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DC Code § 50-2705 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 27 - Scrap Vehicle Title Authorization|§ 50-2705. Effect of failure to reclaim vehicle; issuance of scrap title

(a) If a vehicle is not reclaimed within the reclamation period in accordance with § 50-2703, the towing company in possession of the vehicle may submit an application for a scrap title to the Director, along with any information or documents that the Director may reasonably require in order to establish that the vehicle was properly towed and was not properly reclaimed. If the Director concludes that the vehicle was properly towed and was not properly reclaimed, the Director shall request that the Department of Motor Vehicles issue a scrap title to the towing company upon payment of any fees required for the issuance of a scrap title, and the Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue that title. (b) An officer of the Metropolitan Police Department or other District of Columbia government employee deemed qualified by the Director shall physically inspect each vehicle for which an application for a scrap title has been submitted and notify the National Insurance Crime Bureau or other national organization identified by the Director that collects data on stolen vehicles of the vehicle identification numbers as part of an effort to verify the accuracy of the vehicle identification numbers of vehicles stored at privately owned tow truck storage lots and to determine whether a stolen vehicle record has been cleared. (c) The scrap title authorized by this chapter shall give the holder of the title the right to possess the vehicle and to use or sell some or all of the vehicle for parts only. (d) All future titles issued for a vehicle titled under the provisions of this chapter shall be scrap titles. (e) After a scrap title is issued for a vehicle, that vehicle may not be registered in the District of Columbia.  (June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-139, § 6, 53 DCR 3682.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 50-2201.03 and § 50-2701.
DC Code § 50-2706 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 27 - Scrap Vehicle Title Authorization|§ 50-2706. Rulemaking

The Mayor, or designee, is authorized, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, to promulgate, amend, or repeal rules and to establish or modify cost-based fees to implement the provisions of this chapter.  (June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-139, § 7, 53 DCR 3682.)
DC Code § 50-2707 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 27 - Scrap Vehicle Title Authorization|§ 50-2707. Effect of repeal

The repeal of any law or regulation as a result of the enactment of this chapter shall not invalidate any enforcement action, adjudication, or other action made or taken pursuant to that law or regulation.  (June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-139, § 8, 53 DCR 3682.)
DC Code § 50-2708 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 27 - Scrap Vehicle Title Authorization|§ 50-2708. Applicability

(a) This chapter shall apply to all vehicles towed by a private tow company under § 50-2702(a) after June 22, 2006. (b) This chapter shall also apply to all vehicles towed prior to June 22, 2006; provided, that notice is sent to the owners in accordance with § 50-2702(a) or published in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with § 50-2702(b).  (June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-139, § 9, 53 DCR 3682.)
DC Code § 1-101 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter I - District of Columbia Establishment|§ 1-101. Territorial area

The District of Columbia is that portion of the territory of the United States ceded by the State of Maryland for the permanent seat of government of the United States, including the river Potomac in its course through the District, and the islands therein.  (R.S., D.C., § 1; June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 102, ch. 180, § 1.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-101. 1973 Ed., § 1-101. Cross References “District” defined, see § 2-2601. Metropolitan Police District, creation, see § 5-101.01. National capital service area, see § 1-207.39. Editor's Notes Organic Act of 1878: See Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1. Boundary line between District of Columbia and Commonwealth of Virginia established: See Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1.
DC Code § 1-102 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter I - District of Columbia Establishment|§ 1-102. District created body corporate for municipal purposes

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.  (R.S., D.C., § 2; June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 102, ch. 180, § 1.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-102. 1973 Ed., § 1-102. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-207.17 and § 1-603.01. Cross References “District” defined, see §§ 1-603.01 and 3-3601. Mayor, powers and duties, see § 1-204.22. Editor's Notes Organic Act of 1878: See Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 1-103 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter I - District of Columbia Establishment|§ 1-103. Officers of corporation

