{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-707","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-707","heading":"Authorized uses of official mail by elected officials.","body":"The provisions of § 2-706 do not prohibit an elected official or his or her staff from mailing, as official mail, any of the following:\n\n(1)\nThe whole or part of any record, speech, debate, or report of the Council or any committee thereof;\n\n(2)\nThe tabulation of an official’s vote or explanation thereof;\n\n(3)\nMatter which expresses condolences to a person who has suffered a loss or congratulations to a person who has achieved some personal or public distinction; provided, that mass mailings of a congratulatory nature which are substantially the same except for individualized addresses are not authorized;\n\n(4)\nInformation concerning the official’s schedule of meeting constituents;\n\n(5)\nInformation concerning the meeting schedule and agenda for committees and subcommittees upon which the official serves;\n\n(6)\nInformation concerning financial disclosure information, whether or not required by law;\n\n(7)\nMatter which consists of federal, state, or local laws, regulations or publications paid for by public funds;\n\n(8)\nQuestionnaires which relate to matters respecting public policy or administration; and\n\n(9)\nMatter which contains pictures of the member or biographical or autobiographical data whenever such matter is mailed in response to a specific request therefor.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 7. Official Correspondence."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-707","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4e43f952aec54645f378baafd5e23db800b643f76c3bb4d045565745bc1f8ef3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-706","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-708"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}