District of Columbia § 42-3102 Action to abate.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 42-3102 — Action to abate.

District of Columbia § 42-3102

Title 42Real Property.

Ch. 31Drug-, Firearm-, or Prostitution-Related Nuisance Abatement.

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Bluebook

D.C. Code § 42-3102 (2026).

Text

(a)Wherever there is reason to believe that a drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance exists, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia, or any community-based organization may file an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to abate, enjoin, and prevent the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance.

(b)Such actions shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint in the Civil Branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against any person alleging the facts constituting the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance.

(c)Such actions shall be in equity and shall be tried without a jury.

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(a) Wherever there is reason to believe that a drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance exists, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia, or any community-based organization may file an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to abate, enjoin, and prevent the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance.

(b) Such actions shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint in the Civil Branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against any person alleging the facts constituting the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance.

(c) Such actions shall be in equity and shall be tried without a jury.

Legislative History

Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-194, § 3, 45 DCR 7982; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-81, § 3(b), 53 DCR 1050; Nov. 6, 2010, D.C. Law 18-259, § 7(b), 57 DCR 5591