District Of Columbia § 25-445 - Settlement conference.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 25-445 — Settlement conference., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-445. Settlement conference.
25-445A settlement conference among the parties shall be held to discuss and resolve, if possible, the objections raised by the protestants.
If the date of the settlement conference is not arranged on or before the date of the administrative review, the applicant shall contact the protestants to arrange the conference.
If the applicant fails to make a good faith effort to contact the protestants timely, the Board shall deny the license application unless, in the judgment of the Board, the applicant shows good cause for his or her failure to act.
No protestant shall unreasonably refuse to make himself or herself available to attend a settlement conference.
If the protestant unreasonably refuses to make himself or herself available to attend a settlement conference, the Board shall consider the protest withdrawn unless, in the judgment of the Board, the protestant shows good cause for refusing to be available.
At the request of any party, the Board may designate a member of its staff to attend the settlement conference.
If the parties fail to reach an agreement on one or more of the protest issues they shall so state at the scheduled protest hearing.
A party may be represented at a settlement conference by an attorney or a designated representative who has been authorized to act on the party’s behalf.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does D.C. Code § 25-445 cover?
Section 25-445 ("Settlement conference.") 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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