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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 23. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES |
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Chapter 23-19. COMPLAINTS: INQUIRIES TO THE BOARD |
Section 23-1903. DECLARATORY ORDERS
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1903.1Any licensee or applicant for a license may make a written request to the Board to issue a declaratory order, as provided in D.C. Official Code § 2-508, regarding the applicability of Title 25 of the D.C. Official Code, this title, or any other statute enforceable by the Board, to terminate a controversy other than a contested case or to remove uncertainty regarding a specific factual situation. Any request filed with the Board that involves an existing voluntary agreement shall be considered a contested case by the Board and not subject to the issuance of a declaratory order.
1903.2Any request for a declaratory order shall:
(a)Set forth a particular and specific set of facts; and
(b)State in detail the reasons for uncertainty as to the applicability of the Act, this title or other statutes enforceable by the Board or state in detail why a controversy exists.
1903.3Any declaratory order issued by the Board shall state the Board's Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. If the circumstances so warrant, the declaratory order may include an order by the Board to the requestor to cease and desist any practice or activity which is violative of applicable statutes or this title.
1903.4All facts asserted in a request for a declaratory order shall be supported by sworn affidavit of the requestor. If the Board determines that further facts are necessary, it shall request the requestor to provide those facts by written affidavit or may receive those facts by stipulation at a non-contested case fact-finding hearing.
1903.5Any requestor who is aggrieved by a declaratory order or who disagrees with the declaratory order in any respect may appeal the order by:
(a)Petitioning the Board, in writing, within twenty (20) calendar days after issuance of the declaratory order, to reconsider its order, and by setting forth in detail newly discovered facts or by setting forth legal argument which shows one (1) or more errors of law in the Board's order; or
(b)Seeking judicial review of the Board's order as permitted under D.C. Official Code § 2-510.
1903.6All declaratory orders of the Board determined to be in the public interest in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 2-508, shall be published in the D.C. Register and shall be available for public inspection and copying at a reasonable charge at the offices of the Board.