{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1205.15","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-1205.15","heading":"Summary action.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nThe Mayor may summarily suspend or restrict, without a hearing. the license, registration, or certification of a person:\n(A)\nWho has had his or her license, registration, or certification to practice the same profession or occupation revoked or suspended in another jurisdiction and has not had the license, registration, or certification to practice reinstated within that jurisdiction;\n(B)\nWho has been convicted of an offense that is related to the occupation for which the license, registration, or certification is held;\n(C)\nWho has been adjudged incapacitated;\n(D)\nWhose conduct presents an imminent danger to the health and safety of the public or to animals, as determined by the Mayor following an investigation; or\n(E)\nWhose financial exploitation of a patient, client, or employer has or will harm the economic welfare of the client, patient, or employer, as determined by the Mayor following an investigation.\n(2)\nA suspension or restriction shall not be stayed pending any appeal of the revocation, suspension, conviction, or judgment of incapacity.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor, at the time of the summary suspension or restriction of a license, registration, or certification, shall provide the licensee, registrant, or person certified with written notice stating the action that is being taken, the basis for the action, and the right of the licensee, registrant, or person certified to request a hearing.\n\n(c)\nA licensee, registrant, or person certified shall have the right to request a hearing within 72 hours after service of notice of the summary suspension or restriction of license, registration, or certification. The Mayor shall hold a hearing within 72 hours of receipt of a timely request, and shall issue a decision within 72 hours after the hearing.\n\n(d)\nEvery decision and order adverse to a licensee, registrant, or person certified shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions of law. The findings shall be supported by, and in accordance with, reliable, probative, and substantial evidence. The Mayor shall provide a copy of the decision and order and accompanying findings of fact and conclusions of law to each party to a case or to his or her attorney of record.\n\n(e)\nAny person aggrieved by a final summary action may file an appeal in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2.","path":["Title 3. District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.","Chapter 12. Health Occupations Boards.","Subchapter V. Licensing, Registration, Certification or Approval Required."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-1205.15","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e51c17b74ee5d5d6ee11cdbab18d0c570fbbb69e5ede500b92ffe4ad49e88e20","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1205.14b","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1205.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}