Title 2, Government Administration.

This subchapter shall apply to claims arising between April 20, 1999 and December 31, 2005, and to contracts executed and in effect between April 20, 1999 and December 31, 2005.

The Mayor shall not enter into any new contract for goods or services the cost of which exceeds the cost of an existing contract for the same goods or services, when the current contractor is willing to continue to provide the goods or services at the price of the existing contra…

(a) Notwithstanding § 2-352.05, the Mayor, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, is authorized to contract for the provision of services for the fleet management services for the Metropolitan Police Department. (b) Prior to the award of the fleet management servic…

(a) Any contracting manager or contracting officer who performs the cost/benefit analysis required by § 2-301.05b(a)(1) shall meet certain training standards and be certified to ensure a level of management skills and experience in doing cost/benefit analyses. (b) Within 60 days …

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (a)(1) "Department" means the Department of Health. (2) "Small store" means a food establishment, including a grocery store and a corner store, with a footprint of less than 10,000 square feet of store space. (3) "SNAP" means the Dis…

(a) Beginning January 1, 2019, the Mayor, in authorizing vendors to participate in WIC, shall not: (1) Require vendors to maintain a minimum square footage of store space beyond that required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; (2) Require vendors to maintain a minimum number …

There is established the Business Recovery Task Force ("Task Force") to provide recommendations to the Mayor and Council regarding the recovery of the District's businesses following the end of the COVID-19 emergency.

(a) The Task Force shall be composed of: (1) The following government members, or their designees: (A) The Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; (B) The Director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development ("Department"); and (C) The Chairperson of the…

(a) Within 180 days after the appointment of the appointed members, the Task Force shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council that addresses the following: (1) Recommendations to identify and access available technical and financial assistance opportunities, including the…

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, [the] term: (1) "COVID-19 emergency" means the public health emergencies declared in the Declaration of Public Emergency (Mayor's Order 2020-045) together with the Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mayor's Order 2020-046), declared on M…

The Task Force shall dissolve, and this chapter shall expire as of the date the Task Force submits the report required by § 2-393.03.

In suits commenced after June 20, 1874, against the District of Columbia, process may be served on the Mayor of the District of Columbia, until otherwise provided by law.

(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is empowered to settle, in his discretion, claims and suits, either at law or in equity, against the District of Columbia whenever the cause of action: (1) Arises out of the negligence or wrongful act, either of commission or omission, of…

(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized and empowered to grant relief in claims for refund of taxes paid, or for cancelation of assessments heretofore made and subsequent to September 1, 1916, in such cases where like assessments, or assessments against pro…

All settlements entered into by the Mayor of the District of Columbia acting under the terms and provisions of §§ 2-402 to 2-405 shall be presented to the Congress, together with a brief statement of the nature of the claim or suit, the amount claimed, and the amount of the settl…

Sections 2-402 to 2-405 shall take effect from and after February 11, 1929, but nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting the Mayor of the District of Columbia from proceeding according to the terms and provisions hereof to settle any claim or suit pending on Feb…

Upon a report by the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia showing in detail the just and true amount and condition of any claim or suit which the District of Columbia may on July 31, 1951, or thereafter have against any person, firm, association, or corporation, and th…

As used in this subchapter the term: (1) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or his designated agent. (2) “Court” means the court in the District of Columbia having the necessary civil jurisdiction pursuant to § 11-501 or § 11-921. (3) “District” means the govern…

Hereafter the District of Columbia shall not assert the defense of governmental immunity in any suit at law in which a claim is asserted against it for money only on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wron…

The judgment in any such action shall constitute a complete bar to any action by the claimant by reason of the same subject matter against the employee of the District whose act or omission gave rise to the claim. No suit shall be instituted involving any claim described in § 2-4…

In any case involving any claim described in § 2-412 in which the trial court shall consider the verdict excessive, the court may order a remittitur of so much of the amount of such verdict or judgment, as the case may be, as it considers excessive, and either permit the party in…

(a) After the effective date of this subchapter, no civil action or proceeding shall be brought or be maintained against an employee of the District for loss of or damage to property or for personal injury, including death, resulting from the operation by such employee of any veh…

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed so as to relieve any District employee from liability to the District for negligent damage to or loss of District property.

