D.C. Code § 1-1162.31 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1162.31
§ 1-1162.31. Prohibited activities.
Status: in_force

(a) No registrant or anyone acting on behalf of a registrant shall offer, give, or cause to be given a gift or service to an official in the legislative or executive branch or a member of his or her staff that exceeds $100 in value in the aggregate in any calendar year. This section shall not be construed to restrict in any manner contributions authorized in §§ 1-1163.33 , 1-1163.34 , and 1-1163.38 .
(b) No official in the legislative or executive branch or a member of his or her staff shall solicit or accept anything of value in violation of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) No person shall knowingly or willfully make or cause to be made any false or misleading statement or misrepresentation of the facts relating to pending administrative decisions or legislative actions to any official in the legislative or executive branch;
(d) No person shall, knowing a document to contain a false statement relating to pending administrative decisions or legislative actions, cause a copy of the document to be transmitted to an official in the legislative or executive branch without notifying the official in writing of the truth.
(e) No information copied from registration forms and activity reports required by this part or from lists compiled from such forms and reports shall be sold or utilized by any person for the purpose of soliciting campaign contributions or selling tickets to a testimonial or similar fundraising affair or for any commercial purpose.
(f) No public official shall be employed as a lobbyist while acting as a public official, except as provided in § 1-1162.28 .
(g) (1) No lobbyist or registrant or person acting on behalf of the lobbyist or registrant, shall provide legal representation, or other professional services, to an official in the legislative or executive branch, or to a member of his or her staff, at no cost or at a rate that is less than the lobbyist or registrant would routinely bill for the representation or service in the marketplace.
  (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this section, a nonprofit organization that routinely provides legal representation or other services to clients at no cost may provide such representation or services to such client when doing so serves the purposes for which such services are routinely provided.
(h) Registrants shall not bundle contributions to principal campaign committees, exploratory committees, inaugural committees, transition committees, or legal defense committees.
D.C. Code § 1-1231.04 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12A / § 1-1231.04
§ 1-1231.04. Requirements for certain notarial acts.
Status: in_force

(a) A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record is the signature of the individual.
(b) A notarial officer who takes a verification of a statement on oath or affirmation shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the verification has the identity claimed and that the signature on the statement verified is the signature of the individual.
(c) A notarial officer who witnesses or attests to a signature shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and signing the record has the identity claimed.
(d) A notarial officer who certifies or attests a copy of a record or an item that was copied shall determine that the copy is a full, true, and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item.
(e) A notarial officer who makes or notes a protest of a negotiable instrument shall determine the matters set forth in § 28:3-505(b) .
D.C. Code § 1-621.15 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-621.15
§ 1-621.15. Reimbursement of excess premium costs.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 1-1163.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1163.02
§ 1-1163.02. Campaign Finance Board established; duties; enforcement of subchapter.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Campaign Finance Board, whose purpose shall be to:
  (1) Appoint a Director of Campaign Finance, who shall:
    (A) Serve at the pleasure of the Campaign Finance Board; and
    (B) Be compensated at the maximum rate for Grade 16 of the District Schedule, pursuant to subchapter XI of Chapter 6 of this title ;
  (2) Annually review the performance of the Director of Campaign Finance;
  (3) Administer and enforce the District's campaign finance laws;
  (4) Refer alleged violations for prosecution as provided in this subchapter ; and
  (5) Issue rules related to the District's campaign finance laws.
(b) (1) Where the Campaign Finance Board, following the presentation by the Director of Campaign Finance of evidence constituting an apparent violation of this subchapter , makes a finding of an apparent violation of this subchapter , it shall refer the case for prosecution as provided for in § 1-1163.35 , and shall make public the fact of such referral and the basis for the finding.
  (2) The Campaign Finance Board, through its General Counsel:
    (A) Shall initiate, maintain, defend, or appeal any civil action (in the name of the Campaign Finance Board) relating to the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter ; and
    (B) May petition the courts of the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief concerning any action covered by the provisions of this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 1-610.84 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-610.84
§ 1-610.84. Positions for apprenticeships; apprenticeship eligibility and employment.
Status: in_force

(a) A host agency may convert existing positions into apprenticeships or create new, lower-grade positions for the purpose of establishing apprenticeships; provided, that nothing in this subchapter may be interpreted as requiring the creation of new positions.
(b) (1) New hires and existing employees may be eligible to become apprentices; provided, that no agency may require an employee in an apprenticeable occupation hired before October 1, 2019 to become an apprentice.
  (2) Notwithstanding § 1-608.01(e)(7) , an apprentice shall be a resident of the District of Columbia.
  (3) An apprentice shall receive compensation, benefits, and collective bargaining rights consistent with the classification of the apprentice's position under this chapter .
  (4) Section 32-1410 , shall govern the resolution of disputes arising from terms in an apprenticeship agreement not covered by this chapter or a collective bargaining agreement.
D.C. Code § 1-303.21 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-303.21
§ 1-303.21. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue a comprehensive rulemaking to update the rules governing the hanging, placing, painting, projection, display, and maintenance of signs on public space, public buildings, or other property owned or controlled by the District and on private property within public view within the District, and the Mayor may thereafter amend, repeal, and enforce such rules. Proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed disapproved. The proposed rules shall not take effect until approved by the Council.
(b) The rules shall:
  (1) Determine the types of signs that shall be allowed and prohibited and establish permit requirements for signs, where appropriate;
  (2) Establish standards for the location, size, and illumination of different types of signs;
  (3) Allow for the display of signs that contribute to a healthy business environment and civic communication while protecting the health, safety, convenience, and welfare of the public, including protection of the appearance of outdoor space throughout the District;
  (4) State the specific requirements for large signs and billboards;
  (5) Establish standards for signs on historic sites or in historic areas;
  (6) Provide structural requirements for signs to ensure their safety;
  (7) Ensure compliance with federal highway requirements;
  (8) Provide for the creation of Designated Entertainment Areas to allow for the display of additional signs; and
  (9) Establish permit fees.
  (10) Repealed.
(c) Until the issuance of a comprehensive final rulemaking pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor may issue rules to update, amend, repeal, and enforce regulations regarding signs on public space, public buildings, or other property owned or controlled by the District and on private property within public view within the District pursuant to § 6-1409 .
D.C. Code § 1-1309 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 13 / § 1-1309
§ 1-1309. Typewritten records authorized.
Status: in_force

After May 18, 1910, the recording of all instruments filed for record in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia may be done with book typewriters.
D.C. Code § 1-909.05 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 9 / § 1-909.05
§ 1-909.05. Disclosure to the public.
Status: in_force

(a) The Retirement Board and the Mayor shall make copies of the summary plan descriptions and annual reports available for public inspection in an appropriate location.
(b) The Retirement Board shall make reasonably available to participants for public examination in the Retirement Board’s Office, and in other places if necessary, the following information:
  (1) The governing law of the retirement program;
  (2) Summary descriptions of modifications or changes that have been provided to participants and beneficiaries but not yet integrated into the summary plan description;
  (3) The most recent annual disclosure of financial and actuarial status; and
  (4) The most recent annual report.
(c) Upon written request by a participant, beneficiary, or member of the public, copies of any publication described in subsection (b) of this section shall be provided. A reasonable fee to cover the cost of providing copies may be charged. Copies shall be provided within 30 days after receiving payment.
(d) Information described in § 1-909.06(a) with respect to a participant or beneficiary of a retirement program may be disclosed only to the extent that information respecting that participant’s or beneficiary’s benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, approved August 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 622; 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.), may be disclosed under that act.
(e) All meetings of the Retirement Board shall be open to the public, except to the extent that information discussed in any meeting relates to personnel matters the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, or the deliberations or tentative or final decisions on investments or other financial matter would jeopardize the ability of the Retirement Board to implement an investment decision or to achieve investment objectives.
(f) A record of the disclosed deliberations that may occur pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, or a tentative or final decision on investments or other financial matter, shall not be a public record pursuant to subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , to the extent its disclosure would jeopardize the ability to implement a decision or to achieve investment objectives.
D.C. Code § 1-301.23 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.23
§ 1-301.23. Executive Secretary authorized to execute certain documents.
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for the Executive Secretary of the District of Columbia, or in his absence or upon his inability to act, such person as said Mayor may designate, when so directed by said Mayor, to execute in the name of the District of Columbia or of said Mayor, by attaching thereto his signature as such Secretary and affixing when requisite the seal of said District, any deed, contract, pleading, lease, release, regulation, notice, or other paper, which prior to February 11, 1932, said Mayor was required to execute by subscribing thereto his signature: Provided, that prior to such signing, and sealing if requisite, said deed, contract, pleading, lease, release, regulation, notice, or other paper shall first have been considered and approved by said Mayor, and evidence of such consideration and approval shall be reduced to writing and recorded in the minutes of said Mayor, which minutes shall thereafter be signed by said Mayor.
D.C. Code § 1-174 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / § 1-174
§ 1-174. Use of donations and grants for flag replacement.
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 1-154 .
D.C. Code § 1-1203 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12 / § 1-1203
§ 1-1203. Oath; bond.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-612.12 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-612.12
§ 1-612.12. PFML Bank report.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before March 1 of each year, the Mayor shall provide a PFML Bank report ("report") to the Council. The report shall include a government-wide summary and agency-level information on:
  (1) The number of total contributed hours to the PFML Bank;
  (2) The number of employees that contributed leave to the PFML Bank;
  (3) The number of employees that withdrew leave from the PFML Bank;
  (4) The number of hours of leave used for a qualifying medical leave event; and
  (5) The number of hours of leave used for a qualifying family leave event.
D.C. Code § 1-207.22 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-207.22
§ 1-207.22. Reimbursable appropriations for the District.
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to advance to the District of Columbia the sum of $750,000, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for use (1) in the paying the expenses of the Board of Education  (including compensation of the members thereof), and (2) in otherwise carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The full amount expended out of the money advanced pursuant to this section shall be reimbursed to the United States, without interest, during the second fiscal year which begins after January 2, 1975, from the general fund of the District.
D.C. Code § 1-610.52 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-610.52
§ 1-610.52. Executive Service pay schedule.
Status: in_force

(a) The Executive Schedule (“DX Schedule”), shall be divided into 5 pay levels and shall be the basic pay schedule for subordinate agency head positions.
(b) (1) The Mayor shall designate the appropriate pay level within the range of the DX Schedule for each subordinate agency head position.
  (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Council approves the following compensation levels and terms of employment:
    (A) (i) Lewis Ferebee shall be compensated $280,000 annually, effective January 21, 2019, while serving in the capacity of the Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools.
      (ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chancellor may be paid a performance bonus of up to 10% of his annual base salary for goal achievements in each school year.
      (iii) In addition to such other benefits as the Chancellor may be entitled to receive under existing law or regulation, and notwithstanding § 1-610.58 , the Mayor may make a separation payment to the Chancellor of up to 26 weeks of the Chancellor's base salary if the Chancellor's contract is terminated, unless the termination is for cause.
      (iv) The restrictions and reporting requirements specified in § 50-204(b) , shall not apply to the Chancellor.
    (B) $197,245 for Tanya A. Royster, MD, as Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, effective August 3, 2015;
    (C) $239,788 for LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, as Director of the Department of Health, effective December 3, 2018; and
    (D) Repealed.
  (2A) Repealed.
  (2B) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, the term "cause" means:
    (A) Being indicted for or convicted of any criminal offense;
    (B) Committing on-duty conduct that is reasonably known to be a violation of law or regulation;
    (C) Using public office for private gain; or
    (D) Committing an act that would warrant removal pursuant to Chapter 16 of Title 6B of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (6B DCMR § 1600 et seq. ).
  (3) (A) Repealed.
    (B) Repealed.
  (4) The existing levels of compensation for officeholders provided in this subsection shall not be the basis of determining the salary of future officeholders in the same position, who shall be subject to compensation within the limits of the DX schedule, except as provided in this chapter .
(b-1) Repealed.
(c) Each level shall have a minimum and maximum salary range established by the Mayor, subject to Council review and approval by resolution. Initial salary ranges shall be submitted by the Mayor to the Council for a 60-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess.  If the Council does not approve or disapprove of  the proposed changes to the salary ranges by resolution within this 60-day period, the proposed salary ranges shall be deemed approved.
(d) Any subsequent changes to the salary ranges established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be submitted by the Mayor to the Council for a 15-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove of the proposed changes to the salary ranges by resolution within this 15-day period, the proposed salary ranges shall be deemed approved.
(e) Initial salary ranges and any subsequent changes to the salary ranges shall become effective upon approval and shall be published in the District of Columbia Register for notice purposes within 45 days of their approval.
D.C. Code § 1-609.06 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-609.06
§ 1-609.06. Residency.
Status: in_force

(a) An appointee to the Excepted Service shall become a resident of the District within 180 days after the effective date of the individual's appointment and shall remain a resident of the District during the period of appointment, pursuant to § 1-515.03 . The failure to become a District resident or to maintain District residency shall result in the forfeiture of the position to which the person has been appointed.
(b) Residency shall be verified and enforced pursuant to § 1-515.04 .
(c) Repealed.
(d) Repealed.
(e) A person hired in the Excepted Service prior to March 16, 1989, who was required to be or become a District of Columbia resident within 180 days of appointment and maintain that residency or forfeit employment, shall continue to be bound by this domicile requirement after March 16, 1989.
(f) Repealed.
(g) Beginning on May 23, 2019, waivers for residency requirements applicable to employees in the Excepted Service shall be governed by § 1-515.05 ; provided, that a waiver of the residency requirement described in subsection (a) of this section issued before May 23, 2019, shall remain effective for the duration of the individual's appointment to the position for which the individual received the waiver.
(h) Repealed.
(i) (1) The Office of the Inspector General shall meet the definitions of “hard to fill” position or “exceptional circumstances” to receive a waiver of the District of Columbia’s residency and domicile laws for new hires.
  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term:
    (A) “Hard to fill position” means a position so designated by the personnel authority on the basis of demonstrated recruitment and retention problems inherent in the position due to the uniqueness of the duties and responsibilities and the unusual combination of highly specialized qualification requirements for the position.
    (B) “Exceptional circumstances” means conditions or facts that are uncommon, deviate from or do not conform to the norm, or are beyond willful control, which are presented to the personnel authority by the Inspector General when hiring an individual to fill a position in the Excepted or Executive Services, and which shall be considered by the personnel authority in determining the reasonableness of granting a waiver of the domicile requirement pursuant to this section and § 1-610.59 .
  (3) At the request of the Inspector General, the Mayor shall have the authority to grant the Office of the Inspector General waivers of the residency requirement for new positions or hires in the Office of the Inspector General when those positions or hires present exceptional circumstances or for appointees or hires in hard to fill positions.
D.C. Code § 1-207.15 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-207.15
§ 1-207.15. Pending actions and proceedings.
Status: in_force

