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

Cigarettes that are acquired, held, owned, possessed, transported in, imported into, or sold or distributed in the District in violation of § 47-2419 shall be deemed contraband and shall be subject to seizure, forfeiture, and destruction by the Mayor under § 47-2409. The cigarett…

For the purposes of this chapter, cigarettes imported or reimported into the United States for sale or distribution under a trade name, trade dress, or trademark that is the same as, or is confusingly similar to, a trade name, trade dress, or trademark used for cigarettes manufac…

(a) For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, the Mayor may request or share information with any state or local agency, federal agency, or any agency of a state or local agency. (b) Any person who acquires, owns, possesses, transports into, or imports into the District cigarett…

(a) Sections 2419 through 2425 [§§ 47-2419 through 47-2425] shall not apply to cigarettes which, in accordance with section 555 of An Act to provide revenue, to regulate commerce with foreign countries, to encourage the industries of the United States, to protect labor and for ot…

(a) Before the 21st day of each calendar month, each telephone company that sells public utility services or commodities within the District, and each nonpublic utility who sells artificial gas that is delivered, by any method of delivery, to an end-user in the District shall: (1…

(a) Before the 21st day of each calendar month, each company that sells or charges for cable television service, satellite relay television service, and any and all other distribution of television, video, or radio service, other than sales of digital goods as defined in § 47-200…

All companies, incorporated or otherwise, who guarantee the fidelity of any individual or individuals, such as bonding companies, and all companies who furnish abstracts of titles to real property, or who insure real estate titles, shall pay to the Collector of Taxes of the Distr…

Private banks or bankers not incorporated shall pay a tax of $500 per annum. Every person, firm, company, or association not incorporated having a place of business where credits are opened by the deposit or collection of moneys or currency subject to be paid or remitted upon dra…

The Washington Stock Exchange, through its president or treasurer, shall pay to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia a sum equal to $500 per annum in lieu of tax on the members thereof for business done on said exchange.

Note brokers shall pay a tax of $100 per annum. Every person, firm, company, or association not incorporated (except private banks and bankers) that loans money on promissory notes without real estate or collateral security or advances money on personal property as security witho…

The taxes for said private banks and bankers, and note brokers shall be paid to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia, and shall date from the first day of July in each year and expire on the 30th day of June following. Said taxes shall date from the first day of the…

(1) For financial institutions with a federal taxable year ending on a date other than June 30th, a short period return must be filed and the tax computed in accordance with § 47-2501 for the period from July 1, 1981, to the end of the taxpayer’s tax year for federal income tax p…

The provisions of all acts of Congress relating to national banks shall apply in the several states, the District of Columbia, the several territories and possessions of the United States, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Every bank, trust company, and building association, and all bonding, title, guaranty and fidelity companies, subject to the provisions of § 501(a) of the Revenue Act of 1975, shall make and file a declaration of estimated tax at such time or times and under such conditions, and …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, financial institutions, as defined in § 47-1801.04, shall be subject to the applicable personal property tax provisions of Chapters 15 and 16 [repealed] of this title and of Chapter 17 [repealed] of this title and shall be liable for th…

If any provision of this chapter, or application thereof, to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the …

The repeal or amendment of any provision of this chapter, shall not affect any act done or any right accruing or accrued, or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil cause before such repeal or amendment, but all rights and liabilities under this chapter shall continu…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, financial institutions, as defined in § 47-1801.04 shall be subject to the applicable real property tax provisions of the following laws (1) Chapter 7 of this title, (2) Chapter 6 of this title, (3) Chapter 5 of this title, (4) §§ 47-82…

The provisions of this chapter (relating to repeal of the gross earnings tax applicable to financial institutions) will be effective for financial institutions beginning with the federal taxable year following the 3-year transition period described in § 47-2507. All other provisi…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Alien” means organized under the laws of any country other than the United States or a territory or insular possession of the United States. (2) “District” means the District of Columbia. (3) “Domestic” means organized under the la…

Except for insurers organized under the laws of Canada, the domicile of an insurer organized or formally located in a foreign country shall be the insurer’s principal place of business in the United States of America. The domicile of a Canadian insurer shall be the Canadian provi…

(a) On and after the first day of September 1937, every domestic, foreign, or alien company organized as a stock, mutual, reciprocal, Lloyd’s fraternal, or any other type of insurance company or association, before issuing contracts of insurance against loss of life or health, or…

Any such company issuing contracts of insurance in the District of Columbia, without first having obtained license or certificate of authority from the Commissioner of Insurance and Securities [Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking] so to do, shall …

All prosecutions for violations of this chapter shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia or any of his assistants.

