Code of the District of Columbia
Official codified DC law sourced from the DC Council Open Law Library (public domain). 21,163 sections indexed.
- § 2-381.09Penalties for false representations.
- § 2-381.10Civil penalty inflation adjustment.
- § 2-381.21Electronic transactions.
- § 2-381.22Electronic procurement.
- § 2-381.23Electronic auctions.
- § 2-381.31Immunity for Year 2000 system failures.
- § 2-381.32Applicability.
- § 2-381.41New contracts with costs exceeding existing contracts.
- § 2-381.42Privatization of Fleet Management Services in the Metropolitan Police Department.
- § 2-381.43Standards for contracting officer.
- § 2-401Service of process.
- § 2-402Settlement of claims and suits against District.
- § 2-403Refund where assessments held void.
- § 2-404Report to Congress; appropriations.
- § 2-405Effective date.
- § 2-406Compromise of claim or suit.
- § 2-407Damage to personal property of District employee incident to service.
- § 2-411Definitions.
- § 2-412Governmental immunity for negligent operation of vehicles by District employees.
- § 2-413Action against employee barred by judgment against District; notice of claim; administrative disposition of claim as evidence.
- § 2-414Excessive verdicts.
- § 2-415Actions against District employees for negligent operation of vehicles barred; indemnification of medical employees; disciplinary actions.
- § 2-416Liability of employee to District for negligent damage to its property.
- § 2-421Right to present claim.
- § 2-422Proof required.
- § 2-423Damages.
- § 2-424Application of subchapter — Date of release.
- § 2-425Application of subchapter — Entry of guilty plea.
- § 2-431Report by the Office of the City Administrator to the Council on risk management activities.
- § 2-501Effect of subchapter.
- § 2-502Definitions.
- § 2-503Establishment of procedures.
- § 2-504Official publications.
- § 2-505Public notice and participation in rulemaking; emergency rules.
- § 2-506Filing and publishing of rules.
- § 2-507Compilation of rules and regulations.
- § 2-508Declaratory orders.
- § 2-509Contested cases.
- § 2-510Judicial review.
- § 2-511Interpreters for the deaf.
- § 2-531Public policy.
- § 2-532Right of access to public records; allowable costs; time limits.
- § 2-533Letters of denial.
- § 2-534Exemptions from disclosure.
- § 2-535Recording of final votes.
- § 2-536Information which must be made public.
- § 2-537Administrative appeals.
- § 2-538Oversight of disclosure activities.
- § 2-539Definitions.
- § 2-540Short title.
- § 2-551Definitions.
- § 2-552District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
- § 2-553District of Columbia Register.
- § 2-554Documents to be filed in the District of Columbia Office of Documents.
- § 2-555Permanent supplements to the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
- § 2-556Documents to be filed with Administrator.
- § 2-557Publication, specifications, and distribution of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
- § 2-558Legal effectiveness of documents.
- § 2-559Correction of errors in documents.
- § 2-560Certification.
- § 2-561Presumption created by publication.
- § 2-562Penalties.
- § 2-571Short title.
- § 2-572Statement of policy.
- § 2-573Rules of construction.
- § 2-574Definitions.
- § 2-575Open meetings.
- § 2-576Notice of meetings.
- § 2-577Meeting procedures.
- § 2-578Record of meetings.
- § 2-579Enforcement; authority.
- § 2-580Training.
- § 2-591Short title.
- § 2-592Establishment of the District of Columbia Open Government Office.
- § 2-593Powers and duties of the Open Government Office.
- § 2-594Director.
- § 2-601Definitions.
- § 2-602Publication prerequisite for effectiveness of Council acts and resolutions.
- § 2-603Statutes-at-Large.
- § 2-604Enrollment of Council acts and resolutions.
- § 2-605Judicial notice.
- § 2-611Established; appointment and qualifications of Administrator; duties; compensation of Administrator; authorization of positions and fundings; transfer of property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriated funds.
- § 2-612Duties of Administrator.
- § 2-621Requirement.
- § 2-631Definitions.
- § 2-632Respectful language.
- § 2-633Report.
- § 2-701Definitions.
- § 2-702Permitted categories of official mail.
- § 2-703Marking requirements for envelopes.
- § 2-704Use of expedited services; use of officially marked envelopes; payment for nonconforming enclosures prohibited; inspection of agency mail; promulgation of rules and regulations.
- § 2-705Use of official mail by officials-elect.
- § 2-706Prohibited uses of official mail by elected officials.
- § 2-707Authorized uses of official mail by elected officials.
- § 2-708Penalties.
- § 2-709Unintentional violations.
- § 2-710Deposit of fines.
