D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 19 § 1405
Licenses issued to own or operate a video arcade or offer mechanical amusement machines for public use shall be renewed annually at a time and in the manner prescribed by the Mayor. The Mayor may refuse to renew a license where the licensee fails to file an application for renewal of his or her license within a reasonable period after expiration of that license.
In the case of an application for renewal of a license to own or operate a video arcade or offer mechanical amusement machines for public use, the Mayor may require a fine to process a late application; provided that in no case shall a fine exceed $50.00.
The license shall specify the number of authorized machines. If one mechanical amusement machine for which the license fee has been paid is replaced within the license year by another, the other mechanical machine shall not be considered as an additional machine.
D.C. Mun. Regs. Tit. 19, § 1405