon the death or retirement of a retail dealer, the distributor shall grant a 1-year trial marketing agreement in the name of a successor who has been designated by the retail dealer and approved by the distributor. The designated successors shall be limited to a retail dealer’s spouse, adult children, adult stepchildren, and the approval of the designated successor by the distributor shall not be unreasonably withheld.
  (2) In order for the requirement in paragraph (1) of this subsection to be effective, the retail dealer shall have provided written notice to the distributor designating the successor dealer. The distributor shall approve or disapprove the designated successor, in writing, within 60 days after receipt of the written designation notice. A distributor’s failure to notify a retail dealer of the approval or disapproval of any designated successor shall be construed as an approval of the designated successor.
  (3) A 1-year trial marketing agreement shall contain the same terms and conditions as were contained in the marketing agreement in effect prior to the retail dealer’s death or retirement. Pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, a successor dealer, with the approval of the distributor, may sell, assign, or otherwise transfer the trial marketing agreement granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
D.C. Code § 36-301.22 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-301.22
§ 36-301.22. Retail service station security public service announcement.
Status: in_force

Within 90 days after October 22, 2009, the Metropolitan Police Department shall produce a public service announcement video which will be available for broadcast on the cable television channels allocated to the District government and made accessible at the Metropolitan Police Department website warning consumers of the potential dangers at retail service stations.
D.C. Code § 36-403 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 4 / § 36-403
§ 36-403. Damages.
Status: in_force

(a) A complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation, unless a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of the misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable. Damages may include both the actual loss caused by the misappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by the misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing actual loss. Instead of damages measured by other methods, the damages caused by misappropriation may be measured by the imposition of liability for a reasonable royalty for the unauthorized disclosure or use of a trade secret by a misappropriator.
(b) If willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award exemplary damages in an amount not exceeding twice the award made under subsection (a) of this section.
D.C. Code § 36-302.21 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-302.21
§ 36-302.21. Security requirements for retail service stations.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 36-301.21 .
D.C. Code § 36-621.05 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.05
§ 36-621.05. Sports wagering license requirements; prohibition.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, no individual, group of individuals, or entity may engage in an activity connected with sports wagering in the District of Columbia unless all the licenses required by this subchapter , or by regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter , have been duly obtained.
  (2) An applicant convicted of a disqualifying offense shall not be licensed. The Office shall define disqualifying offenses by regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter .
  (3) An applicant may apply for up to but no more than 2 sports wagering licenses unless that applicant agrees to subcontract with a joint venture or subcontract with a CBE for any additional licenses.".
(b) (1) The Office shall issue the following sports wagering licenses:
    (A) Operator;
    (B) Management services provider;
    (C) Supplier; and
    (D) Occupational.
  (2) (A) The Office shall not grant any of the licenses listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection until it has determined that each individual, group of individuals, or entity that has control of the applicant has been approved for licensure in accordance with this subchapter .
    (B) Each Class A operator's license shall be limited to a single sports wagering facility and shall permit on-premises sports wagering at that facility and the operation of one individually branded platform offering mobile or online sports wagering.
    (C) For the purposes of this paragraph, the following individuals, groups of individuals, and entities are considered to have control of an applicant:
      (i) An individual, group of individuals, or entity associated with a corporate applicant, including a corporate holding company, parent company, or subsidiary company of the applicant that has the ability to control the activities of the corporate applicant or elect a majority of the board of directors of that corporation, excluding any bank or other licensed lending institution that holds a mortgage or other lien acquired in the ordinary course of business;
      (ii) Each individual, group of individuals, or entity associated with a non-corporate applicant that directly or indirectly holds a 5% or greater beneficial or proprietary interest in the applicant's business operation, or that the Office otherwise determines has the ability to control the applicant; and
      (iii) Key personnel of an applicant, such as an executive, employee, or agent having the power to exercise significant influence over decisions concerning any part of the applicant's business operation.
(c) (1) An applicant for a license or renewal of a license issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be subject to District, state, and national criminal history background checks and shall submit an application to the Office, in a form determined by the Office, for fingerprints for a national criminal records check by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation of all individuals required to be named in the application and a signed authorization of each individual submitting fingerprints for the release of information by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  (2) In the case of an application for license renewal, the Office may require additional background checks.
(d) Proprietary information, trade secrets, financial information, or personal information about an individual in an application submitted to the Office pursuant to this subchapter shall not be a public record and shall not be made available under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 or any other law.
(e) (1) (A) An operator, licensed supplier, or licensed management services provider shall display its District of Columbia license conspicuously in its sports wagering facility or conspicuously on its mobile application or online and have the license available for inspection by an employee of the Office or law enforcement agency.
    (B) When present in a sports wagering facility, an occupational licensee shall carry the license and have some indicia of licensure prominently displayed on his or her person.
  (2) An individual, group of individuals, or entity licensed pursuant to this subchapter shall provide the Office written notice of a change to any information provided in the application for a license or renewal of a license within 10 days of the change.
(f) No Office employee may be an applicant for or obtain a license issued pursuant to [ this subchapter ].
(g) The Office shall only issue an operator license or management services provider license if the applicant:
  (1) In conjunction with its application for license, submits to the DSLBD for approval, a CBE plan that demonstrates that at least 35% of the applicant's operating budget will be contracted with one or more CBEs. The CBE plan shall include:
    (A) The name and address of each contractor;
    (B) A current certification for the CBE;
    (C) The scope of work to be performed by each contractor that shall be for a commercially useful function related to sports wagering;
    (D) The price to be paid by the beneficiary to each contractor; and
    (E) The length of the contract;
  (2) Is a certified joint venture pursuant to the CBE act, where the joint venture has a CBE majority interest, and is also certified as either a SBE, DBE, or ROB; or
  (3) Obtains a waiver from DSLBD of the contracting or joint venture requirements of the CBE act; provided, that if DSLBD neither approves nor denies the request for waiver within 30 days after the submission of the request, the waiver shall be deemed approved as a matter of law.
(h) (1) A license issued under this section shall not be transferred or assigned except as provided under § 36-621.06 .
  (2) A licensee that is an entity shall apply for a new license no later than 3 days after its acquisition, merger, or other change of control (as defined in regulation), in which case the applicant may temporarily operate under the prior license until the approval or denial of the application for the new license.
D.C. Code § 36-601.18 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.18
§ 36-601.18. Unclaimed prizes.
Status: in_force

(a) An unclaimed prize for a winning ticket or share shall be retained by the Office for the person entitled to the prize for 180 days after the drawing in which the prize was won. If no claim is made for the prize within the 180-day period, the unclaimed prize funds shall be used as follows:
  (1) The first $150,000 in fiscal year 2012 shall be used by the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (“Deputy Mayor”) to fund Earned Income Tax Credit outreach and marketing efforts for District residents. The Deputy Mayor is authorized to make direct grants to qualified community partners to effectuate the purpose of this paragraph, subject to terms and conditions approved by the Deputy Mayor.
  (2) The next $350,000 in fiscal year 2012 shall be deposited in the unrestricted balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia and recognized as fiscal year 2012 revenues.
  (3) The next $250,000 in fiscal year 2012 shall be used by the Deputy Mayor to fund cultural activities in the Chinatown community. The Deputy Mayor is authorized to make direct grants to qualified community partners to effectuate the purpose of this paragraph, subject to terms and conditions approved by the Deputy Mayor.
  (4) The next $15,000 in fiscal year 2012 shall be used to fund the Mayor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Nutrition.
  (5) Any subsequent unclaimed prize funds shall be used by the Chief Financial Officer as additional prizes in lottery games or promotions.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the holding of bonus games or drawings with a preannounced period for claiming prizes of other than 180 days. The Chief Financial Officer shall have the authority to establish by rule or regulation the claim periods for tickets issued by electronic instant-ticket-vending machines, games offered via the internet, and promotional games.
D.C. Code § 36-621.08 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.08
§ 36-621.08. Sports wagering management services providers.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may enter into a management services contract that would permit an individual, group of individuals, or entity other than the operator to conduct sports wagering on the premises; provided, that the management services contract:
  (1) Is with an individual, group of individuals, or entity licensed under this subchapter to provide management services;
  (2) Is in writing; and
  (3) Has been approved by the Office.
(b) The duties and responsibilities of a management services provider ("MSP") under a management services contract shall not be assigned, delegated, subcontracted, or transferred to a third party without the prior approval of the Office. To be considered for approval, a third party shall be licensed as an MSP in accordance with this subchapter .
(c) (1) In considering whether to approve an MSP license application, the Office may consider evidence the MSP has submitted to the Office of an existing license as a management services provider from another jurisdiction that the Office has determined has licensing requirements similar to those required by the District.
  (2) An applicant for an MSP license shall pay a non-refundable $10,000 fee with the application and meet all requirements for licensure under this subchapter .
  (3) An MSP license shall be renewed annually; provided, that the licensee has continued to comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements and pays upon submission of a renewal application a $2,000 renewal fee.
(d) An individual, group of individuals, or entity that shares in the revenue of a sports wagering business, including an affiliate operating under a revenue share agreement, shall be licensed under this section.
D.C. Code § 36-641.06 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.06
§ 36-641.06. Manufacturer licensure.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A person may not, after March 31, 2021, manufacture a game of skill machine in the District or manufacture and cause to be delivered into the District a game of skill machine, unless the person has a valid manufacturer's license issued under this subchapter .
  (2) A manufacturer may, after March 31, 2021, only sell or lease game of skill machines for use in the District to persons having a valid distributor's license.
(b) A person applying for a manufacturer's license shall do so on a form prescribed by the Office. The form shall require:
  (1) The name of the applicant;
  (2) The mailing address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, the name of the state in which it is incorporated, the location of its principal place of business, and the names and addresses of its directors;
  (3) A report of the applicant's financial activities, including evidence of financial stability, such as bank statements, business and personal income and disbursement schedules, and tax returns; and
  (4) Such other information as the Office may require by rule.
(c) In considering whether to approve an application for a manufacturer's license, the Office may consider, among such other evidence as may come before the Office, evidence of the applicant's licensure, conduct, and activities in another jurisdiction.
(d) An applicant for a manufacturer's license shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $10,000 with the application.
(e) A manufacturer's license shall be renewed annually; provided, that the licensee has continued to comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements and pays upon submission of its renewal application a $5,000 renewal fee.
D.C. Code § 36-601.06 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.06
§ 36-601.06. Enforcement; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief Financial Officer shall have the power to enforce provisions of this chapter and shall make all necessary rules and regulations for this purpose and for carrying out, enforcing, and preventing any violation of any provision of this chapter; for investigation of potential and existing licensees of the Office; for inspecting licensed premises or enterprises; for auditing the books and records of sports wagering licensees; for insuring proper, safe, and orderly conduct of licensed premises or enterprises; and for protecting the public against fraud, deceit, deception, or overcharge. The Chief Financial Officer shall have power generally to do whatever is reasonably necessary for the carrying out of the intent of this chapter and subchapter II of Chapter 17 of Title 22 and is empowered to call upon other administrative departments and agencies of the City government, as well as the Police Department and the Office of the Attorney General, for such information and assistance as it deems necessary to the performance of its duties.
(b) The Chief Financial Officer shall, each year on or before December 31st, publish in convenient pamphlet form all rules and regulations then in effect and shall furnish copies of such pamphlets to every establishment and enterprise engaged in activities authorized pursuant to this chapter and subchapter II of Chapter 17 of Title 22 . Amendments, changes, modifications, deletions, or additions to the rules and regulations shall be published and distributed at more frequent intervals as the Chief Financial Officer deems necessary.
D.C. Code § 36-402 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 4 / § 36-402
§ 36-402. Injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

(a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for a reasonable period of time to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation.
(b) In exceptional circumstances, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the period of time for which use could have been prohibited. Exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to, a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of a misappropriation that renders a prohibitive injunction inequitable.
(c) In appropriate circumstances, an affirmative act to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order.
D.C. Code § 36-641.10 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.10
§ 36-641.10. Registration; display of registration sticker, license, and warning sign; locations of game of skill machines.
Status: in_force

(a) After March 31, 2021, no distributor shall distribute a game of skill machine to a retailer or allow the continued distribution of its game of skill machine at a retailer's licensed establishment, and no retailer shall allow the distribution of a game of skill machine to the retailer or allow the installation or operation of a game of skill machine at its licensed establishment, unless:
  (1) The game of skill machine is registered with the Office; and
  (2) A registration sticker issued by the Office is affixed to and maintained on the game of skill machine.
(b) The Office shall issue to a distributor or retailer, after approval of an application for registration of a game of skill machine filed by the distributor or retailer with the Office, a registration sticker for placement on the registered game of skill machine.  The registration fee for each game of skill machine shall be $100.  If the registration sticker is damaged, destroyed, lost, or removed, the retailer shall pay the Office $75 for a replacement registration sticker.
(c) (1) A distributor shall not distribute more than 5 game of skill machines to a licensed establishment at any time.
  (2) A retailer shall not allow more than 5 game of skill machines to be operated or located on a licensed premises at any time.
(d) A retailer shall locate its game of skill machines for play only in specific locations approved by ABCA within the retailer's licensed establishment.
(e) A retailer shall post a warning sign and, after March 31, 2021, its retailers license, both maintained in good repair and in a place clearly visible at the point of entry to the designated areas where the game of skill machines are located. The warning sign shall include:
  (1) The minimum age required to play a game of skill machine;
  (2) The contact information for the District's gambling hotline; and
  (3) The contact information for the Office of Lottery and Gaming for purposes of filing a complaint against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer.
(f) Failure to display the registration sticker, license, or warning sign may result in the Office revoking or suspending the license or issuing a fine against the licensed establishment pursuant to § 36-641.15 .
D.C. Code § 36-601.24 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.24
§ 36-601.24. Rules governing conduct of bingo and raffles.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief Financial Officer shall adopt rules governing the conduct of bingo and raffles to ensure the integrity of the conduct of bingo and raffles, and to protect the economic welfare and interests in fair and honest play of bingo and raffles participants. The rules shall include:
  (1) Specific application requirements, application fees, and the form thereof;
  (2) The specific models, types, and technological configurations of any devices or applications used to assist in the play of bingo or raffles that may be lawfully operated;
  (3) The terms, conditions, and rules for bingo and raffles;
  (4) Amount of or value of prizes;
  (5) The premises that may be used to conduct bingo or raffles and the terms of such use;
  (6) The occasions on and frequency with which bingo and raffles may be conducted;
  (7) The definition and use of gross receipts from the conduct of bingo and raffles; and
  (8) A prohibition on any machine, device, or terminal that:
    (A) Enables a person to play a bingo game against a machine or computerized system rather than against other human players collocated onsite at a licensed establishment; or
    (B) Allows a person to participate in a commercial bingo game from a location other than the licensed establishment where the numbers are called by a live caller.
(b) For any violation of rules adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Office may:
  (1) Impose a fine of not more than $50,000; and
  (2) Suspend or revoke the license, issued under this subchapter , of any person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation.
(c) All fines imposed pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Lottery, Gaming, and Gambling Fund established by § 36-601.12 .
(d) Any person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation fined or suspended pursuant to this section shall have a right to a hearing before the Chief Financial Officer, or the Chief Financial Officer's designee, and, in the event of the affirmation of such fine or suspension, the right to appeal such fine or suspension to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 36-601.34 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.34
§ 36-601.34. Gambling by minor prohibited.
Status: in_force

