§ 26–1117. Evasive business tactics.

(a) If the Commissioner finds that the conduct of any other business conceals a violation or evasion of this chapter, any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter, or any law regulating mortgage loan lending in the District, the Commissioner may issue a written order to a licensee or person required to be licensed under this chapter to:

(1) Stop doing business at any place in which the other business is conducted or solicited; or

(2) Stop doing business in association or conjunction with the other business.

(b) A licensee or person required to be licensed under this chapter who violates an order of the Commissioner issued under this section shall be subject to the penalties provided by § 26-1118.

(c) The Commissioner may request the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to take appropriate action for the enforcement of an order issued under this section.