District of Columbia Administrative Code

4100 PLACEMENT OF PUBLISHER BOXES ON PUBLIC SPACE 4100.1 Any person may place, maintain, or operate a publisher box on public space after first obtaining an annual public space permit from the Director of the District Department of Transportation (“Director”). 4100.2 The Director…

4101 APPLICATION AND QUALIFICATIONS TO OBTAIN A PUBLISHER BOX PERMIT 4101.1 The owner of a publisher box located or to be located on public space shall submit a public space permit application to the Director on an annual or biennial basis. The application shall be accompanied by…

4102 DISPLAY OF ANNUAL STICKER ON PUBLISHER BOXES ON PUBLIC SPACE 4102.1 In addition to the annual public space permit, the Director shall issue an annual sticker for each publisher box owned by the applicant and located on public space. Each sticker shall have the following info…

4103 SPECIFICATIONS OF PUBLISHER BOXES ON PUBLIC SPACE 4103.1 No person shall place a publisher box on public space unless the publisher box complies with the following specifications: (a) The publisher box shall be no more than fifty-two inches (52 in.) tall, twenty-five inches …

4104 MAINTENANCE OF PUBLISHER BOXES ON PUBLIC SPACE 4104.1 A publisher box on public space shall be maintained in good working order, including the following: (a) Any vandalized or otherwise damaged publisher box shall be repaired within a reasonable time, but no later than thirt…

4105 PUBLISHER BOX CORRALS 4105.1 No person shall place or maintain a publisher box corral on the public sidewalk or other public space without first obtaining a public space permit from the Director. 4105.2 Unless in conflict with a legal priority established for a business impr…

4106 RELOCATING OR REMOVING PUBLISHER BOXES 4106.1 Any person owning or maintaining a publisher box located within the perimeter of the Presidential Inauguration Parade Route, as defined by the U.S. Secret Service prior to the inauguration, shall remove or relocate the publisher …

4107 REMOVAL OF A HAZARDOUS PUBLISHER BOX 4107.1 No person shall leave in or upon any public space any hazardous publisher box. A hazardous publisher box shall be defined as any publisher box that is in a wrecked, incinerated or otherwise irreparable condition such that it poses …

4108 COMPLIANCE ORDERS 4108.1 When the Director has determined that a publisher box is in violation of a provision of this chapter, the Director shall serve a first notice of infraction (Compliance Order) to the owner by mail and email directing the owner and, if different, the p…

4109 NOTICE OF INFRACTION 4109.1 If the respondent has been served with a Compliance Order, but failed to abate the violation or request a hearing within the fifteen (15) days allowed by the Compliance Order or the Director takes action pursuant to § 4107, the respondent shall be…

4110 CIVIL INFRACTIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULE OF FINES APPLICABLE 4110.1 The civil infractions set forth pursuant this chapter are subject to the provisions of Chapter 31 (Administrative Procedures) and Chapter 32 (Schedule of Fines) of Title 16 (Consumers, Comme…

4199 DEFINITIONS 4199.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: Bus zone – a ten foot (10 ft.) wide strip of sidewalk parallel to the roadway and measured from the vertical face of the roadway curb toward the building line that…

4200 GENERAL PROVISIONS 4200.1 This chapter implements the private security camera voucher program, which creates an incentive for eligible residents and residential property owners to install security cameras that are intended to help deter crime and assist law enforcement with …

4201 APPLICATION 4201.1 An Applicant shall submit a security camera voucher application on the form prescribed by the Office. 4201.2 A completed application shall include: (a) The completed form prescribed by the Office; and (b) Proof of current receipt of public assistance pursu…

4202 PRIORITIZATION OF ELIGIBLE LOCATIONS 4202.1 Until August 31, 2017, the Office shall accept applications only from Applicants whose property is located in the following Police Service Areas (PSA): (a) First District: (1) PSA 103; (2) PSA 104; (3) PSA 105; (4) PSA 106; (5) PSA…

4203 THIRD PARTY INSTALLATION OF SECURITY CAMERA 4203.1 The Office shall contract with a third party entity to provide the following services: Purchase of the security camera systems; and Installation of the security camera system at the Applicant’s residence. 4203.2 Upon determi…

4299 DEFINITIONS 4299.1 The following definitions shall apply to terms used in this chapter: Applicant – A property owner that submits an application for a security camera voucher; provided, that a tenant of a property owner may submit an application with the consent of the prope…

