District Of Columbia Code — 2
Browse 1,171 sections in division 2 of the District Of Columbia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 2-101. Citation of subchapter.
- § 2-102. “Person” defined.
- § 2-103. Boiler Inspection Service created; appointment, qualifications, and duties of Boiler Inspector.
- § 2-104. Bond and oath of Inspector.
- § 2-105. Certificate of inspection required.
- § 2-106. Operation prohibited.
- § 2-107. Annual inspection; issuance, contents and display of certificate of inspection; inspection by insurance company.
- § 2-108. Revocation or suspension of certificate.
- § 2-109. Exemptions.
- § 2-110. Inspection fees; cessation of insurance invalidates certificate of inspection.
- § 2-111. Right of entry for inspection.
- § 2-112. Records.
- § 2-113. Use deemed nuisance; proceedings to abate.
- § 2-114. Filing information; penalties; separate offenses.
- § 2-115. Authorization to make regulations and fix fees.
- § 2-116. Repeal of inconsistent provisions; exception.
- § 2-117. Severability.
- § 2-118. Effective date; publication and enforcement of regulations and fees.
- § 2-131. Regulation of electricity; examination fees; exemption of public utilities.
- § 2-132. Electrical Engineer; electrical inspectors.
- § 2-133. Assistant Electrical Engineer.
- § 2-134. Appointment of Inspector of Plumbing; duty.
- § 2-135. Regulation of plumbing; licensing of plumbers and gas-fitters; noncompliance.
- § 2-136. Plumbing permit fees; disposition of fees collected.
- § 2-137. Powers of Inspector of Plumbing.
- § 2-138. Duties of Assistant Inspector of Buildings.
- § 2-139. Inspector of Elevators and Fire Escapes.
- § 2-140. Notice of attempted residential service.
- § 2-201.01. Bonds required from public contractors; amount; waiver.
- § 2-201.02. Rights of laborers and materialmen to sue on payment bonds; prior notice of claim required in certain cases; time limitations; suit to be brought in name of District.
- § 2-201.03. Certified copy of bond and contract to be furnished on application of laborers and materialmen; copy prima facie evidence of original.
- § 2-201.11. Bond not required for contracts less than $25,000.
- § 2-203.01. Retents.
- § 2-205.01. Insurance of District property.
- § 2-205.02. Payment of fire insurance.
- § 2-207.01. Sewerage agreement with Maryland.
- § 2-207.02. Sewerage agreement with Virginia.
- § 2-209.01. Reciprocal police mutual aid agreements — Authorized.
- § 2-209.02. Reciprocal police mutual aid agreements — Required provisions.
- § 2-209.03. Reciprocal police mutual aid agreements — Personnel benefits.
- § 2-209.04. Reciprocal police mutual aid agreements — Supervision of non-District police in District; enforcement of District laws by non-District police.
- § 2-211.01. Definitions.
- § 2-211.02. Authorization of pay-for-success contracts.
- § 2-211.03. Pay-for-Success Contract Fund.
- § 2-213.01. Automatic data processing — Definitions.
- § 2-213.02. Automatic data processing — Duties of Mayor.
- § 2-213.03. Automatic data processing — Delegation of certain Mayoral authority.
- § 2-214.01. Establishment of the Minority and Women-Owned Business Assessment Program.
- § 2-214.02. Rules.
- § 2-215.01. Findings.
- § 2-215.02. Definitions.
- § 2-215.03. District of Columbia Local Business Opportunity Commission ‐ Established; composition; appointment; term of office; qualifications; vacancies; removal; oath of office; compensation.
- § 2-215.04. District of Columbia Local Business Opportunity Commission — Regulations; disclosure of interest in pending measure; meetings; quorum; voting; appointment of Chairperson; staff; records.
- § 2-215.05. Minority Business Opportunity Commission — Reports.
- § 2-215.06. Allocation of agency contracts to local minority enterprises; quarterly agency reports on contracts; Council review of goals.
- § 2-215.07. Assistance programs for minority contractors.
- § 2-215.08. Certificates of registration.
- § 2-215.09. Functions of the Commission.
- § 2-215.09a. Advance, partial, or progress payments.
- § 2-215.10. Rules proposed by Commission.
- § 2-215.11. Severability.
- § 2-217.01. Definitions.
- § 2-217.02. District government contracting with local business enterprises; quarterly agency reports on contracts; Council review of goals.
- § 2-217.03. Assistance programs for local business enterprise contractors, disadvantaged business enterprise contractors, and small business enterprise contractors.
- § 2-217.04. Certificate of registration.