- § 2-801Definitions.
- § 2-802Regulations, licenses, and registration tags.
- § 2-803Use of reservations, grounds, and public spaces.
- § 2-804Installation and removal of electrical facilities.
- § 2-805Extension of wires along parade routes.
- § 2-806Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of regulations.
- § 2-807Application to other property.
- § 2-808Enforcement.
- § 2-809Penalty.
- § 2-810Authorization of appropriations.
- § 2-821Definitions.
- § 2-822Regulations by Council authorized; special registration tags.
- § 2-823Appropriations; authorized; use.
- § 2-824Permits for use of federal grounds and reservations.
- § 2-825Installation of electrical facilities.
- § 2-826Installation of communication facilities.
- § 2-827Effective period of regulations and licenses; publication of regulations; penalties.
- § 2-828Property under jurisdiction of Congress.
- § 2-829Reference to “Mayor”.
- § 2-901Legislative findings; purposes.
- § 2-902Definitions.
- § 2-903Energy policy of District.
- § 2-904District of Columbia Office of Energy; energy conservation plan; facilities energy management plan; emergency energy shortage contingency plan; energy research and development program.
- § 2-905Review by District Auditor.
- § 2-906Citizens Energy Advisory Committee.
- § 2-907Severability.
- § 2-911Submission of state energy plans to Council prior to filing with federal agency.
- § 2-912Limitation of expenditures.
- § 2-913Review period; time for filing state energy plans; approval.
- § 20-101Definitions.
- § 20-102Verification.
- § 20-103Notice.
- § 20-104Presumption.
- § 20-105Devolution of property at death.
- § 20-106Preference.
- § 20-107Right to seek Court resolution.
- § 20-108.01Effect of fraud and evasion.
- § 20-108Appointment of guardian ad litem.
- § 20-109Effective date.
- § 20-1101Renunciation; legatee or heir.
- § 20-1102Distribution in kind; valuation; method.
- § 20-1103Distribution in kind; assignment, transfer and release of property.
- § 20-1104Distribution; effect.
- § 20-1105Petition for purpose of distribution.
- § 20-1106Distribution to a minor.
- § 20-1107Distribution to fiduciary for nonresident person under legal disability other than minority.
- § 20-1108Certain formula clauses to be construed to refer to federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax rules applicable to estates of decedents dying on December 31, 2009.
- § 20-1301Termination of appointment.
- § 20-1302Liability of heir or legatee to creditor.
- § 20-1303Limitations.
- § 20-1304Subsequent administration.
- § 20-1305Confirmatory acts.
- § 20-301Scope.
- § 20-302Necessity for probate.
- § 20-303Order of priority for appointment of personal representative; persons excluded.
- § 20-304Petition for probate.
- § 20-305Complaint to contest the validity of a will.
- § 20-311Nature of proceeding.
- § 20-312Action on petition.
- § 20-321Nature of proceeding.
- § 20-322When mandatory.
- § 20-323Notice of request for standard probate; form.
- § 20-324Action on petition.
- § 20-331Finality of abbreviated and standard probate proceedings.
- § 20-341Requirements.
- § 20-342Powers of foreign personal representative.
- § 20-343Publication and claims of creditors.
- § 20-344Right of heir or legatee.
- § 20-351General.
- § 20-352Petition.
- § 20-353Proceedings after petition.
- § 20-354Duties of personal representatives.
- § 20-355After-discovered property.
- § 20-356Applicability of other provisions of title.
- § 20-357Exception for motor vehicles.
- § 20-401Supervised administration; in general.
- § 20-402Supervised administration; procedure.
- § 20-403Supervised administration; changes and effect.
- § 20-404Supervised administration; powers of personal representative.
- § 20-405Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders.
- § 20-406Unsupervised personal representative.
- § 20-501Conditions of appointment.
- § 20-502Bond; form.
- § 20-503Issuance and content of letters.
- § 20-504Form of letters.
- § 20-505Time of accrual of duties and powers.
- § 20-511Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
- § 20-512Copersonal representatives; when joint action required; liability.
- § 20-513Powers of surviving copersonal representative.
- § 20-521Restraining acts of personal representatives.
- § 20-522Termination; general.
- § 20-523Termination; effect.
- § 20-524Termination; death or disability.
- § 20-525Termination; resignation.
- § 20-526Termination; removal.
- § 20-527Termination; change in proceeding.
- § 20-531Appointment; qualifications.
- § 20-532Bond.
- § 20-533Powers and duties.
- § 20-534Termination of appointment.
- § 20-701.01Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception.
- § 20-701Status and duties of personal representative.
- § 20-702Duties of personal representative; possession and control of estate.
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