{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-323","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 26-323","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a)\nAny person who violates any provision of this chapter, any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, or any order of the Superintendent [Commissioner] directed to that person, shall be liable for a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation.\n\n(b)\nAny person who cashes any check in the District of Columbia without a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall, in addition to the penalty prescribed in subsection (a) of this section, be liable to the District government in an amount equal to all license fees that would have been paid had the person obtained such a license.\n\n(c)\nThe Corporation Counsel may bring proceedings to recover all amounts due to the District under this section.","path":["Title 26. Banks and Other Financial Institutions.","Chapter 3. Check Cashers."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/26-323","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9243c9f6a1730123cf452de1c78bc841d5de2deef00a5188afd5f50c494ac0b2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-322","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}