{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1813","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-1813","heading":"Notice of violation.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor may issue a notice of violation to any person who violates a provision of this subchapter.\n\n(b)\nA notice of violation shall:\n(1)\nState the nature of the violation; and\n(2)\nDescribe the procedures provided in this section.\n\n(c)\nA notice of violation shall be the summons and complaint for the purposes of this subchapter.\n\n(d)\nA person shall answer a notice of violation within 15 days by:\n(1)\nDepositing and forfeiting collateral in an amount established by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; or\n(2)\nDepositing collateral in an amount established by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and requesting, through the issuing agency, a trial in Court.\n\n(e)\nThe Mayor shall prescribe the form for the notice of violation and establish procedures for the administrative control of the notice of violation.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 18. Animal Control.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-1813","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"030733f7ce006d8194989595b2795eba574674f91186744264a3ac7fe557da5d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1812","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1814"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}