No person shall knowingly permit any person under the age of 18 to participate in a game of bingo or to wager in any gambling activity authorized under this chapter. No person shall knowingly permit a person under the age of 18 years, unless accompanied by an adult, to be present in any room, office, building, or establishment where bingo, raffles, or Monte Carlo night parties is being played. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $300 or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days or both.
D.C. Code § 36-303.06 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-303.06
§ 36-303.06. Civil actions.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In addition to any and all other remedies available to the retail dealer under this subchapter, the marketing agreement, any other statute or act, or law or equity, a retail dealer may maintain a civil action against a distributor for:
    (A) Failure to make such disclosures as are required by § 36-303.02 ;
    (B) Failure to repurchase as required by § 36-303.04(b) ;
    (C) Failure to pay the full value of any business goodwill as required by § 36-303.04(d) ;
    (D) Wrongful or illegal cancellation of, termination of, or failure to renew a marketing agreement with the retail dealer under § 36-303.03 ;
    (E) Unreasonably withholding approval of a proposed sale, assignment, or other transfer of the marketing agreement.
  (2) The court may award actual damages, including ascertainable loss of goodwill as provided for in § 36-303.04(d) , sustained by the retail dealer as a result of the distributor’s violation of this subchapter and may also grant such other legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate, including, but not limited to, declaratory judgment, specific performance, and injunctive relief.
  (3) The court may, unless the action was frivolous, direct that costs of the action, including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees, be paid by the distributor. If the court finds that the distributor’s wrongful or illegal termination of, cancellation of, or failure to renew the marketing agreement was wilful or intentional, the court may also award the retail dealer ascertainable loss of goodwill and punitive damages.
(b) No prospective transferee shall have a cause of action against a distributor as a result of the distributor’s disapproval of a proposed sale, assignment, or other transfer of a marketing agreement.
(c) A civil action brought by a retail dealer against a distributor pursuant to this section shall be commenced within 2 years after such cause of action arose.
D.C. Code § 36-641.17 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.17
§ 36-641.17. Investigations and inspections.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office may conduct investigations, searches, seizures, and perform other duties authorized by this subchapter and rules issued pursuant to this subchapter .
(b) An applicant for a license and each licensee shall allow an authorized member of the Office, an ABCA investigator, or any member of the Metropolitan Police Department full opportunity to examine at any time during business hours:
  (1) The location on the premises where game of skill machines are available to play; and
  (2) The books and records of the licensee or applicant.
D.C. Code § 36-304.01 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-304.01
§ 36-304.01. Prohibition on conversions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “full service retail service station” means any retail service station location which provides a garage, service bay, work area, or similar enclosed area for repairing, maintaining, servicing, or otherwise working on motor vehicles, or any service islands. Such repair, maintenance, and service work may include, but is not limited to, the installation or replacement of batteries, tires, fan belts, lights, brakes, water pumps, mufflers and other parts and accessories and the performance of motor oil changes, lubrications, wheel alignments, tune-ups, tire repairs, brake adjustments, and general repair and maintenance work and services.
(b) No retail service station which is operated as a full service retail service station on or after April 19, 1977, may be structurally altered, modified, or otherwise converted, irrespective of the type or magnitude of the alteration, modification, or conversion, including, but not limited to, any alteration, modification, or conversion which has the effect of merely obstructing access to an existing garage, service bay, work area, or similar enclosed area by any motor vehicle which was previously accommodated, into a nonfull service facility or into any other use.
(c) No person who is an operator of any full service retail service station on or after April 19, 1977, including any person who is a subsequent operator of any such retail service station, or who, in any manner, controls the operation of any such retail service station, shall substantially reduce the number, types, quantity, or quality of the repair, maintenance, and other services, including the retail sale of motor fuels, petroleum products, and automotive products, previously offered. Such operators shall maintain the retail service station’s existing garages, service bays, work areas, and similar areas in a fully operational condition and reasonably equipped to perform repair, maintenance, and service work on motor vehicles, including the provision of a qualified individual or individuals who is or are capable of performing repair, maintenance, and service work on motor vehicles during a reasonable number of hours per day and of days per week. This subsection shall not be construed as prohibiting any person who operates or controls a full service retail service station from discontinuing the retail sale of motor fuels at such retail service station, provided that less than 20% of such retail service station’s gross revenue derived from the retail sale of motor fuels, petroleum products, and automotive products and from the repair, maintenance, and servicing of motor vehicles is derived from the retail sale of motor fuels, and provided further that such discontinuance of the retail sale of motor fuels shall not authorize any other substantial reduction in repair, maintenance, or other services previously offered. This subsection shall not be construed as prohibiting a full service retail service station from selling motor fuels on a self-service basis, provided that such retail service station continues to sell motor fuels on a nonself-service basis.
(d) (1) An exemption may be granted to the prohibitions contained in subsections (b) and (c) of this section if:
    (A) A petition for exemption has been filed with the Director of the Department of Energy and Environment ("DOEE") by both a distributor and a retail dealer (collectively referred to as “petitioners”) that complies with the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection;
    (B) DOEE makes a determination, pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection, that an exemption should be granted ; and
    (C) Repealed.
  (2) To be considered for an exemption under this subsection, petitioners must file a petition with DOEE that includes:
    (A) If the petition for exemption involves the conversion of a full service retail service station into a non-full service retail service station, plans illustrating that the station will be improved for customer convenience or accessibility;
    (B) Any existing site market studies that justify the conversion;
    (C) Certification that petitioners have notified the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (“ANC”) in which the station is located and any ANC within one-quarter mile of the station, and has met or offered to meet with any affected ANC before submission of the petition for exemption regarding their plans for the station and its impact on the neighborhood; and
    (D) Certification by petitioners that, should the application be granted, any later changes to the building design or lighting will be submitted to any affected ANC before the application for building permits.
  (3) The petition for exemption shall include any existing site market studies that justify the conversion.
    (A) DOEE shall grant an exemption only if it finds that:
      (i) The operator of the full service retail service station is experiencing extreme financial hardship; and
      (ii) Another full service retail service station exists within one mile of the station which provides equivalent service facilities.
    (B) In addition to the requirements in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, DOEE shall give due weight to the views of the community and the affected ANC.
  (4) Repealed.
(d-1) A distributor shall not attempt to threaten or coerce an operator of a full service retail service station into:
  (1) Converting the station from a full service retail service station to a non-full service retail service station; or
  (2) Submitting a petition for exemption from the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this section to DOEE.
(e) (1) Repealed.
  (2) Repealed.
  (3) Repealed.
  (4) DOEE shall establish and publish, for 30 days comment, the rules and procedures which shall govern its conduct. DOEE may establish and publish, for 30 days comment, additional criteria which shall be used in reviewing the petitions for exemptions.
(f) The Mayor shall study the motor vehicle repair, maintenance, and other services being offered by existing full service retail stations and non-full service retail service stations to residents, commercial establishments, commuters, and other affected persons in the District of Columbia, both in terms of adequacy and in terms of convenience. This study shall include an analysis of the impact of converting existing full service retail service stations to non-full service retail service stations in various areas of the District of Columbia. The Mayor shall study the adequacy of existing retail service stations to serve the needs and convenience of residents, commercial establishments, commuters, and other affected persons with respect to the retail sale of motor fuels, petroleum products, and automotive products in various areas of the District of Columbia. The study shall include an examination of the petroleum products and automotive products being offered by commercial establishments other than retail service stations. The Mayor shall, if necessary, present to the Council a preliminary report within 30 days after September 21, 2000. A final report detailing the findings of the study, including the Mayor’s recommendations or proposals with respect to any necessary or desirable legislation or other actions, shall be submitted to the Council no later than June 1, 2001.
(f-1) Repealed.
(g) (1) Any person, including the principal officers or agents of a corporation or association, who falsely certifies a petition for exemption, or willfully or knowingly fails to provide information required by this chapter, or intentionally provides misleading information required by this chapter, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $2,000, but not more than $5,000, for each offense.
  (2) Any owner or operator of a retail service station who converts or causes the conversion of the retail service station without procuring an exemption pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a civil infraction, subject to a penalty of $20,000, and the license to operate the retail service station shall be suspended or revoked until such time as operation comes into compliance with this chapter. The Mayor may adjust the fine by rulemaking.
  (3) Any owner or operator of a retail service station which, as of April 8, 2005, has been converted into a non-full service facility in violation of this section, shall have 90 days to either restore the facility to full service or obtain an exemption from the from DOEE pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Any owner or operator who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $5,000 per day.
(h) DOEE shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , issue rules to implement the provisions of this section which shall include a requirement that each petition for exemption include an estimated date of completion for each phase of a full service retail station conversion.
(i) DOEE shall be the agency charged with the civil enforcement of this section. The adjudication of any civil infraction under this section shall be pursuant to Chapter 18A of Title 2 [ § 2-1831.01 et seq.].
(j) The Mayor shall notify DOEE of any building or construction permit application filed by or on behalf of an owner or operator of a full service retail service station. The Mayor shall provide a copy of the permit application within 10 days of receipt.
D.C. Code § 36-152 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-152
§ 36-152. Filing and publication of vessel description.
Status: in_force

Persons engaged in producing, manufacturing, bottling, or selling any lawful beverages composed principally of milk, in vessels with their name, trademark, or other distinctive mark, and the word “registered” branded, engraved, blown, or otherwise produced thereon, or on which a pasted trademark label is put upon which the word “registered” is also distinctly printed, may file with the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia a description by facsimile, or a sample of an original package so marked or branded or blown, showing plainly such names and marks thereon, together with their name in full, or their corporate name, and also their place of business in the District of Columbia, and if so filed shall cause the same to be published for not less than 2 weeks successively in a daily or weekly newspaper published in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 36-601.04 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.04
§ 36-601.04. Bonding and fingerprinting.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer may require an Office employee to give a bond in an amount determined by the Chief Financial Officer. Every such bond shall be filed with the District of Columbia Treasurer. The cost of a bond given pursuant to this section shall be part of the necessary expenses of the Office. Further, Office employees shall be fingerprinted before, and as a condition of, employment. The Chief Financial Officer may require the fingerprinting of the Office's contractors.
D.C. Code § 36-601.35 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.35
§ 36-601.35. Payment of prize by or on behalf of minor.
Status: in_force

If a person entitled to a lottery prize is under 18 years of age and the prize is less than $5,000, the Chief Financial Officer may require that payment of the prize be directed to an adult member of the minor’s family or to a guardian of the minor in a check or draft payable to the order of the minor. If the person entitled to the prize is under 18 years of age and the prize is $5,000 or more, the Chief Financial Officer may direct payment to the minor by depositing the amount of the prize in any bank, to the credit of an adult member of the minor’s family or to a guardian of the minor, as custodian of the minor. The person so named as custodian shall have the same duties and powers as a custodian designated under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, Chapter 3 of Title 21 . The Chief Financial Officer is discharged of all further liability upon payment of the prize to a minor under this section.
D.C. Code § 36-102 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-102
§ 36-102. Unauthorized use or sale of registered bottles.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, without the permission of the owner thereof, to fill with mineral waters or other beverages any such bottles so marked, for sale, or to traffic in any such bottles so marked and not bought by him of such owner; and every person so offending shall be liable to a penalty of $.50 for every bottle so filled, or sold, or used, or disposed of, or bought, or trafficked in, for the 1st offense, and of $5 for every subsequent offense, to be recovered as other fines are recovered in the District.
D.C. Code § 36-641.14 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.14
§ 36-641.14. Insurance.
Status: in_force

The Office may require by rule, issued pursuant to this subchapter , that a distributor maintain liability insurance on the game of skill machines that it places in licensed establishments or that a retailer maintain liability insurance on the game of skill machines that are located in its licensed establishment.
D.C. Code § 36-125 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-125
§ 36-125. Proceeding in Superior Court to ascertain violations; search warrant.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person who has registered milk bottles, cans, crates, or other containers in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter shall by himself or his agent make oath before the Clerk of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia that he has reason to believe, and does believe, that any of his registered milk bottles, cans, crates, or other containers are being filled, used, bought, trafficked in, held, sold, offered for sale, broken, injured, or destroyed within the District of Columbia contrary to the provisions of this subchapter, by any person without the written consent of the registrant, the judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to whom said complaint under oath is made may forthwith issue a search warrant directed to any police officer or other proper officer to search the premises whereon or wherein said registered milk bottles, cans, crates, or other containers are unlawfully held and may issue a warrant for the arrest of the person complained against; and if any one or more of such registered milk bottles, cans, crates, or other containers, or any parts of the same, shall be found upon the premises by the officer executing the said search warrant, he shall seize and take possession of all such registered milk bottles, cans, crates, or other containers, or parts thereof, and shall cause the same to be brought before the judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, who shall award the said registered milk bottles, cans, crates, and other containers to the person entitled to the same.
D.C. Code § 36-302.01 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-302.01
§ 36-302.01. Registration of intent to sell.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in § 47-2814 , all refiners, producers, manufacturers, marketers, wholesalers, distributors, suppliers, jobbers, resellers, retailers, retail dealers, or sellers of motor fuels, including any operator of a retail service station, shall, before selling, supplying, or distributing any motor fuels which may ultimately be used for the purpose of propelling or running any motor vehicle and annually thereafter by May 1, file with the Mayor a written declaration that they desire or intend to sell, supply, or distribute motor fuels in the District of Columbia. The declaration shall be filed on such form or forms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Mayor and shall include, in addition to such other information as the Mayor shall require, a listing of the types and grades of the motor fuels and petroleum products that such person wishes or intends to sell, supply, or distribute; any trademark or trademarks associated therewith; a listing of the names and addresses of the suppliers thereof; a listing of the names and addresses of the persons to whom such motor fuels or petroleum products are or will be sold, supplied, or distributed; and a description, including the location, of any proposed or existing facilities and equipment such person will utilize in his business for all drive-in retail service stations, excluding car agencies, parking garages, and operations. This would include gas only self-service islands, gas only mixed service islands, gas only full service islands and gas with automotive repair services. It shall be a violation of this subchapter for any person to sell, supply, or distribute any motor fuel to any person in the District of Columbia, by himself or by his employee, servant, or agent, or as the employee, servant, or agent of any other person, or to have any motor fuel in his custody or possession with intent to sell, supply, or distribute such motor fuel, without having first filed a current valid declaration with the Mayor, provided that any person who is engaged in the business of selling, supplying, or distributing motor fuel in the District of Columbia on April 19, 1977, may continue such business for not more than 30 days after April 19, 1977, without filing a declaration.
(b) Whenever a person intends to discontinue the business of selling, supplying, or distributing motor fuel in the District of Columbia, whether through a sale or transfer of the business or otherwise, such person shall notify the Mayor in writing of such discontinuance at least 10 days prior to the date that such discontinuance will take effect. Such notice shall give the date of the discontinuance, the reason for such discontinuance, and, in the event of a sale or transfer of the business, the effective date thereof and the name and address of the purchaser or transferee thereof.
D.C. Code § 36-128 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-128
§ 36-128. “Person” defined.
Status: in_force

