Title 1 — Government Organization.
17 chapters · 1,387 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 1-1204 Seal
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Each notary public shall provide a notarial seal with which he shall authenticate all his official acts.
D.C. Code § 1-1205 Filing of signature; depositing impression of seal; certification as to authenticity
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Each notary public shall file his signature and deposit an impression of his official seal with the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his designated agent, and the Mayor or his designated agent may certify to the authenticity of the signature and official seal of the notary pu…
D.C. Code § 1-1206 Exemption from execution
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A notary’s official seal and his official documents shall be exempt from execution.
D.C. Code § 1-1207 Foreign bills of exchange
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Notaries public shall have authority to demand acceptance and payment of foreign bills of exchange and to protest the same for nonacceptance and nonpayment, and to exercise such other powers and duties as by the law of nations and according to commercial usages notaries public ma…
D.C. Code § 1-1208 Inland bills of exchange; promissory notes and checks
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Notaries public may also demand acceptance of inland bills of exchange and payment thereof, and of promissory notes and checks, and may protest the same for nonacceptance or nonpayment, as the case may require. And on the original protest thereof he shall state the presentment by…
D.C. Code § 1-1209 Other acts for use and effect beyond District
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Notaries public may also perform such other acts, for use and effect beyond the jurisdiction of the District, as according to the law of any state or territory of the United States or any foreign government in amity with the United States may be performed by notaries public.
D.C. Code § 1-1210 Certification of certain instruments; depositions; administration of oaths and affirmations; affidavits
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Each notary public shall have power to take and to certify the acknowledgment or proof of powers of attorney, mortgages, deeds, and other instruments of writing, to take depositions and to administer oaths and affirmations and also to take affidavits to be used before any court, …
D.C. Code § 1-1211 Record of official acts; certified copies
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Each notary public shall keep a fair record of all his official acts, except such as are mentioned in § 1-1210, and when required, shall give a certified copy of any record in his office to any person upon payment of the fees therefor.
D.C. Code § 1-1212 Copy of record as evidence
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The certificate of a notary public, under his hand and seal of office, drawn from his record, stating the protest and the facts therein recorded, shall be evidence of the facts in like manner as the original protest.
D.C. Code § 1-1213 Fees
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(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall adjust from time to time the schedule of fees to be charged by notaries public. The Mayor shall adjust the schedule by rule to provide fees in amounts which, in the Mayor’s judgment, will defray the notary public’s necessary expense…
D.C. Code § 1-1214 Penalties for taking higher fees
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Any notary public who shall take a higher fee than is prescribed by § 1-1213 shall pay a fine of $100 and be removed from office by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 1-1215 Custody of records and official papers upon death, resignation, and removal from office
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Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of any notary public, his records, together with all his official papers, shall be deposited in the Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his designated agent.
D.C. Code § 1-1216 Certificates issued by Mayor
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Certificates issued by the Mayor of the District of Columbia may be signed by the Executive Secretary.
D.C. Code § 1-1217 Authorization for appropriation; inclusion of expenses in Mayor’s annual estimates
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Appropriation is hereby authorized to be made to carry out the provisions of this section and §§ 1-1203 and 1-1206, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to include in his annual estimates provision for all expenses incident to such purposes, including the purch…
D.C. Code § 1-1301 Salary; appointment; term of office
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The Surveyor of the District of Columbia shall receive a salary in lieu of fees, and shall be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia for a term of 4 years, unless sooner removed for cause, and shall be under the direction and control of the said Mayor.
D.C. Code § 1-1302 Oath
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The Surveyor shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation before the Mayor that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office, which oath shall be deposited with the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 1-1303 Appointment of Assistant Surveyor and other employees
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The Mayor of the District of Columbia, on the recommendation of the Surveyor, is hereby authorized to appoint 1 Assistant Surveyor, and such employees as may in the judgment of the Mayor of the District of Columbia be required for the Surveyor’s office and operation.
D.C. Code § 1-1304 Duties of Assistant Surveyor
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The Assistant Surveyor shall take the same oath his principal is required to take, and may, during the continuance of his office, discharge and perform any of the official duties of his principal.
