District of Columbia Administrative Code

702 BONDS AND COLLATERAL 702.1 Officials or officers of the department assigned to duty as station clerks are authorized to receive cash bond or collateral for the appearance of defendants in court, and to determine eligibility for release under citation release program. Cash bon…

800 CHIEF OF POLICE 800.1 The Chief of Police is the chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Police Department, and in the exercise of his or her powers and duties shall be subject to any orders, rules, and regulations as may from time to time be issued by the Mayor or Counci…

804 PROPERTY CLERK 804.1 An official of the Metropolitan Police Force shall be designated as property clerk of the department. In his or her absence, an official assigned to his or her command, or any other official as the Chief of Police may designate shall perform the duties of…

805 CUSTODY AND NOTICE REGARDING PROPERTY IN POLICE POSSESSION PURSUANT TO §§ 408 THROUGH 424 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, D.C. OFFICIAL CODE § 5-119.01 (2001) ET SEQ., AND THE D.C. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT, D.C. OFFICIAL CODE § 48-901.02 (2001) 8…

806 CLAIMS FOR PROPERTY IN POLICE CUSTODY PURSUANT TO THE D.C. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT, D.C. OFFICIAL CODE § 48-901.02 (2001), ET SEQ. 806.1 In order to be timely, a claim and appropriate bond (or an application for a waiver or a reduction of the bond), relating to prop…

807 DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY IN POLICE CUSTODY 807.1 If a claim and bond (or an application for waiver or reduction of the bond) are not timely filed with the Property Clerk, and the property has a value of less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or is a conveyance…

808 AUCTION SALES OF FORFEITED PROPERTY 808.1 Unless the Property Clerk has determined to the contrary (pursuant to §§ 807.5, 807.6 or 810), the Property Clerk shall make all appropriate arrangements for public auction of forfeited property. 808.2 The Property Clerk shall adverti…

809 REMISSION OR MITIGATION OF FORFEITURE 809.1 A person who has an interest in property forfeited pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 48-905.02 (2001), may file with the Chief of Police, either before or after the sale or disposition of the forfeited property, a petition for remiss…

810 RETENTION OF PROPERTY FOR OFFICIAL USE 810.1 The Chief of Police may retain any forfeited or unclaimed tangible property for official use by any unit of the Metropolitan Police Department. 810.2 Any property not retained by the Chief of Police for official use by the Metropol…

900 WARRANTS 900.1 Any member of the police force may legally arrest without a warrant in the following cases: (a) When a felony has been committed or when the officer has reason to believe that a felony has been committed, whether in his or her presence or not, and the officer i…

100 BACKGROUND ON THE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 100.1 The personnel system for the District of Columbia government was established by the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (the “CMPA”), effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Offici…

104 VARIANCES 104.1 The Director of the D.C. Department of Human Resources (Director of the DCHR) may grant a variance from the D.C. personnel regulations issued pursuant to Section 404 of the CMPA (D.C. Official Code § 1-604.04 (2012 Repl.)), if: (a) There is a practical difficu…

107 APPOINTMENT AFFIDAVIT 107.1 Each personnel authority shall designate in writing a person or persons authorized to administer the oath of office to each employee of an agency. 107.2 As provided in Section 408 of the CMPA (D.C. Official Code § 1-604.08 (2012 Repl.)), each emplo…

108 AMENDMENT TO PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 4, ORGANIZATION FOR PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 108.1 Chapter 4 of these regulations will be amended and the provisions on variances and appointment affidavits, currently contained in that chapter, will be repealed. 108.2 Upon adoption an…

199 DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply to this chapter: Appointment affidavit – a document signed by an employee of an agency in which he or she swears or affirms to faithfully execute the laws of the United States of America and of the District of Columbia. Agency – a u…

1000 EXECUTIVE SERVICE 1000.1 The Executive Service is established within the District government to ensure that each subordinate agency head is of the highest quality, is responsible for the effective and efficient management of subordinate agencies, and is responsive to the nee…

1001 EXECUTIVE SERVICE PAY PLAN The Executive Service Pay Schedule (“DX Schedule”) is divided into five (5) pay levels and is the basic pay schedule for positions in the Executive Service. 1001.2 The Director of the DCHR shall provide relevant criteria for consideration by the Ma…

1002 SUBSEQUENT APPOINTMENTS 1002.1 Except as provided in Subsection 1002.2 of this section, no person holding a position in the Executive Service may be appointed to a position in the Career, Educational, or Management Supervisory Service for at least one (1) year immediately fo…

1003 PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES AND TEMPORARY HOUSING ALLOWANCE 1003.1 An agency may pay an individual reasonable travel expenses, up to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), incurred incidental to pre-employment interviews held for the purpose of ascert…

1004 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT 1004.1 Pursuant to § 1064 of the CMPA (D.C. Official Code § 1-610.64 (2012 Repl.)), the Mayor shall not enter into an employment contract with a subordinate agency head that contains terms and conditions of employment that are inconsistent with existing l…

1005 PERFORMANCE CONTRACT 1005.1 The Mayor shall set performance expectations and goals for each subordinate agency head in a written annual performance contract. The performance contract shall outline agency-specific and operational goals, with a corresponding timeline for accom…

1006 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES 1006.1 Pursuant to § 1057 of the CMPA (D.C. Official Code § 1-610.57 (2012 Repl.)), the Mayor may authorize performance incentives for exceptional service by a subordinate agency head. 1006.2 A performance incentive may be paid only once in a fiscal ye…

