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District of Columbia Official Code 2001 Edition. |
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Division I. Government of District. |
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Title 9. Transportation Systems. |
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Subtitle I. Highways, Bridges, Streets, and Alleys. |
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Chapter 2. Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures. |
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Unit A. Street and Alley Closings. |
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Subchapter IV. Public Space Names and Commemorative Works. |
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Part A. Naming of Public Space.
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Current through October 23, 2012
No public space in the District shall be named in honor of any living person, or in honor of any person who has been deceased less than 2 years, unless the deceased person was a President or Vice President of the United States, a United States Senator or Representative, a Mayor of the District of Columbia, or a member of the Council of the District of Columbia.
(Mar. 10, 1983, D.C. Law 4-201, § 405, 30 DCR 148.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 7-455.
Temporary Amendments of Section
For temporary (225 day) acceptance of dedication, see § 2 of Dedication and Designation of Harry Thomas Way Temporary Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-251, April 20, 1999, law notification 46 DCR 4164).
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary designation of minor street as "Harry Thomas Way", see § 2(b) of the Dedication and Designation of Harry Thomas Way Emergency Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-579, January 12, 1999, 45 DCR 966).
For designation of certain dedicated land, see § 2(b) of the Dedication and Designation of Harry Thomas Way, N.E. Emergency Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-198, December 1, 1999, 46 DCR 10444).
For designation of certain dedicated land, see § 2(b) of the Dedication and Designation of Harry Thomas Way, N.E. Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-277, March 7, 2000, 47 DCR 2017).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 4-201, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 9-201.01.