D.C. Code § 1-1305 Surveyor’s office to be legal office of record of plats and subdivisions
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The Office of the Surveyor of the District shall be the legal office of record of the plats and subdivisions of all private property in the District of Columbia and of all property belonging to the District of Columbia. The copies of all records of the division of squares and lot…
D.C. Code § 1-1306 Records, papers, and instruments to be kept and preserved by Surveyor
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The Surveyor shall keep his office in a room designated by the Mayor for the purpose, and shall not be engaged in the transaction of any business appertaining to any other office or appointment which may be held by him, and shall in his said office preserve and keep all such maps…
D.C. Code § 1-1307 Records of divisions of squares and lots
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All records, or copies thereof, of the divisions of squares and lots heretofore made between the public and the original proprietors, or which are authorized by this chapter, shall be kept in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia, and the Surveyor shall put up, l…
D.C. Code § 1-1308 Records deemed property of District; transfer of records upon vacancy in office
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All papers, plats, books, maps, and records of his office shall be deemed the property of the District of Columbia, and shall constitute a part of the public records; and in all cases of vacancy in the office, by resignation or otherwise, they shall be transferred to his successo…
D.C. Code § 1-1309 Typewritten records authorized
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After May 18, 1910, the recording of all instruments filed for record in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia may be done with book typewriters.
D.C. Code § 1-1310 Scale of plats
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The plats and squares and subdivisions of the City of Washington shall be drawn upon a uniform scale of not less than 1 inch to 50 feet, and shall show the lines of all subdivisions of the squares as the same existed at the date of the completion of each square.
D.C. Code § 1-1311 Transcripts as evidence
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All transcripts from such records certified by the Surveyor shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
D.C. Code § 1-1312 Subdivision of United States squares
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Whenever the President shall deem it necessary to subdivide any square or lot belonging to the United States within the City of Washington, not reserved for public purposes, into convenient building lots or portions for sale and occupancy, and alleys for their accommodation, he m…
D.C. Code § 1-1313 Orders regulating platting and subdividing; admission of plats and subdivisions to record
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The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to make and publish such general orders as may be necessary to regulate the platting and subdividing of all lands and grounds in the District of Columbia under the jurisdiction of the Mayor; and no such plat or su…
D.C. Code § 1-1314 Public ways
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All spaces on any duly recorded plat of land thereon designated as streets, avenues, or alleys shall thereupon become public ways, provided they are made in conformity with § 1-1313.
D.C. Code § 1-1315 Right-of-way through cemeteries
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If by the extension of any of the present streets or avenues or the opening of any public way it becomes necessary to traverse any grounds now used as a cemetery or place of burial, the Mayor is empowered to secure a right-of-way through the same by stipulation with the proprieto…
D.C. Code § 1-1316 Surveys for District
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Except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter with respect to surveying work authorized to be performed by a registered land surveyor, it shall be the duty of the Surveyor to execute any surveying work for the District of Columbia without charge, on the order of t…
D.C. Code § 1-1317 Order of survey to be speedily executed
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The Surveyor shall, as speedily as possible, execute any order of survey made by any court or private individual of any lot or square within the City of Washington, or of any land within the District of Columbia outside of said City, and shall make due return of a true plat and c…
D.C. Code § 1-1318 Alteration of boundaries; change of surveys
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Whenever the proprietor of any tract or parcel of land in the District of Columbia shall desire or deem it necessary to subdivide or alter boundaries, or change the surveys of any such tract or parcel of land, such subdivision, alteration, or change shall be by the Surveyor of th…
D.C. Code § 1-1319 Boundaries of lots to be marked
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The Surveyor shall, or a registered land surveyor may, on the request of the proprietor or proprietors of any square, lot, or piece of ground within the District of Columbia set out and mark the proper lines, and furnish to him, her, or them a certificate describing the dimension…
D.C. Code § 1-1320 Subdivision plat; certification
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Whenever the proprietor of any square or lot shall deem it necessary to subdivide the same into convenient building lots or portions for sale and occupancy and alleys for their accommodation, he may cause a plat to be made by the Surveyor or a registered land surveyor, on which s…
D.C. Code § 1-1321 Examination of subdivision dimensions; recording of subdivision
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At the request of the proprietor the Surveyor shall examine whether the lots or parcels into which any square or lot may be subdivided as provided in § 1-1320 agree in dimensions with the whole of the square or lot so intended to be subdivided, and whether the dimensions expresse…
D.C. Code § 1-1322 Reference to subdivisions
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When a subdivision of any square or lot shall be so certified, examined, and recorded, the purchaser of any part thereof or any person interested therein may refer to the plat and record for description in the same manner as to squares and lots divided between the Mayor and origi…
D.C. Code § 1-1323 Regulation of alleys
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The ways, alleys, or passages laid out or expressed on any plat of subdivision shall be and remain at all times under the same police regulations as the alleys laid off by the Mayor on division with the original proprietors.
