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§ 2-501Title 2

Effect of subchapter.

This subchapter shall supplement all other provisions of law establishing procedures to be observed by the Mayor and agencies of the District government in the application of laws administered by them, except that this subchapter shall supersede any such law and procedure to the extent of any conflict therewith.

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Oct. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1204, Pub. L. 90-614, § 101, formerly § 2
Oct. 8, 1975, D.C. Law 1-19, title I, § 102(a), 22 DCR 2048
renumbered, Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-96, § 3(a), (c), 23 DCR 3744
D.C. Board of Appeals and Review established: See Mayor’s Order 84-79, April 26, 1984, as amended by Mayor’s Order 86-50, March 31, 1986.
1973 Ed., § 1-1501.
1981 Ed., § 1-1501.
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.
This section is referenced in § 1-301.79, § 1-307.06, § 1-325.02, § 1-325.164, § 1-325.191, § 1-327.73, § 1-328.05, § 1-608.01, § 1-621.13, § 1-623.24, § 1-1001.05, § 1-1021.02, § 1-1161.01, § 1-1162.09, § 1-1171.06, § 1-1201, § 1-1329, § 2-218.68, § 2-219.05, § 2-361.06, § 2-1210.12, § 2-1212.41, § 2-1401.02, § 2-1402.53, § 2-1403.01, § 2-1403.12, § 2-1535.09, § 2-1831.01, § 3-1207.58, § 3-1209.06, § 3-1209.07, § 4-202.05, § 4-756.02, § 4-1302.02, § 4-1302.06, § 4-1303.03, § 4-1303.72, § 4-1410, § 4-1451.08, § 4-1704.07, § 5-107.04, § 5-1501.15, § 6-1405.01, § 6-1451.04, § 6-1451.11, § 7-248, § 7-1007, § 7-1305.06b, § 7-1531.27, § 7-1551.32, § 7-1671.13, § 7-1721.03, § 7-2081.04, § 7-2306, § 7-2341.18, § 7-2341.23, § 7-2361.03, § 7-2361.07, § 7-2361.09, § 7-2502.10, § 7-2504.06, § 7-2505.03, § 7-2507.06, § 7-2507.09, § 7-2507.11, § 7-2508.06, § 7-2871.05, § 8-104.07, § 8-108.05, § 8-171.04, § 8-231.18, § 8-411, § 8-732, § 8-802, § 8-1058, § 8-1778.48, § 8-1825.09, § 8-2211, § 10-307, § 10-551.08, § 11-722, § 11-1525, § 22-2603.01, § 24-1304, § 28:6-109, § 28-4606, § 28-5210, § 31-634, § 31-3012, § 31-3162, § 31-3171.17, § 31-3311.09, § 31-5031.23, § 31-5041.11, § 31-5051.06, § 32-1331.06, § 32-1331.14, § 32-1367, § 32-1410, § 32-1522, § 34-1521, § 37-131.10, § 38-174, § 38-205, § 38-272.03, § 38-275.01, § 38-651.12, § 38-756.01, § 38-771.06, § 38-771.07, § 38-828.01, § 38-1011.05, § 38-2602, § 38-2673, § 42-815.02, § 42-1904.12, § 42-1904.16, § 42-2705.01, § 42-3131.06, § 42-3141.11, § 42-3402.05a, § 44-635, § 44-637, § 44-658, § 47-351.16, § 47-406, § 47-464, § 47-825.01a, § 47-1276, § 47-2832.02, § 47-2884.17, § 47-2886.09, § 47-2888.08, § 48-851.04, § 48-853.10, § 48-1213, § 50-307, § 50-310, § 50-320, § 50-921.02, § 50-921.76, § 50-1301.04, § 50-1401.05, § 50-1403.01, § 50-1641.07, § 50-1806, § 50-2201.03, § 50-2301.05, § 50-2354, § 50-2552, § 50-2635, and § 50-2652.
Zoning and height of buildings, amendment procedures, public hearing requirement, see § 6-641.03.
Youth residential facilities licensures, monitoring of residents placed outside District or in therapeutic care, see § 7-2106.
