§ 9-431.02. Penalty; prosecution.

Current through October 23, 2012

Any person violating any of the provisions of § 9-431.01 shall on conviction thereof in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000; and in default of payment of such fine such person shall be confined in the workhouse of the District of Columbia for a period not exceeding 6 months; and all prosecutions shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, in the name of the District of Columbia.

                
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(June 18, 1898, 30 Stat. 477, ch. 467, § 8; 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); Sept. 13, 1978, D.C. Law 2-105, § 3, 25 DCR 1982.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 7-621.

1973 Ed., § 7-616.

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-105, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 9-431.01.