Legislative Amendments to the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations

D.C. Laws that have not been incorporated into the DCMR

(May 1990 through September 2002)

DCMR Title 6A

Chapters 1, and 3, repeal section 103.8, 103.9, 103.13, 103.14, 103.15, 103.16 through 103.19, 301.4, and amend chapter 3, to revise the standards on outside employment for police officers, to prohibit police officers from engaging in outside employment at any commercial establishments where the primary purpose is the sale of alcoholic beverages or whose business is sexually-oriented, to prohibit members of the Department from acting as agents or brokers in locating positions or placing members of the Department in outside employment; Sections 206, 302, and 303 of the Omnibus Police Reform Amendment Act of 2000, effective October 4, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-160) 47 DCR 4619)

Chapter 2, section 206.1, to require a member of the Metropolitan Police Department to carry his or her badge, identification card, and service revolver when off duty; section 2711 of the Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Act of 2002, projected effective date October 1, 2002 (D.C. Act 14-403; 49 DCR 6968)

Chapter 3, to increase outside employment opportunities for members of the Metropolitan Police Department so as to provide enhanced protection of District residents and businesses against criminal activities; sections 2 and 3 of the Police Officers Outside Employment Amendment Act of 1996, effective July 26, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-151, 43 DCR 2838)

Chapter 11, section 1109.4, to provide for special designation of police officers under the control of the Department of General Services, the District of Columbia Protective Services Police Identification Act of 1982, effective June 4, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-115; __ DCR ___)

Chapter 12, to allow special police officers to be designated as campus and university special police officers; section 2 of the College and University Campus Security Amendment Act of 1995, effective October 18, 1995 (D.C. Law 11-63; 42 DCR 4109)

DCMR Title 7

Chapter 2, sections 220, 221.1, 222, to eliminate the use of prehearing conferences; section 3 of the Workers' Compensation Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 16, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-229; 46 DCR 891)

Chapter 9, sections 946 & 935, to rescind the revised wage order for clerical and semi-technical occupations, and to reinstate the prior wage order; sections 2 and 3 of the Wage Order for Clerical and Semi-Technical Occupations Rescission Act of 1992, effective June 11, 1992 (D.C. Law 9-121, 39 DCR 3198)

DCMR Title 10

Chapters 1 through 19, adopts Comprehensive Plan for the Nation’s Capital, section 2 of the Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1998, effective April 27, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-275; 46 DCR 1441 (Part 2))

Chapters 1, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, sections 199.1, 404.4, 940.2, 1100.7, 1108.1, 1120.2, 1409.7, 1711.1, 1109.1, 1129.1, 1138.1, 1342.1, 1365.3, 1700.8, 1711.1, 1734, 1804.8, 1903.5;

Sections 101 and 201 of the Comprehensive Plan Technical Corrections and Response to NCPC Recommendations and Closing of a Public Alley in Square 1189, S.O. 98-150, Act of 1999, effective September 22, 1999 (D.C. Law 13-130; 46 DCR 5631)

DCMR Title 12

Chapter 1, sections 104.2, 202.0, F-105.1, F-105.2, F-105.2.1, F-113.1.1, and F-502.1, to place authority for fire protection systems in the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs; Section 303 of the Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Act of 2002, projected effective date October 1, 2002 (D.C. Act 14-403; 49 DCR 6968)

Chapter 36, to repeal Chapter 36 of DCMR 12A upon the adoption of the Building Rehabilitation Code or the 2003 International Existing Building Code; section 202 of the HomeStart Regulatory Improvement Amendment Act of 2002, effective June 25, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-162; 49 DCR 4438)

Chapter 31, sections 3115.4.2.7, 3115.4.2.9, 3115.4.2.11 to impose a permanent moratorium upon the issuance of any permits for the erection or construction of a Special Sign and to place restrictions on the transferability of locations for Special Signs; Section 2 of the Special Signs Amendment Act of 2001, effective March 29, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-95; 49 DCR 660)

