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D.C. Code § 31-5606.02 Enforcement — Administrative
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(a) Whenever the Commissioner determines that a person has engaged, or is about to engage, in an act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, and that immediate action against such person is in the public interest, the …
D.C. Code § 31-5606.03 Enforcement — Judicial
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(a) Whenever it appears to the Commissioner that a person is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or order adopted under this chapter, the Commissioner may request the Corporation Counsel to bring an action i…
D.C. Code § 31-5606.04 Criminal penalties
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(a) Any person who violates § 31-5605.01 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not more than $1,000, be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. All prosecutions under this subsection shall be upon information filed in the Super…
D.C. Code § 31-5606.05 Civil liability
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(a)(1) A person shall be civilly liable to another person who buys a security if the person: (A) Offers or sells a security in violation of § 31-5602.01, § 31-5603.01, or § 31-5605.05, of a rule or order under § 31-5604.05 which requires the affirmative approval of sales literatu…