{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1171.07","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-1171.07","heading":"Applicability.","body":"(a)\nThis chapter shall apply as of January 29, 2013.\n\n(b)\nFor an offense committed between January 29, 2013, and March 7, 2013, this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit any conduct that was proscribed under the federal Hatch Act, 5 U.S.C. § 7321 et seq., or this chapter, or authorize any penalties that were not available before March 7, 2013.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 11B. Prohibition on Government Employee Engagement in Political Activity."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-1171.07","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"07e014c14e7841d4d3a14a88af026b25b4d6b7aacd61998cfe1f5fdd347dcd0e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1171.06a","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}