(a) There is hereby established a Child Protection Register to be maintained by the Agency.
(b) The purposes of the Register are to:
(1) Maintain, in print or in a database, a confidential index of cases of abused and neglected children;
(2) Assist in the identification and treatment of abused and neglected children and their families; and
(3) Serve as a resource for the evaluation, management, and planning of programs and services for abused and neglected children.
(c) The staff of the Agency assigned to maintain the Child Protection Register shall maintain 24-hour, 7 day-a-week telephone lines which may be combined with the 24-hour intake components described part C of this subchapter.
(d) Said staff shall:
(1) Receive reports and information necessary for the operation of the Child Protection Register and make appropriate entries in such Register as required by § 4-1302.02(a); and
(2) Release information contained in the Child Protection Register in a manner consistent with this subchapter.
(e) The Mayor shall submit a report to the Council on the Agency's plan for implementation of the provisions of this part, as amended by D.C. Law 14-206, no later than January 31, 2003.
(Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title II, § 201, 24 DCR 3341; Oct. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-206, § 2(g), 49 DCR 7815.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2111.
1973 Ed., § 6-2111.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-206, in subsec. (a), substituted "Agency" for "Division"; in subsec. (b)(1), substituted "Maintain, in print or in a database," for "Maintain"; in subsec. (c), substituted "Agency" for "Department of Human Services"; and added subsec. (e).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-22, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 4-1301.02.
For Law 14-206, see notes following § 4-1301.02.
References in Text
D.C. Law 14-206, referred to in subsec. (e), is the Improved Child Abuse Investigations Amendment Act of 2002, Oct. 19, 2002, 49 DCR 7815.
(a) There shall be retained in the Child Protection Register the following information concerning each substantiated and inconclusive report:
(1) The recipient of the report, the date and the time of the receipt of the report;
(2) The information required in the report pursuant to § 4-1321.03;
(3) The census tract and ward in which the child lives and other demographic information concerning the incident referred to in the report;
(4) The agencies to which the report was referred and the date and the time of the referral;
(5) The agency or agencies making the initial investigation, the summary of the results of the initial investigation and the dates and the times the investigations were begun and terminated;
(6) The agency or agencies making the social investigation, the summary of the results of the social investigation, the dates and the times said investigation was begun and terminated, the services offered and when they were offered;
(7) The agency or agencies to which the referrals were made and the services requested, with the dates of the opening and the closing of the case;
(8) The placements of the child and the dates of each placement;
(9) Court actions concerning the child and the dates thereof; and
(10) The date the case was closed.
(b) There may be retained in the Child Protection Register other information required for research, planning, evaluation and management purposes pursuant to rules adopted according to § 2-501 et seq.
(c) Repealed.
(d) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall review all open cases every 6 months to assure that information in said Register is current and shall request updated information from the appropriate agencies as indicated.
(e) The public agencies responsible for receiving reports, making investigations and providing or securing case management shall be responsible for supplying the information required under this section to the Child Protection Register on a timely basis.
(Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-2, title II, § 202, 24 DCR 3341; Oct. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-206, § 2(h), 49 DCR 7815.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2112.
1973 Ed., § 6-2112.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-206, in subsec. (a), substituted "concerning each substantiated and inconclusive report:" for "concerning each supported report:"; and repealed subsec. (c). Prior to repeal, subsec. (c) had read as follows:
"(c) Information in an unsupported report shall be retained in a separate index in which all information that could identify any person referred to in the unsupported report shall be destroyed."
Temporary Amendments of Section
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 3(b) of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 14- 240, March 25, 2003, law notification 50 DCR 2753).
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) delay of the applicability of provisions changing the manner in which the Child and Family Services Agency will process reports of child abuse and neglect, see § 3 of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-494, October 23, 2002, 49 DCR 9781).
For temporary (90 day) delay of the applicability of provisions changing the manner in which the Child and Family Services Agency will process reports of child abuse and neglect, see § 3 of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14- 603, January 7, 2003, 50 DCR 687).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-22, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 4-1301.02.
For Law 14-206, see notes following § 4-1301.02.
Law 14-310, the "Criminal Code and Miscellaneous Technical Amendments Act of 2002", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 14-954, which was referred to the Committee on Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 3, 2002, and December 17, 2002, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 22, 2003, it was assigned Act No. 14-622 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 14-310 became effective on June 12, 2003.
Miscellaneous Notes
Application of Law 14-206: Section 16(b) of D.C. Law 14-310 provides that section 2(a)(2), (4), (5), (6), and (7), (b), (c), (d), (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) of D.C. Law 14-206 shall apply as of October 1, 2003.
