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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 1. MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES |
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Chapter 1-3. RULES OF THE OFFICE OF DOCUMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUANCES |
Section 1-313. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS: STRUCTURE AND FORMAT
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313.1 The major divisions of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations are titles, each of which brings together broadly related rules and regulations by subject matter categories.
313.2 Titles of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations are designated by the Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances. Assignment of rules and regulations to the various titles of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations by the Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances will be based on the structure set forth in § 313.3.
313.3 The structure of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations is the following:
1MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
3ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
4HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONS
5EDUCATION
5-AOFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION
5-B DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
5-C CHARTER SCHOOLS
5-D SCHOOL MAINTENANCE
5-E ORIGINAL TITLE 5
6 PERSONNEL
6-A POLICE PERSONNEL
6-B GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL
7 EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
8 HIGHER EDUCATION
8-A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF LAW
8-B UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
9 TAXATION AND ASSESSMENTS
10 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
10-A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
10-B PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
10-C HISTORIC PRESERVATION
11 ZONING
12 CONSTRUCTION CODES SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-ABUILDING CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-BRESIDENTIAL CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-CELECTRICAL CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-DFUEL GAS CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-EMECHANICAL CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-FPLUMBING CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-GPROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-HFIRE CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-IENERGY CONSERVATION CODE SUPLLEMENT OF 2013
12-JEXISTING BUILDING CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-KGREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-LSWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE SUPPLEMENT OF 2013
12-MFEES
13 SIGN REGULATIONS
14 HOUSING
15 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CABLE TELEVISION
16 CONSUMERS, COMMERCIAL PRACTICES, AND CIVIL INFRACTIONS
17 BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS
18 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
19 AMUSEMENTS, PARKS, AND RECREATION
20 ENVIRONMENT
21 WATER AND SANITATION
22 HEALTH
22-AMENTAL HEALTH
22-BPUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINE
22-CMEDICAL MARIJUANA
23 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
24 PUBLIC SPACE AND SAFETY
25 FOOD OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE FACILITIES
25AFOOD AND FOOD OPERATIONS
25-BFOOD PROCESSING OPERATIONS CODE
25-CSWIMMING POOL AND SPA REGULATIONS
25-DMASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT AND HEALTH SPA FACILITY REGULATIONS
25-EBARBERING, COSMETOLOGY, AND PERSONAL GROOMING FACILITY REGULATIONS
25-FTANNING FACILITY REGULATIONS
25-GTATTOO, BODY ART, AND BODY-PIERCING FACILITY REGULATIONS
25-HBEDDING AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
25-IHEALTH NUISANCES, RODENT AND VECTOR CONTROL REGULATIONS
25-JANIMAL WELFARE AND FACILITY REGULATIONS
26 INSURANCE, SECURITIES, AND BANKING
26-AINSURANCE
26-BSECURITIES
26-CBANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
26-DHEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE
27 CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
28 CORRECTIONS, COURTS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
29 PUBLIC WELFARE
30 LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES
31 TAXICABS AND PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE
313.4Subtitles may be assigned by the Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances to group chapters within a title by specific subject matter or agency. Specific chapters grouped within a subtitle may be made available to the public separately by subtitle.
313.5A TITLE may be divided in two ways. First, if there are large sub-sections of each title, the Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances may determine that new titles should be formed. Second, in the alternative, the Office of Documents may advise the agency to create SUBTITLES. However, if there are many smaller subsections of each title, the Office of Documents may advise the agency to create CHAPTERS. Subtitles and chapters are assigned or approved by the Office of Documents on the basis of subject matter. Each chapter or subtitle shall have a descriptive heading.
313.6The divisions of each chapter are SECTIONS. Each section shall consist of a body of rules that covers a specific, closely related segment of the chapter’s subject matter. Each section shall have a descriptive heading.
313.7The major divisions of each section are SUBSECTIONS. Subsections are the basic units of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. Each subsection shall contain a single, specific requirement, provision, or a declarative statement of policy. Generally, subsections consist of one sentence or, occasionally, two (2) or three (3) sentences. Subsections do not have descriptive headings.
313.8Subsections may include PARAGRAPHS and SUBPARAGRAPHS that set forth lists, examples, or subdivisions of the specific provision set forth in the subsection. Paragraphs and subparagraphs shall not be used in place of separate subsections.
313.9The various divisions of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations shall be designated in the following manner:
(a)TITLES - Consecutively in Arabic numerals in accordance with the structure set forth in this section (1, 2, 3, ...);
(b)SUBTITLES - Consecutively in uppercase Arabic letters immediately following the title (1-A DCMR, 6-B DCMR ...);
(c)CHAPTERS - Consecutively in Arabic numerals throughout each title (1, 2, 3 ......);
(d)SECTIONS - Consecutively in Arabic numerals throughout each chapter (100, 101, 102 ... 3420, 3421, 3422 ...);
(e)SUBSECTIONS - Consecutively in Arabic numerals throughout each section (106.1, 106.2, 106.3 ... 106.15, 106.16 ...);
(f)PARAGRAPHS - Consecutively in lower case Arabic letters set within parenthesis (106.1(a), 106.1(b), 106.1(c) ...); and
(g)SUBPARAGRAPHS - In outline style, as follows: (1), (2), (3), ... (1)(A), (1)(B), (1)(C), ... (1)(A)(i), (1)(A)(ii), (1)(A)(iii). Subparagraphs are rarely used in the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
313.10The numbering system of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations can be used to identify the types of divisions contained in a citation. For example: 18-A DCMR § 235.6(a)(4) is Subparagraph (4) of Paragraph (a) of Subsection 6 of Section 35 of Chapter 2 of Subtitle A of Title 18 of the DCMR.