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DC Code § 25-826 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 25 - Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]|Chapter 8 - Enforcement, Infractions, and Penalties|Subchapter II - Revocation, Suspension, and Civil Penalties|§ 25-826. Summary revocation or suspension

(a) If the Board determines, after investigation, that the operations of a licensee present an imminent danger to the health and safety of the public, the Board may summarily revoke, suspend, fine, or restrict, without a hearing, the license to sell alcoholic beverages in the District. (b) The Board, after investigation, may summarily revoke, suspend, fine, or restrict the license of a licensee whose establishment has been the scene of an assault on a police officer, government inspector or investigator, or other governmental official, who was acting in his or her official capacity, when such assault occurred by patrons who were within 1,000 feet of the establishment. (c) A licensee may request a hearing within 3 business days after service of notice of a summary revocation, suspension, fine, or restriction of license. The Board shall hold a hearing within 2 business days of receipt of a timely request and shall issue a decision within 3 business days after the hearing. (d) A person aggrieved by a final summary action may file an appeal in accordance with the procedures set forth in subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§  2-501 et seq.].  (Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 330, ch. 4, § 17; Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 900, ch. 756, § 9; Aug. 25, 1937, 50 Stat. 803, ch. 766, § 3; Apr. 26, 1950, 64 Stat. 88, ch. 106; Dec. 8, 1970, 84 Stat. 1393, Pub. L. 91-535, § 3(a); Sept. 29, 1982, D.C. Law 4-157, §§ 9, 15, 29 DCR 3617; Mar. 8, 1984, D.C. Law 5-51, § 2(b)(5), 30 DCR 5927; Mar. 7, 1987, D.C. Law 6-217, § 11, 34 DCR 907; Sept. 11, 1993, D.C. Law 10-12, § 2(b), 40 DCR 4020; May 24, 1994, D.C. Law 10-122, § 2(h), 41 DCR 1658; Apr. 30, 1998, D.C. Law 12-97, § 2, 45 DCR 1517; May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959; July 18, 2008, D.C. Law 17-201, § 6(b), 55 DCR 6289; May 1, 2013, D.C. Law 19-310, § 2(ff), 60 DCR 3410; May 2, 2015, D.C. Law 20-270, § 2(f)(3), 62 DCR 1866.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 25-826. 1973 Ed., § 25-118. Section References This section is referenced in § 25-821 and § 25-827. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 17-201, in subsec. (a), substituted “suspend, fine,” for “suspend,”. The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-310 inserted “after investigation” following “The Board” in (b). The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-270 rewrote (c). Emergency Legislation For temporary amendment of (b), see § 2(ff) of the Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-597, January 14, 2013, 60 DCR 1001). For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(ff) of the Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-52, April 22, 2013, 60 DCR 6372, 20 DCSTAT 1388).
DC Code § 25-828 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 25 - Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]|Chapter 8 - Enforcement, Infractions, and Penalties|Subchapter II - Revocation, Suspension, and Civil Penalties|§ 25-828. Notice of suspension or revocation

(a) If the Board orders the suspension or revocation of a license, the Board shall post 2 notices in conspicuous places at or near the main street entrance of the outside of the establishment. (b) The posted notice shall state that the license has been suspended, the period of the suspension, and that the suspension is ordered because of a violation of this title or of the regulations promulgated under this title. (c) Any person willfully removing, obliterating, or defacing the notice shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.  (May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959; Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-187, § 101(ff), 51 DCR 6525; Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-260, § 2(g)(2), 64 DCR 2079.)  Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-187 added subsec. (c).
DC Code § 25-829 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 25 - Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]|Chapter 8 - Enforcement, Infractions, and Penalties|Subchapter II - Revocation, Suspension, and Civil Penalties|§ 25-829. Cease and desist orders

(a) If the Board or the Mayor, after investigation but before a hearing, has cause to believe that a person is violating any provision of this title and the violation has caused, or may cause, immediate and irreparable harm to the public, the Board or the Mayor may issue an order requiring the alleged violator to cease and desist immediately from the violation. The order shall be served by certified mail or delivery in person. (b)(1) The alleged violator may, within 15 days after the service of the order, submit a written request to the Board to hold a hearing on the alleged violation. (2) Upon receipt of a timely request, the Board shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the procedures set forth in subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 and issue a decision within 90 days after the hearing. (c)(1) The alleged violator may, within 10 days after the service of an order, submit a written request to the Board for an expedited hearing on the alleged violation. (2) Upon receipt of a timely request for an expedited hearing, the Board shall conduct a hearing within 10 days after the date of receiving the request and shall deliver to the alleged violator at his or her last known address a written notice of the hearing by any means guaranteed to be received at least 5 days before the hearing date. (3) The Board shall issue a decision within 30 days after an expedited hearing. (d) If a request for a hearing is not made under subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the order of the Board or the Mayor shall be final. (e) If, after a hearing, the Board determines that the alleged violator is not in violation of this title, the Board shall revoke the order. (f) If a person fails to comply with a lawful order of the Board or the Mayor under this section, the Board may petition the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for an order compelling compliance or take any other action authorized by this subchapter.  (May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959.)
DC Code § 25-831 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 25 - Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]|Chapter 8 - Enforcement, Infractions, and Penalties|Subchapter II - Revocation, Suspension, and Civil Penalties|§ 25-831. Penalty for violation where no specific penalty provided; additional penalty for failure to perform certain required acts

