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D.C. Code § 9-204.05: Use of living persons’ names prohibited; use of deceased persons’ names restricted.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 9. Transportation Systems.
- Chapter 2. Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures.
- Subchapter IV. Public Space Names and Commemorative Works.
- Part A. Naming of Public Space.
Except as provided in § 9-204.10, no public space in the District shall be named in honor of any living person, or in honor of any person who has been deceased less than 2 years, unless the deceased person was a President or Vice President of the United States, a United States Senator or Representative, a Mayor of the District of Columbia, or a member of the Council of the District of Columbia.
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