{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3151","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28-3151","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the term “merchant” means a person who does or would sell, lease, or transfer, either directly or indirectly, consumer goods or services, or a person who does or would supply the goods or services which are or would be the subject matter of a trade practice.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Chapter 31A. Dishonored Checks."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28-3151","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e2c9169d4e2c32bf3ef033ece5694c79b754d4967135604b42a78f47e6bee624","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3111","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}