{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-502","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 34-502","heading":"Certificate showing authority to issue stock or pay dividends to be obtained.","body":"No public utility shall hereafter issue any stocks, stock certificates, bonds, mortgages, or any other evidences of indebtedness payable in more than 1 year from date, or pay any stock, bond or scrip dividend, until it shall have first obtained the certificate of the Commission showing authority for such issue from the Commission.","path":["Title 34. Public Utilities.","Chapter 5. Issuance of Securities."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/34-502","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7b377960dd706a1cb79aae782de874d57f2218c9b138fa6fdf224962bd8d952d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-501","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}