An Act to prohibit the use by collecting agencies and private detective agencies of any name, emblem, or insignia which reasonably tends to convey the impression that any such agency is an agency of the government of the District of Columbia.
PL 87-837 (S.2795), enacted 10/16/1962

76 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-837-OCT. 16, 1962 
1071 
Public Law 87-836 
AN ACT 
For the relief of certain officers and enlisted personnel of the 1202d Civil Affairs 
Group (Reinf Tng), Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York. 
October 16, 1962 
[H. R. 9199] 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate arid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That all officers, 
warrant officers, and enlisted personnel assigned to the 1202d Civil 
Affairs Group (Reinf Tng), Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York, 
during the period commencing December 1, 1959, and ending on 
November 30,1960, are relieved of all liability to refund to the United 
States the amounts, which were otherwise correct, erroneously received 
by them as pay for participating in inactive duty training assemblies 
conducted by the 1202d Civil Affairs Group (Reinf Tng) during the 
period commencing on December 1,1959, and ending on November 30, 
1960. 
SEC. 2. If any member or former member of the 1202d Civil Affairs 
Group (Reinf Tng) has at any time refunded to the United States all 
or a part of the erroneous payments with which this Act is concerned, 
the Secretary of Treasury is authorized to pay, out of appropriations 
available for the pay and allowances of members of the uniformed 
services, to that person the amount he or she repaid. 
Approved October 16, 1962. 
Armed Forces. 
Civil Affairs 
Group, relief. 
Public Law 87-837 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the use by collecting agencies and private detective agencies of 
any name, emblem, or insignia which reasonably tends to convey the impres-
sion that any such agency is an agency of the government of the District of 
Columbia. 
October 16, 1962 
[S. 2795] 
D. C. 
Be it enxicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That no person 
engaged in the business of collecting or aiding in the collection^ of tec"ivf"and°coi-" 
private debts or obligations, or engaged in furnishing private police, lection agencies, 
investigation, or other private detective services, shall use as part 
of the name of such business, or employ in any communication, cor-
respondence, notice, advertisement, circular, or other writing or publi-
cation, the words "District of Columbia", "District", the initials 
"D.C.", or any emblem or insignia utilizing any of the said terms as 
part of its design, in such manner as reasonably to convey the im-
pression or belief that such business is a department, agency, bureau, 
or instrumentality of the municipal government of the District of 
Columbia or in any manner represents the District of Columbia. 
As 
used in this Act, the word "person" means and includes individuals, 
"Person." 
associations, partnerships, and corporations. 
SEC. 2. Any person who violates this Act shall be punished by a 
penalty, 
fine of not more than $300 or by imprisonment for not more than 
ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 
SEC 3. All prosecutions for violations of this Act shall be conducted 
in the name of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel 
or any of his assistants. As used in this Act the term "Corporation 
Counsel" means the attorney for the District of Columbia, by what-
ever title such attorney may be known, designated by the Board of 
Commissioners of the District of Columbia to perform the functions 
prescribed for the Corporation Counsel in this Act. 
Approved October 16, 1962. 
Prosecutions 
for violations.