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DC Code § 7-2426 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 24B - Street Harassment Prevention|§ 7-2426. Sunset. [Expired]

Expired.  (Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-168, § 1048, 65 DCR 9388.)  Expiration of Law Section 1048 of D.C. Law 22-168 provided that this section shall expire on October 1, 2020.  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 1048 of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-458, Oct. 3, 2018, 65 DCR 11212).   For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 1048 of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-434, July 30, 2018, 65 DCR 8200).
DC Code § 7-2531.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 25 - Firearms Control|§ 7-2531.02. Liability

(a) Any manufacturer, importer, or dealer of a firearm who can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence to have knowingly and willfully engaged in the illegal sale of a firearm shall be held strictly liable in tort, without regard to fault and without regard to either: (1) an intent to interfere with a legally protected interest; or (2) a breach of duty to exercise reasonable care, for all direct and consequential damages that arise from bodily injury or death if the bodily injury or death proximately results from the discharge of the firearm in the District of Columbia, regardless of whether or not the person operating the firearm is the original, illegal purchaser. (b) Any individual who can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence to have knowingly and willfully engaged in the illegal sale, loan, lease, or rental of a firearm for money or anything of value shall be held strictly liable in tort, without regard to fault and without regard to either: (1) an intent to interfere with a legally protected interest; or (2) a breach of duty to exercise reasonable care, for all direct and consequential damages that arise from bodily injury or death if the bodily injury or death proximately results from the discharge of the firearm in the District of Columbia regardless of whether or not the person operating the firearm is the original, illegal purchaser. (c) Nothing in this unit shall relieve from liability any person who commits a crime, is negligent, or who might otherwise be liable for acts committed with the firearm.  (June 11, 1992, D.C. Law 9-115, § 3, 39 DCR 3182.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-2382. Editor's Notes Application of Law 9-115: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-2531.01.
DC Code § 7-2531.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 25 - Firearms Control|§ 7-2531.03. Exemptions

(a) No firearm originally distributed to a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer shall provide the basis for liability under this unit. (b) No action may be brought pursuant to this unit by a person who can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence to have committed a self-inflicted injury or by a person injured by a firearm while committing a crime, attempting to commit a crime, engaged in criminal activity, or engaged in a delinquent act. (c) No action may be brought pursuant to this unit by a person who can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence to be engaged in the sale or distribution of illegal narcotics. (d) No action may be brought pursuant to this unit by a person who either: (1) assumed the risk of the injury that occurred; or (2) negligently contributed to the injury that occurred.  (June 11, 1992, D.C. Law 9-115, § 4, 39 DCR 3182.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-2383. Editor's Notes Application of Law 9-115: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-2531.01.
DC Code § 7-2531.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 25 - Firearms Control|§ 7-2531.04. Firearms Bounty Fund

(a) There is established a fund to be known as the Firearms Bounty Fund (“Fund”) to be administered by the Metropolitan Police Department. The Fund shall be operated as a proprietary fund and shall consist of monies appropriated to the Fund, federal grants to the Fund, or private monies donated to the Fund. (b) Disbursements from the Fund shall be used exclusively for the payment of cash rewards to persons who provide District of Columbia law enforcement agencies with tips that lead to the adjudication or conviction of: (1) A person or entity engaged in the illegal sale, rental, lease, or loan of a firearm in exchange for money or other thing of value; or (2) A person who has committed a crime with a firearm. (c) The amount of each cash reward shall be determined at the discretion of the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department and the cash reward may range up to $100,000 per tip. (d) The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department shall report annually to the Mayor and Council all income and expenditures of the Fund. (e) The Mayor, by a proposed notice to the Council, may terminate the Fund if the Mayor determines that the Fund is no longer necessary to pay cash rewards. (f) If monies exist in the Fund at the time of its termination, the monies shall be deposited in the General Fund of the District of Columbia. (g) The proposed notice to terminate the Fund 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 by resolution within the 45-day review period, the proposed notice to terminate the Fund shall be deemed approved.  (June 11, 1992, D.C. Law 9-115, § 5, 39 DCR 3182.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-2384. Editor's Notes Application of Law 9-115: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-2531.01.
DC Code § 7-2551.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 25 - Firearms Control|§ 7-2551.01. Definitions

