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DC Code § 2-507 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter I - Administrative Procedure|§ 2-507. Compilation of rules and regulations

(a) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this subchapter, the Mayor shall have compiled, indexed, and published in the District of Columbia Register all regulations adopted by the District of Columbia Council and rules adopted by the Mayor and District of Columbia Council and each agency and in effect at the time of such compilation. Such compilations shall be promptly supplemented or revised as may be necessary to reflect new regulations and rules and changes in regulations and rules. (b) Compilations shall be made available to the public at a price fixed by the Mayor. (c) The Mayor must publish the 1st compilation required by subsection (a) of this section within 1 year after the effective date of this subchapter and no regulations adopted by the District of Columbia Council nor rule adopted by the Mayor or by an agency before the date of such 1st publication which has not been filed and published in accordance with this subchapter and which is not set forth in such compilation shall be in effect after 1 year after the effective date of this subchapter.  (Oct. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1207, Pub. L. 90-614, § 107, formerly § 8; Oct. 8, 1975, D.C. Law 1-19, title I, § 102(g), 22 DCR 2048; renumbered, Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-96, § 3(a), (c), 23 DCR 3744; Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 6(b), 25 DCR 6960.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1507. 1973 Ed., § 1-1507. Section References This section is referenced in § 11-1525. Editor's Notes The Law Effective Date Notice for D.C. Law 1-96, published on April 8, 1977, was incorrect and was corrected on June 3, 1977, and published at 23 DCR 9532b. “District of Columbia Council”, appearing twice in (a) and once in (c), should probably be “Council of the District of Columbia” or “Council”, in view of § 1-1502(1)(B) and the fact that this section refers to current and ongoing Council activity. Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 5 of the Uniform Law Commissioners’ Model State Administrative Procedure Act (1961 Act).
DC Code § 2-508 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter I - Administrative Procedure|§ 2-508. Declaratory orders

On petition of any interested person, the Mayor or an agency, within their discretion, may issue a declaratory order with respect to the applicability of any rule, regulation, Council act or resolution, or statute enforceable by them or by it, to terminate a controversy (other than a contested case) or to remove uncertainty. A declaratory order, as provided in this section, shall be binding between the Mayor or the agency, as the case may be, and the petitioner on the state of facts alleged and established, unless such order is altered or set aside by a court. A declaratory order is subject to review in the manner provided in this subchapter for the review of orders and decisions in contested cases, except that the refusal of the Mayor or of an agency to issue a declaratory order shall not be subject to review. The Mayor and each agency shall prescribe by rule the form for such petitions and the procedure for their submission, consideration, and disposition.  (Oct. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1207, Pub. L. 90-614, § 108, formerly § 9; Oct. 8, 1975, D.C. Law 1-19, title I, § 102(ff), 22 DCR 2054; renumbered, Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-96, § 3(a), (c), 23 DCR 3744.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1508. 1973 Ed., § 1-1508. Editor's Notes The Law Effective Date Notice for D.C. Law 1-96, published on April 8, 1977, was incorrect and was corrected on June 3, 1977, and published at 23 DCR 9532b. Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 8 of the Uniform Law Commissioners’ Model State Administrative Procedure Act (1961 Act).
DC Code § 2-511 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter I - Administrative Procedure|§ 2-511. Interpreters for the deaf. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Oct. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1209, Pub. L. 90-614, § 111, formerly § 12; renumbered, Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-96, § 3(a), (c), 23 DCR 3744; Feb. 11, 1982, D.C. Law 4-67, § 2(b), 28 DCR 5043; Jan. 28, 1988, D.C. Law 7-62, § 14(b), 34 DCR 7426.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1511. Cross References Educational institutions, licensing, internal accreditation evaluation reports, public availability, see § 38-1310. Insurance fraud, prevention and detection plans, public availability, see § 22-3225.09. Police and fire departments, office of police complaints, conciliation and mediation, see § 5-1110. Police officers, fire fighters, and teachers retirement benefit replacement plan, disclosure to the public, see § 1-909.05. Procurement, administrative and civil remedies, civil investigative demands, see § 2-381.07. Reinsurance intermediaries, rejections of license applications, public availability, see § 31-1802. Editor's Notes The Law Effective Date Notice for D.C. Law 1-96, published on April 8, 1977, was incorrect and was corrected on June 3, 1977, and published at 23 DCR 9532b.
DC Code § 2-531 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter II - Freedom of Information|§ 2-531. Public policy

