Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (District of Columbia)

Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (District of Columbia)

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is an independent adjudicatory body of the District of Columbia. Under Title 25 of the D.C. Official Code, the Board is responsible for overseeing the District's Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration and hiring its director, conducting investigations, the licensing process, handling complaints, keeping of records, and referral of evidence of criminal misconduct to the proper authorities.

The Board is composed of seven members, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council of the District of Columbia; their terms are for four years. The current chairman of the Board is Charles A. Burger, from D.C.'s Ward 6.

References

* [http://www.abra.dc.gov/abra/cwp/view,a,1272,q,565589,abraNav,|32255|.asp Alcoholic Beverage Control Board]

External links

* [http://www.abra.dc.gov/ Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration]


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