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§ 9-204.05 — Use of living persons’ names prohibited; use of deceased persons’ names restricted.

District of Columbia § 9-204.05
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 9Transportation Systems.
Ch. 2Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures.
Subch. IVPublic Space Names and Commemorative Works.
Part ANaming of Public Space.

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D.C. Code § 9-204.05 (2026).

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Except as provided in § 9-204.10 , no public space in the District shall be named in honor of any living person, or in honor of any person who has been deceased less than 2 years, unless the deceased person was a President or Vice President of the United States, a United States Senator or Representative, a Mayor of the District of Columbia, or a member of the Council of the District of Columbia.

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Legislative History

Mar. 10, 1983, D.C. Law 4-201, § 405, 30 DCR 148; Feb. 26, 2016, D.C. Law 21-68, § 2(a), 62 DCR 16266

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