§ 28–4102. Overcharging.

DC Code § 28–4102 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to charge more than the normal average retail price for any merchandise or service sold during a public health emergency declared pursuant to section 5a of the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980, effective October 17, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-194; D.C. Official Code § 7-2304.01), or during an emergency resulting from a natural disaster declared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(b)(1) Within 48 hours of a natural disaster, the Mayor may declare, for not more than 30 calendar days, a state of emergency for the purposes of this act. The Mayor shall prepare an emergency declaration that shall include a description of the existence, nature, extent, and duration of the emergency.

(2) Upon the issuance of a declaration of an emergency or as soon as practicable given the nature of the emergency, the Mayor shall publish a copy of the emergency declaration in the District of Columbia Register and in 2 daily newspapers of general circulation.

(Mar. 20, 1992, D.C. Law 9-80, § 2, 39 DCR 675; Mar. 17, 2020, D.C. Act 23-247, § 304(b), 0 DCR 0.)

1981 Ed., § 28-4102.

This section is referenced in § 28-4101 and § 28-4103.

“This act”, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is D.C. Law 9-80.