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Subchapter I - General Provisions
§ 2–1401.01. Intent of Council - It is the intent of the Council of the District...
§ 2–1401.02. Definitions - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will...
§ 2–1401.03. Exceptions - (a) Any practice which has a discriminatory effect and which...
§ 2–1401.04. Severability of provisions - If any provision, or part thereof of this chapter or...
§ 2–1401.05. Discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, or breastfeeding - (a) For the purposes of interpreting this chapter, discrimination on...
§ 2–1401.06. Government noninterference in reproductive health decisions - (a) The District shall recognize the right of every individual...
Subchapter II - Prohibited Acts of Discrimination
Part A - General
§ 2–1402.01. General - Every individual shall have an equal opportunity to participate fully...
Part B - Employment
§ 2–1402.11. Prohibitions - (a) General. — It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice...
§ 2–1402.12. Exception - (a) It shall not be an unlawful discriminatory practice for...
§ 2–1402.13. Reports and records - Every employer, employment agency, and labor organization, subject both to...
Part C - Housing and Commercial Space
§ 2–1402.21. Prohibitions - (a) General. — It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice...
§ 2–1402.22. Blockbusting and steering - It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person,...
§ 2–1402.23. Acts of discrimination by broker or salesperson - Any real estate broker or real estate salesperson who commits...
§ 2–1402.24. Exceptions - (a) Nothing in this chapter is to be construed to...
Part D - Public Accommodations
§ 2–1402.31. Prohibitions - (a) General. — It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice...
Part E - Educational Institutions
§ 2–1402.41. Prohibitions - It is an unlawful discriminatory practice, subject to the exemptions...
§ 2–1402.42. Exceptions regarding sex discrimination and age - (a) Nothing in this chapter regarding sex discrimination in admission...
Part F - General Requirements
§ 2–1402.51. Posting of notice - Every person subject to this chapter shall post and keep...
§ 2–1402.52. Records and reports - (a) Every person subject to this chapter shall preserve any...
§ 2–1402.53. Affirmative action plans - (a) It shall not be an unlawful discriminatory practice for...
Part G - Other Prohibited Practices
§ 2–1402.61. Coercion or retaliation - (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice to coerce,...
§ 2–1402.62. Aiding or abetting - It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person...
§ 2–1402.63. Conciliation agreements - It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for a party...
§ 2–1402.64. Resisting the Office or Commission - (a) Any person who shall willfully resist, prevent, impede or...
§ 2–1402.65. Falsifying documents and testimony - It shall be unlawful to willfully falsify documents, records, or...
§ 2–1402.66. Arrest records - (a)(1)(A) An individual may request production of his or her...
§ 2–1402.67. District of Columbia - All permits, licenses, franchises, benefits, exemptions, or advantages issued by...
§ 2–1402.68. Effects clause - Any practice which has the effect or consequence of violating...
Part H - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 2–1402.71. Prohibitions - It is unlawful discriminatory practice for an insurer authorized to...
§ 2–1402.72. Motor vehicle rental companies - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it shall not...
§ 2–1402.73. Application to the District government - Except as otherwise provided for by District law or when...
Part I - Breastfeeding Mothers
§ 2–1402.81. Findings and purposes - (a) The Council finds that: (1) The encouragement of a...
§ 2–1402.82. Rights of breastfeeding mothers - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...
§ 2–1402.83. Duties of the Department of Health - The Department of Health shall monitor breastfeeding rates in the...
Part J - Health Care Professionals
§ 2–1402.91. Definitions - For the purposes of this part: (1) "Health care professional"...
§ 2–1402.92. Prohibited discrimination - [(a)] It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for a...
Part K - Long-Term Care Facilities
§ 2–1402.101. Definitions - For the purposes of this part: (1) "Caregiver" means an...
§ 2–1402.102. Prohibitions - (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for a...
§ 2–1402.103. Personal information - (a) At the time of a resident's admission to a...
§ 2–1402.104. Notice - A long-term care facility shall post in a conspicuous location...
§ 2–1402.105. Training - (a)(1) At least once every 2 years, starting 60 days...
Subchapter III - Procedures
§ 2–1403.01. Powers of Office and Commission; annual report by Mayor - (a) The activities of the Office and the Commission, under...
§ 2–1403.02. Complaints; independent action by other District agencies - Nothing in the provisions of this chapter is deemed to...
§ 2–1403.03. Establishment of procedure for complaints filed against District government - (a) The Mayor shall establish rules of procedure for the...
§ 2–1403.04. Filing of complaints and mediation - (a) Any person or organization, whether or not an aggrieved...
§ 2–1403.05. Investigation - (a) With the exception of complaints alleging unlawful discrimination in...
§ 2–1403.06. Conciliation - (a) If, in the judgment of the Office, the circumstances...
§ 2–1403.07. Injunctive relief - If, at any time after a complaint has been filed,...
§ 2–1403.08. Posting of notice of complaint in housing accommodation - If a finding of probable cause has been made, as...
§ 2–1403.09. Service of process - In all cases where the Office is required to effect...
§ 2–1403.10. Notice of hearing - In case of failure of conciliation efforts, or in advance...
§ 2–1403.11. Hearing tribunal - (a) After a complaint has been noticed for hearing, a...
§ 2–1403.12. Conduct of hearing - (a) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with procedures...
§ 2–1403.13. Decision and order - (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection,...
§ 2–1403.14. Judicial review - Any person suffering a legal wrong, or adversely affected or...
§ 2–1403.15. Enforcement of order - (a) The decision and order of the Commission shall be...
§ 2–1403.16. Private cause of action - (a) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful...
§ 2–1403.16a. Civil actions by the Attorney General - *NOTE: This section was created by emergency legislation that will...
§ 2–1403.17. Referral to licensing agencies - (a) Whenever it appears that the holder of a permit,...
Subchapter IV - Commission on Human Rights
§ 2–1404.01. Establishment of the Commission on Human Rights - There is hereby established, in the Executive Branch of the...
§ 2–1404.02. Purpose and functions - The Commission shall serve as an impartial forum for the...
§ 2–1404.03. Composition and appointment - (a) The Commission shall consist of 15 members, appointed by...
§ 2–1404.04. Organization - (a) At the initial meeting of each year, the Commission...