{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-611","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-611","heading":"Established; appointment and qualifications of Administrator; duties; compensation of Administrator; authorization of positions and fundings; transfer of property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriated funds.","body":"(a)\nPart IV D of Organization Order No. 2, Commissioner’s Order No. 67-23, December 13, 1967, creating the Secretariat within the executive office of the Mayor, is amended:\n(1)\nBy striking subsection 1. k.; and\n(2)\nBy transferring, as provided in this subchapter, to the District of Columbia Office of Documents all of the powers, duties, and functions assigned to the Secretariat under any provision of law relating to the preparation, certification, and publication of the District of Columbia Register and all District of Columbia rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, and any amendments thereto.\n\n(b)\nThere is hereby established within the executive office of the Mayor (created by Organization Order No. 2, dated December 23, 1967) a District of Columbia Office of Documents which shall be under the supervision and control of an Administrator appointed by the Mayor without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position.\n\n(c)\nThe District of Columbia Office of Documents shall provide for the prompt preparation, editing, printing, and public distribution of the District of Columbia Register and the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations in accordance with this subchapter.\n\n(d)\nThe Administrator of the District of Columbia Office of Documents (hereinafter also referred to as “Administrator”) shall be a member of the District of Columbia Bar. The Administrator shall appoint such employees within the District of Columbia Office of Documents as may be necessary for the prompt and efficient performance of the functions of the Office and for which sufficient appropriation is authorized and provided.\n\n(e)\nThe Administrator shall be paid at a per annum gross rate not to exceed the highest step level of GS-15 of the General Schedule.\n\n(f)\nRepealed.\n\n(g)\nAll property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriated funds in the Office of the Secretariat which are currently allotted for legal publications, codification, and the District of Columbia Register functions shall be transferred to the District of Columbia Office of Documents. All rules, regulations, documents, and other materials assembled or developed by the Mayor’s municipal code compilation project shall be transferred to the Office of Documents.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 6. Codification and Publication of Acts, Resolutions, Rules, and Orders.","Subchapter II. District of Columbia Office of Documents."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-611","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d1810175bd274835652996e591b90e21d5f63a70ffcb6a2e5f576c3769fa1a88","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-605","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-612"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}