District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 1-608.81. Certificate of Good Standing filing requirement for Executive Branch attorneys.

(a)(1) Except as provided by the rules for temporary waiver of this requirement, each attorney, hearing officer, or administrative law judge who is required to be a member of the District of Columbia Bar as a prerequisite of employment, and who is employed by the Mayor, a subordinate agency under the Mayor, the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, or by any independent agency, shall file with the Department of Human Resources a Certificate of Good Standing from the Committee on Admissions of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals by December 15 of each year.

(2) The Director of Human Resources may verify the good standing of attorneys, hearing officers, and administrative law judges subject to this requirement by electronic means with the District of Columbia Bar.

(1) The timing for filing a Certificate of Good Standing pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and associated procedures;

(2) The standards governing when a temporary waiver of the filing requirement established by subsection (a) of this section may be granted by the personnel authority for the agency; and

(3) The procedures by which attorneys, hearing officers, or administrative law judges shall be notified of the filing requirement established by subsection (a) of this section and whether they are in compliance with the requirement.