{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-210.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-210.05","heading":"Request for hearing.","body":"Any applicant or recipient, or his or her representative may request a hearing by giving a clear expression, oral or written, that he or she wants an opportunity to present his or her case to a higher authority. A request for a hearing shall be accepted by any administrative staff member employed by the Mayor to whom the request is submitted. The Mayor shall acknowledge promptly any request for a hearing, and a representative of the Mayor shall assist the claimant in submitting and processing his request for hearing. The Mayor shall treat a request made by a representative of the claimant as if made by the claimant; provided, that the claimant shall submit written authorization within 10 days of such request designating that person as his or her representative.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 2. Public Assistance.","Subchapter X. Hearing Procedures."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-210.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2bdda0aea61a048ba13febcfcb38bb57a69f282252dda68687d8d5415d500bfb","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-210.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-210.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}