D.C. Code § 23-704 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 7 / § 23-704
§ 23-704. Extradition.
Status: in_force

(a) In all cases where the laws of the United States provide that fugitives from justice shall be delivered up, the chief judge of the Superior Court shall cause to be apprehended and delivered up fugitives from justice who shall be found within the District of Columbia, in the same manner and under the same regulations as the executive authority of a State is required to do by the provisions of chapter 209 of Title 18, United States Code, and all executive and judicial officers are required to obey the lawful precepts or other process issued for that purpose, and to aid and assist in that delivery.
(b) The chief judge of the Superior Court may also surrender, on demand of the Governor of any State, any person in the District of Columbia charged in that State in the manner provided in subsection (a) of this section with committing an act in the District of Columbia, or in another State, intentionally resulting in a crime in the State whose executive authority is making the demand, even though the accused was not in that State at the time of the commission of the crime, and has not fled therefrom.
(c) No person apprehended in accordance with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding him shall have appointed to receive him unless he shall first be taken before the chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia who shall inform him of the demand made for his surrender, and of the crime with which he is charged, and that he has the right to demand and procure legal counsel.
(d) If the person or his counsel shall state that he desires to test the legality of the person’s arrest, the chief judge shall hold a hearing to determine whether the person shall be delivered over as demanded. At the hearing, the person shall have the same rights to challenge his detention and extradition as if the hearing were upon a writ of habeas corpus.
(e) If the chief judge shall order the person delivered over, he may appeal, within twenty-four hours, from that order to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals if the chief judge who rendered the order, or a judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, issues a certificate of probable cause. The appeal shall be expedited by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. An application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person who is authorized to demand a hearing pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall not be entertained if it appears that the applicant has failed to demand such a hearing or that the chief judge, after hearing, has ordered him delivered over, unless it also appears that the remedy by hearing is inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of his detention.
(f) Nothing contained in this subsection shall prevent a person from waiving his right to appear before the chief judge of the Superior Court and voluntarily returning in custody of a proper official to the jurisdiction of the State which is demanding him.
(g) No person demanded by the Governor of a State pursuant to this section shall be released upon bond or other obligation except pursuant to an order of a court of the demanding State.
(h) Any associate judge designated by the chief judge or acting chief judge shall have the same power to act pursuant to this section as the chief judge.
D.C. Code § 23-113 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 1 / § 23-113
§ 23-113. Limitations on actions for criminal violations.
Status: in_force

(a) Time limitations. — (1) A prosecution for the following crimes may be commenced at any time:
    (A) murder in the first or second degree (D.C. Official Code §§ 22-2101 and 2102 [ 22-2102 ]);
    (B) murder in the second degree (D.C. Official Code § 22-2103 );
    (C) murder of a law enforcement officer or public safety employee (D.C. Official Code § 22-2106 );
    (D) first degree murder that constitutes an act of terrorism (D.C. Official Code § 22-3153(a) );
    (E) second degree murder that constitutes an act of terrorism (D.C. Official Code § 22-3153(c) );
    (F) murder of a law enforcement officer or public safety employee that constitutes an act of terrorism (D.C. Official Code §§ 22-3153(b) );
    (G) first degree sexual abuse ( § 22-3002 );
    (H) second degree sexual abuse ( § 22-3003 );
    (I) third degree sexual abuse ( § 22-3004 );
    (J) fourth degree sexual abuse ( § 22-3005 );
    (K) first degree child sexual abuse ( § 22-3008 );
    (L) second degree child sexual abuse ( § 22-3009 );
    (M) first degree sexual abuse of a minor ( § 22-3009.01 );
    (N) second degree sexual abuse of a minor ( § 22-3009.02 );
    (O) first degree sexual abuse of a secondary education student ( § 22-3009.03 );
    (P) second degree sexual abuse of a secondary education student ( § 22-3009.04 );
    (Q) first degree sexual abuse of a ward, patient, client, or prisoner ( § 22-3013 );
    (R) second degree sexual abuse of a ward, patient, client, or prisoner ( § 22-3014 );
    (S) first degree sexual abuse of a patient or client ( § 22-3015 );
    (T) second degree sexual abuse of a patient or client ( § 22-3016 ); and
    (U) incest ( § 22-1901 ).
