(a) The licensee under a hotel license may make available in the room of a registered adult guest, and charge to the registered guest if consumed, closed miniature containers of alcoholic beverages at all hours on any day of the week.
(b) Except as provided in § 25-724 and subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the licensee under a on-premises retailer's license or a temporary license may sell or serve alcoholic beverages on any day and at any time except between the following hours:
(1) 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, excluding District and federal holidays;
(2) 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, and on District and federal holidays; and
(3) 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Sunday.
(c) On each January 1st, the licensee under an on-premises retailer's license or a temporary license may sell or serve alcoholic beverages until 4:00 a.m.
(d)(1) During the beginning of daylight savings time pursuant to § 28-2711, on the second Sunday in March of each year, a licensee under an on-premises retailer's license may sell and serve alcoholic beverages between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m., if the licensee:
(A) Registers with the Board;
(B) Pays a registration fee of $200; and
(C) Provides written notification, no later than 10 days prior to the beginning of daylight savings time, to the Board and the Metropolitan Police Department of its extended hours of operation.
(2) The fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be used to fund the Reimbursable Detail Subsidy Program in the ABRA.
(3) The Chief of Police may suspend a licensee's privilege to operate and sell or serve alcoholic beverages during the extended hour authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection if the licensee's operation presents a danger to the public health, safety, or welfare.
(4) A violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall constitute a secondary tier violation subject to the penalties set forth in § 25-830(d).
CREDIT(S)
(May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-361, § 2(c)(1), 56 DCR 1204; Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 8142, 58 DCR 6226; Dec. 2, 2011, D.C. Law 19-45, § 2, 58 DCR 8937.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
D.C. Law 13-298 amended and enacted into law Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-361, in subsec. (b), substituted “Friday, excluding District and federal holidays” for “Friday” in par. (1) and substituted “Saturday, excluding District and federal holidays” for “Saturday” in par. (2).
D.C. Law 19-21 rewrote subsec. (b)(3), which formerly read:
“(3) 3:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Sunday.”
D.C. Law 19-45, in subsec. (b), substituted “§ 25-724 and subsections (c) and (d) of this section” for “§ 25-724”; and added subsec. (d).
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of Inaugural Celebration Extension of Hours Emergency Act of 2008 (D.C. Act 17-614, December 19, 2008, 56 DCR 40).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(b) of Inaugural Celebration Extension of Hours Public Safety Emergency Act of 2008 (D.C. Act 17-616, December 19, 2008, 56 DCR 44).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2 of World Cup Extension of Hours Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-433, June 7, 2010, 57 DCR 4958).
For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 2 of Daylight Savings Time Extension of Hours Emergency Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 19-18, March 1, 2011, 58 DCR 2564).
Legislative History of Laws
For D.C. Law 13-298, see notes following § 25-101.
For Law 17-361, see notes following § 25-113.
For history of Law 19-21, see notes under § 47-305.02.
Law 19-45, the “Daylight Savings Time Extension of Hours Act of 2011”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 19-119, which was referred to the Committee on Human Services. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on July 12, 2011, and September 21, 2011, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on October 11, 2011, it was assigned Act No. 19-175 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 19-45 became effective on December 2, 2011.
Miscellaneous Notes
Short title: Section 8141 of D.C. Law 19-21 provided that subtitle O of title VIII of the act may be cited as “Opening Hours Act of 2012”.