District of Columbia (D.C.) Law
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Note: Historical Research
This page discusses current sources.
Historical D.C. regulations are discussed in the "Historical Research" section of this guide.
D.C. Administrative Procedure Act
- About the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act
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(Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia, Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances)
Codified (Current) Regulations
- District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (D.C.M.R.)
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Current code of D.C. Regulations.
Bluebook citation example:
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, § 4305 (2005)
D.C. Mun. Regs. = D.C. Municipal Regulations
tit. 20 = Title number of D.C. Municipal Regulations; title numbers represent a topic; Title 20 contains D.C. regulations relating to the environment.
43 = Chapter number within D.C. Municipal Regulations title
4305 = Section number within the chapter of D.C. Municipal Regulations
2005 = Year of latest amended version of the regulation
Lexis Code Compare Tool
Use Lexis "Compare Versions" tool to compare editions of the D.C.M.R. Text added in a newer version of the D.C.M.R. and text removed from an earlier version are highlighted. The tool also is available for D.C. Code research.
Proposed & Final Regulations
- D.C. Register (D.C. Reg.)
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Official source, published weekly, for D.C. regulations, acts, and resolutions by the D.C. Council. The D.C. Register annual index arranged by document type and D.C. agency ceased publication in 2009.
Bluebook Table 1.3 (T1.3): Unites States Jurisdictions: States and the District of Columbia
Bluebook citation example:
51 D.C. Reg. 1541 (April 16, 2004)
51 = Volume of the D.C. Register
D.C. Reg. = D.C. Register
1541 = D.C. Register page number
(April 16, 2004) = Date of D.C. Register issue
Related Guides
- "Chapter 1: Finding the Law" in Volume 1, The District of Columbia Practice Manual
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(The District of Columbia Bar) - District of Columbia Resources
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(Georgetown Law Library) - Guide to Law Online: U.S. Washington, D.C.
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(Law Library of Congress)