District Of Columbia § 2-507 - Compilation of rules and regulations.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 2-507 — Compilation of rules and regulations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-507. Compilation of rules and regulations.
2-507As 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 Council and each agency and in effect at the time of such compilation. Such compilations shall be promptly supplemented or revised as may be necessary to reflect new regulations and rules and changes in regulations and rules.
Compilations shall be made available to the public at a price fixed by the Mayor.
The Mayor must publish the 1st compilation required by subsection (a) of this section within 1 year after the effective date of this subchapter and no regulations adopted by the District of Columbia Council nor rule adopted by the Mayor or by an agency before the date of such 1st publication which has not been filed and published in accordance with this subchapter and which is not set forth in such compilation shall be in effect after 1 year after the effective date of this subchapter.
Annotations
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 5 of the Uniform Law Commissioners’ Model State Administrative Procedure Act (1961 Act).
“District of Columbia Council”, appearing twice in (a) and once in (c), should probably be “Council of the District of Columbia” or “Council”, in view of and the fact that this section refers to current and ongoing Council activity.
Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does D.C. Code § 2-507 cover?
Section 2-507 ("Compilation of rules and regulations.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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