D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-A416
The Department shall carry out active and passive notification to all or parts of the community concerning sex offenders, consistent with their notification classifications under section 400 of these rules. The SID is designated as the departmental unit responsible for facilitating and coordinating the dissemination of sex offender registration information.
Active notification means affirmatively informing persons or entities about sex offenders. Authorized means of active notification include, but are not limited to, community meetings, flyers, telephone calls, door-to-door contacts, electronic notification, direct mailings, and media releases.
Passive notification means making information about sex offenders available for public inspection or in response to inquiries. Authorized means of passive notification include, but are not limited to, Internet postings, making registration lists and information about registrants available for inspection at police stations and other locations, and responding to written or oral inquiries in person, through the mail, by telephone, or through email or other electronic means.
The same notification procedures are authorized for sex offenders who live outside the District, but work or attend school in the District, as are authorized for sex offenders who live in the District.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-A416