{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3102","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3102","heading":"Action to abate.","body":"(a)\nWherever there is reason to believe that a drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance exists, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia, or any community-based organization may file an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to abate, enjoin, and prevent the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance.\n\n(b)\nSuch actions shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint in the Civil Branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against any person alleging the facts constituting the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance.\n\n(c)\nSuch actions shall be in equity and shall be tried without a jury.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 31. Drug-, Firearm-, or Prostitution-Related Nuisance Abatement."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3102","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"621a05d58698b48bab0bd408c484e943b695d1e9235880a10f4112f3a65b5906","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3101","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3102.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}