§ 6-1406 — Penalties.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person who violates any of the provisions of the Construction Codes or orders issued under the authority of the Construction Codes shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed $2000, or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, for each violation.

(b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code, Articles 14, 15, and 17 of the Building Code, Article 9 of the Existing Structures Code, or orders issued under the authority of these provisions shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed $2000, or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, for each violation.

(c) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed, in addition to other available remedies, for any infraction of the provisions of the Construction Codes, including the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 (“Civil Infractions Act”). Adjudication of any infraction shall be pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act.

(d) Prosecutions pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.

Legislative History

Mar. 21, 1987, D.C. Law 6-216, § 7, 34 DCR 1072; Mar. 8, 1991, D.C. Law 8-237, § 30, 38 DCR 314; Oct. 18, 2005, D.C. Law 16-24, § 2(a), 52 DCR 8080