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Welcome to the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection

Business Licensing

Occupational & Professional Licensing

DC Business Center

CorpOnline

Small Business Resources

Consumer Protection Assistance

DLCP Services

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DLCP will hold a virtual hiring fair on December 1, 2022. Applicants must apply no later than November 28, 2022. For more information, please visit: https://dlcp.dc.gov/jobs

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Featured News

09/07/2023 Mayor Bowser Announces Tiffany Crowe as Acting Director of the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection

08/30/2023 Modified District Government Services for Labor Day 

02/16/2023 Modified District Government Services for Presidents Day

02/14/2023 DLCP, OCTO Launch New Business Licensing Portal to Support DC's Comeback

09/30/2022 Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments

03/31/2023 DLCP NEWS | March 2023

02/06/2023 DLCP NEWS | 2023 New Year Edition

12/23/2022 DLCP NEWS | December 2022

11/30/2022 DLCP NEWS | November 2022

10/03/2022 Introducing the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection to our Customers| One of the District's Newest Agencies

03/27/2023 Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection FY 2024 Budget Oversight Hearing Testimony

02/22/2023 Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection FY 2022 to FY2023 Performance Oversight Hearing Testimony

05/22/2023 DLCP Announces New Mobile Food Pilot Program

02/17/2023 Notice of Fines Schedule Flavored Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Devices Ban

11/04/2022 ADVISORY: New Law Bans The Sale Of Flavored Tobacco, Menthol Cigarettes And Electronic Smoking Devices Within A Quarter Mile Of Middle and High Schools In the District

ADVISORY: New Law Bans The Sale Of Flavored Tobacco, Menthol Cigarettes And Electronic Smoking Devices Within A Quarter Mile Of Middle and High Schools In the District

ADVISORY: New Law Bans Sale Of Flavored Tobacco And Menthol Cigarettes In The District

DLCP NEWS | 2023 New Year Edition

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Important Updates

The Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP) is one of the District’s newest agencies. Its mission is to protect the economic interests of residents, businesses, and visitors in the District of Columbia by licensing and regulating businesses and investigating and enforcing the Consumer Protection Procedures Act.

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A new law bans the sale of flavored tobacco, menthol cigarettes and electronic smoking devices within a quarter mile of District middle and high Schools. This DLCP E-Cigarette Enforcement Map shows the spatial relationship between these middle and high schools and licensed e-tobacco businesses in the District.

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