District of Columbia § 17-304 Stay upon application for review of, or pending appeal from, administrative order or decision.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 17-304 — Stay upon application for review of, or pending appeal from, administrative order or decision.

District of Columbia § 17-304

Title 17Review. [Enacted title]

Ch. 3District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

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D.C. Code § 17-304 (2026).

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(a)An application for review, or pendency of an appeal, provided for by section 17-303, does not operate as a stay of the order or decision from which the appeal is taken:

(1)in any case where, under existing law, a stay may not be granted; or

(2)in any other case unless so ordered by the Mayor or Council of the District of Columbia, by the independent agency, or by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals as provided by subsection (b) of this section.

(b)For good cause shown, and upon such conditions as may be required and to the extent necessary to prevent irreparable injury, the court may take appropriate and necessary action to preserve the status or rights pending conclusion of the review proceedings provided for by section 17-303.

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(a) An application for review, or pendency of an appeal, provided for by section 17-303, does not operate as a stay of the order or decision from which the appeal is taken:

(1) in any case where, under existing law, a stay may not be granted; or

(2) in any other case unless so ordered by the Mayor or Council of the District of Columbia, by the independent agency, or by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals as provided by subsection (b) of this section.

(b) For good cause shown, and upon such conditions as may be required and to the extent necessary to prevent irreparable injury, the court may take appropriate and necessary action to preserve the status or rights pending conclusion of the review proceedings provided for by section 17-303.

Legislative History

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 614, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 565, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 146(a)(4); Mar. 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-81, § 11, 45 DCR 745