{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-742","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 25-742","heading":"Solicitation of drinks prohibited.","body":"The licensee under an on-premises retailer’s license shall not:\n\n(1)\nRequire, permit, suffer, encourage, or induce an entertainer or employee  to solicit in the licensed establishment the purchase by a patron of any  drink, whether alcoholic or non-alcoholic, or money with which to purchase the  drink, for that entertainer or employee, or for any other person other than  the patron and guests of the patron; or\n\n(2)\nPay to the licensee’s agent or manager, or any other person frequenting  the licensed establishment, a commission or any other compensation to solicit  for herself, himself, or for others, the purchase by the patron of any drink,  whether alcoholic or non-alcoholic.","path":["Title 25. Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]","Chapter 7. Standards of Operation.","Subchapter V. Restrictions on Sales, Promotions, and Service."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/25-742","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"02bdd4fa14190f48bf637ab6cf144b52461c0922db3bfd17952c315dbce344ca","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-741","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-743"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}