GW Law Library: Library Guides: District of Columbia (D.C.) Law: Regulations

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
(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.)
Current code of D.C. Regulations.
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DCMR provides regulatory history April 2009-; includes citations to the D.C. Register where the original text of a regulation is published.

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Use Lexis "Compare Versions" tool to compare editions of the D.C.M.R. Text added in a newer version of the D.C.M.R. and text removed from an earlier version are highlighted.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.)
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.
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The Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances publishes the D.C. Register every Friday, but if Friday is a public holiday, it is published on the next business day.

The Register Includes: Council of the District of Columbia acts, laws, resolutions, and notices; notices of emergency, proposed and final agency regulations; notices of public hearings; and documents of general public interest.

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
(The District of Columbia Bar)
District of Columbia Resources
(Georgetown Law Library)
Guide to Law Online: U.S. Washington, D.C.
(Law Library of Congress)

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