{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-641.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 36-641.03","heading":"Game of skill machine license requirements; prohibition.","body":"(a)\nNo person may carry out a function of a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer after March 31, 2021, unless the person has obtained the applicable license or licenses required by this subchapter, or by rules issued pursuant to this subchapter.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nThe Office shall issue the following categories of game of skill machine licenses:\n(A)\nManufacturer;\n(B)\nDistributor; and\n(C)\nRetailer.\n(2)\nThe Office shall not grant a license listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection until it has determined that each person that possesses 10% or greater beneficial or proprietary interest in the applicant has been approved for licensure in accordance with this subchapter and rules issued pursuant to this subchapter; provided, that the Office shall not be required to make such a determination with respect to a person that is an institutional investor unless the institutional investor possesses 25% or greater beneficial or proprietary interest in the applicant.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nAn applicant for an initial manufacturer or distributor license shall be subject to District and national criminal history background checks.\n(2)\nThe applicant shall submit an application to the Office, in a form determined by the Office, for fingerprints for a national criminal records check by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation of all individuals required to be named in the application and a signed authorization of each individual submitting fingerprints for the release of information by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.\n(3)\nIn the case of an application for license renewal, the Office may require additional background checks.\n\n(d)\nThe Office shall require proof of good standing pursuant to § 29-102.08 of an applicant for a license pursuant to this subchapter and may, in addition, require certification that the Citywide Clean Hands Database indicates that the proposed licensee is current with its District taxes.\n\n(e)\nProprietary information, trade secrets, financial information, and personal information about a person in an application submitted to the Office pursuant to this subchapter shall not be a public record and shall not be made available under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2, or any other law.\n\n(f)\n(1)\nA retailer shall display its license as required by § 36-641.10(e)) and shall make the license immediately available for inspection upon request by an employee of the Office, the Metropolitan Police Department, or ABCA.\n(2)\nWhen present at a licensed establishment, an employee of a distributor shall carry a copy of its license and make it readily available for inspection by an employee of the Office, the Metropolitan Police Department, or ABCA.","path":["Title 36. Trade Practices.","Chapter 6. Lottery, Gaming, and Sports Wagering.","Subchapter III. Game of Skills Machines."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/36-641.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e0a3a4b5691d9a2fe28152f9792672a5ebfedb16dafb8b557199441b4bf5dae4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-641.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-641.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}