(a) A person who violates any of the provisions of this title, or regulations under this title, for which no specific penalty is provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01], or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (b) Any person required to file a return or report or perform any act under the provisions of this title who wilfully fails or refuses to file the return or report or perform the act within the time required shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01], or imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both. The penalty provided herein shall be in addition to other penalties provided by this title. (c) Violations of this section which are misdemeanors shall be prosecuted on information filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. Violations of this subsection which are felonies shall be prosecuted by the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. (d) A civil fine may be imposed as an alternative sanction for any violation of this title for which no specific penalty is provided, or any rules or regulations issued under the authority of this title, under Chapter 18 of Title 2. Adjudication of an infraction of this chapter shall be under Chapter 18 of Title 2.  (Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 336, ch. 4, § 33; Apr. 1, 1942, 56 Stat. 190, ch. 207, § 1; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(a); July 24, 1982, D.C. Law 4-131, § 301, 29 DCR 2418; Sept. 26, 1984, D.C. Law 5-106, § 3, 31 DCR 3381; Oct. 5, 1985, D.C. Law 6-42, § 455(b), 32 DCR 4450; May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 284(c), 60 DCR 2064; Feb. 21, 2020, D.C. Law 23-52, § 2(f)(3), 67 DCR 21.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 25-831. 1973 Ed., § 25-132. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted “not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01]” for “not more than $1,000” in (a), and for “not more than $5,000” in (b). Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 284(c) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300). Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 19-317: Section 401 of D.C. Law 19-317 provided that the act shall apply only to offenses committed on or after June 11, 2013.
DC Code § 25-832 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 25 - Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]|Chapter 8 - Enforcement, Infractions, and Penalties|Subchapter II - Revocation, Suspension, and Civil Penalties|§ 25-832. Prompt notice of investigative reports

(a) ABRA shall provide a licensee with either an investigative report or a public police incident report that may result in a show cause hearing as set forth in § 25-447 within 90 days of the date upon which the incident occurred. (b) The requirement in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply where: (1) Criminal action is being considered against the licensee or its employees; or (2) Enforcement action is requested by the Chief of Police under § 25-827.  (Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-361, § 2(d)(4), 56 DCR 1204; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 81(c), 59 DCR 6190.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 25-725. Effect of Amendments The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-171 added a colon at the end of the introductory language of (b).
DC Code § 25-833 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 25 - Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]|Chapter 8 - Enforcement, Infractions, and Penalties|Subchapter II - Revocation, Suspension, and Civil Penalties|§ 25-833. Tampering or refilling bottles

(a) A licensee or the licensee's employees shall not knowingly: (1) Misrepresent the brand of any alcoholic beverage sold or offered for sale; (2) Keep any alcoholic beverage other than in the bottle or container in which it was purchased; (3) Refill or partly refill any bottle or container of an alcoholic beverage; (4) Dilute or otherwise tamper with the contents of any bottle or container of an alcoholic beverage; (5) Remove or obliterate any label, mark, or stamp affixed to any bottle or container of an alcoholic beverage offered for sale; or (6) Deliver or sell the contents of any bottle or container of an alcoholic beverage that has had the label, mark, or stamp on it removed or obliterated. (b) Subsection (a)(3) of this section shall not apply to the refilling or the partly refilling of any bottle, container, or pitcher of an alcoholic beverage for purposes of making mixed cocktail drinks, such as sangria or margaritas, offered for sale.  (Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-260, § 2(g)(3), 64 DCR 2079; Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-165, § 2(g)(3), 65 DCR 9366.)
DC Code § 25-834 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 25 - Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]|Chapter 8 - Enforcement, Infractions, and Penalties|Subchapter II - Revocation, Suspension, and Civil Penalties|§ 25-834. Powdered alcohol