- § 2-217.05. Functions of the Commission.
- § 2-217.06. Rules.
- § 2-217.07. Applicability date.
- § 2-218.01. Short title.
- § 2-218.02. Definitions.
- § 2-218.11. Establishment of the Department of Small and Local Business Development.
- § 2-218.12. Director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development.
- § 2-218.13. Functions of the Department.
- § 2-218.14. Transfers from the Office of Local Business Development to the Department of Small and Local Business Development.
- § 2-218.21. District of Columbia Small and Local Business Opportunity Commission Establishment; composition; appointment; term of office; qualifications; vacancies; removal; compensation.
- § 2-218.22. Functions of the Commission.
- § 2-218.23. Additional functions of the Commission.
- § 2-218.24. Record keeping.
- § 2-218.25. By-laws and internal rules.
- § 2-218.31. Local business enterprises.
- § 2-218.32. Small business enterprises.
- § 2-218.33. Disadvantaged business enterprises.
- § 2-218.34. Qualified metropolitan area business enterprises.
- § 2-218.35. Resident-owned businesses.
- § 2-218.36. Longtime resident businesses.
- § 2-218.37. Local business enterprises with principal offices located in an enterprise zone.
- § 2-218.38. Veteran-owned business enterprises.
- § 2-218.39. Local manufacturing business enterprises.
- § 2-218.39a. Certified joint venture.
- § 2-218.41. Goals for District agencies with respect to contracting and procurement.
- § 2-218.42. Required programs, procedures, and policies to achieve contracting and procurement goals.
- § 2-218.43. Bid and proposal preferences.
- § 2-218.44. Mandatory set-asides of District agency contracts for small business enterprises or certified business enterprises.
- § 2-218.45. Mandatory set-asides of contracts in the District of Columbia Supply Schedule for small business enterprises or certified business enterprises.
- § 2-218.45a. Mandatory set-asides for small business enterprises and certified business enterprises with respect to follow-on and renewable acquisitions.
- § 2-218.46. Performance and subcontracting requirements for construction and non-construction contracts; subcontracting plans.
- § 2-218.47. Unbundling requirement.
- § 2-218.48. Enforcement and penalties for breach of subcontracting plan.
- § 2-218.49. Other procedures and programs.
- § 2-218.49a. Equity and development participation.
- § 2-218.50. Special requirements for government corporations.
- § 2-218.51. Waiver of subcontracting requirements.
- § 2-218.52. Enforcement mechanism against an agency.
- § 2-218.53. Agency reporting requirements.
- § 2-218.54. Department reporting requirements.
- § 2-218.55. Regional governmental entities.
- § 2-218.61. Certificate of registration.
- § 2-218.62. Provisional certification; self-certification prohibited.
- § 2-218.63. Revocation of registration; challenges to registration; penalties.
- § 2-218.64. Identification of small or certified business enterprises in bids or proposals; false statements on certification; penalties.
- § 2-218.65. Certification audits.
- § 2-218.66. Services to certified business enterprise.
- § 2-218.67. Establishment of the Volunteer Corp of Executives and Entrepreneurs.
- § 2-218.68. Management and direction.
- § 2-218.69. Procurement training and assistance.
- § 2-218.71. Triennial review of program and subchapter.
- § 2-218.72. Rulemaking authority.
- § 2-218.75. Small Business Capital Access Fund.
- § 2-218.76. Commercial Revitalization Assistance Fund.
- § 2-218.81. [Reserved].
- § 2-218.82. Repealers.
- § 2-219.01. Definitions.
- § 2-219.02. First Source Register created.
- § 2-219.03. Employment agreements required.
- § 2-219.03a. Special hiring agreements.
- § 2-219.04. Reports.
- § 2-219.04a. Modernization of First Source recordkeeping.
- § 2-219.04b. Establishment of a workforce intermediary pilot program.
- § 2-219.04c. Establishment of the District of Columbia Jobs Trust Fund.
- § 2-219.05. Rules.
- § 2-219.31. Short title.
- § 2-219.32. Definitions.
- § 2-219.33. Establishment of the Office of First Source Compliance.
- § 2-219.34. Functions and duties.
- § 2-219.35. Executive Director.
- § 2-219.51. Reporting requirements for entities receiving grants under the federal recovery act.
- § 2-219.52. Requirements of the Mayor.
- § 2-220.01. Short title.
- § 2-220.02. Definitions.
- § 2-220.03. Living wage payment.
- § 2-220.04. Contents of contract; notice to subcontractors.
- § 2-220.05. Exemptions.
- § 2-220.06. Notice.