Whenever the word “person” is used in this subchapter, it shall apply equally as well to 1 or more persons, copartnerships, and corporations.
D.C. Code § 36-601.31 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.31
§ 36-601.31. License suspension or revocation.
Status: in_force

Any license granted under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the regulations set forth by the Chief Financial Officer and shall be subject to suspension or revocation for good cause, after giving the licensee a reasonable opportunity for a hearing, at which the licensee shall have the right to be represented by counsel. If any license is suspended or revoked, the Chief Financial Officer shall state the reasons for such suspension or revocation and cause an entry of such reasons to be made on the record books of the Chief Financial Officer. Any licensee aggrieved by the action of the Chief Financial Officer may appeal therefrom to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia within 30 days of the final decision of the Chief Financial Officer.
D.C. Code § 36-129 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-129
§ 36-129. Type of containers to which law is applicable.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to all bottles, cans, crates, and other containers in which milk or cream of any grade, quality, or character is sold or offered for sale and shall include bottles, cans, crates, and other containers in which skimmed milk, buttermilk, double cream, and sour milk are sold.
D.C. Code § 36-641.19 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.19
§ 36-641.19. Taxation of game of skill machines.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax shall be imposed on all persons owning a game of skill machine located in the District for the privilege of operating a game of skill machine in the District.
(b) The rate of tax shall be 10% of the game of skill machine gross revenue from each game of skill machine in the District.
(c) On or before the 20th calendar day of each month, each owner of a game of skill machine located in the District shall file a return with the CFO, on forms and in the manner prescribed by the CFO, indicating the amount of game of skill machine gross revenue for the owner's game of skill machines for the preceding calendar month and the amount of tax for which the owner is liable.
(d) All funds owed to the District under this section shall be held in trust for the District in a federally insured depository institution that maintains an office in the District until the funds are paid to the District of Columbia Treasurer.
(e) Each owner of a game of skill machine located in the District shall keep a record of the game of skill machine gross revenue, awards, and net income of each game of skill machine in such form as the CFO may require.
(f) An owner of a game of skill who fails to pay the tax imposed by this section shall be subject to all collection, enforcement, and administrative provisions applicable to unpaid taxes or fees, as provided in Chapters 41 , 42 , 43 , and 44 of Title 47 of the District of Columbia Official Code.
(g) Notwithstanding § 47-4406 , the CFO may disclose the total amount of game of skill machine gross revenue collected in the periodic estimates and reports of revenues.
D.C. Code § 36-202 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 2 / § 36-202
§ 36-202. Unauthorized use of registered label; injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

No person shall in any way use or display the label, brand, mark, name, or other character adopted by any such union or association as provided in § 36-201 without the consent or authority of such union or association; or counterfeit or imitate any such label, brand, mark, name, or other character, or knowingly sell, dispose of, keep, or have in his possession with intent to sell or dispose of any goods, wares, merchandise, or other products of labor, upon which any such counterfeit or imitation is attached, affixed, printed, stamped, or impressed, or knowingly sell, dispose of, keep, or have in his possession with intent to sell or dispose of any goods, wares, merchandise, or other products of labor contained in any box, case, can, or package, to which or on which any such counterfeit or imitation is attached, affixed, printed, painted, stamped, or impressed. If copies of such device have been filed, the union or association may maintain an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to enjoin the manufacture, use, display, or sale of counterfeit or colorable imitations of such device, or of goods bearing the same, or the unauthorized use or display of such device or of goods bearing the same, and the Court may restrain such wrongful manufacture, use, display, or sale, and every unauthorized use or display by others of the genuine devices so registered and filed, if such use or display is not authorized by the owner thereof, and may award to the plaintiff such damages resulting from such wrongful manufacture, use, display, or sale as may be proved, together with the profits derived therefrom.
D.C. Code § 36-601.02 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.02
§ 36-601.02. Oath requirement.
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office, the Executive Director and the Deputy Director shall take an oath that he or she will faithfully execute the duties of office according to the laws of the District of Columbia.  In addition, each employee of the Office shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation that he or she is not pecuniarily interested, voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, in any firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation engaged in any activity related to legalized or illegal gambling.  If required by the Chief Financial Officer, an employee shall file a financial disclosure statement according to the laws of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 36-301.21 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-301.21
§ 36-301.21. Security requirements for retail service stations.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator of a retail service station shall install video surveillance equipment to monitor all pumps at the retail service station within 6 months after October 22, 2009. The Metropolitan Police Department shall review the surveillance video in the event of a crime committed at the station.
(b) (1) The operator of a retail service station shall display a warning sign at each pump and at the attendant’s duty station that warns:
    (A) Always remove the keys from a vehicle;
    (B) Lock all doors when exiting a vehicle; and
    (C) Premises under surveillance.
  (2) The measurements for each sign shall exceed 8 inches by 8 inches.
  (3) The text for each sign shall be in boldface and shall exceed a 36-point font.
  (4) The text and background for each sign shall be in contrasting colors.
D.C. Code § 36-621.10 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.10
§ 36-621.10. Sports wagering occupational licensee.
Status: in_force

(a) All persons employed to be engaged in activities related to on-premises retail sports wagering shall be required to be licensed by the Office and, when employed, shall maintain a valid occupational license and be employed in the capacity reported to the Office.
(b) (1) An applicant for an occupational license under this section shall submit an application, as required by the Office, and pay a nonrefundable fee of $100, which may be paid on behalf of the applicant by the prospective employer.
  (2) A holder of an occupational license issued pursuant to this section shall pay a renewal fee of $100, which may be paid on behalf of the licensed employee by the employer, and submit a renewal application by September 30 of each year.
D.C. Code § 36-302.03 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-302.03
§ 36-302.03. Nondiscrimination required of wholesalers.
Status: in_force

(a) Every wholesaler shall extend all voluntary allowances, including, but not limited to, any temporary or permanent price reduction, price allowance, price adjustment, special sale, deal, discount, inducement, incentive, rent rebate, rent abatement, rent relief, premium or other allowance, uniformly, on an equitable basis, to every retail service station served. In the event that an exceptional or undue hardship has been imposed on a specific retail service station by the occurrence or existence of special or unusual circumstances, including, but not limited to, loss by fire or a temporary road closing, a nonuniformly extended voluntary allowance may be extended to such retail service station.
(b) Every wholesaler shall apply all equipment rental charges for equipment of a comparable age, condition, grade, or quality uniformly, on an equitable basis, to every retail service station served.
(c) Every wholesaler shall, during periods of shortage affecting such wholesaler, apportion uniformly all motor fuels, including all grades of motor fuel, and all petroleum products affected by such shortage, on an equitable basis, to every retail service station served. No wholesaler shall unreasonably discriminate between retail service stations in their allotments. For the purpose of this subsection, a shortage shall exist when any wholesaler is unable or unwilling for any reason, on either a permanent or temporary basis, to sell, distribute, or supply any specific motor fuels or petroleum products to all retail service stations previously served in a quantity equivalent to that previously sold, distributed, or supplied to such retail service stations.
D.C. Code § 36-302.04 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-302.04
§ 36-302.04. Exemption from enforcement of § 36-302.02; regulations; reports.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon finding that enforcement of § 36-302.02 would impose an exceptional or undue hardship upon any refiner, producer, or manufacturer as a result of the existence of special or unusual circumstances, the Mayor may grant permission to such producer, refiner, or manufacturer to temporarily operate a retail service station for a period of not longer than 90 days. Within 60 days following April 19, 1977, the Mayor shall promulgate rules and regulations specifying the special or unusual circumstances during which a producer, refiner, or manufacturer may temporarily operate a retail service station, including, but not limited to, the abandonment of a retail service station by a retail dealer, the termination of, cancellation of, or failure to renew a marketing agreement other than a wrongful or illegal termination, cancellation, or failure to renew, and other emergencies. Any producer, refiner, or manufacturer who desires the permission provided for in this subsection shall submit a written request for such permission to the Mayor, on such form or forms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Mayor, prior to operating any retail service station. Such request shall include a statement of the special or unusual circumstances that exist and of the exceptional or undue hardship which would result from the enforcement of § 36-302.02 . Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed as authorizing any producer, refiner, or manufacturer to operate any retail service station in violation of this subchapter during the pendency of a request for permission to temporarily operate such retail service station.
(b) The Mayor may grant an exemption of not longer than 1 year to the divorcement date specified in § 36-302.02(b) to any producer, refiner, or manufacturer who is unable, after reasonable effort, to either sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any retail service station which he owns, leases, or otherwise controls or enter into a satisfactory marketing agreement or lease with a qualified retail dealer or other person who is authorized to operate such retail service station under § 36-302.02 .
(c) The Mayor is authorized to promulgate all other rules and regulations necessary for the proper implementation and enforcement of subchapters II and IV of this chapter.
(d) The Mayor may require any person subject to the provisions of § 36-302.01 to maintain such written records and to file with the Mayor written reports containing such information as the Mayor shall deem necessary for the proper implementation and enforcement of subchapters II and IV of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 36-101 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-101
§ 36-101. Filing and publication of bottle description.
Status: in_force

All manufacturers and vendors of mineral waters and other beverages allowed by law to be sold in bottles, upon which their names or marks shall be respectively impressed, may file with the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia a description of such bottles and of the names or marks thereon, and shall cause the same to be published for not less than 2 weeks successively in a daily or weekly newspaper published in the District.
D.C. Code § 36-641.20 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.20
§ 36-641.20. Deposit of license fees.
Status: in_force

All fees collected under §§ 36-641.06 through 36-641.08 shall be deposited in the Lottery, Gambling, and Gaming Fund, established by § 36-601.12 .
D.C. Code § 36-641.16 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.16
§ 36-641.16. Authority of the Office.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office may enforce the provisions of this subchapter with respect to licensees and with respect to any individual or entity not holding a license and offering a game of skill machine in violation of the provisions of this subchapter or rules issued pursuant to this subchapter .
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Office and the Metropolitan Police Department may issue citations for civil violations of this subchapter as set forth in rules issued pursuant to this subchapter .
(c) A citation for a violation for which the penalty includes the suspension or revocation of a license shall be issued by the Office as a result of an investigation carried out by the Office.
(d) The Office, ABCA, or Metropolitan Police Department may request and check the identification of a person who has played, is playing, or is attempting to play a game of skill machine. The Office or Metropolitan Police Department may seize evidence that substantiates a violation under this subchapter , which may include seizing the tickets, vouchers, or cash awards issued to a person under the age of 18 and fake identification documents used by a person under the age of 18.
(e) The Office may seize a game of skill machine license from an establishment if:
  (1) The game of skill machine license has been suspended, revoked, or canceled by the Office;
  (2) The business is no longer in existence; or
  (3) The business has been closed by another District government agency.
(f) The Office shall promptly notify ABCA if a licensed establishment is the subject of a citation, revocation, or other enforcement action taken by the Office in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 36-601.21 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.21
§ 36-601.21. Rules and regulations governing conduct of lottery and daily numbers games.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief Financial Officer shall adopt rules and regulations governing the conduct of lotteries and daily numbers games to insure the integrity of the conduct of lotteries and daily numbers games to protect the economic welfare and interests in fair and honest play of lotteries and daily numbers games participants. Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to: Specific application requirements and the form thereof; the terms, conditions, and rules for lotteries or daily numbers games; amount of or value of prizes; and the occasions on and frequency with which lotteries and daily numbers games may be conducted. The Chief Financial Officer shall have the authority to impose a fine of not more than $1,000 for any violation of such rules and regulations. The Chief Financial Officer also shall have the authority to suspend licenses of any person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation for a period not to exceed 60 days for violation of such rules and regulations. All fines imposed pursuant to this section shall be paid over to the District of Columbia Treasurer, who shall place such fines in the Fund. Any person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation fined or suspended pursuant to this section shall have a right to a hearing before the Board and, in the event of its affirmation of such fine or suspension, the right to appeal such fine or suspension to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(b) Any rule or regulation promulgated by the Board before the transfer of its functions and personnel to the Chief Financial Officer by § 1-204.24a(c) , shall continue in effect, except to the extent it is modified or superseded by the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, or made inapplicable by or under other law.
D.C. Code § 36-601.19 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.19
§ 36-601.19. Audit.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 36-408 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 4 / § 36-408
§ 36-408. Uniformity of application and construction.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be applied and construed to make uniform the law with respect to trade secrets among the District of Columbia and those states enacting it.
D.C. Code § 36-410 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 4 / § 36-410
§ 36-410. Disclosure of information to enforce the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1988 and Pesticide Operations Act of 1978.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the disclosure of accurate and specific information to the Mayor, other District officers or their representatives, private or public sector employees, or the Occupational Safety and Health Commission if necessary to enforce § 32-1101 et seq.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the disclosure of information to the Mayor or other District officers or employees if necessary to enforce Change the Pesticide Operations Act of 1978.
D.C. Code § 36-601.12 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.12
§ 36-601.12. Lottery, Gambling, and Gaming Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as an enterprise fund the Lottery, Gambling, and Gaming Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Chief Financial Officer. Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited into the Fund or a division of the Fund, as established by the Chief Financial Officer:
  (1) All funds generated by gambling activities operated or licensed by the Chief Financial Officer, except for funds generated by the tax imposed by § 47-2002(a)(9) and (6) ; and
  (2) All fees collected pursuant to §§ 36-641.06 through 36-641.08 .
(b) Any monies of the Office, from whatever source derived (including gifts to the Office), shall be for the sole use of the Fund and shall be deposited as soon as practicable in the Fund and shall be disbursed from the Fund according to the terms of Chapter 13 of Title 3 .  Disbursements of up to $500 from the Fund shall be paid out in checks signed by the Executive Director or designee.  Disbursements in excess of $500 shall be paid out in checks signed by the Executive Director and the Treasurer of the District of Columbia.
(c) From the Fund, the Chief Financial Officer shall first pay for the operation, administration, and capital expenses of the specific forms of gambling and gaming operated and licensed by the Chief Financial Officer as authorized by this chapter, including the payment of prizes to winners of the games, as specified in this chapter pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Chief Financial Officer. The remainder shall be paid over by the Chief Financial Officer, on a monthly basis promptly after the 1st of the month for the preceding month, into the General Fund of the District of Columbia as general purpose revenue funds of the District of Columbia or as otherwise directed by this chapter and subchapter II of Chapter 17 of Title 22 .
D.C. Code § 36-641.04 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.04
§ 36-641.04. License prohibitions; suspensions and revocation of licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant convicted of a disqualifying offense shall not be licensed. The Office shall define disqualifying offenses by a rule issued pursuant to this subchapter .
(b) No employee of the Office or ABCA or member of the ABC Board, or immediate family member of an employee of the Office or ABCA or member of the ABC Board, may be an applicant for, have an interest in, or obtain a license issued pursuant to this subchapter .
(c) Failure of an applicant or licensee to notify the Office of a change to the information provided in its application for license or renewal within 10 days after the change may result in the Office suspending or revoking the licensee's license, denying the applicant's license, and issuing a fine.
(d) (1) The Office shall not grant a license pursuant to this subchapter , and shall revoke a license previously granted, if evidence satisfactory to the Office exists that the applicant or licensee has:
    (A) Knowingly made a false statement of a material fact to the Office;
    (B) Had a license revoked by a governmental authority responsible for regulation of games of skill;
    (C) Been convicted of a felony and has not received a pardon or been released from parole or probation for at least 5 years; or
    (D) Been convicted of a gambling-related offense or a theft or fraud offense.
  (2) The Office may deny a license to an applicant or suspend or revoke a license of a licensee if the applicant or licensee:
    (A) Has not demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Office, financial responsibility sufficient to adequately meet the requirement of the proposed activity;
    (B) Is not the true owner of the licensed business or has not disclosed the existence or identity of another individual or entity that has an ownership interest in the business; or
    (C) Is an entity that sells more than 10% of a licensee's voting interests, more than 10% of the voting interests of an entity that controls the licensee, or sells a licensee's assets to an individual or entity not already determined by the Office to have met the qualifications of a licensee pursuant to this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 36-151 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-151
§ 36-151. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words shall, in addition to their ordinary meaning, have the meaning herein given:
(1) The word “person” or “persons,” in §§ 36-152 to 36-155 and 36-157 shall include firms or corporations.
(2) The word “vessel” or “vessels,” in §§ 35-152 to 35-155 shall include cans, bottles, siphons, and boxes.
(3) The word “mark” or “marks” shall include labels, trademarks, and all other methods of distinguishing ownership in vessels, whether printed upon labels or blown into bottles or engraved and impressed upon cans or boxes.
D.C. Code § 36-601.09 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.09
§ 36-601.09. Recordkeeping.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer shall maintain full and complete records of the conduct and operation of daily numbers games and lotteries and of the regulation of bingo, raffles, Monte Carlo Night parties, and authorized sports wagering, which records shall include a statement of revenues and license fees, prize disbursements, and administrative expenses.  The records shall be open and available to the public.
D.C. Code § 36-304.11 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-304.11
§ 36-304.11. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 36-302.05 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-302.05
§ 36-302.05. Violations; notice, order, injunction, and penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the Mayor has reason to believe that any person has violated or is violating any provision of subchapter II or IV of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, he shall cause written notice to be served upon such person in the manner provided by law. Such notice shall specify the provision or provisions that the Mayor has reason to believe that the person has violated or is violating and the ultimate facts or actions upon which the Mayor bases his belief. The Mayor shall also cause a written order to be served upon such person directing such person to immediately cease and desist from continuing such violation. If the person so ordered refuses or fails to comply with such order, the Mayor shall be authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction restraining such person from continuing such violation. The court shall have jurisdiction to grant such temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, permanent injunction, or other relief as may be appropriate under the circumstances.
(b) Any violation of any provision of subchapter II or IV of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both. In the event of any violation of any provision of subchapter II or IV of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, each and every day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense and the penalties provided for herein shall be applicable to each such separate offense.
(c) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this subchapter or § 36-304.01 , or any rules or regulations issued under the authority of those sections, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 . Adjudication of any infraction shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 36-601.16 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.16
§ 36-601.16. Sales agents’ special accounts; reports of receipts and transactions.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief Financial Officer, in the Chief Financial Officer's discretion, may require lottery and daily numbers games sales agents to deposit in the Fund or a special escrow account, in the name of the Office, to the credit of the Office, which the Chief Financial Officer is authorized to establish, in institutions designated by the Chief Financial Officer that are legal for the deposit of municipal funds, all monies received by such agents from the sale of lottery and daily numbers games tickets less the amount of authorized compensation to licensed agents and prizes, if any, authorized under § 3-1314 , and to file with the Office reports of their receipts and transactions in the sale of lottery and daily numbers games tickets in such form and containing such information as the Office may require.
(b) Lottery and daily numbers games sales agents shall hold in trust, for the benefit of the Office, all monies received by the agent from the sale of lottery and daily numbers games tickets until such monies are transferred to the Office. The Chief Financial Officer shall determine the amount of compensation to be paid to the sales agents and the amount of prizes to be paid by sales agents. The Chief Financial Officer shall have authority to adopt regulations to implement this section.
D.C. Code § 36-641.02 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.02
§ 36-641.02. Authorization of game of skill machines.
Status: in_force

