{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-218.31-perm","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-218.31(Perm)","heading":"Local business enterprises.","body":"\n  *NOTE: This codification is not the most current, due to recent law changes. To see the current law (including emergency and temporary legislation, if relevant) click this link: Current 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(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 99. Reserved sections."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-218.31(Perm)","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"237d177b63b0fb5c3e5ef86f2a7166c8f3295543cece2156f8b15de597aa1c42","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-523.01-perm","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-1382-perm"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}