Chapter 12D, Section F-108.1, F-108.3, and F-108.4, to grant the Fire Chief, the Fire Marshal, and other authorized personnel certain law enforcement authority; to amend title 12D of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations to grant the Fire Chief, the Fire Marshal, and other authorized personnel, certain law enforcement authority Arson Investigators Amendment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-176; 46 DCR 5662)

DCMR Title 14

Chapter 1, sections 103.1, 103.4, 103.5, 115.1, to conform the Housing Regulations to statutory provisions; Section 303 of the Abatement and Condemnation of Nuisance Properties Omnibus Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 27, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-281; 48 DCR 1888)

Chapters 1, 2, and 7 sections 199.1, 707.8-707.12, 707.13-707.14, 707.3-707.4, 707.15-707.16, 201.6, to require notice to the Department of Health of peeling paint in older housing businesses; section 3 of the Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Control Temporary Amendment Act of 2002, projected effective date October 11, 2002 (D.C. Act 14-438; 49 DCR 7676) [Temporary Act, Expires ____]

Chapter 1, section 115, to provide authority to barricade imminently dangerous premises and to assess the cost to the owner; section 2 of the Imminently Dangerous Premises Amendment Act of 1994, effective August 25, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-157; 41 DCR 4878)

Chapter 3, Sections 308.3, 311.1 and new section [?], to reflect fluctuations in interest rates paid on rent security deposits held in interest bearing accounts; section 2 of the Adjustment of Interest Rates Paid on Rental Security Deposits Amendments Act of 1992, effective March 17, 1993 (D.C. Law 9-212; 40 DCR 23)

Chapter 3, new section 309?, to provide for treble damages for the failure to return a security deposit rightfully owed to a tenant; section 3 of the Unitary Rent Ceiling Adjustment Amendment Act of 1992, effective March 16, 1993 (D.C. Law 9-191; 39 DCR 9005)

Chapter 3, new section [__], to require housing providers to give notice of pending rent ceiling adjustments prior to acceptance of an application fee or security deposit; section 2 of the Law 9-79 Rent Ceiling Adjustment Notification Amendment Act of 1992, effective March 20, 1992 (D.C. Law 9-79; 39 DCR 673)

DCMR Title 15

Chapter 31, Sections 3107.22, 3108.8, 3106.7, 3106.8, 3107.2, 3109.2, 3115.8, 3118, 3198, modifications to customer service regulations; Section 5 of the Approval of the Franchise of Comcast Cablevision of the District to Provide Cable Service in the District of Columbia Act of 2002, projected effective date October 3, 2002 (D.C. Act 14-411; 49 DCR 7328

DCMR Title 16

Chapter 3, Section 301.4(c)), to require sales finance companies engaging in dealer activities to acquire a dealer license ; Section 403 of the Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Act of 2002, projected effective date October 1, 2002 (D.C. Act 14-403; 49 DCR 6968)

Chapter 32, to make amendment to regulations that govern rodent control; Sections 3216.1 through 3216.8, Section 910 Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172; 47 DCR 6308)

Chapter 32, section 3224.3, 3224.3(p), to increase the civil infractions fine for violating the engine idling provisions, and to make the engine idling provisions of the regulations comport with the engine idling provisions of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984; section 2 of Motor Vehicle Excessive Idling Fine Increase Amendment Act of 1999, effective October 7, 1999 (D.C. Law 13-35; 46 DCR 6017)

DCMR Title 17

Chapter 1, section 100.1(b) and (c), strikes references to “Board of Barber Examiners” and “Board of Cosmetology”; section 37 of the Barber and Cosmetology Revision Act of 1992, effective March 17, 1993 (D.C. Law 9-245; 40 DCR 660)

Chapters 1, and 2, sections 100, 200.9, civil enforcement alternative; sections 7 and 10 of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985 Technical and Clarifying Amendments Act of 1990, effective March 29, 1991 (D.C. Law 8-237; 38 DCR 314)

Chapter 26, repeal section 2608; section 23 of the Mortgage Lender and Broker Act of 1996, effective September 9, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-155; 43 DCR 4213)

