District of Columbia Administrative Code

3299 DEFINITIONS 3299.1 For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed: Agency Head – the highest ranking executive official of an agency. Alternate HR Authority – a person designated in writing by the agency head, and confirmed by the Director o…

3600 APPLICABILITY 3600.1 This chapter applies to all attorneys appointed to the Legal Service who are employed by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel, or a subordinate agency. 3600.2 The time limitations contained …

3601 APPOINTMENT 3601.1 Attorneys employed by the Office of the Attorney General, the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel, and subordinate agencies wherever located in the District government, shall be hired by the Attorney General, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel…

3602 TRANSFERS, STEP INCREASES, AND PROMOTIONS 3602.1 Attorneys employed by the Office of the Attorney General may request voluntary rotation to another unit within the Office of the Attorney General in accordance with rotation procedures established by Office Order of the Attorn…

3603 INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY PLANS (LINE ATTORNEYS) AND PERFORMANCE PLANS (ALL OTHER ATTORNEYS) 3603.1 Each supervisor shall prepare annually, at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the rating period, a draft Individual Accountability Plan for every line attorney under h…

3604 EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE - RATING PERIODS, ELIGIBILITY FOR EVALUATION, CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION, AND RATING LEVELS 3604.1 The rating period for line attorneys shall run from September 1st to August 31st. The rating period for all other attorneys covered by these rules (super…

3605 EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE – LINE ATTORNEYS 3605.1 Each supervisor shall prepare a written evaluation for every line attorney under his or her supervision annually, within twenty (20) days after the end of the rating period. Written evaluations shall be prepared using a form …

3606 EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE – SUPERVISORS 3606.1 Each supervisor in the Legal Service below the level of Chief Deputy Attorney General, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel, or agency head shall prepare a written evaluation for every supervisor reporting directly to…

3607 EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE - CHIEF DEPUTY, GENERAL COUNSEL, SPECIAL DEPUTY, SPECIAL COUNSEL, AND SENIOR COUNSEL 3607.1 The Attorney General shall prepare a written evaluation of the Chief Deputy Attorney General, each Special Deputy Attorney General, each Special Counsel to t…

3608 EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE - NON-DELEGATED SUBORDINATE [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 7371 (September 28, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking 54 DCR 12269 (December 21, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 12182 (November 28, 20…

3609 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLANS 3609.1 Each attorney, other than attorneys in Senior Executive Attorney Service positions, assigned an overall rating of “needs improvement” in an annual or interim evaluation shall be provided with a Performance Improvement Plan, on a form join…

3610 ANNUAL MANDATORY TRAINING – GENERALLY 3610.1 The Attorney General shall establish and administer an annual mandatory program of continuing legal education for attorneys in the Legal Service who are employed by the Office of the Attorney General. 3610.2 The Attorney General s…

3611 MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION 3611.1 Subject to the availability of in-house or other training approved and paid for by the District, each attorney shall complete at least twelve (12) credit hours of legal education during each rating period. 3611.2 At least three (3)…

3612 MANDATORY MANAGEMENT TRAINING 3612.1 Subject to the availability of in-house or other training that is provided by and paid for by the District, supervisors in the Legal Service shall complete at least twelve (12) hours of management training during each rating period. In ad…

3613 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 7371 (September 28, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 12269 (December 21, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 12182 (November 28, 2014). District of Columbia Municipal Regul…

3614 DISCIPLINE 3614.1 An attorney appointed to the Legal Service, other than an attorney in a Senior Executive Attorney Service position, shall be disciplined in accordance with this section. 3614.2 An attorney appointed to a Senior Executive Attorney Service position shall be s…

3615 SEPARATION PAY 3615.1 An attorney in a Senior Executive Attorney Service position who is involuntarily discharged shall be paid separation pay upon separation for non-disciplinary reasons based on length of service as a Series 905 attorney in the District government as follo…

3616 REDUCTIONS IN FORCE 3616.1 In the case of line attorneys and of supervisors and the non-supervisory attorneys described in Sections 3606 and 3607 who do not occupy a Senior Executive Attorney service position, reductions in force shall be governed by the provisions of Chapte…

3617 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10569 (December 12, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 10431 (November 12, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 12269 (December 21, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking publi…

3618 ATTORNEY GOOD STANDING IN THE D.C. BAR REQUIREMENT 3618.1 The provisions of this section shall be applicable to each attorney appointed to the Legal Service who is employed by the Office of the Attorney General, the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel, or a subordinate agency an…

3699 DEFINITIONS 3699.1 In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: Act – The District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-610.51 et seq. (2012 Repl.)), as a…

3700 SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER 3700.1 This Chapter establishes standards and procedures for the appointment, reappointment, discipline, removal and qualifications of Administrative Law Judges in the Office of Administrative Hearings who hold office pursuant to section 11 of the Act, …

3701 APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS OTHER THAN HEARING OFFICERS TO AN INITIAL TWO-YEAR TERM AS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 3701.1 Administrative Law Judges, other than hearing officers seeking an appointment authorized by section 11(e) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 2-1831.08(e)), shall …

3702 APPOINTMENT OF HEARING OFFICERS TO AN INITIAL TWO-YEAR TERM AS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 3702.1 A hearing officer serving in an agency to which the Act becomes applicable and who is eligible for an appointment as an Administrative Law Judge pursuant to section 11(e) of the A…

3703 QUALIFICATIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 3703.1 An Administrative Law Judge must be a member of the District of Columbia Bar at the time of his or her appointment, and must remain a member of the District of Columbia Bar throughout his or her tenure as an Administrative L…

3704 QUALIFYING EXAMINATION 3704.1 No qualifying examination may be administered unless it has been approved by the Commission as provided in this section. 3704.2 Except as provided in section 3702.11, only applicants whom an initial review panel decides to interview in a final r…

3705 REAPPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 3705.1 No earlier than nine (9) months before the expiration of an Administrative Law Judge's term of office, any Administrative Law Judge seeking reappointment to a new term (including a Senior Administrative Law Judge) shall file …

3706 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 3706.1 To file any document with the Commission pursuant to this Chapter, a person must deliver six copies of that document to the Clerk. The Clerk shall note the date of receipt on each filed document and shall arrange for prompt delivery of one of …

3707 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3708 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3709 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3710 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3711 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3712 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3713 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3714 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3715 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3716 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3717 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3718 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3719 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3720 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3721 TRANSACTION OF COMMISSION BUSINESS 3721.1 The Commission shall operate in accordance with the provisions of the Office of Administrative Hearings Establishment Act of 2001, D.C. Law 14-76 (D.C. Official Code, §§ 2-1831.01, et seq.). 3721.2 The Chairperson, or his or her desi…

3722 PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND MEDICAL INFORMATION 3722.1 At the Commission's written request for the purpose of evaluating an issue relating to the appointment, reappointment, discipline, or removal of an Administrative Law Judge, the Administrative Law Judge shall submit to one…

3723 FINANCIAL REPORTS 3723.1 To the extent required under any code of professional responsibility for Administrative Law Judges adopted pursuant to section 8(a)(9) of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 2-1831.05(a)(9), each Administrative Law Judge shall file a copy of the disclosure…

3724 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2…

3725 PRECEDENTS 3725.1 Provided that copies have been filed by the Commission with the Chief Administrative Law Judge in the Office of Administrative Hearings and maintained and made reasonably available for review, each Administrative Law Judge shall be deemed to be on notice of…

3726 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2004).

3727 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2004).

3728 RESERVED SOURCE: Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8619 (October 10, 2003); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 990 (January 23, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7033 (July 16, 2004).