(a) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall grant access to information contained in said Register only to the following persons:
(1) Officers of the police for the purpose of an investigation of a report;
(2) The Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia or his or her agent for the purpose of fulfilling his or her official duties concerning investigating and prosecuting cases of an allegedly abused or neglected child;
(2A) The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, or his or her agent, for the purpose of fulfilling his or her official duties concerning investigating and prosecuting cases involving an allegedly abused or neglected child.
(3) The personnel of the Agency and the Social Services Agency of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the purpose of investigating a report or providing services to a family or child who is the subject of a report;
(4) The guardian ad litem of a child who is the subject of a report;
(5) Each person identified in a report as a person responsible for the neglect of the child or that person's attorney;
(6) The parent, guardian, custodian, or attorney of the child who is the subject of the report;
(7) A child-placing agency licensed in the District of Columbia or the Agency's staff who makes child placements for the purpose of checking a proposed foster care or adoptive placement for a report of abuse or neglect, upon submission of a signed consent for release of information pursuant to § 4-1407.01;
(8) The Child Fatality Review Committee, for the purpose of examining past events and circumstances surrounding child deaths in the District of Columbia and deaths of children who were either residents or wards of the District of Columbia, in an effort to reduce the number of preventable child deaths, especially those deaths attributable to child abuse and neglect and other forms of maltreatment. The Child Fatality Review Committee shall be granted, upon request, access to information contained in the files maintained on any deceased child or on the parent, guardian, custodian, kinship caregiver, day-to-day caregiver, relative/godparent caregiver, or sibling of a deceased child; and
(9) Any member of a multidisciplinary investigation team ("MDT") established pursuant to Part A-i of this subchapter for purposes of an investigation or review conducted by the MDT.
(a-1)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall grant access to substantiated reports to the chief executive officers or directors of day care centers, schools, or any public or private organizations working directly with children, for the purpose of making employment decisions regarding employees and volunteers or prospective employees and volunteers, if:
(A) The request is made in writing and clearly articulates the basis for the request; and
(B) The request is accompanied by a notarized consent for release of information from the Child Protection Register signed by the employee or volunteer or prospective employee or volunteer.
(2) Information provided pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to information pertaining to the nature and disposition of the report of abuse or neglect and shall not include any identifying information regarding any person other than the employee or volunteer, or prospective employee or volunteer.
(3) The Agency shall not release any information pursuant to this subsection pertaining to a substantiated report that was received prior to the October 19, 2002.
(b) The investigators of a report may divulge the information obtained from the Child Protection Register to medical professionals for the purpose of obtaining a diagnosis of the child who is the subject of the report.
(c) Each person seeking access to the Child Protection Register shall show identification satisfactory to the staff which maintains said Register before access is allowed.
(d) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall not release to those persons identified in paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (a) of this section any information that identifies the source of a report or the witnesses to the incident referred to in a report unless said staff first obtains permission from the source of the report or from the witnesses named in the report.
(e) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall release only that information which is necessary for the purpose of the request and which does not violate the confidentiality of the persons identified in the report, except as is necessary to meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(f) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall not release the information contained in said Register to another jurisdiction unless:
(1) That jurisdiction has comparable safeguards for ensuring the confidentiality of information regarding persons identified in the report and for withholding the identity of the source of the report; or
(2) The staff obtains permission for the release of the information from each person identified in the report and from the source of the report.
(g) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall maintain a record of each release of information, which record shall contain the following information:
(1) The date of the release of the information;
(2) To whom the information was released and the address of that person or institution; and
(3) The purpose for which the information was released.
(h) The information in the Child Protection Register shall be released orally only to the Metropolitan Police Department, to the Office of the Attorney General, and to personnel of the Agency and of the Social Services Agency of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia when they are investigating a report. Any release of information to other persons listed in subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to § 4-1302.04 shall be preceded by a written request from the person requesting the information.
(Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title II, § 203, 24 DCR 3341; Aug. 21, 1982, D.C. Law 4-141, § 3, 29 DCR 2867; Mar. 15, 1990, D.C. Law 8-87, § 3(d), 37 DCR 50; Apr. 18, 1996, D.C. Law 11-110, § 13(b), 43 DCR 530; Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-277, § 2(i), 48 DCR 2043; Oct. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 14-28, § 4617, 48 DCR 6981; Oct. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-206, § 2(i), 49 DCR 7815; Apr. 12, 2005, D.C. Law 15-341, § 2(g), 52 DCR 2315.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2113.
1973 Ed., § 6-2113.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-277 substituted "Agency" for "Division" throughout the section; and, in par. (7) of subsec. (a), substituted "Agency's" for "Department of Human Services".
D.C. Law 14-28, in subsec. (a), made nonsubstantive changes in pars. (6) and (7), and added par. (8).
