D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 4, r. 4-299
In addition to the definitions contained in § 499 of the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights Rules of Procedure for Contested Cases, 4 DCMR, chapter 4, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:
Civil Penalties- A monetary penalty assessed against the respondent which is paid into the District of Columbia General Fund as a result of the Commission's finding that the respondent's discriminatory acts or practices violated the Human Rights Act of 1977 and those acts or practices are found to be one of the acts enumerated under § 212 of these guidelines.
Damages - a monetary award made to a prevailing complainant and assessed against a respondent to compensate for injuries sustained as a result of discriminatory acts or practices found by the Commission to be unlawful under the Human Rights Act of 1977.
Period of violation - the period of time between the initial instance of the respondent's unlawful discrimination against the complainant as determined by the Commission and the date upon which the respondent ceases the discriminatory practice and offers remedy and relief in accordance with this chapter pursuant to an order issued by the Commission under D.C. Official Code § 2014.13(a) (2001).
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 4, r. 4-299