D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, § 3304
3304.1 After receipt of a statement of conflict or potential conflict of interest from a public official, the superior or superior-designate, pursuant to § 3303.3, shall perform the following acts:
(a) Cause the statement to be printed in the record of proceedings of the body of which the person is a member or employee; and
(b) Upon request of the affected public official, excuse that public official from votes, deliberations, or other actions, as applicable, on the matter on which a conflict or potential conflict exists.
3304.2 After receipt of a statement of conflict or potential conflict of interest from a public official, the immediate superior of the public official shall reassign the matter to another employee who is not subordinate to the relieved employee; provided, that the employee does not also have a potential conflict of interest, except for the following:
(a) The Mayor; or
(b) A Member of the Council.
3304.3 The public official shall excuse himself or herself from votes, deliberations and other actions on the matter on which a potential conflict exists; provided, that the public official does not report to an immediate supervisor.
3304.4 If the public official fails to excuse himself or herself from votes, pursuant to § 3304, the public official shall not vote, deliberate or act on the matter on which a conflict or potential conflict exists.
3304.5 If the public official fails to excuse himself or herself, pursuant to § 3304, and votes, deliberates or acts on the matter in which a conflict or potential conflict exists, a complaint of conflict of interest under Chapter 37 of this title shall issue from one (1) of the following:
(a) The Board of Elections and Ethics; or
(b) The Director of the Office of Campaign Finance.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 D.C. Reg. 3161, 3194-95 (May 22, 1998) and amended at 53 D.C. Reg. 3239 (April 21, 2006).