  (1A) Any offense that is properly joinable with any of the crimes listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection is barred if not commenced within 15 years after it is committed.
  (2) [Repealed].
  (3) A prosecution for the following crimes and any offense that is properly joinable with any of the following crimes is barred if not commenced within ten (10) years after it is committed:
    (A) [Repealed].
    (B) [Repealed].
    (C) enticing a child for the purpose of committing felony sexual abuse (D.C Official Code § 22-3010 );
    (D) [Repealed].
    (E) [Repealed].
    (F) [Repealed].
    (G) [Repealed].
    (H) using a minor in a sexual performance or promoting a sexual performance by a minor (D.C. Official Code § 22-3102 );
    (I) [Repealed].
    (J) Trafficking in labor or commercial sex and sex trafficking of children as prohibited by [D.C. Official Code §§ 22-1833 and 22-1834 ], respectively;
    (K) abducting or enticing child from his or her home for purposes of prostitution, or harboring such child ( § 22-2704 );
    (L) pandering, or inducing or compelling an individual to engage in prostitution ( § 22-2705 );
    (M) compelling an individual to live life of prostitution against his or her will ( § 22-2706 ); and
    (N) causing spouse or domestic partner to live in prostitution ( § 22-2708 ).
  (4) Except as provided in paragraph (6), a prosecution for a felony other than those crimes enumerated in paragraph (1) or paragraph (3) is barred if not commenced within six (6) years after it is committed.
  (5) Except as provided in paragraphs (6) and (7), a prosecution for any other criminal offense is barred if not commenced within three (3) years after it is committed.
  (6) A prosecution for a felony or a misdemeanor may be brought within three (3) years:
    (A) after a public officer or employee has left office, for any completed offense based on official conduct; or
    (B) after a fraud or breach of fiduciary trust has been, or reasonably should have been, discovered for any completed offense based on that fraud or breach of fiduciary trust; even if barred by the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5):
  Provided, that, in no case shall this provision extend the period of limitations to more than nine (9) years in the case of a felony nor more than six (6) years in the case of a misdemeanor.
  (7) A prosecution for a violation of subchapter II of Chapter 13 of Title 4 is barred if not commenced within 6 years after it is committed.
(b) Time when offense committed. — An offense is committed either when every element occurs, or, if a legislative purpose to prohibit a continuing course of conduct plainly appears, at the time when the course of conduct, or the defendant’s complicity therein, is terminated. Time starts to run on the day after the offense is committed or completed.
(c) Commencement of prosecution. — A prosecution is commenced when:
  (1) an indictment is entered;
  (2) an information is filed; or
  (3) a complaint is filed before a judicial officer empowered to issue an arrest warrant; provided, that such warrant is issued without unreasonable delay. A prosecution for an offense necessarily included in the offense charged shall be considered to have been timely commenced, even though the period of limitation for such included offense has expired, if the period of limitation has not expired for the offense charged and if there was, after the close of the evidence at trial, sufficient evidence as a matter of law to sustain a conviction for the offense charged.
(d) Suspension of period of limitation. — (1) The period of limitation for an offense, and any necessarily included offense, does not run during any time when a prosecution against the defendant for that offense is pending in the courts of the District of Columbia.
  (2) The period of limitation shall not begin to run until the victim reaches 21 years of age for the following offenses:
    (A) [Repealed].
    (B) [Repealed].
    (C) enticing a child for the purpose of committing felony sexual abuse (D.C. Official Code § 22-3010 );
    (D) using a minor in a sexual performance or promoting a sexual performance by a minor (D.C. Official Code § 22-3102 );
    (E) [Repealed].
    (F) [Repealed].