DCMR Title 18

Chapter 1, section 100.1, 102.2 through 102.5, 102.14, 103.1, 103.7, 104.1, 107.10(c), 109.1, to establish, a three-tiered graduated driver's license program for drivers under the age of 21, nighttime driving restrictions and passenger limits for drivers under the age of 18, and to require certified driving experience and demonstrated safe driving habits prior to the removal of driving restrictions; Section 3 of the Safe Teenage Driving Amendment Act of 1999, effective April 5, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-73; 47 DCR 10417)

Chapter 3, section 301.1, 303.1(m), 306.8 to establish .08% as the blood alcohol level at which a person is conclusively presumed to be operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; section 6 of the Anti-Drunk Driving Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 13, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-212; 46 DCR 5)

Chapter 3, sections 303.1, 303.3, 303.4, 303.5, 303.6, 303.9, 303.10, 303.15, 307.1, 307.2 through 307.6, 310.1, 310.4, 310.5, 310.7, 310.9, 1004.2, 9901.1, to require suspension and revocation of driver licenses based upon traffic points, to assign up to a total of 5 good driving points to drivers who drive continuously without fines or points, to eliminate points given by automated traffic enforcement systems, Section 701 of the Motor Vehicle and Safe Driving Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 27, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-289; 48 DCR 2057)

Chapter 4, section 411.11, 411.12, to enhance the penalties for second or subsequent convictions for driving under the influence, Section 3 of the Driving Under the Influence Repeat Offenders Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 3,2001 (D.C. Law 13-238; 48 DCR 602)

Chapter 7, section 703.10, to require the use of motor vehicle headlamps when the windshield wipers are being operated under certain conditions; section 2 of the Windshield Wipers and Headlamp Regulation Amendment Act of 1998, effective October 7, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-162; 45 DCR 7580)

Chapters 12, 22 & 23, sections 1200.3, 1201.1, 1201.2, 1201.3, 1201.7, 2200.10, 2214.4, and 2300.2 to clarify the rights and duties of bicyclists; sections 2 and 3 of the Bicyclist Responsibility Regulation Amendment Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-178; 43 DCR 4240)

Chapter 20, section 2000.11, 2000.12, and 2000.13, to establish the amount of collateral to be paid by a person charged with failure to obey under 18 DCMR 2000.2 based upon the number of times the person has committed the offense; section 2 of the Collateral Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 29, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-87; 46 DCR 1226)

Chapter 24, Subsection 2406.9, 2406.11 to insert the phrase "individuals with disabilities"; insert the phrase "issued pursuant to Chapter 27 or issued by any other state or country", and insert the phrase "handicapped parking procedures"; section 19 of the Technical Amendments Act of 2001, effective October 26, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-42; 48 DCR 7612)

Chapter 24, section 2411.1, 2411.14, 2411.15, 2411.16, 2411.17 and 2411.18, 2413.4, and 2413.9, to extend residential parking restrictions in the Georgetown area and in a specific area of Ward 5 to include Saturdays and to extend the parking restrictions to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, to authorize residents to petition the Director of the Department of Public Works to change the times of their residential permit parking designation and to authorize the Director to make these change by rulemaking, to authorize the Director to grant residential parking privileges to persons in Georgetown residing on private streets that abut residential parking streets; section 2 of the Motor Vehicle Parking Regulation Amendment Act of 1999, effective May 9, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-97; 47 DCR 4334)

Chapter 24, 2413.4, to authorize the Director to grant residential parking privileges to residents of private streets that abut streets with residential parking restrictions; section 2 of the Motor Vehicle Residential Parking Regulation Amendment Act of 2000, effective March 31, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-209; 47 DCR 9435)

Chapter 24, section 2418.3, 2601.2, to increase the civil infractions fine for violating the engine idling provisions, and to make the engine idling provisions of the regulations comport with the engine idling provisions of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984; section 3 of the Motor Vehicle Excessive Idling Fine Increase Amendment Act of 1999, effective October 7, 1999 (D.C. Law 13-35; 46 DCR 6017)