(a) No suit, action, or other judicial proceeding lawfully commenced by or against any officer or agency in his or its official capacity or in relation to the exercise of his or its official functions, shall abate by reason of the taking effect of any provision of this chapter; but the court, unless it determines that the survival of such suit, action, or other proceedings is not necessary for purposes of settlement of the questions involved, shall allow the same to be maintained, with such substitutions as to parties as are appropriate.
(b) No administrative action or proceeding lawfully commenced shall abate solely by reason of the taking effect of any provision of this chapter, but such action or proceeding shall be continued with such substitutions as to parties and officers or agencies as are appropriate.
D.C. Code § 1-551.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / § 1-551.02
§ 1-551.02. Bonus pay and special awards pay; generally.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless authorized pursuant to this subchapter , no funds shall be used to support the categories of bonus pay or special awards pay.  The prohibition on the use of funds under this subchapter shall include funds appropriated to any agency, department, unit, or instrumentality of the District of Columbia government, and, unless specifically authorized in a grant agreement, any funds disbursed by the District through a grant.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, an agency, department, unit, or instrumentality of the District of Columbia government may use funds to support the categories of bonus pay or special awards pay if the agency, department, unit, or instrumentality establishes a Performance Based Rewards Program pursuant to § 1-551.03 and meets the other requirements of this subchapter .
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, each personnel authority of the Council, the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, and the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions may use funds to support bonus pay or special awards pay.
D.C. Code § 1-335.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-335.02
§ 1-335.02. Identification of companies.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days after February 2, 2008, the Public Fund shall make its best efforts to identify all Scrutinized Companies in which the Public Fund has Direct Holdings, Indirect Holdings, or could possibly have such holdings in the future. Such efforts shall include, as appropriate:
  (1) Reviewing and relying, as appropriate in the Public Fund’s judgment, on publicly available information regarding companies with Business Operations in Sudan, including information provided by nonprofit organizations, research firms, international organizations, and government entities;
  (2) Contacting asset managers contracted by the Public Fund that invest in companies with Business Operations in Sudan;
  (3) Contacting other institutional investors that have divested from, or engaged with, companies that have Business Operations in Sudan.
(b) By the first meeting of the Public Fund following the 90-day period set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the Public Fund shall compile all Scrutinized companies identified into a Scrutinized Companies List.
(c) The Public Fund shall update the Scrutinized Companies List on a quarterly basis based on information from sources, including those listed in subsection (a) of this section.
D.C. Code § 1-616.03 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-616.03
§ 1-616.03. Procedures and appeals.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-521.03 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / § 1-521.03
§ 1-521.03. Agency affirmative action plan — Goal of representation; actual employment levels.
Status: in_force

(a) Each plan shall state the number of females and males who are Black, White, Spanish-speaking, Native American, and Asian American, who would, by using the goal of their representation in the available work force in the District, be employed by the agency at the actual employment levels in the agency at the time the plan is submitted. Such numbers shall be broken down:
  (1) Agency wide;
  (2) Within each office in the agency; and
  (3) Within each pay level of each salary scale in the agency.
(b) These shall be the goals, not the quotas, of the plan. The plan shall also state the actual employment levels in the agency, broken down in the same way as the goals, and the difference between the actual employment and the goals.
D.C. Code § 1-617.15 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-617.15
§ 1-617.15. Collective bargaining agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement with a labor organization is subject to the approval of the Mayor or his or her designee; provided, that an agreement with a labor organization of employees of the Office of the Attorney General is subject to the approval of the Attorney General, and an agreement with a labor organization of employees of the District of Columbia Board of Education or the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia is subject to the approval of the respective Boards. An agreement shall be approved within 45 days from the date of its execution by the parties, if it conforms to applicable law. If disapproved because certain provisions are asserted to be contrary to law, the agreement shall either be returned to the parties for renegotiation of the offensive provisions or such provisions shall be deleted from the agreement. An agreement which has not been approved or disapproved within the prescribed period of 45 days shall go into effect on the 46th day and shall be binding on the parties.
(b) The Mayor and each appropriate personnel authority shall submit the collective bargaining agreement to the Council for its information.
D.C. Code § 1-1231.11 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12A / § 1-1231.11
§ 1-1231.11. Notarial act under authority of a federally recognized Indian tribe.
Status: in_force

(a) A notarial act performed under the authority and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe has the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of the District, if the notarial act performed in the jurisdiction of the tribe is performed by:
  (1) A notary public of the tribe;
  (2) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of the tribe; or
  (3) Any other individual authorized by the law of the tribe to perform the notarial act.
(b) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act under the authority of and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe shall be prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.
(c) The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section shall conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act.
D.C. Code § 1-301.202 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.202
§ 1-301.202. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this part .
D.C. Code § 1-1163.14 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1163.14
§ 1-1163.14. Exemption for total expenses under $500.
Status: in_force

Except for the provisions of § 1-1163.12(a) , the provisions of this part shall not apply to any candidate who anticipates spending or spends less than $500 in any one election and who has not designated a principal campaign committee. On the 15th day before the date of the election in which the candidate is entered, and on the 30th day after the date of the election, the candidate shall certify to the Director of Campaign Finance that he or she has not spent more than $500 in the election.
D.C. Code § 1-129.31 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / § 1-129.31
§ 1-129.31. Establishment of the New Columbia Statehood Commission.
Status: in_force

(a) The New Columbia Statehood Commission is established as an independent agency within the District of Columbia government, consistent with the meaning of the term independent agency as provided in § 1-603.01(13) .
(b) The Commission shall:
  (1) Educate regarding, advocate for, promote, and advance the proposition of statehood and voting rights for the District of Columbia to District residents and citizens of the 50 states;
  (2) Solicit financial and in-kind contributions, grants, allocations, gifts, bequests, and appropriations from public and private sources to be deposited in the New Columbia Statehood Fund established pursuant to § 1-129.32 and used for the purposes of promoting statehood and voting rights; and
  (3) Develop an annual budget for, and oversee expenditures from, the New Columbia Statehood Fund.
(c) The Commission shall be comprised of 5 voting members (“Commissioners”) as follows:
  (1) The Mayor, or his or her alternate;
  (2) The Chairman of the Council, or his or her alternate;
  (3) The United States Representative for the District of Columbia; and
  (4) The 2 United States Senators for the District of Columbia.
(d) The Mayor and the Chairman of the Council shall serve as co-chairs of the Commission.
(e) By March 1, 2015, the Commission shall adopt bylaws, and may adopt guidelines, rules, and procedures for the governance of its affairs and the conduct of its business.
(f) The Commission shall meet, at a minimum, on a semiannual basis. A majority of the Commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.
(g) The Commission, in carrying out its duties, may utilize pro bono services; provided, that such services are reported pursuant to § 1-129.33 .
(h) The Commission may recruit honorary members based on criteria the Commission shall determine. The honorary members shall have no vote on the operation of the Commission.
D.C. Code § 1-556.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / § 1-556.01
§ 1-556.01. Auditor compensation.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to § 1-204.55(a) , the District of Columbia Auditor shall be paid at a rate equal to the compensation of the Chairman of the Council established pursuant to § 1-204.03(d) .
D.C. Code § 1-204.107 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.107
§ 1-204.107. Adoption of acts to carry out subpart.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia shall adopt such acts as are necessary to carry out the purpose of this subpart within 180 days of the effective date of this subpart. Neither a petition initiating an initiative nor a referendum may be presented to the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics prior to October 1, 1978.
D.C. Code § 1-612.34 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-612.34
§ 1-612.34. Leave contributions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-309.31 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-309.31
§ 1-309.31. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-204.53 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.53
§ 1-204.53. Reductions in budgets of independent agencies.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with subsection (b) of this section and except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Mayor may reduce amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to independent agencies of the District of Columbia (including the Board of Education) for a fiscal year if the Mayor determines that it is necessary to reduce such amounts to balance the District’s budget for the fiscal year.
(b) (1) The Mayor may not make any reduction pursuant to subsection (a) of this section unless the Mayor submits a proposal to make such a reduction to the Council and the Council approves the proposal.
  (2) A proposal submitted by the Mayor under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be deemed to be approved by the Council:
    (A) If no member of the Council files a written objection to the proposal with the Secretary of the Council before the expiration of the 10-day period that begins on the date the Mayor submits the proposal; or
    (B) If a member of the Council files such a written objection during the period described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, if the Council does not disapprove the proposal prior to the expiration of the 45-day period that begins on the date the member files the written objection.
  (3) The periods described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not include any days which are days of recess for the Council (according to the Council’s rules).
(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Council, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority established under § 47-391.01(a) , or the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority established pursuant to § 34-2202.02 .
D.C. Code § 1-301.75 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.75
§ 1-301.75. Increase or decrease of fees authorized in § 1-301.74.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia may after public hearing increase or decrease the fees authorized to be charged by each of the sections listed in § 1-301.74 to such amounts as may, in the judgment of the Mayor, be reasonably necessary to defray the approximate cost of administering each of said sections.
D.C. Code § 1-617.07 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-617.07
§ 1-617.07. Union security; dues deduction.
Status: in_force

Any labor organization which has been certified as the exclusive representative shall, upon request, have its dues and uniform assessments deducted and collected by the employer from the salaries of those employees who authorize the deduction of said dues. Such authorization, costs, and termination shall be proper subjects of collective bargaining. Service fees may be deducted from an employee’s salary by the employer if such a provision is contained in the bargaining agreement.
D.C. Code § 1-307.06 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-307.06
§ 1-307.06. Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of § 1-307.03 , § 1-307.05 , and this section.
D.C. Code § 1-204.35 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.35
§ 1-204.35. Election of the Attorney General.
Status: in_force

(a) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia shall be elected on a partisan basis by the registered qualified electors of the District. Nothing in this section shall prevent a candidate for the position of Attorney General from belonging to a political party.
(b) (1) If a vacancy in the position of Attorney General occurs as a consequence of resignation, permanent disability, death, or other reason, the Board of Elections shall hold a special election in the District on the Tuesday occurring at least 70 days and not more than 174 days after the date on which such vacancy occurs which the Board of Elections determines, based on a totality of the circumstances, taking into account, inter alia, cultural and religious holidays and the administrability of the election, will provide the opportunity for the greatest level of voter participation. The person elected Attorney General to fill a vacancy in the Office of the Attorney General shall take office on the day in which the Board of Elections and Ethics certifies his or her election, and shall serve as Attorney General only for the remainder of the term during which the vacancy occurred unless reelected.
  (2) When the position of Attorney General becomes vacant, the Chief Deputy Attorney General shall become the Acting Attorney General and shall serve from the date the vacancy occurs until the date on which the Board of Elections and Ethics certifies the election of the new Attorney General at which time he or she shall again become the Chief Deputy Attorney General. While the Chief Deputy Attorney General is Acting Attorney General, he or she shall receive the compensation regularly paid the Attorney General, and shall receive no compensation as Chief Deputy Attorney General.
(c) The term of office for the Attorney General shall be 4 years and shall begin on noon on January 2nd of the year following his or her election. The term of office of the Attorney General shall coincide with the term of office of the Mayor.
(d) Any candidate for the position of Attorney General shall meet the qualifications of § 1-301.83 , prior to the day on which the election for the Attorney General is to be held.
(e) The first election for the position of Attorney General shall be after January 1, 2014.
D.C. Code § 1-323.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-323.01
§ 1-323.01. Annual report to Congress.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-1103.04 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11 / § 1-1103.04
§ 1-1103.04. Assistance of Comptroller General.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-301.90 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.90
§ 1-301.90. Inability to carry out duties as Attorney General.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) If the Attorney General for the District of Columbia is temporarily unable or unavailable to carry out the duties of the office, the Chief Deputy Attorney General shall serve as acting Attorney General as of the date that notice of such disability or unavailability is provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection and until the date that notice of resolution of the disability is provided under paragraph (3) of this subsection.
  (2) Upon determining that he or she is temporarily unable or unavailable to carry out the duties of the office, the Attorney General shall provide written notice of the disability to the Chief Deputy Attorney General. If the Attorney General is incapable of providing the notice, the Mayor shall provide the notice.
  (3) Upon determining that the disability or unavailability under paragraph (1) of this subsection has been resolved, the Attorney General shall provide written notice to the acting Attorney General that the Attorney General is able to carry out the duties of the office. The Attorney General shall reassume the position as of the date of the written notice.
(b) This section shall apply upon the election of an Attorney General for the District of Columbia pursuant to § 1-204.35 .
D.C. Code § 1-309.09 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-309.09
§ 1-309.09. Conduct of elections.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board is authorized to conduct the elections provided for in this part and to adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce such regulations as are deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. The Board shall conduct such elections in the same manner as elections held under subchapter I of Chapter 10 of this title .
(b) For the purposes of this part, the term “registered qualified elector” means a qualified elector, as defined in § 1-1001.02 , registered under § 1-1001.07 .
D.C. Code § 1-301.172 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.172
§ 1-301.172. Refusal to obey subpoena.
Status: in_force

(a) In a case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to a person under § 1-301.171 , the Auditor may apply to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for an order requiring the contumacious person to appear relating to the matter under investigation. Failure to obey the Court’s order shall be punishable as contempt of court.
(b) If the District of Columbia Auditor prevails, in whole or in part, in an application to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in a suit to enforce a subpoena issued pursuant to § 1-301.171 , the District of Columbia Auditor may be awarded reasonable attorney fees and other costs of litigation.
(c) If the District of Columbia Auditor prevails, in whole or in part, in an application to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in a suit to enforce a subpoena issued pursuant to § 1-301.171 and is not awarded reasonable attorney’s fees, the District government agency or instrumentality challenging the enforcement order shall reimburse the District of Columbia Auditor for any litigation-related expenses or costs incurred.
D.C. Code § 1-204.24c — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.24c
§ 1-204.24c. Removal of the Chief Financial Officer.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — The Chief Financial Officer may only be removed for cause by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Council by a resolution approved by not fewer than 2/3 of the members of the Council. After approval of the resolution by the Council, notice of the removal shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate for a 30-day period of review and comment before the removal takes effect.
(b) Special rule for control years. — During a control year, the Chief Financial Officer may be removed for cause by the Authority or by the Mayor with the approval of the Authority.
D.C. Code § 1-624.03 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-624.03
§ 1-624.03. Responsibility.
Status: in_force

The appropriate personnel authority shall be responsible for making a final determination that a reduction in force is necessary and for ensuring that the provisions of this subchapter and rules and regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter are applied when effecting a reduction-in-force within their respective agency.
D.C. Code § 1-1162.05a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1162.05a
§ 1-1162.05a. Establishment of the Office of Government Ethics.
Status: in_force

There is established within the Board an Office of Government Ethics. The Office of Government Ethics shall be headed by the Director of Government Ethics, who shall report directly to the Board.
D.C. Code § 1-621.09f — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-621.09f
§ 1-621.09f. Annual report; prohibition on reprogramming.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) By April 1st of each year, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall publish an annual report regarding the Fund.
  (2) The annual report published pursuant to this subsection shall include:
    (A) Along with the assumptions for the Fund used by the enrolled actuary pursuant to §  1-621.09b , a side-by-side comparison with the assumptions currently used by the District of Columbia Retirement Board;
    (B) A side-by-side comparison of the Fund’s asset allocation and the District of Columbia Retirement Board’s asset allocation for the prior fiscal year;
    (C) The most recent recommendations transmitted by the Other Post- Employment Benefits Fund Advisory Committee pursuant to §  1-621.53 ; and
    (D) A description of actions taken by the Chief Financial Officer in response to the recommendations described in paragraph (2)(C) of this subsection, including an explanation of why no action was taken on a recommendation, if applicable.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding §  47-363(b) -(d), upon receipt of a reprogramming request of monies in the Fund, the Chairman of the Council shall cause a notice of the request to be published in the District of Columbia Register, together with a statement that the request shall be deemed disapproved 10 days from the date of publication in the District of Columbia Register, unless a proposed approval resolution is filed before that time by a Councilmember, and that if a proposed approval resolution is filed, the request shall be deemed disapproved 30 days (excluding weekends, holidays, and days of Council recess) from the date of the receipt of the reprogramming request, unless before the end of the 30-day review period the Council adopts a resolution of disapproval or approval.
  (2) The publication of a notice of a reprogramming request shall satisfy the public notice requirements of this section and the rules of the Council and no further notice shall be necessary for the Council to adopt a resolution affecting the request.
  (3) The Council shall consider the reprogramming request according to its rules. No reprogramming request may be submitted to the Chairman of the Council under this subsection during such time as the Council is on recess, according to its rules, nor shall any time period provided in this subsection or in the Council’s rules with respect to the request continue to run during such time as the Council is on recess.
  (4) (A) If no proposed approval resolution of a reprogramming request is filed with the Secretary to the Council (“Secretary”) within 10 days of the publication of the request from the Mayor in the District of Columbia Register, the request shall be deemed disapproved.
    (B) If a proposed approval resolution is filed with the Secretary to the Council within 10 days of publication of the reprogramming request from the Mayor in the District of Columbia Register, the Council may approve or disapprove the reprogramming request by resolution within 30 days (excluding weekends, holidays, and days of Council recess) of the receipt of the request from the Mayor. If the Council neither affirmatively approves or disapproves the request within 30 days (excluding weekends, holidays, and days of Council recess) of the receipt of the request, the request shall be deemed disapproved.
  (5) At any time before final action by the Council on a reprogramming request, including deemed disapproval, the Mayor may withdraw the reprogramming request.
D.C. Code § 1-325.311 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-325.311
§ 1-325.311. WMATA Operations Support Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-102 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / § 1-102
§ 1-102. District created body corporate for municipal purposes.
Status: in_force

