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

(a) Basic business licenses shall be issued by the Department under the following categories: (1) Beauty and grooming services; (2) Charitable services; (3) Contractor and construction services; (4) Entertainment services; (5) Environmental services; (6) Food services; (7) Genera…

(a) A person applying for an initial basic business license shall pay a license fee of: (1) $49 for a 6-month license; (2) $99 for a 2-year license; and (3) $198 for a 4-year license. (b) For the renewal of: (1) An initial 6-month license, a person shall pay a license fee of $49 …

(a) There is created the Business License Center (“Center”) within the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection. (b) The duties of the Center shall include the following: (1) Developing and administering a computerized “one-stop” basic business license system capable of st…

(a) The Department shall compile information regarding the regulatory programs associated with each business regulated under this subchapter and provide the information to a person requesting it. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of District law, information submitted to th…

(a) A person applying for a basic business license shall submit, in a form published by the Department, proof of the following: (1) Entity filing as required by the Business Organizations Code, Title 29; (2) Tax registration as required by Chapter 18; (3) Certificate of occupancy…

(a)(1) The Department shall, by electronic mail or other methods of communication, send notice of impending license expiration, an application for renewal, and a statement of the applicable renewal fee to each licensee no later than 60 days prior to the expiration date to the mai…

(a) There is established as a special fund the Basic Business License Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection…

(a) A license or permit issued by the District which is valid on the effective date of this subchapter need not be registered under the basic business license system until the renewal or expiration date of that license or permit under the law in effect prior to the effective date…

(a) The Department may, if the Director determines it is feasible, allow a business required to be inspected under this subchapter the option of obtaining an inspection by an authorized third-party inspector. (b) The third-party inspector shall be qualified by virtue of a certifi…

(a) The Department may require that any class or subclass of licensees licensed under the authority of this subchapter to engage in a business, trade, profession, or calling involving an express or implied agreement to collect money for others shall give bond to safeguard against…

(a)(1)(A) When a board, or the Mayor, after investigation but prior to a hearing, has cause to believe that a person is violating any provision of this subchapter and the violation has caused or may cause immediate and irreparable harm to the public, the board or the Mayor may is…

Prosecutions for violations of any of the provisions of this subchapter, or of any provision as may be added from time to time by the Council, or of any regulation made by the Council under the authority of this subchapter, shall be on information in the Superior Court of the Dis…

(a) A person violating any of the provisions of this subchapter, or of any provision as may be added from time to time by the Council, where no specific penalty is fixed, or the violation of any regulation made by the Council under the authority of this chapter, shall be guilty o…

The Mayor may refund any license fee or tax, or portion thereof, that is erroneously paid or collected pursuant to this chapter.

For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Board” means a panel of persons appointed in accordance with this subchapter to define and regulate the scope of practice and qualifications needed to practice particular occupations or professions in the District of Columbia. (1A) "Built…

(a) No person shall practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice an occupation or profession for which a license, certification, or registration is required under this subchapter without a current valid license, certificate, or registration in accordance with the requireme…

(a) This subchapter does not limit the right of a person to practice an occupation or profession that he or she is licensed, certified, or registered to practice, except as provided in this subchapter or by any other law or regulation. A person may practice any other occupation o…

(a) The following non-health related occupations and professions have been determined to require regulation in order to protect public health, safety or welfare or to assure the public that persons engaged in these occupations or professions have the specialized skills or trainin…

Any person who is providing occupational or professional services for the federal government at a federal government facility in the District shall not be regulated under this subchapter. Any person who has a license or certificate issued by the federal government permitting that…

(a)(1) There is established a Board of Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture ("Board") to consist of 9 members, of whom: (A) Four shall be architects licensed in the District; (B) Two shall be interior designers licensed in the District; (C) Two shall be profe…

(a) The Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall appoint the members of each board to serve a 3-year term of office. The members first appointed shall serve staggered terms made for one, 2, or 3 years so that approximately one-third of the membership of each board shall expi…

The boards established under this subchapter shall have the power, consistent with this subchapter, to: (1) Determine the scope of practice, the requirements which an applicant must meet for initial licensure, certification or registration and for renewal of the same, including a…

(a) All boards shall adopt uniform procedures which at a minimum require: (1) Each board to elect a chairperson from among its members; (2) Each board to meet not less than 4 times a year at times and places it determines and shall publish notice of all regular meetings at least …