For the purposes of this unit, the term: (1) “Assault weapon” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 7-2501.01(3A). (2) “Handgun” means a firearm with a barrel less than 12 inches in length at the time of manufacture. (3) “Dealer” and “importer” shall have the same meaning as in 18 U.S.C. § 921. (4) “Machine gun” shall have the same meaning as in paragraph (10) of § 7-2501.01. (5) “Manufacturer” means any person in business to manufacture or assemble a firearm or ammunition for sale or distribution. (6) “Law enforcement agency” means a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, state militia, or an agency of the United States government. (7) “Law enforcement officer” means any officer or agent of an agency defined in paragraph (6) of this section who is authorized to use a handgun or machine gun in the course of his or her work.  (Mar. 6, 1991, D.C. Law 8-263, § 3, 37 DCR 8482; Mar. 31, 2009, D.C. Law 17-372, § 4, 56 DCR 1365.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-2391. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 17-372 rewrote par. (1). Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 4 of Firearms Registration Emergency Amendment Act of 2008 (D.C. Act 17-651, January 6, 2009, 56 DCR 911). Temporary Legislation Repeal and revival of Law 8-263: D.C. Law 8-263 was temporarily repealed by Emergency Act 9-1, § 2, the Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act of 1990 Emergency Repealer Act of 1991 (D.C. Act 9-1, February 15, 1991, 38 DCR 1457). Section 2 of D.C. Law 9-3 temporarily repealed D.C. Law 8-263. Section 3(b) of D.C. Law 9-3 provided that the act shall expire on the 225th day of its having taken effect or upon the effective date of the Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act of 1990 Repealer Act of 1991, whichever occurs first. Effective Dates Pursuant to the Court’s holding in Bliley v. Kelly, 23 F.3d 507 (D.C.Cir.1994), the Congressional review period for the Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act of 1990, began to run on November 19, 1991, and the act took effect on February 29, 1992. Editor's Notes Application of Law 8-263: Section 6 of D.C. Law 8-263, as amended by § 3(b) of D.C. Law 10-194, provided that the act shall apply only to the discharge of an assault weapon that is manufactured, imported, or distributed after Mar. 6, 1991, and to the discharge of a machine gun that is manufactured, imported, or distributed after Oct. 7, 1994. Repeal of Act 9-32: D.C. Act 9-32, the Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act of 1990 Repealer Act of 1991, May 17, 1991, 38 DCR 3380, was repealed by Referendum 006, certified by the Board of Elections and Ethics November 18, 1991. Findings of Council: Section 2 of D.C. Law 8-263 provided findings of Council.
DC Code § 7-2551.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 25 - Firearms Control|§ 7-2551.02. Liability

Any manufacturer, importer, or dealer of an assault weapon or machine gun shall be held strictly liable in tort, without regard to fault or proof of defect, for all direct and consequential damages that arise from bodily injury or death if the bodily injury or death proximately results from the discharge of the assault weapon or machine gun in the District of Columbia.  (Mar. 6, 1991, D.C. Law 8-263, § 4, 37 DCR 8482; Oct. 7, 1994, D.C. Law 10-194, § 3(a), 41 DCR 4283.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-2392. Effective Dates Pursuant to the Court’s holding in Bliley v. Kelly, 23 F.3d 507 (D.C.Cir.1994), the Congressional review period for the Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act of 1990, began to run on November 19, 1991, and the act took effect on February 29, 1992. Editor's Notes Application of Law 8-263: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-2551.01.
DC Code § 7-2551.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 25 - Firearms Control|§ 7-2551.03. Exemptions

(a) No assault weapon originally distributed to a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer shall provide the basis for liability under this unit. (b) No action may be brought pursuant to this unit by a person injured by an assault weapon while committing a crime. (c) This section shall not operate to limit in scope any cause of action, other than that provided by this unit, available to a person injured by an assault weapon. (d) Any defense that is available in a strict liability action shall be available as a defense under this unit. (e) Recovery shall not be allowed under this unit for a self-inflicted injury that results from a reckless, wanton, or willful discharge of an assault weapon.  (Mar. 6, 1991, D.C. Law 8-263, § 5, 37 DCR 8482.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-2393. Effective Dates Pursuant to the Court’s holding in Bliley v. Kelly, 23 F.3d 507 (D.C.Cir.1994), the Congressional review period for the Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act of 1990, began to run on November 19, 1991, and the act took effect on February 29, 1992. Editor's Notes Application of Law 8-263: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-2551.01.
DC Code § 7-2601 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 26 - Reporting of Injuries Caused by Firearms or Other Dangerous Weapons|§ 7-2601. Reports by physicians and institutions required