The District is created a government by the name of the “District of Columbia,” by which name it is constituted a body corporate for municipal purposes, and may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, have a seal, and exercise all other powers of a municipal corporation not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States and the provisions of this Code.
D.C. Code § 1-328.17 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-328.17
§ 1-328.17. Grant transparency.
Status: in_force

To ensure a transparent process for issuing and managing grants, the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development shall establish uniform guidelines for the application for and reporting on grants received from District government entities. The guidelines shall include a description of the project scope, budget, program activities, timelines, performance, and any appropriate financial information.
D.C. Code § 1-620.03 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-620.03
§ 1-620.03. Minimal standards applicable.
Status: in_force

Safe and healthful conditions shall be provided all employees of the District government in accordance with applicable standards, codes, rules and regulations, and shall be consistent with the occupational safety and health standards promulgated by the United States Department of Labor under the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended (84 Stat. 1590), and applicable codes, rules and regulations including, but not limited to:
(1) The D.C. Occupational Safety and Health Board Occupational Safety and Health Standards (11B D.C.R.R.);
(2) The Building Code approved pursuant to the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986;
(3) The Electrical Code approved pursuant to the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986;
(4) The Fire Prevention Code approved pursuant to the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986; and
(5) The Plumbing Code approved pursuant to the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986.
D.C. Code § 1-325.153c — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-325.153c
§ 1-325.153c. Release of encumbered or pre-encumbered funds; transfer of surplus capital funds.
Status: in_force

(a) If a department, office, or agency has a capital project with $250,000 or less in encumbered or pre-encumbered funds that have been in an encumbered or pre-encumbered status for 2 consecutive years, the OCFO shall provide written notice to the department, office, or agency of the OCFO's identification of such funds.
(b) Within 30 days of receipt on this notice, the department, office, or agency to which the funds have been budgeted or allotted shall:
  (1) Notify the OCFO in writing of its intent to expend the funds and provide a spending plan for the funds; or
  (2) Release the funds.
D.C. Code § 1-744 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 7 / § 1-744
§ 1-744. Prohibition against certain persons holding certain positions.
Status: in_force

(a) No person who has been convicted of, or has been imprisoned as a result of his conviction of, robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, fraud, grand larceny, burglary, arson, a felony violation of federal or state law involving substances defined in § 102(6) of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. § 802(6)), murder, rape, kidnapping, perjury, assault with intent to kill, any crime described in § 9(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. § 80a-9(a)(1) ), a violation of any provision of this chapter, a violation of § 302 of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. § 186), a violation of Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, a violation of § 874, 1027, 1503, 1505, 1506, 1510, 1951, or 1954 of Title 18, United States Code, a violation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. § 401), or conspiracy to commit any such crime or attempt to commit any such crime, or a crime in which any of the foregoing crimes is an element, shall serve or be permitted to serve: (1) As a fiduciary, investment counsel, agent, or employee of any Fund established by this chapter; or (2) as a consultant to any Fund established by this chapter; during or for 5 years after such conviction or after the end of such imprisonment, whichever is the later, unless prior to the end of such 5-year period, in the case of a person so convicted or imprisoned, his citizenship rights, having been revoked as a result of such conviction, have been fully restored, or the Board of Parole of the United States Department of Justice determines that such person’s service in any capacity referred to in clause (1) or (2) of this subsection would not be contrary to the purposes of this chapter. Prior to making any such determination the Board of Parole shall hold an administrative hearing and shall give notice of such proceeding by certified mail to the state, county, and federal prosecuting officials in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which such person was convicted. The Board of Parole’s determination in any such proceeding shall be final. No person shall knowingly permit any other person to serve in any capacity referred to in clause (1) or (2) of this subsection in violation of this subsection. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, no corporation or partnership will be precluded from acting as an administrator, fiduciary, officer, trustee, custodian, counsel, agent, or employee, of any Fund established by this chapter, or as a consultant to any Fund established by this chapter, without a notice, hearing, and determination by such Board of Parole that such service would be inconsistent with the intention of this section.
(b) Whoever willfully violates this section shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.
(c) For the purposes of this section:
  (1) A person shall be deemed to have been “convicted” and to be under the disability of “conviction” from the date of entry of the judgment of the trial court or the date of the final sustaining of such judgment on appeal, whichever is the later event.
  (2) The term “consultant” means any person who, for compensation, advises or represents a Fund or who provides other assistance to such Fund concerning the operation of such Fund.
  (3) A period of parole shall not be considered as part of a period of imprisonment.
D.C. Code § 1-301.67 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.67
§ 1-301.67. Review of building, construction, or public space permits. [Recodified].
Status: in_force

Recodified as § 1-306.06 .
D.C. Code § 1-608.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-608.01
§ 1-608.01. Creation of Career Service.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall issue rules and regulations governing employment, advancement, and retention in the Career Service which shall include all persons appointed to positions in the District government, except persons appointed to positions in the Excepted, Executive, Educational, Management Supervisory, or Legal Service. The Career Service shall also include, after January 1, 1980, all persons who are transferred into the Career Service pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of § 1-602.04 . The rules and regulations governing Career Service employees shall be indexed and cross referenced to the incumbent classification system and shall provide for the following:
  (1) A positive recruitment program designed to meet current and projected personnel needs;
  (2) Open competition for initial appointment to the Career Service; provided, that resident District graduates shall receive consideration priority as provided in subsection (b-1) of this section;
  (3) Examining procedures designed to achieve maximum objectivity, reliability, and validity through a practical assessment of attributes necessary to successful job performance and career development as provided in subchapter VII of this chapter ;
  (4) Appointments to be made on the basis of merit by selection from the highest qualified available eligibles based on specific job requirements, from appropriate lists established on the basis of the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection with appropriate regard for:
    (A) Affirmative action goals;
    (B) The preferences provided in subsections (e) and (e-1) of this section; and
    (C) The veterans preference provided in subchapter VII of this chapter ; in its place.
  (5) Appointments made without time limitation in accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection, as permanent Career Service status appointments upon satisfactory completion of a probationary period of at least 1 year;
  (6) Temporary, term, and other time-limited appointments, in appropriate cases, which do not confer permanent status but are to be made, insofar as practicable, in accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection, except that such appointments to positions at the DS-12 level or equivalent or below may be made non-competitively;
  (7) Appointments to continuing positions (in the absence of lists of eligibles), which do not confer permanent status, subject to meeting minimum qualification standards and subject to termination as soon as lists of qualified eligibles for permanent appointment can be established in accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection;
  (8) Emergency appointments for not more than 30 days to provide for maintenance of essential services in situations of natural disaster or catastrophes where normal employment procedures are impracticable;
  (9) Promotions of permanent employees, giving due consideration to demonstrated ability, quality, and length of service;
  (10) Reinstatements, reassignments, and transfers of employees with permanent status;
  (11) Establishment of programs, including trainee programs, designed to attract and utilize persons with minimal qualifications, but with potential for development, with special emphasis on resident District graduates as provided in subsection (b-1) of this section, in order to provide career development opportunities for members of disadvantaged groups, persons with disabilities, women, and other appropriate target groups. These programs may provide for permanent appointments to trainee or similar positions through competition limited to these persons;
  (12) Reduction-in-force procedures, with:
    (A) A prescribed order of separation based on tenure of appointment, length of service, including creditable federal and military service, District residency, veterans preference, and officially documented work performance;
    (B) Priority reemployment consideration for employees separated;
    (C) Consideration of job sharing and reduced hours; and
    (D) Employee appeal rights; and
  (13) Separations for cause, which shall be subject to the adverse action and appeal procedures provided for in subchapter XVI-A of this chapter.
(b) Selections to the Career Service shall be made in accordance with equal employment opportunity principles as set forth in subchapter VII of this chapter .
(b-1) (1) For each entry-level job opening, a subordinate agency, or the Department of Human Resources acting on behalf of the subordinate agency, shall:
    (A) Directly solicit Career Service applications from resident District graduates through means that effectively target that population:
    (B) Accept applications for at least 5 business days;
    (C) Use numerical ratings, categorical rankings, or pass-fail ratings to score or rank entry-level job applicants as qualified or the equivalent of qualified, pursuant to regulations issued by the Mayor;
    (D) Conduct individual interviews with select candidates as part of its hiring process; and
    (E) Exclusively consider hiring resident District graduate applicants who are scored or ranked as at least qualified (or the equivalent of qualified), until that pool of resident District graduate applicants has been exhausted.
  (2) If a subordinate agency is unable to fill a position after considering all qualified (or equivalently scored or ranked) resident District graduate applicants, the subordinate agency may consider other candidates.
  (3) An applicant who claims resident District graduate consideration priority under this subsection shall submit proof of entitlement to the priority in a manner determined by the Mayor.
  (4) Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted as superseding a collective bargaining agreement that:
    (A) Requires a subordinate agency to post vacant Career Service positions internally to allow agency bargaining unit term and temporary employees to apply and compete before posting the positions externally; or
    (B) Requires a subordinate agency to give consideration priority for Career Service entry-level jobs to applicants other than resident District graduates.
  (5) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "qualified" shall have the same meaning as provided in sections 809 through 810 of Title 6-B of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (6-B DCMR §§ 809-810), or subsequent regulations issued by the Mayor.
  (4A) (A) Each subordinate agency head shall submit to the Mayor an annual report detailing, for each new employee hired into an entry-level job during the reporting period, whether the employee is a resident District graduate.
    (B) The Mayor shall integrate into each subordinate agency's annual performance objectives the target percentage of new hires into entry-level jobs who are resident District graduates.
    (C) (i) The Mayor shall conduct annual audits of each subordinate agency's personnel records to ensure that all persons receiving resident District graduate consideration priority submitted requisite proof of entitlement.
      (ii) Audit reports shall be submitted annually to the Council.
(c) Repealed.
(d) The Mayor may issue separate rules and regulations concerning the personnel system affecting members of the uniform services of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department ("FEMS") which may provide for a probationary period of at least one year. Other such separate rules and regulations may only be issued to carry out provisions of this chapter that accord such member of the uniform services of FEMS separate treatment under this chapter . The separate rules and regulations are not a bar to collective bargaining during the negotiation process between the Mayor and the recognized labor organizations for FEMS, but shall be within the parameters of [ § 1-617.08 ].
(d-1) For members of the Metropolitan Police Department and notwithstanding § 1-632.03(a)(1)(B) or any other law or regulation, the Assistant Chiefs of Police, Deputy Chiefs of Police, and inspectors shall be selected from among the lieutenants and captains of the force and shall be returned to the same civil service rank when the Mayor so determines.
(d-2) (1) The Chief of Police shall recommend to the Director of Personnel criteria for Career Service promotions and Excepted Service appointments to the positions of Inspector, Commander, and Assistant Chief of Police that address the areas of education, experience, physical fitness, and psychological fitness. The recommended criteria shall be the same for Career Service promotions and Excepted Service appointments to these positions. When establishing the criteria, the Chief of Police shall review national standards, such as the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
  (2) All candidates for the positions of Inspector, Commander, and Assistant Chief of Police shall be of good standing with no disciplinary action pending or administered resulting in more than a 14-day suspension or termination within the past 3 years.
(d-3) (1) The Fire Chief shall recommend to the Mayor criteria for Career Service promotions and Excepted Service appointments to the positions of Assistant Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, and Battalion Fire Chief that address the areas of education, experience, physical fitness, and psychological fitness. The recommended criteria shall be the same for Career Service promotions and Excepted Service appointments to these positions. When establishing the criteria, the Fire Chief shall review national standards, such as the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard on Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.
  (2) All candidates for the positions of Battalion Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief shall be of good standing with no disciplinary action pending or administered resulting in more than a 14-day suspension or termination within the past 3 years.
  (3) Members of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department appointed pursuant to this subsection shall be returned to the immediate previous civil service rank, or to the rank of Captain, when the Mayor so determines.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2 , and in accordance with § 1-515.02 , an applicant for District government employment in the Career Service who is a District resident at the time of application shall be awarded a 10-point hiring preference over a nonresident applicant; provided, that the applicant claims the preference.
  (2) (A) Failure to maintain District residency for a period of 7 consecutive years from the individual's effective date of hire into the position for which the individual claimed the residency preference shall result in forfeiture of District government employment.
    (B) Verification and enforcement of residency shall occur pursuant to § 1-515.04 .
    (C) Beginning on May 23, 2019, waivers for residency requirements applicable to employees in the Career Service shall be governed by § 1-515.05 .
  (3) Any individual hired under a previous residency law who was subject to a residency requirement shall be treated as if the individual claimed a preference and was hired pursuant to the Residency Preference Amendment Act of 1988 [ D.C. Law 7-203 ].
  (4) In reductions-in-force, a resident District employee shall be preferred for retention and reinstatement of employment over a non-resident District employee. For purposes of this paragraph only, a non-resident District employee hired prior to January 1, 1980, shall be considered a District resident. When the provisions of this paragraph conflict with an effective collective bargaining agreement, the terms of the collective bargaining agreement shall govern.
  (5) A District employee hired in the Career Service prior to March 16, 1989, who elects to apply for a competitive promotion in the Career Service and to claim a preference, shall be bound by the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  (5A) (A) An individual entitled to a hiring preference under subsection (e-1)(1)(B) of this section, regardless of place of residency, shall be deemed to be a District resident and shall be eligible for the District resident hiring preference described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
    (B) If an individual covered by subsection (e-1)(1)(B) claims the residency preference under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the individual shall become a District resident within 180 days after separation from the foster care program and be subject to the requirements of § 1-515.02 .
    (C) Within 180 days of May 23, 2019, the Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , issue final rules to implement the preference system established by this paragraph.
  (6) The Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , issue proposed rules to implement the preference system established by this subsection. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council no later than February 1, 1989, for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
  (7) (A) Except as provided in § 1-515.03(a)(6) , and subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the Mayor may not require an individual to reside in the District of Columbia as a condition of employment in the Career Service.
    (B) The Mayor shall provide notice to each employee in the Career Service of the provisions of this subsection that require an employee claiming a residency preference to maintain District residency for 7 consecutive years, and shall only apply such provisions with respect to employees claiming a residency preference on or after March 16, 1989.
(e-1) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2 [ § 2-1401.01 et seq.], an applicant for District government employment in the Career Service shall be awarded a 10-point hiring preference; provided, that the applicant claims the preference, if, at the time of application, the applicant:
    (A) Is within 5 years of leaving foster care under the Child and Family Services Agency and is a resident of the District; or
    (B) (i) Is currently in the foster care program administered by the Child and Family Services Agency; and
      (ii) Is at least 18 years old and not more than 21 years old, regardless of residency.
  (2) An applicant claiming a hiring preference pursuant to this subsection shall submit proof of eligibility for the preference by submitting to the hiring authority a letter or other document issued by the Child and Family Services Agency or the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia showing that the applicant is or was in foster care or showing the date the applicant left court supervision.
  (3) An applicant who receives a hiring preference pursuant to this subsection and who is a resident of the District shall remain eligible to receive any other preference available under this chapter in addition to the preference received pursuant to this subsection.
  (4) For the purposes of this subsection, the term “foster care” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 4-342(2) .
  (5) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [ § 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subsection. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules by resolution within the 30-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
(f) Repealed.
(g) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-306.40 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-306.40
§ 1-306.40. Comprehensive Plan Requirement.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this part shall obviate the requirement that zoning shall not be inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan. However, the Zoning Commission and the Mayor’s Office of Planning each shall consider an applicant’s compliance with the requirements of this part as supportive of the Comprehensive Plan and as providing public amenities associated with an applicant’s project.
D.C. Code § 1-1163.27 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1163.27
§ 1-1163.27. Duration of a transition committee; restriction on formation.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A transition committee shall terminate no later than 6 months after the beginning of the term of the new Mayor, Chairman of the Council, or Attorney General.
  (2) A transition committee may continue to accept contributions necessary to retire the debts of the committee for 6 months after the beginning of the new term, after which the Mayor, Chairman of the Council, or Attorney General shall be personally liable for any remaining debts of their respective committees; provided, that personal liability shall not attach until the Director of Campaign Finance is no longer auditing the respective transition committee.
(b) The Mayor, Chairman, or Attorney General shall not fundraise to retire the proper debts of his or her respective transition committees, for which he or she is now personally liable, after 6 months after the beginning of his or her new term.
D.C. Code § 1-555.04 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / § 1-555.04
§ 1-555.04. Rules.
Status: repealed