Workers’ compensation, compensation orders, appeal of adverse final decision, application of Administrative Procedure Act, see § 32-1522.
Water pollution control, implementation, Mayor’s authority to issue rules, see § 8-103.20.
Water and sewer services, delinquencies, amnesty and receivership programs, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 34-2306.
Water and Sewer Authority, issuance of revenue bonds, requirements, see § 34-2202.09.
Wastewater controls, actual or threatened discharge, suspension of water service, see § 8-105.12.
Wastewater control, powers and duties of water and sewer authority, see § 8-105.07.
Wastewater control, administrative enforcement, see § 8-105.10.
University of the District of Columbia, Board of Trustees, promulgation of election rules and procedures, see § 38-1202.01.
Underground storage tank management, rules and regulations, authority of Mayor, see § 8-113.12.
Tenant Assistance Program, promulgation of administrative procedures, see § 42-3503.02.
Taxicabs, Panel on Rates and Rules, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 47-2829.
Taxicab Commission, panels, promulgation of administrative procedures, see § 50-310.
Taxicab Commission Fund, funding and expenditures, see § 50-320.
Tax Revision Commission, rulemaking authority, consistency with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 47-464.
Surveyor of District of Columbia, authority to revise fee schedules, notice of revision to comply with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 1-1329.
Supermarket tax incentives, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 47-3804.
Substance abuse treatment facilities, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 44-1207.
Student health care, promulgation of rules and regulations, see §§ 38-608 and 38-621.
Streets, make a difference selection committee, authority of Mayor to issue rules for the implementation of subchapter VIII of Chapter 12 of Title 9, see § 9-1215.08.
Statewide Health Coordinating Council, promulgation of administrative procedures, see § 44-403.
State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA), promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 44-421.
Spouse equity, authority of Mayor to propose rules and regulations, see § 1-529.05.
Solid waste management and multi-material recycling, rules and regulations to be issued by Mayor, see § 8-1018.
Solid waste management and multi-material recycling, proposed rules and regulations to be issued by Mayor, see § 8-1023.
Solid waste facility permits, judicial review of adverse action, application of Administrative Procedure Act, see § 8-1060.
Solid waste facility permits, authority to adopt implementing rules and regulations in accordance with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 8-1058.
Soil and water conservation, liaisons, cooperative agreements, resource conservation programs, public hearings, publications, see § 8-1709.
Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Fund, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 42-2206.
School attendance requirements, school enrollment reports, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 38-205.
Savings and loan association acquisitions, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 26-1209.
Retail service stations, moratorium on conversions to limited service retail service stations, rules to be issued by Office of Energy, see § 36-304.01.
Restrictions on phosphate cleaners, implementation of provisions, Mayor’s authority to issue rules, see § 8-107.02.
Reports of cancer and malignant neoplastic diseases, prevention, rules and regulations, authority of Mayor, see § 7-301.
Regulation of horse-drawn carriage trade, rules and regulations, authority of Mayor, see § 8-2013.
Registration of state officials entering District, authority of Chief of Metropolitan Police Department to promulgate regulations, see § 5-1202.
Registration of motor vehicles, promulgation of fee schedules, see § 50-1501.03.
Recorder of Deeds, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 42-1117.
Real property value assessment, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 47-820.01.
Real property tax exemptions, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 47-1010.01.
Radon testing and mitigation programs, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 28-4202.
Public welfare supervision, adoption subsidy payments, see § 4-301.
Public utility environmental impact statements, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 34-2604.
Public health, rules and regulations, prevention and control of spread of communicable diseases, see § 7-131
Public assistance payments, procedure for adjustment, compliance with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 4-205.52.
Public assistance, Mayor to issue rules, see § 4-202.05.
Public assistance, general assistance for children program, see § 4-205.05a.
Prohibition of buying and selling of human body parts, rules and regulations to be issued by Mayor, see § 7-1501.03.
Programs for the aging, volunteer service credit program, rules and regulations to be issued by Mayor, see § 7-531.10.
Prisoners, youth offenders, youth rehabilitation, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 24-907.
Prevention of blindness in infants, ophthalmia, Mayor’s authority to issue rules, see § 7-801.
