{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-701","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 25-701","heading":"Board-approved manager required.","body":"(a)\nA person designated to manage an establishment shall possess a manager’s license.\n\n(a-1)\n(1)\nExcept as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an establishment's owner or Board-approved manager shall be present on the premises at all times during the establishment's hours of sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.\n(2)\nThe presence of an establishment's owner or Board-approved manager shall not be required when:\n(A)\nThere are not any alcoholic beverages on the premises;\n(B)\nThe establishment is not open to the public;\n(C)\nAlcoholic beverages are secure and not accessible to the public for sale, service, or consumption; or\n(D)\nThe license is in safekeeping pursuant to § 25-791.\n\n(b)\nA licensee shall notify the Board within 7 calendar days of a manager’s conviction for other than a minor traffic violation.\n\n(c)\nThis section shall not apply to the holder of a wholesaler's license or off-premises retailer's license, class AI or BI, that is not open to the public or to licensees who personally superintend the establishment during licensed hours of sale.","path":["Title 25. Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]","Chapter 7. Standards of Operation.","Subchapter I. Staff Requirements."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/25-701","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"03dbbfbb7b3cafe753cfffa650e51756d9927d218b97422849c77242616a3b6f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-609","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}