Publication prerequisite for effectiveness of Council acts and resolutions.
No act or resolution shall be effective until the act or resolution has been published in the District of Columbia Register, the District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large, or the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, except that any emergency act or resolution approved pursuant to § 1-204.12(a), any resolution to approve or disapprove proposed actions pursuant to § 1-204.12(a)(2) or § 1-204.90(a)(1), or any resolution that pertains to the internal operation or organization of the Council shall be effective without prior publication, but shall be published as soon as practicable.
Annotations
Oct. 8, 1975, D.C. Law 1-19, title II, § 204, 22 DCR 2058 Oct. 30, 1975, D.C. Law 1-27, § 4, 22 DCR 2472 Apr. 7, 1977, D.C. Law 1-115, § 2, 23 DCR 8744 Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 6(c), 25 DCR 6960 Mar. 15, 1990, D.C. Law 8-89, § 2, 37 DCR 644 Feb. 5, 1994, D.C. Law 10-68, § 8, 40 DCR 6311 Oct. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-213, § 5, 49 DCR 8140 Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 27, 51 DCR 881 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and graphics of the District elements of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital, as amended by this act, need not be published in the District of Columbia Register to become effective.” D.C. Law 15-105 validated a previously made technical correction. D.C. Law 14-213 substituted “§§ 1-204.12(a)(2), and 1-204.90(a)(1)” for “§ 1-204.12(a)(2)”. 1973 Ed., § 1-1602. 1981 Ed., § 1-1602. This section is referenced in § 50-2302.02. Publication and codification of acts of D.C. Council, requirements, see § 1-204.04. Motor vehicles and traffic, moving infractions, exceptions, criminal offenses, amendment of municipal code by publication, see § 50-2302.02.
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