Every vendor or retailer not engaging in business in the District who has been expressly authorized to pay the tax imposed by this chapter and collect reimbursement therefor, and every vendor engaging in business in the District, may, in the discretion of the Council of the District of Columbia, be required to file with the Mayor a bond not exceeding the amount of $10,000 with such sureties as the Council of the District of Columbia deems necessary, and for such duration not exceeding 5 years as the Council of the District of Columbia deems necessary, conditioned upon the payment of the tax due from any vendor or retailer for any period covered by any return required to be filed under this chapter.
(May 27, 1949, 63 Stat. 127, ch. 146, title II, § 218; July 24, 1982, D.C. Law 4-131, § 221, 29 DCR 2418; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575.)
1981 Ed., § 47-2208.
1973 Ed., § 47-2708.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]
Chapter 22 - Compensating-Use Tax
§ 47–2202.03. Additional tax on gross receipts for transient lodgings or accommodations
§ 47–2203. Collection of tax by vendor
§ 47–2204. Nonresident vendors
§ 47–2205. Payment of tax by purchaser
§ 47–2207. Collection of tax. [Repealed]
§ 47–2209. Assumption or refund of tax by vendor unlawful
§ 47–2210. Returns and payment of tax
§ 47–2211. Monthly returns; content and form; payment of tax
§ 47–2212. Certificate of registration
§ 47–2213. Incorporation and application of certain provisions of Chapter 20