The public policy of the District of Columbia is that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those who represent them as public officials and employees. To that end, provisions of this subchapter shall be construed with the view toward expansion of public access and the minimization of costs and time delays to persons requesting information.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title II, § 201; as added Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-96, § 2, 23 DCR 3744; Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-283, § 3(a), 48 DCR 1917.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1521. 1973 Ed., § 1-1521. Section References This section is referenced in § 1-309.10, § 2-354.17, § 2-1208.04, § 7-2271.05, § 28-4505, § 31-5031.17, § 38-1802.14, § 47-391.08, and § 48-853.05. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 13-283, in the first sentence, substituted “The” for “Generally, the”. Cross References Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, application of Freedom of Information Act to members and activities of authority, see § 47-391.08. Restraints of trade, civil investigative demand, exemption from provisions of Freedom of Information Act, see § 28-4505. Editor's Notes The Law Effective Date Notice for D.C. Law 1-96, published on April 8, 1977, was incorrect and was corrected on June 3, 1977, and published at 23 DCR 9532b. Free Flow of Information Act of 1992: See §§ 16-4701 to 16-4704. Mayor's Orders Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Committee, see Mayor’s Order 2001-30, February 27, 2001 ( 48 DCR 2380). Access to Email Traffic of District Government Employees, see Mayor’s Order 2003-164, November 21, 2003 ( 50 DCR 10604). Designation of Freedom of Information (FOIA) Officer in Each Subordinate Agency, Attendance at FOIA Committee Training, Listing of Subordinate Agency FOIA Officers on Agency Website and Agency Assistance with FOIA Requests, see Mayor’s Order 2004-106, June 29, 2004 ( 51 DCR 7138). Delegation of Authority Delegation of authority under D.C. Law 1-96, the “Freedom of Information Act of 1976.”, see Mayor’s Order 91-36, March 7, 1991.
DC Code § 2-533 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter II - Freedom of Information|§ 2-533. Letters of denial

(a) Denial by a public body of a request for any public record shall contain at least the following: (1) The specific reasons for the denial, including citations to the particular exemption(s) under § 2-534 relied on as authority for the denial; (2) The name(s) of the public official(s) or employee(s) responsible for the decision to deny the request; and (3) Notification to the requester of any administrative or judicial right to appeal under § 2-537. (b) Each public body of the District of Columbia shall maintain a file of all letters of denial of requests for public records. This file shall be made available to any person on request for purposes of inspection and/or copying.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title II, § 203; as added Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-96, § 2, 23 DCR 3744; Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-283, § 3(c), 48 DCR 1917.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1523. 1973 Ed., § 1-1523. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 13-283, in subsec. (a), substituted “a public body” for “the Mayor or an agency”; and, in subsec. (b), substituted “Each public body” for “The Mayor and each agency of the District of Columbia”. Editor's Notes The Law Effective Date Notice for D.C. Law 1-96, published on April 8, 1977, was incorrect and was corrected on June 3, 1977, and published at 23 DCR 9532b.
DC Code § 2-535 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter II - Freedom of Information|§ 2-535. Recording of final votes

Each agency having more than 1 member shall maintain and make available for public inspection a record of the final votes of each member in each proceeding of that agency.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title II, § 205; as added Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-96, § 2, 23 DCR 3744.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1525. 1973 Ed., § 1-1525. Editor's Notes The Law Effective Date Notice for D.C. Law 1-96, published on April 8, 1977, was incorrect and was corrected on June 3, 1977, and published at 23 DCR 9532b.
DC Code § 2-540 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter II - Freedom of Information|§ 2-540. Short title

