4771253 Housing Authority, District of Columbia - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Defnition of Violent Criminal Activity

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY

 

NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

The Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA), pursuant to the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999, as amended, effective May 9, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-105; D.C. Official Code § 6-203 (2012 Repl.)), hereby gives notice of the adoption of the following amendment to the definition of “violent criminal activity” in Chapter 59 (Definitions) of Title 14 (Housing) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR). 

 

The purpose of the amendment is to provide guidance on the definition of violent criminal activity.

 

The proposed rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on November 8, 2013, at 60 DCR 015569.  Final action to adopt this rulemaking was taken at the Board of Commissioners regular meeting on February 12, 2014.  The final rules will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

Section 5999 (Definitions) of Chapter 59 (Definitions) of Title 14 (Housing) of the DCMR is amended as follows:

 

Subsection 5999.1 is amended as follows:

 

5999.1             For purpose of Chapters 49 through 59 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, comprising the administration of the Housing Choice Voucher Program, the following definition shall apply:

           

Violent Criminal Activity—Violent criminal activity means “crime of violence” as set forth in D.C. Official Code § 23-1331(4).