{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-41-162.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 41-162.05","heading":"Other civil penalties.","body":"(a)\nIf a holder enters into a contract or other arrangement for the purpose of evading an obligation under this chapter or otherwise willfully fails to perform a duty imposed on the holder under this chapter, the Administrator may require the holder to pay the Administrator, in addition to interest as provided in § 41-162.04(a), a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day the obligation is evaded or the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of $25,000, plus 25 percent of the amount or value of property that should have been but was not reported, paid, or delivered as a result of the evasion or failure to perform.\n\n(b)\nIf a holder makes a fraudulent report under this chapter, the Administrator may require the holder to pay to the Administrator, in addition to interest under § 41-162.04(a), a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day from the date the report was made until corrected, up to a cumulative maximum of $25,000, plus 25 percent of the amount or value of any property that should have been reported but was not included in the report or was underreported.","path":["Title 41. Personal Property.","Chapter 1A. Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.","Subchapter XII. Enforcement."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/41-162.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d1a8ddb9839bc7dffa5fdc7bcf1c398c9bd8cd3e5a66be03b273c47f93873f71","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-41-162.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-41-162.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}