2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 3C - Limitation on Military Weaponry › § 5–361.01. Limitations on military weaponry acquired by District law enforcement agencies

§ 5–361.01. Limitations on military weaponry acquired by District law enforcement agencies.
(a) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2021, District law enforcement agencies shall not acquire the following property through any program operated by the federal government:
(1) Ammunition of .50 caliber or higher;
(2) Armed or armored vehicles, including aircraft and watercraft;
(3) Bayonets;
(4) Explosives or pyrotechnics, including grenades;
(5) Firearm silencers;
(6) Firearms of .50 caliber or higher;
(7) Objects designed or capable of launching explosives or pyrotechnics, including grenade launchers, firearms, and firearms accessories; and
(8) Remotely piloted, powered aircraft without a crew aboard, including drones.
(b) If a District law enforcement agency:
(1) Requests property through a program operated by the federal government, the District law enforcement agency shall publish notice of the request on a publicly accessible website within 14 days after the date of the request; or
(2) Acquires property through a program operated by the federal government, the District law enforcement agency shall publish notice of the acquisition on a publicly accessible website within 14 days after the date of the acquisition.
(c) Within 180 days after July 22, 2020, District law enforcement agencies shall:
(1) Return or dispose of any property described in subsection (a) of this section that the agencies currently possess; and
(2) Publish an inventory of the property returned or disposed of as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection on a publicly accessible website.
(Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-345, § 120, 70 DCR 7904.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 118 of Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 25-61, Mar. 24, 2023, 70 DCR 3820).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 120 of Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-454, June 28, 2022, 69 DCR 007767).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 120 of Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-370, Apr. 7, 2022, 0 DCR 0).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 120 of Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-128, July 29, 2021, 68 DCR 007656).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 120 of Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-76, May 3, 2021, 68 DCR 004935).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 120 of Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-437, Oct. 28, 2020, 67 DCR 12993).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 120 of Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-336, July 22, 2020, 67 DCR 9148).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 120 of Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-149, Aug. 12, 2022, 69 DCR 007767).
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 120 of Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-23, Sept. 3, 2021, 68 DCR 005837).
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 120 of Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Second Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-151, Dec. 3, 2020, 67 DCR 9920).