Criminal penalties. Any person who commits any of the acts prohibited by § 47-2419, either knowingly or having reason to know he is doing so, or who fails to comply with any of the requirements of § 47-2420, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01] or imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both. (Apr. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-225, § 2(c), 48 DCR 35; June 19, 2001, D.C. Law 13-313, § 16(c)(2), 48 DCR 1873; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 73(i)(3), 52 DCR 2638; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 286(o), 60 DCR 2064.) Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 13-313 inserted the section symbol in the section heading. D.C. Law 15-354 substituted 'fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both' for 'subject to the penalties under § 47-2414(a)'. The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted 'not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01]' for 'not more than $5,000'. Editor's Notes Applicability of D.C. Law 19-317: Section 401 of D.C. Law 19-317 provided that the act shall apply only to offenses committed on or after June 11, 2013.
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