    (G) Section [D.C. Official Code § 22-2704 ];
    (H) Section [D.C. Official Code § 22-2705 ];
    (I) Section [D.C. Official Code § 22-2706 ], where the victim is a minor; and
    (J) Forced labor, trafficking in labor or commercial sex, sex trafficking of children, and benefitting financially from human trafficking as prohibited by the Human Trafficking Act [ D.C. Law 18-239 ], where the victim is a minor.
  (3) [Repealed].
  (4) [Repealed].
  (5) The period of limitation shall not begin to run for forced labor, trafficking in labor or commercial sex, sex trafficking of children, and benefitting financially from human trafficking until the victim is no longer subject to the means used to obtain or maintain his or her labor or services or commercial sex acts.
  (6) The period of limitation for an offense under [§ 22-1431(b)] , shall not begin to run until the victim reaches 18 years of age.
(e) Extended period for commencement of new prosecution. — If a timely complaint, indictment, or information is dismissed for any error, defect, insufficiency, or irregularity, a new prosecution may be commenced within three (3) months after the dismissal becomes final even though the period of limitation has expired at the time of the dismissal or will expire within three (3) months thereafter.
(f) Fugitives from justice. — No statute of limitations shall extend to any person fleeing from justice.
D.C. Code § 23-1301 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / § 23-1301
§ 23-1301. Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia.
Status: in_force

The Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “agency”) shall continue in the District of Columbia and shall secure pertinent data and provide for any judicial officer in the District of Columbia or any officer or member of the Metropolitan Police Department issuing citations, reports containing verified information concerning any individual with respect to whom a bail or citation determination is to be made.
D.C. Code § 23-1503 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 15 / § 23-1503
§ 23-1503. Certificate providing for attendance of witnesses at criminal prosecutions in the District of Columbia; travel allowance; penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person in any State, which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions or grand jury investigations in the District of Columbia, is a material witness in such a prosecution or a grand jury investigation in the District of Columbia which has commenced or is about to commence, a judge may issue a certificate under seal stating these facts and specifying the number of days the witness will be required. The certificate may include a recommendation that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of the United States or the District of Columbia to assure his attendance in the District of Columbia. This certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the county in which the witness is found.
(b) If the witness is summoned to attend and testify in the District of Columbia he shall be tendered the fees and allowances authorized for witnesses in criminal cases in United States district courts. A witness who has appeared in accordance with the provisions of the summons shall not be required to remain within the District of Columbia for a period longer than that specified in the certificate, unless otherwise ordered by the court. If the witness, after coming into the District of Columbia, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he may be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any other witness who disobeys a summons issued from the court in the District of Columbia where the prosecution has been instituted or the grand jury investigation has commenced or is about to commence.
D.C. Code § 23-583 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 5 / § 23-583
§ 23-583. Processing arrests.
Status: in_force

Unless a person is not eligible for release under § 23-584 , a person shall not be detained pending his or her first appearance before a judicial officer if he or she agrees to appear in court and abide by conditions set pursuant to § 23-584(d)(1) , if any.
D.C. Code § 23-1303 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / § 23-1303
§ 23-1303. Interviews with detainees; investigations and reports; information as confidential; consideration and use of reports in making bail determinations.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall, except when impracticable, interview any person detained pursuant to law or charged with an offense in the District of Columbia who is to appear before a judicial officer or whose case arose in or is before any court named in section 23-1302(1). The interview, when requested by a judicial officer, shall also be undertaken with respect to any person charged with intoxication or a traffic violation. The agency shall seek independent verification of information obtained during the interview, shall secure any such person’s prior criminal record which shall be made available by the Metropolitan Police Department, and shall prepare a written report of the information for submission to the appropriate judicial officer. The report to the judicial officer shall, where appropriate, include a recommendation as to whether such person should be released or detained under any of the conditions specified in subchapter II of this chapter . If the agency does not make a recommendation, it shall submit a report without recommendation. The agency shall provide copies of its report and recommendations (if any) to the United States attorney for the District of Columbia or the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia [Attorney General for the District of Columbia], and to counsel for the person concerning whom the report is made. The report shall include but not be limited to information concerning the person accused, his family, his community ties, residence, employment, and prior criminal record, and may include such additional verified information as may become available to the agency.