*NOTE: This section was repealed by temporary legislation that will expire on June 16, 2022. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Permanent Version .*
Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-1507.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15 / § 1-1507.02
§ 1-1507.02. Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1986.
Status: in_force

(Effective January 3, 1987)
Prepared by the Mayor and transmitted to the Council of the District of Columbia on September 1, 1986, pursuant to the provisions of Section 422(12) of the District Charter and Public Law 98-621 of November 8, 1984 (24 U.S.C. § 225 et seq.), the Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental Health Services Act.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
I. Establishment There is hereby established, in the Executive Branch of the Government of the District of Columbia, under the supervision of the Director, a Department of Human Services (hereafter "Department"). The Director shall have full authority over the Department and all functions and personnel assigned thereto, including the power to redelegate to other employees and officials of the Department such powers and authority as in the Director's judgment are warranted in the interests of efficiency and sound administration.
II. Purpose The mission of the Department of Human Services is to assure the development and implementation of public health and social service policy in response to the needs of individuals and families in the District of Columbia; and to promote the health, mental health, and well-being of District residents through the delivery of high-quality and equitably-distributed services and income assistance programs.
III. Functions The functions to be assigned to the major organizational components of the Department shall be:
The Director, through the organizational components of the Department, shall be responsible for the following functions:
A. Policy-making and the development and implementation of long- and short-range plans;
B. The development and utilization of an automated information support system for the Department;
C. Providing basic support services throughout the Department;
D. Managing the finances for the Department, and preparing and defending the budget;
E. Directing the preparation and support of the legislative agenda for the Department;
F. Serving as the single state agency for federal categorical and block grants;
G. Providing high-quality community-based and inpatient preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative mental health services;
H. Providing psychiatric evaluation and treatment services to adult and juvenile forensic clients and inpatient, day treatment, or detention settings;
I. Providing psychiatric evaluation and treatment services to adult and juvenile clients on an acute-care or long-term basis in an inpatient setting;
J. Providing mandates services, technical assistance and counseling regarding veterans' benefits and other assistance under DHS and affiliated programs administered under provisions of public laws;
K. Medically investigating and reporting on known or suspected homicides, suicides, medically unattended or accidental deaths, and deaths which might threaten public health and safety;
L. Identifying and treating drug and substance abusers with the goal of rehabilitation, and working to prevent substance abuse in the District of Columbia;
M. Administering comprehensive community-based medical screening and care to infants, children, adults, and the elderly in clinical, school, or home settings;
N. Providing long-term skilled and intermediate-level inpatient health care;
O. Providing health services to homebound adult patients who show potential for rehabilitation as well as to patients with long-term chronic illnesses who need help to maintain themselves at home;
P. Providing a wide range of identification and immunization services with the goal of preventing, insofar as possible, toxic, contagious, or injurious conditions;
Q. Analyzing the needs of homeless persons, coordinating and delivering comprehensive shelter, medical, and social services to the homeless;
R. Aiding in developing and sustaining independent living by the provision of social services, including emergency assistance, to adults and the elderly;
S. Providing a range of protective and child welfare services to children and youth;
T. Determining eligibility of clients for the range of available federal and District-funded income assistance programs;
U. Providing a range of habilitative, training, educational, and residential services, as needed, to retarded and developmentally disabled District residents and their families;
V. Determining the degree of disability of physically, mentally, or emotionally disabled or handicapped residents, and working to assist such clients to achieve self-sufficiency through training and auxiliary services; and
W. Developing and administering a citywide system of services for delinquency prevention and control, including supervision, short-term detention as needed, and educational, health, psychological and social services for delinquent and pre-delinquent youth.
IV. Delegation and Redelegation of Authority The Director of the Department of Human Services is the successor to the authority delegated to him or her as Director of the previously-existing Department, and is authorized to act, either personally or through a designated representative, as a member of any committees, commissions, boards, interstate compacts, or other bodies which presently include as a member the Director of the Department of Human Services or the Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital; or as a participant in any interagency agreement to which the Director or the Superintendent has been a party.
V. Other Transfers All property other than real property and all records and personal property used in conjunction with the real property and buildings transferred to the District by Section 8 of P.L. 98-621 (24 U.S.C. § 225f), are hereby transferred to the Department of Human Services for use in providing mental health and other services as of the effective date specified in the law.
The Department shall have the use of real property and buildings on the East side of the Saint Elizabeths campus with the exception of such real property and buildings as are retained by the federal government under P.L. 98-621; and shall also have the use of certain real property and buildings on the West side, on an interim or long-term basis, as determined by the Mayor.
The Department is also the successor to all other positions, property, allocations and other funds available or to be made available relating to the powers, duties, and functions of the preexisting Department of Human Services.
VI. Reorganization The Director of the Department of Human Services, in the performance of his or her duties and functions, is authorized to establish such organizational components within the Department with such specified functions as he or she deems appropriate. Until such establishment, existing Orders establishing the components of the preexisting Department remain in force, where they do not conflict with this Plan.
VII. Recission All orders and parts of orders in conflict with any of the provisions of this Plan are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed, except that any municipal regulations adopted or promulgated by virtue of the authority granted by such orders, shall remain in force until properly revised, amended, or rescinded.
VIII. Effective Date The provisions of this Plan shall become effective pursuant to the promulgation of an executive order of the Mayor no later than thirty (30) calendar days after this Plan has been approved, in accordance with the requirements of Section 422(12) of Public Law 93-198.
D.C. Code § 1-907.04 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 9 / § 1-907.04
§ 1-907.04. Actuarial statement and opinion.
Status: in_force

(a) As a part of the actuarial report presented to the Retirement Board, the actuary shall prepare an actuarial statement. The statement shall contain:
  (1) The dates of the fiscal year and the most recent actuarial valuation;
  (2) The total amount of the contributions made by participants and the total amount of all other contributions, including the District payment, received for the fiscal year and for each preceding fiscal year for which the information was not previously reported;
  (3) The number of participants, whether or not retired, and beneficiaries receiving benefits covered as of the last day of the fiscal year;
  (4) The following information as of the date of the most recent actuarial valuation and, if available and sufficiently comparable so as not to be misleading, for at least the 2 preceding actuarial valuations:
    (A) The aggregate annual compensation of participants;
    (B) The actuarial value of assets of each separate fund comprising the Funds;
    (C) The actuarial accrued liability, if applicable;
    (D) The difference between the actuarial value of assets of the system and actuarial accrued liability, if applicable;
    (E) The actuarial value of assets of the system expressed as a percentage of actuarial accrued liability, if applicable;
    (F) The difference between the actuarial liability expressed as a percentage of the aggregate annual compensation of participants, if applicable; and
    (G) The actuarial assumptions and methods used in determining the information described in this paragraph and other factors that significantly affect the information described in this paragraph; and
  (5) Other information necessary to disclose fully and fairly the actuarial condition of the retirement plans.
(b) (1) The actuarial report shall also contain an opinion of the enrolled actuary on the actuarial statement attesting that:
    (A) To the best of the actuary’s knowledge the statement is complete and accurate;
    (B) Each assumption and method used in preparing the statement is reasonable, and the assumptions and methods in the aggregate are reasonable, taking into account the experience of the retirement system; and
    (C) The assumptions and methods in combination offer the actuary’s best estimate of anticipated experience.
  (2) In formulating an opinion, the actuary may rely on the correctness of any accounting matter as to which any qualified public accountant has expressed an opinion, if the actuary so indicates.
(c) The actuarial statement and opinion required herein shall be included as part of the annual report required pursuant to § 1-909.02 .
D.C. Code § 1-204.24d — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.24d
§ 1-204.24d. Duties of the Chief Financial Officer.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter which grant authority to other entities of the District government, the Chief Financial Officer shall have the following duties and shall take such steps as are necessary to perform these duties:
(1) During a control year, preparing the financial plan and the budget for the use of the Mayor for purposes of part B of subchapter VII of Chapter 3 of Title 47 .
(2) Preparing the budgets of the District of Columbia for the year for the use of the Mayor for purposes of part D of this subchapter , and preparing the 5-year financial plan based upon the adopted budget for submission with the District of Columbia budget by the Mayor to Congress.
(3) During a control year, assuring that all financial information presented by the Mayor is presented in a manner, and is otherwise consistent with, the requirements of parts A through E of subchapter VII of Chapter 3 of Title 47 .
(4) Implementing appropriate procedures and instituting such programs, systems, and personnel policies within the Chief Financial Officer’s authority, to ensure that budget, accounting, and personnel control systems and structures are synchronized for budgeting and control purposes on a continuing basis and to ensure that appropriations are not exceeded.
(5) Preparing and submitting to the Mayor and the Council, with the approval of the Authority during a control year, and making public—
  (A) annual estimates of all revenues of the District of Columbia (without regard to the source of such revenues), including proposed revenues, which shall be binding on the Mayor and the Council for purposes of preparing and submitting the budget of the District government for the year under part D of this subchapter , except that the Mayor and the Council may prepare the budget based on estimates of revenues which are lower than those prepared by the Chief Financial Officer; and
  (B) quarterly re-estimates of the revenues of the District of Columbia during the year.
(6) Supervising and assuming responsibility for financial transactions to ensure adequate control of revenues and resources.
(7) Maintaining systems of accounting and internal control designed to provide —
  (A) full disclosure of the financial impact of the activities of the District government;
  (B) adequate financial information needed by the District government for management purposes;
  (C) effective control over, and accountability for, all funds, property, and other assets of the District of Columbia; and
  (D) reliable accounting results to serve as the basis for preparing and supporting agency budget requests and controlling the execution of the budget.
(8) Submitting to the Council a financial statement of the District government, containing such details and at such times as the Council may specify.
(9) Supervising and assuming responsibility for the assessment of all property subject to assessment and special assessments within the corporate limits of the District of Columbia for taxation, preparing tax maps, and providing such notice of taxes and special assessments (as may be required by law).
(10) Supervising and assuming responsibility for the levying and collection of all taxes, special assessments, licensing fees, and other revenues of the District of Columbia (as may be required by law), and receiving all amounts paid to the District of Columbia from any source (including the Authority).
(11) Maintaining custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the District government (or any department or agency of the District government), and depositing all amounts paid in such depositories and under such terms and conditions as may be designated by the Council (or by the Authority during a control year).
(12) Maintaining custody of all investment and invested funds of the District government or in possession of the District government in a fiduciary capacity, and maintaining the safekeeping of all bonds and notes of the District government and the receipt and delivery of District government bonds and notes for transfer, registration, or exchange.
(13) Apportioning the total of all appropriations and funds made available during the year for obligation so as to prevent obligation or expenditure in a manner which would result in a deficiency or a need for supplemental appropriations during the year, and (with respect to appropriations and funds available for an indefinite period and all authorizations to create obligations by contract in advance of appropriations) apportioning the total of such appropriations, funds, or authorizations in the most effective and economical manner.
(14) Certifying all contracts and leases (whether directly or through delegation) prior to execution as to the availability of funds to meet the obligations expected to be incurred by the District government under such contracts and leases during the year.
(15) Prescribing the forms of receipts, vouchers, bills, and claims to be used by all agencies, offices, and instrumentalities of the District government.
(16) Certifying and approving prior to payment of all bills, invoices, payrolls, and other evidences of claims, demands, or charges against the District government, and determining the regularity, legality, and correctness of such bills, invoices, payrolls, claims, demands, or charges.
(17) In coordination with the Inspector General of the District of Columbia, performing internal audits of accounts and operations and records of the District government, including the examination of any accounts or records of financial transactions, giving due consideration to the effectiveness of accounting systems, internal control, and related administrative practices of the departments and agencies of the District government.
(18) Exercising responsibility for the administration and supervision of the District of Columbia Treasurer.
(19) Supervising and administering all borrowing programs for the issuance of long-term and short-term indebtedness, as well as other financing-related programs of the District government.
(20) Administering the cash management program of the District government, including the investment of surplus funds in governmental and non-governmental interest-bearing securities and accounts.
(21) Administering the centralized District government payroll and retirement systems (other than the retirement system for police officers, fire fighters, and teachers).
(22) Governing the accounting policies and systems applicable to the District government.
(23) Preparing appropriate annual, quarterly, and monthly financial reports of the accounting and financial operations of the District government.
(24) Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, preparing the complete financial statement and report on the activities of the District government for such fiscal year, for the use of the Mayor under § 1-204.48(a)(4) .
(25) Preparing fiscal impact statements on regulations, multiyear contracts, contracts over $ 1,000,000 and on legislation, as required by § 1-301.47a .
(26) Preparing under the direction of the Mayor, who has the specific responsibility for formulating budget policy using Chief Financial Officer technical and human resources, the budget for submission by the Mayor to the Council and to the public and upon final adoption to Congress and to the public.
(27) Certifying all collective bargaining agreements and nonunion pay proposals prior to submission to the Council for approval as to the availability of funds to meet the obligations expected to be incurred by the District government under such collective bargaining agreements and nonunion pay proposals during the year.
(28) With respect to attorneys in special education cases brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in the District of Columbia during fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year —
  (A) requiring such attorneys to certify in writing that the attorney or representative of the attorney rendered any and all services for which the attorney received an award in such a case, including those received under a settlement agreement or as part of an administrative proceeding, from the District of Columbia;
  (B) requiring such attorneys, as part of the certification under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, to disclose any financial, corporate, legal, membership on boards of directors, or other relationships with any special education diagnostic services, schools, or other special education service providers to which the attorneys have referred any clients in any such cases; and
  (C) preparing and submitting quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate on the certification of and the amount paid by the government of the District of Columbia, including the District of Columbia Public Schools, to such attorneys.
D.C. Code § 1-1107.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11 / § 1-1107.02
§ 1-1107.02. Use of surplus campaign funds.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-601.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-601.02
§ 1-601.02. Purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) The Council of the District of Columbia declares that it is the purpose and policy of this chapter to assure that the District of Columbia government shall have a modern flexible system of public personnel administration, which shall:
  (1) Provide for increasingly autonomous control over personnel administration by the District of Columbia government;
  (2) Create uniform systems for personnel administration among the executive departments and agencies reporting directly to the Mayor of the District of Columbia and among the Council, independent agencies, boards, and commissions in the District of Columbia government;
  (3) Create separate personnel management systems for educational employees of the School of Law, the District of Columbia Board of Education, and the University of the District of Columbia;
  (4) Insure the efficient administration of this personnel system;
  (5) Establish impartial and comprehensive administrative or negotiated procedures for resolving employee grievances;
  (6) Provide for a positive policy of labor-management relations including collective bargaining between the District of Columbia government and its employees; and
  (7) Establish the means to recruit, select, develop, and maintain an effective and responsive work force consistent with merit principles.
(b) The Career and Educational Services established in subchapters VIII and VIII-A of this chapter shall follow merit principles such as the following:
  (1) Recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees on the basis of their relative ability, knowledge and skills, including open and competitive consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointment;
  (2) Providing equitable and adequate compensation;
  (3) Training employees, as needed, to assure high-quality performance;
  (4) Retaining employees on the basis of their performance, correcting inadequate performance, and separating employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected; and
  (5) Assuring, as provided in this chapter, fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of employment without regard to political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, religious belief, age, marital status, personal physical appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, physical disability, or developmental disability. A proper regard shall be accorded all rights of privacy and other constitutionally protected rights of citizens.
(c) Employees are protected against coercion for partisan political purposes and are prohibited from using their official authority for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election or a nomination for office.
D.C. Code § 1-615.51 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-615.51
§ 1-615.51. Findings and declaration of purpose.
Status: in_force

