• Current through October 23, 2012

A person or auctioneer who sells or arranges the sale of 5 or more motor vehicles in one year in the District of Columbia shall record the name, address, and license number of the buyer, the vehicle identification number, and the identity of the original owner of the vehicle within 24 hours of purchase. This record shall be available to the Mayor and the Chief of Police. For the purposes of this section, the term "license" means a motor vehicle operator's permit or commercial driver's license.

(June 3, 2011, D.C. Law 18-377, § 20, 58 DCR 1174.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Legislative History of Laws

Law 18-377, the "Criminal Code Amendment Act of 2010", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 18-963, which was referred to the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 7, 2010, and December 21, 2010, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on February 2, 2011, it was assigned Act No. 18-722 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 18-377 became effective on June 3, 2011.