900.1 The provisions of this chapter are adopted pursuant to the "Act to regulate and license pawnbrokers in the District of Columbia," approved August 6, 1956, (70 Stat. 1036; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2884.01 et seq.), which is also referred to in this chapter as the "Act."

900.2 Except as otherwise provided, the Director of the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs or the Director's designee (also referred to in this chapter as the "Director") shall perform the functions vested in the Mayor by the Act with respect to licensing, inspection, investigation, and control of operations of pawnbroking operations, as set forth in this chapter and the Act.

SOURCE: § 2 of the Commissioners' Order 57-1638 (August 22, 1957), published at 4 DCR 53 (September 9, 1957); as amended by Article 41 of the Police Regulations, §§ 1(a) and 2 (May 1981).