Washington DC consumer law set to suck money from retailers AND manufacturers who sell to Washington DC Residents

My advice. STOP ALL SALES TO WASHINGTON DC RESIDENTS OR WASHINGTON DC ADDRESSES!

The letter below was received from a Georgia cycling store. The letter demands thousands of dollars for violating Washington DC Chapter 39. Consumer Protection Procedures. Allegedly the prices on the website prior to the sale price were higher than the Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP). In Most states you can sell something for any price unless you have an agreement with the manufacturer to sell within a price range. (Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price regulations.)

The letter is posted here with permission from Joe Elam of Habersham Bicycles. THANKS JOE!

The law firm is real, but the website for the firm is not finished. https://www.dcclg.com/

The organization the law firm is representing is also a one-person operation and is listed by different firms that monitor non-profits as questionable. http://www.i4tm.org/#page-top.

https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/institute-for-truth-in-marketing,473475721/

https://nonprofitlight.com/dc/washington/institute-for-truth-in-marketing-inc.

The products were purchased in three different sales and shipped to:

Jared Zecco

1629 K St.

Suite 300

Washington DC 20006

The letter is demanding $1500 for each violation of the Washington DC law, however the only penalty I can find in the statute says not exceeding $1000 per violation.

§ 28–3905. Complaint procedures.

(3)(A) Any person found to have executed a trade practice in violation of a law of the District within the jurisdiction of the Department may be liable for a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each failure to adhere to a provision of an order described in subsection (f), (g), or (j) of this section, or a consent decree described in subsection (h) of this section.

However, if the seller is taken to court, then $1500 can be recovered.

(A)(i) Treble damages, or $1,500 per violation, whichever is greater, payable to the consumer;

Here is the problem. You will be sued in a DC court.

Do Something

Don’t Sell to DC online until you understand this law.

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