• Current through October 23, 2012

Except as provided in § 2-1831.16, the District of Columbia Board of Appeals and Review shall entertain and determine appeals timely filed by persons aggrieved by orders issued by hearing examiners pursuant to this chapter or by the Mayor, except that appeals involving infractions of subchapter I of Chapter 6 of Title 6, or the District of Columbia Zoning Regulations shall be entertained and determined by the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment; appeals involving infractions of Chapter 1 of Title 25, or of any regulation issued under the authority of that chapter shall be entertained and determined by the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; appeals involving infractions of laws governing occupations and professions or of regulations issued under the authority of those laws shall be entertained and determined by the appropriate occupational or professional board or commission; and appeals involving infractions of Chapter 35 of Title 42, or of any regulation issued under the authority of that chapter shall be entertained and determined by the District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission.

(Oct. 5, 1985, D.C. Law 6-42, § 301, 32 DCR 4450; Mar. 8, 1991, D.C. Law 8-237, § 2(k), 38 DCR 314; Mar. 6, 2002, D.C. Law 14-76, § 23(b)(1), 48 DCR 11442.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 6-2721.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 14-76 substituted "Except as provided in § 2-1831.16, the" for "The" in the first sentence.

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 6-42, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-1801.01.

For legislative history of D.C. Law 8-237, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-1801.06.

Law 14-76, the "Office of Administrative Hearings Establishment Act of 2001", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 14-208, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on October 2, 2001, and November 6, 2001, respectively.   Signed by the Mayor on November 29, 2001, it was assigned Act No. 14-196 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.  D.C. Law 14-76 became effective on March 6, 2002.

References in Text

Title 25, referred to in this section, was amended and enacted by D.C. Law 13- 298, effective May 3, 2001. Chapter 1 of former Title 25 embraced all sections in that title. For current provisions of Title 25, see § 25-101 et seq.