313 D.C. MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS & STRUCTURE AND FORMAT

313.1 The major divisions of the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR) are titles, each of which brings together broadly related rules and regulations by subject matter categories.

313.2 Titles of the D.C. Municipal Regulations are designated by the Office of Documents. Assignment of rules and regulations to the various titles of the D.C. Municipal Regulations by the Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances will be based on the structure set forth in §313.3.

313.3 The structure of the D.C. Municipal Regulations is the following:

1 MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES

3 ELECTIONS AND ETHICS

4 HUMAN RIGHTS

5 EDUCATION

6A POLICE PERSONNEL

7 EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

8 UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

8A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL

9 TAXATION AND ASSESSMENTS

10 DISTRICTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (PART 1)

10 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (PART 2)

11 ZONING

12 CONSTRUCTION CODES

13B BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE

14 HOUSING

15 PUBLIC UTILITIES & CABLE TELEVISION

16 CONSUMERS, COMMERCIAL PRACTICES & CIVIL INFRACTIONS

17 BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONALS

18 VEHICLES & TRAFFIC

19 AMUSEMENTS, PARKS & RECREATION

20 ENVIRONMENT - CHAPTERS 1-39

20 ENVIRONMENT - CHAPTERS 40-70

21 WATER & SANITATION

22 PUBLIC HEALTH & MEDICINE HEALTH CARE & COMMUNITY RESIDENCE FACILITIES SUPPLEMENT

22A MENTAL HEALTH

23 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

24 PUBLIC SPACE AND SAFETY

25 FOOD AND FOOD OPERATIONS

26 INSURANCE

26A BANKING

27 CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT

28 CORRECTIONS, COURTS & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

29 PUBLIC WELFARE

30 LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES

31 TAXICABS & PUBLIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE

313.4 Subtitles may be assigned by the Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances to group chapters within a title by specific subject matter or agency. Specific chapters grouped within

a subtitle may be made available to the public separately by subtitle.

313.5 A Title may be divided in two ways. First, if there are large sub-sections of each Title, ODAI may determine that new titles should be formed. Second, in the alternative, ODAI may advise the agency to create Subtitles. However, if there are many smaller subsections of each title, ODAI may advise the agency to create Chapters. Subtitles and Chapters are assigned or approved by ODAI on the basis of subject matter. Each chapter or subtitle shall have a descriptive heading.

313.6 The divisions of each chapter are SECTIONS. Each section shall consist of a body of rules that covers a specific, closely related segment of the chapter's subject matter. Each section shall have a descriptive heading.

313.7 The major divisions of each section are SUBSECTIONS. Subsections are the basic units of the D.C. Municipal Regulations. Each subsection shall contain a single, specific requirement, provision, or a declarative statement of policy. Generally, subsections consist of one sentence or, occasionally, two (2) or three (3) sentences. Subsections do not have descriptive headings.

313.8 Subsections may include PARAGRAPHS and SUBPARAGRAPHS that set forth lists, examples, or subdivisions of the specific provision set forth in the subsection. Paragraphs and subparagraphs shall not be used in place of separate subsections.

313.9 The various divisions of the D.C. Municipal Regulations shall be designated in the following manner:

(a) TITLES - Consecutively in Arabic numerals in accordance with the structure set forth in this section. (1, 2, 3, ...);

(b) SUBTITLES - Consecutively in uppercase Arabic letters immediately following the DCMR designation (1 DCMR A, 6 DCMR B, ...);

(c) CHAPTERS - Consecutively in Arabic numerals throughout each title (100, 200.0, 300.0, ... 3400.0, 35 0.0, ...);

(d) SECTIONS - Consecutively in Arabic numerals throughout each chapter. (100, 101, 102, ... 3420, 3421, 3422, ...);

(e) SUBSECTIONS - Consecutively in Arabic numerals throughout each section. (106.1, 106.2, 106.3, ... 106.15, 106.16, ...);

(f) PARAGRAPHS - Consecutively in lower case Arabic letters set within parenthesis. (106.1(a), 106.1(b), 106.1(c) ...);

(g) SUBPARAGRAPHS - In outline style, as follows: (1), (2), (3), ... (1)(A), (1)(B),

(1)(C), ... (1)(A)(i), (1)(A)(ii), (1)(A)(iii). Subparagraphs are rarely used in the DCMR.

313.10 The numbering system of the D.C. Municipal Regulations can be used to identify the types of divisions contained in a citation. For example: 18 DCMR A §235.6(a)(4) is subparagraph (4) of paragraph (a) of subsection 6 of section 35 of chapter 2 of subtitle A of title 18 DCMR.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 4091, 4109-4110 (September 18, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 9073 (August 22, 2008); and as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 271, 289 (January 9, 2009).