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.
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(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.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
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.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-104, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 47-2801.
For Law 15-354, see notes following § 47-340.03.
Law 16-191, the “Technical Amendments Act of 2006”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 16-760, which was referred to the Committee of the whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 20, 2006, and July 11, 2006, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 31, 2006, it was assigned Act No. 16-475 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 16-191 became effective on March 2, 2007.