{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-204.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 9-204.05","heading":"Use of living persons’ names prohibited; use of deceased persons’ names restricted.","body":"Except as provided in § 9-204.10, no public space in the District shall be named in honor of any living person, or in honor of any person who has been deceased less than 2 years, unless the deceased person was a President or Vice President of the United States, a United States Senator or Representative, a Mayor of the District of Columbia, or a member of the Council of the District of Columbia.","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/9-204.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"573b6392e371880cef893f4adbe1687d4b287a4dd7278147e9a01ce0e78a6604","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-204.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-204.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}