Penalties for noncompliance

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on November 11, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version.* (a) Repealed. (b) If the owner of a vacant building fails to maintain the building in compliance with the requirements of § 42-3131.12 or, having obtained a vacant property registration, subsequently fails to comply with the other registration requirements under § 42-3131.06, the Mayor, in addition to issuing civil penalties pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, may: (1) Charge the owner with failure to comply and enforce all applicable penalties under this subchapter; and (2) Take other action as required by the Construction Codes or Construction Codes Supplement of the District of Columbia to bring the building into compliance with those codes. (c) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as additional sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of §§ 42-3131.06, 42-3131.08, 42-3131.09, or 42-3131.12, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2. (d) Criminal prosecutions under §§ 42-3131.05 through 42-3131.21 shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.