The Council finds and declares that the public interest is served when employees of the District government are free to report waste, fraud, abuse of authority, violations of law, or threats to public health or safety without fear of retaliation or reprisal.  Accordingly, the Council declares as its policy to:
(1) Enhance the rights of District employees to challenge the actions or failures of their agencies and to express their views without fear of retaliation through appropriate channels within the agency, complete and frank responses to Council inquiries, free access to law enforcement officials, oversight agencies of both the executive and legislative branches of government, and appropriate communication with the public;
(2) Ensure that acts of the Council enacted to protect individual citizens are properly enforced;
(3) Provide new rights and remedies to guarantee and ensure that public offices are truly public trusts;
(4) Hold public employees personally accountable for failure to enforce the laws and for negligence in the performance of their public duties;
(5) Ensure that rights of employees to expose corruption, dishonesty, incompetence, or administrative failure are protected;
(6) Guarantee the rights of employees to contact and communicate with the Council and be protected in that exercise;
(7) Protect employees from reprisal or retaliation for the performance of their duties; and
(8) Motivate employees to do their duties justly and efficiently.
D.C. Code § 1-611.18 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-611.18
§ 1-611.18. Housing bonus; District of Columbia employees.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-551.05 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / § 1-551.05
§ 1-551.05. Bonus pay and special awards pay; subordinate agency heads ineligible.
Status: in_force

Any authorization under this subchapter for the use of funds to support the categories of bonus pay or special awards pay shall not extend to a payment to a subordinate agency head in the Executive Service established by subchapter X-A of Chapter 6 of this title .
D.C. Code § 1-201.03 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-201.03
§ 1-201.03. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term “District” means the District of Columbia.
(2) The term “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia provided for by part A of subchapter IV of this chapter .
(3) The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the District of Columbia established under Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967.
(4) The term “District of Columbia Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia established under Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967.
(5) The term “Chairman” means, unless otherwise provided in this Act, the Chairman of the Council provided for by part A of subchapter IV of this chapter .
(6) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor provided for by part B of subchapter IV of this chapter .
(7) The term “act” includes any legislation passed by the Council, except where the term “Act” is used to refer to this chapter or other Acts of Congress herein specified.
(8) The term “capital project” means any physical public betterment or improvement, the acquisition of property of a permanent nature, or the purchase of equipment or furnishings, and includes:
  (A) Costs of any preliminary plans, studies, and surveys in connection with such betterment, improvement, acquisition, or purchase;
  (B) Costs incidental to such betterment, improvement, acquisition, or purchase, and the financing thereof, including the cost of any election, professional fees, printing or engraving, production and reproduction of documents, publication of notices, taking of title, bond insurance, and interest during construction; and
  (C) The reimbursement of any fund or account for amounts expended for the payment of any such costs.
(9) The term “pending”, when applied to any capital project, means authorized but not yet completed.
(10) The term “District revenues” means all funds derived from taxes, fees, charges, miscellaneous receipts, grants and other forms of financial assistance, or the sale of bonds, notes, or other obligations, and any funds administered by the District government under cost sharing arrangements.
(11) The term “election”, unless the context otherwise provides, means an election held pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(12) The terms “publish” and “publication”, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, mean publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the District.
(13) The term “District of Columbia Courts” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
(14) The term “resources” means revenues, balances, enterprise or other revolving funds, and funds realized from borrowing.
(15) The term “budget” means the entire request for appropriations or loan or spending authority for all activities of all departments or agencies of the District of Columbia financed from all existing, proposed, or anticipated resources, and shall include both operating and capital expenditures.
D.C. Code § 1-807.06 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / § 1-807.06
§ 1-807.06. Termination of Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

Effective upon the transfer of the obligations and assets of the Trust Fund to the D.C. Federal Pension Fund under § 1-817.03 :
(1) The Trust Fund shall terminate; and
(2) The obligation to make Federal benefit payments from the Trust Fund, and any duty imposed on any person with respect to the Trust Fund, shall terminate.
D.C. Code § 1-1163.22 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1163.22
§ 1-1163.22. Contributions to inaugural committees.
Status: in_force

No person, including a business contributor, may make any contribution to or for an inaugural committee, and the Mayor or Mayor-elect shall not receive any contribution to or for an inaugural committee from any person, that when aggregated with all other contributions to or for the inaugural committee received from such person, exceeds $4,000 in an aggregate amount; provided, that the $4,000 limitation shall not apply to contributions made by the Mayor or Mayor-elect for the purpose of funding his or her own inaugural committee within the District.
D.C. Code § 1-1163.04 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1163.04
§ 1-1163.04. Duties of the Director of Campaign Finance.
Status: in_force

The Director of Campaign Finance shall:
(1) Develop and furnish prescribed forms, materials, and electronic formats or mediums, including electronic or digital signatures, for persons to make the reports and statements required to be filed with the Director of Campaign Finance pursuant to this subchapter;
(1A) Require that all reports filed with the Director of Campaign Finance pursuant to this subchapter be submitted electronically; provided, that reasonable accommodations shall be made where an actual hardship in complying with this paragraph is demonstrated to the Director of Campaign Finance;
(1B) (A) Publish all information submitted by recipients and agencies pursuant to sections of this subchapter online in a publicly accessible, widely accepted, nonproprietary, searchable, platform-independent, sortable, computer-readable format within 24 hours of filing. The database of electronic filings and other data within the portal shall be available via bulk download from the portal website;
  (B) For the purposes of searching receipts of contributions and expenditures, "sortable" means able to be downloaded and filtered by street address, city, state, or zip code of the contributor or payee;
(2) Develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system consistent with the purposes of this subchapter;
(3) Make the reports and statements filed with him or her available for public inspection and copying, commencing as soon as practicable, but not later than the end of the 2nd day following the day during which it was received, and to permit and facilitate copying of any report or statement, as requested by any person, at reasonable cost to the person, except any information copied from the reports and statements shall not be sold or utilized by any person for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for any commercial purpose;
(4) Preserve paper and electronic copies of reports and statements for a period of at least 10 years from date of receipt;
(5) Compile and maintain a current list of all reports and statements on file pertaining to each candidate;
(6) Repealed.
(7) (A) Make any reports prepared under this subchapter available online, including a biennial report summarizing the receipts and expenditures of candidates, political committees, political action committees, and independent expenditure committees, during the prior 2-year period.
  (B) The Director of Campaign Finance shall publish the biennial report required in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph by December 31 of each odd-numbered year. The report shall describe the receipts and expenditures of candidates for Mayor, Attorney General, Chairman and members of the Council, members of the State Board of Education, shadow Senator, and shadow Representative, but shall exclude candidates for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner. The report shall provide, at a minimum, the following information:
    (i) A summary of each candidate's receipts, in dollar amount and percentage terms, by categories of contributors that the Director of Campaign Finance considers appropriate, such as the candidate himself or herself, individuals, political committees, corporations, partnerships, and labor organizations;
    (ii) A summary of each candidate's receipts, in dollar amount and percentage terms, by the size of the contribution, including contributions of:
      (I) $500 or more;
      (II) $250 or more but less than $500;
      (III) $100 or more but less than $250; and
      (IV) Less than $100;
    (iii) The total amount of a candidate's receipts and expenditures for primary and general elections, respectively, when applicable;
    (iv) A summary of each candidate's expenditures, in dollar amount and percentage terms, by operating expenditures, transfers to other authorized committees, loan repayments, and refunds of contributions; and
    (v) A summary of the receipts and expenditures of political committees, political action committees, and independent expenditure committees using categories considered appropriate by the Director of Campaign Finance;
(7A) Require a candidate for public office and the treasurer of any political committee, political action committee, or independent expenditure committee to attend a training program conducted by the Director of Campaign Finance concerning compliance with this subchapter. Such training shall:
  (A) Be conducted in person, or, during a period of time for which the Mayor has declared a public health emergency pursuant to § 7-2304.01 , online, although online materials may be used to supplement the training;
  (A-i) Include content on the Fair Elections Program and the requirements of this subchapter pertaining to business contributors, including their affiliated entities, and covered contractors;
  (B) Be completed in accordance with a schedule to be published by the Director of Campaign Finance, or by individual request as the Director of Campaign Finance deems appropriate; and
  (C) Upon completion, result in the completion of an oath or affirmation to follow the District's campaign finance laws, to be developed by the Director of Campaign Finance. The names of the participants and those participants who have not completed the training shall be prominently displayed on the website of the Campaign Finance Board;
(8) Make audits and field investigations with respect to reports and statements filed under this subchapter, and with respect to alleged failures to file any report or statement required under the provisions of this subchapter;
(8A) Administer the Fair Elections Program established by § 1-1163.32a ; and
(9) Perform such other duties as the Campaign Finance Board may require.
D.C. Code § 1-529.04 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / § 1-529.04
§ 1-529.04. Enrollment in health benefits plan.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “former spouse” means a living person:
  (1) Who was married for at least 9 months to an employee or retiree who performed at least 18 months creditable service in a position covered by 1 or more of the retirement systems referred to in § 1-529.01 ;
  (2) Whose marriage to the employee or retiree was terminated prior to the death of the employee or retiree;
  (3) Who was enrolled as a family member in a health benefits plan approved under the Federal Health Benefits Program or in a plan approved under §§ 1-621.05 through 1-621.13 at any time during the 18-month period before the dissolution of the marriage by divorce, annulment, or legal separation; and
  (4) Who is receiving any portion of an annuity or survivor’s annuity or is entitled to receive an annuity or survivor’s annuity pursuant to an election by the employee at the time of retirement, a qualifying court order, or the provisions of the retirement system.
(b) Any former spouse of an employee or of a retiree may enroll in a health benefits plan approved under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program or in a plan approved under §§ 1-621.05 through 1-621.13 .
(c) Any former spouse who enrolls in a health benefits plan pursuant to subsection (b) of this section may elect to enroll either as an individual or for self and family, subject to an agreement by the former spouse to pay the full subscription charge of the enrollment, including any amount set aside for the administration of the health benefits plan and any necessary reserves as determined by the Mayor.
(d) Only former spouses whose marriages were dissolved after March 16, 1989 through divorce, annulment, or legal separation shall be eligible to enroll in the health benefits plans.
D.C. Code § 1-204.48 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.48
§ 1-204.48. Financial duties of the Mayor.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations in § 1-206.03 and except to the extent provided under § 1-204.24d , the Mayor shall have charge of the administration of the financial affairs of the District and to that end he shall:
  (1) Supervise and be responsible for all financial transactions to insure adequate control of revenues and resources and to insure that appropriations are not exceeded;
  (2) Maintain systems of accounting and internal control designed to provide:
    (A) Full disclosure of the financial results of the District government’s activities;
    (B) Adequate financial information needed by the District government for management purposes;
    (C) Effective control over and accountability for all funds, property, and other assets;
    (D) Reliable accounting results to serve as the basis for preparing and supporting agency budget requests and controlling the execution of the budget;
  (3) Submit to the Council a financial statement in any detail and at such times as the Council may specify;
  (4) Submit to the Council, by February 1st of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement and report for the preceding fiscal year, as audited by the Inspector General of the District of Columbia in accordance with subsection (c) of this section in the case of fiscal years 2006 through 2008;
  (5) Supervise and be responsible for the assessment of all property subject to assessment and special assessments within the corporate limits of the District for taxation, prepare tax maps, and give such notice of taxes and special assessments, as may be required by law;
  (6) Supervise and be responsible for the levying and collection of all taxes, special assessments, license fees, and other revenues of the District, as required by law, and receive all moneys receivable by the District from the Federal Government or from any agency or instrumentality of the District, except that this paragraph shall not apply to moneys from the District of Columbia Courts.
  (7) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the District, or any agency of the District government, and deposit all funds coming into his hands, in such depositories as may be designated and under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by act of the Council;
  (8) Have custody of all investments and invested funds of the District government, or in possession of such government in a fiduciary capacity, and have the safekeeping of all bonds and notes of the District and the receipt and delivery of District bonds and notes for transfer, registration, or exchange; and
  (9) Apportion the total of all appropriations and funds made available during the fiscal year for obligation so as to prevent obligation or expenditure thereof in a manner which would indicate a necessity for deficiency or supplemental appropriations for such fiscal year, and with respect to all appropriations or funds not limited to a definite period, and all authorizations to create obligations by contract in advance of appropriations, apportion the total of such appropriations or funds or authorizations so as to achieve the most effective and economical use thereof.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor may make any payments required by subsection (b) or subsection (c) [repealed] of § 1-204.83 and take any actions authorized by an act of the Council under § 1-204.67(b) or under subsection (a)(4)(A), or subsection (e), of § 1-204.90 .
(c) The financial statement and report for a fiscal year prepared and submitted for purposes of subsection (a)(4) of this section shall be audited by the Inspector General of the District of Columbia (in coordination with the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia) pursuant to § 1-301.115a(a)(4) , and shall include as a basic financial statement a comparison of audited actual year-end results with the revenues submitted in the budget document for such year and the appropriations enacted into law for such year using the format, terminology, and classifications contained in the law making the appropriations for the year and its legislative history.
D.C. Code § 1-623.11 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-623.11
§ 1-623.11. Additional compensation for services of attendants or vocational rehabilitation.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may pay an employee who has been awarded compensation an additional sum of not more than $500 a month, as he or she considers necessary, when he or she finds that the service of an attendant is necessary constantly because the employee is totally blind or has lost the use of both hands or both feet or is paralyzed and unable to walk or because of another disability resulting from the injury making him or her so helpless as to require constant attendance.
(b) The Mayor may pay an individual undergoing vocational rehabilitation under § 1-623.04 additional compensation necessary for his or her maintenance, but not to exceed $200 a month.
D.C. Code § 1-610.52a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-610.52a
§ 1-610.52a. Public Safety Executive Service pay schedule.
Status: in_force