This subchapter may be cited as the “Freedom of Information Act of 1976”.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title II, § 210; as added Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 5, 51 DCR 881; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, § 10(b), 53 DCR 6794.)  Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-191 rewrote the section which had previously read as follows: “This subchapter may be cited as the ”Freedom of Information Act“.”
DC Code § 2-554 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter III - Legal Publication|§ 2-554. Documents to be filed in the District of Columbia Office of Documents

Any document required or authorized to be published in the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations or the District of Columbia Register shall be filed with the District of Columbia Office of Documents. If a document has been published pursuant to subchapter I of this chapter and forwarded to the Office of the Secretariat prior to March 6, 1979, such document need not be filed with the District of Columbia Office of Documents, unless the Administrator otherwise notifies the person responsible for filing the document.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title III, § 304; as added Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 4, 25 DCR 6960.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1534. 1973 Ed., § 1-1534. Section References This section is referenced in § 2-556.
DC Code § 2-555 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter III - Legal Publication|§ 2-555. Permanent supplements to the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations

(a) The Mayor shall: (1) Make available, by May 1, 2001, a complete and current version of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”), with all sections compiled by subject matter, and an index to the sections; (2) Publish, no later than 60 days after the beginning of each fiscal year, a cumulative supplement to the DCMR containing all newly promulgated DCMR provisions as of the first of the fiscal year; (3) Provide a summary statement at the beginning of all newly promulgated regulations; (4) Make available through the Internet, by January 1, 2002, an electronic version of the official text of the DCMR, with all sections compiled by subject matter, and an index to the sections, integrating all newly promulgated DCMR provisions since the last version; and (5) Update the electronic version of the official text of the DCMR prior to the effective date of any newly promulgated DCMR provisions, integrating the newly promulgated DCMR provisions since the last version. (b) The Mayor may enter into an agreement with private contractors of database services to offer the DCMR in an electronic version.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title III, § 305; as added Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 4, 25 DCR 6960; Apr. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-232, § 2, 48 DCR 582.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1535. 1973 Ed., § 1-1535. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 13-232 rewrote the section which prior thereto read: “At least once each year, every document required to be compiled pursuant to § 2-552 shall be permanently integrated into the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations by publication of loose-leaf pages or other appropriate permanent supplements of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. The index of the DCMR shall be similarly supplemented or reissued.”
DC Code § 2-556 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter III - Legal Publication|§ 2-556. Documents to be filed with Administrator

Except as provided in § 2-554, 2 copies of any document to be published pursuant to this subchapter shall be filed with the Administrator. The Administrator shall immediately review filed documents to determine their conformity to the provisions of this subchapter and to editorial standards promulgated by the Administrator. Upon the Administrator’s determination of a document’s conformity with this section, 1 copy of each document shall be prepared for publication and 1 copy kept for permanent historic preservation.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title III, § 306; as added Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 4, 25 DCR 6960.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1536. 1973 Ed., § 1-1536.
DC Code § 2-557 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter III - Legal Publication|§ 2-557. Publication, specifications, and distribution of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations

(a) The District of Columbia Municipal Regulations and its permanent supplements shall be published pursuant to typographical and contractual arrangements which ensure that the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations can be purchased at a reasonable cost in its entirety or in portions of related rules, regulations, or documents having general applicability and legal effect. (b) Paper copies of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations shall be printed by each regular branch of the District of Columbia Public Library system and each regular branch shall make a paper copy of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations available to the public.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title III, § 307; as added Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 4, 25 DCR 6960; Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, § 1083(c), 57 DCR 6242.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1537. 1973 Ed., § 1-1537. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 18-223 rewrote subsec. (b), which had read as follows: “(b) Copies of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations shall be available to the public at each regular branch of the District of Columbia library system and to each Advisory Neighborhood Commission established by the Council.” Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1083(c) of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).
DC Code § 2-558 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter III - Legal Publication|§ 2-558. Legal effectiveness of documents

