Code of the District of Columbia

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compilation of laws legal code official publication statutory code

The Code of the District of Columbia is the official compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in Washington, D.C., organized by subject into a comprehensive statutory code.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	compilation of laws → legal code → official publication → statutory code →
appliesIn	Washington, D.C. →
covers	business regulation in the District of Columbia → civil procedure in the District of Columbia → criminal offenses in the District of Columbia → education law in the District of Columbia → family law in the District of Columbia → government organization of the District of Columbia → property law in the District of Columbia → public health law in the District of Columbia → taxation in the District of Columbia →
governs	civil law in the District of Columbia → criminal law in the District of Columbia → local law in the District of Columbia → municipal regulation in the District of Columbia →
hasAbbreviation	D.C. Code →
hasAlternativeName	D.C. Official Code → District of Columbia Official Code →
hasComponent	chapters → sections → titles →
hasFormat	online edition → print edition →
hasJurisdiction	District of Columbia →
isCompilationOf	statutes of the District of Columbia →
isDistinctFrom	District of Columbia Municipal Regulations → District of Columbia Register → United States Code →
isInForceIn	District of Columbia →
isOfficialCompilationOf	permanent laws of the District of Columbia →
isPublishedBy	District of Columbia government →
isSubordinateTo	United States Constitution → federal statutes applicable to the District of Columbia →
isUpdatedBy	acts of the Council of the District of Columbia → laws signed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia →
isUpdatedThrough	session laws of the District of Columbia →
isUsedBy	District of Columbia Council → District of Columbia executive agencies → courts of the District of Columbia → lawyers practicing in the District of Columbia → residents of the District of Columbia →
language	English →
legalStatus	binding law within the District of Columbia →
organizedBy	subject matter →
subjectOf	statutory interpretation in District of Columbia courts →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Home Rule Act of 1973 ("District of Columbia Code") → Law of the District of Columbia ("D.C. Official Code") →	codifiedIn
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ("District of Columbia Code") → Narcotics and Special Investigations Division ("District of Columbia Code") →	follows
Code of the District of Columbia ("District of Columbia Official Code") → Code of the District of Columbia ("D.C. Official Code") →	hasAlternativeName
Judiciary of the District of Columbia ("District of Columbia Code") →	applies
Government of the District of Columbia ("District of Columbia Official Code") →	appliesLaw
Council of the District of Columbia →	appliesStatutoryLaw
Sexual Assault Unit ("District of Columbia Code") →	governingLaw
Code of the District of Columbia ("D.C. Code") →	hasAbbreviation
District of Columbia Municipal Regulations ("District of Columbia Code") →	implements
Law of the District of Columbia ("District of Columbia Code") →	includes
Harbor Patrol Unit ("District of Columbia Code") →	lawEnforced