(a) The Executive Service Public Safety Schedule (“DX Public Safety Schedule”) shall be divided into 4 pay levels and shall be the basic pay schedule for subordinate agency heads within the public safety cluster .
(b) (1) The Mayor shall designate the appropriate pay level for each subordinate agency head within the public safety cluster based on market analyses considering the qualifications and work experience of each individual appointee, and other relevant criteria; provided, that each subordinate agency head within the public safety cluster shall be subject to compensation within the limits of the DX Public Safety Schedule unless otherwise authorized by an act of the Council.
  (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Council approves a compensation level of $253,817 for Cathy Lanier, as Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.
  (3) The existing level of compensation for the position in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not be used as the basis for determining the salary of an officeholder in the position of Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, who takes office after February 24, 2012.  The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department shall be subject to compensation within the limits of the DX Public Safety Schedule, except as provided by this chapter .
  (4) (A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Council approves a compensation level of:
      (i) $215,035 for Chris T. Geldart, as Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, retroactive to May 4, 2015; and
      (ii) $203,425 for Gregory M. Dean, as Chief of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, retroactive to May 4, 2015.
    (B) The level of compensation for the positions as approved in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not be used as the basis for determining the salary of an officeholder in the position of Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency or the position of Chief of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.
(c) A person paid from the DX Public Safety Schedule shall not be entitled to premium pay.
(d) Each level within the schedule shall have a minimum and maximum salary range established by the Mayor, subject to Council review and approval by resolution. Initial salary ranges shall be submitted by the Mayor to the Council for a 60-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove of the proposed changes to the salary ranges by resolution within this 60-day period, the proposed salary ranges shall be deemed approved.
(e) Any changes to the salary ranges established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be submitted by the Mayor to the Council for a 15-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove of the proposed changes to the salary ranges by resolution within this 15-day period, the proposed salary ranges shall be deemed approved.
(f) Initial salary ranges and any changes to the salary ranges shall become effective upon approval and shall be published in the District of Columbia Register no later than 45 days after their approval.
(g) For the purposes of this section, the term “public safety cluster” means the following District agencies or any successor agencies:
  (1) Department of Forensic Sciences;
  (2) Office of the Chief Medical Examiner;
  (3) Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services;
  (4) Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services;
  (5) Metropolitan Police Department;
  (6) Department of Corrections;
  (7) Office of Unified Communications; and
  (8) Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.
D.C. Code § 1-1317 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 13 / § 1-1317
§ 1-1317. Order of survey to be speedily executed.
Status: in_force

The Surveyor shall, as speedily as possible, execute any order of survey made by any court or private individual of any lot or square within the City of Washington, or of any land within the District of Columbia outside of said City, and shall make due return of a true plat and certificate thereof.
D.C. Code § 1-204.22 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.22
§ 1-204.22. Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The executive power of the District shall be vested in the Mayor who shall be the chief executive officer of the District government. In addition, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all functions granted to or vested in the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, as established under Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967, shall be carried out by the Mayor in accordance with this chapter. The Mayor shall be responsible for the proper execution of all laws relating to the District, and for the proper administration of the affairs of the District coming under his jurisdiction or control, including but not limited to the following powers, duties, and functions:
(1) The Mayor may designate the officer or officers of the executive department of the District who may, during periods of disability or absence from the District of the Mayor, execute and perform the powers and duties of the Mayor.
(2) The Mayor shall administer all laws relating to the appointment, promotion, discipline, separation, and other conditions of employment of personnel in the Office of the Mayor, personnel in executive departments of the District, and members of boards, commissions, and other agencies, who, under laws in effect on the date immediately preceding January 2, 1975, were subject to appointment and removal by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia. All actions affecting such personnel and such members shall, until such time as legislation is enacted by the Council superseding such laws and establishing a permanent District government merit system, pursuant to paragraph (3) of this section, continue to be subject to the provisions of acts of Congress relating to the appointment, promotion, discipline, separation, and other conditions of employment applicable to officers and employees of the District government, to § 1-207.13 , and where applicable, to the provisions of the joint agreement between the Commissioners and the Civil Service Commission authorized by Executive Order No. 5491 of November 18, 1930, relating to the appointment of District personnel. He shall appoint or assign persons to positions formerly occupied, ex officio, by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia or by the Assistant to the Commissioner and shall have power to remove such persons from such positions. The officers and employees of each agency with respect to which legislative power is delegated by this chapter and which immediately prior to January 2, 1975, was not subject to the administrative control of the Commissioner of the District, shall continue to be appointed and removed in accordance with applicable laws until such time as such laws may be superseded by legislation passed by the Council establishing a permanent District government merit system pursuant to paragraph (3) of this section.
(3) The Mayor shall administer the personnel functions of the District covering employees of all District departments, boards, commissions, offices and agencies, except as otherwise provided by this chapter. Personnel legislation enacted by Congress prior to or after January 2, 1975, including, without limitation, legislation relating to appointments, promotions, discipline, separations, pay, unemployment compensation, health, disability and death benefits, leave, retirement, insurance, and veterans’ preference applicable to employees of the District government as set forth in § 1-207.14(c) , shall continue to be applicable until such time as the Council shall, pursuant to this section, provide for coverage under a District government merit system. The District government merit system shall be established by act of the Council. The system shall apply with respect to the compensation of employees of the District government during fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year, except that the system may provide for continued participation in all or part of the Federal Civil Service System and shall provide for persons employed by the District government immediately preceding the effective date of such system personnel benefits, including but not limited to pay, tenure, leave, residence, retirement, health and life insurance, and employee disability and death benefits, all at least equal to those provided by legislation enacted by Congress, or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, and applicable to such officers and employees immediately prior to the effective date of the system established pursuant to this chapter, except that nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the District from separating an officer or employee subject to such system in the implementation of a financial plan and budget for the District government approved under subpart B of subchapter VII of Chapter 3 of Title 47 , and except that nothing in this section shall prohibit the District from paying an employee overtime pay in accordance with § 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. § 207). The District government merit system shall take effect not earlier than 1 year nor later than 5 years after January 2, 1975.
(4) The Mayor shall, through the heads of administrative boards, offices, and agencies, supervise and direct the activities of such boards, offices, and agencies.
(5) The Mayor may submit drafts of acts to the Council.
(6) The Mayor may delegate any of his functions (other than the function of approving or disapproving acts passed by the Council or the function of approving contracts between the District and the federal government under § 1-207.31 ) to any officer, employee, or agency of the executive office of the Mayor, or to any director of an executive department who may, with the approval of the Mayor, make a further delegation of all or a part of such functions to subordinates under his jurisdiction. Nothing in the previous sentence may be construed to permit the Mayor to delegate any functions assigned to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia under subchapter I-A of Chapter 3 of Title 47 , without regard to whether such functions are assigned to the Chief Financial Officer under such section during a control year (as defined in § 47-393(4) ) or during any other year.
(7) The Mayor shall appoint a City Administrator, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. The City Administrator shall be the chief administrative officer of the Mayor, and he shall assist the Mayor in carrying out his functions under this chapter, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Mayor. The City Administrator shall be paid at a rate established by the Mayor.
(8) The Mayor may propose to the executive or legislative branch of the United States government legislation or other action dealing with any subject, whether or not falling within the authority of the District government, as defined in this chapter.
(9) The Mayor, as custodian thereof, shall use and authenticate the corporate seal of the District in accordance with law.
(10) The Mayor shall have the right, under rules to be adopted by the Council, to be heard by the Council or any of its committees.
(11) The Mayor is authorized to issue and enforce administrative orders, not inconsistent with this or any other Act of the Congress or any act of the Council, as are necessary to carry out his functions and duties.
(12) The Mayor may reorganize the offices, agencies, and other entities within the executive branch of the government of the District by submitting to the Council a detailed plan of such reorganization. Such a reorganization plan shall be valid only if the Council does not adopt, within 60 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after such reorganization plan is submitted to it by the Mayor, a resolution disapproving such reorganization.
D.C. Code § 1-325.211 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-325.211
§ 1-325.211. Neighborhood Parade and Festival Fund established.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Neighborhood Parade and Festival Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Commission on Arts and Humanities, to be used for the purposes set forth in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) (1) Deposits into the Fund shall include:
    (A) Federal funds, if any;
    (B) Gifts, grants, and donations; and
    (C) An annual appropriation of $107,000.
  (2) All funds deposited into the Fund, and any interest earned on those funds, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time, but shall be continually available for the uses and purposes set forth in subsection (c) of this section without regard to fiscal year limitation, subject to authorization by Congress.
(c) The Fund shall be used for parades, festivals, and any other celebrations sponsored by a neighborhood or civic association.
(d) The Commission on Arts and Humanities is authorized to make grants for the purposes described in this section. Grants made under this section shall be administered pursuant to the requirements set forth in part B of subchapter XII-A of this chapter [ § 1-328.11 et seq.].
D.C. Code § 1-623.06a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-623.06a
§ 1-623.06a. Period of disability payments.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for any one injury causing temporary total or temporary partial disability, the payment for disability benefits shall not continue for more than a total of 500 weeks; provided, that within the last 52 weeks, the claimant shall be entitled to a hearing before an Office of Administrative Hearings judge for purposes of determining whether the claimant has a permanent disability. The hearing shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of § 1-623.24(b) . Within 30 days after the hearing, the Mayor shall notify the claimant, the Attorney General, and the Office of Personnel in writing of his or her decision and any permanent disability award that he or she may make and the basis of the decision.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any employee whose date of hire was before January 1, 1980.
(c) Subsection (a) shall apply one year after September 24, 2010.
D.C. Code § 1-610.71 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-610.71
§ 1-610.71. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part, the term “lateral law enforcement officer” means:
(1) (A) A member of the Capitol Police;
  (B) A member of the United States Park Police;
  (C) A member of the Federal Protective Service;
  (D) A member of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division; or
  (E) An employee, the duties of whose position are primarily the investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States of America or any state of the United States of America, including the positions of county sheriff and municipal policeman; or
(2) A person who has performed in any capacity described in paragraph (1) of  this section within 12 months of his or her application to the Metropolitan  Police Department.
D.C. Code § 1-301.22 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.22
§ 1-301.22. Administration of oaths.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, and the members of the Council of the District of Columbia may administer oaths as part of their official responsibilities. No fee shall be collected for the administration of such oaths, and the power to administer such oaths shall not be utilized for personal purposes.
D.C. Code § 1-301.111 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.111
§ 1-301.111. Duties of the Corporation Counsel.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-1162.14 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1162.14
§ 1-1162.14. Hearings.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) After determining that there is reason to believe a violation has occurred based upon the presentation of evidence by the Director of Government Ethics pursuant to § 1-1162.12(b) or § 1-1162.13(e) , the Board shall conduct an open and adversarial hearing at which the Director of Government Ethics shall present evidence of the violation. A hearing need not be conducted if a matter is dismissed pursuant to § 1-1162.16(a) .
  (2) If the Director of Government Ethics fails to present a matter, or advises the Board that insufficient evidence exists to present a matter or that an additional period of time is needed to investigate a matter further, the Board may order the Director of Government Ethics to present the matter as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b) Any hearing under this section shall be of record and shall be held in accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
(c) Any witness has a right to refuse to answer a question that might tend to incriminate the witness by claiming his or her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
D.C. Code § 1-1318 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 13 / § 1-1318
§ 1-1318. Alteration of boundaries; change of surveys.
Status: in_force

Whenever the proprietor of any tract or parcel of land in the District of Columbia shall desire or deem it necessary to subdivide or alter boundaries, or change the surveys of any such tract or parcel of land, such subdivision, alteration, or change shall be by the Surveyor of the District of Columbia, or his Assistant, only, and shall be entered in the plat book or books of said Surveyor. All such subdivisions, alterations, or changes shall be certified by the Surveyor, the party wishing such plat, and 2 competent witnesses, whose names shall be appended thereto.
D.C. Code § 1-714 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 7 / § 1-714
§ 1-714. District of Columbia Judges’ Retirement Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a fund to be known as the District of Columbia Judges’ Retirement Fund into which shall be deposited the following (except as provided in § 11-1570 ), which shall constitute the assets of the Fund:
  (1) Any amount deposited pursuant to subchapter III of Chapter 15 of Title 11 ;
  (2) Any asset transferred to such Fund under subsection (b) of this section;
  (3) Any amount appropriated for such Fund under subchapter III of this chapter ; and
  (4) Any return on investment of the assets of such Fund.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any asset held in the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund may be transferred to the District of Columbia Judges’ Retirement Fund established by subsection (a) of this section.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or the amendments made by this chapter, upon the date the assets of the Retirement Fund described in subtitle A of title XI of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 [Pub. L. 105-33] are transferred, the assets of the District of Columbia Judges’ Retirement Fund established under subsection (a) shall be transferred to the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund under § 11-1570 , and no amounts shall be deposited into the District of Columbia Judges’ Retirement Fund after the date on which the assets are so transferred.
  (2) In accordance with the direction of the Secretary, the District of Columbia Judges’ Retirement Fund established under subsection (a) shall be continued at the Board and used for the purposes provided in this chapter until such time as all amounts in such Fund have been expended or transferred to the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. Thereafter any payments of retirement pay, annuities, refunds, and allowances for judicial personnel of the District of Columbia shall be paid from the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund in accordance with subchapter III of Chapter 15 of Title 11 .
D.C. Code § 1-204.47 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.47
§ 1-204.47. Consistency of budget, accounting, and personnel systems.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall implement appropriate procedures to insure that budget, accounting, and personnel control systems and structures are synchronized for budgeting and control purposes on a continuing basis. No employee shall be hired on a full-time or part-time basis unless such position is authorized by act of the Council (or Act of Congress, in the case of a year which is a control year). Employees shall be assigned in accordance with the program, organization, and fund categories specified in the act of the Council (or Act of Congress, in the case of a year which is a control year) authorizing such position. Hiring of temporary employees and temporary employee transfers among programs shall be consistent with applicable acts of the Council (or Acts of Congress, in the case of a year which is a control year) and reprogramming procedures to insure that costs are accurately associated with programs and sources of funding.
D.C. Code § 1-306.32 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-306.32
§ 1-306.32. Housing linkage purpose.
Status: in_force

In establishing the housing linkage objective, the District sets forth the following purposes:
(1) To encourage the construction and rehabilitation of housing throughout the District of Columbia, particularly housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income households;
(2) To reduce a shortage of affordable housing in the District which has been caused in part by increased demand for this housing from employees of new commercial development who compete with present residents for scarce, vacant affordable housing, and by high land values which raise the cost of housing and which are partly a function of the demand for additional commercial office space in the National Capital; and
(3) To increase the income tax base and labor force in the District by providing a mechanism to stimulate the development and expansion of housing for employees in the District who cannot afford to reside in the District.
D.C. Code § 1-1107.01a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11 / § 1-1107.01a
§ 1-1107.01a. Document under oath.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-1514.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15 / § 1-1514.02
§ 1-1514.02. Reorganization Plan No. 7 of 1996.
Status: in_force