(b) With respect to persons seeking review under subchapter II of this chapter of their detention or conditions of release, the agency shall review its report, seek and verify such new information as may be necessary, and modify or supplement its report to the extent appropriate.
(c) The agency, when requested by any appellate court or a judge or justice thereof, or by any other judicial officer, shall furnish a report as provided in subsection (a) of this section respecting any person whose case is pending before any such appellate court or judicial officer or in whose behalf an application for a bail determination shall have been submitted.
(d) Any information contained in the agency's files, presented in its report, or divulged during the course of any hearing shall not be admissible on the issue of guilt in any judicial proceeding, but such information may be used in proceedings under §§ 23-1327 , 23-1328 , and 23-1329 , in perjury proceedings, and for the purposes of impeachment in any subsequent proceeding. Any information obtained from a device, as that term is defined in § 22-1211(a)(2) , may be used on the issue of guilt in any judicial proceeding.
(e) The agency, when requested by a member or officer or designated civilian employee of the Metropolitan Police Department acting pursuant to court rules governing the issuance of citations in the District of Columbia, shall furnish to such member or officer or designated civilian employee a report as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(f) The preparation and the submission by the agency of its report as provided in this section shall be accomplished at the earliest practicable opportunity.
(g) A judicial officer in making a bail determination shall consider the agency’s report and its accompanying recommendation, if any. The judicial officer may order such detention or may impose such terms and set such conditions upon release, including requiring the execution of a bail bond with sufficient solvent sureties as shall appear warranted by the facts, except that such judicial officer may not order any detention or establish any term or condition for release not otherwise authorized by law.
(h) The agency shall —
  (1) supervise all persons released on nonsurety release, including release on personal recognizance, personal bond, nonfinancial conditions, or cash deposit or percentage deposit with the registry of the court;
  (2) make reasonable effort to give notice of each required court appearance to each person released by the court;
  (3) serve as coordinator for other agencies and organizations which serve or may be eligible to serve as custodians for persons released under supervision and advise the judicial officer as to the eligibility, availability, and capacity of such agencies and organizations;
  (4) assist persons released pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter in securing employment or necessary medical or social services;
  (5) inform the judicial officer and the United States attorney for the District of Columbia or the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia [Attorney General for the District of Columbia] of failure to comply with pretrial release conditions or the arrest of persons released under its supervision and recommend modifications of release conditions when appropriate;
  (6) prepare, in cooperation with the United States marshal for the District of Columbia and the United States attorney for the District of Columbia, such pretrial detention reports as are required by Rule 46 (h) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; and
  (7) perform such other pretrial functions as the executive committee may, from time to time, assign.
D.C. Code § 23-1110 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 11 / § 23-1110
§ 23-1110. Designation of official to issue citations or take money or bond.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) “Releasing official” means a sworn member of a law enforcement agency, as defined in § 23-501(2) , appointed by the judges of the Superior Court to:
    (A) Act as a clerk of the court with authority to issue citations pursuant to § 23-584 ;
    (B) Take money pursuant to § 5-335.01 ;
    (C) Take bond imposed upon the issuance of a bench warrant by a judicial officer of the Superior Court, from persons charged with offenses triable in the Superior Court;
    (D) Release persons eligible for release pursuant to § 23-584 ; and
    (E) Tender offers to resolve criminal charges using post-and-forfeit procedures pursuant to § 5-335.01 .
  (2) “Superior Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(b) The judges of the Superior Court may remove releasing officials at any time.
(c) A releasing official shall:
  (1) Be subject to the orders and rules of the Superior Court in the discharge of his or her duties; and
  (2) Receive no additional compensation for duties performed as a releasing official other than his or her salary as an official of the Metropolitan Police Department or other law enforcement agency operating in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 23-109 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 1 / § 23-109
§ 23-109. Powers of investigators assigned to United States Attorney.
