District Of Columbia § 7-1007 - Penalties.

Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 7-1007 — Penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 7-1007. Penalties.

7-1007
(a)

Any person or the agent of any person in the District of Columbia who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in §§  and or otherwise interferes with the rights of a blind person or person with another physical disability under , , , or shall be imprisoned for not longer than 90 days, or fined not more than $300, or both.

(b)

A civil fine of $250 may be imposed as an alternative sanction for any infraction of the provisions of this chapter pursuant to [ et seq.]. Adjudication of any infraction of this chapter shall be pursuant to [ et seq.].

(c)

The Mayor, pursuant to [ et seq.], may issue rules to increase the fine in subsection (b) of this section.

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