{"id":"DUT-DC-008","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"District of Columbia","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Congress of the United States (Act of Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 601), as amended by the Council of the District of Columbia","authority":"Communicable and Preventable Diseases Act, 53 Stat. 1408, sec. 10, as amended through D.C. Law 14-194 sec. 902(h)","instrument":"D.C. Official Code sec. 7-140","title":"Violation of sec. 7-136, sec. 7-138, or sec. 7-139, or rules or regulations promulgated thereunder","dateIssued":"1939-08-11","effective":"1939-08-11; in force throughout 2020-2021","end":"standing","startDate":"1939-08-11","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","QUAR","OTHER"],"addressees":["persons generally; employers; owners or persons in control of premises"],"clause":"[W]illfully violates sec. 7-136, 7-138, or 7-139... misdemeanor... fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. Any person who willfully violates any rule or regulation issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and... subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.","enforcement":"Fine not exceeding $5,000 and imprisonment not more than 90 days (secs. 7-136, 7-138, 7-139); fine not exceeding $1,000 and imprisonment not more than 30 days (rules and regulations)","functions":[],"notes":"Makes wilful violation of the detention, inspection and non-interference provisions a misdemeanor punishable by $5,000 and 90 days, and wilful violation of any communicable-disease rule (including rules DC Health issued to enforce the mask order) a misdemeanor punishable by $1,000 and 30 days.","sourceUrl":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-140","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":135239,"grade":"primary","character":"order_penalty","description":"","collection":"DUT-DC","url":"/library/DUT-DC-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-DC-008","citation":"Congress of the United States (Act of Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 601), as amended by the Council of the District of Columbia, D.C. Official Code sec. 7-140 (standing) (Ex. DUT-DC-008)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["DC-006","DUT-DC-005","DUT-DC-006","DUT-DC-007"]}