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Subchapter I - Administrative Procedure
§ 2–501. Effect of subchapter - This subchapter shall supplement all other provisions of law establishing...
§ 2–502. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1)(A) The term “Mayor” means...
§ 2–503. Establishment of procedures - (a) The Mayor and the Council shall, for the Mayor...
§ 2–504. Official publications - (a) The Mayor shall cause to be published the official...
§ 2–505. Public notice and participation in rulemaking; emergency rules - (a) The Mayor and each independent agency shall, prior to...
§ 2–506. Filing and publishing of rules - Repealed. (Oct. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1207, Pub. L. 90-614,...
§ 2–507. Compilation of rules and regulations - (a) As soon as practicable after the effective date of...
§ 2–508. Declaratory orders - On petition of any interested person, the Mayor or an...
§ 2–509. Contested cases - (a) In any contested case, all parties thereto shall be...
§ 2–510. Judicial review - (a) Any person suffering a legal wrong, or adversely affected...
§ 2–511. Interpreters for the deaf. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1209, Pub. L. 90-614,...
Subchapter II - Freedom of Information
§ 2–531. Public policy - The public policy of the District of Columbia is that...
§ 2–532. Right of access to public records; allowable costs; time limits - (a) Any person has a right to inspect, and at...
§ 2–533. Letters of denial - (a) Denial by a public body of a request for...
§ 2–534. Exemptions from disclosure - (a) The following matters may be exempt from disclosure under...
§ 2–535. Recording of final votes - Each agency having more than 1 member shall maintain and...
§ 2–536. Information which must be made public - (a) Without limiting the meaning of other sections of this...
§ 2–537. Administrative appeals - (a) Except as provided in subsections (a-1) and (a-2) of...
§ 2–538. Oversight of disclosure activities - (a) On or before February 1 of each year, the...
§ 2–539. Definitions - (a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the following terms...
§ 2–540. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Freedom of Information...
Subchapter III - Legal Publication
§ 2–551. Definitions - For purposes of this subchapter: (1) The terms “Mayor,” “Council,”...
§ 2–552. District of Columbia Municipal Regulations - (a) The District of Columbia Office of Documents, established pursuant...
§ 2–553. District of Columbia Register - (a) The District of Columbia Office of Documents shall also...
§ 2–554. Documents to be filed in the District of Columbia Office of Documents - Any document required or authorized to be published in the...
§ 2–555. Permanent supplements to the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations - (a) The Mayor shall: (1) Make available, by May 1,...
§ 2–556. Documents to be filed with Administrator - Except as provided in § 2-554, 2 copies of any...
§ 2–557. Publication, specifications, and distribution of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations - (a) The District of Columbia Municipal Regulations and its permanent...
§ 2–558. Legal effectiveness of documents - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, any rule,...
§ 2–559. Correction of errors in documents - The Administrator of the District of Columbia Office of Documents...
§ 2–560. Certification - Each part of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, each...
§ 2–561. Presumption created by publication - The publication of any document in the District of Columbia...
§ 2–562. Penalties - Any person who knowingly and willfully causes any document not...
Subchapter IV - Open Meetings
§ 2–571. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Open Meetings Act”....
§ 2–572. Statement of policy - The public policy of the District is that all persons...
§ 2–573. Rules of construction - This subchapter shall be construed broadly to maximize public access...
§ 2–574. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Meeting”...
§ 2–575. Open meetings - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
§ 2–576. Notice of meetings - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
§ 2–577. Meeting procedures - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
§ 2–578. Record of meetings - (a) All meetings of public bodies, whether open or closed,...
§ 2–579. Enforcement; authority - (a) The Office of Open Government may bring a lawsuit...
§ 2–580. Training - The Mayor, in coordination with the Office of Open Government,...
Subchapter V - Open Government Office. [Repealed] [Repealed]
§ 2–591. Short title. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title IV, §...
§ 2–592. Establishment of the District of Columbia Open Government Office. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title IV, §...
§ 2–593. Powers and duties of the Open Government Office. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title IV, §...
§ 2–594. Director. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title IV, §...