{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3113","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3113","heading":"Interpretation.","body":"This chapter shall be construed liberally in accordance with its remedial purposes. The definition of a drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance shall not be subject to any restrictions or limitations upon public or private nuisance actions at common law. This action is civil in nature and none of its provisions should be interpreted as punishment.","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/42-3113","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c71c635cf47f47b3b5393d00dcac018ad6b8efac68207f05c5c202f6c09a1594","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3112","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}