Code of the District of Columbia

§ 25–423. Posted notice required after submission of application and for the duration of the protest period.

(a) The applicant shall post 2 notices, furnished by ABCA, of the application in conspicuous places on the outside of the establishment for the duration of the protest period.

(b) The notices shall state:

(1) The information required by § 25-421(b);

(2) The final day of the protest period;

(3) The date, time, and place of the roll call hearing; and

(4) The telephone number and mailing address of ABCA.

(c) Any person wilfully removing, obliterating, or defacing the notices shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.

(d) An applicant who fails to maintain the posted notices continuously during the protest period shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.

(e) If the Board determines that the notices posted at an applicant's establishment have not remained visible to the public for the duration of the 45-day protest period, the Board shall require the reposting of the notices and shall reschedule the roll call hearing for a date at least 45 days after the originally scheduled hearing, unless the applicant has fully performed all other notice requirements and the Board determines that it is in the best interest of the parties to proceed at an earlier date.

(f) The requirements of this section shall not apply to applicants for a solicitor’s license, manager’s license, caterer’s license, or a temporary license.

(g) An applicant for a new or renewal license for a common carrier license for a passenger-carrying marine vessel that does not possess a physical location in the District of Columbia shall not be required to post the 2 notices required by this section.

(h) An applicant for a new or renewal license for an off-premises license, class IA or IB, shall not be required to post the 2 notices required by this section; provided, that the notice shall be posted on the applicant's website for the entire 45-day public comment period.

(i) The applicant for a new or renewal license, substantial change in operation as determined by the Board under § 25-404, or for the transfer of a license to a new location shall take a picture of the posted placards within 2 calendar days of the date the placards were posted, and upon request of the Board provide a copy of the picture, or pictures, of the posted placards that includes the date and time that the pictures were taken.