{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-218.31","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-218.31","heading":"Local business enterprises.","body":"\n      *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on March 27, 2027. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version.*\n      \n\nA business enterprise shall be eligible for certification as a local business enterprise if the business enterprise:\n\n(1)\nHas its principal office located physically in the District of Columbia;\n\n(1A)\n(A)\nIs:\n(i)\nIndependently owned and operated;\n(ii)\nMore than 50% owned, operated, and controlled by a District-based enterprise or not-for-profit business; or\n(iii)\nOwned by a non-District-based business enterprise that is more than 50% owned by District residents;\n\n(2)\nRequires that its chief executive officer and the highest level managerial employees of the business enterprise perform their managerial functions in their principal office located in the District;\n\n(2A)\nCan demonstrate one of the following:\n(A)\nMore than 50% of the employees of the business enterprise are residents of the District;\n(B)\nThe owners of more than 50% of the business enterprise are residents of the District;\n(C)\nMore than 50% of the assets of the business enterprise, excluding bank accounts, are located in the District; or\n(D)\nMore than 50% of the business enterprise’s gross receipts are District gross receipts; and\n\n(3)\nCan demonstrate one of the following:\n(A)\nThe business enterprise is licensed pursuant to Chapter 28 of Title [47];\n(B)\nThe business enterprise is subject to the tax levied under Chapter [18] of Title 47; or\n(C)\nThe business enterprise is a business enterprise identified in § 47-1808.01(1) through (5) and more than 50% of the business is owned by residents of the District.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 2. Government Contracts and Business Development.","Subchapter IX-A. Small and Local Business Enterprise Development and Assistance.","Part D. Programs for Certified Business Enterprises.","Subpart 1. Certified business enterprises."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-218.31","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a22f071ebfd497d6efd9ae978338f55612e276b4f86b60914e471ba2431fc700","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-218.25","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-218.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}