District of Columbia § 25-821 Revocation or suspension — General provisions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 25-821 — Revocation or suspension — General provisions.

District of Columbia § 25-821

Title 25Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]

Ch. 8Enforcement, Infractions, and Penalties.

Subch. IIRevocation, Suspension, and Civil Penalties.

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Bluebook

D.C. Code § 25-821 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in § 25-826 , the Board shall not revoke or suspend a license until the licensee has been given an opportunity to be heard in his or her defense.

(b)If a license is revoked or suspended, no part of the license fee shall be returned.

(c)If the Board revokes a license, no license shall be issued to the same person or persons whose license is so revoked for any other location for 5 years following the revocation, except as provided below.

(d)If the Board revokes a manager’s license, a manager’s license shall not be issued to the same person for 2 years.

(e)Subsection (c) of this section shall not apply to licenses revoked by the Board for procedural reasons.

(f)The remaining alcoholic beverage stock of a licensee whose license has been revoked shall be dispose

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(a) Except as provided in § 25-826 , the Board shall not revoke or suspend a license until the licensee has been given an opportunity to be heard in his or her defense.

(b) If a license is revoked or suspended, no part of the license fee shall be returned.

(c) If the Board revokes a license, no license shall be issued to the same person or persons whose license is so revoked for any other location for 5 years following the revocation, except as provided below.

(d) If the Board revokes a manager’s license, a manager’s license shall not be issued to the same person for 2 years.

(e) Subsection (c) of this section shall not apply to licenses revoked by the Board for procedural reasons.

(f) The remaining alcoholic beverage stock of a licensee whose license has been revoked shall be disposed of only with the approval of the Board.

Legislative History

Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 330, ch. 4, § 17; Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 900, ch. 756, § 9; Aug. 25, 1937, 50 Stat. 803, ch. 766, § 3; Apr. 26, 1950, 64 Stat. 88, ch. 106; Dec. 8, 1970, 84 Stat. 1393, Pub. L. 91-535, § 3(a); Sept. 29, 1982, D.C. Law 4-157, §§ 9, 15, 29 DCR 3617; Mar. 8, 1984, D.C. Law 5-51, § 2(b)(5), 30 DCR 5927; Mar. 7, 1987, D.C. Law 6-217, § 11, 34 DCR 907; Sept. 11, 1993, D.C. Law 10-12, § 2(b), 40 DCR 4020; May 24, 1994, D.C. Law 10-122, § 2(h), 41 DCR 1658; Apr. 30, 1998, D.C. Law 12-97, § 2, 45 DCR 1517; May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959