D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 17. BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS |
Chapter 17-33. GENERAL RULES: FUNERAL DIRECTORS, VETERINARIANS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS |
Section 17-3311. REFERRAL FOR PROSECUTION OF PERSONS COMMITTING CERTAIN OFFENSES
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3311.1A District employee or member of a board shall inform the Director and a board if the employee or board member has good cause to believe that a person has committed one of the following offenses in connection with an application for a license or in any proceeding before a board:
(a)Wilfully making a false statement of a material fact under oath at a hearing or other proceeding which the person does not believe is true and in fact is not true in violation of D.C. Code § 22-2511 (1987 Supp.) (perjury);
(b)Wilfully procuring another to commit perjury in violation of D.C. Code § 22-2512 (1987 Supp.) (subornation of perjury);
(c)Wilfully making a false statement of a material fact on an application or other official document that was sworn to before a notary public in violation of D.C. Code § 22-2513 (1987 Supp.) (false swearing); or
(d)Wilfully making a false statement in writing of a material fact which statement could reasonably be expected to be relied upon as true in violation of D.C. Code § 22-2514 (1987 Supp.) (false statements).
3311.2If a board or the Director determines that there is good cause to believe that a person committed one of the offenses listed in § 3311.1, the board or Director may refer the matter to the appropriate official for prosecution.
3311.3All application forms for a license under this title shall contain a notice stating in substance the following:
The making of a false statement on this application or on documents required by this application is punishable by criminal penalties.