District of Columbia § 25-734 Sale by retailer of beverages on credit prohibited.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 25-734 — Sale by retailer of beverages on credit prohibited.

District of Columbia § 25-734

Title 25Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]

Ch. 7Standards of Operation.

Subch. IVSale on Credit, Gifts, and Loans.

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Bluebook

D.C. Code § 25-734 (2026).

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(a)A licensee under a retailer’s license shall not sell on credit any alcoholic beverages except as provided in this section.

(b)For purposes of this section, the extension of credit by the licensee under an off-premises retailer’s license in connection with the sale of an alcoholic beverage through a document, device, or plan intended or adapted for the purpose of establishing credit, except through the use of a credit card, shall be considered a sale on credit.

(c)This section shall not prohibit a club from extending credit to its members or the guests of members or a hotel from extending credit to its registered guests.

(d)This section shall not prohibit the licensee under an on-premises retailer’s license from accepting payment by credit card for sales of alcoholic beverages to

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(a) A licensee under a retailer’s license shall not sell on credit any alcoholic beverages except as provided in this section.

(b) For purposes of this section, the extension of credit by the licensee under an off-premises retailer’s license in connection with the sale of an alcoholic beverage through a document, device, or plan intended or adapted for the purpose of establishing credit, except through the use of a credit card, shall be considered a sale on credit.

(c) This section shall not prohibit a club from extending credit to its members or the guests of members or a hotel from extending credit to its registered guests.

(d) This section shall not prohibit the licensee under an on-premises retailer’s license from accepting payment by credit card for sales of alcoholic beverages to customers.

Legislative History

Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 336, ch. 4, § 35; Dec. 8, 1970, 84 Stat. 1394, Pub. L. 91-535, § 6; Sept. 29, 1982, D.C. Law 4-157, § 14, 29 DCR 3617; Mar. 7, 1987, D.C. Law 6-217, § 15, 34 DCR 907; May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959