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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 7-741.04: Penalties.

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  1. Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.
  2. Chapter 7A. Functions of the Department of Health.
  3. Subchapter II. Inspections, Penalties, Waiver, and Employee Rights.

An employer or person who willfully violates the requirements of this chapter by:

(1)

Smoking in a prohibited area shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000; subsequent offenses shall be subject to a fine of not less than $200 or more than $1,000;

(2)

Obscuring, removing, defacing, mutilating or destroying any sign posted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of $500; or

(3)

Failing to post or maintain warning signs describing the prohibited activity and failing to notify a person observed to be smoking to stop the activity, as required by this subsection, shall be subject to a fine of $500; each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

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