Status: in_force

Any special investigator appointed by the Attorney General and assigned to the United States Attorney for the District shall have authority to execute all lawful writs, process, and orders issued under authority of the United States, and command all necessary assistance to execute his duties, and shall have the same powers to make arrests as are possessed by members of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 23-107 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 1 / § 23-107
§ 23-107. Discharge or acquittal of joint defendant during trial in order to be witness.
Status: in_force

(a) When two or more persons are jointly indicted or charged by information, or charged by separate indictments or informations which have been joined for trial, the court may, with the consent of the prosecuting authority, direct that a defendant who has not gone into his defense be discharged so that he may be a witness for the prosecution.
(b) When two or more persons are jointly tried, a person desiring that another defendant testify on his behalf may request a judgment of acquittal on behalf of such defendant, which the court shall consider in the same manner as a motion made by such defendant.
(c) At the request of a defendant who wishes to testify on behalf of another person with whom he is jointly tried, if the evidence against such defendant is sufficient to be submitted to the jury and if such other person consents, the court may submit the case concerning such defendant to the jury separately so that his testimony may not be considered against him by such jury.
(d) A discharge granted pursuant to subsection (a), or an acquittal secured pursuant to subsection (b) or (c), shall be a bar to another prosecution for the same offense of the defendant so discharged or acquitted.
D.C. Code § 23-1104 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 11 / § 23-1104
§ 23-1104. Attorneys procuring employment through official or bondsman for a consideration prohibited.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any attorney at law, either directly or indirectly, to give, loan, donate, contribute, or to promise to give, loan, donate, or contribute any money, property, entertainment, or other thing of value whatsoever to, or to split or divide any fee or commission with, any bondsman, police officer, deputy United States marshal, probation officer, bailiff, clerk, or other attachè of any criminal court for causing or procuring or assisting in causing or procuring a person to employ the attorney to represent him in a criminal case in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 23-549 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 5 / § 23-549
§ 23-549. Maintenance and custody of records.
Status: in_force

(a) The contents of any wire or oral communication intercepted by any means authorized by this subchapter shall, if possible, be recorded on tape or wire or other comparable device. The recording of the contents of any wire or oral communication under this subchapter shall be done in such way as will protect the recording from editing or other alterations. Immediately upon the expiration of the period of the order, or extensions thereof, the recordings shall be made available to the judge issuing the order and sealed under his directions. Custody of the recordings shall be wherever the judge orders. They shall not be destroyed except upon an order of the issuing or denying judge and in any event shall be kept for ten years. Duplicate recordings may be made for use or disclosure pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of section 23-553, for investigations. The presence of the seal provided for by this subsection, or a satisfactory explanation for the absence thereof, shall be a prerequisite for the use or disclosure of the contents of any wire or oral communication or evidence derived therefrom under subsection (b) of section 23-553.
(b) Applications made and orders granted under this subchapter shall be sealed by the judge. Custody of the applications and orders shall be wherever the judge directs. The applications and orders shall be disclosed only upon a showing of good cause before a judge of competent jurisdiction and shall not be destroyed except on order of the issuing or denying judge, and in any event shall be kept for ten years.
(c) Any violation of the provisions of this subsection may be punished as contempt of court.
D.C. Code § 23-556 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 5 / § 23-556
§ 23-556. Relation to Federal law on wire interception and interception of oral communications.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 23-542, 23-543, 23-545 [repealed], 23-553, 23-554, and 23-555 of this subchapter shall be construed to supplement, and not to supersede or otherwise limit, the provisions of chapter 119 of Title 18, United States Code (relating to wire interception and interception of oral communications).
(b) Sections 23-546, 23-547, 23-548, 23-549, 23-550, 23-551, and 23-552 of this subchapter shall be construed not to supersede or otherwise limit the provisions of chapter 119 of Title 18, United States Code, except in cases of irreconcilable conflict.