Police and fire departments, office of citizen complaint review, duties of the executive director, see § 5-1106.
Personal property taxes, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 47-1535.
Personal property taxes, exemptions, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 47-1508.
Parental leave, employer violations, hearing procedures, see § 32-1204.
Official correspondence, authority of Director of General Services to promulgate rules and regulations, see § 2-704.
Office of public records management, archival administration and library of governmental information, appointment of public records administrator, see § 2-1702.
Office of Interpreter Services, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 2-1911.
Office of Energy, appointment of Director, duty to promulgate regulations in accordance with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 8-171.04.
Office of Director of Campaign Finance, presentation of certain civil and criminal matters to board by general counsel, compliance with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 1-1103.01.
Occupational safety and health, promulgation of rules and regulations, see §§ 32-1107, 32-1108, and 32-1123.
Occupational Safety and Health Board, promulgation of administrative procedures, see § 32-1105.
Nursing homes, hospices, and home care agencies, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 44-504.
Nursing homes and community residence facilities, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 44-1005.01.
Nurses training corps, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 38-1503.
Motor vehicles and traffic, traffic regulations, publication of regulations in accordance with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 50-2201.03.
Motor vehicles and traffic, mandatory use of seat belts, rules to be adopted pursuant to Administrative Procedure Act, see § 50-1806.
Motor vehicle safety responsibility, application of Administrative Procedure Act to administrative actions relating to licensing, registration, and financial responsibility, see § 50-1301.04.
Motor fuel tax, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 47-2315.
Mortgage lenders and brokers, suspension and revocation of licenses, hearing procedures, see § 26-1119.
Mortgage lenders and brokers, rejection of license applications, hearing procedures, see § 26-1106.
Mortgage lenders and brokers, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 26-1121.
Metropolitan police, treatment of property, Mayor’s authority to propose rules and regulations, see § 5-119.10.
Metabolic disorders, screening tests, Mayor’s authority to issue rules, see § 7-833.
Merit system, tax-favored and pre-tax benefits programs, Mayor’s authority to issue rules and regulations, see § 1-611.19.
Merit system, retirement, authority of Mayor to propose rules and regulations, see § 1-626.08.
Merit system, life insurance and benefit program study, authority of Mayor to propose rules and regulations, see § 1-622.14.
Merit system, legal service, rulemaking authority of attorney general, see § 1-608.61.
Merit system, health benefits, authority of Mayor to propose rules and regulations, see § 1-621.13.
Merit system, educational service, proposed rules and regulations to be issued by Mayor, see § 1-608.01a.
Merit system, career service positions, authority of Mayor to propose rules and regulations, see § 1-608.01.
Mentally retarded citizens, duty of mayor to issue rules pursuant to Administrative Procedure Act implementing statutes, see § 7-1306.03a.
Medicare supplement insurance, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 31-3710.
Medical and hospitalization service subscriptions, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 31-3524
Medicaid provider fraud prevention, rules, see § 4-805.
Mayor, authority to adopt and implement rules and regulations as to emergency executive orders, see § 7-2306.
Low-level radioactive waste generator regulatory policy, rules and regulations to be issued by Mayor, see § 8-1506.
Lottery and charitable games control board, issuance of proposed rules, Monte Carlo night parties, see § 3-1322.01.
Lottery and charitable games commission, licenses to conduct bingo games, raffles, and Monte Carlo night parties, see § 3-1323.
Long-term care ombudsman program, proposed rules and regulations to be issued by Mayor, see § 7-706.01.
Litter control administration, rules and regulations to be issued by mayor, see § 8-810.
Litter control administration, nuisance, hearing on violation, see § 8-805.
Limited partnerships, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 33-211.02.
Limited liability partnerships, promulgation of filing fee schedules, see § 33-110.04.
Life insurance companies, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 31-4728.
Licensing of health professionals, hearings, see § 3-1205.19.
Licensing of health professionals, authority of Mayor to temporarily suspend licenses, appeals, see § 3-1205.15.
Interstate Compact on Placement of Children, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 4-1422.
Interstate compact on placement of children, delinquent children, hearings, appeal and review, see § 4-1424.
