Title 2 — Government Administration.

(a) The Director shall employ a staff of attorneys and clerical and other personnel necessary to provide adequate and effective services. The Director shall make assignments of the personnel of the Service. The compensation of all employees of the Service, other than the Director…

(a) The Board of Trustees of the Service shall submit a fiscal year report of the Service’s operations to the Congress of the United States, to the chief judges of the federal courts in the District of Columbia and of the District of Columbia courts, and to the Office of Manageme…

(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Service in each fiscal years such funds as may be necessary to carry out this chapter. The Service may arrange by contract or otherwise for the disbursement of appropriated funds, procurement, and the provision of other administr…

All employees of the Legal Aid Agency for the District of Columbia on the date of enactment of this chapter shall be deemed to be employees of the Service and shall be entitled to the same compensation and benefits as they are entitled to as employees of the Legal Aid Agency for …

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (a)(1) “Administrator” means the Public Records Administrator of the District of Columbia, established by § 2-1702(b). (2) “Agency” means any board, commission, department, division, institution, authority, independent authority, or par…

(a) There is established the District of Columbia Office of Public Records Management, Archival Administration, and Library of Governmental Information within the Office of the Secretary. (b) The head of the Office shall be the Public Records Administrator of the District of Colu…

(a)(1) The Administrator shall act as the chief records manager for the District and shall, except as otherwise provided by law: (A) Organize and administer a records center for the District’s semicurrent and inactive records; (B) Implement rules for effective and economical reco…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each agency shall transmit to the Library of Governmental Information at least 2 copies of each report, study, or publication prepared by the agency or independent contractor immediately after they have been issued. At lea…

(a) There is established a Records Disposition Committee (“Committee”) consisting of the following: (1) A chairperson, the State Historic Records Coordinator, appointed by the Mayor; (2) The following ex officio members or their designees: (A) The City Administrator/Deputy Mayor …

(a)(1) Any record created or received by the District in the course of official business is the property of the District and, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall not be destroyed, sold, transferred, or disposed of in any manner. (2)(A) A record may be de…

(a) Any public record made confidential by law shall be so treated. (b) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to authorize or require the opening of any records ordered to be sealed by a court.

Whenever a person has the right to inspect any public record subject to the requirements of this chapter, the person shall be furnished a copy, printout, or photograph of the record for a reasonable fee.

(a) On or before the expiration of the term of office of an elected or appointed official, all public records, books, writings, and letters in the custody of the official shall be promptly transmitted or relinquished to the official’s successor or, if there is none, to the Admini…

(a) The Administrator shall from time to time review the condition of public records, and shall give advice and assistance to officials in the solution of problems of preserving, cataloging, filing, and making readily available for governmental and public use the records in their…

(a) The Office shall submit an annual report covering the preceding fiscal year to the Mayor by January 1st. (b) A copy of the annual report shall be sent to each member of the Council and placed in each branch of the public library.

All projected expenditures required for the administration of this chapter shall be included as a part of the annual budget submitted for the operation of the Office of the Secretary.

The Corporation Counsel is authorized to initiate a civil action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or any court of competent jurisdiction to protect the interests of the District of Columbia in any public record.

(a) The requirements and provisions of this chapter shall apply to and be binding upon the executive branch, the operating departments and agencies, including independent agencies of the District, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, the Board of Elections and Ethics, the Zoning Co…

It is the purpose of the Council of the District of Columbia in the adoption of this chapter to provide for the imposition of alternative civil sanctions for infractions of laws and regulations amended by title IV [of D.C. Law 6-42], and to provide for a uniform and expeditious s…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “District” means the District of Columbia. (1A) “Final order” means an order of an administrative law judge or attorney examiner that disposes of a case and that has not been appealed within 15 calendar days after the order has been…

(a) Except as provided in Chapter 18A of this title, the Mayor shall appoint 1 or more attorneys to serve as administrative law judges or attorney examiners to implement the provisions of this chapter. (b) Administrative law judges or attorney examiners shall have the following p…

(a)(1) The Mayor shall prepare and periodically amend a schedule of fines. The schedule of fines shall be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) for its approval or disapproval, in whole or in part, by resolution. The schedule of fines and subsequent ame…

The Mayor may issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(a) If the Mayor determines, after investigation, that the conduct of a licensee presents an imminent danger to the health or safety of the residents of the District, the Mayor may order the sealing of the premises upon which the respondent is engaged in the unlawful conduct, pro…

(a) In order to initiate a proceeding under subchapter I of this chapter and this subchapter, the Mayor shall serve a notice of infraction upon a respondent. The Mayor shall retain a copy of the notice of infraction, which shall bear a certification attesting to the matters set f…

(a) In answer to a notice of infraction a respondent may: (1) Admit the infraction; (2) Admit the infraction with an explanation which the hearing examiner may take into account in the imposition of a sanction for the infraction; or (3) Deny commission of the infraction. (b) A re…

