Chapter 27. Permits and Fees.
Subchapter I. Public Auction Permits.
§ 47–2701. Permit required.
(a) Excepting sales made under authority of law, it shall be unlawful in the District of Columbia for any person, firm, or corporation, either for himself or itself, or for another, or for any firm, or corporation to sell or offer at public auction any stock or stocks of merchandise, in whole or in part, without first obtaining from the Mayor of the District of Columbia a written or printed permit so to do; and the Mayor shall not issue a permit for any such sale or sales until he is satisfied that neither fraud nor deception of any kind is contemplated or will be practiced, and that neither the sale, the reasons therefor nor the goods to be sold have not already been or will not thereafter be fraudulently or falsely advertised or in any wise whatsoever misrepresented.
(b) Any license issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be issued as an Inspected Sales and Services endorsement to a basic business license under the basic business license system as set forth in subchapter I-A of Chapter 28 of this title.
§ 47–2702. Application; fee; required information.
Every such permit shall be issued for a definite period of time not exceeding 12 months from its date of issue, and the date and hour of its expiration shall be stated in the permit, and before such permit shall be issued the applicant therefor shall pay to the District of Columbia, through its Collector of Taxes, such fee as the Mayor may deem sufficient to reimburse the District of Columbia for the work and expense of issuing the permit and gathering information concerning the applicant and his goods as the Mayor may deem prudent and best for the protection of the public, but which fee shall not exceed the sum of $150. The application for the said permit shall be by verified petition, stating the name of the applicant, residence, street, and number of the proposed place of selling, and shall set forth in detail the goods to be sold and what statements or representations are to be made or advertised as to the same, and the length of time for which the permit is desired; and, if previously engaged in a like or similar business, to designate all the places where the same was conducted, and shall furnish to the Mayor such further evidence as shall be deemed necessary to establish the truth of the statements made in the said petition.
§ 47–2703. Personal effects, furniture, personal livestock may be sold without permit.
No permit as herein provided for shall be required for the sale of any wagon, carriage, automobile, mechanics’ tools, used farming implements, livestock, including game, poultry (dressed or undressed), vegetables, fruits, melons, berries, flowers, or for the sale of used household furniture and effects when being sold at the residence of the housekeeper selling them.
§ 47–2704. Suspension of license for violations.
The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby vested with authority to temporarily suspend the operation of the license herein provided for whenever he may believe that this subchapter, or any part thereof, or regulations made in pursuance thereof, are about to be or are being violated, and he shall thereupon forthwith institute the appropriate proceeding in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in accordance with this subchapter, and in the event that the said violation results in a conviction, then and in that event the license shall be and become null and void, but in the event that the said proceeding shall terminate in favor of the defendant, then and in that event the suspension of said license shall be at an end, and the license shall thereupon be restored and be in full force and effect.
§ 47–2705. Hours restricted for auctions of jewelry or valuables.
No person as herein provided for shall sell at public auction, from the first day of April until the 30th day of September, both inclusive, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., nor from the first day of October until the 30th day of March, both inclusive, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. any jewelry, diamond, or other precious stone, watch, gold and silver ware, gold and silver plated ware, statuary, porcelains, bric-a-brac, or articles of virtu.
§ 47–2706. Misrepresenting merchandise.
Any person selling or offering for sale any property under the provisions of this subchapter shall, in describing the same, be truthful with respect to the character, quality, kind, and description of the same and which, for the purpose hereof, shall be considered as warranties, and any breach of the same shall be punishable by prosecution in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, as hereinbefore set forth.
§ 47–2707. Prosecutions.
All prosecutions under this subchapter shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia upon information by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia or 1 of his assistants. Any person violating any of the provisions of this subchapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $10 and not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01] or imprisonment of not more than 60 days or both, in the discretion of the court. Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this subchapter, or any rules or regulations issued under the authority of this subchapter, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2. Adjudication of any infraction of this subchapter shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2.
§ 47–2708. Construction.
