Section 19-1208. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES

 

1208.1 The Director may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a sightseeing tour guide license or a sightseeing tour company license issued under this chapter for any reason set forth in this chapter or D.C. Official Code § 47-2844.

 

1208.2The Director also may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a sightseeing tour guide license or a sightseeing tour company license issued under this chapter on any of the following grounds:

 

(a)Conviction of the licensee of a criminal offense involving fraudulent conduct;

 

(b)Willful or fraudulent circumvention of a provision of District law or regulation relating to the conduct of the business;

 

(c)Employment of a fraudulent or misleading device, method, or practice relating to the conduct of the business; or

 

(d)The making of a false statement in the license application.

 

1208.3All qualifications set forth in this chapter as a prerequisite to the issuance of a license shall be maintained for the entire license period. Failure to maintain a qualification during the license period shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the license.

 

authority

Sections 2 and 3 of the Streamlining Regulation Act of 2003, effective October 28, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-38; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.20 and 47-2836(b) (2005 Repl.)).

source

Article 2, § 9 of the Police Regulations of the District of Columbia (1958), Commissioners’ Order 58-433 (March 25, 1958) published at 4 DCR 252 (April 7, 1958); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 6116 (July 16, 2010).