The operation of game of skill machines shall be lawful in the District if conducted in accordance with this subchapter and the rules issued pursuant to this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 36-407 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 4 / § 36-407
§ 36-407. Effect on other law.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter supersedes conflicting tort, restitution and other law of the District of Columbia providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.
(b) This chapter does not affect:
  (1) Contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;
  (2) Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or
  (3) Criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret.
D.C. Code § 36-621.09 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.09
§ 36-621.09. Sports wagering suppliers.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An individual, group of individuals, or entity that seeks to sell or lease sports wagering equipment, systems, or other gaming items necessary to conduct sports wagering, or offer services related to such equipment or other gaming items to a sports wagering operator shall obtain a supplier license from the Office.
  (2) In considering whether to approve a supplier license application, the Office may consider evidence the supplier submitted to the Office of an existing license as a supplier from another jurisdiction that the Office has determined has licensing requirements similar to those required by the District.
(b) An applicant for a supplier license shall demonstrate that the equipment, system, or services that the applicant plans to offer to the sports wagering licensee conform to standards established pursuant to this subchapter , regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter , and other applicable law.
(c) An applicant for a supplier license shall pay a nonrefundable fee of $10,000 with the application.
(d) A supplier license shall be renewed annually; provided, that the licensee has continued to comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements and pays upon submission of a renewal application a $2,000 renewal fee.
(e) A licensed sports wagering supplier shall submit to the Office a list of all sports wagering equipment or services sold, delivered to, or offered to an operator.  All of such equipment shall be tested and approved by an independent testing laboratory approved by the Office.
D.C. Code § 36-641.09 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.09
§ 36-641.09. Minimum requirements of game of skill machines.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No model or version of a game of skill machine shall be offered for distribution or play in the District unless the model or version of the game of skill machine has first been tested and approved as a game of skill machine pursuant to this subchapter and the rules issued pursuant to this subchapter ; except, that:
    (A) A model or version of a game of skill machine for which an endorsement was approved by the ABC Board under § 25-401 before October 1, 2020, shall not be subject to testing or approval under this section unless required by the Office by rule; provided, that each such game of skill machine shall be required to comply with subsection (b)(12) of this section.
    (B) A model or version of a game of skill machine may be approved by the Office before January 1, 2021, if it meets the requirements of subsection (b)(1) through (12) of this section, regardless of whether the Office has issued minimum standard rules pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and the game of skill machine shall not be required to come into compliance with the minimum standard rules issued by the Office pursuant to subsection (b) of this section until such date as shall be set forth by the Office in such rules.
  (2) The Office, or the applicant at the direction of the Office, shall utilize the services of an Office-approved independent outside testing laboratory to test and assess the model or version of the game of skill machine.
  (3) The applicant shall be responsible for paying the costs associated with testing the model or version of the game of skill machines.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a)(1)(A) and (B) of this section, every game of skill machine offered in the District shall meet the minimum standards established by the Office by rule. The minimum standards shall include the following:
  (1) The game of skill machine shall conform to all requirements of federal law and regulations, including the Federal Communications Commission's Class A emissions standards.
  (2) The game of skill machine shall display an accurate representation of the game outcome.
  (3) The game of skill machine shall not automatically alter pay tables or any function of the game of skill machine based on an internal computation of a hold percentage or have a means of manipulation that affects the random selection process or probabilities of winning a game.
  (4) The game of skill machine shall not be negatively affected by static discharge or other electromagnetic interference.
  (5) The game of skill machine shall be capable of displaying the following during idle status: "power reset"; "door open"; or "door closed".
  (6) The game of skill machine shall be able to detect and display the game's complete play history and winnings for the previous 10 games.
  (7) The theoretical payback percentage of a game of skill machine shall not be capable of being changed without making a hardware or software change in the machine itself.
  (8) The game of skill machine shall be designed so that the replacement of parts or modules required for normal maintenance does not necessitate replacement of the electromechanical meters.
  (9) The game of skill machine shall contain a non-resettable meter, which shall be located in a locked area of the machine that is accessible only by a key.
  (10) The game of skill machine shall be capable of storing the meter information required by paragraph (9) of this subsection for a minimum of 180 days after a power loss to the machine.
  (11) The game of skill machine shall have accounting software that keeps an electronic record that includes:
    (A) Total cash or other value inserted into the game of skill machine;
    (B) The value of winning tickets awarded to players by the game of skill machine;
    (C) The total credits played on the game of skill machine;
    (D) The total credits awarded by the game of skill machine; and
    (E) The payback percentage credited to players of the game of skill machine.
  (12) The game of skill machine shall be connected to a centralized accounting system in accordance with § 36-641.13 for the purposes set forth in § 36-641.13 ; except, that a game of skill machine that has been approved for operation or distribution in the District by ABCA or the Office before the date designated by the Office pursuant to § 36-641.13(a)(2)(B) shall be allowed until the date designated by the Office pursuant to § 36-641.13(a)(2)(B) to come into compliance with this paragraph.
(c) The Office may issue rules to establish additional licensing and registration requirements for the purposes of preserving the integrity and security of game of skill machines in the District, including by prohibiting game of skill machines that approximate the look or feel of a gambling device.
D.C. Code § 36-621.04 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.04
§ 36-621.04. Unlawful acts; action by Attorney General.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for an operator, or other individual, group of individuals, or entity, without authorization to access, use, modify, or disclose personal information of an individual who places a sports wager with the operator ("unlawful acts"), and for the operator to fail to maintain reasonable security procedures and practices against such unlawful acts.
  (2) A violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be an unlawful trade practice within the meaning of Chapter 39 of Title 28 .  An individual, group of individuals, or entity found to have violated this provision shall be subject to the remedies set forth in § 28-3909 .
(b) (1) No operator, or director, office, owner, or employee of an operator may intentionally make a false or misleading representation concerning the operator's services or business, including relating to the probability of winning or the number of winners for a wager accepted by the operator.
  (2) An individual, group of individuals, or entity claiming to be aggrieved by a fraudulent act or a false or misleading statement by an operator shall have a cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction for damages and any legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate.
(c) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia, in the name of the District of Columbia, may bring an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to enjoin an individual, group of individuals, or entity or to seek a civil penalty of up to $50,000 for a violation of this subchapter or regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 36-131 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-131
§ 36-131. Injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person who has registered milk bottles, cans, crates, or other containers as herein provided shall have, upon complaint under oath, prosecuted any other person for violation of the provisions of this subchapter in the use, handling, holding, filling, selling, offering for sale, buying, trafficking in, breaking, or destroying of such registered milk bottles, cans, crates, or other containers and said other persons shall have been convicted on 3 occasions at least for the said unlawful use, handling, holding, filling, selling, offering for sale, buying, trafficking in, breaking, or destroying of said registered milk bottles, cans, crates, or other containers, then the said registrant of said milk bottles, cans, crates, or other containers shall be entitled, upon making complaint to a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, to have issued an injunction directed to said violator enjoining him from further illegal use, handling, holding, filling, selling, offering for sale, buying, trafficking in, breaking, or destroying of said registered milk bottles, cans, crates, or other containers.
D.C. Code § 36-621.06 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.06
§ 36-621.06. Operator licensure.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) To offer sports wagering in the District, an individual, group of individuals, or entity shall obtain an operator license, the application for which shall be in a form determined by the Office and shall require:
    (A) The name of the applicant;
    (B) The mailing address and, if a corporation, the name of the state in which it is incorporated, the location of its principal place of business, and the names and addresses of its directors;
    (C) A report of the applicant's financial activities, including evidence of financial stability, such as bank statements, business and personal income and disbursement schedules, tax returns, or other documentation, satisfactory to the Office, that demonstrates that the applicant has sufficient business ability and experience to establish and maintain a successful sports wagering business;
    (D) A description of the proposed internal controls and security systems to be used in conducting sports wagering or processing sports wagering transactions;
    (E) The number of employees expected to be employed at the proposed sports wagering facility, if applicable;
    (F) The estimated tax revenue to be generated by the proposed sports wagering facility;
    (G) The location of the proposed sports wagering facility, if applicable; and
    (H) Any other information the Office considers necessary and appropriate.
  (2) In determining whether to approve an application for an operator license, the Office shall consider whether the applicant:
    (A) Is proposing a sports wagering operation that will have a positive impact through increased revenues on the District and its residents;
    (B) Possesses adequate funds or has secured adequate financing to commence and maintain a sports wagering operation;
    (C) Has the financial stability, integrity, and responsibility to conduct sports wagering;
    (D) Has sufficient business ability and experience to create and maintain a successful sports wagering operation;
    (E) Has proposed adequate measures for internal and external security, including a surveillance system or protocol;
    (F) Has satisfied the sports wagering license requirements;
    (G) Has demonstrated that its proposed sports wagering operation will be conducted in accordance with this subchapter and all other applicable District and federal law;
    (H) Has been convicted of a disqualifying offense, as established by regulation by the Office pursuant to this subchapter ;
    (I) Is an SBE; or
    (J) (i) Has entered into a labor peace agreement with each labor organization that is actively engaged in representing or attempting to represent employees in the gaming, hospitality, or food and beverage industries in the District; provided, that the labor peace agreement shall:
        (I) Be a written agreement between the applicant and the labor organization that contains, at a minimum, a provision protecting the District's revenues by prohibiting the labor organization or its members from engaging in any picketing, work stoppage, boycott, or other economic interference with the applicant's sports wagering operations during any effort by the labor organization to organize employees for purposes of collective bargaining representation; and
        (II) Apply to a sports wagering operation conducted at a Class A sports wagering facility approved by the Office, whether conducted directly by the applicant or by a management service provider under a management services agreement with the applicant.
      (ii) A labor peace agreement shall be enforceable under section 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act,1947, enacted June 23, 1947 (61 Stat. 136; 29 U.S.C. § 185(a)), or through other applicable law, after the best efforts of the parties at resolving a dispute have failed.
(b) (1) The Office may issue a Class A operator license to an applicant whose sports wagering facility will be located within any of the following locations: Capital One Arena (601 F Street, N.W., and described as Lot 0047, Square 0455), Audi Field (100 Potomac Avenue, S.W., and described as Lot 0027, Square 0665), Nationals Park (1500 South Capitol Street, S.E., and described as Lot 0016, Square 0705), or St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena (St. Elizabeth's Campus, 1100 Oak Drive, S.E., and described as Lots 0837 and 0838, Square 5868S) ("designated facilities").
  (2) The Office shall not issue a Class B operator license to an applicant whose sports wagering facility will be located within a designated facility.
  (3) (A) Except as provided in § 36-621.16 , a Class A operator license shall be issued for 5 years and require a non-refundable application fee of $1,000,000, which shall be submitted with the application.
    (B) A Class A operator license may be renewed for 5-year periods; provided, that the licensee has continued to comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements and pays upon submission of a renewal application a $500,000 renewal fee.
    (C) (i) In addition to the license fee, the Office may charge a processing fee for an initial or renewed license in an amount equal to the projected cost of processing the application and performing any background investigations.
      (ii) If the actual cost exceeds the projected cost, an additional fee may be charged to meet the actual cost. If the projected cost exceeds the actual cost, the difference may be refunded to the applicant or licensee.
(c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Office may issue a Class B operator license to an applicant whose facility will be located outside of any of the designated facilities.
  (2) The Office shall not issue a Class B operator license to any applicant whose sports wagering facility will be located within a 2-block radius of any of the designated facilities.
  (3) Sports wagering shall not be offered within a 2-block radius of any of the designated facilities except by the licensed Class A operator assigned to the designated facility.
  (4) (A) Except as provided in § 36-621.16 , a Class B operator license shall be issued for 5 years and require a non-refundable application fee of $100,000, which shall be submitted with the application.
    (B) A Class B operator license may be renewed for 5-year periods; provided, that the licensee has continued to comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements and pays upon submission of a renewal application a $50,000 renewal fee.
(c-1) (1) The Office may issue a Class C operator license to an eligible sports team applicant or its assignee; provided, that the applicant or its assignee shall not offer mobile or online sports wagering within a 2-block radius of any of the designated facilities.
  (2) An eligible sports team applicant under this subsection shall:
    (A) Be registered with the governing body of Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, the National Women's Soccer League, or the Women's National Basketball Association;
    (B) Play 90% or more of its home games within the District of Columbia; and
    (C) Play its home games at a sports stadium or arena with a designated sports wagering facility approved by the Office.
  (3) (A) A Class C operator license may be assigned, delegated, or subcontracted to a commercial partner that provides sports wagering through a mobile or online application upon the approval of the Office.
    (B) A Class C operator license shall be issued for 5 years and require a non-refundable application fee of $2,000,000, which shall be submitted with the application.
    (C) A Class C operator license may be renewed for 5-year periods; provided, that the licensee has continued to comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements and pays upon submission of a renewal application a $1,000,000 renewal fee.
    (D) A Class C operator shall not be required to obtain a separate retailer license.
    (E) A Class C operator license held by a sports team or its commercial partner shall be revoked by the Office if that sports team fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  (4) (A) The Office shall issue a temporary Class C operator license to an eligible applicant within one week of receiving:
      (i) Proof that the applicant is an eligible sports team or proof that an eligible sports team has assigned, delegated, or subcontracted its Class C operator licensing eligibility to the applicant as its commercial partner;
      (ii) Proof that the applicant or its management services provider is licensed to offer mobile sports wagering in not fewer than 5 jurisdictions of the United States pursuant to a state or territorial regulatory structure, either directly or through a parent company or affiliated subsidiary; and
      (iii) The non-refundable application fee.
    (B) A temporary Class C license shall permit the holder to immediately commence offering mobile sports wagering in the District and shall remain valid until a final determination on such application is made.
(d) As a condition of licensure, an operator shall be bonded, in such amounts and in such manner as determined by the Office, and agree, in writing, to indemnify and to save harmless the District of Columbia against any and all actions, claims, and demands of whatever kind or nature that the District of Columbia may incur by reason of or in consequence of issuing an operator license to the licensee.
(e) A Class A operator that operates sports wagering conducted over the internet, through mobile applications, or through other digital forms, more than 2 blocks from its designated facility, shall be subject to § 36-621.11(g) .
D.C. Code § 36-305.02 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-305.02
§ 36-305.02. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision or part thereof of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is declared unconstitutional or invalid, such invalidity, unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not affect any other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, all provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable.
D.C. Code § 36-123 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-123
§ 36-123. Defacing or destroying registered containers.
Status: in_force

