Title 47, Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]

For the purposes of this part, an “asbestos worker” is someone licensed under this subchapter and by the federal government to abate asbestos and asbestos materials as defined in subchapter VI of Chapter 1 of Title 8.

An applicant for a license as an asbestos worker shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Industrial Trades that the applicant: (1) Has successfully completed a course of instruction on asbestos abatement that has been approved by the Board; or (2) Currently holds a va…

Unless licensed as an asbestos worker under this subchapter, no person shall use the term “asbestos worker” or hold himself or herself out, directly or indirectly, as qualified to abate asbestos or asbestos materials.

For the purposes of this part, the term “Practice of architecture” means rendering or offering to render services in connection with the design and construction, enlargement, or alteration of a structure or group of structures that have as their principal purpose human occupancy …

An applicant for a license as an architect shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Architecture and Interior Designer that the applicant: (1) Is of good moral character; (2) Is a graduate of a degree program in architecture accredited by an accrediting institution pre…

Unless licensed to practice architecture under this subchapter, no person shall engage, directly or indirectly, in the practice of architecture in the District or use the title “architect,” “registered architect,” “licensed architect,” “architectural designer,” or display or use …

For the purposes of this part, the term “practice of barbering” means providing or offering to the general public for a fee any of the following services solely for cosmetic purposes: cutting, dressing, singeing, shampooing, styling, or similar work performed upon the face, hair,…

An applicant for an occupational license as a barber shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Barber and Cosmetology that the applicant: (1) Has passed the examination or examinations required by the Board; and (2) Meets any other requirements established by rule to en…

Unless licensed under this subchapter, no person may use the term “barber” or imply that he or she is licensed to engage in the practice of barbering in the District.

For the purposes of this part, the practice of body art does not include: (1) A licensed physician or surgeon performing body art services for medical reasons; (2) A licensed funeral director performing body-piercing or tattooing services as required by that profession; (3) Laser…

(a) The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, through the Board of Barber and Cosmetology, shall regulate body artists to protect public health, safety, and welfare, and to ensure that persons engaged in the occupation have the specialized skills, education, and training…

(a) An applicant for licensure as a body artist shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that he or she: (1) Has received a certificate of completion of a course in blood borne pathogens, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and first aid, conferred by an institution or organiz…

(a) Body art technicians shall perform body art procedures in a licensed body art establishment. (b) Body art technicians shall use single-use disposable sharps, pigments, gloves, and cleansing products while performing body art procedures on each client. (c) Verbal and written i…

(a) No person shall perform or offer to perform body art procedures, hold him or herself out as a practitioner of or entitled or authorized to practice body art procedures, assume any title of “body artist” “tattooist,” “tattoo artist,” “body-piercer,” “body-piercing artist,” or …

For the purposes of this part, the term “practice of cosmetology” means providing or offering to the general public for a fee any of the following services solely for cosmetic purposes: bleaching, braiding, coloring, curling, cutting, dressing, eyebrow arching, the use of devices…

An applicant for an occupational license as a cosmetologist, cosmetologist-manager, or cosmetologist-owner or any subcategory of specialty cosmetologist, shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Barber and Cosmetology that the applicant: (1) Has passed the examination …

Unless licensed under this subchapter, no person shall use the terms “cosmetologist,” “licensed cosmetologist,” “cosmetologist-manager,” “cosmetologist-owner,” or words describing any cosmetology specialty (“manicurist,” “braider,” etc.) that may be defined by the Board with the …

(a) For the purposes of this part, the term “electrician” means any person who designs, installs, maintains, alters, converts, changes, repairs, removes, or inspects electrical wiring, equipment, conductors, or systems in buildings or structures or on public and private space for…

(a) An applicant to be an apprentice electrician shall be registered by the Mayor, without examination, upon providing such information as may be required by the Board of Industrial Trades and payment of appropriate fees. An apprentice electrician shall work only under the direct…

Unless licensed in accordance with this subchapter, no person shall use the words or terms “electrician,” “licensed electrician,” “master electrician,” or any words describing an electrician specialty authorized by the Board that imply that the person is authorized to perform the…

(a) For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Elevator contractor” means any sole proprietor, firm, or corporation who, for compensation, engages in erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or performing tests of elevators, platform lifts, stairway …

(a) An applicant for licensure as an elevator contractor shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant: (1) Has in his or her employ individuals licensed under this part who perform the work described by the applicant in the application; (2) Has complied wit…

