(a) An action under section 28-4506 to recover a criminal penalty is barred if the action is not commenced within four (4) years after the commission of an act constituting in whole or in part the offense or wrongful action charged.
(b) An action under section 28-4507 or 28-4508 to recover damages is barred if the action is not commenced within four (4) years after the cause of action accrues, or within one (1) year after the conclusion of any timely action brought by the District of Columbia under section 28-4506, based in whole or in part on any matter complained of in the action for damages under section 28-4507 or 28-4508, whichever is later.
(Mar. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-169, § 2, 27 DCR 5368.)
1981 Ed., § 28-4511.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 28 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
Chapter 45 - Restraints of Trade
§ 28–4501. Definition and purpose
§ 28–4502. Contract, combination, or conspiracy to restrain trade
§ 28–4505. Civil investigative demand
§ 28–4506. Criminal enforcement by the District of Columbia
§ 28–4507. Damages and injunctive relief for injuries to or within the District of Columbia
§ 28–4508. Relief for private parties
§ 28–4509. Indirect purchasers
§ 28–4510. Judgment in favor of the District of Columbia as prima facie evidence
§ 28–4511. Limitations on actions
§ 28–4512. Assurance of discontinuance
§ 28–4513. Cooperation with federal government and states
§ 28–4514. Remedies cumulative