D.C. Code § 23-1910 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 19 / § 23-1910
§ 23-1910. Access to information.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in addition to the notice requirements set forth in subchapter I of this chapter , for a sexual assault victim 13 years of age or older, MPD shall:
  (1) Inform the sexual assault victim of:
    (A) The status of any medical forensic examination, PERK, or toxicology test related to the sexual assault, including the reasons for any delay in processing and the eventual completion of the testing and analysis of specimens related to the case, within 15 business days after any material change in the status of the medical forensic examination, PERK, or toxicology test; and
    (B) Any PERK test results, DNA testing results, toxicology report, or other information collected as part of a medical forensic examination within 15 business days after the results become available; provided, that the MPD is not required to disclose to the sexual assault victim the identity of any suspect implicated by DNA or similar testing for cases with an open investigation or active prosecution;
  (2) Provide the sexual assault victim, upon request, with a written copy of all policies governing the administration and preservation of a PERK;
  (3) Have the PERK and its probative contents preserved for 65 years from the date the crime is first reported to the law enforcement agency, as that term is defined in § 5-113.31(9) ;
  (4) Provide the sexual assault victim with written notification at least 60 days before the date of the intended destruction or disposal of the PERK; and
  (5) Make reasonable attempts to notify a sexual assault victim 13 years of age or older of the MPD's intent to communicate with a suspect before communicating with the suspect and alerting the suspect of the sexual assault allegation made against the suspect; provided, that if prior notification is not possible, notification shall be made as soon as is reasonably possible after the communication with the suspect has occurred.
(b) (1) A sexual assault victim 13 years of age or older may request, in writing, that the MPD not perform any of its duties described in subsection (a) of this section.
  (2) If a sexual assault victim 13 years of age or older requests that the MPD not perform any of its duties described in subsection (a) of this section, the MPD shall not perform those duties, unless the sexual assault victim later requests that the MPD perform those duties; provided, that if a sexual assault victim requests that the MPD not preserve his or her PERK and its probative contents pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of this section, a sexual assault victim may not subsequently request that the MPD preserve his or her PERK and its probative contents pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of this section.
  (3) (A) The DFS shall notify the MPD of any material change in the status of any medical forensic examination, PERK, or toxicology test within 7 days after the material change.
    (B) The DFS shall notify the MPD of any PERK test results, DNA testing results, toxicology report, or other information collected as part of a medical forensic examination within 7 business days after the results become available.
D.C. Code § 23-111 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 1 / § 23-111
§ 23-111. Proceedings to establish previous convictions.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No person who stands convicted of an offense under the laws of the District of Columbia shall be sentenced to increased punishment by reason of one or more previous convictions, unless prior to trial or before entry of a plea of guilty, the United States attorney or the Corporation Counsel [Attorney General for the District of Columbia], as the case may be, files an information with the clerk of the court, and serves a copy of such information on the person or counsel for the person, stating in writing the previous convictions to be relied upon. Upon a showing by the Government that facts regarding previous convictions could not with due diligence be obtained prior to trial or before entry of a plea of guilty, the court may postpone the trial or the taking of the plea of guilty for a reasonable period for the purpose of obtaining such facts. Clerical mistakes in the information may be amended at any time prior to the pronouncement of sentence.
  (2) An information may not be filed under this section if the increased punishment which may be imposed is imprisonment for a term in excess of three years, unless the person either waived or was afforded prosecution by indictment for the offense for which such increased punishment may be imposed.
(b) If the prosecutor files an information under this section, the court shall, after conviction but before pronouncement of sentence, inquire of the person with respect to whom the information was filed whether he affirms or denies that he has been previously convicted as alleged in the information, and shall inform him that any challenge to a previous conviction which is not made before sentence is imposed may not thereafter be raised to attack the sentence.
(c) (1) If the person denies any allegation of the information of previous conviction, or claims that any conviction alleged is invalid, he shall file a written response to the information. A copy of the response shall be served upon the prosecutor. The court shall hold a hearing to determine any issues raised by the response which would except the person from increased punishment. The failure of the Government to include in the information the complete criminal record of the person or any facts in addition to the convictions to be relied upon shall not constitute grounds for invalidating the notice given in the information required by subsection (a)(1). The hearing shall be before the court without a jury and either party may introduce evidence. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the prosecuting authority shall have the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt on any issue of fact. At the request of either party, the court shall enter findings of fact and conclusions of law.