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to excuse or release any person, firm or corporation, or property from the payment of any occupational or property tax, or any other tax imposed or levied by law. Neither shall anything herein be construed to obviate the application of any fraudulent or false advertisement statute of the District of Columbia to any person who may violate the same; nor shall anything herein be construed to prevent any prosecution for fraud, deceit, or larceny by trick; nor to in any way estop or hinder any remedy at law or in equity, or the right to cancel or estop any unconscionable bargain or fraudulent transaction.
Subchapter II. Miscellaneous Provisions.
§ 47–2711. Riparian permits.
(a) The schedule of fees to be charged by the District of Columbia for the issuance of riparian permits is hereby established and set out as follows:
Fees required by the Rules and Regulations for the Government of Riparian Rights and Water Privileges in the District of Columbia.
Fees for permits to fill or dredge, construct, reconstruct or repair any structure shall be as follows:
| Fee | |
| Work costing up to $500 | $ 9.00 |
| Work costing from $501 to $1,000 | 14.00 |
| Each additional $1,000 of increased cost | 14.00 |
(b) A refund of permit fee shall be made as follows:
(1) When no work has been done under authority of permit the fee in excess of the cost of inspection to verify no work having been done, based on $10 per inspector hour, the cost of any engineering examination time previously devoted to approval of plans, based on $15 per hour, plus $14 administrative costs of “issuance and refund”, shall be refunded [$]14.00[.]
(2) When work authorized by permit has been only partially done and when the District is satisfied that no more work will be done under the permit, the fee in excess of the cost of any engineering plans examination based on $15 per hour, inspections costs based on $10 per hour, plus $14 administrative costs of “issuance and refund”, shall be refunded [$]14.00[.]
(3) Provided: That request for refund shall be made within 6 months from date of issuance and the permit and receipt are returned to the Permit Branch.
(c) The penalty for a permit to abate notice of doing work without a permit shall be 50% of the fee.
(d) No permit fee shall be charged when supported by evidence indicating that the applicant is under contract or subcontract to perform the following:
(1) Work done exclusively for the District of Columbia.
(2) Work done under contract for the District.
§ 47–2712. Electrical fees.
(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall amend from time to time the schedule of fees to be charged by the District of Columbia for the inspection of electrical equipment and for the issuance of permits to perform electrical services. The Mayor shall amend the schedule by rule to provide for fees in amounts as in his judgment will defray the approximate costs of performing inspections and issuing permits.
(b) Until the schedule of fees is amended by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the schedule of fees to be charged by the District of Columbia for the inspection of electrical equipment and for the issuance of permits to perform electrical services is as follows:
| GROUP 1. WIRING ONLY | |
|---|---|
| Fee | |
| Outlets - each 10 | $ 7.00 |
| Outlet means and includes receptacle, switch and fixture outlet | |
| GROUP 2. FIXTURES AND LAMPHOLDERS | |
| Each 10 | 3.00 |
| GROUP 3. ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE SIGNS | |
| 1st 500 va | 12.00 |
| Each additional 500 va | 7.00 |
| GROUP 4. HEATING EQUIPMENT | |
| Baseboard or spaceheaters | |
| 1st 10 KW - per each KW | 3.00 |
| Each additional KW | 2.00 |
| Unit heaters, furnaces - Motors not included | 15.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Controls only - Each | 9.00 |
| For units with motors - Add appropriate motor from Group 6 | |
| GROUP 5. COMMERCIAL HEATING AND COOKING | |
| Appliances other than Group 4 | |
| 1st 1-8 KW | 12.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| 1st-over 8 KW | 15.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| GROUP 6. MOTORS AND GENERATORS | |
| Less than 1/4 H.P. | Apply Group 2 |
| 1/4 H.P. to 1 H.P. | 12.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Over 1 H.P. to 5 H.P. | 19.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Over 5 H.P. to 10 H.P. | 30.00 |
