• Current through October 23, 2012

(Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 633, Pub. L. 88-503, § 18; Mar. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-133, § 2(f), 27 DCR 4417; May 21, 1997, D.C. Law 11-268, § 10(a)(4), 44 DCR 1730; Mar. 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-81, § 5(e), 45 DCR 745; Oct. 26, 2000, D.C. Law 13-203, § 804(a), 47 DCR 7837.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 2-2617.

1973 Ed., § 2-2416.

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 3-133, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 3-3614.

For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-268, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 3-3601.

For legislative history of D.C. Law 12-81, see note to § 3-3606.

Law 13-203, the "Securities Act of 2000," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 13-678, which was referred to the Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 26, 2000, and July 11, 2000, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on August 11, 2000, it was assigned Act No. 13-436 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 13-203 became effective on October 26, 2000.

Change in Government

This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 (D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act (D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.