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, any rule, regulation, or document having general applicability and legal effect which has been adopted or enacted by the Commissioner, the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, an agency, or other instrumentality of the District before March 6, 1979, and which is not published in the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations on or before June 30, 1984, shall not be in effect thereafter. (b) Except in the case of emergency rules or acts, no rule or document of general applicability and legal effect adopted or enacted on or after March 6, 1979, shall become effective until after its publication in the District of Columbia Register, nor shall such rule or document of general applicability and legal effect become effective if it is required by law, other than subchapter I of this chapter or this subchapter, to be otherwise published, until such rule or document of general applicability and legal effect is also published as required by such law.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title III, § 308; as added Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 4, 25 DCR 6960; July 1, 1980, D.C. Law 3-75, § 2, 27 DCR 2277; Oct. 17, 1981, D.C. Law 4-41, § 2, 28 DCR 3423; May 20, 1983, D.C. Law 5-10, § 2, 30 DCR 1793; Aug. 2, 1983, D.C. Law 5-22, § 2, 30 DCR 3337.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1538. 1973 Ed., § 1-1538. Editor's Notes Publication requirement exemption: Section 5 of D.C. Law 16-300 provided: “Notwithstanding section 8 of this act and sections 204 and 308(b) of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, effective March 6, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-153; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-602 and 2-558(b)), the text, maps, and graphics of the District elements of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital, as amended by this act, need not be published in the District of Columbia Register to become effective.”
DC Code § 2-559 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter III - Legal Publication|§ 2-559. Correction of errors in documents

The Administrator of the District of Columbia Office of Documents shall correct grammatical or typographical errors in the publication of the text of a document in the District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large, the District of Columbia Register or the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations by the publication of an errata list or by publication of the entire document or the affected part of the document in its corrected form so as to indicate the actual corrections which were made.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title III, § 309; as added Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 4, 25 DCR 6960; Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, § 1083(d), 57 DCR 6242.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1539. 1973 Ed., § 1-1539. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 18-223 substituted “publication” for “printing”. Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1083(d) of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).
DC Code § 2-560 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter III - Legal Publication|§ 2-560. Certification

Each part of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, each permanent supplement of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, and the District of Columbia Register shall contain a certificate by the Administrator stating that such part contains all documents required to be published pursuant to this subchapter as of the date of such certificate.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title III, § 310; as added Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 4, 25 DCR 6960; Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 1113, 59 DCR 8025.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1540. 1973 Ed., § 1-1539.1. Effect of Amendments The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-168 deleted “the District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large” following “Each part of.”
DC Code § 2-561 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter III - Legal Publication|§ 2-561. Presumption created by publication

The publication of any document in the District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large, the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, or the District of Columbia Register creates a rebuttable presumption: (1) That it was duly issued, prescribed, adopted, or enacted; and (2) That all requirements of this subchapter have been complied with.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title III, § 311; as added Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 4, 25 DCR 6960.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1541. 1973 Ed., § 1-1539.2.
DC Code § 2-562 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter III - Legal Publication|§ 2-562. Penalties

Any person who knowingly and willfully causes any document not to be published in the District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large, the District of Columbia Register, or the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations which is required to be so published pursuant to this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $100, or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title III, § 312; as added Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 4, 25 DCR 6960.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 1-1542. 1973 Ed., § 1-1539.3.
DC Code § 2-571 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter IV - Open Meetings|§ 2-571. Short title

This subchapter may be cited as the “Open Meetings Act”.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title IV, § 401; as added Mar. 31, 2011, D.C. Law 18-350, § 2, 58 DCR 734.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 1-1161.01, § 10-1906, and § 31-3171.11.
DC Code § 2-572 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter IV - Open Meetings|§ 2-572. Statement of policy

The public policy of the District is that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the actions of those who represent them.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title IV, § 402; as added Mar. 31, 2011, D.C. Law 18-350, § 2, 58 DCR 734.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 2-575.
DC Code § 2-573 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 2 - Government Administration|Chapter 5 - Administrative Procedure|Subchapter IV - Open Meetings|§ 2-573. Rules of construction

This subchapter shall be construed broadly to maximize public access to meetings. Exceptions shall be construed narrowly and shall permit closure of meetings only as authorized by this chapter.  (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title IV, § 403; as added Mar. 31, 2011, D.C. Law 18-350, § 2, 58 DCR 734.)