Any person unjustly convicted of and subsequently imprisoned for a felony offense contained in the District of Columbia Official Code may: (a)(1) Present a claim for damages against the District of Columbia; or (2) Petition the District of Columbia for compensation as provided un…

(a) Any person bringing suit under § 2-421(1) must allege and prove the following: (1) The person was incarcerated following a conviction for a felony offense contained in the District of Columbia Official Code; (2) The conviction for the offense has been reversed or set aside by…

Upon a finding by the judge of unjust imprisonment in accordance with the standards set by § 2-422(a), the judge may award damages. Punitive damages may not be awarded.

(a) A person seeking compensation for unjust conviction and imprisonment under § 2-421(2) shall file a petition for compensation with the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants ("OVSJG") that includes the following information: (1) An application for compensation on a form …

(a) After a petition for compensation is approved under § 2-423.01, the petitioner shall be entitled to the following: (1) Within 60 days after a petition for compensation is approved, the Director shall compensate the petitioner as follows: (A) For the physical injury of wrongfu…

Within 5 business days after the release of a person from incarceration because a conviction for a felony offense contained in the District of Columbia Official Code has been reversed or set aside on the ground of innocence and unjust conviction, the Superior Court shall provide …

Any person filing a claim or petition under § 2-421 shall file the claim or petition no later than 2 years after the date the person received a certificate of innocence as required by § 2-422(a)(3) and (b)(3).

This subchapter shall apply to any person whose release from unjust imprisonment occurred on or after June 1, 1979: Provided, that the provisions of § 12-309 shall not apply to any cause of action for unjust imprisonment arising prior to the effective date of this subchapter.

This subchapter shall not apply to any person whose conviction resulted from his entering a plea of guilty unless that plea was pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970) .

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1) “Actual losses sustained” means actual claims, judgements, or settlements paid by the District of Columbia government. (2) “Administrative costs of risk management” means the actual cost of operating a risk management program. (…

This subchapter shall supplement all other provisions of law establishing procedures to be observed by the Mayor and agencies of the District government in the application of laws administered by them, except that this subchapter shall supersede any such law and procedure to the …

As used in this subchapter: (1)(A) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or his or her designated agent. (B) The term “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia established by § 1-204.01(a) unless the term “District of Columbia Council” is use…

(a) The Mayor and the Council shall, for the Mayor and for each subordinate agency, establish or require each subordinate agency to establish procedures in accordance with this subchapter. (b) Each independent agency shall establish procedures in accordance with this subchapter. …

(a) The Mayor shall cause to be published the official publications known as the District of Columbia Register and the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations pursuant to subchapter III of this chapter. (b) All courts within the District shall take judicial notice of rules, re…

(a) The Mayor and each independent agency shall, prior to the adoption of any rule or the amendment or repeal thereof, publish in the District of Columbia Register (unless all persons subject thereto are named and either personally served or otherwise have actual notice thereof i…

(a) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this subchapter, the Mayor shall have compiled, indexed, and published in the District of Columbia Register all regulations adopted by the District of Columbia Council and rules adopted by the Mayor and District of Columbia C…

On petition of any interested person, the Mayor or an agency, within their discretion, may issue a declaratory order with respect to the applicability of any rule, regulation, Council act or resolution, or statute enforceable by them or by it, to terminate a controversy (other th…

(a) In any contested case, all parties thereto shall be given reasonable notice of the afforded hearing by the Mayor or the agency, as the case may be. The notice shall state the time, place, and issues involved, but if, by reason of the nature of the proceeding, the Mayor or the…

(a) Any person suffering a legal wrong, or adversely affected or aggrieved, by an order or decision of the Mayor or an agency in a contested case, is entitled to a judicial review thereof in accordance with this subchapter upon filing in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals …

The public policy of the District of Columbia is that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those who represent them as public officials and employees. To that end, provisions of this subchapter shal…

(a) Any person has a right to inspect, and at his or her discretion, to copy any public record of a public body, except as otherwise expressly provided by § 2-534, in accordance with reasonable rules that shall be issued by a public body after notice and comment, concerning the t…

(a) Denial by a public body of a request for any public record shall contain at least the following: (1) The specific reasons for the denial, including citations to the particular exemption(s) under § 2-534 relied on as authority for the denial; (2) The name(s) of the public offi…

(a) The following matters may be exempt from disclosure under the provisions of this subchapter: (1) Trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from outside the government, to the extent that disclosure would result in substantial harm to the competitive posit…