District Of Columbia Code § 47-2853.185

Prohibited names.
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The Mayor may refuse to issue, renew, or transfer a license in a name that:
Is misleading or would constitute false advertising;
Implies a partnership, association, or corporation when a partnership, association, or corporation does not exist;
Includes the name of a salesperson;
Is in violation of law;
Is a name which has been used by any person whose license has been suspended;
Includes the name of a person not otherwise licensed; or
Is a name which is deceptively similar to a name used by any other licensee.

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