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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter VIII-A - Electronic Recording Procedures › § 5–116.01. Procedures for electronic recording of interrogations

§ 5–116.01. Procedures for electronic recording of interrogations.
(a)(1) The Metropolitan Police Department shall electronically record, in their entirety, and to the greatest extent feasible, custodial interrogations of persons suspected of committing a crime of violence, as that term is defined in § 23-1331(4), when the interrogation takes place in Metropolitan Police Department interview rooms equipped with electronic recording equipment.
(2) The recording required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall commence with the first contact between the suspect and law enforcement personnel once the suspect has been placed in the interview room and shall include all subsequent contacts between the suspect and law enforcement personnel in the interview room.
(3) Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the Metropolitan Police Department from recording the actions of the suspect while law enforcement personnel are not in the interview room.
(b) The recording required by subsection (a) of this section shall include the giving of any warnings as to rights required by law, the response of the suspect to such warnings, and the consent, if any, of the suspect to the interrogation. If the required warnings have been given prior to placing the suspect in the interview room, the suspect shall be asked to affirm that he was informed of and waived those rights.
(c)(1) If, after a suspect has been given the warnings as to rights required by law and voluntarily waived such rights, the suspect announces that the suspect will voluntarily speak with law enforcement personnel only on the express condition that the interrogation not be further recorded, the remainder of the interrogation need not be recorded. In such a case, the giving of any warnings, the suspect’s response, the suspect’s conditional consent, and all events preceding the conditional consent shall be recorded.
(2) Law enforcement personnel shall not expressly or implicitly encourage the suspect to give such conditional consent in lieu of a completely recorded interrogation.
(Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-351, § 101, 52 DCR 2275.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-116.02 and § 5-116.03.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter VIII-A - Electronic Recording Procedures › § 5–116.02. Authority to establish additional procedures

§ 5–116.02. Authority to establish additional procedures.
The Chief of Police may issue a General Order establishing additional procedures, not inconsistent with those prescribed in § 5-116.01, for the electronic recording of interrogations by the Metropolitan Police Department.
(Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-351, § 102, 52 DCR 2275.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter VIII-A - Electronic Recording Procedures › § 5–116.03. Evidentiary presumption

§ 5–116.03. Evidentiary presumption.
Any statement of a person accused of a criminal offence in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia that is obtained in violation of § 5-116.01 shall be subject to the rebuttable presumption that it is involuntary. This presumption may be overcome if the prosecution proves by clear and convincing evidence that the statement was voluntarily given.
(Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-351, § 103, 52 DCR 2275.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter VIII-B - Body-Worn Cameras › Part A - Regulation and Reporting Requirements › § 5–116.31. Body-Worn Camera Program; generally

§ 5–116.31. Body-Worn Camera Program; generally.
The Body-Worn Camera Program in the Metropolitan Police Department in Fiscal Year 2016 shall not be implemented until certification by the Chief Financial Officer that the cost of public access to body-worn camera recordings, if any, is funded in the Fiscal Year 2016 budget and 4-year financial plan.
(Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 3002, 62 DCR 10905.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 3002 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter VIII-B - Body-Worn Cameras › Part A - Regulation and Reporting Requirements › § 5–116.32. Body-Worn Camera Program; rulemaking requirement