The Mayor of the District of Columbia and the members of the Council of the District of Columbia shall be deemed and taken as officers of such corporation.  (June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 102, ch. 180, § 1; 1967 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 405, 81 Stat. 978.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-103. 1973 Ed., § 1-103. Editor's Notes Organic Act of 1878: See Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 405 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 1-104 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter I - District of Columbia Establishment|§ 1-104. District as successor corporation

The District of Columbia is the successor of the corporations of Washington and Georgetown, and all the property of said corporations, and of the County of Washington, is vested in the District of Columbia.  (R.S., D.C., § 96.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-104. 1973 Ed., § 1-104.
DC Code § 1-105 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter I - District of Columbia Establishment|§ 1-105. Former corporation continued for certain purposes

The corporation of the District of Columbia is continued for all the purposes of this section and other acts, for the collection of taxes, for suing and being sued, for causes arising prior to June 20, 1874, and for acquiring and holding real estate for school and municipal purposes.  (Mar. 3, 1877, 19 Stat. 402, ch. 117, § 15.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-105. 1973 Ed., § 1-105. Section References This section is referenced in § 38-401. Cross References Control of school buildings, see § 38-401.
DC Code § 1-106 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter I - District of Columbia Establishment|§ 1-106. Records of former corporations and of levy court made property of District of Columbia

All records, books, files, maps, plats, surveys, drawings, writings, and other papers, of the late corporations of Washington and Georgetown, or of the levy court of the District of Columbia, or made by persons in the employment or service of either of them, or of the District of Columbia, in the course of such employment or service, or which shall be so made after February 4, 1878, are, and shall be, the property of the District of Columbia.  (Feb. 4, 1878, 20 Stat. 23, ch. 12, § 3.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-106. 1973 Ed., § 1-106.
DC Code § 1-107 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter I - District of Columbia Establishment|§ 1-107. “Limits of City of Washington” defined; Georgetown abolished; general laws of Washington extended to former Georgetown

That portion of the District included within the limits of the City of Washington, as the same existed on the 21st day of February, 1871, and all that part of the District of Columbia embraced within the bounds and constituting on February 11, 1895, the City of Georgetown (as referred to in the Acts of Congress approved February 21, 1871, 16 Stat. 419, ch. 62, and June 20, 1874, 18 Stat. 116, ch. 337) shall be known as and shall constitute the City of Washington, the federal capital; and all general laws, ordinances, and regulations of the City of Washington are extended and made applicable to that part of the District of Columbia formerly known as the City of Georgetown. The title and existence of said Georgetown as a separate and independent city by law is abolished. Nothing in this section shall operate to affect or repeal existing law making Georgetown a port of entry, except as to its name.  (R.S., D.C., § 94; Feb. 11, 1895, 28 Stat. 650, ch. 79.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-107. 1973 Ed., § 1-107.
DC Code § 1-108 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter I - District of Columbia Establishment|§ 1-108. Name of Uniontown changed to Anacostia

That portion of the District of Columbia prior to April 22, 1886, known and designated as Uniontown, shall be known and designated as Anacostia.  (Apr. 22, 1886, 24 Stat. 14, ch. 58.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-108. 1973 Ed., § 1-108.
DC Code § 1-109 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter I - District of Columbia Establishment|§ 1-109. Liability

(a) District of Columbia. — The District of Columbia shall defend any civil action or proceeding pending on August 5, 1997 in any court or other official municipal, state, or federal forum against the District of Columbia or its officers, employees, or agents, and shall assume any liability resulting from such an action or proceeding. (b) State Justice Institute. — The State Justice Institute shall not be liable for damages or equitable relief on the basis of the activities or operations of any federal or District of Columbia agency which receives funds through the State Justice Institute pursuant to this title. (c) United States. — The United States, its officers, employees, and agents, and its agencies shall not: (1) Be responsible for the payment of any judgments, liabilities or costs resulting from any action or proceeding against the District of Columbia or its agencies, officers, employees, or agents; (2) Be subject to liability in any case on the basis of the activities of the District of Columbia or its agencies, officers, employees, or agents; or (3) Be subject to liability in any case under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. § 1983). (d) Limitations. — Nothing in this section shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity, or as limiting any other defense or immunity that would otherwise be available to the United States, the District of Columbia, their agencies, officers, employees, or agents.  (Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 786, Pub. L. 105-33, § 11723.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-109. References in Text “This title”, referred to in subsection (b) of this section, is Title XI of Public Law 105-33. Effective Dates Section 11721 of Title XI of Pub. L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 786, the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, provided that except as otherwise provided in this title, the provisions of this title shall take effect on the later of October 1, 1997, or the day the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority certifies that the financial plan and budget for the District government for fiscal year 1998 meet the requirements of section 201(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, as amended by this title.
DC Code § 1-161 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter IV - Official Dinosaur of the District of Columbia|§ 1-161. Capitalsaurus dinosaur

