§ 2-603. Statutes-at-Large.

Current through October 23, 2012

(a) Beginning in 2013, within 45 days of the end of each Council year, the Council shall compile and publish online the District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large which shall include in separate chronological order:

(1) Council acts, including emergency acts adopted after December 31, 1986, which become law during that Council year; and

(2) Council resolutions adopted during that Council year, except ceremonial resolutions adopted after December 31, 1986.

(b) The 1st publication of the District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large shall also contain in a separate part each regulation and resolution of the District of Columbia Council in chronological order.

(d) The District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large shall contain a certificate by the General Counsel to the Council of the District of Columbia stating that it contains all the documents required to be published pursuant to this section as of the date of the certificate.

                
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(Oct. 8, 1975, D.C. Law 1-19, title II, § 205, 22 DCR 2062; Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-153, § 6(c), 25 DCR 6960; Feb. 18, 1988, D.C. Law 7-78, § 2, 34 DCR 7956; Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 1112, 59 DCR 8025.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 1-1603.

1973 Ed., § 1-1603.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 19-168, in subsec. (a), substituted "Beginning in 2013, within 45 days" for "Within 45 days", substituted "Council" for "Mayor", and substituted "publish online" for "publish"; repealed subsec. (c); and added subsec. (d). Prior to repeal, subsec. (c) read as follows:

"(c) The Mayor shall make copies of the District of Columbia Statutes-at-Large available to the public at a reasonable cost calculated to cover the costs of its compilation, publication, and distribution."

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-19, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-601.

For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-153, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-611.

Law 7-78 was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 7-179, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on October 27, 1987 and November 10, 1987, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on November 24, 1987, it was assigned Act No. 7-113 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.

For history of Law 19-168, see notes under § 2-218.76.

Miscellaneous Notes

Short title: Section 1111 of D.C. Law 19-168 provided that subtitle K of title I of the act may be cited as "Council Publication of Statutes-at-Large Amendment Act of 2012".