Title 25, Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]

(a) Any building, ground, or premises where an alcoholic beverage is manufactured, sold, kept for sale, or permitted to be consumed in violation of this title shall be a nuisance. (b) An action to enjoin any nuisance defined in subsection (a) of this section may be brought in the…

(a) Except as provided in § 25-826, the Board shall not revoke or suspend a license until the licensee has been given an opportunity to be heard in his or her defense. (b) If a license is revoked or suspended, no part of the license fee shall be returned. (c) If the Board revokes…

(a) The Board shall revoke the license of a licensee as a result of any of the following events during the period for which the license was issued: (1) The licensee has been convicted of multiple violations of the terms of this title or the regulations issued under this title and…

(a) The Board may fine, as set forth in the schedule of civil penalties established under § 25-830, and suspend, or revoke the license of any licensee during the license period if: (1) The licensee violates any of the provisions of this title, the regulations promulgated under th…

(a) If a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages, whether licensed by this title or not, shall have such a substantial interest, whether direct or indirect, in the business of a wholesale or retail licensee or in the premises on which the licensee’s business is conducted as, in the j…

If a wholesaler of alcoholic beverages, whether licensed under this title or not, shall have such a substantial interest, whether direct or indirect, in the business of any retail licensee or in the premises on which the licensee’s business is conducted as may tend to influence t…

(a) If the Board, after an investigation, but before a hearing, has cause to believe that a licensee has been evicted from the premises or has otherwise vacated the premises and an application for safekeeping or transfer to a new location or person has not been submitted, the Boa…

(a) If the Board determines, after investigation, that the operations of a licensee present an imminent danger to the health and safety of the public or that the licensee or its agent has assaulted an ABCA investigator or a member of the Metropolitan Police Department during the …

(a) The Chief of Police may request the suspension or revocation of a license if the Chief of Police determines that there is a correlation between increased incidents of crime within 1,000 feet of the establishment and the operation of the establishment. The determination shall …

(a) If the Board orders the suspension or revocation of a license, the Board shall post 2 notices in conspicuous places at or near the main street entrance of the outside of the establishment. (b) The posted notice shall state that the license has been suspended, the period of th…

(a) If the Board or the Mayor, after investigation but before a hearing, has cause to believe that a person is violating any provision of this title and the violation has caused, or may cause, immediate and irreparable harm to the public, the Board or the Mayor may issue an order…

(a) Within 90 days after May 3, 2001, the Board shall submit proposed regulations setting forth a schedule of civil penalties (“schedule”) for violations of this title to the Council for a 90-day period of review, including Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and periods of Council rec…

(a) A person who violates any of the provisions of this title, or regulations under this title, for which no specific penalty is provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01], or…

(a) ABCA shall provide a licensee with either an investigative report or a public police incident report that may result in a show cause hearing as set forth in § 25-447 within 90 days of the date upon which the incident occurred. (b) The requirement in subsection (a) of this sec…

(a) A licensee or the licensee's employees shall not knowingly: (1) Misrepresent the brand of any alcoholic beverage sold or offered for sale; (2) Keep any alcoholic beverage other than in the bottle or container in which it was purchased; (3) Refill or partly refill any bottle o…

(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell or offer to sell powdered alcohol. (b) A licensee under either an on-premises or off-premises retailer's license shall not offer for sale powdered alcohol to a customer. (c) A person who violates this section shall be fined an amount …

(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to willfully or knowingly alter, forge, counterfeit, or endorse a document, or make use of any false or misleading document, reasonably calculated to deceive the public as being a genuine document or license issued by ABCA. (b) It shall be un…

(a) The following license holders shall be required to file and maintain a written and compliant security plan with the Board: (1) Nightclubs; and (2) Any other license holder that the Board, in its discretion, requires that the license holder submit a written security plan. (b) …