1007 ADDITIONAL INCOME ALLOWANCE FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS 1007.1 Pursuant to § 1056 of the CMPA (D.C. Official Code § 1-610.56 (2012 Repl.)), at the discretion of the Mayor, a subordinate agency head who is required to hold a medical degree and who enters into a service agreement, ma…

1008 SEPARATION PAY 1008.1 Pursuant to § 1058 of the CMPA (D.C. Official Code § 1-610.58 (2012 Repl.)), at the discretion of the Mayor and subject to the provisions of this section, a subordinate agency head may receive separation pay of up to twelve (12) weeks upon separation fr…

1009 UNIVERSAL LEAVE 1009.1 An employee appointed on or after January 2, 1999 without a break in service from another position in the District government to serve in an acting or interim capacity in an Executive Service position shall not become subject to the provisions of this …

1010 RETIREMENT BENEFITS 1010.1 An employee first hired after September 30, 1987, may elect to participate in the District’s defined contribution plan or may elect to have the funds that would otherwise be contributed by the District under the defined contribution plan directed t…

1011 LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS 1011.1 In addition to life insurance coverage provided in Chapter 22 of these regulations, Executive Service employees may receive additional coverage not to exceed twice the rate of the employee’s basic pay. The cost of this coverage shall be at the …

1012 DISABILITY INCOME PROTECTION PROGRAM [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 8761 (August 22, 2014). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Government Personnel 6-B DCMR § 1012

1099 DEFINITIONS 1099.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed: Executive Service – except as modified by § 1009.1 for purposes of § 1009, any subordinate agency head position under the administrative control of the Mayor, to which the Mayo…

1100 DEFINITIONS AND APPLICABILITY 1100.1 When used in sections 1100 through 1111 of this chapter, the terms listed below shall have the meanings ascribed: Act - The District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Law 2-139). Agency - Any unit of t…

1101 BASIS FOR GRADING POSITIONS (CAREER AND EXCEPTED SERVICES) The District Service Schedule (“DS”) is the basic pay schedule for positions which are divided into 18 grades of difficulty and responsibility of work. 1101.2 Grade DS-1 includes those classes of positions the duties…

1102 STANDARDS AND GUIDES FOR CLASSIFICATION 1102.1 The D.C. Office of Personnel (DCOP), after consulting with the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and agencies, shall prepare special guides or standards, or adopt established OPM standards for placing positions …

1103 BASIS FOR CLASSIFYING POSITIONS (THE CAREER & EXCEPTED SERVICES) 1103.1 Each position shall be placed in its appropriate class. The basis for determining the appropriate class is the duties and responsibilities of the position and the qualifications required by the duties an…

1104 CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS 1104.1 The implementation of these rules and regulations will be undertaken by the appropriate personnel authorities as defined in Section 406 of D.C. Law 2-139. 1104.2 The Servicing Personnel Officers and the Chief of the Executive Office of the …

1105 WAGE SERVICE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM 1105.1 The classification or job-grading plan for Wage Service positions is that of the Coordinated Federal Wage System which was adopted for the District of Columbia Government by Order of the Commissioner No. 68-583, dated August 23, 1968…

1106 REVIEW OF CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS 1106.1 The D.C. Office of Personnel shall, annually, review such number of positions in each agency as will enable it to determine whether the agency is placing positions in classes and grades in conformance with or consistently with pub…

1107 REVOCATION AND RESTORATION OF AUTHORITY TO CLASSIFY POSITIONS 1107.1 When the D.C. Office of Personnel finds that the servicing personnel officer is not placing positions in classes and grades in conformance with or consistent with published standards, it may revoke or suspe…

1108 CLASSIFICATION RECORDS 1108.1 The D.C. Office of Personnel may prescribe the form in which each agency shall record the duties and responsibilities of positions and the place where these records shall be maintained. 1108.2 The D.C. Office of Personnel may interview employees…

1109 POSITION CLASSIFICATION MAINTENANCE 1109.1 The D.C. Department of Human Resources (DCHR) classifies positions by occupational group, series, and grade according to similarities and differences in duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements. 1109.2 DCHR organizes…

1110 CLASSIFICATION APPEALS 1110.1 Whenever the Director of the Department of Human Resources effectuates a classification action that affects an existing employee, the Director, or their designee, shall provide each impacted employee notice of the new classification at least fif…

1111 GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL 1111.1 The Director of Personnel may - (a) Ascertain currently the facts as to the duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements of a position; (b) Place in an appropriate class and grade a newly created position; (c)…

1112 EFFECTIVE DATES OF CLASSIFICATION ACTIONS OR DECISIONS GENERALLY 1112.1 An agency classification action is a determination to establish or change the title, series, grade or pay system of a position based on application of published position classification standards or guide…

1113 REVIEW OF CLASSIFICATION DECISION 1113.1 The effective date of a personnel action implementing a classification decision made by means of a certificate issued by an appropriate authority shall not be earlier than the date of the certificate, and not later than the date of th…

1114 EFFECTIVE DATE OF CLASSIFICATION APPEALS 1114.1 Subject to § 1115, the effective date of a change in the classification of a position, resulting from a classification appeal decision by the personnel authority, shall not be earlier than the date of the decision and not later…

1115 RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE 1115.1 A retroactive effective date may be required if the employee is wrongfully demoted. 1115.2 The effective date of a classification appellate certificate may be retroactive only if it corrects a classification action which resulted in a loss o…

1116 OTHER SPECIAL PROVISIONS 1116.1 An employee who is found by competent authority to have been discriminated against in the classification of his or her position shall be reclassified as ordered by such authority. 1116.2 Unavailability of funds shall not be justification for n…