4300 GENERAL PROVISIONS 4300.1 The Address Confidentiality Act Program (“Program”) shall be administered by the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (“Office” or “OVSJG”) pursuant to the Address Confidentiality Act of 2018 (“Act”), and shall be applicable to participants …

4301 APPLICATION ASSISTANTS 4301.1 OVSJG shall establish a training program for application assistants who, upon designation by OVSJG pursuant to section 4301.2, shall assist applicants or their representatives in submitting applications to the Program. 4301.2 A person may be des…

4302 PROGRAM APPLICATIONS AND CERTIFICATION 4302.1 To apply for the Program, an applicant or the applicant’s representative shall meet with an application assistant and complete the application, which shall include the following: The applicant’s name and the actual address the ap…

4303 ADDRESS USE BY DISTRICT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 4303.1 Except as provided in this section or other applicable law, a Program participant shall not be required to provide her or his actual address for any purpose for which a District government agency requires or requests a resid…

4304 AUTHORIZATION CARDS 4304.1 After OVSJG has certified that an applicant meets all requirements and would benefit from participation in the Program, OVSJG shall issue a Program authorization card to the participant or the participant’s representative, which shall include the p…

4399 DEFINITIONS The following definitions shall apply to terms used in this chapter: Covered employee – an individual, including a volunteer, who provides direct or indirect services at an organization: That focuses on reproductive health care; or (b) Whose primary purpose is se…

500 PURPOSE 500.1 The provisions of this chapter are issued pursuant to the authority under Sections 5 and 18 of Mayor-Commissioner Regulation No. 74-39, enacted December 13, 1974 (21 DCR 1285), as amended by the Vendors Regulation Amendments Act of 1978, effective June 30, 1978 …

501 AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES 501.1 The Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA Director) shall be responsible for: (a) Coordinating all vending activities in the District of Columbia; (b) Reviewing applications for, and issuing, Vending Business License…

502 GENERAL LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS 502.1 No person shall vend any product, service, or merchandise from public space in the District of Columbia without obtaining and maintaining a valid: (a) Basic business license for vending (Vending Business License) issued by the DCRA Directo…

503 VENDING BUSINESS LICENSE: CLASSES OF LICENSES 503.1 The DCRA Director shall issue the following classes of Vending Business Licenses: (a) Class A Licenses – A Class A Vending Business License shall authorize a person to vend food, other than food prohibited from public or pri…

504 VENDING BUSINESS LICENSE: APPLICATION AND FEES 504.1 An applicant for a Vending Business License shall meet all applicable business licensing criteria, shall file an application with DCRA, and shall pay all applicable fees. 504.2 Application for a Vending Business License sha…

505 VENDING BUSINESS LICENSE: ISSUANCE 505.1 Within forty-five (45) days of filing a complete application for a Vending Business License, the applicant shall be notified by the DCRA Director of the issuance or denial of the license. 505.2 If the application is approved, the DCRA …

506 VENDING BUSINESS LICENSE: EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL 506.1 Each Vending Business License shall be valid for the period designated on the license, unless the license is earlier revoked, suspended, or seized. 506.2 Not less than forty-five (45) days before the expiration of a Vendi…

507 VENDING BUSINESS LICENSE: DENIAL, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, AND SEIZURE 507.1 The DCRA Director may revoke or suspend a Vending Business License, or deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a Vending Business License, for any of the following: (a) Fraud, misrepresenta…

508 VENDING SITE PERMIT: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND FEES 508.1 No person may vend from the public space in the District of Columbia without a Vending Site Permit issued by the DCRA Director pursuant to this chapter; provided, that a holder of a Class C Vending License may manage ve…

509 VENDING SITE PERMIT: APPLICATION 509.1 A person shall submit an application for a Vending Site Permit to the DCRA Director with the person’s application for an initial Vending Business License. 509.2 A licensed vendor may submit an application for a Vending Site Permit to the…

510 VENDING SITE PERMIT: ISSUANCE 510.1 Upon the submission of a completed application, the DCRA Director shall issue a Vending Site Permit if: (a) The applicant holds: (1) A valid Vending Business License; or (2) A current receipt for payment of all relevant Vending Business Lic…

