- (a) The provisions of § 1-515.02 shall apply to employment in the Legal Service other than the Senior Executive Service Attorney Service and attorneys employed by the Council of the District of Columbia.
- (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2, and in accordance with § 1-515.03, any attorney appointed to the Senior Executive Service Attorney Service and an attorney appointed to the Legal Service at the Council shall become a resident of the District within 180 days of the effective date of the appointment, and shall remain a District resident for the duration of the employment. Failure to become a District resident or to maintain District residency shall result in forfeiture of the position to which the person has been appointed.
- (c) Beginning on May 23, 2019, waivers for residency requirements applicable to employees in the Legal Service shall be governed by § 1-515.05; provided, that a waiver of the residency requirement described in subsection (b) of this section issued before May 23, 2019, for an individual appointed to a hard-to-fill position in the Senior Executive Service Attorney Service, shall remain effective for the duration of the individual's appointment to the position for which the individual received the waiver.
- (d) Verification and enforcement of District residency shall occur pursuant to § 1-515.04.
History
Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 859
as added Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-260, § 2(j), 46 DCR 1318
Apr. 12, 2000. D.C. Law 13-91, § 110(e), 47 DCR 520
May 23, 2019, D.C. Law 22-315, § 3(f)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90-day) amendment of section, see § 3(d) of the Legal Services Clarification and Technical Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-293, March 7, 2000, 47 DCR 2063).
For temporary (90-day) amendment of section, see § 3(d) of the Legal Services Clarification and Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-203, December 8, 1999, 46 DCR 10456).
For temporary addition of subchapter, see note to § 1-608.51.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-91, in subsecs. (a) and (b), substituted “the Senior Executive Service Attorney Service and attorneys employed by the Council of the District of Columbia” for “the Senior Executive Attorney Service”.
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-609.59.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 2-1831.08.