{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-335","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 25-335","heading":"Denial — Public health and safety restrictions.","body":"(a)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Board shall deny a license if the evidence reasonably shows that:\n(1)\nThe establishment for which the license is sought is in violation of one  or more of the Construction Codes for the District contained in Title 12 of  the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, or any other law or rule of  the District intended to protect public safety; or\n(2)\nThe applicant has knowingly permitted, at the place for which the license  is sought, the illegal sale, or negotiations for sale, or the use, of any  controlled substance in violation of the CSA, or the the possession, other than for personal use, or sale, or  negotiations for sale, of drug paraphernalia in violation of the CSA, or  Chapter 11 of Title 48. Successive sales, or negotiations for sale, over a  continuous period of time constituting a recognizable pattern of activity  shall be deemed evidence of knowing permission.\n\n(b)\nFor the purposes of this section, the term \"personal use\" means the possession of drug paraphernalia in circumstances where there is no evidence of an intent to distribute or manufacture a controlled substance.","path":["Title 25. Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Requirements To Qualify For License.","Subchapter III. Denial of License."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/25-335","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"56a79a9448004eb4e35981252bd25ae4120e2ee660bfe16433262ad5f3b06d98","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-334","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-336"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}