(Effective December 13, 1996)
I. Purpose (A) To abolish the International Business Program (IBP) in the Office of Economic Development (OED) and transfer its functions to a newly established Office of International Affairs.
  (B) To create the Office of International Affairs (OIA) as an independent subordinate agency within the Executive Office of the Mayor.
  (C) To transfer the foreign protocol functions of the Protocol Office (PO), in the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia (OSDC) to the OIA.
  (D) To designate one of the transferred positions as Director of the Office of International Affairs which shall be a subordinate agency head appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the Council.
  (E) To coordinate the international activities of the Office of Tourism and Promotions (OTP) and the Washington Convention and Visitors Bureau, and other District agencies with the OIA.
II. Functions (A) The Office of International Affairs shall have the following functions:
    (1) To attract and bring foreign business and other international trade and investment to the District.
    (2) To coordinate the international affairs activities of all District agencies and to provide a point of contact with OIA liaison from other agencies in order to foster cooperation an international affairs involving other agencies.
    (3) To be responsible for international protocol including the coordination of the District's activities with visiting international dignitaries.
  (B) All functions of the IBP associated with the positions transferred from the IBP, and the international protocol functions of the OSDC are hereby transferred to the OIA.
III. Transfers Two IBP positions and one position from the OTP, associated property, records and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds, of any, that related to the positions and functions assigned herein, shall be transferred to the OIA. All authority for administering activities previously authorized or delegated to the OED and the OSDC, directly related to the functions outlined in Section II above, is hereby transferred to the OIA.
IV. Organization The Director of the Office of International Affairs, in the performance of the duties and functions assigned by this plan, is authorized to establish such organizational components with specified subcomponents as deemed appropriate.
V. Rescission All orders and parts of orders in conflict with any of the provisions of this plan are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby rescinded.
VI. Effective Date This Reorganization Plan No. 7 of 1996 shall become effective in accordance with section 422(12) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; D.C. Code § 1-242(12) [ § 1-204.22 ], and section 5(c) of the Governmental Reorganization Procedures Act of 1981, effective October 17, 1981 (D.C. Law 4-42; D.C. Code § 1-299.4(c) [ § 1-315.04 ]).
D.C. Code § 1-323.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-323.02
§ 1-323.02. Illustrations in annual reports prohibited unless authorized by Mayor.
Status: in_force

Hereafter no department, board, office, or agency of the government of the District of Columbia shall include any illustration in any annual report prepared by it unless such illustration be authorized under order or regulation approved by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 1-129.34 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / § 1-129.34
§ 1-129.34. Tax-exempt status.
Status: in_force

Contributions to the New Columbia Statehood Fund shall be tax deductible.
D.C. Code § 1-319.04 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-319.04
§ 1-319.04. Inapplicability to offices of United States Marshal or United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Status: in_force

No provision of §§ 1-319.01 to 1-319.05 shall be deemed to apply to volunteers in the Offices of the United States Marshal or the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 1-604.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-604.01
§ 1-604.01. Policy.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Council that the District’s personnel management system provide for equitable application of appropriate rules or regulations among all agencies. Further, it is the intent of the Council that the rules, regulations, and standards issued by the personnel authorities under this chapter should be as flexible and responsive as possible and reflect an awareness of innovation in the fields of modern personnel management and public administration.
D.C. Code § 1-623.19 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-623.19
§ 1-623.19. Notice of injury or death.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee injured in the performance of his or her duty, or someone on his or her behalf, shall give notice thereof. Notice of a death believed to be related to the employment shall be given by an eligible beneficiary specified in § 1-623.33 , or someone on his or her behalf. A notice of injury or death shall:
  (1) Be given within 30 days after the injury or death;
  (2) Be given to the immediate superior of the employee by personal delivery or by depositing it in the mail properly stamped and addressed;
  (3) Be in writing;
  (4) State the name and address of the employee;
  (5) State the year, month, day, hour when, and the particular locality where the injury or death occurred;
  (6) State the cause and nature of the injury, or in the case of death, the employment factors believed to be the cause;
  (7) Be signed by and contain the address of the individual giving the notice; and
  (8) Be accompanied by a form approved by the Mayor authorizing access to all related medical and earnings data concerning the claimant.
(b) Failure to give the notice shall not bar any claim under this chapter:
  (1) If the employer or the Disability Compensation Fund had actual knowledge of the injury or death and its relationship to the employment and the employer has not been prejudiced by failure to give the notice;
  (2) If the Mayor or his or her designee excuses the failure on the ground that for some satisfactory reason the notice could not be given; or
  (3) Unless objection to the failure is not raised before the Mayor at the first hearing of a claim for compensation relating to the injury or death at the Department of Employment Services.
(c) The time limitations in this section shall not apply to:
  (1) A minor until he or she reaches 21 years of age or has had a legal representative appointed; or
  (2) An incompetent individual while he or she is incompetent and has no duly appointed legal representative.
D.C. Code § 1-1324 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 13 / § 1-1324
§ 1-1324. Deficiency or excess in measurement of square.
Status: in_force

Whenever the Surveyor or a registered land surveyor shall lay off any lot, or any parts into which a square or lot may be subdivided, as provided in this chapter, the Surveyor or a registered land surveyor shall measure the whole of that front of the square on which said lot or part lies, and if, on such admeasurement, the whole front of the square exceeds or falls short of the aggregate of the fronts of the lots on that side of the square, as the same are recorded, the Surveyor or a registered land surveyor shall, except in that portion of the City of Washington included within the limits of what formerly constituted the City of Georgetown, apportion such excess or deficiency among the lots or pieces on that front agreeably to their respective dimensions; and in that portion of the City of Washington included within the limits of what formerly constituted the City of Georgetown, the Surveyor or a registered land surveyor shall allow such excess or charge such deficiency to the highest numbered original lot on that front of the square, or apportion such excess or deficiency among any lots into which such highest numbered original lot may have been subdivided: provided, that wherever in the former City of Georgetown a square or block of land is intersected by the division line between 2 original additions to said City, the excess or deficiency found between the street lines and said division line shall be applied to the highest numbered original lot on each side of said division line, or apportioned among any lots into which such highest numbered original lot may have been subdivided.
D.C. Code § 1-613.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-613.01
§ 1-613.01. Programs for employee development.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of Education shall each install and maintain programs for the training and development of their respective employees through planned courses, systems, or other instruction or education in fields which are or will be related to the performance of official duties for the District, in order to increase their knowledge, proficiency, ability, skill and qualifications in the performance of these duties. This system of training shall be created to ensure that the principles of efficiency, economy and equitable treatment for all employees is carried out for the successful operation of the District government.
(a-1) (1) The Mayor shall undertake a comprehensive analysis of all training and development programs available to District employees and shall establish a comprehensive plan (“Plan”) to expand training opportunities for all District employees. The plan shall include a review of federal training programs, courses, and professional certifications and a recommendation of whether to centralize administration and coordination of training functions within the Department of Human Resources.
  (2) The Mayor shall provide the Plan required by this subsection to the Council no later than December 31, 2012.
(b) When educational facilities under the control and direction of the District government are not the most economical available to carry out the provisions of this section, the Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of Education may make arrangements and agreements with colleges, universities, educational institutions, appropriate institutions or corporations. The appropriate personnel authority shall have the authority to enter into these arrangements and agreements for employee development. The Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of Education shall issue rules and regulations concerning what items must be included in agreements for employee development activities relying on non-District facilities.
(c) (1) An employee shall not suffer a loss in pay, tenure, or other rights and benefits by reason of participation in any training or career development program when such participation has been approved or authorized by the District government.
  (2) The District may: (A) Pay all or a part of the pay of an employee selected and assigned for training under this section (except overtime, holiday, night, or Sunday premium pay); and (B) pay all or a part of the necessary expenses of the training, including the employee’s costs of travel, subsistence, transportation, tuition, fees, books, and related materials; and membership fees to the extent that the fee is a necessary cost directly related to the training itself or that payment of the fee is a condition precedent for the training. The prohibition in this subsection on payment of premium pay may be waived when the Mayor determines that payment of premium pay would be in the interests of equity and good conscience or in the public interest.
(d) (1) An employee selected for training under this section in a university, college, or other educational institution not controlled by the District shall agree in writing with the District that he or she will:
    (A) Continue in the service of the District after the end of the training period for a period of time at least equal to the length of the training period, unless he or she is involuntarily separated from that service; and
    (B) Pay to the District the amount of expenses incurred by it in connection with the training, other than his or her pay, if he or she voluntarily leaves that service before the end of the period for which he or she had agreed to serve.
  (2) If an employee fails to fulfill the agreement under this subsection to pay the expenses of the training, a sum equal to those expenses is recoverable by the District from the employee, or his or her estate, by setoff against pay, amount of retirement credit, or other amount due the employee from the District.
  (3) The right of recovery under paragraph (2) of this subsection may be waived, in whole or in part, by the Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of Education if recovery would be against equity and good conscience, or against the public interest.
  (4) The Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of Education may exempt from the requirement for entering into a written agreement under this subsection the following:
    (A) An employee selected for training that does not exceed 80 hours within a single program;
    (B) An employee selected for training which is given through a correspondence course; and
    (C) An employee selected for training in a manufacturer’s training facility, if that training is the direct result of the lease or purchase of that manufacturer’s product by the District government.
(e) The Mayor and the District of Columbia Board of Education shall issue rules and regulations concerning the implementation of this subchapter, consistent with equal employment opportunities and standards.
(f) The head of each District agency shall prepare an annual employee development plan which identifies subject matter areas where training is needed, the types of programs and courses which could be used to meet those identified training needs and the types of training activities which will be carried out in the coming year.
  (1) The annual employee development plan should also evaluate the impact and success of prior training and employee development activities. Cost figures should include employee pay and benefit expenses while engaged in training on official time, tuition expenses and other fees, travel costs, and other appropriate items.
  (2) The Council may review and inspect all plans developed in accordance with this subsection.
(g) Programs developed under the authority of this subchapter are appropriate matters for collective bargaining with labor organizations.
(h) The Mayor shall maintain a record in each employee’s personnel file of the training and development programs in which the employee has participated. The Mayor may dictate the content of the record; provided, that it includes:
  (1) The name of each program;
  (2) The length of each program;
  (3) Any certification or endorsement associated with each program; and
  (4) The cost of each program.
D.C. Code § 1-333.01 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-333.01
§ 1-333.01. Pleuropneumonia.
Status: in_force

Whenever any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease affecting domestic animals or live poultry, and especially the disease known as pleuropneumonia, shall be brought into or shall break out in the District of Columbia, it shall be the duty of the Council of said District to take measures to suppress the same promptly and to prevent the same from spreading; and for this purpose the said Council is empowered to order and require that any premises, farm, or farms where such disease exists, or has existed, be put in quarantine; to order all or any animals coming into the District to be detained at any place or places for the purpose of inspection and examination; to prescribe regulations for and to require the destruction of animals or live poultry affected with contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and for the proper disposition of their hides and carcasses; to prescribe regulations for disinfection, and such other regulations as they may deem necessary to prevent infection or contagion being communicated, and shall report to the Secretary of Agriculture whatever it may do in pursuance of the provisions of this section.
D.C. Code § 1-325.21 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-325.21
§ 1-325.21. Department of Corrections Reimbursement Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Department of Corrections Reimbursement Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Director of the Department of Corrections and shall be used to support the activities prescribed by the Memorandum of Understanding, effective January 1, 2002, between the United States Marshals Service and the Department of Corrections (“Memorandum”).
(b) All revenue derived from the reimbursement of the cost of services provided by the Department of Corrections pursuant to the Memorandum, and all fees collected for the department’s housing, transporting, and handling of adult pretrial or sentenced felons, probation, parole, or supervision violators, and prisoners returning to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on writ or subject to other commitment orders shall be deposited into the Fund.
(c) Any money remaining available in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal year-end close.
D.C. Code § 1-204.45 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.45
§ 1-204.45. District of Columbia courts’ budget.
Status: in_force

The District of Columbia courts shall prepare and annually submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, for inclusion in the annual budget, annual estimates of the expenditures and appropriations necessary for the maintenance and operation of the District of Columbia court system.  The courts shall submit as part of their budgets both a multiyear plan and a multiyear capital improvements plan and shall submit a statement presenting qualitative and quantitative descriptions of court activities and the status of efforts to comply with reports of the Comptroller General of the United States.
D.C. Code § 1-136.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / § 1-136.02
§ 1-136.02. Operations of the 51st State Commission.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 1-301.77 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.77
§ 1-301.77. Prohibition on Capital Funds for Operating Expenses.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall not expend any moneys borrowed for capital projects for operating expenses of the District of Columbia government.
D.C. Code § 1-1231.31 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12A / § 1-1231.31
§ 1-1231.31. Rules.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter .
(b) Rules issued regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records shall not require, or accord greater legal status or effect to, the implementation or application of a specific technology or technical specification.
D.C. Code § 1-713 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 7 / § 1-713
§ 1-713. District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) There is established a fund to be known as the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund into which shall be deposited the following, which shall constitute the assets of the Fund:
    (A) Any amount paid to the Custodian of Retirement Funds pursuant to § 38-2021.01 et seq., or under § 38-2061.02 ;
    (B) Any asset transferred to such Fund under subsection (b) of this section;
    (C) Any amount appropriated for such Fund under subchapter III of this chapter ; and
    (D) Any return on investment of assets of such Fund.
  (2) Annuities and other retirement and disability benefits (including refunds and lump-sum payments) payable from the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement and Annuity Fund established by § 38-2021.02 shall continue to be paid from such Fund until all amounts in such Fund have been expended or transferred under subsection (b) of this section to the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund, and thereafter such benefits shall be paid from the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any asset held in the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement and Annuity Fund established by § 38-2021.02 may be transferred to the District of Columbia Teachers’ Retirement Fund established by subsection (a) of this section.
D.C. Code § 1-301.175 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.175
§ 1-301.175. Deputy Auditor for Public Safety.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor the position of Deputy Auditor for Public Safety.
(b) The Deputy Auditor for Public Safety shall be appointed by the Auditor.
(c) In addition to other qualifications the Auditor considers necessary, the Deputy Auditor for Public Safety shall, at a minimum, have knowledge of law enforcement and corrections policies and practices, particularly regarding internal investigations for officer misconduct and uses of force.
D.C. Code § 1-1163.02a — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / § 1-1163.02a
§ 1-1163.02a. Composition; term; qualifications; removal.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Campaign Finance Board shall consist of 5 members, no more than 3 of whom shall be of the same political party, appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
  (2) Members shall be appointed to serve for terms of 6 years, except the members first appointed. Of the members first appointed, one member shall be appointed to serve for a 2-year term, 2 members shall be appointed to serve a 4-year term, and 2 members shall be appointed to serve a 6-year term, as designated by the Mayor. The terms of the 5 initial members shall begin on October 1, 2019.
(b) The Mayor shall designate the Chairperson of the Campaign Finance Board.
(c) Unless the unexpired term is less than 6 months, any person appointed to fill a vacancy on the Campaign Finance Board shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy he or she is filling.
(d) A member may be reappointed, and, if not reappointed, notwithstanding § 1-523.01(c) , the member may serve until the member's successor has been appointed and approved.
(e) When appointing a member of the Campaign Finance Board, the Mayor and Council shall consider whether the individual possesses particular knowledge, training, or experience in campaign finance law or administration.
(f) A person shall not be a member of the Campaign Finance Board unless the person:
  (1) Is a duly-registered District voter;
  (2) Has resided in the District continuously for the 3-year period preceding the day the person is appointed; and
  (3) Holds no other office or employment in the District government.
(g) No person, while a member of the Campaign Finance Board, shall:
  (1) Campaign for any public office;
  (2) Serve in a leadership capacity or hold any office in a political party or political committee, political action committee, or independent expenditure committee;
  (3) Participate in any political campaign in any District election, including by:
    (A) Making speeches for or publicly supporting or opposing a District candidate, political party, political committee, political action committee, independent expenditure committee, recall, initiative, or referendum;
    (B) Fundraising for or contributing to a District candidate, political party, political committee, political action committee, independent expenditure committee, recall, initiative, or referendum; or
    (C) Attending or purchasing a ticket for a dinner or other event sponsored by or supporting or opposing a District candidate, political party, political committee, political action committee, independent expenditure committee, recall, initiative, or referendum;
  (4) Be a lobbyist;
  (5) Be an officer, director, or employee of an organization receiving District funds who has managerial or discretionary responsibilities with respect to those funds;
  (6) Use their status as a member to directly or indirectly attempt to influence any decision of the District government relating to any action that is not within the Board's purview; or
  (7) Be convicted of having committed an election- or campaign finance-related felony in the District of Columbia; or if the crime is committed elsewhere, conviction of such offense as would be an election- or campaign finance-related felony in the District of Columbia.
(h) Members of the Campaign Finance Board, including the Chairperson, shall not receive compensation for their service on the Campaign Finance Board.
(i) A member may be removed for good cause, including engaging in any activity prohibited by subsection (f) or (g) of this section.
(j) (1) The Campaign Finance Board shall hold regular monthly meetings in accordance with a schedule to be established by the Campaign Finance Board. Additional meetings may be called as needed.
  (2) The Campaign Finance Board shall provide notice of meetings and shall conduct its meetings in compliance with the Open Meetings Act .
D.C. Code § 1-521.07 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / § 1-521.07
§ 1-521.07. Agency affirmative action plan; number of hires, promotions and terminations during period of plan.
Status: in_force