- § 2-220.07. Records.
- § 2-220.08. Enforcement.
- § 2-220.09. Waiver.
- § 2-220.10. Rules.
- § 2-220.11. Applicability.
- § 2-221.01. Definitions.
- § 2-221.02. Rules and regulations governing interest penalty payments by District agencies; computation and payment of penalties.
- § 2-221.03. Interest penalty for failure to pay discounted price within specified period.
- § 2-221.04. Filing of claims; disputed payments.
- § 2-221.05. Required reports.
- § 2-221.06. Determination of receipt and payment dates; construction of rental contracts.
- § 2-223.01. Definitions.
- § 2-223.02. Prohibitions.
- § 2-223.03. Enforcement.
- § 2-223.04. Disciplinary action; fine.
- § 2-223.05. Election of remedies.
- § 2-223.06. Posting of notice.
- § 2-223.07. Applicability.
- § 2-225.01. Right of Mayor to contract.
- § 2-225.02. Contracts in which Mayor personally interested to be void.
- § 2-225.03. Contract requirements.
- § 2-225.04. Formal contracts with bond not required for contracts less than $2,000.
- § 2-225.05. Advertisement for purchases and contracts required; exceptions.
- § 2-225.06. Cost of advertising.
- § 2-225.07. Appropriations for advertising and publication of notices.
- § 2-225.08. Separate contracts for material and labor.
- § 2-225.09. Operation of District Quarry.
- § 2-225.10. Purchasing sites for schools and public buildings; use of agents; enlargement of school buildings.
- § 2-225.11. Testing of building materials by Bureau of Standards.
- § 2-225.12. Authorization to test materials in laboratory of Department of Transportation.
- § 2-225.13. Sludge removal.
- § 2-225.14. Auction of property unfit for service; proceeds.
- § 2-225.15. Exchange of equipment in payment for new equipment.
- § 2-225.16. Contracts for inspection, maintenance and repair of fixed equipment.
- § 2-225.21. Findings
- § 2-225.22. Definitions
- § 2-225.23. District government contracting with local business enterprises; quarterly agency reports on contracts; Council review of goals
- § 2-225.24. Assistance programs for local business enterprise contractors, disadvantaged business enterprise contractors, and small business enterprise contractors
- § 2-225.25. Certificate of registration
- § 2-225.26. Functions of the Commission
- § 2-225.27. Rules and regulations by Mayor
- § 2-271.01. Definitions.
- § 2-272.01. Establishment of the Office of Public-Private Partnerships.
- § 2-272.02. Professional staff.
- § 2-272.03. Budget.
- § 2-272.04. Public-Private Partnership Administration Fund.
- § 2-273.01. Requests for information.
- § 2-273.02. Pre-qualification.
- § 2-273.03. Solicitation through requests for proposals.
- § 2-273.04. Unsolicited proposals.
- § 2-273.05. Review of requests for proposals.
- § 2-273.06. Public-private partnership agreements.
- § 2-273.07. Legal rights; dispute resolution.
- § 2-273.08. Compliance with federal and District law.
- § 2-273.09. Transparency.
- § 2-274.01. Rules.
- § 2-275.01. Applicability; construction.
- § 2-301.01. Purposes, rules of construction.
- § 2-301.02. Supplementary general principles of law applicable.
- § 2-301.03. Obligation of good faith.
- § 2-301.04. Application of chapter.
- § 2-301.05. Office of Contracting and Procurement; authority.
- § 2-301.05a. Criteria for Council review of multiyear contracts and contracts in excess of $1 million.
- § 2-301.05b. Privatization contracts and procedures requirements.
- § 2-301.05c. Policy for contracting out government services.
- § 2-301.05d. Council review of proposals to contract out in excess of $1,000,000.
- § 2-301.05e. Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement.
- § 2-301.05f. Direct voucher payments.
- § 2-301.06. Determinations.
- § 2-301.07. Definitions.
- § 2-302.01. Policy.
- § 2-302.02. Procurement regulations and information system.
- § 2-302.03. Duties of Director.
- § 2-302.04. Regulatory powers of Mayor.
- § 2-302.05. Establishment and effect of District Government Procurement Regulations.
- § 2-302.06. Contract information hotline.
- § 2-302.07. Transfer of procurement personnel to the Office of Contracting and Procurement.
- § 2-302.08. Creation and duties of Office of the Inspector General.
- § 2-303.01. District-based businesses preference.
- § 2-303.02. Methods of source selection and record-keeping.
- § 2-303.03. Competitive sealed bidding.
- § 2-303.04. Competitive sealed proposals.