D.C. Law 14-206, in subsec. (a), substituted "concerning investigating and prosecuting cases of an allegedly abused or neglected child;" for "concerning cases of an allegedly neglected or abused child;" in par. (2), added pars. (2A) and (9), and made nonsubstantive changes in pars. (7) and (8); and added subsec. (a-1).
D.C. Law 15-341, in subsec. (h), substituted "Metropolitan Police Department, to the Office of the Attorney General," for "police".
Temporary Amendments of Section
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 17 of Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Temporary Act of 2001 (D.C. Law 14-20, September 6, 2001, law notification 48 DCR 9090).
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 3(b) of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 14- 240, March 25, 2003, law notification 50 DCR 2753).
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 17 of Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-40, April 25, 2001, 48 DCR 5917).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 17 of Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Legislative Review Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14- 82, July 9, 2001, 48 DCR 6355).
For temporary (90 day) delay of the applicability of provisions changing the manner in which the Child and Family Services Agency will process reports of child abuse and neglect, see § 3 of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-494, October 23, 2002, 49 DCR 9781).
For temporary (90 day) delay of the applicability of provisions changing the manner in which the Child and Family Services Agency will process reports of child abuse and neglect, see § 3 of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14- 603, January 7, 2003, 50 DCR 687).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-22, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 4-1301.02.
Law 4-141, the "District of Columbia Child Placing Authority Act Amendments Act of 1982," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 4-164, which was referred to the Committee on Human Services. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on May 25, 1982, and June 8, 1982, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on June 30, 1982, it was assigned Act No. 4-207 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 8-87, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 4-1301.06a.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-110, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 4-1301.06a.
For D.C. Law 13-277, see notes following § 4-1301.02.
For Law 14-28, see notes following § 4-344.01.
For Law 14-206, see notes following § 4-1301.02.
Law 14-310, the "Criminal Code and Miscellaneous Technical Amendments Act of 2002", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 14-954, which was referred to the Committee on Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 3, 2002, and December 17, 2002, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 22, 2003, it was assigned Act No. 14-622 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 14-310 became effective on June 12, 2003.
For Law 15-341, see notes following § 4-1301.02.
Miscellaneous Notes
For applicability of D.C. Law 13-277, see note following § 4-1303.01a.
Application of Law 14-206: Section 16(b) of D.C. Law 14-310 provides that section 2(a)(2), (4), (5), (6), and (7), (b), (c), (d), (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) of D.C. Law 14-206 shall apply as of October 1, 2003.
The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register may release information from said Register for research and evaluation only upon an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; provided, however, that no information identifying the persons named in a report shall be made available to the researcher or evaluator.
(Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title II, § 204, 24 DCR 3341.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2114.
1973 Ed., § 6-2114.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-22, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 4-1301.02.
(a) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall, within 7 days from the date that a report is entered in said Register, give notice to each person identified in the report of the fact that the report identifies him or her as responsible for the alleged abuse or neglect of the child who is the subject of the report.
(b) This notice shall include the following information:
(1) The date that the report identifying the person was entered in the Child Protection Register;
(2) The right of the person to review the entire report, except information which identifies other persons mentioned in the report; and
(3) The administrative procedures through which the person may seek to correct information which he or she alleges is incorrect or to establish that the report is unfounded.
(Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title II, § 205, 24 DCR 3341; Oct. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-206, § 2(j), 49 DCR 7815.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2115.
1973 Ed., § 6-2115.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-206 rewrote subsec. (b)(3) which had read as follows:
"(3) The administrative procedures through which the person may seek the correction of information which he or she alleges is incorrect."
Temporary Amendments of Section
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 3(b) of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 14- 240, March 25, 2003, law notification 50 DCR 2753).
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) delay of the applicability of provisions changing the manner in which the Child and Family Services Agency will process reports of child abuse and neglect, see § 3 of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-494, October 23, 2002, 49 DCR 9781).
For temporary (90 day) delay of the applicability of provisions changing the manner in which the Child and Family Services Agency will process reports of child abuse and neglect, see § 3 of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14- 603, January 7, 2003, 50 DCR 687).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-22, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 4-1301.02.
For Law 14-206, see notes following § 4-1301.02.
Law 14-310, the "Criminal Code and Miscellaneous Technical Amendments Act of 2002", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 14-954, which was referred to the Committee on Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 3, 2002, and December 17, 2002, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 22, 2003, it was assigned Act No. 14-622 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 14-310 became effective on June 12, 2003.
Miscellaneous Notes
Application of Law 14-206: Section 16(b) of D.C. Law 14-310 provides that section 2(a)(2), (4), (5), (6), and (7), (b), (c), (d), (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) of D.C. Law 14-206 shall apply as of October 1, 2003.
