District Of Columbia § 35-254 - Penalties.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 35-254 — Penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-254. Penalties.
35-254Violation of shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50 for a 1st offense and by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 10 days or both for each 2nd or subsequent offense. A violation of or (d) shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $300, imprisonment of not more than 90 days, not fewer than 30 hours of community service, or a combination of any 2 penalties, except that imprisonment and community service shall not be imposed together. A violation of shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $300, by imprisonment for not more than 10 days, or both. All prosecutions under shall be brought by the Corporation Counsel.
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