Chapter 24, Section 2411.19, 2411.20, 2412.9, and repeal 2425, to provide for a parking enforcement moratorium in residential permit parking areas between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7:30 a.m.; and to repeal 18 DCMR § 2425; section 2 of the Residential Permit Parking Area Amendment Act of 2002, effective June 28, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-167; 49 DCR 4475)

Chapter 24, 26, and 27, sections 2406.9, 2406.10 and 2406.11, 2411.2, 2601.1, 2701.1, 2704.3, 2717.1, 2718.4, to provide limited free and unrestricted parking for disabled individuals, to authorize the establishment of additional parking spaces for the exclusive use of disabled individuals with special license tags or permits, to provide that all parking meters shall meet the standards of the American with Disability Act Accessibility Guidelines, to require the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles to determine whether non-residents of the District of Columbia desiring to take advantage of the limited free parking, meet the eligibility requirement for a handicapped permit, to provide for a public education program on changes in the disabled parking procedures and to increase the fines for the unauthorized use of reserved spaces; Section 2 of the Individuals with Disabilities Parking Reform Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 27, 2001 (D.C. Law 143-279; 48 DCR 1882)

Chapter 2601.1, to amend Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations to increase various parking fees; Section 1602 of the Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Act of 2002, projected effective date October 1, 2002 (D.C. Act 14-403; 49 DCR 6968)

Chapter 26, section 2603.1, strikes $25 offense of failure to comply with lawful order of a police officer; section 3 of the Interference with Medical Facilities and Health Professionals

Amendment Act of 1996, effective September 20, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-157; 43 DCR 3699) pub. October 18, 1996

Chapter 40, Section 4025.4, [TEMPORARY ACT] to prohibit the parking and loading of tour buses on Eastern Avenue, N.E., between Riggs Road, N.E., and Kennedy Street, N.E. ; Section 2 of the Eastern Avenue Tour Bus Parking Prohibition Temporary Amendment Act of 2002, effective May 2, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-120; 49 DCR 1966) [Temporary Act, Expires December 13, 2002]

DCMR Title 19

Chapter 14, section 1409?, civil enforcement alternative, section 36 of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985 Technical and Clarifying Amendments Act of 1990, effective March 29, 1991 (D.C. Law 8-237; 38 DCR 314)

DCMR Title 20

Chapter 8, section 806.1(e)(3), to make a technical amendment; section 3 of the Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Control Temporary Amendment Act of 2002, projected effective date October 11, 2002 (D.C. Act 14-438; 49 DCR 7676) [Temporary Act, Expires ____]

Chapter 9, Section 900.1, to increase the civil infractions fine for violating the engine idling provisions, and to make the engine idling provisions of the regulations comport with the engine idling provisions of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984; section 4 of the Motor Vehicle Excessive Idling Fine Increase Amendment Act of 1999, effective October 7, 1999 (D.C. Law 13-35; 46 DCR 6017)

Chapter 27, section 2799.1, to clarify the definition of noise disturbance to provide that noise meter readings are not required evidence of violations of the reasonable person standard that occur outside of the Central Employment Area; Section 2 of the Noise Control Temporary Amendment Act of 2001, effective March 19, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-88; 49 DCR 210) [Temporary Act, Expires October 30, 2002]

DCMR Title 21

Chapter 7, Section 700.11, 707, 707.9, 707.10, 707.11, 707.12, 708, to make amendment to regulations that govern rodent control; Section 911 and 912 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172; 47 DCR 6308)

DCMR Title 22

Chapters 1, 7, 20 - 23 sections 111.16, 700.12, chapters 20-23, civil enforcement alternative, sections 8, 21 and 39 of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985 Technical and Clarifying Amendments Act of 1990, effective March 29, 1991 (D.C. Law 8-237; 38 DCR 314)

Chapter 30, sections 3020, 3020.3, 3020.5, 3020.6, 3020.11, 3020.13, 3020.16, 3020.17 to amend the Community Residence Facilities Licensure Act of 1977 to abolish certain health-related duties and to transfer others to the Department of Health; section 301 of the Fiscal Year 1998 Revised Budget Support Act of 1997, effective March 20, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-60; 44 DCR 7378)

