1. (a) The Department shall compile information regarding the regulatory programs associated with each business regulated under this subchapter and provide the information to a person requesting it.
2. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of District law, information submitted to the Department under this subchapter shall not be made available to the public; except, that a person may be furnished with such information for one registrant based upon the submission of either the name or address of the registrant; except also, that the person shall be limited to one request per day.
3. (c) Federal Employer Identification numbers and social security numbers shall not be released to the public, except as requested by a law enforcement agency or directed by a court order.

History

Apr. 29, 1998, D.C. Law 12-86, § 101(b), 45 DCR 1172

Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 2002(b), 46 DCR 3142

Oct. 28, 2003, D.C. Law 15-38, § 2(h), 50 DCR 6913

Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-333, § 5(c)(12)

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(h) of Streamlining Regulation Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-145, August 11, 2003, 50 DCR 6896).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(a) of Master Business Registration Second Delay Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-83, May 19, 2003, 50 DCR 4100).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(a) of Master Business Registration Delay Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-73, April 16, 2003, 50 DCR 3616).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(a) of Master Business Registration Delay Emergency Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-595, January 7, 2003, 50 DCR 647).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(a) of Master Business Registration Temporary Act of 2003 (D.C. Law 14-302, May 3, 2003, law notification 50 DCR 3776).

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 15-38, in subsec. (a)(1), substituted “basic” for “master”; and added subsecs. (c) and (d).

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 47-2851.6.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 2-534.

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 24-333: § 9 of D.C. Law 24-333 provided that the change made to this section by § 5(c)(12) of D.C. Law 24-333 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

Section 7286 of D.C. Law 25-217 provided that the amendments made to this section by Section 5(c)(12) of D.C. Law 24-333 shall apply as of October 1, 2025. Therefore those amendments have been implemented.

Section 7286 of D.C. Law 25-217 amended section 9 of D.C. Law 24-333 making the amendment of this section by section 5(c)(12) of D.C. Law 24-333 applicable as of October 1, 2025.