| Each additional | 12.00 |
| Over 10 H.P. to 20 H.P. | 36.00 |
| Each additional | 15.00 |
| Over 20 H.P. to 30 H.P. | 47.00 |
| Each additional | 22.00 |
| Over 30 H.P. to 50 H.P. | 57.00 |
| Each additional | 24.00 |
| Over 50 H.P. to 75 H.P. | 69.00 |
| Each additional | 30.00 |
| Over 75 H.P. | 78.00 |
| Each additional | 36.00 |
| For installation of more than 1 motor, the initial fee shall be the largest motor fee plus the additional fee for the smaller. | |
| GROUP 7. SERVICE | |
| Piped house connection | 7.00 |
| Each additional | 3.00 |
| Pole line on private property | 7.00 |
| Each additional | 3.00 |
| Conductors, including pole | 9.00 |
| Each additional | 3.00 |
| Service conductors - Each | 7.00 |
| GROUP 8. SERVICE AND METER EQUIPMENT | |
| 0 to 200 amperes | 15.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| 201 to 400 amperes | 22.00 |
| Each additional | 12.00 |
| 401 to 800 amperes | 42.00 |
| Each additional | 22.00 |
| Over 800 amperes | 63.00 |
| Each additional | 30.00 |
| Relocation, replacement or original installation, including meter connection facilities. For installation of more than 1 service equipment, the initial fee shall be for the largest service equipment plus the additional fee for the smaller. | |
| GROUP 9. TRANSFORMERS | |
| 1 to 10 KVA | 12.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| 11 to 75 KVA | 19.00 |
| Each additional | 9.00 |
| 76 to 200 KVA | 24.00 |
| Each additional | 12.00 |
| Vault | 63.00 |
| Each additional | 30.00 |
| GROUP 10. THEATRES OR OTHER PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY: SPOTLIGHTS | |
| Arc | 12.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Incandescent | 7.00 |
| Each additional | 3.00 |
| Portable or temporary arc | 9.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Portable or temporary incandescent | 7.00 |
| Each additional | 3.00 |
| Motion picture machine | |
| Permanent | 30.00 |
| Each additional | 15.00 |
| Portable | 19.00 |
| Each additional | 9.00 |
| Slide projector | 15.00 |
| Each additional | 9.00 |
| Amplifier | 12.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Dimmers (over 1 KW) | 9.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Portable switchboard | 12.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Portable T.V. installation | |
| 1st portable T.V. receiver | 11.00 |
| Each additional receiver | 5.00 |
| Portable or temporary incandescent lamps (other than spotlights) | |
| 1 to 25 lights | 9.00 |
| 26 to 50 lights | 13.00 |
| 51 to 100 lights | 19.00 |
| Each additional 100 lights | 5.00 |
| GROUP 11. TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS | |
| Decorations, lawn fetes, etc. | |
| 1 to 25 lights - 1st 90 days | 12.00 |
| Each additional 90 days | 7.00 |
| 26 to 50 lights - 1st 90 days | 19.00 |
| Each additional 90 days | 9.00 |
| 51 to 100 lights - 1st 90 days | 24.00 |
| Each additional 90 days | 12.00 |
| Each additional 100 lights - 1st 90 days | 7.00 |
| Each additional 90 days | 3.00 |
| Use of current on wiring, apparatus and fixtures for use pending completion of | |
| installation - 1st 90 days | 24.00 |
| Each additional 90 days | 12.00 |
| Circuses and Carnivals | |
| 1st 50 KW | 63.00 |
| Each additional 100 KW | 63.00 |
| Exhibitions, etc. | |
| 1st 3,000 sq. ft. | 27.00 |
| Each additional 1,000 sq. ft. | 15.00 |
| GROUP 12. RADIO AND TELEVISION EQUIPMENT | |
| Transmitting station - 1st | 36.00 |
| Each additional | 19.00 |
| Receiving station | |
| Antenna and ground connection device for receivers - 1st | 7.00 |
| Each additional 10 | 7.00 |
| Centralized speaker station - 1st 10 | 7.00 |
| Each additional 10 | 7.00 |
| Centralized receiver amplifier | 12.00 |
| Each additional | 12.00 |
| Closed circuit television camera - 1st camera | 9.00 |
| Each additional camera | 7.00 |
| GROUP 13. MISCELLANEOUS | |
| Arc vapor lamps - 1st | 9.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Battery charges | 13.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Electric ranges (residential) | 7.00 |
| Each additional | 2.00 |
| Clothes dryer (residential) | 7.00 |
| Each additional | 2.00 |
| Garbage disposal (residential) | 7.00 |
| Each additional | 3.00 |
| X-Ray machine | 12.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Dishwasher (residential) | 7.00 |
| Each additional | 3.00 |