DCMR Title 23

Chapters 1, and 2, sections 199.1, 200.17, 200.18, 202.5, and 203.20, to provide a definition of "DC Arena", to establish and provide for the initial issuance of one or more retailer's licenses class Arena C/X for the DC Arena, and to provide for the initial issuance of other class C retailer's licenses at the DC Arena,;Section 3 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control DC Arena Amendment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-202; 46 DCR 8412)

Chapter 3, section 302.9, 306.11, 307.11, to prohibit the expansion of activities of licensees in certain moratorium zones; section 202 of the Title 25, D.C. Code Enactment and Related Amendments Act of 2001, effective May 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-298; 48 DCR 2959)

Chapter 3, section 308, to impose a moratorium on the issuance of new retailer's licenses class B; Section 2 of the Moratorium on the Issuance of New Retailer's License Class B Amendment Act of 1999, effective October 22, 1999 (D.C. Law 13-47; 46 DCR 6602)

Chapter 3, section 308.1, 308.5, to make a conforming technical amendment to the title of a law that was changed by a nongermane amendment; Section 65 of the Technical Amendments Act of 1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-264; 46 DCR 2118)

Chapter 25, section 2501, repealed upon the effective date of publication in the District of Columbia Register of the notice of final rulemaking or emergency rulemaking for the regulations authorized by this act; Section 8(c) of the Food Regulation Amendment Act of 2002, effective May 2, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-116; 49 DCR 1945)

Chapter 30, section 3023.1, to permit civil fine alternatives; section 913 Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172; 47 DCR 6308)

DCMR Title 24

Chapter 1, section 107.8, to allow for the erection of banners, ornaments, and lights on public lampposts, buildings, or traffic lights across a street or avenue to celebrate national and District holidays; section 2 of the Banner Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-233; 48 DCR 588)

Chapter 5, sections 501.4, 501.11, 501.15, 501.15, 501.16, 501.17, 502.4, 502.6, 502.10, 502.12, 502.13, 503.6, 503.8, 505.4, 505.10, 508.5, 509.1, 509.3, 510.21, 512.1, 513.9, 515.3, 515.16, 515.26, 515.31, 515.32, and 599.1, to regulate the number of vendors allowed to occupy a side of any block and to establish procedures for assigning vendors to locations in the central vending zone; section 1101 of the Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 29, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-86; 46 DCR 1172)

Chapter 5, section 513.1, to amend subsection 513.1 of Title 24 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations to make a conforming amendment; Section 7 of Food Regulation Amendment Act of 2002, effective May 2, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-116; 49 DCR 1945)

Chapter 33, section 3302.8, 3302.9, 3302.10, to revise the fees established for public rights of way occupancy permits; section 502 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172; 47 DCR 6308)

DCMR Title 26A

Chapter 2, section 207.2, to establish the fees to be paid for banking institutions that operate in the District of Columbia; section 3401 of the Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; 48 DCR 6981)

DCMR Title 27

Chapter 9, section 918.1, to repeal the authority of the District of Columbia Auditor for the biennial audit requirement of the District of Columbia Surplus Property Plan; section 2406 Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Act of 2000, effective October 19, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172; 47 DCR 6308)

Laws without DCMR assignments

[Not Codified] to require the Mayor to provide notice to the Board of Education or private school governing body of the establishment of CBRF’s within 400 feet of a school; Community-Based Residential Facilities Act of 1992, effective May 21, 1992 (D.C. Law 9-103; 39 DCR 3799)

[Not codified] Fire Company Staffing Act of 1991, effective August 17, 1991 (D.C. Law 9-36; 38 DCR 4610) - to change from 5 to 4 the minimum number of engine company staffing requirements.

[Not codified] Title V of the Omnibus Support Act of 1993, effective September 30, 1993 (D.C. Law 10-25; 40 DCR 5489) - Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department Staffing Reductions