(a) The boards established by this subchapter shall be under the administrative control of the Mayor. The Mayor shall be responsible for: (1) Promptly issuing and renewing licenses or certificates or registering those persons who meet the standards established by the boards for e…

For the purposes of this part, the term “practice of interior design” means providing or offering to provide consultations, preliminary studies, drawings, specifications, or any related service for the design analysis, programming, space planning, or aesthetic planning of the int…

An applicant for licensure as an interior designer shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture that he or she: (1) Has passed the examination required by this subchapter; and (2) Meets any other requirements establ…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed as an interior designer to engage in the practice of interior design, to advertise as an interior designer, to use the title of “interior designer” or any other words, letters, figures, or other device for the purpose of…

(a) In accordance with § 47-131(c)(4), there is hereby established within the General Fund of the District of Columbia a special account, called the Occupations and Professions Licensing Special Account to which shall be credited, without regard to fiscal year limitation pursuant…

For the purposes of this part, the term “practice of land surveying” means providing professional services including consultation, investigation, testimony evaluation, expert technical testimony, planning, mapping, assembling and interpreting reliable scientific measurements and …

An applicant for licensure as a land surveyor shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Professional Engineers that the applicant: (1) [Repealed]. (2) Is a graduate of an accredited college or university with a degree in land surveying or other relevant curriculum, or h…

The Board of Professional Engineering may also provide, by regulation, for the registration or licensure of an applicant as a land surveyor in training who meets such standards as the Board shall establish.

Unless licensed in accordance with this subchapter, no person shall use the words or terms “land surveyor”, or “licensed land surveyor,” or any words for the purpose of implying that the person is authorized to perform the services of a land surveyor in the District.

(a) Any person with a valid license as a professional land surveyor shall not be liable, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, for any civil damages for acts or omissions resulting from rendering assistance through the practice of land surveying at the scene o…

(a) For the purpose of [this part], the term "practice of landscape architecture" means rendering or offering to render services, including consultation, evaluation, planning, and preparation of studies, designs, specifications, and other technical submissions, in connection with…

An applicant for a license as a landscape architect shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture that the applicant: (1) [Repealed]. (2) Is a graduate of a degree program in landscape architecture accredited by an a…

Unless licensed to practice landscape architecture under [this subchapter], no person shall engage, directly or indirectly, in the practice of landscape architecture in the District or use the title "professional landscape architect," "landscape architect," or "registered landsca…

(a) A person applying for licensure, certification, or registration under this subchapter shall establish to the satisfaction of the Mayor that the person: (1) Has not been convicted of an offense that is directly related to the occupation for which the license, registration, or …

(a) For the purposes of this part, the term “plumber” means any person who designs, installs, repairs or removes plumbing fixtures intended to receive and discharge water, liquid, or water-carried wastes into the drainage system with which they are connected; or who introduces, m…

(a) An applicant to be an apprentice plumber 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 plumber shall work only under the direct persona…

Unless licensed in accordance with this subchapter, no person may use the words or terms “plumber,” “licensed plumber,” “journeyman plumber,” “journeyman gasfitter,” “master plumber,” or “master gasfitter,” or any combination of such words to imply that the person is authorized t…

(a) At least 30 days before the license, certification or regulation expires, or a greater period as established by rule, the Mayor shall send to the person licensed, certified or registered, by first class mail to his or her last known address, a renewal notice that states: (1) …

For the purposes of this part, the term “practice of engineering” means the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences and the methods of engineering analysis and design in the performance of services and creative work including consul…

(a) An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Professional Engineers that the applicant: (1) [Repealed]. (2) Is a graduate of an accredited college or university with a degree in engineering based on a four year curr…

(a) Unless licensed pursuant to § 47-2853.132, no person shall: (1) Undertake responsible charge for the practice of engineering; (2) Use the title "professional engineer," "registered engineer," "engineer," or "engineering design" or display or use any words, letters, figures, t…

(a) Any person with a valid license as a professional engineer shall not be liable, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, for any civil damages for acts or omissions resulting from rendering assistance through the practice of engineering at the scene of, or in…

(a) Upon application by any person licensed, certified, or registered to practice an occupation or profession in the District and payment of an inactive status fee established by the Mayor, the Mayor shall place such person on inactive status. (b) While on inactive status, the pe…