(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell or offer to sell powdered alcohol. (b) A licensee under either an on-premises or off-premises retailer's license shall not offer for sale powdered alcohol to a customer. (c) A person who violates this section shall be fined an amount of up to a maximum of $1,000.  (Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-260, § 2(g)(3), 64 DCR 2079.)
DC Code § 25-835 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 25 - Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]|Chapter 8 - Enforcement, Infractions, and Penalties|Subchapter II - Revocation, Suspension, and Civil Penalties|§ 25-835. Forged licenses

(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to willfully or knowingly alter, forge, counterfeit, or endorse a document, or make use of any false or misleading document, reasonably calculated to deceive the public as being a genuine document or license issued by ABRA. (b) It shall be unlawful for a person to willfully or knowingly furnish to a member of the Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD") or an ABRA investigator an altered, forged, counterfeited, endorsed, or false or misleading document reasonably calculated to deceive MPD or the ABRA investigator as being a genuine document or license issued by ABRA. (c) A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be fined no more than the amount set forthin [§ 22-3571.01], or incarcerated for no more than one year, or both.  (Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-260, § 2(g)(3), 64 DCR 2079; Feb. 21, 2020, D.C. Law 23-50, § 2(c)(5), 67 DCR 9.)
DC Code § 26-201 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions|Chapter 2 - Building Associations|Subchapter I - General|§ 26-201. Formation; general nature and powers

(a) Any 5 or more persons who desire to form an incorporated building or homestead association, all being citizens of the United States, and a majority of them residents of the District of Columbia, may make, sign, seal, and acknowledge, before some officer authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds, and file for record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, a certificate, in writing, to the same effect as that required in Chapters 1 and 3 of Title 29 for the formation of the corporations therein mentioned. (b) When such certificate shall have been filed for record as aforesaid, the persons who have signed and acknowledged the same, and their successors, shall become and be a body politic and corporate, in fact and in law, by the name stated in the certificate, and by that name have succession and be capable of suing and being sued in the courts, of the District, and of purchasing, holding, and conveying such real estate as may be necessary to the conduct of its business, and to make reasonable bylaws not inconsistent herewith.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1298, ch. 854, §§ 687, 688; July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 3(k)(2), 58 DCR 1720.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 26-501. 1973 Ed., § 26-401. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 19-378, in subsec. (a), substituted “Chapters 1 and 3 of Title 29” for “Chapter 2 of Title 29”. Transfer of Functions Pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1992, effective January 20, 1993, unless another date was designated by the Mayor under Sec. V of the Plan, the D.C. Office of Banking and Financial Institutions (“OBFI”) is hereby transferred from the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development (“DMED”) control center to a separate OBFI control center/responsibility center. OBFI will continue to be administered by the Superintendent and will remain a part of the economic development cluster reporting to the Mayor.
DC Code § 26-202 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions|Chapter 2 - Building Associations|Subchapter I - General|§ 26-202. Powers as to stock

Such corporation shall have power, in its certificate of incorporation or in its bylaws, to provide that its shares of stock may be issued in series; to limit the number of shares which each stockholder may be allowed to hold; to prescribe the entrance fee to be paid by each stockholder at the time of subscribing; and to regulate the instalments to be paid on each share and the times at which they shall be payable. It shall also have power to enforce the payment of all installments and other dues by such fines and forfeitures as its bylaws may from time to time provide.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1299, ch. 854, § 689.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 26-502. 1973 Ed., § 26-402.
DC Code § 26-203 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions|Chapter 2 - Building Associations|Subchapter I - General|§ 26-203. Bonus to be paid by late subscribers

Any person applying for membership or stock after a month from the time of the incorporation may be required to pay on subscribing such bonus or assessment as may be fixed by said bylaws in order to place said new members or stockholders on a footing with the original members and others holding stock at the time of such application.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1299, ch. 854, § 690.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 26-503. 1973 Ed., § 26-403.
DC Code § 26-207 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions|Chapter 2 - Building Associations|Subchapter I - General|§ 26-207. Advancements — Payments of premiums

The moneys accumulated from time to time shall be offered to such shareholder or shareholders as shall bid the highest premium for preference or priority of right to an advancement of the ultimate value of 1 or more of his or their respective shares. The said premium shall consist of a percentage on the amount of the advance and shall be deemed to be a consideration or bonus paid by the shareholder for the present and immediate use and possession of the future or ultimate value of the share so advanced, and shall not be deemed usurious. The said premium may either be deducted in advance from the amount to be advanced to the shareholder or be made payable in monthly installments, in addition to legal interest on the sum advanced, as the bylaws may provide.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1299, ch. 854, § 692.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 26-507. 1973 Ed., § 26-406.
DC Code § 26-208 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions|Chapter 2 - Building Associations|Subchapter I - General|§ 26-208. Advancements — Security

