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It's easy for District residents to access the DC Official Code (District laws). The DC Council contracts with an outside vendor (The West Group Publishing Company) to provide the full DC Official Code online.
 
To view a printed version of the DC Official Code, visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Library at 9th and G Streets, NW, or contact them at (202) 727-1111.
 
The DC Municipal Regulations (DCMR) can be purchased from the Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances, or they can be viewed online. To order single copies of the DCMR, visit the Office of the Secretary website. The DCMR is also available for viewing at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library and some branch libraries.
 
Information about some types of regulations can be found online on various agency websites:
 
  • "Clean City"
  • Environmental Policy Act
  • Housing
  • Insurance and Securities
  • Noise Control
  • Zoning Regulations
     

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