Title 2 — Government Administration.
32 chapters · 1,171 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 2-701 Definitions
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For the purpose of this chapter, the term: (1) “Agency” includes all departments, entities, agencies, offices, or other subdivisions of the executive and legislative branches of the government of the District of Columbia as well as all independent boards, commissions, agencies, o…
D.C. Code § 2-702 Permitted categories of official mail
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a government employee may not mail, as official mail, any matter, article, material, or document for any reasons other than the following: (1) A request for the matter, article, material, or document has been previously received by th…
D.C. Code § 2-703 Marking requirements for envelopes
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Envelopes or other materials which are used to enclose official mail shall bear upon its facing, in addition to the name and address of the agency mailing the official mail, the words “official business.”
D.C. Code § 2-704 Use of expedited services; use of officially marked envelopes; payment for nonconforming enclosures prohibited; inspection of agency mail; promulgation of rules and regulations
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(a) Funds administered by District agencies, whether appropriated funds, or grant funds, may not be used to pay for the use of telegrams, night letters, mailgrams, or similar types of mail, except in emergency circumstances and as provided by regulations promulgated pursuant to s…
D.C. Code § 2-705 Use of official mail by officials-elect
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In addition to government employees and elected officials as defined in § 2-701, the following officials may mail materials as official mail: (1) The Mayor-elect; (2) The Chairman-elect and members-elect of the Council.
D.C. Code § 2-706 Prohibited uses of official mail by elected officials
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(a) An elected official may not mail, as official mail, any mass mailing within the 90-day period that immediately precedes a primary, special, or general election in which such official is a candidate for office. (b) An elected official may mail, as official mail, news releases …
D.C. Code § 2-707 Authorized uses of official mail by elected officials
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The provisions of § 2-706 do not prohibit an elected official or his or her staff from mailing, as official mail, any of the following: (1) The whole or part of any record, speech, debate, or report of the Council or any committee thereof; (2) The tabulation of an official’s vote…
D.C. Code § 2-708 Penalties
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who, at the time of the mailing, is not a government employee and who mails or attempts to mail materials, documents, or other items as official mail shall be fined an amount not exceeding $100 or confined for a term not …
D.C. Code § 2-709 Unintentional violations
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(a) Any person who by reason of ignorance, forgetfulness, or misunderstanding improperly or unlawfully uses official mail shall be liable to the District for double the cost of the postage. (b) Any person who willfully violates provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fin…
D.C. Code § 2-710 Deposit of fines
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Money inuring to the District as a result of the fines imposed under § 2-708 shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia or in any other depository designated by the Council.