  (2) A person claiming that a conviction alleged in the information was obtained in violation of the Constitution of the United States shall set forth his claim, and the factual basis therefor, with particularity in his response to the information. The person shall have the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence on any issue of fact raised by the response. Any challenge to a previous conviction, not raised by response to the information before an increased sentence is imposed in reliance thereon, shall be waived unless good cause be shown for failure to make a timely challenge.
(d) (1) If the person files no response to the information, or if the court determines, after hearing, that the person is subject to increased punishment by reason of previous convictions, the court shall proceed to impose sentence upon him as provided by law.
  (2) If the court determines that the person has not been convicted as alleged in the information, that a conviction alleged in the information is invalid, or that the person is otherwise not subject to an increased sentence as a matter of law, the court shall, at the request of the prosecutor, postpone sentence to allow an appeal from that determination. If no such request is made, the court shall impose sentence as provided by law. The person may appeal from an order postponing sentence as if sentence had been pronounced and a final judgment of conviction entered.
D.C. Code § 23-1903 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 19 / § 23-1903
§ 23-1903. Crime victim privacy and security.
Status: in_force

(a) Before, during, and immediately after any court proceeding, the court shall provide appropriate safeguards to minimize the contact that may occur between the victim and the victim’s family with the accused or the accused’s or respondent’s family, and defense witnesses.
(b) The accused or defendant, the accused’s or defendant’s attorney or another person acting on behalf of the accused or defendant shall clearly identify himself or herself as being, representing or acting on behalf of the accused, defendant, or respondent in any contact with the victim.
(c) A responsible official shall arrange for any crime victim’s property being held for evidentiary purposes to be maintained in good condition and returned to the victim as soon as it is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes.
(d) In a proceeding in which a child is a victim or is called to give testimony, on motion by the attorney for the government or the victim’s legal or court-appointed representative, or on its own motion, the court may designate the case as being of special public importance. In cases so designated, the court shall expedite the proceeding and ensure that it takes precedence over any other. The court shall ensure a speedy trial in order to minimize the length of time the child must be involved with the criminal justice system. When deciding whether to grant a continuance, the court shall take into consideration the age of the child and the potential adverse impact the delay may have on the child’s well-being. The court shall make written findings of fact and conclusions of law when granting a continuance in cases involving a child victim or child witness.
D.C. Code § 23-324 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / § 23-324
§ 23-324. Subornation of perjury.
Status: in_force

In every information or indictment for subornation of perjury, or for corrupt bargaining or contracting with others to commit perjury, it shall be sufficient to set forth the substance of the offense charged upon the defendant, without setting forth the bill, answer, information, indictment, declaration, or any part of any record or proceeding either in law or equity, and without setting forth the commission or authority of the court, or person or persons before whom the perjury was committed, or was agreed or promised to be committed, any law, usage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
D.C. Code § 23-321 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 3 / § 23-321
§ 23-321. Description of money.
Status: in_force

In every indictment or information, except for forgery, in which it is necessary to make an averment as to any money or bank bill or notes, United States Treasury notes, postal and fractional currency, or other bills, bonds, or notes, issued by lawful authority and intended to pass and circulate as money, it shall be sufficient to describe such money, bills, notes, currency, or bonds simply as money, without specifying any particular coin, note, bill, or bond; and such allegation shall be sustained by proof that the accused has stolen or embezzled any amount of coin, or any such note, bill, currency, or bond, although the particular amount or species of such coin, note, bill, currency, or bond be not proved.
D.C. Code § 23-1307 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 13 / § 23-1307
§ 23-1307. Annual reports.
Status: in_force

The Director shall each year submit to the executive committee and to the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia a report as to the Pretrial Services Agency’s administration of its responsibilities for the previous fiscal year. The Director shall include in the report a statement of financial condition, revenues, and expenses for the past fiscal year.
