• The Code of the District of Columbia is the codification of the general and permanent laws relating to the District of Columbia. It was enacted and is...
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    American area codes established in October 1947 by AT&T. After the State of New Jersey with area code 201, the District of Columbia was the second numbering...
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    The District of Columbia has a mayor–council government that operates under Article One of the United States Constitution and the District of Columbia...
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    The mayor of the District of Columbia is the head of the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia. The mayor has the duty to enforce...
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    The District of Columbia (a political division coterminous with Washington, D.C.) holds general elections every two years to fill various D.C. government...
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    of symbols of the District of Columbia. Outline of the District of Columbia District of Columbia. "DC Symbols". Retrieved December 28, 2019. Code of the...
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    In the District of Columbia, the slave trade was legal from its creation until it was outlawed as part of the Compromise of 1850. That restrictions on...
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    the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac...
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    The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is an Act of Congress that repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and...
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    Voting rights of citizens in the District of Columbia differ from the rights of citizens in the 50 U.S. states. The United States Constitution grants...
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    The Council of the District of Columbia (shortly as the D.C. Council) is the legislative branch of the government of the District of Columbia. As permitted...
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    District of Columbia to local government, furthering District of Columbia home rule. In particular, it includes the District Charter (also called the...
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  • District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. It ruled that the Second Amendment...
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    The Superior Court of the District of Columbia, commonly referred to as DC Superior Court, is the trial court for the District of Columbia, in the United...
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    The District of Columbia statehood movement is a political movement that advocates making the District of Columbia a U.S. state, to provide the residents...
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    District of Columbia home rule is the District of Columbia residents' ability to govern their local affairs. As the federal capital, the Constitution grants...
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  • intervention to prevent the patient deteriorating Codes used in British Columbia, prescribed by the British Columbia Ministry of Health. Code amber: missing or...
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    compiled in title 5, chapter 1 of the District of Columbia Code. The MPD has a broad array of specialized services, including the Emergency Response Team, K9...
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    The attorney general for the District of Columbia is the chief legal officer of the District of Columbia. While attorneys general previously were appointed...
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    Warren v. District of Columbia (444 A.2d. 1, D.C. Ct. of Ap. 1981) is a District of Columbia Court of Appeals case that held that the police do not owe...
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  • part of the FIPS standard. The FIPS state alpha code for each U.S. states and the District of Columbia are identical to the postal abbreviations by the United...
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  • incomplete list of statutory codes from the U.S. states, territories, and the one federal district. Most states use a single official code divided into numbered...
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  • division coterminous with the District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States. The enactment of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973...
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    The Official Code of Georgia Annotated or OCGA is the compendium of all laws in the state of Georgia. Like other state codes in the United States, its...
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  • The Code of Iowa contains the statutory laws of the U.S. state of Iowa. The Iowa Legislative Service Bureau is a non-partisan governmental agency that...
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    Gun laws in the District of Columbia regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in Washington, D.C. A license to carry a handgun...
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  • Nominations of Candidates CHAPTER 34. Write-In Candidates". Delaware Code. Retrieved February 13, 2024. "Code of the District of Columbia § 1–1001.08"...
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    a Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure which were modeled after the California Penal Code, and on March 10, 1904, it enacted a Code of Civil Procedure...
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    equivalents. The 237 county equivalents include the District of Columbia and 100 equivalents in U.S. territories (such as those in Puerto Rico). The large majority...
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  • The District of Columbia Republican Party (DC GOP) is the District of Columbia affiliate of the United States Republican Party. It was founded on June...
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