340.1 District of Columbia government employees and contractors, or the family members or business associates of District government employees and contractors, under the following classifications or employed in the following offices or positions, shall not be permitted to register for or bid on properties at any tax sale:

(a) Executive Service employees as described in D.C. Official Code § 1.610.51 (2001);

(b) Office of the City Administrator;

(c) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and the following subordinate organizations thereunder: Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Office of Planning;

(d) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; and

(e) Mayor, Councilmember, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, or a staff member thereof.

340.2 For purposes of this section, “family member” means a person as defined in D.C. Official Code § 32-501 (4) (2001) or D.C. Official Code § 32-701 (7) (2001).

340.3 For purposes of this section, the term “business associate” means:

(a) An organization in which the employee, elected official, or contractor serves as an officer, director, trustee, or employee; or

(b) Any person or organization with whom the employee, elected official, or contractor is negotiating employment or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 8490, 8491 (October 20, 2006).