511 VENDING SITE PERMIT: EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL 511.1 A Vending Site Permit, other than for stationary roadway vending or Nationals Park Vending Zone vending sites, shall be issued for a term of one (1) year unless another time period is designated in writing by the DCRA Director…

512 VENDING SITE PERMIT: DENIAL, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, AND SEIZURE 512.1 The DCRA Director may summarily revoke or suspend a Vending Site Permit at any time, without prior notice to the vendor or an opportunity to be heard, if: (a) The Vending Location associated with the Vendi…

513 MOBILE ROADWAY VENDING SITE PERMIT: APPLICATION 513.1 A person seeking to vend pursuant to § 533 shall submit an application for a Mobile Roadway Vending (MRV) Site Permit to the DCRA Director with the person’s application for an initial Vending Business License. 513.2 The ap…

514 MOBILE ROADWAY VENDING SITE PERMIT: ISSUANCE 514.1 Upon the submission of a completed application, the DCRA Director shall issue a MRV Site Permit if: (a) The applicant holds (1) A valid Vending Business License; or (2) A current receipt for payment of all relevant Vending Bu…

515 MOBILE ROADWAY VENDING SITE PERMIT: EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL 515.1 A MRV Site Permit shall be issued for a term of two (2) years unless another time period is designated in writing by the DCRA Director. 515.2 A MRV shall apply for renewal of the MRV Site Permit at least forty-f…

516 MOBILE ROADWAY VENDING SITE PERMIT: DENIAL, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, AND SEIZURE 516.1 The DCRA Director may summarily revoke or suspend a MRV Site Permit at any time, without prior notice to the vendor or an opportunity to be heard, if the vendor is operating in a manner that…

517 HEALTH INSPECTION CERTIFICATE: GENERAL 517.1 No person shall vend food in the District unless DOH has issued a valid health inspection certificate for the vending vehicle, cart, or stand, or public market from which the food is vended. 517.2 A health inspection certificate sh…

518 HEALTH INSPECTION CERTIFICATE: APPLICATION 518.1 A person shall apply for a health inspection certificate with the information and documents required by, and pursuant to the procedures of, the DOH Director. The DOH Director may require that a vendor submit to DOH the business…

519 HEALTH INSPECTION CERTIFICATE: ISSUANCE 519.1 The DOH Director shall review and either approve or disapprove an application for the issuance of a health inspection certificate. 519.2 [RESERVED]. 519.3 [RESERVED]. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 7787 (December 2, …

520 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Article 4, § 21-26 of the Police Regulations for the District of Columbia, 54 Board of Commissioners' Minutes 1304(a), 1304(d); as amended by Commissioners Order 298,426/13, 57 Board of Commissioners' Minutes 444, April 3, 1936; as amended by Final Rulemaki…

521 FOOD PROTECTION MANAGER CERTIFICATE 521.1 No person shall operate a Class A vending business unless that person, or an individual employed by that person, holds a valid: (a) Food Protection Manager Certificate issued by the Conference of Food Protection Standards for Accredit…

522 PROPANE AND OPEN FLAME PERMIT 522.1 No person shall operate a vending vehicle, cart, or stand that uses propane, open flames, or solid fuels such as wood pellets or charcoal, without meeting the following standards: (a) The person shall hold a valid propane or open flame perm…

523 HOOD SUPPRESSION SYSTEM APPROVAL 523.1 No person shall operate a vending vehicle, cart, or stand that includes a deep fryer (or other cooking equipment that would require a hood suppression system) unless the vehicle, cart, or stand is protected with a hood suppression system…

524 VENDING LOCATIONS: GENERAL 524.1 The DDOT Director shall approve Vending Locations that meet the standards for locations on streets, sidewalks, and other public spaces where vending may be permitted pursuant to §§ 525, 532, 533 and 535. Proposed sidewalk Vending Locations may…

525 VENDING LOCATIONS: SIDEWALK VENDING 525.1 All sidewalk Vending Locations shall be in accordance with the following standards: (a) Sidewalk Vending Locations shall only be located along streets within: (1) The Central Vending Zone; (2) Neighborhood Vending Zones; (3) The Old G…

526 VENDING LOCATIONS: CENTRAL VENDING ZONE 526.1 The Central Vending Zone shall have the following boundaries: (a) Beginning at the northeast corner of Massachusetts Avenue, NW, at 11th Street, NW; (b) East along the north curb of L Street, NW, to the west curb of mid-block alle…