District of Columbia Statutes
§ 2-531 — Public policy.
District of Columbia § 2-531
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 2Government Administration.
Ch. 5Administrative Procedure.
Subch. IIFreedom of Information.
This text of District of Columbia § 2-531 (Public policy.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
D.C. Code § 2-531 (2026).
Text
The public policy of the District of Columbia is that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those who represent them as public officials and employees. To that end, provisions of this subchapter shall be construed with the view toward expansion of public access and the minimization of costs and time delays to persons requesting information.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Potomac Development Corp. v. District of Columbia
28 A.3d 531 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2011)
Fraternal Order of Police, Metropolitan Labor Committee v. District of Columbi
82 A.3d 803 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2014)
Fraternal Order of Police v. District of Columbia
52 A.3d 822 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2012)
Wemhoff v. District of Columbia
887 A.2d 1004 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2005)
Riley v. Fenty
7 A.3d 1014 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2010)
David P. Frankel v. District of Columbia Office for Planning and Economic Development
110 A.3d 553 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2015)
Fraternal Order of Police, Metropolitan Police Labor Committee v. The District of Columbia
79 A.3d 347 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2013)
Office of the People's Counsel v. Public Service Commission
955 A.2d 169 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2008)
Padou v. District of Columbia
29 A.3d 973 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2011)
Doe v. District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department
948 A.2d 1210 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2008)
District of Columbia v. Fraternal Order of Police, Metropolitan Police Department Labor Committee
75 A.3d 259 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2013)
District of Columbia v. Fraternal Order of Police Metropolitan Police Labor Committee
33 A.3d 332 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2011)
Kane v. Dist. of Columbia
180 A.3d 1073 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2018)
KIRBY VINING v. COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
140 A.3d 439 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2016)
District of Columbia v. Terris, Pravlik & Millian, LLP
(District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2025)
Dubose, DDS v. District of Columbia
(District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2023)
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, METROPOLITAN POLICE LABOR COMMITTEE v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
139 A.3d 853 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2016)
Johnson v. District of Columbia
(District of Columbia, 2021)
Kirby Vining v. District of Columbia
198 A.3d 738 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2018)
Tax Analysts v. District of Columbia
(District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2023)
Legislative History
Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title II, § 201; as added Mar. 29, 1977, D.C. Law 1-96, § 2, 23 DCR 3744; Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-283, § 3(a), 48 DCR 1917
Nearby Sections
15
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 2-531, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/2-531.