§ 5–116.32. Body-Worn Camera Program; rulemaking requirement.
(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], and in accordance with this section, shall issue rules regarding the Metropolitan Police Department’s Body-Worn Camera Program. The rules, at a minimum, shall provide:
(1) Standards for public access to body-worn camera recordings;
(2) Policies for retaining body-worn camera recordings;
(3) Procedures for auditing the Body-Worn Camera Program;
(4) Policies for protecting the security and integrity of body-worn camera data; and
(5) Mechanisms for cost recovery of Freedom of Information Act requests.
(b) The Mayor shall establish and consult with an advisory group to provide recommendations for the proposed rules required by subsection (c) of this section. The advisory group shall consist of one representative from each of the following agencies and organizations:
(1) The Committee on the Judiciary of the Council of the District of Columbia;
(2) The Office of Police Complaints;
(3) The Office of Open Government of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability;
(4) The Fraternal Order of Police, D.C. Police Union;
(5) The Electronic Privacy and Information Center;
(6) The D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence;
(7) The American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area;
(8) The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press;
(9) The D.C. Open Government Coalition;
(10) The Office of the Attorney General;
(11) The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia; and
(12) The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.
(c) The Mayor shall submit the proposed rules required by this section to the Council by October 1, 2015, for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution, within this 45-day period of review, the proposed rules shall be deemed disapproved.
(Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 3003, 62 DCR 10905.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 3003 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 days) restriction on the use of body-worn cameras, see § 6 of the Fiscal Year 2015 and Fiscal Year 2016 Revised Budget Request Adjustment Temporary Act of 2015 (D.C. Law 21-48, Jan. 9, 2016, 62 DCR 13979).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter VIII-B - Body-Worn Cameras › Part B - Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Camera Fund › § 5–116.51. Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Camera Fund established

§ 5–116.51. Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Camera Fund established.
(a) There is established as a special fund the Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Camera Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Metropolitan Police Department.
(b) Funds from the following sources shall be deposited into the Fund:
(1) All fees that are paid as part of Freedom of Information Act requests for body-worn camera recordings recorded by the Metropolitan Police Department;
(2) All monies appropriated to the Fund;
(3) Federal grants to the Fund; and
(4) Private monies donated to the Fund.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the purpose of procuring a vendor to perform any necessary redactions of body-worn camera recordings.
(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
(Mar. 9, 2016, D.C. Law 21-83, § 4, 63 DCR 774.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 4 of the Body-Worn Camera Program Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-253, Dec. 30, 2015, 63 DCR 271).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter IX - Supervisory Power Over Certain Businesses › § 5–117.01. Generally. [Repealed]

§ 5–117.01. Generally. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(R.S., D.C., § 404; June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 107, ch. 180, § 6; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-261, § 1231, 46 DCR 3142.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-147.
1973 Ed., § 4-147.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter IX - Supervisory Power Over Certain Businesses › § 5–117.02. Examination of books and premises

§ 5–117.02. Examination of books and premises.
The Mayor of the District of Columbia may direct the Chief of Police to empower any member of the police force, whenever such member shall be in search of property feloniously obtained, or in search of suspected offenders, to examine the books of any pawnbroker or his business premises, or the business premises of any licensed vender or dealer in secondhand merchandise, or intelligence office keeper, or auctioneer of watches and jewelry, or suspected private banking house, or other doubtful establishment.
(R.S., D.C., § 405; June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 107, ch. 180, § 6.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-148.
1973 Ed., § 4-148.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 47-2884.01.
Cross References
“Pawnbrokers” defined, see § 47-2884.01.
Pawnbrokers, examination of books or premises, see §§ 47-2884.07 and 47-2884.11.
Editor's Notes
Office of Major and Superintendent of Metropolitan Police abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 5-105.01.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter IX - Supervisory Power Over Certain Businesses › § 5–117.03. Examination of property pledged to pawnbroker

§ 5–117.03. Examination of property pledged to pawnbroker.
Any member of the police force, when thereto authorized in writing by the Chief of Police, and having in his possession a pawnbroker’s receipt or ticket, shall be allowed to examine the property purporting to be pawned or pledged, or deposited upon said receipt or ticket, in whosesoever possession said property may be; but no such property shall be taken from the possessor thereof without due process or authority of law.
(R.S., D.C., § 406.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-149.
1973 Ed., § 4-149.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 47-2884.01.
Cross References
Pawnbrokers “defined”, see § 47-2884.01.
Pawned or pledged property, search and seizure, see § 47-2884.11.
Editor's Notes
Office of Major and Superintendent of Metropolitan Police abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 5-105.01.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter IX - Supervisory Power Over Certain Businesses › § 5–117.04. Interference with police

