Current through codified legislation effective September 4, 2024
Section 48-656 - Rules; enforcement(a) The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501et seq.), shall issue rules to implement this act.(b)(1) A violation of this act, or rule issued pursuant to this act, shall be a violation of Chapter 39 of Title 28 of the District of Columbia Official Code, enforceable by the Attorney General as an unfair or deceptive trade practice pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 28-3904.(2) In addition to or in lieu of an enforcement action brought pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Attorney General, in the name of the District of Columbia, shall have the exclusive authority to commence a civil action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, for damages in an amount not to exceed $5,000 or the amount of actual damages, whichever is greater, attorney fees and costs, and injunctive or other appropriate relief for a violation of this act.Added by D.C. Law 24-292,§ 7, 70 DCR 000898, eff. 3/10/2023.