The plan shall further state the number of hires, promotions, and terminations (due to retirement, death, reductions in service or force, lack of performance, disciplinary action, and all other reasons), and indicate the permanent, temporary, or probationary status of the terminated employees of, and personnel grievance and equal employment complaints instituted by, persons known to be members of the various classes specified in § 1-521.05 , during the period since the previously submitted plan.
D.C. Code § 1-307.65 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-307.65
§ 1-307.65. Financial institution establishment of opportunity accounts.
Status: in_force

(a) A financial institution shall not establish an opportunity account for an account holder unless the establishment of the account by the financial institution is approved by the Mayor. The Mayor may grant general approval to a financial institution to establish an opportunity account for any person meeting specified standards.
(b) A financial institution may establish an opportunity account reserve fund account if the establishment of the account by the financial institution is approved by the Mayor. The Mayor may grant general approval to a financial institution to establish an opportunity account reserve fund account for any organization meeting specified standards.
(c) A financial institution establishing an opportunity account shall certify to the Mayor, on a form to be prescribed by the Mayor and accompanied by any documentation required by the Mayor, that an opportunity account has been established and that funds have been deposited into the account.
(d) A financial institution establishing an opportunity account reserve fund account shall certify to the Mayor, on a form to be prescribed by the Mayor and accompanied by any documentation required by the Mayor, that an opportunity account reserve fund account has been established and that funds have been deposited into the account.
(e) A financial institution establishing an opportunity account shall:
  (1) Maintain the account in the name of the account holder alone or in a subaccount of an escrow or custodial account in the name of the administering organization;
  (2) Permit deposits to be made in the account by the account holder or an organization on behalf of the account holder;
  (3) Provide at least the market rate of interest for the account; and
  (4) Permit the account holder, or, if in an escrow or custodial account, the administering organization, to withdraw money from the account.
D.C. Code § 1-204.55 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.55
§ 1-204.55. District of Columbia Auditor.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established for the District of Columbia the Office of District of Columbia Auditor who shall be appointed by the Chairman, subject to the approval of a majority of the Council. The District of Columbia Auditor shall serve for a term of 6 years and shall be paid at a rate of compensation as may be established from time to time by the Council.
(b) The District of Columbia Auditor shall each year conduct a thorough audit of the accounts and operations of the government of the District in accordance with such principles and procedures and under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe. In the determination of the auditing procedures to be followed and the extent of the examination of vouchers and other documents and records, the District of Columbia Auditor shall give due regard to generally accepted principles of auditing including the effectiveness of the accounting organizations and systems, internal audit and control, and related administrative practices.
(c) The District of Columbia Auditor shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, findings and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the District government and necessary to facilitate the audit.
(d) The District of Columbia Auditor shall submit his audit reports to the Congress, the Mayor, and the Council. Such reports shall set forth the scope of the audits conducted by him and shall include such comments and information as the District of Columbia Auditor may deem necessary to keep the Congress, the Mayor, and the Council informed of the operations to which the reports relate, together with such recommendations with respect thereto as he may deem advisable.
(e) The Council shall make such report, together with such other material as it deems pertinent thereto, available for public inspection.
(f) The Mayor shall state in writing to the Council, within an appropriate time, what action he has taken to effectuate the recommendations made by the District of Columbia Auditor in his reports.
(g) This section shall not apply to the District of Columbia Courts or the accounts and operations thereof.
D.C. Code § 1-618.02 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-618.02
§ 1-618.02. Conflicts of interest.
Status: in_force

No employee, member of a board or commission, or a public official of the District government shall engage in outside employment or private business activity or have any direct or indirect financial interest that conflicts or would appear to conflict with the fair, impartial, and objective performance of officially assigned duties and responsibilities.
D.C. Code § 1-817.06 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / § 1-817.06
§ 1-817.06. Applicability of other provisions to D.C. Federal Pension Fund.
Status: in_force

The following provisions of this chapter shall apply with respect to the D.C. Federal Pension Fund in the same manner as such provisions applied with respect to the Trust Fund prior to October 1, 2004:
(1) Section 1-805.03(b) (relating to the repayment by the District Government of costs attributable to errors or omissions in transferred records).
(2) Section 1-807.04 (relating to the treatment of the Trust Fund under certain laws).
(3) Section 1-813.01 (relating to annual valuations and reports by the enrolled actuary), except that in applying § 1-813.01(b) to the D.C. Federal Pension Fund, the annual report required under such section shall include a determination of the annual payment to the D.C. Federal Pension Fund under § 1-817.04 .
(4) Section 1-813.02 (relating to reports by the Comptroller General).
(5) Section 1-815.01 (relating to judicial review).
(6) Section 1-815.04 (relating to the treatment of misappropriation of Trust Fund amounts as a Federal crime).
D.C. Code § 1-1326 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 13 / § 1-1326
§ 1-1326. Wall extending over lot line.
Status: in_force

If the wall of any house already erected cover 7 inches or more in width of the adjoining lot, it shall be deemed a party wall, according to the regulations for building in the District, and the ground so occupied more than 7 inches in width shall be paid for as provided in § 1-1325 .
D.C. Code § 1-204.88 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / § 1-204.88
§ 1-204.88. Cost of reservoirs on Potomac River.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to contract with the United States, any state in the Potomac River basin, any agency or political subdivision thereof, and any other competent state or local authority, with respect to the payment by the District to the United States, either directly or indirectly, of the District’s equitable share of any part or parts of the non-federal portion of the costs of any reservoirs authorized by the Congress for construction on the Potomac River or any of its tributaries. Every such contract may contain such provisions as the Mayor may deem necessary or appropriate.
(b) Unless hereafter otherwise provided by legislation enacted by the Council, all payments made by the District and all moneys received by the District pursuant to any contract made under the authority of this chapter shall be paid from, or be deposited in, a fund designated by the Mayor. Charges for water delivered from the District water system for use outside the District may be adjusted to reflect the portions of any payments made by the District under contracts authorized by this chapter which are equitably attributable to such use outside the District.
(c) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
D.C. Code § 1-303.23 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-303.23
§ 1-303.23. Penalties and enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) Enforcement and adjudication of infractions of these rules shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 [ § 2-1801.01 et seq.] (“Civil Infractions Act”), Chapter 9A of Title 50 [ § 50-921.01 et seq.] (“DDOT Establishment Act”), and Chapter 1A of Title 12A of the Construction Codes. The Mayor shall enforce the rules applicable to signs on public space, public rights-of-way, public buildings and structures, and other property owned or controlled by the District under the Civil Infractions Act and the DDOT Establishment Act. The rules applicable to signs on private property shall be enforced under the Civil Infractions Act and Chapter 1A of Title 12A of the Construction Codes. The Mayor shall also establish, by rulemaking, a schedule of fines and penalties for infractions of these rules, which shall be subject to Council review and approval as described in § 1-303.21 .
(b) A person or entity, whether as principal, agent, or employee, violating rules issued pursuant to § 1-303.21 or this section shall, upon conviction in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, be fined no less than $5 nor more than $200 for each offense, and a fine shall be imposed for each day that the violation continues.
D.C. Code § 1-632.08 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-632.08
§ 1-632.08. Rules of construction.
Status: in_force

In accordance with the express terms of this chapter, the following rules of construction will apply in the interpretation of provisions in apparent conflict:
(1) Subchapter II will govern conflicting provisions; and
(2) A parenthetical limitation, upon provisions of a section or subchapter preceding it, shall limit the scope of the section or subchapter to the parenthetical provision.
D.C. Code § 1-153 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / § 1-153
§ 1-153. Flag Design Advisory Commission.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Flag Design Advisory Commission (“Commission”) with the purpose of preparing a recommendation for the placement and design of the language “DC” and “No Taxation Without Representation” on the District of Columbia flag.
(b) The Commission shall be composed of 7 members: the Mayor, or his or her designee; the Chairman of the Council, or his or her designee; the Chairman of the Council’s Subcommittee on Labor, Voting Rights, and Redistricting, or his or her designee; 2 persons appointed by the Mayor; and 2 persons appointed by the Chairman of the Council. The Chairman of the Council shall designate the Commission Chairman. All appointments shall be made within 30 days of March 25, 2003. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment was made.
(c) The Commission shall submit its recommendation in the form of a report to the Council no later than 4 months after March 25, 2003. The Commission shall approve its recommendation by a majority vote.
(d) Costs of the Commission and its members shall be borne by the members or paid through private contributions. The Commission is authorized to receive private-sector contributions. The Commission is authorized to use space and supplies owned or rented by the District of Columbia government, and to use staff loaned from the Council or detailed from the Mayor for such purposes consistent with this subchapter as the Commission may determine.
(e) The Commission shall have the authority to create and operate under its own rules of procedure.
(f) The books and records of the Commission shall be public documents.
D.C. Code § 1-301.122 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / § 1-301.122
§ 1-301.122. Authority to participate in multistate negotiations.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of reviewing or amending the Agreement embodying the simplification requirements as contained in § 1-301.125 , the District of Columbia shall enter into multistate discussions. For purposes of the discussions, the District of Columbia shall be represented by 4 delegates.
(b) The Mayor shall appoint one delegate to serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
(c) The Chairman of the Council shall appoint one delegate to serve at the pleasure of the Chairman of the Council.
(d) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia (“Chief Financial Officer”) shall appoint one delegate to serve at the pleasure of the Chief Financial Officer.
(e) The Council on State Taxation shall appoint one tax counsel to serve as a delegate of the District of Columbia. The Council on State Taxation shall notify the Mayor and the Chairman of the Council of the appointment by registered mail.
D.C. Code § 1-606.03 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-606.03
§ 1-606.03. Appeal procedures.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee may appeal a final agency decision affecting a performance rating which results in removal of the employee (pursuant to subchapter XIII-A of this chapter), an adverse action for cause that results in removal, reduction in force (pursuant to subchapter XXIV of this chapter ), reduction in grade, placement on enforced leave, or suspension for 10 days or more (pursuant to subchapter XVI-A of this chapter) to the Office upon the record and pursuant to other rules and regulations which the Office may issue. Any appeal shall be filed within 30 days of the effective date of the appealed agency action.
(b) In any appeal taken pursuant to this section, the Office shall review the record and uphold, reverse, or modify the decision of the agency. The Office may order oral argument, on its own motion or on motion filed by any party within 15 days, and provide such other procedures or rules and regulations as it deems practicable or desirable in any appeal under this section.
(c) All decisions of the Office shall include findings of fact and a written decision, as well as the reasons or basis for the decision upon all material issues of fact and law presented on record, and order; provided, however, that the Office may affirm a decision without findings of fact and a written decision. Such decisions shall be published in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Office, and shall be published in the District of Columbia Register. Any decision by a Hearing Examiner shall be made within 120 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, from the date of the appellant’s filing of the appeal with the Office. Within 45 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the appeal is filed with the Office, the Office shall determine whether, in accordance with this section and the Office’s own rules, the Office has jurisdiction. Any decision shall include a statement of any further process available to the appellant including, as appropriate, a petition for review or a petition for enforcement and judicial review. Copies of the decision shall be immediately transmitted to the Office and all parties to the appeal, including named parties and intervenors. The initial decision of the Hearing Examiner shall become final 35 days after issuance, unless a party files a petition for review of the initial decision with the Office within the 35-day filing period. In accordance with § 1-604.04 , the Office may promulgate rules to allow a Hearing Examiner a reasonable extension of time if extraordinary circumstances dictate that an appeal cannot be decided within the 120-day period. After issuing the initial decision, the Hearing Examiner shall retain jurisdiction over the case only to the extent necessary to correct the record, rule on a motion for attorney fees, or process any petition for enforcement filed under the authority of the Office. If the Office denies all petitions for review, the initial decision shall become final upon the issuance of the last denial. If the Office grants a petition for review, the subsequent decision of the Office shall be the final decision of the Office unless the decision states otherwise. Administrative remedies are considered exhausted when a decision becomes final in accordance with this section.
(d) Any employee or agency may appeal the decision of the Office to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for a review of the record and such Court may affirm, reverse, remove, or modify such decision, or take any other appropriate action the Court may deem necessary.
D.C. Code § 1-620.08 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-620.08
§ 1-620.08. Records.
Status: in_force

Each agency shall keep adequate records of all occupational accidents and illnesses occurring within the agency for proper evaluation and necessary corrective action and make statistical or other reports as the Mayor may require by rules and regulations.
D.C. Code § 1-620.23 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / § 1-620.23
§ 1-620.23. Testing methodology.
Status: in_force

(a) Testing shall be performed by an outside contractor.  The contractor shall be certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to perform job related drug and alcohol forensic testing.
(b) (1) For random testing, the contractor shall come on-site to Department of Mental Health or Department of Human Services institutions.
  (2) The contractor shall collect urine specimens and split the samples.
(c) The contractor shall perform enzyme-multiplied-immunoassay technique (“EMIT”) testing on one sample and store the other sample.  Any positive EMIT test shall be confirmed by the contractor using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (“GCMS”) methodology.
(d) Any Department of Mental Health or Department of Human Services employee found to have a confirmed positive urinalysis shall be notified of the result.  The employee may then authorize the stored sample to be sent to another HHS certified laboratory of his or her choice, at his or her expense, for secondary GCMS confirmation.
(e) Probable cause and post-accident testing shall follow the same procedures set forth in subsections (a) through (d) of this section.  In such cases, the employee shall be escorted by a supervisor to the contractor’s test site for specimen collection or breathalyzer.
(f) A breathalyzer shall be deemed positive by the Department of Mental Health’s or Department of Human Services’ testing contractor if the contractor determines that 1 milliliter of the employee’s breath (consisting of substantially alveolar air) contains .38 micrograms or more of alcohol.
D.C. Code § 1-145 — DC Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / § 1-145
§ 1-145. Notice to commercial property owners.
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and Revenue shall give notice of the provisions of this subchapter in each real property tax bill sent to commercial property owners in the next mailing immediately following July 1, 1982.