| Hot water heater (residential) | 7.00 |
| Each additional | 3.00 |
| Fire alarm station and bell | Apply Group 1 |
| Electric signs - Incandescent | Apply Group 2 |
| Festoon lighting | Apply Group 2 |
| Air conditioner - Central system | |
| Not over 5 tons (residential) 1st | 30.00 |
| 2nd to 25th, each | 10.00 |
| Above 25, each | 7.00 |
| Rectifier | 15.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Welders | 15.00 |
| Each additional | 7.00 |
| Minimum fee | 7.00 |
| Portable equipment on circuits 20 amperes or less | No Fee |
| Electric furnaces (residential) | |
| 1st | 15.00 |
| 2nd | 12.00 |
| Over 25, each | 7.00 |
| Electric cranes for construction work | 67.00 |
| Replacement of feeder conductors: | |
| Per feeder (old work) 1st | 7.00 |
| Each additional | 3.00 |
| Panel board replacement | |
| 1st panel board (old work) | 7.00 |
| Each additional | 3.00 |
| Installation of empty conduits: | |
| Per floor | 7.00 |
| Duplicates - Preliminary and final certificates of performance or correction of records | 7.00 |
| Quarterly permits - The fee for quarterly permits to install circuits, fixtures and receptacles shall be in accordance with the work | |
| done, in no case less than $27 payable at the time the permit is issued | 27.00 |
| Defect reinspection fee | 13.00 |
| When the applicant receives a written notice of defects found during the original inspection and the applicant or his agent reports the defects have been corrected, and upon inspection of the defect, noted originally, it is revealed that the defects have not been fully corrected, a charge of $13 will be made for each inspection thereafter | 13.00 |
REFUNDSA refund of permit fees shall be made as follows:
(1) When no work has been done under authority of a permit, the fee in excess of the costs of inspection to verify no work having been done, based on $13 per inspector hour, the cost of any engineering examination time previously devoted to approval of plans based on $20 per hour, plus $19 administrative costs of “issuance and refund”, shall be refunded 19.00
(2) When work authorized by permit has been only partially done and when the District is satisfied that no more work will be done under the permit, the fee in excess of the cost of any engineering plans examination based on $20 per hour, cost of inspections made, based on $13 per hour, plus $19 administrative costs of “issuance and refund”, shall be refunded 19.00
(3) Provided, that the request for refund shall be made within six months from the date of issuance and the permit and receipt are returned to the Permit Branch.
PENALTYThe penalty for a permit to abate notice of doing work without a permit shall be 50 percent of the fee.
WAIVER OF PERMIT FEESNo permit fee shall be charged when supported by evidence indicating that the applicant is under contract or subcontract to perform the following:
(1) Work done exclusively for the District of Columbia.
(2) Work done under contract for the District of Columbia.
(3) Work done exclusively for agencies of the United States government.
§ 47–2713. District of Columbia General Hospital rates.
(a) The per diem rates to be charged for inpatient services at the District of Columbia General Hospital shall be as follows:
(1) Medical.............................$215.00.
(2) Surgical................................216.00.
(3) Pediatrics.............................278.00.
(4) Obstetrics.............................370.00.
(5) Crippled children..................232.00.
(6) Gynecology...........................130.00.
(b) The rates to be charged for emergency room services, clinic abortion, and hemodialysis treatment services at the District of Columbia General Hospital shall be as follows:
(1) Emergency room..........................$53.50 per visit.
(2) Clinic abortion..............................360.00 per abortion.
(3) Hemodialysis treatment..............316.00 per treatment.
(c) The rates to be charged for mental health, mental retardation clinic, and home psychiatry services rendered to patients shall be as follows:
(1) For mental health services:
(A) Inpatients....................................$140.00 per day.
(B) Daypatients..................................66.50 per day.
(C) Outpatients..................................43.50 per day.
(2) For mental retardation clinic services:
(A) Daypatients..................................$55.00 per day.
