{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2853.218","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 47-2853.218","heading":"Tour guides.","body":"(a)\nNo person shall, for hire, guide or escort any person through or about the District of Columbia, or any part of the District, without first obtaining:\n(1)\nA entertainment services license issued pursuant to § 47-2851.03;\n(2)\nAn occupational license for a tour guide issued by the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection; and\n(3)\nApproval from the Chief of Police.\n\n(b)\nThe Department may, through the promulgation of rules pursuant to Subchapter 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 2, establish qualifications and fees for occupational licenses issued pursuant to this section, and establish civil penalties for violations of this section.","path":["Title 47. Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]","Chapter 28. General License Law.","Subchapter I-B. Non-Health Related Occupations and Professions Licensure.","Part R-i. Tour Guides."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.218","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"68ff5d54115ffcf0561ad6e1318d8b30e92eaf8e7febbd2aa5fc07573fe6e0b5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2853.217","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2853.221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}