The Mayor shall conduct a study to consider methods to improve the quality of adjudications within the Bureau of Traffic Adjudication at the Department of Motor Vehicles. This study shall review best practices in other jurisdictions and examine issues such as staffing levels, timeliness of decisions, caseloads, and qualifications of hearing examiners. The Mayor shall provide a report to the Council, including recommendations for legislative and operational changes, by October 1, 2002.
(Mar. 6, 2002, D.C. Law 14-76, § 21, 48 DCR 11442.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 2 - Government Administration
Chapter 18A - Office of Administrative Hearings
§ 2–1831.02. Establishment of Office of Administrative Hearings
§ 2–1831.03. Jurisdiction of the Office and agency authority to review cases
§ 2–1831.03a. Housing code violation hearings. [Not Funded]
§ 2–1831.04. Chief Administrative Law Judge
§ 2–1831.05. Powers and duties of the Chief Administrative Law Judge
§ 2–1831.08. Administrative Law Judges
§ 2–1831.09. Powers, duties, and liability of Administrative Law Judges
§ 2–1831.10. Reappointment and discipline of Administrative Law Judges
§ 2–1831.11. Rules governing appointment, reappointment, and discipline of Administrative Law Judges
§ 2–1831.12. Chief Operating Officer and other personnel
§ 2–1831.13. Interaction of the Office with other agencies; other procedural matters
§ 2–1831.14. Representation of parties in adjudicated cases before the Office
§ 2–1831.15. Conflicts of regulations
§ 2–1831.16. Judicial review and administrative appeals
§ 2–1831.17. Advisory Committee
§ 2–1831.18. Study of and report on Bureau of Traffic Adjudication