Whoever shall by himself or his agent willfully deface, erase, alter, obliterate, cover up, or otherwise remove or conceal any registered name, mark, or device registered by another and being on any milk bottle, can, crate, or other container, or shall willfully break, destroy, or otherwise injure any registered milk bottle, can, crate, or other container which has been registered by another shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 36-601.20 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.20
§ 36-601.20. Persons ineligible to purchase tickets or shares or receive prizes.
Status: in_force

(a) No ticket or share shall be purchased by, and no prize shall be paid to, any of the following persons: The Chief Financial Officer, any employee of the Office, or any spouse, domestic partner, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of abode of the Chief Financial Officer or any employee of the Office.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term “domestic partner” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(3) .
D.C. Code § 36-621.02 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-621.02
§ 36-621.02. Rules and regulations governing conduct of sports wagering.
Status: in_force

(a) To ensure fair and honest play in sports wagering and to protect the economic welfare and interests of the District and participants of sports wagering, the CFO, or delegate, shall adopt rules and regulations governing the conduct of sports wagering, which shall include the following:
  (1) Acceptance of wagers on a sports event or a series of sports events;
  (2) Maximum wagers that may be accepted by an operator from any one individual or on a sports event;
  (3) Type of wagering tickets that may be used;
  (4) Method of issuing tickets;
  (5) Method of accounting to be used by an operator;
  (6) Requirements relating to how fees and taxes are to be remitted, including whether the fees and taxes shall be required to be remitted electronically;
  (7) Methods of age verification;
  (8) Posting of house rules;
  (9) Player exclusion requirements;
  (10) Facilities to be used by operators;
  (11) Types of records that shall be required to be maintained;
  (12) Use of credit and checks;
  (13) Type of system for sports wagering;
  (14) Protections for an individual placing a wager;
  (15) Requirements for training the employees of an operator concerning compulsive and problem gambling, and for displaying on an operator's website and sports wagering facility information about available programs to prevent, treat, or monitor compulsive or problem gambling;
  (16) Advertising guidelines, including specific language concerning minors; and
  (17) Reporting of the sources of data that operators use to resolve sports wagers.
(b) (1) The Office shall establish internal control standards for the administration of sports wagering, sports wagering equipment and systems, or other items used to conduct sports wagering, as well as maintenance of financial records and other required records.
  (2) The Office shall solicit input from the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on suggestions for regulations to minimize underage drinking and sports wagering by visibly intoxicated patrons at a designated sports wagering facility.
(c) Sports wagering shall occur only over mobile or online applications or in the specific locations within a designated sports wagering facility that have been approved by the Office; provided, that the applications or locations may be modified or relocated pursuant to regulation.
(d) Mobile or online sports wagering shall be operated only by a Class A sports wagering operator or its management services provider or a Class C sports wagering operator or its management services provider and the licensees shall accept only mobile or online sports wagers from persons physically located in the District of Columbia.
(e) Consistent with the intent of the United States Congress as articulated in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, approved October 13, 2006 (120 Stat. 1952; 31 U.S.C. § 5361 et seq .), the intermediate routing of electronic data relating sports wagering authorized under this subchapter shall not determine the location or locations in which such wagers are initiated and received.".
(f) A Class A sports wagering operator or its management services provider, or a Class C sports wagering operator or its management services provider, shall be permitted to begin offering mobile or online sports betting to persons physically located in the District of Columbia as of July 15, 2024; provided, that it holds a license or temporary license. Such operator or provider shall be permitted to offer a mobile sports wagering platform and wagering markets consistent with those it offers in another jurisdiction in which it is licensed in the United States.
D.C. Code § 36-303.07 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-303.07
§ 36-303.07. Application of subchapter.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter shall only apply to that portion of a marketing agreement which concerns the operation of a retail service station which is located within the District of Columbia and only to the extent of the business conducted by a retail dealer within the District of Columbia.
(b) This subchapter shall apply to any and all marketing agreements entered into after April 19, 1977. The term “entered into” shall include any renewal, extension, modification, amendment, or novation of a preexisting marketing agreement.
(c) This subchapter shall also apply to any failure to renew a preexisting marketing agreement.
D.C. Code § 36-601.23 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.23
§ 36-601.23. Licenses to conduct bingo games, raffles, and Monte Carlo night parties.
Status: in_force

(a) No person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation shall sponsor, conduct, or hold a bingo game, raffle, or Monte Carlo night party in the District of Columbia without a license issued by the Office.
(b) The Office may issue a license under this section to a person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation engaged in or existing for charitable, benevolent, eleemosynary, humane, religious, philanthropic, recreational, social, educational, civic, fraternal, or other nonprofit purposes that conducts an activity to which contributions are deductible for federal or municipal income tax purposes if the applicant:
  (1) Is incorporated in the District of Columbia as a not-for-profit corporation as defined by Chapter 4 of Title 29 ;
  (2) Has at least 20 members in good standing, if an association or organization;
  (3) Is authorized by its constitution, articles, charter, or bylaws to further a lawful purpose in the District of Columbia;
  (4) Operates without profit to its partners or members;
  (5) Permits no part of its net earnings to inure to the benefit of a private shareholder, partner, employee, or individual; and
  (6) Has been in existence for not less than 1 year immediately preceding application for a license, during which time the applicant’s membership actively engaged in furthering the lawful purpose authorized by its constitution, articles, charter, or bylaws.
(b-1) (1) The Office may issue a license to sell raffle tickets in the District of Columbia to any person, firm, partnership, association, organization, or corporation that is incorporated in Maryland or in Virginia as a not-for-profit corporation or is organized in Maryland or Virginia as a religious or not-for-profit organization if the applicant:
    (A) Is engaged in or exists for charitable, benevolent, eleemosynary, humane, religious, philanthropic, recreational, social, educational, civic, fraternal, or other nonprofit purposes, for which contributions are deductible for federal, state, or municipal income tax purposes;
    (B) Operates without profit to its members;
    (C) Permits no part of any net earnings to inure to the benefit of any private shareholder, partner, employee, or individual;
    (D) Is authorized by its constitution, articles of incorporation, charter, or bylaws to further a lawful purpose in its state of incorporation or organization that is also a lawful purpose in the District of Columbia;
    (E) Has been in existence for not less than 1 year immediately preceding application for a license, during which 1-year period a bona fide membership actively engaged in furthering the lawful purpose authorized by its constitution, articles of incorporation, charter, or bylaws has existed;
    (F) Has at least 20 members in good standing, all of whom are residents of the applicant’s state of incorporation or organization or the District of Columbia;
    (G) Holds the raffle draw in the applicant’s state of incorporation or organization or in the District;
    (H) Has obtained any license required outside the District of Columbia for the conduct of the raffle from the relevant licensing authority; and
    (I) Guarantees that 30% or more of the net proceeds from the raffle shall be paid to persons, firms, partnerships, associations, organizations, or corporations that meet the licensing requirements of subsection (b) of this section or shall inure to the benefit of programs or activities of the applicant that are conducted in the District of Columbia.
  (2) The Chief Financial Officer shall, within 60 days of May 21, 1988, issue rules to implement the provisions of this subsection. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved. Nothing in this section shall affect any requirement imposed upon the Chief Financial Officer by subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
  (3) To the extent that existing rules issued by the Chief Financial Officer are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection, those rules shall continue to apply to the issuance of licenses under this section until the rules required by paragraph (2) of this subsection become effective.
(c) The Office may issue a license under this section to a senior citizen group in accordance with rules that may be adopted by the Office pursuant to this chapter.
(d) The Office may issue a license under this section, upon application, to a citizen-service program established pursuant to § 1-1163.38 , in accordance with rules that may be adopted by the Office pursuant to this chapter.
(e) The Office may issue a license to operate commercial bingo under this section only to an on-premises alcohol retailer licensed under Title 25 ; provided, that no license to operate commercial bingo may be issued by the Office before October 1, 2025.
D.C. Code § 36-302.02 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-302.02
§ 36-302.02. Restrictions on operation.
Status: in_force

(a) After April 19, 1977, no producer, refiner, or manufacturer of motor fuels as the terms are defined in § 36-301(6A) , (9), and (12), shall open a retail service station in the District of Columbia, irrespective of whether or not the retail service station will be operated under a trademark owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the producer, refiner, or manufacturer, unless the retail service station is to be operated by a person or entity other than.
  (1) An employee, servant, commissioned agent, or subsidiary of the  producer, refiner, or manufacturer; or
  (2) A person or entity who operates or manages the retail service station under a contract with the producer, refiner, or manufacturer which provides for a fee arrangement.
(b) After January 1, 1981, no producer, refiner, or manufacturer of motor fuels, as the terms are defined in § 36-301.01(6A) , (9), and (12), shall operate a retail service station in the District of Columbia, irrespective of whether or not the retail service station will be operated under a trademark owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the producer, refiner, or manufacturer; with employees, servants, commissioned agents, or subsidiaries of the producer, refiner, or manufacturer; or with a person or entity who operates or manages the retail service station under a contract with the producer, refiner, or manufacturer which provides for a fee arrangement; provided, that any entity, which, as of October 9, 1979, operates a retail service station in the District of Columbia, and of which a producer, refiner, or manufacturer, as defined in § 36-301.01(6A) and (12), only has no more than 49% voting control, may continue to operate the station after January 1, 1981, so long as no producer, refiner or manufacturer, as defined in § 36-301.01(6A) and (12), only has more than 49% voting control of the entity.
(c) Repealed.
(d) Not Funded.
D.C. Code § 36-127 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-127
§ 36-127. Rights of former registrants preserved.
Status: in_force

All persons who prior to July 3, 1926, registered any milk bottles, cans, crates, or other containers in accordance with the laws existing at the time of said registration shall be exempted from filing a new description in accordance with the terms of this subchapter and shall be entitled to the rights and benefits accruing under this subchapter in the same manner as if said registration was made in accordance with this subchapter; provided, that a copy of said registration duly certified by the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia was within 30 days from and after July 3, 1926, filed in the Health Office of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 36-601.36 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.36
§ 36-601.36. Competitive bid contracts.
Status: in_force

