Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter, any business which was not required under law to obtain a license issued in the form of an endorsement to engage in a business in the District of Columbia and which did not obtain a basic business license prior to July 1, 2003, shall not be subject to any penalty or fine for failure to obtain a basic business license.
(Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 2002(l), 46 DCR 3142 ; Oct. 28, 2003, D.C. Law 15-38, § 2(r), 50 DCR 6913 ; Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-333, § 5(c)(23), 70 DCR 1524 .)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 47-2851.19.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-38 rewrote the section.
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(c)(23) 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(c)(23) 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.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(b) of Master Business Registration Delay Emergency Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-595, January 7, 2003, 50 DCR 647).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(b) of Master Business Registration Delay Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-73, April 16, 2003, 50 DCR 3616).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(b) of Master Business Registration Second Delay Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-83, May 19, 2003, 50 DCR 4100).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(r) of Streamlining Regulation Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-145, August 11, 2003, 50 DCR 6896).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(b) of Master Business Registration Temporary Act of 2003 (D.C. Law 14-302, May 3, 2003, law notification 50 DCR 3776).
References in Text
The phrase “within 6 months of April 20, 1999,” originally read “within 6 months of the effective date of this section.”.