D.C. Code § 1-1324 Deficiency or excess in measurement of square
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Whenever the Surveyor or a registered land surveyor shall lay off any lot, or any parts into which a square or lot may be subdivided, as provided in this chapter, the Surveyor or a registered land surveyor shall measure the whole of that front of the square on which said lot or p…
D.C. Code § 1-1325 Party walls
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Whenever, on such admeasurement, the wall of a house previously erected by any proprietor shall appear to stand on the adjoining lot of any other person in part less than 7 inches in width thereon, such wall shall be considered as standing altogether on the land of such proprieto…
D.C. Code § 1-1326 Wall extending over lot line
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If the wall of any house already erected cover 7 inches or more in width of the adjoining lot, it shall be deemed a party wall, according to the regulations for building in the District, and the ground so occupied more than 7 inches in width shall be paid for as provided in § 1-1…
D.C. Code § 1-1327 Surveyor to certify and record location of party wall
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The Surveyor or a registered surveyor shall ascertain and certify, and the Surveyor may put on record, at the request and expense of any person interested therein, the fact of the occupation of land by a party wall, as mentioned in § 1-1326.
D.C. Code § 1-1328 Adjusting lines of buildings; certificate as evidence
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It shall be the duty of the Surveyor or registered land surveyor to attend and examine the foundation or walls of any house to be erected for the purpose of adjusting the line of the front of such building to the line of the street and correctly placing the party wall on the line…
D.C. Code § 1-1329 Mayor to revise fees for Surveyor; notice of revision of fee schedule; inspection of fee schedule; employment of registered land surveyor
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(a)(1) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may establish and revise the fees and additional charges for services rendered by the Surveyor of the District of Columbia. The fees shall be established by the Mayor in such amounts as, in the …
D.C. Code § 1-1401 Establishment of Office of the Chief Technology Officer
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(a) Pursuant to § 1-204.04(b), there is hereby established, in the Executive Branch of the government of the District of Columbia, an Office of the Chief Technology Officer (“Office”) under the supervision of a Chief Technology Officer, who shall carry out the functions and autho…
D.C. Code § 1-1402 Purpose
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The purpose of the Office is to centralize responsibility for the District government’s investments in information technology and telecommunications systems to help District departments and agencies provide services more efficiently and effectively. The Office will develop and en…
D.C. Code § 1-1403 Functions
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The functions assigned to the Office shall be to: (1) Issue regulations governing the acquisition, use, and management of information technology and telecommunications systems and resources throughout the District government, including hardware, software, and contract services in…
D.C. Code § 1-1404 Transfers
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All positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the Chief Information Officer in the Office of the City Administrator pursuant to § 2-327.01 [repealed], or to the Department …
D.C. Code § 1-1405 Organization
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(a) There are hereby established 3 primary organizational functions in the Office as follows: (1) The Office of the Chief Technology Officer, which will include the staff and organizational units needed to carry out the overall plans and directions for the District’s information …
D.C. Code § 1-1406 Applicability
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Sections 1-1402 and 1-1403 shall not apply to the Council of the District of Columbia or the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor; provided, that the Council may enter into written agreements with the Office of the Chief Technology Officer to coordinate the operations of it…
D.C. Code § 1-1431 Definitions
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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) Repealed. (2) Repealed. (3) “Costs” includes obligations incurred before September 18, 2007. (4) “DC-NET program” means a program conducted by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer to implement and manage a state-of-the-art,…