Section 7-1721.07 - Civil penalties(a)(1) A violation of section 3, 5, 6, or 7 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $500 for the first violation. For a subsequent violation, a person shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000.(2) Any person who violates section 4(a) may be subject to a civil penalty of $25.(3) Any person who violates section 4(b) may be subject to a civil penalty of: (A) $100 the first time the offense or offenses occurred;(B) $200 the second time the offense or offenses occurred; and(C) $300 the third and subsequent times the offense or offenses occurred.(4) A person who violates section 9 shall be subject to a civil penalty of: (A) Not more than $25 per violation, if the person committing the violation is an individual; and(B) Not more than $10,000 per violation, if the person committing the violation is a person other than an individual.(5) The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501et seq.), may issue rules to increase the amount of the fine for a violation of section 4(a) or (b).(b) A violation of the provisions described in subsection (a) of this section shall be a civil infraction for the purposes of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-42; D.C. Official Code § 2-1801.01et seq.) ("Civil Infractions Act"). Adjudication of any such civil infractions shall be pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act. (c)(1) Law enforcement officers shall not be involved in the enforcement of the provisions described in subsection (a) of this section.(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "law enforcement officer" means: (A) A sworn member of the Metropolitan Police Department;(B) A sworn member of the District of Columbia Protective Services;(C) The Director, deputy directors, and officers of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections;(D) Any probation, parole, supervised release, community supervision, or pretrial services officer of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency or the Pretrial Services Agency; and(E) Metro Transit police officers.Amended by D.C. Law 24-25,§ 2, 68 DCR 007332, eff. 9/22/2021.Feb. 7, 1891, 26 Stat. 736, ch. 117, § 8; as added July 23, 2010, D.C. Law 18-189, § 3(d), 57 DCR 3019.