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District of Columbia Official Code
Division VII - PROPERTYTitle 42 - REAL PROPERTYSubtitle VI - NUISANCE PROPERTY
Chapter 31 - DRUG-, FIREARM-, OR PROSTITUTION-RELATED NUISANCE ABATEMENT
Section 42-3113 - Interpretation

D.C. Code § 42-3113

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Current through codified legislation effective April 20, 2024
Section 42-3113 - Interpretation

This chapter shall be construed liberally in accordance with its remedial purposes. The definition of a drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance shall not be subject to any restrictions or limitations upon public or private nuisance actions at common law. This action is civil in nature and none of its provisions should be interpreted as punishment.

D.C. Code § 42-3113

Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-194, § 14, 45 DCR 7982; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-81, § 3(b), 53 DCR 1050; Nov. 6, 2010, D.C. Law 18-259, § 7(b), 57 DCR 5591.