(a) The Capitalsaurus dinosaur was discovered in January 1898, at First and F Streets, S.E., in the District of Columbia by workmen during a sewer connection project, and is the only known specimen of its kind in the world. (b) The Capitalsaurus was a large meat eating reptile which may be an ancestor of the T. (tyrannosaurus) rex. (c) About 110 million years ago, the Capitalsaurus lived in the District of Columbia with many other dinosaurs including herbivores. (d) During the lifetime of the Capitalsaurus, the District of Columbia resembled the bayou country of southern Louisiana. (e) The Capitalsaurus fossil discovered in 1898 is now at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in the type room. (f) The Capitalsaurus is unique to the District of Columbia because its fossil remains have not been discovered anywhere else in the world. (g) The vertebra of the dinosaur was given to the Smithsonian Institution as a gift by J.K. Murphy on January 28, 1898, and was recorded as accession number 33153 and specimen number NMNH 3049. (h) District of Columbia Public School students have been studying the Capitalsaurus and many other dinosaurs from this area for years. (i) The students have also helped to dig up dinosaurs fossils which are now part of the Smithsonian’s permanent collection. (j) The Capitalsaurus shall be the official Dinosaur of the District of Columbia.  (Sept. 30, 1998, D.C. Law 12-155, § 2, 45 DCR 4476; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-264, § 2, 46 DCR 2118; Oct. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 13-41, § 4, 46 DCR 6552; Apr. 12, 2000, D.C. Law 13-91, § 102, 47 DCR 520.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-131. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 13-41, in subsec. (g), substituted “specimen NMNH 3049” for “specimen NMNH 3409”. D.C. Law 13-91, in subsec. (g), inserted “number” preceding “NMNH”.
DC Code § 1-165.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter IV-A - Official Rock of the District of Columbia|§ 1-165.01. Legislative findings

(a) Potomac Bluestone is a metamorphic rock that has a long and distinguished history in the District of Columbia. (b) Before the founding of our nation, Potomac Bluestone was quarried by Native Americans and used by early colonists. Later, District residents, including Italian immigrants and African Americans, followed in the footsteps of the first Americans and also quarried this ancient and important rock. (c) Potomac Bluestone has been used extensively in construction in the District of Columbia. (d) Potomac Bluestone was used as the foundation for the White House, the Capitol, and the Washington Monument. (e) Many houses in the northwest section of the District are also made of Potomac Bluestone, including the Old Stone House in Georgetown, which was built in 1765. (f) Other notable area structures with Potomac Bluestone are Georgetown’s Healey Building, St. Elizabeths Hospital, the Chain Bridge abutments, and the sea wall at Hains Point. The rock is also at the National Zoo, in the Panda House, the Elephant House, and the Mane Restaurant.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-220, § 2, 62 DCR 12.)
DC Code § 1-165.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter IV-A - Official Rock of the District of Columbia|§ 1-165.02. Potomac Bluestone

The Potomac Bluestone is hereby designated the official rock of the District of Columbia.  (Mar. 11, 2015, D.C. Law 20-220, § 3, 62 DCR 12.)
DC Code § 1-166.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter IV-B - Official Fish of the District of Columbia|§ 1-166.01. Official fish of the District of Columbia

