D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 26, r. 26-C3021
The Commissioner shall examine the affairs, business premises, and records of each licensee at least once every three (3) years and at any other time the Commissioner considers necessary. The Commissioner may require the licensee to provide any in formation the Commissioner determines is necessary for a complete examination, including policies and procedures, consumer complaints, financial statements, and any other reasonable information.
The Commissioner, on the basis of a written complaint or on his or her own initiative, may conduct an investigation into the transactions, business, and records of any licensee or unlicensed person or entity who the Commissioner has reason to believe is engaging in any business subject to the Act or this chapter.
The investigation by the Commissioner, or the Commissioner's designee, under this section may include an examination. Examinations may be conducted in conjunction with examinations to be performed by representatives of federal or state governmental agencies.
The Commissioner may, at his or her discretion, consider reports prepared by other federal or state agencies in conducting his or her own examination or investigation.
To defray the costs of a special examination or investigation of a licensee, the licensee shall be subject to an examination/investigation fee as prescribed in § 3023.
The Commissioner may examine a licensee located outside the District of Columbia and charge the licensee the fee prescribed in § 3023. When it becomes necessary to examine or investigate the affairs, books, and records of a licensee required to be licensed under this chapter at a location outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, the licensee shall pay the Commissioner the actual travel costs incurred on account of its examination or investigation and a reasonable per diem rate approved by the Commissioner within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the examination or investigation.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 26, r. 26-C3021