- § 2-303.05. Sole source procurement.
- § 2-303.06. General limitations; small purchase procurements.
- § 2-303.06a. Award of human care procurements.
- § 2-303.07. Cancellation of invitations for bids.
- § 2-303.07a. Mandatory clause for all Request for Proposals for Public Schools.
- § 2-303.08. Cost or pricing data.
- § 2-303.09. Cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost contract prohibited.
- § 2-303.10. Cost-reimbursement contracts.
- § 2-303.11. Use of other types of contracts.
- § 2-303.12. Emergency procurements.
- § 2-303.13. Multiyear contracts.
- § 2-303.14. Inspection of plant and audit of records.
- § 2-303.15. Finality of determinations.
- § 2-303.16. Collusive bidding or negotiation.
- § 2-303.17. Prohibited acts.
- § 2-303.18. Termination of contracts.
- § 2-303.19. Report of procurement actions made pursuant to §§ 2-303.05 and 12-303.12.
- § 2-303.19a. Report by Chief Procurement Officer.
- § 2-303.20. Exemptions.
- § 2-303.21. Small purchase procurement.
- § 2-303.22. Energy performance-based contract procedures; required contract provisions.
- § 2-303.23. Purchase card reporting requirement.
- § 2-304.01. Specifications.
- § 2-304.02. Energy conservation.
- § 2-305.01. Bonds.
- § 2-305.02. Bid bonds for construction contracts.
- § 2-305.03. Performance bonds for construction contracts.
- § 2-305.04. Payment bonds for construction contracts.
- § 2-305.05. Bond forms, filings, and copies.
- § 2-305.06. Suits on payment bonds.
- § 2-305.07. Clauses, modifications, and fiscal responsibility.
- § 2-305.08. Nondiscrimination.
- § 2-306.01. Rules required.
- § 2-307.01. Supply management rules.
- § 2-307.02. Proceeds from disposal of surplus goods.
- § 2-307.03. District of Columbia Surplus Personal Property Sales Revolving Fund.
- § 2-308.01. Sovereign immunity defense not available.
- § 2-308.02. District government not liable for punitive damages.
- § 2-308.03. Claims by District government against contractor.
- § 2-308.04. Authority to debar or suspend.
- § 2-308.05. Claims by contractor against District government.
- § 2-308.06. Interest.
- § 2-308.07. Definitions.
- § 2-308.08. Treble damages, costs and civil penalties; exceptions.
- § 2-308.09. Corporation Counsel investigations and prosecutions; powers of prosecuting authority; civil actions by individuals as qui tam plaintiffs; jurisdiction of courts.
- § 2-308.10. Employer interference with employee disclosures; liability of employer; remedies of employee.
- § 2-308.11. Limitation of actions; activities antedating this article; burden of proof.
- § 2-308.12. Remedies under other laws; severability of provisions; liberality of construction.
- § 2-308.13. Definitions.
- § 2-308.14. False claims liability, treble damages, costs, and civil penalties; exceptions.
- § 2-308.15. Corporation counsel investigations and prosecutions; powers of prosecuting authority; civil actions by individuals as qui tam plaintiffs; jurisdiction of courts.
- § 2-308.16. Employer interference with employee disclosures; liability of employer; remedies of employee.
- § 2-308.17. Limitation of actions; burden of proof.
- § 2-308.18. Remedies pursuant to other laws; severability of provisions; liberality of article construction.
- § 2-308.19. Civil investigative demands.
- § 2-308.20. Antifraud fund.
- § 2-308.21. Penalties for false representations.
- § 2-309.01. Creation of Contract Appeals Board.
- § 2-309.02. Terms and qualifications of members.
- § 2-309.03. Jurisdiction of Board.
- § 2-309.04. Contractor’s right of appeal to Board.
- § 2-309.05. Appeal of Board decisions.
- § 2-309.06. Oaths, discovery, and subpoena power.
- § 2-309.07. Actions in court; judicial review of Board decisions.
- § 2-309.08. Protest procedures.
- § 2-310.01. Employees subject to Merit Personnel Act.
- § 2-310.01a. Application of subchapter.
- § 2-310.01b. Definitions.
- § 2-310.01c. Determination of entities with business interests in Republic of South Africa.
- § 2-310.01d. Sanctions.
- § 2-310.01e. Notice and affidavit requirements.
- § 2-310.01f. Rules.
- § 2-311.01. Procurement training programs.
- § 2-311.02. Cooperative purchasing agreement.
- § 2-311.03. District of Columbia Supply Schedule and Purchase Card Fund.