1200. INTRODUCTION TO THE CIVIL INFRACTION APPEALS PROCESS

INTRODUCTION TO THE CIVIL INFRACTION APPEALS PROCESS This chapter provides regulations for the civil infraction appeals process. The Board of Zoning Adjustment shall entertain and decide civil infraction appeals timely filed by persons aggrieved by orders issued by Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) pursuant to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6–42; D.C. Official Code, §§ 6–2701 et seq.) (Civil Infractions Act) involving infractions of the Height Act or of the Zoning Regulations. Civil infraction cases are decided by the Board of Zoning Adjustment and follow the applicable procedures of Subtitle Y, Chapter 5. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 3454 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: General Procedures 11-X DCMR § 1200