{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-410","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-410","heading":"Use of a public school building by a civic association.","body":"(a)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, a civic association may enter into a use agreement to use a District of Columbia Public Schools school building for a regularly scheduled meeting at no charge; provided, that:\n(1)\nThe use of the school building does not impose a cost on the District, except for the costs of custodial and security services; and\n(2)\nA civic association shall not enter into a use agreement to use a District of Columbia Public Schools school building for more than 12 regularly scheduled meetings in a calendar year.\n\n(b)\nThe Department of General Services shall reimburse a civic association for the costs of obtaining the liability insurance required under its use agreement if that insurance is purchased through a District-approved insurance partnership program.\n\n(c)\nFor the purposes of this section, the term \"civic association\" means:\n(1)\nA nonprofit association, corporation, or other organization that is:\n(A)\nComprised primarily of residents of the community within which the school to be used is located;\n(B)\nOperated for the promotion of social welfare and general neighborhood improvement and enhancement; and\n(C)\nExempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, approved August 16, 1954 (68A Stat. 163; 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), (4)), or a member of the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations or the Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia; or\n(2)\nA nonprofit association, corporation, or other organization that is:\n(A)\nComprised primarily of residents of a contiguous community that is defined by specific geographic boundaries, within which the school to be used is located; and\n(B)\nOperated for the promotion of the welfare, improvement, and enhancement of that community.","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 4. Use of School Buildings."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-410","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"56149816b63cc24815918ad698c1afe3f9f325b49ce3cfe22f33dd21c310ba25","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-409","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-431"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}