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| - **Sign and deliver formation filing to Mayor** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · //permission// (§ 29-802.01(a)) \\ “//signing and delivering to the Mayor for filing a certificate of organization//” | - **Sign and deliver formation filing to Mayor** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · //permission// (§ 29-802.01(a)) \\ “//signing and delivering to the Mayor for filing a certificate of organization//” |
| - **Pay filing fee in permitted manner** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · //obligation// (§ 29-102.01(c)) \\ “//When an entity filing is delivered to the Mayor for filing, any fee required under this chapter//” | - **Pay filing fee in permitted manner** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · //obligation// (§ 29-102.01%%(c)%%) \\ “//When an entity filing is delivered to the Mayor for filing, any fee required under this chapter//” |
| - **Check filing satisfies Title 29** — Mayor (entity filing office) · //obligation// (§ 29-102.06(a)) \\ “//The duty of the Mayor under this section is ministerial.//” | - **Check filing satisfies Title 29** — Mayor (entity filing office) · //obligation// (§ 29-102.06(a)) \\ “//The duty of the Mayor under this section is ministerial.//” |
| - **Record filing as of delivery time** — Mayor (entity filing office) · //obligation// (§ 29-102.06(b)) \\ “//the Mayor shall record it as filed on the date and at the time of its delivery//” | - **Record filing as of delivery time** — Mayor (entity filing office) · //obligation// (§ 29-102.06(b)) \\ “//the Mayor shall record it as filed on the date and at the time of its delivery//” |
| - **Return or notify with recorded reason for refusal** — Mayor (entity filing office) · within 15 business days · //obligation// (§ 29-102.06(c)) \\ “//the Mayor shall return the entity filing or notify the person that submitted the filing//” | - **Return or notify with recorded reason for refusal** — Mayor (entity filing office) · within 15 business days · //obligation// (§ 29-102.06%%(c)%%) \\ “//the Mayor shall return the entity filing or notify the person that submitted the filing//” |
| - **Petition Superior Court to compel filing** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · //permission// (§ 29-102.06(d)(1)) \\ “//The review proceeding shall be commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing of the filing and by attaching to the petition the filing and the explanation of the Mayor of the refusal to file.//” | - **Petition Superior Court to compel filing** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · //permission// (§ 29-102.06(d)(1)) \\ “//The review proceeding shall be commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing of the filing and by attaching to the petition the filing and the explanation of the Mayor of the refusal to file.//” |
| - **Deliver corrected filing without fee** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · within 60 days · //permission// (§ 29-102.06(c)) \\ “//If an entity files a corrected entity filing//” | - **Deliver corrected filing without fee** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · within 60 days · //permission// (§ 29-102.06%%(c)%%) \\ “//If an entity files a corrected entity filing//” |
| - **Summarily order filing or other action** — Superior Court · //permission// (§ 29-102.06(d)(2)) \\ “//The court may summarily order the Mayor to file the filing or take other action the court considers appropriate.//” | - **Summarily order filing or other action** — Superior Court · //permission// (§ 29-102.06(d)(2)) \\ “//The court may summarily order the Mayor to file the filing or take other action the court considers appropriate.//” |
| - **Deliver filed copy with acknowledgment** — Mayor (entity filing office) · //obligation// (§ 29-102.06(b)) \\ “//the Mayor shall deliver to the person that submitted the filing a copy of the filing with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing//” | - **Deliver filed copy with acknowledgment** — Mayor (entity filing office) · //obligation// (§ 29-102.06(b)) \\ “//the Mayor shall deliver to the person that submitted the filing a copy of the filing with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing//” |
| - **Apply for basic business license per location** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · //obligation// (§ 47-2851.02(a)) \\ “//A person doing business in the District of Columbia shall maintain a basic business license in accordance with this subchapter//” | - **Apply for basic business license per location** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · //obligation// (§ 47-2851.02(a)) \\ “//A person doing business in the District of Columbia shall maintain a basic business license in accordance with this subchapter//” |
| - **Issue license to complying applicant** — Department (business licensing) · //obligation// (§ 47-2851.02(b)) \\ “//The Department shall issue or renew a basic business license to an applicant who complies with all applicable District and federal laws and regulations.//” | - **Issue license to complying applicant** — Department (business licensing) · //obligation// (§ 47-2851.02(b)) \\ “//The Department shall issue or renew a basic business license to an applicant who complies with all applicable District and federal laws and regulations.//” |
