{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3815","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28-3815","heading":"Administrative enforcement.","body":"(a)\nAs used in this section —\n(1)\n“Commissioner” [“Mayor”] means the Commissioner of the District of Columbia [Mayor of the District of Columbia] or his designated agent;\n\n(b)\nCompliance with the requirements imposed under this chapter shall be enforced by the Commissioner [Mayor]. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to affect the authority and jurisdiction of the respective agencies designated in section 108 of the Truth-in-Lending Act (82 Stat. 146 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).\n\n(c)\nCivil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this act [this chapter], or any rules or regulations issued under the authority of this act [this chapter], pursuant to titles I-III of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985 [Chapter 18 of Title 2]. Adjudication of any infraction of this act [this chapter] shall be pursuant to titles I-III of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985 [Chapter 18 of Title 2].","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Chapter 38. Consumer Protections.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28-3815","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e8c836fa51a0c9cfdb834d92ffc62f696341dae4553a483aaae5a873049f65a2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3814","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3816"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}