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Guide to Law Online: U.S. Washington, D.C.

Legislative

Washington, D.C., has a 13 member city council. The D.C. Council is made up of eight districts and four at-large seats. Each member is elected to a four-year term with no limit.

Code of the District of Columbia External
(D.C. Council)
Code of the District of Columbia External
(LexisNexis)
District of Columbia City Council External
District of Columbia City Council - Legislation and Laws External
District of Columbia Legislative Information Management System (LIMS) External
DC Courts Libraries Legislative Histories External
U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton
Municode: District of Columbia External
Municipal codes are not created by the state legislature, but by counties, cities, and other local government bodies. For more information about researching municipal codes, visit the Law Library's guide on the topic.