Any physician in the District of Columbia, including persons licensed under Chapter 12 of Title 3, having reasonable cause to believe that a person brought to him or coming before him for examination, care, or treatment has suffered injury caused by a firearm, whether self-inflicted, accidental, or occurring during the commission of a crime, or has suffered injury caused by any dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime, shall report or cause reports to be made in accordance with this chapter; provided, that when a physician in the performance of service as a member of the staff of a hospital or similar institution attends any person so injured, he shall notify the person in charge of the hospital or institution or his designated agent who shall report or cause reports to be made in accordance with this chapter.  (Nov. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1355, Pub. L. 89-776, § 1; May 10, 1989, D.C. Law 7-231, § 7, 36 DCR 492.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-1361. 1973 Ed., § 2-181. Section References This section is referenced in § 14-307.
DC Code § 7-2602 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 26 - Reporting of Injuries Caused by Firearms or Other Dangerous Weapons|§ 7-2602. Nature and contents of reports

An oral report shall be made immediately by telephone or otherwise, and followed as soon thereafter as possible by a report in writing, to the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. Such reports shall contain, if readily available, the name, address, and age of the injured person, and shall also contain the nature and extent of the person’s injuries, and any other information which the physician or other person required to make the report believes might be helpful in establishing the cause of the injuries and the identity of the person who caused the injuries.  (Nov. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1355, Pub. L. 89-776, § 2.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-1362. 1973 Ed., § 2-182.
DC Code § 7-2603 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 26 - Reporting of Injuries Caused by Firearms or Other Dangerous Weapons|§ 7-2603. Immunity from liability

Any person, hospital, or institution participating in good faith in the making of a report pursuant to this chapter shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the making of such report. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from such report.  (Nov. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1355, Pub. L. 89-776, § 3.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 2-1363. 1973 Ed., § 2-183.
DC Code § 7-2701 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 27 - Health Regulations for Federal Government Restaurants|§ 7-2701. Health regulations applicable to federal government restaurants; exceptions

(a) The regulations now or hereafter adopted or promulgated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia or the Council of the District of Columbia for the protection of health, including the penalty provisions of such regulations, shall extend and apply to all restaurants, coffee shops, cafeterias, short-order cafes, luncheonettes, soda fountains, and all other eating and drinking establishments, operated within the District of Columbia on premises owned or held under lease by the government of the United States or any federal department or agency, irrespective of whether such establishments are operated by the United States or any federal department or agency or by any other person, firm, association, or corporation, and also irrespective of whether such establishments are operated for profit or otherwise. (b) This section shall not apply to the United States Senate and House of Representatives restaurants.  (Dec. 20, 1944, 58 Stat. 826, ch. 613.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 6-1301. 1973 Ed., § 6-1101. Section References This section is referenced in § 48-102. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Sections 401 and 402 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 7-2851 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution|§ 7-2851. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Department of Health” means the District of Columbia Department of Health. (2) “Engineered sharps injury protection” means a physical attribute built into a sharp that effectively reduces the risk of an exposure incident by a mechanism such as a barrier creation, blunting, encapsulation, withdrawal, retraction, destruction, or other effective mechanisms. (3) “Exposure incident” means contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from a sharp injury. (4) “Person” means any individual, corporation, or other such entity that sells, distributes, uses, or possesses sharps. (5) “Sharp” means any medical device that is or contains a needle. (6) “Sharps injury” means any injury caused by a sharp, including cuts, abrasions, or needlesticks.  (Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 2, 48 DCR 1633.)
DC Code § 7-2852 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution|§ 7-2852. Prohibition