(a) Neither the Chief Financial Officer nor any employee of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer or the Office designated to enter into contracts for the operation of any of the forms of gambling authorized by this chapter shall have any material interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract with a vendor for the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment, machinery, work, or other items relating to or necessary for the operation of such gambling form.
(b) The Office of Contracts of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall procure supplies, materials, equipment, machinery, work, or other items relating to or necessary for the operation of any gambling form on behalf of the Office.
(c) Repealed.
(d) No contract awarded or entered into by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer may be assigned by the holder thereof except by specific approval of the Chief Financial Officer.
(e) Repealed.
(f) Repealed.
(g) Contracts awarded by the Chief Financial Officer for more than 1 year shall not be governed by the provisions of the Antideficiency Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1342, and 1349 to 1351, and 1511 through 1519).
D.C. Code § 36-601.01 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.01
§ 36-601.01. Creation [of the District of Columbia Lottery and Gaming Control Board]; established as an office within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; transfer of powers; definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created by the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Lottery and Gaming Control Board.
(b) Effective with the appointment of the first Chief Financial Officer under § 1-204.24b and pursuant to § 1-204.24a(c) , the Board is established as the Office of Lottery and Gaming, a subordinate office within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.  All of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of the Board are transferred to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
(c) For the purposes of this chapter and subchapter I of Chapter 17 of Title 22 , the term:
  (1) "ABCA" means the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration.
  (1A) "Bingo" means a form of gambling in which the winning chances are determined by a random drawing of a subset of numbered objects among a total set of 75 objects, consecutively numbered from 1 to 75, and the bingo cards held by the players, which cards are sold, rented, or used only at the time of the gambling activity.
  (1B) "Bingo card" means a card, including paper formats, electronic representations, and image formats, that contains 5 rows of 5 spaces each, each space imprinted with a number between 1 and 75 inclusive, except the central space which is marked "FREE".
  (1C) "Board" means the District of Columbia Lottery and Gaming Control Board established by this section.
  (2) "CBE act" means subchapter IX-A of Chapter 2 of Title 2 .
  (3) "CBE plan" means the plan required by applicants for sports wagering licenses pursuant to § 36-621.05(g) .
  (4) "Certified business enterprise" or "CBE" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-218.02(1D) .
  (4A) "Commercial bingo" means bingo for which any type of consideration is paid or collected in order to play, and each number is drawn and verbally announced by an individual physically present in the same physical location as the game's participants, who compete against each other in a common bingo game, but does not include:
    (A) Bingo sponsored, conducted, or held by an entity in accordance with § 36-601.23(b) , (c) , or (d) .
    (B) Bingo played on or with the assistance of a gambling device, as that term is defined by section 1(a) of An Act To prohibit transportation of gambling devices in interstate and foreign commerce, approved January 2, 1951 (64 Stat. 1134; 15 U.S.C. 1171(a)); or
    (C) Bingo played over the internet or in an online environment or on any machine or mechanical device that would qualify as or constitute a facsimile of class II gaming, as that term is defined in section 4(7) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, approved October 17, 1988 (102 Stat. 2467; 25 U.S.C. § 2703(7)).
  (5) "Commercially useful function" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-218.02(1G) .
  (6) "CFO" means the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.
  (7) "Disadvantaged business enterprise" or "DBE" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-218.02(5) .
  (8) "DSLBD" means the Department of Small and Local Business Development.
  (9) "Gross sports wagering revenue" means the total of cash or cash equivalents received from sports wagering minus the total of:
    (A) Cash or cash equivalents paid to players as a result of sports wagering;
    (B) Cash or cash equivalents paid to purchase annuities to fund prizes payable to players over a period of time as a result of sports wagering;
    (C) The actual cost paid by the license holder for any personal property distributed to a player as a result of sports wagering, excluding travel expenses, food, refreshments, lodging, and services.
  (10) "Joint venture" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-218.02(11) .
  (10A) "Licensed Establishment" means a business licensed by ABCA that holds an on-premises retailer's license, class C/R, D/R, C/T, D/T, C/H, D/H, C/X, D/X, C/RB, D/RB, C/N, or D/N.
  (11) "Majority interest" means:
    (A) More than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the joint venture business enterprise or more than 50% of the total value of the joint venture business enterprise;
    (B) A financial contribution to the enterprise of more than 50%; or
    (C) More than 50% of the total interest in the capital, profits, and loss, or beneficial interest in the joint venture business enterprise.
  (12) "Office" means the Office of Lottery and Gaming established by this section.
  (13) "Operator" means an individual, group of individuals, or entity that holds a sports wagering operator license issued by the District.
  (13A) "Raffle" means a lottery, other than a lottery operated by the District pursuant to this subchapter , in which a prize is won by at least one of multiple persons buying chances.
  (14) "Resident-owned business" or "ROB" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-218.02(15) .
  (15) "Small Business Enterprise" or "SBE" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-218.02(16) .
  (15A) "Sporting event" means any professional sporting or professional athletic event, including motor sports sanctioned by a national or international organization or association, collegiate sporting or athletic event, Olympic sporting or athletic event, sporting or athletic event sanctioned by a national or international organization or association, esports event, or other event authorized by the Office. Such term shall not include a nonprofessional, non-collegiate, or non-Olympic sporting or athletic event if the majority of the participants are under the age of 18.
  (16) "Sports governing body" means the governing body for a sports league that is registered with the Office, including, if registered, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, and the Women's National Basketball Association.
  (17) "Sports wagering" means accepting wagers on sporting events, or a portion of a sporting event, or on the individual performance statistics of an athlete in a sporting event or combination of sporting events, including single-game bets, teaser bets, parlays, over-under, moneyline, pools, exchange wagering, in-game wagering, in-play bets, proposition bets, straight bets, or other means by a system or method of wagering, including in-person or over the internet through websites or on mobile devices. The term "sports wagering" does not include any fantasy or simulated game or contest such as fantasy sports in which:
    (A) There are no fewer than 2 participants; provided, that all participants are natural persons and a fantasy sports contest operator shall not be construed to be a participant;
    (B) Participants own, manage, or coach imaginary teams;
    (C) All prizes and awards offered to winning participants are established and made known to participants in advance of the game or contest;
    (D) The winning outcome of the game or contest reflects the relative skill of the participants and is determined by statistics generated by actual individuals, including athletes in the case of a sporting event; and
    (E) No winning outcome is based solely on the performance of an individual athlete or on the score, point spread, or any performance of any single real-world team or any combination of real-world teams.
  (18) "Sports wagering equipment" means a mechanical, electronic, or other device, mechanism, or other gaming equipment, and related supplies used or consumed in the operation of sports wagering at a licensed sports wagering facility, including a self-service terminal installed to accept sports wagers.
  (19) "Sports wagering facility" means a gaming premises approved under a sports wagering license on which an operator may offer sports wagering and which may be a building or set of buildings or a subsection or subdivision of a single building, room, or set of rooms within a building.
  (20) "Operator license" means a sports wagering operator license issued by the Office that authorizes the operation of sports wagering, including sports wagering conducted over the internet or through mobile applications or other digital platforms that is initiated and received, or otherwise made, exclusively within the physical confines of the single approved sports wagering facility.
  (21) "Wager" means the betting, staking, or risking by an individual, group of individuals, or entity of something of value upon an agreement or understanding that the individual, group of individuals, or entity or another individual, group of individuals, or entity will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome.  The term "wager" does not include:
    (A) An activity governed by the securities laws of the United States or the District of Columbia;
    (B) A contract of indemnity or guarantee;
    (C) A contract for insurance; or
    (D) Participation in a game or contest in which the participants do not stake or risk anything of value other than personal effort in playing the game or contest or obtaining access to the internet, points, or credits that the sponsor of the game or contest provides to participants free of charge and that can be used or redeemed only for participation in games or contests offered by the sponsor.
D.C. Code § 36-601.32 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.32
§ 36-601.32. Aiding or abetting unauthorized bingo games, raffles, or Monte Carlo night parties; penalties.
Status: in_force

No person shall aid or abet in the conduct of any bingo game, raffle, or Monte Carlo night party, except in accordance with a license duly issued and unsuspended or revoked by the Office. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 6 months, or both. Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this section, or any rules or regulations issued under the authority of this section, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 . Adjudication of any infraction of this section shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 36-303.01 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-303.01
§ 36-303.01. Nonwaiverable conditions; conditions affecting marketing agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) All marketing agreements shall be in writing and shall be subject to the nonwaiverable conditions set forth in this section, whether or not such conditions are expressly set forth in such marketing agreements. For the purposes of this section, the term “marketing agreement” shall also include any oral or written collateral or ancillary agreement. No marketing agreement shall:
  (1) Require a retail dealer to keep his retail service station open for business for any specified number of hours per day, or days per week, or for any specified hours of the day, or days of the week, except as otherwise provided in § 36-303.03(c)(5) ;
  (2) Require a retail dealer to purchase or accept delivery of, on consignment or otherwise, any products from the distributor other than such motor fuels and petroleum products as are specified in the marketing agreement;
  (3) Fix, maintain, or establish, or grant to the distributor the right, privilege, or authority to fix, maintain, or establish, the prices at which the retail dealer shall sell any motor fuels, petroleum products, or automotive products;
  (4) Require the retail dealer to meet any sales quotas for any motor fuels, petroleum products, or automotive products;
  (5) Prohibit a retail dealer from selling, assigning, or otherwise transferring his marketing agreement or any interest therein to another person;
  (6) Prohibit a retail dealer from purchasing or accepting delivery of, on consignment or otherwise, any motor fuels, petroleum products, automotive products, or other products from any person who is not a party to the marketing agreement or prohibit a retail dealer from selling such motor fuels or products, provided that if the marketing agreement permits the retail dealer to use the distributor’s trademark, the marketing agreement may require such motor fuels, petroleum products, and automotive products to be of a reasonably similar quality to those of the distributor, and provided further that the retail dealer shall neither represent such motor fuels or products as having been procured from the distributor nor sell such motor fuels or products under the distributor’s trademark;
  (7) Require a retail dealer to take part in any promotional or advertising campaign which will require the retail dealer to use, utilize, or accept any premiums, coupons, posters, stamps, tickets, gifts, bonuses, rebates, or other promotional items;
  (8) Contain any provision which in any way limits the right of any party to such marketing agreement to a trial by jury or to the interposition of counter-claims or cross-claims;
  (9) Contain any provision which requires the retail dealer to assent to any release, assignment, novation, waiver, or estoppel which would relieve any person from any liability imposed by this subchapter or would negate any rights granted to a retail dealer by this subchapter;
  (10) Be for a term of less than 1 year; or
  (11) Contain any term or condition which, directly or indirectly, violates this subchapter.
(b) Nothing contained within this section shall be construed as prohibiting a distributor from suggesting or advising the retail dealer of appropriate or reasonable hours of operation, days of operation, or prices, provided that the distributor shall in no way or manner attempt to threaten or coerce the retail dealer into following his suggestions or advice. Nothing contained within this section shall be construed as prohibiting a retail dealer from agreeing to purchase or accept delivery of other products or equipment from the distributor or from participating financially or otherwise in any promotional or advertising campaign sponsored by the distributor, provided that the distributor shall in no way or manner attempt to threaten or coerce such actions on the part of the retail dealer.
D.C. Code § 36-122 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-122
§ 36-122. Unauthorized use or sale of registered bottles.
Status: in_force

Whoever shall by himself or his agent fill, use, sell, offer for sale, give, buy, traffic in, or shall have in his possession with intent to fill, use, sell, offer for sale, give, buy, or traffic in any registered milk bottle or bottles, can or cans, crate or crates, or other containers on which appears the name, mark, or device, registered by another person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to the penalties in this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 36-404 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 4 / § 36-404
§ 36-404. Attorney’s fees.
Status: in_force

The court may award reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party if:
(1) A claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith;
(2) A motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith; or
(3) Willful and malicious misappropriation exists.
D.C. Code § 36-641.01 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.01
§ 36-641.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter , the term:
  (1) "ABC Board" means the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board, established by § 25-201 .
  (2) "ABCA" means the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration, established by § 25-202 .
  (3) "CFO" means the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.
  (4) "Centralized accounting system" means the accounting system linked by a communications network as described in §§ 36-641.09 through 36-641.13 .
  (5) "Distributor" means a person licensed under this subchapter to:
    (A) Buy or lease game of skill machines, or any major components or parts of a game of skill machine, from manufacturers for sale or lease and distribution to retailers; or
    (B) To maintain or service a retailer's game of skill machine, or any major component or part of a game of skill machine.
  (6) "Game of skill machine" means a mechanical or electronic gaming device that rewards the winning player or players with cash, a gift card, or a voucher that can be redeemed for cash. A mechanical or electronic gaming device shall not be considered a game of skill machine if:
    (A) The ability of a player to succeed at the game is impacted by the number or ratio of prior wins to prior losses of players playing the game;
    (B) The outcome of the game can be controlled by a source other than a player playing the game;
    (C) The success of a player is or may be determined by a chance event that cannot be altered by the player's actions;
    (D) The ability of a player to succeed at the game is impacted by game features not visible or known to a reasonable player; or
    (E) The ability of a player to succeed at the game is impacted by the exercise of skill that no reasonable player could exercise.
  (7) "Game of skill machine gross revenue" means the total of cash or cash equivalents received from a game of skill machine minus the total of:
    (A) Cash or cash equivalents paid to players as a result of a game of skill machine;
    (B) Cash or cash equivalents paid to purchase annuities to fund prizes payable to players over a period of time as a result of a game of skill machine; and
    (C) The actual cost paid by the license holder for personal property distributed to a player as a result of a game of skill machine, excluding travel expenses, food, refreshments, lodging, and services.
  (8) "Licensed establishment" means an on-premises retail establishment licensed by the ABC Board to sell, serve, and allow for the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
  (9) "Licensed premises" means the physical location of a licensed establishment that is authorized by the Office to offer game of skill machines.
  (10) "Licensee" means a person who possesses a game of skill manufacturer, distributor, or retailer license issued by the Office.
  (11) "Manufacturer" means a person that is licensed under this subchapter that manufactures or assembles game of skill machines for sale or lease to distributors or provides to distributors major components or parts of game of skill machines for the repair or maintenance of game of skill machines.
  (12) "Office" means the Office of Lottery and Gaming.
  (13) "Retailer" means a person that is licensed under this subchapter to offer game of skill machines on its licensed premises.
D.C. Code § 36-601.11 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.11
§ 36-601.11. Budget.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Chief Financial Officer shall submit to the Mayor a consolidated budget covering all anticipated income, expenses (including all start-up costs), and capital outlays of the Office, which budget shall show the net amount for which it requests an appropriation.
  (2) The net amount for which the Chief Financial Officer requests an appropriation shall be the difference between the anticipated expenses for the coming fiscal year, including debt service for capital expenses and a reserve for bad debts, as shown in the consolidated budget, and the anticipated income shown in that budget.
(b) (1) The budget shall be submitted on the date that all District government agencies are required to submit their budgets to the Mayor.
  (2) The Mayor shall transmit to the Council the budget as requested by the Chief Financial Officer. The Mayor may also submit a modified budget, as the Mayor considers appropriate.
D.C. Code § 36-303.04 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-303.04
§ 36-303.04. Retail dealer’s remedies.
Status: in_force

