{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1406","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 6-1406","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a)\nExcept as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person who violates any of the provisions of the Construction Codes or orders issued under the authority of the Construction Codes shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed $2000, or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, for each violation.\n\n(b)\nAny person who violates any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code, Articles 14, 15, and 17 of the Building Code, Article 9 of the Existing Structures Code, or orders issued under the authority of these provisions shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed $2000, or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, for each violation.\n\n(c)\nCivil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed, in addition to other available remedies, for any infraction of the provisions of the Construction Codes, including the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 (“Civil Infractions Act”). Adjudication of any infraction shall be pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act.\n\n(d)\nProsecutions pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 6. Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations.","Chapter 14. Construction Codes.","Subchapter I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/6-1406","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e86e74f9e1eb2fca78acbed5000cda7ea08087705c3b0db981d7b2424bcdc64f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1405.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1406.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}