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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Gomez v. Independence Management of Delaware, Inc., 967 A.2d 1276 (2009)

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Gomez v. Independence Management of Delaware, Inc., 967 A.2d 1276 (2009)
Parent Document
Gomez v. Independence Management of Delaware, Inc., 967 A.2d 1276 (2009)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2009-03-26

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An October 2000 amendment to D.C.Code § 28-3902(1) extended that suspension until October 1, 2002. This was a fiscal measure designed to “avoid[] a substantial negative fiscal impact (estimated to be approximately $546,000) that would occur if the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs were required to renew this program which was first suspended in FY 1996.” COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, COMMITTEE of the Whole, Report on Bill 13-679, “FisCal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000,” at 26 (May 19, 2000). At the same time, the Council authorized, but did “not require the Office of the Corporation Counsel to pursue consumer protection claims more aggressively, provide[d] additional remedies and potential recovery on behalf of citizens and the District government, and established] a District of Columbia Consumer Protection Fund into which increased fines and other monetary remedies would be deposited and dedicated for the purposes of consumer protection.” Id. See