(a) The remedies provided for in this section are in addition to any and all other remedies available to the retail dealer under this subchapter, the marketing agreement, any other statute or act, or law or equity.
(b) In the event of any termination of, cancellation of, or failure to renew a marketing agreement, whether by the unilateral action of either the retail dealer or the distributor, by mutual agreement, by the death of the retail dealer, or otherwise, the distributor shall make or cause to be made an offer in good faith to repurchase from the retail dealer or his legal representative within 30 days after the effective date of such termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal, any and all merchantable products, including, but not limited to, any motor fuels, petroleum products, and automotive products, at the full price originally paid or at the then current wholesale price, whichever price shall be lower, and any and all equipment, including any equipment which has been affixed or appended, after April 19, 1977, with the permission of the distributor, to a retail service station leased from the distributor, at the current fair market value, which have been purchased by the retail dealer from the distributor and which have been tendered, to the extent that such tender may be practical, by the retail dealer or his legal representative to the distributor. If the distributor does not make or cause to be made a good faith offer to repurchase the retail dealer’s products and equipment within the 30-day period provided for in this subsection, the retail dealer or his legal representative may sell the products and equipment for as reasonable a price as may be obtained, may apply the balance owed by the distributor against any existing indebtedness owed by the retail dealer to the distributor, and shall have a cause of action against the distributor for the difference. In the event that the distributor repurchases the retail dealer’s products and equipment the distributor shall have the right to first apply the value of the products and equipment being repurchased against any existing indebtedness owed directly to the distributor by the retail dealer. The distributor’s obligation to repurchase shall be enforceable only to the extent that there are no other valid claims or liens against such products or equipment by or on behalf of other creditors of the retail dealer.
(c) Equipment purchased or otherwise acquired by the retail dealer and affixed or appended, after April 19, 1977, with the permission of the lessor, to a retail service station leased by the retail dealer shall remain the property of the retail dealer, notwithstanding the fact that it is permanently affixed or the existence of any contrary provisions in a marketing agreement, other agreement, or law. Upon the termination of, cancellation of, or failure to renew a lease or other agreement or the termination of, cancellation of, or failure to renew a marketing agreement, the retail dealer or his legal representative shall have a reasonable time in which to remove such equipment. In removing such equipment, the retail dealer or his legal representative shall leave the retail service station premises in substantially the same condition as they were at the time the equipment was affixed or appended.
(d) If the distributor terminates, cancels, or fails to renew a marketing agreement for any of the grounds specified in § 36-303.03(c)(2) , (3), (11), or (14) and § 36-303.03(d)(2) , (3), or (4) or for any cause or circumstance allowed under § 36-303.03(c)(16) which involves the retail dealer’s failure to comply with the marketing agreement or which was not beyond the reasonable control of the distributor to prevent, the distributor shall pay to the retail dealer, within 30 days of the effective date of the termination, cancellation, or failure to renew, the full value of any business goodwill enjoyed by the dealer on the effective date of the notice furnished pursuant to § 36-303.03(b) .
D.C. Code § 36-301.01 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-301.01
§ 36-301.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words, terms, phrases, and their derivations shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) “Automotive product” means any product or item of merchandise, including any tire, battery, or similar motor vehicle accessory or part, other than motor fuels or petroleum products, which is intended to be or is capable of being used with, in, or on a motor vehicle, whether or not such product is essential for the proper operation and maintenance of a motor vehicle and whether or not such product is also suitable or is actually sold or used for non-motor vehicle purposes.
(2) “Distributor” means any person who is engaged in the business of selling, supplying, or distributing on consignment or otherwise, motor fuels or petroleum products to or through retail service stations which it owns, leases, or otherwise controls and who also maintains a marketing agreement with a retail dealer for the sale or distribution of motor fuels or petroleum products to a retail service station, whether or not such distributor owns, leases, or otherwise controls such retail service station.
(3) “Engaging in the retail sale of motor fuel” means that at least 30 per centum of the retail dealer’s gross revenue, excluding such revenue as is derived from the retail sale of petroleum products and automotive products and from the repair, maintenance, and servicing of motor vehicles, is derived from the retail sale of motor fuel.
(4) “Equipment” means any movable tangible personal property which is used in the business of operating a retail service station, other than property which is either consumed in the business, except through depreciation or amortization, or held for immediate or ultimate sale to customers. The term “equipment” also includes any motor fuel dispensing pump, lift, storage tank, machine, appliance or other similar property which was movable tangible personal property at the time such property was purchased, leased, or otherwise acquired by the operator of a retail service station, whether or not such property was subsequently attached or affixed to any real property.
(5) “Failure to renew” means any exercise of a right or power created by the marketing agreement or by law to terminate, cancel, or otherwise put an end to a marketing agreement at the expiration of its term, including the exercise of a right or power to put an end to a marketing agreement which would otherwise be extended or renewed automatically for a definite or indefinite term and any failure to extend or renew a marketing agreement which does not provide for automatic extension or renewal. The term “failure to renew” shall also include any termination or cancellation of a marketing agreement which does not specify an expiration date or term.
(6) “Goodwill” means the tendency or habit of customers to return for trade to the retail service station with which they have been previously dealing and includes, with respect to the value of a retail dealer’s goodwill, whatever value, advantage, or benefit is added to the value of a retail service station business as a result of the efforts of the retail dealer and his employees during the term or terms of a marketing agreement with the distributor, and of any preceding marketing agreements between the same parties, including, but not limited to, whatever value, advantage, or benefit is added by the reputation of the retail dealer and his employees for competence, skill, quality, ability, reliability, punctuality, personal attention, honesty, integrity, fair dealing, reasonable prices, and other attributes in providing motor fuels, petroleum products, and automotive products and in providing motor vehicle repair, maintenance, and other services, over and above the value of any inventory, equipment, real estate, and other tangible property, of a trademark owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the distributor, or of advertising or other promotions furnished or financed, in whole or part, by the distributor, which value, advantage, or benefit can reasonably be expected to remain at the retail service station location after the departure of the retail dealer. In determining the value of a retail dealer’s goodwill, any increase in the volume of motor fuel, petroleum product, and automotive product sales, any increase in the volume of repair, maintenance, and other services provided, any increase in the number of customers, any financial or other contributions to advertising or promotions by the retail dealer, the number of years the retail dealer has operated the retail service station, and other similar factors should be taken into account in light of all other factors and circumstances.
(6A) “Jobber” means a wholesale supplier or distributor of motor fuel.
(7) “Marketing agreement” means any written agreement, or combination of agreements, including any contract, lease, franchise, or other agreement, which is entered into between a distributor and a retail dealer and pursuant to which:
  (A) The distributor agrees to sell, supply, or distribute motor fuel to the retail dealer for the purpose of engaging in the retail sale of such motor fuel at a retail service station; and
  (B) The retail dealer is granted the right, privilege, or authority, in addition to whatever else may be provided, to:
    (i) Use any trademark owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the distributor for the purpose of engaging in the retail sale of motor fuel at a retail service station; or
    (ii) Occupy a retail service station owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the distributor for the purpose of engaging in the retail sale of motor fuel.
(8) “Merchantable product” means any product which is in such a condition that it is reasonably resalable in the normal course of the operation of a retail service station business at a price normally charged for a new or unused product.
(9) “Motor fuel” means any gasoline, diesel fuel, special fuel, petroleum distillate, refined petroleum product, natural petroleum liquid product, natural gas liquified product, crude oil product, or other substance or combination of substances which is intended to be or is capable of being used for the purpose of propelling or running any internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle and which is sold or used, alone or blended or compounded with other substances, by any person for such purpose.
(10) “Person” means any natural person, firm, association, business trust, trust, estate, partnership, corporation, 2 or more persons having a common or joint interest, or other legal or commercial entity. In the case of an entity, the term “person” shall also include any other entity which is a parent company of the entity; has, directly or indirectly, 30 per centum or more voting control over the entity; manages or effectively controls the entity, other than through a contractual relationship; or is under common control with the entity. In addition, in the case of an entity, the term “person” shall also include any other entity which is a subsidiary or affiliate of the entity; over which the entity has, directly or indirectly, 30 per centum or more voting control; or which is managed or effectively controlled by the entity, other than through a contractual relationship.
(11) “Petroleum product” means any oil, crude oil, residual fuel oil, grease, lubricant, petroleum distillate, refined petroleum product, natural petroleum product, natural gas product, crude oil product, or similar product, other than motor fuels, which is intended to be or is capable of being used with, in, or on a motor vehicle, whether or not such product is essential for the proper operation and maintenance of a motor vehicle and whether or not such product is also suitable or is actually sold or used for non-motor vehicle purposes.
(12) “Refiner, producer, or manufacturer” means any person who is engaged in the business of manufacturing, producing, refining, distilling, blending, or compounding motor fuels, petroleum products, or precursors of motor fuels or petroleum products, which are ultimately sold, supplied, or distributed to retail service stations in the District of Columbia by such person or any other person, whether or not such manufacturing, producing, refining, distilling, blending, or compounding is performed by such person within the District of Columbia, or who is engaged in the business of importing motor fuels or petroleum products.
(13) “Retail dealer” means any person, other than an employee of a distributor, who owns, leases, operates, or otherwise controls a retail service station for the purpose of engaging in the retail sale of motor fuel and who also maintains a marketing agreement with a distributor.
(14) “Retail sale” means the sale of any tangible personal property to the public for any purpose other than for the resale of the property in the form in which it is sold or for the use or incorporation of the property sold as a material or part of other tangible personal property to be produced for sale by manufacturing, assembling, processing, or refining.
(15) “Retail service station” means any fixed geographic location, including the real estate and permanent improvements thereon, which is operated for the purpose of storing and selling motor fuel at retail and which has a dispensing system for delivery of motor fuel into the service tanks of motor vehicles, whether or not such location is also operated for the purposes of selling petroleum products, automotive products, or other products at retail or of repairing, maintaining, or servicing motor vehicles.
(16) “Selling, sell, or sale” means selling, offering for sale, keeping for sale, exposing for sale, advertising for sale, trafficking in, bartering, peddling, or any other transfer, exchange, or delivery in any manner or by any means other than purely gratuitously.
(17) “Trademark” means any trademark, tradename, service mark, brandname, or other identifying mark, symbol, or name, including any identifying mark, symbol, or name associated with any motor fuel.
(18) “Wholesaler” means any person, including any distributor, who is engaged in the business of selling, supplying, or distributing motor fuels or petroleum products to retail service stations in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 36-641.15 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.15
§ 36-641.15. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event of a violation of this subchapter or a rule issued pursuant to this subchapter , the Office may:
  (1) Impose a fine of not more than $50,000;
  (2) Revoke a licensee's license; or
  (3) Suspend the licensee's license for up to one year.
(b) A person that has been fined or whose application has been denied, revoked, or suspended pursuant to this section shall have a right to a hearing before the Office and, in the event of the Office's affirmation of the fine, denial, revocation, or suspension, the right to appeal the decision of the Office to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(c) The Office shall notify ABCA within 48 hours after the Office suspends or revokes a retailer's license.
D.C. Code § 36-601.13 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-601.13
§ 36-601.13. Operation of lottery.
Status: in_force

The Chief Financial Officer shall operate and conduct a lottery and shall determine the number of times a lottery shall be held each year, the form and price of tickets, and the number and value of prizes to winning participants, determined in a manner and on a basis designated by the Chief Financial Officer. The proceeds of the sale of tickets shall be deposited in the Fund from which prizes shall be paid according to regulations established by the Chief Financial Officer under § 3-1312 . The Chief Financial Officer may provide by regulation for the payment of prizes to winners directly by licensed agents.
D.C. Code § 36-303.03 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-303.03
§ 36-303.03. Termination, cancellation, and failure to renew.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A retail dealer shall have the right to terminate or repudiate any marketing agreement to which he is a party for any reason, without the imposition of any damages or penalties and without any recourse by the distributor for such termination or repudiation, within 7 days, not including Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, after the day on which performance of such marketing agreement commences. For purposes of this subsection, the term “marketing agreement” shall not include any renewal, extension, modification, amendment, or novation of an existing marketing agreement. For purposes of this subsection, the term “performance” shall mean the granting of a present right, privilege, or authority to use a trademark, the granting of a present right, privilege, or authority to occupy a retail service station, or the actual delivery of any motor fuels, petroleum products, or automotive products to the retail dealer. In order to exercise his right to terminate or repudiate a marketing agreement pursuant to this subsection, the retail dealer shall:
    (A) Mail written notice, by registered or certified mail, to the distributor of his intention to exercise his right under this subsection within the period specified in this subsection;
    (B) Discontinue use of any trademark presently being used by such retail dealer pursuant to the marketing agreement;
    (C) Deliver or tender, so far as is practical, to the distributor all money, equipment, and merchantable products, including all motor fuels, petroleum products, and automotive products which the retail dealer has not presently sold, which have been loaned, sold, or delivered to the retail dealer pursuant to the marketing agreement within 10 days after mailing the notice specified in this subsection; and
    (D) Deliver or tender to the distributor full possession of any retail service station provided by the distributor pursuant to the marketing agreement within 10 days after mailing the notice specified in this subsection.
  (2) The retail dealer shall receive full credit, or the cash equivalent, for all money, equipment, and merchantable products delivered to the distributor pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of this subsection. Nothing contained within this subsection shall be construed as granting a similar right to terminate or repudiate to the distributor under a marketing agreement or as prohibiting the retail dealer from cancelling a marketing agreement during the period specified in this subsection.
(b) (1) No retail dealer or distributor, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this section, shall terminate, cancel, or fail to renew a marketing agreement unless he furnishes prior written notice to the other party. Such notice shall be sent to the other party by registered or certified mail not less than 90 days prior to the date on which the marketing agreement is to be terminated, cancelled, or not renewed, unless a shorter period is provided for in this subsection. Such notice shall contain a statement of the party’s intention to terminate, cancel, or fail to renew the marketing agreement, the date on which such action shall become effective, and a statement of the specific grounds for such action. No distributor shall terminate, cancel, or fail to renew a marketing agreement, or notify a retail dealer of his intention to take such action, unless he reasonably and in good faith believes that the facts and circumstances existing do, in fact, justify his reliance on the grounds specified in his notice of intention to take such action. Notice furnished pursuant to this subsection shall be effective on the date of the mailing.
  (2) In the event that a termination or cancellation is based upon 1 or more of the grounds specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) and (10) through (17) of subsection (c) of this section, the 90 days advance notice shall not be required. However, in such an event, the distributor shall furnish written notice to the retail dealer as far in advance of the effective date of such termination or cancellation as is reasonably practical under the circumstances.
  (3) The distributor’s failure to furnish prior written notice, as required by this subsection, of his intention not to renew a marketing agreement, whether or not such marketing agreement provides for automatic extension or renewal, shall constitute a renewal of the marketing agreement for a term of 1 year from its stated expiration date.
(c) No distributor shall terminate or cancel any marketing agreement with a retail dealer, either directly or indirectly, unless such termination or cancellation is based upon 1 or more of the grounds specified in this subsection. No distributor shall terminate or cancel any marketing agreement with a retail dealer unless the grounds for such termination or cancellation are expressly set forth in the marketing agreement:
  (1) The retail dealer has failed to pay financial obligations due to the distributor under the marketing agreement, including, but not limited to, rents for any equipment or retail service station provided by the distributor and payments for any motor fuels, petroleum products, or automotive products delivered, on consignment or otherwise, to the retail dealer by the distributor pursuant to the marketing agreement, within the time and in the manner prescribed by the marketing agreement;
  (2) The retail dealer has filed for or has been declared bankrupt, has petitioned for or has been declared insolvent, or has petitioned for a reorganization or credit arrangement under the applicable laws;
  (3) A termination or dissolution of the partnership, corporation, or other entity operating the retail service station or the death of the retail dealer, provided that a termination or dissolution of a partnership or other entity shall not constitute a ground for the termination or cancellation of a marketing agreement where the remaining partners or individual members of the other entity have notified the distributor of their intention to operate the retail service station and to acquire the interests of the departing partners or members pursuant to § 36-303.05(a) to (d);
  (4) The retail dealer has voluntarily abandoned, or has given notice of his intention to voluntarily abandon, his retail service station, other than pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or § 36-303.05 ;
  (5) The retail dealer has unjustifiably left his retail service station vacant or unattended for an unreasonable period of time or has unjustifiably failed to open his retail service station for business for an unreasonable number of days during any calendar year. The period of time and number of days which shall be deemed unreasonable shall be expressly set forth in the marketing agreement, but in no event may such period of time be less than 9 consecutive days or such number of days be less than 18 days during any calendar year;
  (6) The retail dealer, or some other person over whom the retail dealer has control and was grossly negligent in not exercising such control, has wilfully or maliciously destroyed or damaged the real or personal property, including any equipment that is used in the operation of the retail service station, of the distributor furnished pursuant to the marketing agreement and the retail dealer has refused to replace or repair such real or personal property;
  (7) The retail dealer, or some other person over whom the retail dealer has control and was grossly negligent in not exercising such control, has deliberately adulterated, commingled, misbranded, mislabeled, or misrepresented to his customers any motor fuels, petroleum products, or automotive products delivered to the retail dealer by the distributor pursuant to the marketing agreement in a manner prohibited by the marketing agreement or by federal or District of Columbia law or contrary to customary practices in the retail service station industry;
  (8) The retail dealer has made materially false, deceptive, or misleading representations to the distributor which are related to the operation of his retail service station business;
  (9) The retail dealer has failed to comply with any federal or District of Columbia laws, rules, or regulations relating to the operation of a retail service station, including, but not limited to, laws, rules, or regulations relating to the payment of taxes and the maintenance of any necessary licenses, permits, or registrations, which the marketing agreement made the retail dealer responsible for complying with, and such failure to comply with such laws, rules, or regulations has or will adversely affect the business relationship between the retail dealer and the distributor or the business of the distributor;
  (10) The retail dealer has been convicted of the commission or attempt to commit a felony, criminal misconduct or violations of law involving moral turpitude, fraud, or commercial dishonesty, which is related to the operation of his retail service station business and which would affect the ability of the retail dealer to operate his retail service station business or would tend to defame or seriously damage the reputation of the distributor or his trademark, provided that this subsection shall not apply to convictions that have been disclosed to the distributor by the retail dealer prior to entering into the marketing agreement;
  (11) The condemnation, appropriation, or other public taking of the retail service station location covered by the marketing agreement, in whole or part, pursuant to the power of eminent domain or the loss of or damage to the retail service station facility by an act of God, to the extent that such taking or damage makes the continued operation of the retail service station completely unfeasible;
  (12) The marketing agreement grants the retail dealer the right, privilege, or authority to occupy a retail service station leased by the distributor from another person and such lease is terminated, cancelled, or not renewed by such other person for a cause beyond the reasonable control of the distributor;
  (13) The distributor has lost his legal right, for a cause beyond his reasonable control, to grant the retail dealer the right, privilege, or authority to use any trademark provided for in the marketing agreement;
  (14) The retail dealer has so severe a physical or mental disability that he is rendered incapable of operating his retail service station for an unreasonable period of time and has been unable to provide for the continued operation of his retail service station by another person;
  (15) The retail dealer has failed to substantially comply with any other essential and reasonable requirement, condition, or provision expressly set forth in the marketing agreement;
  (16) The existence or occurrence of any cause or circumstance which would make termination or cancellation of the marketing agreement reasonable, just, and equitable in light of the facts and circumstances then existing; or
  (17) The retail dealer and the distributor have executed a mutual agreement to terminate the marketing agreement in writing.
(d) No distributor shall fail to renew a marketing agreement with a retail dealer, either directly or indirectly, unless such failure to renew is based upon 1 or more of the grounds specified in this subsection. No distributor shall fail to renew a marketing agreement unless the grounds for such failure to renew are expressly set forth in the marketing agreement:
  (1) The existence of any of the grounds which would justify the termination or cancellation of a marketing agreement pursuant to subsection (c) of this section;
  (2) The distributor intends to and does in fact withdraw entirely, within 1 year of the effective date of the notice furnished pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, from the sale in the District of Columbia of motor fuels, petroleum products, and automotive products;
  (3) The marketing agreement grants the retail dealer the right, privilege, or authority to occupy a retail service station owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the distributor and the distributor intends to and does in fact withdraw entirely, within 1 year of the effective date of the notice furnished pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, from the business of owning, leasing, controlling, and operating retail service stations in the District of Columbia;
  (4) The marketing agreement grants the retail dealer the right, privilege, or authority to occupy a retail service station owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the distributor and the distributor intends to sell or lease the retail service station location to a person other than a subsidiary, parent, affiliate, or other entity controlled or managed by the distributor or controlling or managing the distributor, for a purpose other than the retail sale of motor fuels or intends to relinquish a leasehold interest in the retail service station location, without any intention of purchasing, executing a new lease for, or otherwise regaining control of the location;
  (5) A failure on the part of the distributor and the retail dealer, both parties having acted in good faith in trying to effect a renewal, to agree to any reasonable and essential changes in or additions to the marketing agreement considering the then existing facts and circumstances;
  (6) The retail dealer has failed to make reasonable repairs and maintenance to the real or personal property of the distributor furnished pursuant to the marketing agreement provided that the marketing agreement requires the retail dealer to assume such responsibility for repair and maintenance;
  (7) The retail dealer has failed to substantially comply with any reasonable minimum standards for the operation of a retail service station which are expressly set forth in the marketing agreement, including, but not limited to, standards concerning the cleanliness and appearance of the retail service station and the safeness of facilities and services, within a reasonable time after receiving written notice of noncompliance and such failure to comply will damage the integrity of the distributor’s trademark or the reputation of either the distributor or other retail service stations operating under the distributor’s trademark; or
  (8) The distributor has received substantiated repeated customer complaints concerning the conduct or practices of the retail dealer, including, but not limited to, repair or maintenance work of a substandard quality, obnoxious or disrespectful behavior towards customers, or dishonest, unethical, or fraudulent practices, and the continuance of such conduct or practices will damage the integrity of the distributor’s trademark or the reputation of either the distributor or other retail service stations operating under the distributor’s trademark.
(e) (1) No distributor shall terminate, cancel, or fail to renew any marketing agreement, either directly or indirectly, for any of the following reasons:
    (A) Refusal of the retail dealer to accept a renewal of a marketing agreement for a term of less than 1 year;
    (B) Refusal of the retail dealer to take part in any promotional or advertising campaign, to meet sales quotas suggested by the distributor, to purchase or accept delivery of any motor fuels or petroleum products not specified in the marketing agreement, or any other products or equipment, to sell motor fuels, petroleum products, or automotive products at a price suggested by the distributor, or to comply with any standard of performance imposed upon such retail dealer by the distributor which exceeds the standards of performance imposed by the marketing agreement;
    (C) Refusal of the retail dealer to keep his retail service station open and operating during those hours or days which, in the reasonable opinion of the retail dealer, are unprofitable or to follow the suggestions or advice of the distributor concerning days or hours of operation;
    (D) The retail dealer’s attempt to exercise his right to sell, assign, or otherwise transfer his marketing agreement or any interest therein to another person; or
    (E) The distributor’s desire to obtain possession of a retail service station currently leased to the retail dealer in order to engage in the retail sale of motor fuel on its own behalf.
  (2) No marketing agreement shall specify any of the reasons contained in this subsection as grounds for the termination of, cancellation of, or failure to renew such marketing agreement by the distributor.
D.C. Code § 36-201 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 2 / § 36-201
§ 36-201. Adoption of label authorized; filing; certified copies.
Status: in_force