For every advance made as aforesaid a bond in a penalty equal to the ultimate value of the shares advanced may be required, secured by a first mortgage or deed of trust on real estate, and a pledge of the shares advanced upon, as additional or collateral security, which bond shall be conditioned for the payment at the stated meetings of the corporation of the monthly dues on the share so advanced upon and the interest on the sum advanced, and the installments of premium, if made so payable, and all fines chargeable upon arrears of payments, until said shares shall reach their ultimate value aforesaid, or said advance be otherwise canceled or discharged.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1299, ch. 854, § 693.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 26-508. 1973 Ed., § 26-407.
DC Code § 26-209 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions|Chapter 2 - Building Associations|Subchapter I - General|§ 26-209. Advancements — Participation of all shares in profits

The shares advanced upon shall participate equally with the other shares in the profits and the amounts paid by the advanced shareholders, together with such proportion of the profits accrued or such rate of interest as said bylaws may determine, the same as allowed on shares withdrawn not advanced upon, less all fines and a proportionate part of losses and other charges incurred.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1299, ch. 854, § 694.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 26-509. 1973 Ed., § 26-408.
DC Code § 26-210 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions|Chapter 2 - Building Associations|Subchapter I - General|§ 26-210. Advancements — Redemption on failure to bid

Where advances from the funds on hand cannot be made on satisfactory terms, the shareholders failing to bid therefor, the bylaws may provide for the redemption of shares of stock, with the consent of the shareholders, and in case that cannot be done, for the involuntary withdrawal and cancelation of shares, the said shares to be selected by lot, always from the oldest series, until exhausted, or the funds to be applied ratably among the owners of shares of the same series.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1300, ch. 854, § 695.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 26-510. 1973 Ed., § 26-409.
DC Code § 26-211 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions|Chapter 2 - Building Associations|Subchapter I - General|§ 26-211. Withdrawal by shareholder

A shareholder shall be entitled to withdraw at any time, by giving such notice as the bylaws may require, where no advance has been made on his shares, in which case he shall be entitled to receive the amount of dues paid in by him on each of his shares, together with such proportion of the profits accrued or such rate of interest as said bylaws may determine, less all fines due and a proportionate part of all losses and other charges incurred; provided, that not more than one-half of the funds in the treasury at any time shall be applicable to the demands of the withdrawing shareholders without the consent of the board of trustees.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1300, ch. 854, § 696.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 26-511. 1973 Ed., § 26-410.
DC Code § 26-212 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions|Chapter 2 - Building Associations|Subchapter I - General|§ 26-212. Repayment of advances

A shareholder who has been advanced may at any time repay his advance upon application to the corporation, whereupon, on settlement of his account, he shall be charged with the full amount of the advance and of the accrued installments of the premium, if that has been added to the advancement and made payable in instalments, together with all monthly dues, interest, and fines accrued and charged, and shall receive credit for all monthly dues paid on his shares and the profits thereon the same as are allowed under the bylaws on shares withdrawn not advanced upon, and, if the premium has been deducted in advance, with such proportion of the premium as the bylaws may direct, and the balance remaining due, over and above such credits, shall be received by said corporation in satisfaction and discharge of said advance; provided, that in case of the insolvency of the association, he shall not be entitled to credit for the full amount of dues paid by him, but shall only be entitled to a dividend upon said amount, in common with the nonadvanced shareholders.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1300, ch. 854, § 697.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 26-512. 1973 Ed., § 26-411.
DC Code § 26-213 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions|Chapter 2 - Building Associations|Subchapter I - General|§ 26-213. Forfeiture of stock

Any nonadvanced shareholder failing to pay the instalments due on his share and the fines due from him for such time as the bylaws shall determine, shall forfeit his stock, but may, on application, receive a return of the amount paid in on account of his stock, less the accrued fines.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1300, ch. 854, § 698.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 26-513. 1973 Ed., § 26-412.
DC Code § 26-214 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions|Chapter 2 - Building Associations|Subchapter I - General|§ 26-214. Foreclosure of advanced shareholder’s security

In case any advanced shareholder shall fail to pay all dues, interest, or premiums and shall be in arrears for any part of the same for the period of 2 months, the payment of the same and of the principal of the advance may be enforced by a foreclosure of the securities given for the same, and if upon a statement of account, as in case of a voluntary settlement of said advance, as hereinbefore authorized, there shall be any surplus of the proceeds of sale of the property given as security over the amount found due from such advanced shareholder, together with all costs incurred by the corporation, such surplus shall be paid to said defaulting shareholder, or his assigns, and his shares of stock so advanced upon shall be the property of the corporation.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1300, ch. 854, § 699.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 26-514. 1973 Ed., § 26-413.