(a) The American shad (Alosa sapidissima) is an anadromous species of game fish native to the eastern United States and Canada. Spending much of their lives at sea, American shad leave the ocean to find river systems and migrate, or "run," upstream into freshwater environments to spawn in their birthplaces, including the Potomac River. (b) Once abundant in the Potomac River watershed and considered one of the most valuable commercial fisheries in the United States, the American shad has experienced species-threatening declines throughout the entirety of its native range. A combination of factors have contributed to these declines, such as overfishing, degraded water quality, the recovery of shad predator species, the closing of historic shad spawning waters, and the building of dams for hydroelectric power. (c) In response to American shad population declines, the District and others, beginning in 2005, undertook restoration activities, including education, reopening fish passages, manual spawning, chemical marking, stocking, and identification. Since restoration efforts began, more than 10 miles of closed spawning surface waters have been opened and more than 10 million American shad hatchlings have been manually spawned and released. (d) In 2011, the Potomac River Fisheries Commission reported that American shad population targets for the Potomac River established by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission have been met and that the American shad population for the Potomac River had recovered. The District will continue its restoration efforts to ensure the future of the species. (e) The American shad (Alosa sapidissima) is hereby designated the official fish of the District of Columbia.  (May 19, 2017, D.C. Law 21-282, § 101, 64 DCR 2055.)
DC Code § 1-166.51 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter IV-C - Official Amphipod of the District of Columbia|§ 1-166.51. Official amphipod of the District of Columbia

(a) The Hay's Spring amphipod (Stygobromus hayi) is a federally-endangered, globally-rare species of crustacean that is native to, and found only in, a few springs within the District's portion of the Rock Creek watershed. (b) Spending most of its life underground, the Hay's Spring amphipod lives in groundwater seeps. (c) The Hay's Spring amphipod measures 5-10 millimeters in length, and is colorless and blind because it lives underground. (d) The species is highly sensitive to groundwater contaminants and is therefore a strong indicator of the health of the District's natural ecosystems, especially Rock Creek and Rock Creek Park. (e) The Hay's Spring amphipod (Stygobromus hayi) is hereby designated the official amphipod of the District of Columbia.  (May 19, 2017, D.C. Law 21-282, § 102, 64 DCR 2055.)
DC Code § 1-167.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 1 - Government Organization|Chapter 1 - District of Columbia Government Development|Subchapter IV-D - Official Music of the District of Columbia|§ 1-167.01. History of Go-Go Music

(a) Go-go music originated in the District of Columbia during the mid-1960s to late 1970s. (b) Initially, "go-go" was a term used to identify a music club where young people gathered and where, between songs, the percussion section of the band would continue to play while the band leader engaged the audience through melodic call-and-response sessions. (c) Go-go is a fusion of musical forms, drawing inspiration from funk, blues, soul, and salsa, and blending them seamlessly, with its syncopated polyrhythms and multiple percussion instruments. (d) During the 1980s, the Department of Parks and Recreation "Munch for Lunch" program used its Showmobile, a stage on wheels, to provide free go-go concerts in various locations several times a week for lunchtime crowds to enjoy. (e) The 1987 hit "Da Butt" by Chuck Brown and the group Experience Unlimited, also known as E.U., was performed for the soundtrack for Spike Lee's film School Daze, giving Go-Go a national stage. (f) Many local residents who went on to join groups such as Rare Essence, Trouble Funk, Junkyard Band, Backyard Band, TCB, TOB, and Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, gained their musical experience in District public-school marching bands. (g) Chuck Brown has been repeatedly and officially honored as the "Godfather of Go-Go." (h) Go-go music encapsulates the range of personal experiences in local communities around the District and expresses them in a unifying force. (i) Go-go music is a multifaceted art form that fully captures the cultural and artistic expressions of the District. (j) Go-go music is hereby designated the official music of the District of Columbia.  (Apr. 11, 2020, D.C. Law 23-71, § 2, 67 DCR 2096.)