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District of Columbia Statutes, Title 28

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Title 28, Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]

32 chapters · 914 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 28914 Ch 48, Principal and Income; Uniform Law.33 Ch 38, Consumer Protections.30 Ch 49, Uniform Electronic Transactions.18 Ch 45, Restraints of Trade.17 Ch 29A, Uniform Special Deposits.15 Ch 33, Interest and Usury.15 Ch 39, Consumer Protection Procedures.12 Ch 31, Fraudulent Conveyances.11 Ch 21, Assignment for Benefit of Creditors.10 Ch 52, Unit Pricing Requirements.10 Ch 29, Fiduciary Security Transfers.9 Ch 55, Sale and Resale of Live Event Ticket…9 Ch 46, Consumer Credit Service Organizations.8

10 sections·Filtered byTitle 28✕Ch 52✕

D.C. Code § 28-5201 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the “Unit Pricing Requirement Act of 2012”.
D.C. Code § 28-5202 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Combination packages” shall mean a package intended for retail sale, containing 2 or more individual packages or units of dissimilar commodities. (2) “Commodity” shall mean any food, drug, cosmetic, or other article, product, or co…
D.C. Code § 28-5203 Application
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Except for random and uniform weight packages that clearly state the unit, each person who sells, offers, or displays for sale a consumer commodity at retail shall provide the unit price information in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
D.C. Code § 28-5204 Terms for unit pricing
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The declaration of the unit price of a particular commodity in all package sizes offered for sale in a retail establishment shall be uniformly and consistently expressed in terms of: (1) Price per kilogram or 100 grams, or price per pound or ounce, if the net quantity of contents…

D.C. Code § 28-5205 Exemptions

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This chapter does not apply to: (1) Prepackaged food that contains separately identifiable items that are separated by physical division within the package; (2) Any item sold only by prescription; (3) Any item subject to the packaging or labeling requirements of the federal Burea…

D.C. Code § 28-5206 Pricing

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(a) The unit price shall be to the nearest cent when a dollar or more. If the unit price is under a dollar, it shall be listed: (1) To the tenth of a cent; or (2) To the whole cent. (b) The retail establishment shall have the option of listing the unit price as outlined in subsec…

D.C. Code § 28-5207 Presentation of price

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(a) In any retail establishment in which the unit price information is provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, that information may be displayed by means of a sign that offers the unit price for one or more brands or sizes of a given commodity by means of a st…

D.C. Code § 28-5208 Uniformity

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(a) If different brands or package sizes of the same consumer commodity are expressed in more than one unit of measure, the retail establishment shall unit price the items consistently. (b) When metric units appear on the consumer commodity in addition to other units of measure, …

D.C. Code § 28-5209 Civil penalties

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Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter, may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation.

D.C. Code § 28-5210 Rules

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The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.