§ 42-3304Title 42
Penalties.
Any wilful or malicious violation of this chapter by any owner, agent, lessor, manager or any electric company, electricity supplier, gas company, or natural gas supplier shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.
Annotations
Sept. 13, 1980, D.C. Law 3-94, § 5, 27 DCR 3500 May 9, 2000, D.C. Law 13-107, § 202(c), 47 DCR 1091 Mar. 16, 2005, D.C. Law 15-227, § 20(c), 51 DCR 10549 For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 8(c) of Prevention of Unauthorized Switching of Customer Natural Gas Accounts Temporary Act of 2001 (D.C. Law 14-13, July 10, 2001, law notification 48 DCR 6589). D.C. Law 15-227 substituted “gas company, or natural gas supplier” for “or gas company”. D.C. Law 13-107 in lieu of “utility company” substituted “electric company, electricity supplier, or gas company”. 1981 Ed., § 43-544.
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