(a) No sharp shall be sold, distributed, used, or possessed within the District of Columbia (“District”) unless its premarket notification for medical devises with engineered sharps injury protections has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, pursuant to section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, approved October 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 794; 21 U.S.C. § 360(k)). (b) The Director of the Department of Health (“Director”) may provide a waiver of the prohibition in subsection (a) of this section to any person that can establish through objective data that: (1) The use of sharps without engineered sharps injury protections is essential to the performance of a specific medical procedure; (2) Sharps with engineered sharps injury protections are not presently available for use in that medical procedure; and (3) In the case of a manufacturer, the manufacturer is currently developing, and will continue to develop: (A) Sharps with engineered injury protections; or (B) Medical devices that do not incorporate a needle into their design that are suitable for the specific medical procedure. (c) For a period of one year following the implementation of the prohibition pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and § 7-2858, a waiver of the prohibition shall be granted to all persons for use of syringes that are pre-filled with medications by a pharmaceutical company. (d) This chapter shall not apply to the sale, distribution, use, or possession of sharps used in the practice of dentistry or in the self-administration of drugs, medicines, or other treatments.  (Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 3, 48 DCR 1633.)
DC Code § 7-2853 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution|§ 7-2853. Reporting

Any person involved in an exposure incident within the District shall report the incident to the Director within 90 days of its occurrence. The report shall include the date and time of the exposure, the type and brand of sharp involved in the exposure incident, and a description of the exposure incident. The Director shall compile an annual report of all exposure incidents within the District and make the report available to the public upon request.  (Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 4, 48 DCR 1633.)
DC Code § 7-2854 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution|§ 7-2854. Penalties

(a) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000. The Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia may bring an action to restrain violations of the provisions of this chapter. (b) Any person who willfully and intentionally violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the following: (1) On a first offense, a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both; and (2) On a second or subsequent offense, a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.  (Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 5, 48 DCR 1633.)
DC Code § 7-2855 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution|§ 7-2855. Rules

The Director, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.  (Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 6, 48 DCR 1633.)
DC Code § 7-2856 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution|§ 7-2856. Appropriations. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 7, 48 DCR 1633; Aug. 16, 2008, D.C. Law 17-219, § 7026, 55 DCR 7598.)
DC Code § 7-2857 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution|§ 7-2857. Nonseverability

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held to be unconstitutional, beyond the statutory authority of the Council of the District of Columbia, or otherwise invalid, then all provisions of this chapter shall be deemed invalid.  (Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 8, 48 DCR 1633.)
DC Code § 7-2858 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 28A - Safe Needle Distribution|§ 7-2858. Applicability

This chapter shall apply 12 months after April 4, 2001.  (Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-272, § 9, 48 DCR 1633.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 7-2852.
DC Code § 7-2871.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 28B - Youth Athletic Concussion Protection|§ 7-2871.01. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Athlete” means a person who engages in athletic activity who is 18 years old or younger. (2) “Athletic activity” means a program or event, including practice and competition, organized as part of a school-sponsored, interscholastic-athletic program, an athletic program sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation, or an athletic program under the auspices of a nonprofit or for-profit organization. The term “athletic activity” includes participation in physical education classes that are part of a school curriculum. (3) “Concussion” means a traumatic injury to the brain causing a change in a person’s mental status at the time of the injury, such as feeling dazed, disoriented, or confused, which may or may not involve a loss of consciousness, resulting from: (A) A fall; (B) A blow or jolt to the head or body; (C) The shaking or spinning of the head or body; or (D) The acceleration and deceleration of the head. (4) “School” means a public school operated under the authority of the Mayor and any charter, parochial, or private school in the District.  (Oct. 20, 2011, D.C. Law 19-22, § 2, 58 DCR 6506.)
DC Code § 7-2871.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety|Chapter 28B - Youth Athletic Concussion Protection|§ 7-2871.02. Concussion protection

(a) An athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion in an athletic activity shall be immediately removed from physical participation in the athletic activity. (b) An athlete who has been removed from an athletic activity may not return to physical participation in the athletic activity until he or she has been evaluated by a licensed or certified health-care provider and receives written clearance to return to physical participation in the athletic activity from the evaluating health-care provider.  (Oct. 20, 2011, D.C. Law 19-22, § 3, 58 DCR 6506.)