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Councilmember Mary M. Cheh

A BILL
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTICT OF COLUMBIA
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To amen!" on an emer#ency ba$i$" %he e%ail Ser&ice S%a%ion Ac% o' ()*+ %o au%hori,e %he Mayor
%o en'orce %he $%a%u%e-$ .rohibi%ion on cer%ain mar/e%in# a#reemen%$.
BE IT ENACTED B0 THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTICT OF COLUMBIA" Tha% %hi$
ac% may be ci%e! a$ %he 1e%ail Ser&ice S%a%ion Emer#ency Amen!men% Ac% o' 23(45.
Sec. 2. The e%ail Ser&ice S%a%ion Ac% o' ()*+" e''ec%i&e A.ril ()" ()** 6D.C. La7 (8(29:
D.C. O''icial Co!e ; 9+893(.3( et seq.<" i$ amen!e! a$ 'ollo7$=
6a< Sec%ion 98(346c< 6D.C. O''icial Co!e ; 9+8932.346c<< i$ amen!e! by $%ri/in# %he
.hra$e 1Ti%le$ I an! III5 an! in$er%in# %he .hra$e 1Ti%le$ I" II" an! III5 in i%$ .lace
6b< Sec%ion 98(3> 6D.C. O''icial Co!e ; 9+8932.3>< i$ amen!e! a$ 'ollo7$=
6(< Sub$ec%ion 6a< i$ amen!e! by $%ri/in# %he .hra$e 1Ti%le I or III5 an! in$er%in#
%he .hra$e 1Ti%le I" II" or III5 in i%$ .lace.
62< Sub$ec%ion 6b< i$ amen!e! by $%ri/in# %he .hra$e 1Ti%le I or III5 an! in$er%in#
%he .hra$e 1Ti%le I" II" or III5 in i%$ .lace.
6c< Sec%ion 4823( 6D.C. O''icial Co!e ; 9+8939.3(< i$ amen!e! by a!!in# a ne7
$ub$ec%ion 6c< %o rea! a$ 'ollo7$=
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16c<6(< The A%%orney @eneral 'or %he Di$%ric% o' Columbia" or any o' %he A%%orney
@eneral-$ a$$i$%an%$" i$ hereby em.o7ere! %o main%ain an ac%ion or ac%ion$ in %he Su.erior Cour%
o' %he Di$%ric% o' Columbia in %he name o' %he Di$%ric% o' Columbia %o enAoin any .er$on 'rom"
!irec%ly or in!irec%ly" ma/in#" rene7in#" or en'orcin# a mar/e%in# a#reemen% .ro&i$ion" %erm or
con!i%ion in &iola%ion o' %hi$ $ec%ion. The A%%orney @eneral may reco&er %he co$%$ o' %he ac%ion
an! rea$onable a%%orney-$ 'ee$.
162< I' %he A%%orney @eneral" in %he cour$e o' an in&e$%i#a%ion %o
!e%ermine 7he%her %o brin# a cour% ac%ion un!er %hi$ $ec%ion" ha$ rea$on %o belie&e %ha% a .er$on
may ha&e in'orma%ion" or may be in .o$$e$$ion" cu$%o!y" or con%rol o' !ocumen%ary ma%erial"
rele&an% %o %he in&e$%i#a%ion" %he A%%orney @eneral may i$$ue in 7ri%in# an! cau$e %o be $er&e!
u.on %he .er$on" a $ub.oena or $ub.oena$ reBuirin# %he .er$on %o #i&e oral %e$%imony un!er oa%h"
or %o .ro!uce recor!$" boo/$" .a.er$" con%rac%$" elec%ronically8$%ore! !a%a an! o%her !ocumen%ary
ma%erial 'or in$.ec%ion an! co.yin#.
169< In'orma%ion ob%aine! .ur$uan% %o a $ub.oena i$$ue! in accor!ance
7i%h .ara#ra.h 62< o' %hi$ $ub$ec%ion $hall no% be a!mi$$ible in a la%er criminal .rocee!in#
a#ain$% %he .er$on 7ho .ro&i!e! %he in'orma%ion.
164< The A%%orney @eneral may .e%i%ion %he Su.erior Cour% o' %he Di$%ric%
o' Columbia 'or an or!er com.ellin# com.liance 7i%h a $ub.oena i$$ue! .ur$uan% %o .ara#ra.h
62< o' %hi$ $ub$ec%ion.5.
Sec. 9. Fi$cal im.ac% $%a%emen%.
The Council a!o.%$ %he 'i$cal im.ac% $%a%emen% o' %he Council Bu!#e% Direc%or a$ %he
'i$cal im.ac% $%a%emen% reBuire! by $ec%ion +326c<69< o' %he Di$%ric% o' Columbia Home ule
Ac%" a..ro&e! December 24" ()*9 6?* S%a%. ?(9" D.C. O''icial Co!e ; (823+.326c<69<<.
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Sec. 4. E''ec%i&e !a%e.
Thi$ ac% $hall %a/e e''ec% 'ollo7in# a..ro&al by %he Mayor 6or in %he e&en% o' &e%o by %he
Mayor" ac%ion by %he Council %o o&erri!e %he &e%o<" an! $hall remain in e''ec% 'or no lon#er %han
)3 !ay$" a$ .ro&i!e! 'or emer#ency ac%$ o' %he Council o' %he Di$%ric% o' Columbia in $ec%ion
4(26a< o' %he Di$%ric% o' Columbia Home ule Ac%" a..ro&e! December 24" ()*9 6?* S%a%. *??:
D.C. O''icial Co!e ; (8234.(26a<<.
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