District of Columbia Code Division VIII. General Laws. § 47-2851.07. Issuance of licenses.

(1) Entity filing as required by the Business Organizations Code, Title 29;

(2) Tax registration as required by Chapter 18;

(3) Certificate of occupancy as required by Title 11 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations;

(4) That the applicant does not owe the District more than $100 in outstanding taxes, fines, penalties or interest pursuant to § 47-2862;

(5) Workers' Compensation insurance coverage or an exemption to the coverage; and

(6) Any other information or documentation considered necessary by the Department.

(b)(1) The social security number of each applicant for a license issued pursuant to this chapter, for membership in the bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals pursuant to § 11-2501, and for any recreational license issued in the District of Columbia shall be recorded on the application.

(2) If a number other than the social security number is used on the face of the license or membership document, the issuing agency or entity shall keep the applicant's social security number on file, and the applicant shall be so advised.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding any authority delegated to the Department to implement the provisions of this subchapter, the authority for determining eligibility and fitness for the issuance and renewal of any requested license that requires a pre-licensing or renewal investigation, inspection, testing, or other judgmental review by the regulatory agency legally authorized to make such determination shall remain with that agency.

(2) Upon receipt of the application and proper fee payment for a license for which issuance is subject to regulatory agency action under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Department shall promptly notify the relevant regulatory agency of the license requested by the applicant.

(3) Each regulatory agency shall advise the Department within 30 days after receiving the notice, or such other period as is established by law, that:

(f)(1) The Department shall advise the applicant of the status of other requested licenses.

(2) It is the responsibility of the applicant to contest the decision regarding conditions imposed or licenses denied through the normal process established by statute or by regulation.