Section 19-724. RESIDENCY

724.1 Applicants for permits and registrants for recreational activities may be asked to provide proof of identity and residency before any permitted use or participation in recreational activities is allowed.

 

724.2If an applicant is a league, club, organization, or other group, it must demonstrate that the applicant is a District resident or incorporated in the District and that at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the participants are District residents to be considered a resident.

 

724.3To demonstrate residency of seventy-five percent (75%) of a league, club, organization, or other group, the Department may seek rosters including school enrollment and address information, and/or sworn statements that a participant is a resident or that at least seventy five percent (75%) of the group are residents. 

 

724.4District residency may be established by one (1) of the following methods:  

 

(a) Proof of payment of District personal income tax, for the tax period immediately preceding the time for consideration of District residency;

 

(b) A pay stub issued less than forty-five (45) days prior to consideration of residency that shows his or her District residency and evidence of the withholding of District income tax;

 

(c) Current documentation of financial assistance received from the District government including, but not limited to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, the State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), housing assistance, or other government programs;

 

(d) Confirmation, based upon completion and submission of a tax information authorization waiver by the District Office of Tax and Revenue of payment of District income taxes;

 

(e) Current official military housing orders showing residency in the District;

 

(f) A currently valid court order indicating the applicant or person seeking to participate is a ward of the District;

 

(g) A current motor vehicle registration evidencing District residency;

 

(h) A valid unexpired lease or rental agreement and paid receipts or canceled checks (for a period within two (2) months immediately preceding consideration of residency) for payment of rent on a District residence;

 

(i) A valid unexpired District motor vehicle operator's permit or other official non-driver identification; or

 

(j) Utility bills (excluding telephone bills) and paid receipts or cancelled checks for payment of utility bills from a period within the two (2) months immediately preceding consideration of residency.

724.5The Department requires that an applicant for a permitted use or a program registrant, or custodial parent or primary caregiver of a youth, who claims residency in the District, to make a sworn written statement that they are in fact a District resident and meet the residency requirements in this chapter.

 

724.6Denial or revocation of a permit or registration in a recreational activity may result for failure to provide the requested information or for providing false information.

 

 

authority

Sections 5 and 7a of the Recreation Act of 1994 (the Recreation Act), effective March 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-246; D.C. Official Code §§ 10-304 and 307 (2013 Repl.)), and Sections 6 and 6a of An Act to Vest in the Commissioners of the District of Columbia Control of Street Parking in said District, approved July 1, 1898 (30 Stat. 571; D.C. Official Code §§ 10-137 and 10-137.01 (2013 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 8248 (June 10, 2016).