{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-4102","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28-4102","heading":"Overcharging.","body":"(a)\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to charge more than the normal average retail price for any merchandise or service sold during an emergency that resulted from a natural disaster, if an emergency has been declared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nWithin 48 hours of a natural disaster, the Mayor may declare, for not more than 30 calendar days, a state of emergency for the purposes of this act. The Mayor shall prepare an emergency declaration that shall include a description of the existence, nature, extent, and duration of the emergency.\n(2)\nUpon the issuance of a declaration of an emergency or as soon as practicable given the nature of the emergency, the Mayor shall publish a copy of the emergency declaration in the District of Columbia Register and in 2 daily newspapers of general circulation.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Chapter 41. Natural Disaster Consumer Protection."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28-4102","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"baf195182bc4e7208ca1bcb1e6d102718cb1202e6ec9dcaf61dfd25ea6571e5d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-4101","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-4103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}