500.1 This chapter establishes the fees and charges for licenses issued pursuant to the basic business license system (D.C. Official Code § 47-2851.01, et seq.).

500.2 The Director shall charge a fee of seventy dollars ($70) for each basic business license, plus a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each endorsement added to the basic business license, except for a General Business license and endorsement under 516.1(c) and an Employment Services license and endorsement under 513.1 (a), (b), and (c) for which no fee shall be charged. Each basic business license and endorsement shall be valid for two (2) years from the date of issuance, unless earlier revoked or voluntarily relinquished.

500.3 The Director shall charge a fee of seventy dollars ($70) for the renewal of each basic business license, plus a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each renewal endorsement added to a basic business license, except for a General Business license and endorsement under 516.1(c) and an Employment Services license and endorsement under 513.1 (a), (b), and (c) for which no fee shall be charged.

500.4 Starting on October 1, 2010, the Director shall charge an additional fee of ten percent (10%) on the total cost of each basic business license to cover the costs of enhanced technological capabilities of the basic business licensing system.

SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 4654 (May 28, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 8792 (September 24, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12191, 12192 (December 24, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 538 (January 20, 2017); as amended by the Business License Technology Fee Reauthorization Amendment Act of 2017, enacted July 31, 2017 (D.C. Act 22-130; 64 DCR 7652 (August 11, 2017)); as amended by the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Act of 2021, effective November 13, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-45; 68 DCR 010163 (October 1, 2021)).