Prosecutions for violations of any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any section added hereto from time to time by the Council of the District of Columbia, or of any regulation made by the Council under authority of this chapter, shall be on information in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia or any of his assistants.
(July 1, 1902, 32 Stat. 628, ch. 1352, § 7, par. 47; July 1, 1932, 47 Stat. 563, ch. 366; Apr. 1, 1942, 56 Stat. 190, ch. 207, § 1; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1 ; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(a) ; Apr. 30, 1988, D.C. Law 7-104, § 43(f), 35 DCR 147 ; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575 ; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 73(l)(4), 52 DCR 2638 ; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, § 48(h)(3), 53 DCR 6794 ; Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-333, § 5(b), 70 DCR 1524 .)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 47-2845.
1973 Ed., § 47-2346.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-354 substituted “Attorney General for the District of Columbia” for “Corporation Counsel”.
D.C. Law 16-191 validated a previously made technical correction.
Cross References
Mayor, Council and other offices, application of certain sections to boards, commissions and committees, see § 1-321.02 .
Applicability
Section 7286 of D.C. Law 25-217 amended section 9 of D.C. Law 24-333 making the repeal of this section by section 5(b) of D.C. Law 24-333 applicable as of October 1, 2025.
Applicability of D.C. Law 24-333 : § 9 of D.C. Law 24-333 provided that the repeal of this section by § 5(b) of D.C. Law 24-333 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
