{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-204.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 9-204.03","heading":"Alleys.","body":"(a)\nAn alley that does not provide the primary access to a residential or commercial property shall not be designated with an official name.\n\n(b)\nThe designation of an alley with an official name or symbolic name shall not constitute a change to its status as an alley, and shall not authorize the addition of any District services to the alley or structures abutting the alley.\n\n(c)\nAn official name of an alley shall conclude with the term \"Alley\" or \"Court\".\n\n(d)\nFor the purposes of this section, the naming of an alley shall apply to the passageway within a square, unless the Council specifically provides otherwise in legislation.","path":["Title 9. Transportation Systems.","Chapter 2. Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures.","Subchapter IV. Public Space Names and Commemorative Works.","Part A. Naming of Public Space."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/9-204.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ea44cfaee90ce5fe6b681edb29a3f0cfa0caf29a3ecf9bbfa8986e38258f90aa","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-204.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-204.03a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}