Any lender who wilfully violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01] or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.
(Mar. 14, 1984, D.C. Law 5-62, § 4, 31 DCR 114; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 285(b), 60 DCR 2064.)
1981 Ed., § 28-3313.
This section is referenced in § 28-3301.
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 $1,000”.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 285(b) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
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.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 28 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
Chapter 33 - Interest and Usury
§ 28–3301. Rate of interest expressed in contract
§ 28–3302. Rate of interest not expressed and on judgments
§ 28–3304. Action to recover usury paid
§ 28–3305. Unlawful interest credited on principal debt
§ 28–3306. Parties compelled to testify
§ 28–3307. Council of the District of Columbia authorized to exempt certain mortgages and loans
§ 28–3308. Finance charge on direct installment loans
§ 28–3310. Consumer protections
§ 28–3311. Definition of interest
§ 28–3315. Exemption of institutions of higher learning from usury law