Photo by Tim Brown.

The speeches are over, the votes are in, the candidates elected to office. And now within the next 30 days what went up all over the city — campaign signs — must come down.

The fine is $150 for the first violation, $300 for the second violation, $600 for the third violation and $2,000 for the fourth violation, according to the D.C. Department of Transportation. A Freedom of Information Act request turned up 22 $150 notices of violation issued to four candidates in December 2010 after the November general election. This includes ten issued to Clark Ray, who ran for an At-Large Council seat during the September 2010 primary, and three to Councilmember Vincent Orange, who lost a bid to become Chairman of the Council.

In 2012, 21 $150 notices of violation were issued in August and September 2012 to seven candidates. This includes seven to Delano Hunter, who lost a May 2012 bid to become the Ward 5 Councilmember. Three were issued to David Grosso, who won an At-Large Council seat that November, but those were dismissed, according to his team. (He actually has introduced legislation that would, in part, make the fines more powerful.)

The records obtained did not indicate if the tickets, issued by DDOT and the Department of Public Works, were paid, appealed or denied. Photos of the offending signs accompanied each ticket. Abatement was required within 72 hours in all cases.

So if 30 days from now you still see signs, call 311 to report them.