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Office of Administrative Hearings

Effective August 13, 2026, OAH no longer has jurisdiction to conduct hearings for Notices of Infraction issued by the Department of For Hire Vehicles (DFHV). Jurisdiction to conduct these hearings has been transferred to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). See DFHV Hearings for more information..

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Welcome to the D.C.
Office of Administrative Hearings

OAH is D.C.’s centralized administrative court,
providing fair and impartial trial-level hearings
for disputes involving specialized areas of law.

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Featured News

04/20/2026 COST Meeting Notice for May 05, 2026

03/19/2026 COST Meeting Notice for March 19, 2026

01/15/2026 Modified District Government Services for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

12/11/2025 OAH Advisory Committee Meeting - December 11, 2025

09/12/2025 COST Meeting Notice for September 18, 2025

03/08/2018 Recordings from March 1, 2018 C.O.S.T Meeting

11/15/2017 Public meeting of the D.C. Commission on Selection and Tenure of Administrative Law Judges (Part 1 and Part 2)

06/18/2026 OAH Advisory Committee Meeting June 18, 2026

03/28/2023 OAH Advisory Committee Meeting Recording - March 16, 2023

07/08/2022 Minutes of COST Meeting - July 6, 2022

06/15/2022 Notice of COST Meeting - July 6, 2022

06/15/2022 Minutes of COST Meeting - June 15, 2022

Upcoming Events

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E-Filing Portal Launch

The Office of Administrative Hearings launched an online E-Filing Portal on August 22, 2022. The E-Filing Portal allows litigants to file hearing requests and add documents to their cases.

OAH Advisory Committee Meeting - September 15, 2021

The Advisory Committee to the Office of Administrative Hearings will meet on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.

The meeting will be conducted on WebEx. Further information can be found in the attached agenda.