185. Prohibited names. The Mayor may refuse to issue, renew, or transfer a license in a name that: (1) Is misleading or would constitute false advertising; (2) Implies a partnership, association, or corporation when a partnership, association, or corporation does not exist; (3) Includes the name of a salesperson; (4) Is in violation of law; (5) Is a name which has been used by any person whose license has been suspended; (6) Includes the name of a person not otherwise licensed; or (7) Is a name which is deceptively similar to a name used by any other licensee. (Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 1002, 46 DCR 3142.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 47-2853.185.
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