D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-3399
As used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases have the meanings ascribed:
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) - a hearing examiner authorized to hear cases pursuant to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, D.C. Law 6-42, D.C. Code §§ 6-2701 to 6-2723 (1987 Supp.), or designated by the Director to hear a case.
Applicant - an applicant for a license under an Act listed in § 3300.1 or rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
Board - a board or commission listed in § 3300.1.
Business day - a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which the Department is officially closed.
Certificate - a certificate issued by a board pursuant to an Act listed in § 3300.1.
Chairperson - the chairperson of a board or commission listed in § 3300.1 or a person designated by a board to preside at a hearing or act in place of the chairperson.
Day - a calendar day.
Department - the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
Director - the Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, or the Director's designee.
Legal holiday - one of the following holidays:
License - a license issued by a board pursuant to an Act listed in § 3300.1.
Party - a respondent, the Corporation Counsel, the Director, or any other person recognized by a board as a party in a particular proceeding.
Practitioner - a person who holds a license issued by a board or commission listed in § 3300.1.
Registration - a registration issued by a board pursuant to an Act listed in § 3300.1.
Respondent - a person against whom an adverse action is contemplated, proposed, or taken.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-3399