District of Columbia Administrative Code

1216 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1216 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections 8(a)(…

1217 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1217 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections 8(a)(…

1218 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 010756 (October 15, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulation…

1219 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1219 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections 8(a)(…

1220 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1220 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections 8(a)(…

1221 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 006698 (June 10, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations M…

1222 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 006698 (June 10, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations M…

1223 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 006698 (June 10, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations M…

1224 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 006698 (June 10, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations M…

1225 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1225 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections 8(a)(…

1226 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 5402 (May 21, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 006698 (June 10, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 …

1227 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 006698 (June 10, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1227 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Sections 8(a)(7…

1299 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11123 (August 14, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 006698 (June 10, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 003979 (April 5, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations M…

1300 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY 1300.1 This chapter contains the rules and procedures to be followed by the Office of the Attorney General and all persons requesting records from the Office pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act of 1976, effective March 25, 1977, D.C. Law 1-96…

1301 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 007981 (June 2, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1301 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 202 of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedures Act, approved March 29, 1…

1302 REQUESTS FOR RECORDS 1302.1 Unless agreed to in advance and confirmed in writing by the Office’s Freedom of Information Act Officer, or the Chief Deputy Attorney General in the absence of a designated Freedom of Information Act Officer, a request for a record shall be made i…

1303 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 007981 (June 2, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1303 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 202 of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedures Act, approved March 29, 1…

1304 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 007981 (June 2, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1304 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 202 of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedures Act, approved March 29, 1…

1305 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 007981 (June 2, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1305 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 202 of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedures Act, approved March 29, 1…

1306 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 007981 (June 2, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1306 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 202 of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedures Act, approved March 29, 1…

1307 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 007981 (June 2, 2023). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mayor and Executive Agencies 1 DCMR § 1307 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 202 of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedures Act, approved March 29, 1…

1308 FEES 1308.1 The Office shall determine charges for search and review of documents and records conducted in response to public records requests based on the salary of the employee who conducts the search or review, calculated using Step 5 of the employee’s grade level. The ra…

1399 DEFINITIONS 1399.1 “Act” means the Freedom of Information Act, D.C. Law 1-96, 23 DCR 3744 (1977). 1399.2 “Office” means the Office of the Attorney General. 1399.3 “Searching” means looking for material that is responsive to a request, including page-by-page or line-by-line i…

1400 PURPOSE 1400.1 The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules and procedures to be followed in permitting the occasional use of public buildings and grounds owned and leased by the District of Columbia Government and under the direct control of the Office of Property Mana…

1401 PERMITS 1401.1 Any person or organization desiring to use a public area of a public building or grounds or any room designated for occasional public use by the Building Manager, Facility Management Division (“FMD”), Office of Property Management, shall first obtain a permit …

1402 DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATION OR CANCELLATION OF PERMIT 1402.1 The Building Manager, FMD, shall disapprove any application or cancel an issued permit for use of a public area if the proposed use: (a) Involves an activity set forth in § 1401.5; (b) Obstructs the free entrance an…

1403 APPEALS FROM DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATION OR CANCELLATION OF PERMIT 1403.1 Within five (5) calendar days of notification of the FMD Building Manager’s decision to disapprove any application or cancel an issued permit under § 1402 or § 1404, the applicant or permittee may appea…

1404 SCHEDULE OF USE 1404.1 Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the Building Manager, FMD, from the following: (a) Reserving certain times of the year for the use of public areas of the public buildings for official government business; (b) Setting aside certain days or time fo…

1405 RESPONSIBILITY OF PERMITTEE 1405.1 There shall be no physical alteration to public areas used under this chapter by the permittee. The permittee shall be responsible for any damages caused in the course of the permitted activity. 1405.2 The permittee shall make adequate prov…

1406 RESTRICTION ON BEHAVIOR 1406.1 The permittee shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing public buildings and grounds. In addition, a permittee shall not: (a) Misrepresent its identity in public; (b) Distribute any item without the prior approval of the Building …

1407 REPORTING ACCIDENTS 1407.1 Any accident to an individual within an area for which a permit is issued shall be reported to the building manager. 1407.2 The building manager shall report any accident on the form prescribed by the Director, OPM. 1407.3 If an injured person is m…

1408 NON-AFFILIATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT 1408.1 The Office of Property Management reserves the right to advise the public, through signs or announcements, of the presence of any permittees and of their non-affiliation with the Government of the District of Columbia. SOURCE: Final…

1413 ADMISSION TO PROPERTY 1413.1 Property shall be open to the general public during normal working hours for doing business as related to the various District government agencies. 1413.2 Packages, briefcases, and other containers brought into, while on, or being removed from, t…

1414 CLOSING OF PROPERTY 1414.1 Property shall be closed to the public during other than normal working hours, except in specific instances in which OPM has issued a permit for use after normal working hours. 1414.2 The decisions to close a property on an emergency basis shall be…

1415 DISTURBANCES PROHIBITED 1415.1 No person shall engage in conduct which creates a disturbance, including the following: (a) Loitering; (b) Loud and unusual noise; (c) Obstruction of the use of entrances, foyers, lobbies, corridors, elevators, stairways, or parking lots; (d) A…

1416 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, DRUGS, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES PROHIBITED 1416.1 No person shall operate a motor vehicle on the property while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, narcotics, marijuana, barbiturates, or amphetamines. 1416.2 No person, under the influence of, or u…

1417 PHOTOGRAPHS FOR NEWS PURPOSES 1417.1 Photographs for news purposes may be taken in entrances, lobbies, foyers, corridors or auditoriums when used for public meetings. 1417.2 Photographs for news purposes may be taken in spaces occupied by a tenant agency only with the consen…

1418 VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC 1418.1 Drivers of all vehicles shall drive in a careful and safe manner at all times while entering or remaining on property. 1418.2 Drivers shall comply with the signals and directions of Protective Services officers or other authorized indi…

1419 POSTING OF NOTICES AND INFORMATION BULLETINS 1419.1 Only the following types of notices or information bulletins may be posted on bulletin boards in non-public areas of the building(s): (a) Official business notices of the occupant agency; (b) Request for donations which com…

1500 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1500.1 Section 7(a)(1) of D.C. Law 6-19 the “District of Columbia Public Records Management Act of 1985” (“Act”) provides that any record created or received by the District in the course of official business is the property of the District. Except as prov…

1501 RECORDS DISPOSITION COMMITTEE 1501.1 Members of the Records Disposition Committee shall serve without compensation, but appropriate expenses may be reimbursed by the Public Records Administrator from the funds of the Office of Public Records, if authorized in advance by the …

1502 AGENCY RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS 1502.1 Agency heads shall establish controls over the creation of records to ensure that adequate and proper records are made and preserved in the District government. 1502.2 Agency officials shall create and maintain records which meet the…

1503 MAINTENANCE AND USE OF RECORDS 1503.1 Agency heads shall establish controls over the maintenance and use of records in accordance with these regulations, and shall ensure that records of continuing historical or other significance can be located when needed and that they are…

1504 RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICERS 1504.1 The responsibilities of Records Management Officers shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following: (a) Serve as liaison with the Administrator; (b) Develop and carry out the records management program o…

1505 REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AGENCY PROGRAMS 1505.1 As required by section 11 of the Act, the Administrator shall review and evaluate agency records management programs to ensure that agencies are successfully carrying out the following: (a) Complying with the Act and this chapt…

1506 INSPECTION OF RECORDS 1506.1 In accordance with section 11(a) of the Act, the Administrator may inspect any public record of the District of Columbia. Officers and employees of the government shall cooperate fully in such inspections and no document or record may be withheld…