Unless licensed in accordance with this part, no person shall use the words or terms “elevator contractor,” “elevator mechanic,” “licensed elevator contractor,” “licensed elevator mechanic,” “elevator inspector,” “licensed elevator inspector,” or any words describing an elevator …

In the event of emergency circumstances, the Board may, pursuant to rule, issue a temporary license for a period not to exceed 30 days.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subchapter, including sections 47-2853.10 and 47-2853.11: (1)(A) The fee for the issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of a license under this part shall be $260; provided, that this fee shall not apply to elevator mechanics employed…

For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Business” means business as defined in § 47-2851.01(1) [now § 47-2851.01(1B)]. (2) “Department” means the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. (3) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affair…

(a) A person who carries on, conducts, or transacts business in the District of Columbia under any trade name shall register that trade name with the Department as follows: (1) A sole proprietorship or general partnership shall register by setting forth the true and real name or …

(a) An executed amendment to a registration shall be filed with the Department when a change occurs in any of the following: (1) The true and real name of a person conducting a business with a trade name registered under this subchapter; (2) The mailing address set forth on the t…

(a) The Mayor shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter. The rules may include the specifying of forms and the setting of fees for trade name registrations, amendments, searches, renewals, and copies of registration documents. (b) Fees set pursuant to subsectio…

All fees collected by the Department under this subchapter shall be deposited with the D.C. treasurer and credited to the Corporate Recordation Fund (“Fund”) as defined in § 29-102.13.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1)(A) “Applicant” means: (i) An individual, business, or other entity that applies for the license or permit; and (ii) Any person that owns a majority interest in the business or other entity; provided, that this sub-subparagraph sh…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the District government shall not issue or reissue a license or permit to any applicant for a license or permit if the applicant: (1) Owes the District more than $100 in outstanding fines, penalties, or interest assessed pursuant to…

(a)(1) This subchapter shall be enforced by self-certification by the applicant for a license or permit, provided that the veracity of the self-certification may be investigated upon the initiative of the District government at any time. (2) At the time of application for a licen…

(a) If the District government determines at any time that an applicant knowingly falsified the certification required by this subchapter, the District government shall: (1) Proceed immediately to revoke each license or permit, the application for which contains such a falsified …

(a) A person whose license or permit is revoked pursuant to § 47-2864 shall have the same remedy for appeal as otherwise provided by law for the revocation of that license or permit. (b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as granting a new or separate right of appeal o…

(a)(1) Consistent with the Delinquent Debt Recovery Act of 2012, effective September 20, 2012 (subtitle E of title I of D.C. Law 19-168; 59 DCR 8025), the Chief Financial Officer shall implement an interagency computer system to enable government agencies, including the Departmen…

Each District of Columbia permit or license application form printed after the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act shall include the telephone number established by the Inspector General of the District of Columbia for reporting i…

The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized, in connection with the licensing of persons engaged in the home improvement business, whether as principal, agent, salesman, employee, or otherwise, to require the furnishing of bond as a condition to the issuance of such lic…

(a) The Council of the District of Columbia may, from time to time, and in its discretion, establish classes and subclasses of persons licensed to engage in the home improvement business and specify the amount and conditions of the bond or other security acceptable to the Council…

In any case in which a property owner or occupant has entered into a contract with a person offering to perform or to arrange for the performance of home improvement work, and such property owner or occupant makes payment for such work to the person offering to perform or arrange…

Any person who shall violate any provision of this part or of any regulation promulgated by the Mayor under the authority of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01] or by imprisonment for not …

Prosecutions for violations of this part, or of the regulations made pursuant thereto, shall be conducted in the name of the District by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia or any of his assistants. As used in this part, the term “Attorney General for the District o…

The authority and power vested in the Mayor by any provision of this part shall be deemed to be additional and supplementary to authority and power now vested in him, and not as a limitation.

If any provision of this part or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or the application of this part which can be effected without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provis…

As used in this part: (1) The term “person” means an individual, firm, voluntary association, joint-stock company, incorporated society, or corporation. (2) The term “District” means the District of Columbia. (3) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District or the agent or ag…

(a) No person shall engage in business as a pawnbroker except as authorized in this part and without first obtaining a license from the Mayor as hereinafter provided. (b) No person, other than a licensee under this part, shall display any sign or other device in or about any busi…