(a) In enforcing this chapter, the Attorney General may accept an assurance of discontinuance of an act or practice considered in violation of this chapter from any person engaged in the act or practice.
(b) The assurance of discontinuance shall be in writing and shall be effective only upon the approval of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(c) The assurance of discontinuance may not be considered for any purpose as an admission of a violation. Proof of failure to comply with the assurance of discontinuance is prima facie evidence of a violation of this chapter.
(Mar. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-169, § 2, 27 DCR 5368; Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-199, § 2(d), 68 DCR 000760.)
1981 Ed., § 28-4512.
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