Title 2, Government Administration.

All courts within the District of Columbia shall take judicial notice of the acts and resolutions published in the District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large.

(a) Part IV D of Organization Order No. 2, Commissioner’s Order No. 67-23, December 13, 1967, creating the Secretariat within the executive office of the Mayor, is amended: (1) By striking subsection 1. k.; and (2) By transferring, as provided in this subchapter, to the District …

The Administrator of the District of Columbia Office of Documents shall: (1) Supervise, manage, and direct the preparation, editing, printing and public distribution of all legal publications of the District of Columbia government including the District of Columbia Register and t…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any other requirement that the District of Columbia publish notices in 2 daily newspapers shall be satisfied by publication in at least 2 general circulation newspapers, published in the District of Columbia, once every 2 weeks or more…

For purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Disability” means, with respect to an individual: (A) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of that individual; (B) A record of such an impairment; or (C) Being regarded a…

(a) On or after September 29, 2006, all new and revised sections of the District of Columbia Official Code, all new, revised, or republished District regulations, rules, policies, or publications and all internet publications shall, when referring to persons with disabilities: (1…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (2) "Legal material" means, whether or not in effect: (A) The acts and resolutions of th…

This subchapter applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under § 2-651.03 and first published electronically on or after July 1, 2017.

(a) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the official publisher shall: (1) Designate the electronic record as official; and (2) Comply with §§ 2-651.04, 2-651.06, and 2-651.07. (b) An official publisher that publishes legal material in a…

An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under § 2-651.03 shall authenticate the record. To authenticate an electronic record, the official publisher shall provide a method for a user to determine that the record received by t…

(a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under § 2-651.04 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material. (b) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this subchapter, legal material in an electronic record that is designated a…

(a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under § 2-651.03 shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic form or a form that is not electronic. (b) If legal material is preserved unde…

An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under § 2-651.06 shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis.

In implementing this subchapter, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider: (1) Standards and practices of other jurisdictions; (2) The most recent standards regarding authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to, lega…

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title, may promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of this subchapter pursuant to the Mayor's authority under § 2-651.01(3)(C) and (D). (b) The Council may adopt its own rules or resolutions to implement the provisio…

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This subchapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, approved June 30, 2000 (144 Stat. 464; 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(c)), or authorize…