| - **Register trade name, executed by proprietor or governor** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · //obligation// (§ 47-2855.02(c)) \\ “//The trade name application shall be executed by//” | - **Register trade name, executed by proprietor or governor** — Founder (organizer or incorporator) · //obligation// (§ 47-2855.02%%(c)%%) \\ “//The trade name application shall be executed by//” |
| - **Check trade name is distinguishable** — Department (business licensing) (§ 47-2855.02(d)) \\ “//The trade name shall be distinguishable on the records of the Mayor from any//” | - **Check trade name is distinguishable** — Department (business licensing) (§ 47-2855.02(d)) \\ “//The trade name shall be distinguishable on the records of the Mayor from any//” |
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| * DC law does not call the result a 'certificate'; the Mayor delivers a copy of the filing with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing (§ 29-102.06(b)). Corporations exist when the articles are filed unless a delayed effective date is given (§§ 29-302.03, 29-402.03, not used as quotes). | * DC law does not call the result a 'certificate'; the Mayor delivers a copy of the filing with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing (§ 29-102.06(b)). Corporations exist when the articles are filed unless a delayed effective date is given (§§ 29-302.03, 29-402.03, not used as quotes). |
| * Sole proprietorships and general partnerships make no formation filing, so they skip the Mayor's path and go straight to the basic business license and, if they trade under another name, trade name registration; no act in the printed sections precedes both paths, so that shorter path is not drawn separately. | * Sole proprietorships and general partnerships make no formation filing, so they skip the Mayor's path and go straight to the basic business license and, if they trade under another name, trade name registration; no act in the printed sections precedes both paths, so that shorter path is not drawn separately. |
| * No statute creates the sole proprietorship; § 47-2855.02(a)(1) and (c)(1) recognise it for trade name registration. | * No statute creates the sole proprietorship; § 47-2855.02(a)(1) and %%(c)%%(1) recognise it for trade name registration. |
| * The beneficial-ownership disclosure in § 29-102.01(a)(6) applies only to 'entity registration filings made on or after January 1, 2020'; whether that term covers every formation filing depends on the definitions in § 29-101.02, which were not printed, so filing_complies takes it as a separate registration_filing input. | * The beneficial-ownership disclosure in § 29-102.01(a)(6) applies only to 'entity registration filings made on or after January 1, 2020'; whether that term covers every formation filing depends on the definitions in § 29-101.02, which were not printed, so filing_complies takes it as a separate registration_filing input. |
| * The professional LLC is recognised in § 29-803.04(c), but the provisions governing who may form one were not located in the printed sections. A professional corporation may be incorporated by any individuals; its articles must state the professional services, the original shareholders' names and addresses, and that each original shareholder and director is licensed (§ 29-506). | * The professional LLC is recognised in § 29-803.04%%(c)%%, but the provisions governing who may form one were not located in the printed sections. A professional corporation may be incorporated by any individuals; its articles must state the professional services, the original shareholders' names and addresses, and that each original shareholder and director is licensed (§ 29-506). |
| * The statute does not order the basic business license and the trade name registration; the model registers the trade name after licensing. Licence categories, endorsements, Clean Hands certification, certificates of occupancy and zoning are not modelled. | * The statute does not order the basic business license and the trade name registration; the model registers the trade name after licensing. Licence categories, endorsements, Clean Hands certification, certificates of occupancy and zoning are not modelled. |
| * The refusal deadline (15 business days) has no stated consequence, but the BPMN draws it as an interrupting timer on the refusal task leading to a 'Deadline missed' end, which the text does not support: a late return or notice is still an effective refusal, and the 15 business days run from delivery of the filing, not from the start of the refusal task. Who may appeal the Superior Court's final decision is not stated beyond 'as in other civil proceedings'. A court order to file is modelled as making filing_ok true, so the Mayor's recording and acknowledgment are drawn once for both the ordinary and the court-ordered path. | * The refusal deadline (15 business days) has no stated consequence, but the BPMN draws it as an interrupting timer on the refusal task leading to a 'Deadline missed' end, which the text does not support: a late return or notice is still an effective refusal, and the 15 business days run from delivery of the filing, not from the start of the refusal task. Who may appeal the Superior Court's final decision is not stated beyond 'as in other civil proceedings'. A court order to file is modelled as making filing_ok true, so the Mayor's recording and acknowledgment are drawn once for both the ordinary and the court-ordered path. |
