{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-202.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-202.02","heading":"Administrative duties of Mayor.","body":"(a)\nIn accordance with rules issued by the Mayor and approved by the Council, pursuant to § 4-202.05, the Mayor shall administer this chapter.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor shall:\n(1)\nProvide for maximum cooperation with other agencies rendering services to maintain and strengthen family life and to help applicants for public assistance and recipients to attain self-support or self-care;\n(2)\nCooperate in all necessary respects with agencies of the United States government in the administration of this chapter, and accept any funds, goods, or services payable to the District for public assistance and for administering public assistance; and\n(3)\nEnter into reciprocal agreements with any state relative to the provision of public assistance to residents and nonresidents.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 2. Public Assistance.","Subchapter II. Establishment of Programs; Administration of Chapter."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-202.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"5a4ba30e0ab8e36eadfcbf9233af0af704da2095a894f32377946c63b525f740","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-202.01a","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-202.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}