(a) The administrative law judge or attorney examiner shall conduct a hearing on a notice of infraction in accordance with Chapter 5 of this title, except as otherwise provided by this chapter. The Mayor shall bear the burden of establishing an infraction by a preponderance of th…

(a) Except as provided in Chapter 18A of this title, the order of the administrative law judge or attorney examiner shall become final 15 calendar days after service of the order upon the respondent, unless within that time the party files an administrative appeal pursuant to sub…

(a) Any notice or order served upon a respondent or other person pursuant to this chapter may be personally served, electronically served, delivered to the respondent’s or other person’s last known home or business address and left with a person of suitable age and discretion res…

Except as provided in § 2-1831.16, the District of Columbia Board of Appeals and Review shall entertain and determine appeals timely filed by persons aggrieved by orders issued by hearing examiners pursuant to this chapter or by the Mayor, except that appeals involving infraction…

Except as provided in § 2-1831.16, any person aggrieved by an order of an administrative law judge or attorney examiner issued pursuant to subchapters I and II of this chapter, or the Mayor, may appeal to the reviewing agency specified in § 2-1803.01. The costs of any appeal, inc…

The reviewing agency shall make a determination of each appeal on the basis of the record established before the administrative law judge or attorney examiner. The reviewing agency shall set aside any administrative law judge or attorney examiner order that is without observance …

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Adjudicated case” means a contested case or other administrative adjudicative proceeding before the Mayor or any agency that results in a final disposition by order and in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of specific p…

(a) The District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings is established as an independent agency within the executive branch of the District of Columbia government in the form and manner prescribed by this chapter. The Office shall be responsible for the administrative adju…

(a) As of the day that begins the first pay period after 180 days following Council confirmation of the individual who will serve as the first Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office, this chapter shall apply to adjudicated cases under the jurisdiction of the following agenc…

(a) The Office shall be headed by a Chief Administrative Law Judge who shall be accountable and responsible for the fairness, impartiality, effectiveness, and efficiency of the Office. (b) The Chief Administrative Law Judge shall: (1) Be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice an…

(a) The Chief Administrative Law Judge shall: (1) Supervise the Office of Administrative Hearings; (2) Oversee and administer assignment of Administrative Law Judges to preside over adjudicated cases heard by the Office; (3) To the extent he or she deems appropriate, establish in…

(a) There is established the Commission on Selection and Tenure of Administrative Law Judges of the Office of Administrative Hearings. The Commission’s mission shall be to ensure the recruitment and retention of a well-qualified, efficient, and effective corps of Administrative L…

(a) The Commission shall consist of 3 voting members. The voting members of the Commission shall serve staggered terms, as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section. One voting member shall be appointed by the Mayor, one voting member shall be appointed by the Chairman …

(a) Administrative Law Judges shall be accountable and responsible for the fair, impartial, effective, and efficient disposition of cases to which they are assigned by the Chief Administrative Law Judge. (b) An Administrative Law Judge shall be appointed to the Excepted Service a…

(a) An Administrative Law Judge shall: (1) Participate in the program of orientation and in programs of continuing legal education for Administrative Law Judges required by the Chief Administrative Law Judge; (2) Meet annual performance standards applicable to his or her duties; …

(a) No Administrative Law Judge shall be reappointed upon the expiration of any 2-year, 6-year, or 10-year term without the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members of the Commission. (b) At least 6 months before the expiration of any term, an Administrative Law Judge…

(a) In accordance with § 2-505, the Mayor shall promulgate initial rules governing the appointment, reappointment, discipline, removal, and qualifications of Administrative Law Judges within 180 days of March 6, 2002. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-…

(a) There shall be an Executive Director of the Office. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the administration of the Office, subject to the supervision of the Chief Administrative Law Judge. (b) The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Chief Administrative La…

(a) All components of the District of Columbia government shall cooperate with the Chief Administrative Law Judge, the Executive Director, and Administrative Law Judges in the discharge of their duties. (b) The Office shall be subject to audit and examination on the same basis as…

(a) An individual may represent himself or herself before the Office. (b) An individual or other party may be represented before the Office by an attorney authorized to practice law in the District of Columbia, or may be assisted by others in such a manner and under such circumst…

Unless a federal law or regulation or District of Columbia statute requires that a particular federal or District of Columbia procedure be observed, this chapter and the rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall take precedence in the event of a conflict with other authori…

(a) An order of the Office shall be effective upon its issuance, unless stayed by an Administrative Law Judge sua sponte or upon motion of any party. Any party may file a motion for reconsideration of an order or a motion for a new trial within 10 calendar days of service of an o…

(a) There is established an Advisory Committee to the Office of Administrative Hearings. (b) The Advisory Committee shall consist of the following 8 persons: (1) The Mayor or his or her designee; (2) The Chairman of the Council or his or her designee; (3) The Corporation Counsel …

The Mayor shall conduct a study to consider methods to improve the quality of adjudications within the Bureau of Traffic Adjudication at the Department of Motor Vehicles. This study shall review best practices in other jurisdictions and examine issues such as staffing levels, tim…