A union or association of employees in the District of Columbia may adopt a device in the form of a label, brand, mark, name, or other character for the purpose of designating the products of the labor of the members thereof. A drawing of such device may be filed in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia and the Recorder shall register same in a book to be provided for such purpose and be entitled to collect $1 for each registration. A certified copy of the drawing may be obtained upon the payment of $1 for each certification.
D.C. Code § 36-641.12 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.12
§ 36-641.12. Game of skill machine use by minors prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee shall not permit a person under the age of 18 to use or play a game of skill machine.
(b) The Office may suspend or revoke a license and issue a fine, in accordance with § 36-641.15 , against a licensee that knowingly allows a person under the age of 18 to use or play a game of skill machine.
D.C. Code § 36-641.03 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.03
§ 36-641.03. Game of skill machine license requirements; prohibition.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may carry out a function of a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer after March 31, 2021, unless the person has obtained the applicable license or licenses required by this subchapter , or by rules issued pursuant to this subchapter .
(b) (1) The Office shall issue the following categories of game of skill machine licenses:
    (A) Manufacturer;
    (B) Distributor; and
    (C) Retailer.
  (2) The Office shall not grant a license listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection until it has determined that each person that possesses 10% or greater beneficial or proprietary interest in the applicant has been approved for licensure in accordance with this subchapter and rules issued pursuant to this subchapter ; provided, that the Office shall not be required to make such a determination with respect to a person that is an institutional investor unless the institutional investor possesses 25% or greater beneficial or proprietary interest in the applicant.
(c) (1) An applicant for an initial manufacturer or distributor license shall be subject to District and national criminal history background checks.
  (2) The applicant shall submit an application to the Office, in a form determined by the Office, for fingerprints for a national criminal records check by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation of all individuals required to be named in the application and a signed authorization of each individual submitting fingerprints for the release of information by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  (3) In the case of an application for license renewal, the Office may require additional background checks.
(d) The Office shall require proof of good standing pursuant to § 29-102.08 of an applicant for a license pursuant to this subchapter and may, in addition, require certification that the Citywide Clean Hands Database indicates that the proposed licensee is current with its District taxes.
(e) Proprietary information, trade secrets, financial information, and personal information about a person in an application submitted to the Office pursuant to this subchapter shall not be a public record and shall not be made available under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , or any other law.
(f) (1) A retailer shall display its license as required by § 36-641.10(e) ) and shall make the license immediately available for inspection upon request by an employee of the Office, the Metropolitan Police Department, or ABCA.
  (2) When present at a licensed establishment, an employee of a distributor shall carry a copy of its license and make it readily available for inspection by an employee of the Office, the Metropolitan Police Department, or ABCA.
D.C. Code § 36-641.13 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.13
§ 36-641.13. Centralized accounting system.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Within 365 days after April 27, 2021, the Office shall procure a centralized accounting system for games of skill machines, which shall be linked to a communications network. All games of skill machines registered in the District shall connect to the centralized accounting system through the communications network. The centralized accounting system shall be administered by the Office and shall allow for the accounting, reporting, monitoring, and reading of game of skill machine activities by the District for the purposes of assisting the Office in determining compliance with, and enforcing, the provisions of this subchapter and the rules issued pursuant to this subchapter .  The centralized accounting system shall also allow for game of skill machines to be activated and deactivated remotely by the Office.
  (2) When the Office is satisfied with the operation of the centralized accounting system, it shall:
    (A) Certify the effective status of the system; and
    (B) Notify all retailers of the date by which the distributor's and retailer's game of skill machines must be linked to the centralized accounting system, which date shall not be less than 90 days after the date of the effective status of the centralized accounting system.
(b) The centralized accounting system shall not provide for the monitoring or reading of personal or financial information concerning patrons of game of skill machines.
(c) An employee or agent of a contractor or subcontractor of the Office who is engaged in building, operating, maintaining, or contracting to build, operate, or maintain the centralized accounting system, and the immediate family members of such employee or agent, shall be prohibited from obtaining a license under this subchapter .
(d) Unless a retailer's license is canceled, suspended, or revoked, nothing in this section shall authorize the Office to limit or eliminate a registered game of skill from the centralized accounting system.
D.C. Code § 36-641.22 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.22
§ 36-641.22. Rules and regulations governing game of skill machines.
Status: in_force

(a) The CFO, pursuant to section 424(d) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 142; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.24d), shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this title.
(b) The rules issued by the CFO pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include:
  (1) Standards for conducting inspections of game of skill machines for compliance with industry standards;
  (2) Standards for inspecting licensed establishments for compliance with this title;
  (3) Minimum and maximum payment amounts for playing game of skill machines;
  (4) The maximum amount of allowable winnings per game;
  (5) Requirements relating to how fees and taxes are to be remitted;
  (6) The method of accounting to be used by a licensed establishment where a game of skill machine is authorized;
  (7) Methods of age verification;
  (8) Types of records that shall be required to be maintained by a licensee;
  (9) Posting requirements;
  (10) Advertising guidelines, including specific language concerning individuals under the age of 18;
  (11) Penalties for a violation of this title or rule issued pursuant to this title; and
  (12) Internal control standards for game of skill machines.
D.C. Code § 36-304.13 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-304.13
§ 36-304.13. Duty of good faith in negotiating lease terms.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 36-641.07 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 6 / § 36-641.07
§ 36-641.07. Distributor licensure.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not, after March 31, 2021, engage in any of the following activities unless the person has a valid distributor's license issued by the Office:
  (1) Buy or lease from a manufacturer a game of skill machine for distribution in the District;
  (2) Sell, lease, or distribute a game of skill machine in the District or market for sale, lease, or distribution a game of skill machine in the District; or
  (3) Repair, replace, maintain, or service a game of skill machine or a major component or part of a game of skill machine in the District or market the repair, replacement, or maintenance of a game of skill machine or a major component or part of a game of skill machine in the District.
(b) A licensed distributor may sell, lease, or distribute a game of skill machine, or repair, replace, maintain, or service a game of skill machine or any major component or part of a game of skill machine in the District to a licensed establishment that possesses a game of skill machine endorsement from the ABC Board pursuant to § 25-113.01(e) , and after March 31, 2021, a retailer's license from the Office.  No distributor may give anything of value, including a loan or financing agreement, to a licensed establishment as an incentive or inducement to locate a game of skill machine in the establishment; provided, that a distributor may provide funding to a licensed establishment for the payment of winnings to players of the distributor's game of skill machines in the licensed establishment.
(c) A person applying for a distributor's license shall do so on a form prescribed by the Office.  The form shall require:
  (1) The name of the applicant;
  (2) The mailing address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, the name of the state in which it is incorporated, the location of its principal place of business, and the names and addresses of its directors;
  (3) A report of the applicant's financial activities, including evidence of financial stability, such as bank statements, business and personal income and disbursement schedules, and tax returns; and
  (4) Such other information as the Office may require by rule.
(d) In considering whether to approve an application for a distributor's license, the Office may consider, among such other evidence that may come before the Office, evidence of the applicant's licensure, conduct, and activities in another jurisdiction.
(e) An applicant for a distributor's license shall demonstrate that the equipment, system, or device that the applicant plans to offer to retailers conform s to standards established pursuant to this subchapter , the rules issued pursuant to this subchapter , and other applicable law.
(f) An applicant for a distributor's license shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $10,000 with the application.
(g) A distributor's license shall be renewed annually; provided, that the licensee has continued to comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements and pays upon submission of its renewal application a $5,000 renewal fee.
(h) A distributor shall submit to the Office, at such times as are established by the Office by rule, a list of all models and versions of game of skill machines sold, delivered, or offered to a retailer.  All such equipment shall be tested and approved by an independent testing laboratory approved as provided in § 36-641.09 .
D.C. Code § 36-130 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-130
§ 36-130. Prosecutions; penalties.
Status: in_force

The violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be a misdemeanor, and prosecutions for violations of this subchapter shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Upon conviction of a violation of the provisions of this subchapter the penalty shall be a fine of not more than $50 for the 1st offense and a fine of not more than $100 for the 2nd and each subsequent offense.
D.C. Code § 36-406 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 4 / § 36-406
§ 36-406. Statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

An action for misappropriation must be brought within 3 years after the misappropriation is discovered or, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.
D.C. Code § 36-302.22 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-302.22
§ 36-302.22. Retail service station security public service announcement.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 36-301.22 .
D.C. Code § 36-154 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / § 36-154
§ 36-154. Use or possession of vessel without purchase of contents prima facie evidence of unlawful use.
Status: in_force

The use or possession by any person not engaged in the production or sale of beverage as aforesaid, except the person who shall so have filed and published a description of the same as aforesaid, of any vessel marked or distinguished as aforesaid, the description of which shall have been filed and published as aforesaid, without purchase of the contents thereof from, or the written consent of, the person who shall so have filed and published the said description, shall be prima facie evidence of the unlawful use, possession of, or traffic in, such vessel, and the person so using or in possession of the same, except the person who shall so have filed and published the said description as aforesaid, shall be punished as provided in § 36-153 .
D.C. Code § 36-304.15 — DC Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / § 36-304.15
§ 36-304.15. Applicability.
Status: repealed

Expired.