§ 5–117.04. Interference with police.
Any willful interference with the Chief of Police, or with any member of the police force, by any of the persons named in § 5-117.01 [repealed], while in official and due discharge of duty, shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.
(R.S., D.C., § 407.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-150.
1973 Ed., § 4-150.
Editor's Notes
Office of Major and Superintendent of Metropolitan Police abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 5-105.01.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter IX - Supervisory Power Over Certain Businesses › § 5–117.05. False or fictitious reports to Metropolitan Police

§ 5–117.05. False or fictitious reports to Metropolitan Police.
Except as provided in § 22-1319, whoever shall make or cause to be made to the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia, or to any officer or member thereof, a false or fictitious report of the commission of any criminal offense within the District of Columbia, or a false or fictitious report of any other matter or occurrence of which such Metropolitan Police force is required to receive reports, or in connection with which such Metropolitan Police force is required to conduct an investigation, knowing such report to be false or fictitious; or who shall communicate or cause to be communicated to such Metropolitan Police force, or any officer or member thereof, any false information concerning the commission of any criminal offense within the District of Columbia or concerning any other matter or occurrence of which such Metropolitan Police force is required to receive reports, or in connection with which such Metropolitan Police force is required to conduct an investigation, knowing such information to be false, shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding $300 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days.
(Dec. 27, 1967, 81 Stat. 739, Pub. L. 90-226, title VI, § 608; Oct. 17, 2002, D.C. Law 14-194, § 152, 49 DCR 5306.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-151.
1973 Ed., § 4-150a.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-194 substituted “Except as provided in § 22-1319, whoever” for “Whoever”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.01. Property Clerk office created; definitions

§ 5–119.01. Property Clerk office created; definitions.
(a) There shall be an office of the Metropolitan Police District known as the Office of the Property Clerk. The Property Clerk shall be a member of the Metropolitan Police force. The staff shall consist of civilians who are not members of the Metropolitan Police force, except that police officers may provide security for lost, stolen, or abandoned property held by the office.
(b) For purposes of §§ 5-119.02 through 5-119.10 and §§ 5-119.12 through 5-119.18:
(1) The term “lost property” means any personal property, tangible or intangible, except a motor vehicle, the owner of which is unknown and which has been casually or involuntarily parted with through negligence, carelessness, or inadvertence.
(2) The term “finder of lost property” means any person other than a public officer of the Metropolitan Police Department who has found lost property.
(R.S., D.C., § 408; Dec. 5, 1919, 41 Stat. 363, ch. 1, § 1; Mar. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-160, § 201, 27 DCR 5150; Sept. 9, 1989, D.C. Law 8-24, § 6(a), 36 DCR 4575; May 4, 1990, D.C. Law 8-118, § 2, 37 DCR 1736.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-152.
1973 Ed., § 4-151.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-119.19.
Cross References
Public or government held property, see § 41-112.
Delegation of Authority
Delegation of authority under D.C. Law 8-24, the “D.C. Abandoned and Junk Vehicle Removal Amend. Act of 1989”, see Mayor’s Order 90-11, January 23, 1990.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.02. Lost, stolen or abandoned property — Custody

§ 5–119.02. Lost, stolen or abandoned property — Custody.
All property, or money alleged or supposed to have been feloniously obtained, or which shall be lost or abandoned, and which shall be thereafter taken into the custody of any member of the police force, or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, or which shall come into such custody, shall be, by such member, or by order of the Court, given into the custody of the Property Clerk and kept by him, except that the custody of any abandoned vehicle shall be transferred to the Abandoned and Junk Vehicle Division of the Department of Public Works.
(R.S., D.C., § 409; Sept. 9, 1989, D.C. Law 8-24, § 6(b), 36 DCR 4575.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-153.
1973 Ed., § 4-152.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-119.01.
Cross References
Property found in custody of deceased, depositing of, see § 5-1408.
References in Text
The Police Court of the District of Columbia and the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia were consolidated by the Act of April 1, 1942, 56 Stat. 190, ch. 207, § 1. The Act of July 8, 1963, § 1, substituted “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions” for “Municipal Court for the District of Columbia.” The Act of July 29, 1970, Pub. L. 91-358, § 155(a), substituted “Superior Court of the District of Columbia” for “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions.”.
Delegation of Authority
Delegation of authority under D.C. Law 8-24, the “D.C. Abandoned and Junk Vehicle Removal Amend. Act of 1989”, see Mayor’s Order 90-11, January 23, 1990.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.03. Registration record

