DC Code § 4-205.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 4 - Public Care Systems|Chapter 2 - Public Assistance|Subchapter V - Public Assistance Programs|§ 4-205.02. Residency requirement

The Mayor in determining eligibility for a person to receive TANF, GAC, and Emergency Shelter Family Services benefits shall not impose, as a condition of eligibility, any residence requirement which excludes any individual who resides in the District.  (Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 502, 29 DCR 1060; Aug. 17, 1991, D.C. Law 9-27, § 2(c), 38 DCR 4205; Feb. 5, 1994, D.C. Law 10-68, § 10(b), 40 DCR 6311; Mar. 20, 1998, D.C. Law 12-60, § 701(e), 44 DCR 7378; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-241, § 2(i), 46 DCR 905.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 3-205.2. Emergency Legislation For temporary amendment of section, see § 101(c) of the Omnibus Budget Support Emergency Act of 1991 (D.C. Act 9-37, May 17, 1991, 38 DCR 3390). For temporary amendment of section, see § 101(c) of the Omnibus Budget Support Congressional Recess Emergency Act of 1991 (D.C. Act 9-69, July 24, 1991, 38 DCR 4945). For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(x) of the Public Assistance Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-25, February 27, 1997, 44 DCR 1778). For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(e) of the General Public Assistance Program Termination Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-72, May 12, 1997, 44 DCR 2989). For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(x) of the Public Assistance Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-77, May 27, 1997, 44 DCR 3181). For temporary amendment of section, see § 701(e) of the Fiscal Year 1998 Revised Budget Support Emergency Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-152, October 17, 1997, 44 DCR 6196). For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(x) of the Public Assistance Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-306, March 20, 1998, 45 DCR 1900). For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(i) of the Self-Sufficiency Promotion Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-372, June 9, 1998, 45 DCR 4270), § 2(i) of the Self-Sufficiency Promotion Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-425, July 31, 1998, 45 DCR 5682),§ 2(i) of the Self-Sufficiency Promotion Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-552, December 24, 1998, 46 DCR 521), and § 2(i) of the Self-Sufficiency Promotion Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-19, February 17, 1999, 46 DCR 2492). Temporary Legislation For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 101(c) of Omnibus Budget Support Temporary Act of 1991 (D.C. Law 9-19, June 21, 1991, law notification 38 DCR 5786). For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(x) of Public Assistance Temporary Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Law 12-7, August 1, 1997, law notification 44 DCR 4639). For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(x) of General Public Assistance Program Termination Temporary Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Law 12-21, September 23, 1997, law notification 44 DCR 5760). For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 701(e) of Fiscal Year 1998 Revised Budget Support Temporary Act of 1997 (D.C. Law 12-59, March 20, 1998, law notification 45 DCR 2094). For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(x) of Public Assistance Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-130, July 24, 1998, law notification 45 DCR 6501). For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(i) of Self-Sufficiency Promotion Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-230, April 20, 1999, law notification 46 DCR 4143). Editor's Notes Application of Law 12-60: Section 2002 of D.C. Law 12-60 provided that the act shall apply as of October 1, 1997.