{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-805","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-805","heading":"Hearing.","body":"(a)\nA hearing for judging a violation actionable under this chapter shall be held before a hearing examiner referred to in § 8-808, and the hearing shall be conducted according to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nAfter due consideration of the evidence and arguments made at the hearing, the hearing examiner shall determine whether the violation has been established by a preponderance of evidence.\n(2)\nWhere a determination is made that a violation is not established, an order dismissing the charge shall be entered.\n(3)\nWhere a determination is made that the violation has been established, an appropriate order shall be entered in the records of the hearing.\n\n(c)\nIn the case of a person who is found liable for a violation, the hearing examiner may order the respondent to do any or all of the following:\n(1)\nTo abate the nuisance;\n(2)\nTo pay the civil fine established or stated in § 8-807(b) and (c); or\n(3)\nIf the person consents, to perform a specified number of hours of volunteer community service as provided for in § 8-807(e) and in rules required by § 8-810.\n\n(d)\nAn order rendered pursuant to a determination that a violation has been established, or pursuant to the receipt of a response admitting the violation, shall be a civil order.\n\n(e)\nA person who has responded to a notice of violation and fails, without good cause, to appear at the scheduled hearing shall be liable for a penalty equal to twice the amount of the civil fine plus any costs of abating or preventing the violation consistent with provisions of § 8-807.\n\n(f)\nIf a person to whom a notice of violation has been issued fails to appear at a hearing, then the hearing examiner may proceed with the hearing and render a final disposition of the case.\n\n(g)\nRepealed.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 8. Litter Control Administration."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-805","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8216a8aeb778a7a397f87b01372db66b96bbcaaab5ced258f8e8dc36af1982a9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-804","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-806"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}