D.C. Act 21-398. Sale to Minors Penalty Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2016.
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 7 of Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify the penalties for sale to minors violations and the failure to ascertain the legal drinking age violations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Sale to Minors Penalty Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2016".
Sec. 2. Chapter 7 of Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows:
(a) Section 25-781 is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (f) is amended by striking the phrase "Upon finding that a licensee has violated subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section in the preceding," and inserting the phrase "For violations of subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section in the preceding" in its place.
(2) A new subsection (g) is added to read as follows:
"(g)(1) In determining whether a licensee has prior violations for the purposes of subsection (f) of this section, the 4-year period is the 4 years immediately preceding the date of the incident or conduct in the case pending before the Board for which the licensee has been found liable of violating subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section, either by an order of the Board, the Board's acceptance of an offer-in-compromise, or the licensee's payment of a fine. A prior violation falls within the 4-year period if the date that the licensee was found liable of violating subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section, either by an order of the Board, the Board's acceptance of an offer-in-compromise, or the licensee's payment of a fine, falls within the 4-year period.
"(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "offer-in-compromise" means a negotiation between the government and the respondent to settle the charges brought by the government for those violations committed by the respondent.".
(b) Section 25-783 is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the phrase "Upon finding that a licensee has violated subsection (a) or (b) of this section in the preceding" and inserting the phrase "For violations of subsection (a) or (b) of this section in the preceding" in its place.
(2) A new subsection (c-1) is added to read as follows:
"(c-1)(1) In determining whether a licensee has prior violations for the purposes of subsection (c) of this section, the 4-year period is the 4 years immediately preceding the date of the incident or conduct in the case pending before the Board for which the licensee has been found liable of violating subsection (a) or (b) of this section, either by an order of the Board, the Board's acceptance of an offer-in-compromise, or the licensee's payment of a fine. A prior violation falls within the 4-year period if the date that the licensee was found liable of violating subsection (a) or (b) of this section, either by an order of the Board, the Board's acceptance of an offer-in-compromise, or the licensee's payment of a fine, falls within the 4-year period.
"(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "offer-in-compromise" means a negotiation between the government and the respondent to settle the charges brought by the government for those violations committed by the respondent.".
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
Sec. 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)).
