Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term: “District” means the District of Columbia. “Children at risk” means persons under 18 years of age who have had direct or indirect contact with drugs. “Drug prevention” means a program designed to promote positive self-worth and stress the importance of the avoidance of drug and alcohol consumption. “Fund” means the Public Fund established in § 47-4002, which is responsible for investment and distribution of the funds generated by the tax check-off. “Tax check-off” means the drug prevention and children at risk tax check-off system established in § 47-1812.11b.
Annotations
Mar. 8, 1991, D.C. Law 8-246, § 2, 38 DCR 371 Nov. 20, 1993, D.C. Law 10-56, § 10, 40 DCR 7222 enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575 Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-236, § 2(d), 46 DCR 660 1981 Ed., § 47-4001. This section is referenced in § 47-1812.11b. Income and franchise taxes, tax check-off, “drug prevention”, “children at risk,” “Fund” and “tax check-off” have meanings from this section, see § 47-1812.11b.
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