Each of such companies shall file an annual statement, in the form prescribed by the Superintendent, before March 1 of each year, of its operations for the year ending December 31 immediately preceding. Such statement shall be verified by oath of the president and secretary or in…

If any such company shall fail to file the annual statement herein required, the Commissioner of Insurance and Securities [Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking] may thereupon revoke its license or certificate of authority to transact business in th…

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (1A) of this subsection, all such companies, including companies which issue annuity contracts, shall also pay to the District of Columbia, for each calendar year, a sum of money as taxes equal to 1.7% of their policy and membership fees and…

If any such company shall fail to pay the tax herein required, it shall be liable to the District of Columbia for the amount thereof, and in addition thereof a penalty of 8% per month thereafter until paid.

(a)(1) When a state or foreign country charges domestic companies aggregate taxes and fees which exceed the aggregate taxes and fees that the District charges under the same circumstances, then the Mayor may charge, in retaliation, the same taxes and fees to companies of the stat…

Nothing contained in this chapter shall apply to any relief association, not conducted for profit, composed solely of officers and enlisted men of the United States Army, Navy, or Air Force, or solely of employees of any other branch of the United States government service or sol…

(a) Excepting sales made under authority of law, it shall be unlawful in the District of Columbia for any person, firm, or corporation, either for himself or itself, or for another, or for any firm, or corporation to sell or offer at public auction any stock or stocks of merchand…

Every such permit shall be issued for a definite period of time not exceeding 12 months from its date of issue, and the date and hour of its expiration shall be stated in the permit, and before such permit shall be issued the applicant therefor shall pay to the District of Columb…

No permit as herein provided for shall be required for the sale of any wagon, carriage, automobile, mechanics’ tools, used farming implements, livestock, including game, poultry (dressed or undressed), vegetables, fruits, melons, berries, flowers, or for the sale of used househol…

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby vested with authority to temporarily suspend the operation of the license herein provided for whenever he may believe that this subchapter, or any part thereof, or regulations made in pursuance thereof, are about to be or are being …

No person as herein provided for shall sell at public auction, from the first day of April until the 30th day of September, both inclusive, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., nor from the first day of October until the 30th day of March, both inclusive, between the hou…

Any person selling or offering for sale any property under the provisions of this subchapter shall, in describing the same, be truthful with respect to the character, quality, kind, and description of the same and which, for the purpose hereof, shall be considered as warranties, …

All prosecutions under this subchapter shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia upon information by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia or 1 of his assistants. Any person violating any of the provisions of this subchapter shall, upon conviction the…

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to excuse or release any person, firm or corporation, or property from the payment of any occupational or property tax, or any other tax imposed or levied by law. Neither shall anything herein be construed to obviate the application o…

(a) The schedule of fees to be charged by the District of Columbia for the issuance of riparian permits is hereby established and set out as follows: Riparian Permits Schedule Fees required by the Rules and Regulations for the Government of Riparian Rights and Water Privileges in…

(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall amend from time to time the schedule of fees to be charged by the District of Columbia for the inspection of electrical equipment and for the issuance of permits to perform electrical services. The Mayor shall amend the schedule by …

(a) The per diem rates to be charged for inpatient services at the District of Columbia General Hospital shall be as follows: (1) Medical.............................$215.00. (2) Surgical................................216.00. (3) Pediatrics.............................278.00. (4…

(a) The per diem rate to be charged for skilled care patients at District of Columbia Village shall be $82.50. (b) The per diem rate to be charged for intermediate care patients at District of Columbia Village shall be $56.00.

The per diem rate to be charged patients for medical care and service at Glenn Dale Hospital shall be $75.50.

No person shall be denied the services enumerated in §§ 47-2713 to 47-2716 because of his or her inability to pay for those services.

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to adjust, from time to time, the rates to be charged for the medical care and mental health services specified in §§ 47-2713 to 47-2716 except that the Mayor’s authority to adjust the rates to be charged for medical care…