The Mayor shall establish, by rules adopted pursuant to § 2-501 et seq., procedures to permit a person identified in the Child Protection Register to challenge information which he or she alleges is incorrect or establish that a report is unfounded.
(Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title II, § 206, 24 DCR 3341; Oct. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-206, § 2(k), 49 DCR 7815.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2116.
1973 Ed., § 6-2116.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-206 substituted "incorrect or establish that a report is unfounded" for "incorrect".
Temporary Amendments of Section
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 3(b) of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 14- 240, March 25, 2003, law notification 50 DCR 2753).
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) delay of the applicability of provisions changing the manner in which the Child and Family Services Agency will process reports of child abuse and neglect, see § 3 of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-494, October 23, 2002, 49 DCR 9781).
For temporary (90 day) delay of the applicability of provisions changing the manner in which the Child and Family Services Agency will process reports of child abuse and neglect, see § 3 of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14- 603, January 7, 2003, 50 DCR 687).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-22, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 4-1301.02.
For Law 14-206, see notes following § 4-1301.02.
Law 14-310, the "Criminal Code and Miscellaneous Technical Amendments Act of 2002", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 14-954, which was referred to the Committee on Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 3, 2002, and December 17, 2002, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 22, 2003, it was assigned Act No. 14-622 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 14-310 became effective on June 12, 2003.
Miscellaneous Notes
Application of Law 14-206: Section 16(b) of D.C. Law 14-310 provides that section 2(a)(2), (4), (5), (6), and (7), (b), (c), (d), (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) of D.C. Law 14-206 shall apply as of October 1, 2003.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, substantiated reports shall not be expunged from the Child Protection Register.
(b) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall expunge from each inconclusive report all information that identifies any person in the inconclusive report upon the first occurrence of either:
(1) The 18th birthday of the child who is the subject of the report, if there is no reasonable suspicion or evidence that another child living in the same household or under the care of the same parent, guardian, or custodian has been abused or neglected; or
(2) The end of the 5th year after the termination of the social rehabilitation services directed toward the abuse and neglect.
(c) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall expunge:
(1) Any unfounded report immediately upon such classification by the Agency; and
(2) Any material successfully challenged as incorrect pursuant to the rules adopted under § 4-1302.06.
(Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title II, § 207, 24 DCR 3341; Oct. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-206, § 2(l), 49 DCR 7815; Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 35, 51 DCR 881.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2117.
1973 Ed., § 6-2117.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-206 rewrote the section which had read as follows:
"§ 4-1302.07. Expungement.
"(a) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall expunge from each report all information that identifies any person in the report upon:
"(1) The 18th birthday of the child, if there is no reasonable suspicion or evidence that a younger sibling is being abused or neglected; or
"(2) The end of the 5th year after the termination of the social rehabilitation services directed toward the abuse and neglect, whichever occurs first.
"(b) The staff which maintains the Child Protection Register shall expunge, pursuant to the rules adopted under § 4-1302.06, material successfully challenged as incorrect."
D.C. Law 15-105, in subsec. (b)(1), substituted "the child who is the subject of the report" for "that child".
Temporary Amendments of Section
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 3(b) of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 14- 240, March 25, 2003, law notification 50 DCR 2753).
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90 day) delay of the applicability of provisions changing the manner in which the Child and Family Services Agency will process reports of child abuse and neglect, see § 3 of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-494, October 23, 2002, 49 DCR 9781).
For temporary (90 day) delay of the applicability of provisions changing the manner in which the Child and Family Services Agency will process reports of child abuse and neglect, see § 3 of Improved Child Abuse Investigations Technical Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14- 603, January 7, 2003, 50 DCR 687).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-22, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 4-1301.02.
For Law 14-206, see notes following § 4-1301.02.
Law 14-310, the "Criminal Code and Miscellaneous Technical Amendments Act of 2002", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 14-954, which was referred to the Committee on Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 3, 2002, and December 17, 2002, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 22, 2003, it was assigned Act No. 14-622 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 14-310 became effective on June 12, 2003.
For Law 15-105, see notes following § 4-204.08.
Miscellaneous Notes
Application of Law 14-206: Section 16(b) of D.C. Law 14-310 provides that section 2(a)(2), (4), (5), (6), and (7), (b), (c), (d), (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) of D.C. Law 14-206 shall apply as of October 1, 2003.
Any staff member of the Child Protection Register who willfully releases information obtained from the Register in violation of this subchapter shall be fined not more than $1,000.
(Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title II, § 208, 24 DCR 3341.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2118.
1973 Ed., § 6-2118.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-22, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 4-1301.02.
All violations of this subchapter shall be prosecuted by the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia or his or her designee in the name of the District of Columbia.
(Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title II, § 209, 24 DCR 3341.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2119.
1973 Ed., § 6-2119.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-22, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 4-1301.02.
