10 chapters · 202 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 25-801 Authority of the Board to enforce this title; enforcement responsibilities of ABRA investigators and Metropolitan Police Department
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(a) The Board shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this title with respect to licensees and with respect to any person not holding a license and selling alcohol in violation of the provisions of this title. (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, ABRA inve…
D.C. Code § 25-802 Examination of premises, books, and records
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(a) An applicant for a license, and each licensee, shall allow any member of the Board, any ABRA investigator, or any member of the Metropolitan Police Department full opportunity to examine, at any time during business hours: (1) The premises where an alcoholic beverage is manuf…
D.C. Code § 25-803 Search warrants for illegal alcoholic beverages; disposition of seized beverages
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If a search warrant is issued by any judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or by a United States Magistrate for the District of Columbia for premises where any alcoholic beverages are manufactured for sale, kept for sale, sold, or consumed in violation of this t…
D.C. Code § 25-804 Notifications from DCRA, Fire Department, and Metropolitan Police Department
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(a) In accordance with procedures that the Mayor shall establish, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and the Fire Department shall promptly notify the Board if a licensed establishment is the subject of a citation or other enforcement action for a violation of laws…
D.C. Code § 25-805 Nuisance
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(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…
D.C. Code § 25-821 Revocation or suspension — General provisions
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(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…
D.C. Code § 25-822 Mandatory revocation
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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 the…
D.C. Code § 25-823 Revocation or suspension for violations of this title or misuse of licensed premises
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(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…
D.C. Code § 25-824 Revocation when wholesale or retail licensee is subject to undue influence by manufacturer
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(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…
D.C. Code § 25-825 Revocation when retail licensee is subject to undue interest by wholesaler
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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…
D.C. Code § 25-826 Summary revocation or suspension
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(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, the Board may summarily revoke, suspend, fine, or restrict, without a hearing, the license to sell alcoholic beverages in the Dis…
D.C. Code § 25-827 Request for suspension or revocation of license by Chief of Police
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(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 …
D.C. Code § 25-828 Notice of suspension or revocation
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(a) If the Board orders the suspension or revocation of a license, the Board shall post a notice in a conspicuous place 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…
D.C. Code § 25-829 Cease and desist orders
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(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…
D.C. Code § 25-830 Civil penalties
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(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 60-day period of review, including Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and periods of Council rec…
D.C. Code § 25-831 Penalty for violation where no specific penalty provided; additional penalty for failure to perform certain required acts
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(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…
D.C. Code § 25-832 Prompt notice of investigative reports
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(a) ABRA 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…