The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Communicable and Preventable Diseases Act, 53 Stat. 1408, sec. 9, as amended by D.C. Law 6-83 sec. 3(e)
- Issued
- 1939-08-11 Aug. 11, 1939
- Effective
- 1939-08-11; in force throughout 2020-2021 (read as 1939-08-11)
- End
- standing (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing since Aug. 11, 1939 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Standing duty
- Addressees
- persons generally; employers; owners or persons in control of premises
- Character
- statutory duty
- Collection
- Standing duties: District of Columbia DUT-DC
Operative words
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to obstruct, resist, oppose, or interfere with any person performing any duty or function under the authority of this subchapter or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder.
Penalty
Misdemeanor; fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment not more than 90 days, or both (sec. 7-140, Ex. DUT-DC-008)
What it required
Binds every person, including every owner or operator of premises, not to obstruct, resist, oppose or interfere with DC Health, police or other officials performing communicable-disease duties (inspection under sec. 7-138, removal and detention under sec. 7-133, enforcement of rules under sec. 7-131).
Retrieval noteSec. 7-138 (access to buildings for inspection) was read on the Council's code site and is not separately saved; it gives DC Health the right of entry that sec. 7-139 protects.