| * The basic business licence duty applies to a person 'doing business' and not to the activities exempted by § 47-2851.02(h)(1), including those with gross annual revenue of $2,000 or less (self-certified by letter on request under (h)(2)). Beyond the Department's duty running only to complying applicants, the statute does not say what happens to an applicant who does not comply. | * The basic business licence duty applies to a person 'doing business' and not to the activities exempted by § 47-2851.02(h)(1), including those with gross annual revenue of $2,000 or less (self-certified by letter on request under (h)(2)). Beyond the Department's duty running only to complying applicants, the statute does not say what happens to an applicant who does not comply. |
| * Who checks that a trade name is distinguishable is not stated; the model assigns the check to the Department, with which the name is registered. | * Who checks that a trade name is distinguishable is not stated; the model assigns the check to the Department, with which the name is registered. |
| * A corrected filing delivered within 60 days of the rejection goes back to the Mayor's review without a fee (§ 29-102.06(c)); when the 60 days pass first, the fee-free right lapses and the model ends at filing_refused, since a later corrected filing is a new delivery that pays the applicable fee. The statute does not limit the number of corrections, so the model lets the review-and-correct loop repeat. BPMN restarts the 60-day timer on each pass through the loop, but the statute runs the fee-free period only from the initial rejection; on a later rejection only the time left of the original 60 days is fee-free. | * A corrected filing delivered within 60 days of the rejection goes back to the Mayor's review without a fee (§ 29-102.06%%(c)%%); when the 60 days pass first, the fee-free right lapses and the model ends at filing_refused, since a later corrected filing is a new delivery that pays the applicable fee. The statute does not limit the number of corrections, so the model lets the review-and-correct loop repeat. BPMN restarts the 60-day timer on each pass through the loop, but the statute runs the fee-free period only from the initial rejection; on a later rejection only the time left of the original 60 days is fee-free. |
| * After a refusal the model offers court review (§ 29-102.06(d)) and fee-free correction (§ 29-102.06(c)) as alternatives, although the statute does not make them exclusive: a founder may correct within 60 days while a petition is pending. A correction after the court takes other action is not drawn. | * After a refusal the model offers court review (§ 29-102.06(d)) and fee-free correction (§ 29-102.06%%(c)%%) as alternatives, although the statute does not make them exclusive: a founder may correct within 60 days while a petition is pending. A correction after the court takes other action is not drawn. |
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| | ===== Court decisions citing this law ===== |
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| | //Found with [[https://www.courtlistener.com|CourtListener]] (Free Law Project): opinions in the state's appellate courts whose text cites these sections. Listed for research; not every citing case construes the section.// |
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| | * [[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1533386/community-credit-union-services-inc-v-federal-express-services-corp/|Community Credit Union Services, Inc. v. Federal Express Services Corp.]] (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1987, 534 A.2d 331; 1987 D.C. App. LEXIS 488; 1987 WL 20710) — cites § 29-506 |
| | * [[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2329534/save-immaculatadunblane-inc-v-immaculata-preparatory-school-inc/|Save Immaculata/Dunblane, Inc. v. Immaculata Preparatory School, Inc.]] (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1986, 514 A.2d 1152; 35 Educ. L. Rep. 212; 1986 D.C. App. LEXIS 423) — cites § 29-506 |
| | * [[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4594901/hvac-specialist-inc-v-dominion-mechanical-contractors-inc/|HVAC Specialist, Inc. v. Dominion Mechanical Contractors, Inc.]] (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2019, 201 A.3d 1205) — cites § 47-2851.02 |
| | * [[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4768226/dc-dcra-v-aa/|DC DCRA v. A&A]] (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2020) — cites § 47-2851.02 |
| | * [[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2107654/charlery-v-district-of-columbia-department-of-consumer-regulatory/|Charlery v. District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs]] (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2009, 970 A.2d 280; 2009 D.C. App. LEXIS 72; 2009 WL 1150999) — cites § 47-2851.02 |
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| ===== Checks ===== | ===== Checks ===== |
| ===== Local answers ===== | ===== Local answers ===== |
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| * [[lexflow:dc:washington_dc|City of Washington Dc]] | * [[lexflow:dc:washington_dc:business|City of Washington DC]] |
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