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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 17. BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS |
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Chapter 17-40. HEALTH OCCUPATIONS: GENERAL RULES |
Section 17-4012. REFERRAL FOR PROSECUTION OF PERSONS COMMITTING CERTAIN OFFENSES
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4012.1A District employee or member of a board shall inform the Director and the board if the employee or board member has good cause to believe that a person has committed one (1) of the following offenses in connection with an application for a license, certificate, or registration or in any proceeding before a board or the Director:
(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. Official Code § 22-2511 (1987 Supp.) (perjury);
(b)Wilfully procuring another to commit perjury in violation of D.C. Official 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. Official Code § 22-2513 (1987 Supp.) (false swearing); or
(d)Wilfully making a false statement in writing of a material fact or which statement would reasonably be expected to be relied upon as true in violation of D.C. Official Code § 22-2514 (1987 Supp.) (false statements).
4012.2If the Director or the board determines that there is good cause to believe that a person committed one of the offenses listed in § 4012.1, the Director or board may refer the matter to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for prosecution.
4012.3All application forms for a license, certificate, or registration under this subtitle shall contain a notice that states in substance that:
"The making of a false statement on this application or on documents required by this application is punishable by criminal penalties."