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TITLE 22.  CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
SUBTITLE I.  CRIMINAL OFFENSES
CHAPTER 32.  THEFT; FRAUD; STOLEN PROPERTY; FORGERY; AND EXTORTION
SUBCHAPTER III-B.  TELEPHONE FRAUD
D.C. Code§ 22-3226.09
§ 22-3226.09. Civil penalties

(a) The following penalties may be imposed in addition to those otherwise available at law:

(1) Any telephone solicitor who violates any provision of this subchapter may be fined up to $ 1,000 per violation.

(2) A permit or license shall be revoked or suspended if the seller or telephone solicitor fails to comply with the registration requirements of this subchapter.

(3) A judge may impose treble damages against any telephone solicitor who knowingly targets elderly or disabled persons.

(b) Fines shall be payable to the Fraud Prevention Fund established in § 22-3226.14.

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