D.C. Code § 23-546 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 5 / § 23-546
§ 23-546. Applications for authorization or approval of interception of wire or oral communications.
Status: in_force

(a) The United States attorney may authorize, in writing, any investigative or law enforcement officer to make application to a court for an order authorizing the interception of wire or oral communications.
(b) The United States attorney may authorize, in writing, any investigative or law enforcement officer to make application to a court for an order of approval of the previous interception of any wire or oral communication, when the contents of such communication —
  (1) relate to an offense other than that specified in an order of authorization;
  (2) were intercepted in an emergency situation; or
  (3) were intercepted in an emergency situation and relate to an offense other than that contemplated at the time the interception was made.
(c) An application for an order of authorization (as provided in subsection (a) of this section) or of approval (as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this section) may be authorized only when the interception of wire or oral communications may provide or has provided evidence of the commission of or a conspiracy to commit any of the following offenses:
  (1) Any of the offenses specified in the Act entitled “An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901, and listed in the following table:
  Offense: Specified in - Arson sections 820, 821 (D.C. Code, secs. 22-301, 22-302). Burglary section 823 (D.C. Code, sec. 22-801). Destruction of property of value in excess of $1000 section 848 (D.C. Code, sec. 22-303). Gambling sections 863, 866, 869e (D.C. Code, secs. 22-1701, 22-1705, 22-1713). Kidnapping section 812 (D.C. Code, sec. 22-2001). Murder sections 798, 800 (D.C. Code, secs. 22-2101, 22-2103). Robbery section 810 (D.C. Code, sec. 22-2801).
  (2) Bribery as specified in the Act of February 26, 1936 (D.C. Code, sec. 22-704).
  (3) Threats as specified in section 1501 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (D.C. Code, secs. 22-5106, 22-1810).
  (4) Offenses involving the manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to manufacture or distribute controlled substances as specified in sections 401 through 403 of the District of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1981, effective August 5, 1981 (D.C. Code, secs. 48-904.01 through 48-904.03).
  (5) Any of the offenses specified in the District of Columbia Theft and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982, and listed in the following table:
  Offense: Specified in - Extortion section 151 [D.C. Code, § 22-3251 ]. Blackmail section 152 [D.C. Code, § 22-3252 ]. Bribery section 302 [D.C. Code, § 22-712 ]. Obstruction of justice section 502 [D.C. Code, § 22-722 ]. Receiving stolen property of value in excess of $1000 section 132 [D.C. Code, § 22-3232 ]. Theft of property of value in excess of $1000 section 111 [D.C. Code, § 22-3211 ]. Trafficking in stolen property section 131 [D.C. Code, § 22-3231 ].
D.C. Code § 23-532 — DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 5 / § 23-532
§ 23-532. Depositing of seized currency.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Seized currency shall be promptly deposited in an interest-bearing escrow account in a federal insured financial institution in the District of Columbia to be administered by the Metropolitan Police Department pending final disposition of forfeiture proceedings. Where practical, seized foreign currency shall be converted to U.S. currency and deposited.
  (2) Deposited seized currency, with any accrued interest, shall be divided and deposited as provided in section 48-907.02, or returned to the owners if directed by the Court, after the dispositions of forfeiture proceedings.
(b) (1) The Chief of Police may grant an exception to subsection (a) of this section, pursuant to a request from the United States Attorney or the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia [Attorney General for the District of Columbia], if the seized currency is to be used as evidence and has independent evidentiary value. Seized currency retained pursuant to this subchapter shall be stored according to routine evidentiary procedures established by the Chief of Police.
  (2) The Chief of Police in consultation with the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, shall consider whether other means of preserving the independent evidentiary value of the seized currency is feasible, including photography, in determining whether an exception to subsection (a) of this section shall be granted.
  (3) If part of the seized currency has independent evidentiary value, the remaining currency shall be deposited pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Nothing in this subchapter shall apply to currency advanced to the Metropolitan Police Department, from appropriated funds for use in undercover police activities.