Section 42-3109 - Evidence of reputation

Evidence of reputation

In an action brought under this chapter, evidence of general reputation of the property or tenants is admissible for the purpose of proving a drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance, and for the purpose of proving the knowledge of the defendant of the nuisance.

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(Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-194, § 10, 45 DCR 7982; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-81, § 3(b), 53 DCR 1050; Nov. 6, 2010, D.C. Law 18-259, § 7(b), 57 DCR 5591.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-3309.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-81 substituted “drug or prostitution-related” for “drug-related”.
D.C. Law 18-259 substituted “drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related” for “drug or prostitution-related”.
Temporary Addition of Section
See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-3101.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary addition of chapter, see notes to § 42-3101.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 12-194, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-3101.
For Law 16-81, see notes following § 42-3101.
For history of Law 18-259, see notes under § 42-3101.

Current through September 13, 2012