Insurance, managing general agents, civil penalties, appeals, see § 31-1506.
Insurance holding companies, promulgation of rules and regulations, see §§ 31-738 and 31-760.
Insurance, AIDS and HIV testing protocols for insureds, appeals, see § 31-1604.
Institutions of learning, person aggrieved by adverse action as to licensing may appeal as provided in Administrative Procedure Act, see § 29-617.
Inheritance and estate taxes, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 47-3720.
Indigent persons, public reimbursements for medical care, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 44-706.
Human Rights Office and Human Rights Commission, rule-making authority, compliance with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 2-1403.01.
Human Rights Office and Human Rights Commission, hearings to be conducted in accordance with procedures promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, see § 2-1403.12.
Housing Production Trust Fund, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 42-2804.
Housing finance agency, Administrative Procedure Act applicability to agency activities, see § 42-2705.01.
Home Purchase Assistance Fund, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 42-2625.
Health occupations, registered acupuncture therapists, see § 3-1209.03. Health-care assistance reimbursement, rules to be issued by Mayor, see § 4-608.
Health maintenance organizations, civil and administrative penalties, procedural requirements, see § 31-3419.
Health and safety, vital records, authority of Registrar of Human Services to issue regulations, see § 7-226.
Health and safety, civil infractions, procedures in summary action, judicial review, see § 2-1801.06.
Hazardous waste management, toxic source reduction, rules and regulations, see § 8-1322.
Hazardous waste management, pesticide operations; denial, suspension, modification, and revocation of certification or license, see § 8-410.
Hazardous waste management, pesticide operations, administration and enforcement, adoption of regulations, see § 8-411.
Hazardous waste management, pesticide applicators, see § 8-403.
Hazardous materials transportation, rules and regulations to be issued by Mayor, see § 8-1405.
Government reorganization procedures, District boards and commissions, Mayor’s authority to issue rules and regulations, see § 1-315.07.
Garbage disposal sites, authority of Mayor to acquire by purchase or condemnation, see § 8-705.
Fund for Drug Prevention and Children at Risk, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 47-4005.
Foreign insurance companies, transfer of corporate domicile, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 31-1705.
Food delivery insurance, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 50-105.
Firearm registration certificate, revocation or denial of application, notice of final decision, when effective, see § 7-2502.10.
Firearm dealer’s license, revocation or denial of application, notice of final decision, when effective, see § 7-2504.06.
Firearms control laws, application of Administrative Procedure Act, see § 7-2507.09.
Fire safety, smoke detectors, fines and penalties, election of remedies, Mayor’s authority to issue proposed rules, see § 6-751.09.
Financial institutions, interstate banking and branching, promulgation of rules and regulations, see §§ 26-711 and 26-741.
Family and medical leave, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 32-517.
Family and medical leave, employer violations, hearing procedures, see § 32-509.
Environmental impact statements, see § 8-109.03.
Environmental impact statements, rules and regulations, authority of Mayor, see § 8-109.09.
Education Licensure Commission, see § 38-1306.
Economic development zone incentives, Mayor’s authority to issue rules, see § 6-1506.
Drug offenses, property forfeitures, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 48-905.02.
Drug manufacture and distribution licensure, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 48-714.
Driver license interstate compact, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 50-1002.
Disability, hearing on claim, limited application of Administrative Procedure Act, see § 1-623.24.
Director of Campaign Finance, discretion to investigate certain violations, compliance with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 1-1103.02.
Day care, payments to child development homes and to in-home caregivers, see § 4-410.
Day care, contracts with licensed child development centers, payment for services, see § 4-409.
Dangerous dogs, rules and regulations, authority of Mayor, see § 8-1908.
Dangerous dogs, proposed rules and regulations, procedures for review, see § 8-2035.
Consumer credit service organizations, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 28-4608.
Condominiums, rules and regulations to be adopted by mayor in accordance with Administrative Procedure Act, coverage of rules, see § 42-1904.12.
Condominiums, judicial review of actions of mayor, to be subject to Administrative Procedure Act, “rule making” standard to apply, see § 42-1904.16.
Compulsory/no-fault motor vehicle insurance, policy cancellations, appeals, see § 31-2409.
Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, authority to make rules and regulations for commission’s operations, application of certain selected provisions of Administrative Procedure Act, see § 11-1525.
Commercial motor vehicle driver’s licenses, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 50-409.
Commercial motor vehicle driver licenses, disqualified persons, see § 50-406.
Collection and disbursement of taxes, rates to be charged for issuing certificates, assessments, and duplicate returns, notice of change of rates to be published in accordance with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 47-406.
Clinical laboratories, suspension and revocation of licenses, hearing procedures, see § 44-212.
Cigarettes, below-cost sales, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 28-4527.
Child support enforcement, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 46-227.
Child Protection Register, procedures for challenging information, adoption of rules, see § 4-1302.06.
Child Protection Register, authority to retain information required for research, planning, evaluation and management, adoption of applicable rules, see § 4-1302.02.
Child development homes insurance, liability coverage levels, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 31-4003.
Child care services and facilities, proposed rules and regulations to be issued by Mayor, see § 7-2007.
Check cashing services, suspension and revocation of licenses, hearing procedures, see § 26-316.
Check cashing services, cease and desist orders, hearing procedures, see § 26-321.
Bulk transfers, fees for filing, indexing, and certificates, fees to be adopted pursuant to Administrative Procedure Act, see § 28:6-109.
Building regulations, construction codes, Mayor’s authority to amend, see § 6-1409.
Building regulations, community development, acquisition and disposition of property, authority of Mayor, see § 6-1005.
Budget and financial management, rulemaking authority, mayor to issue implementing rules pursuant to Administrative Procedure Act, see § 47-351.16.
Boxing and wrestling commission, powers, see § 3-606.
Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, appeal of adverse action, compliance with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 47-2886.09.
Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals, promulgation of administrative procedures, see § 47-825.01.
Board of Elections and Ethics, powers and duties, hearings before 1 member panels, appeal, see § 1-1001.05.
Board of Elections and Ethics, authority to issue rules and regulations, compliance with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 1-1021.02.
Bicycles, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 50-1632.
Bicycles, fine and penalty schedule, see § 50-1634.
Alternative fuels technology, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 50-705.
Air pollution control, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 8-101.06.
AIDS and HIV testing protocols, sexual offenders, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 22-3903.
AIDS and health care, rules and regulations to be issued by Mayor, see § 7-1606.
Affirmative action requirements, development and promulgation of guidelines, compliance with Administrative Procedure Act, see § 2-1402.53.
Advisory neighborhood commissions, annual allocations, powers and duties of commission, rules to be issued by Mayor, see § 1-309.13.
Adult protective services, rules and regulations to be issued by Mayor, see § 7-1909.
Administrative Procedure Act defined, see § 2-1401.02.
Abandoned and junk vehicle removal, promulgation of rules and regulations, see § 50-2406.
Washington Convention Center Authority, power to issue bonds and notes, see § 10-1202.10.
Washington Convention Center Authority, duties of the Board of Directors, see § 10-1202.06.
Security and fire alarm systems, rules and regulations, saving clause, see § 7-2815.
Security and fire alarm systems, regulations, alarm dealers, licenses and permits, see § 7-2804.
Regional interstate banking, hearings, private sessions, see § 26-713.
Motor vehicles, Public Parking Authority, revenue bonds, see § 50-2512.
Motor vehicles, international registration plan agreement, rules, see § 50-1507.07.
Litter control administration, rules and regulations, see § 8-802.
Litter control, hearing examiners, appointment and powers, see § 8-808.
Housing Finance Agency, bonds and notes, issuance, see § 42-2704.02.
Historic landmark and district protection, administrative review, see § 6-1112.
Health and safety, civil infractions, hearing on notice of infraction, see § 2-1802.03.
Criminal justice supervisory board, rules governing operation, promulgation, see § 3-904.
Business improvement districts, rulemaking, see § 2-1215.22.
Business improvement districts, hearings, see § 2-1215.06.
Boxing and wrestling commission, jurisdiction, see § 3-605.
Boxing and wrestling commission, powers, see § 3-606.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, jurisdiction to review administrative orders and decisions, see § 11-722.
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