(B) Outpatients...................................35.75 per visit.
(3) For home psychiatry services:.........$19.00 per home visit.
§ 47–2714. District of Columbia Village rates.
(a) The per diem rate to be charged for skilled care patients at District of Columbia Village shall be $82.50.
(b) The per diem rate to be charged for intermediate care patients at District of Columbia Village shall be $56.00.
§ 47–2715. Glenn Dale Hospital rates.
The per diem rate to be charged patients for medical care and service at Glenn Dale Hospital shall be $75.50.
§ 47–2716. Denial of medical or mental health services for inability to pay prohibited.
No person shall be denied the services enumerated in §§ 47-2713 to 47-2716 because of his or her inability to pay for those services.
§ 47–2717. Mayor to adjust medical and mental health service rates.
The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to adjust, from time to time, the rates to be charged for the medical care and mental health services specified in §§ 47-2713 to 47-2716 except that the Mayor’s authority to adjust the rates to be charged for medical care at the outpatient clinic at District of Columbia General Hospital shall terminate on the date that the D.C. General Hospital Commission holds its first meeting pursuant to the provisions of §§ 44-1911 [repealed] and 44-1916(b) [repealed]. Notice of any change in the rates to be charged for the medical care and mental health services specified in §§ 47-2713 to 47-2716 shall be filed with the Council of the District of Columbia at least 30 days prior to their effective date.
§ 47–2718. Public space permits.
(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall amend from time to time the schedule of fees to be charged by the District of Columbia for the issuance of public space permits for underground excavations, constructing manholes, and connecting sewers, conduits and mains. The Mayor shall amend the schedule by rule to provide for fees in amounts as in his judgment will defray the approximate costs of issuing permits and of performing inspections as may be necessary in connection therewith.
(b) Until the schedule of fees is amended by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the schedule of fees to be charged by the District of Columbia for the issuance of public space permits for underground excavations, constructing manholes, and connecting sewers, conduits and mains is as follows:
| Fuel oil, etc. | Fee |
|---|---|
| UNDERGROUND EXCAVATIONS | |
| Fuel oil, gasoline and solvent fill pipes | $69.00 |
| Fuel oil tanks with curb fills, or residential tanks with curb fills | 276.00 |
| Nonresidential tanks with curb fills | 291.00 |
| Replacement or repair of fill pipes and repair of tanks | 69.00 |
| Replacement of tanks | 178.00 |
| MANHOLES | |
| (Except transformer), and valves. For 1 house connection and 1 associated necessary manhole when no other work is included in permit. For constructing a single manhole or gas valve without laying conduit or main. For rebuilding a manhole, including any change in the size, shape, depth, or location of conduit made necessary by the work on the manhole. If a manhole is reduced in size, the conduit may be extended to a new wall, or altered slightly in location or depth to conform to the new manhole location without additional charge | 42.00 |
| SEWER CONNECTIONS | |
| All sewer connections except those to trunk sewers, when part of another job | 24.00 |
| Sewer connections to trunk sewers, when part of another job | 69.00 |
| All sewer connections except those to trunk sewers, when not included with other work | 39.00 |
| Sewer connections to trunk sewers, when not included with other work | 85.00 |
| SEWER CONNECTIONS | |
| All sewer connections except those to trunk sewers, when part of another job | 24.00 |
| Sewer connections to trunk sewers, when part of another job | 69.00 |
| All sewer connections except those to trunk sewers, when not included with other work | 39.00 |
| Sewer connections to trunk sewers, when not included with other work | 85.00 |
| CONDUIT OR MAIN | |
| Conduit and manholes, or main and valves | 85.00. |
Subchapter III. Clean Air Compliance Fees. [Repealed].
§ 47–2731. Findings. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 47–2732. Definitions. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 47–2733. Clean Air Act compliance fee. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 47–2734. Registration of employment parking spaces. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 47–2735. Exemptions. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 47–2736. Rules of construction. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 47–2737. Special agreement with the federal government. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 47–2738. Payment. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 47–2739. Penalties and enforcement. [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 47–2740. Allocation of clean air compliance fee. [Repealed]
Repealed.