§ 5–119.03. Registration record.
All such property and money shall be particularly registered by the Property Clerk in a book kept for that purpose, which shall contain also a record of the names of the persons from whom such property or money was taken, the names of all claimants thereto, the place where found, the time of the seizure, the date of the receipt, the general circumstances connected therewith, and any final disposal of such property and money.
(R.S., D.C., § 410.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-154.
1973 Ed., § 4-153.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.04. Powers of notaries public

§ 5–119.04. Powers of notaries public.
The Property Clerk is vested with all the powers conferred by law upon notaries public in the District.
(R.S., D.C., § 411.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-155.
1973 Ed., § 4-154.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.05. Administration of oaths; certification of depositions

§ 5–119.05. Administration of oaths; certification of depositions.
The Property Clerk may administer oaths and certify depositions which may be necessary to establish the ownership of any property or money lost, abandoned, or returned to him under the directions of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, including such property or money so returned which is alleged to have been feloniously obtained or to be the proceeds of crime.
(R.S., D.C., § 412; June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 107, ch. 180, § 6; May 9, 1941, 55 Stat. 185, ch. 99, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-156.
1973 Ed., § 4-155.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-119.06.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.07. Acquittal of accused

§ 5–119.07. Acquittal of accused.
Whenever property or money shall be taken from persons arrested, and shall be alleged to have been feloniously obtained, or to be the proceeds of crime, and whenever so brought with such claimant and the person arrested before any court for trial, and the court shall be satisfied from evidence that the person arrested is innocent of the offense alleged, and that the property rightfully belongs to him, said court may, in writing, order such property or money to be returned, and the Property Clerk, if he have it, to deliver such property or money to the accused person himself, and not to any attorney, agent, or clerk of such accused person.
(R.S., D.C., § 414.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-158.
1973 Ed., § 4-157.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.08. Ownership claim by other than person arrested

§ 5–119.08. Ownership claim by other than person arrested.
If any claim to the ownership of such property or money shall be made on oath before the court, by or in behalf of any other persons than the persons arrested, and the accused person shall be held for trial or examination, such property or money shall remain in the custody of the Property Clerk until the discharge or conviction of the persons accused.
(R.S., D.C., § 415.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-159.
1973 Ed., § 4-158.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-119.06.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.11. Immunity from damages to property; exception; “gross negligence” defined

§ 5–119.11. Immunity from damages to property; exception; “gross negligence” defined.
Neither the government of the District of Columbia nor any officer or employee thereof shall be liable for damage to any property resulting from the removal of such property from public space, or the transportation of such property into the custody of the Property Clerk, Metropolitan Police Department, nor for damage to any such property while such property is in the custody of the Property Clerk, Metropolitan Police Department, when such custody is maintained pursuant to the requirements of law, except that the government of the District of Columbia or any such officer or employee may be liable for damage to such property as a result of gross negligence in the removal, transportation, or storage of such property; provided, that should a judgment be entered for the District of Columbia against any commercial warehouseman or garagekeeper for damage to such property in his care, recovery on such judgment, less all administrative expenses and court costs to the District of Columbia involved in such litigation, shall be paid by the District of Columbia to the owner of the damaged property as determined by the Property Clerk. For the purpose of this section, the term “gross negligence” means a willful intent to injure property, or a reckless or wanton disregard of the rights of another in his property.
(Sept. 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 591, Pub. L. 87-691, § 5.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-162.
1973 Ed., § 4-160a.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.12. Sale of unclaimed animals

§ 5–119.12. Sale of unclaimed animals.
Horses and other animals taken by the police and remaining unclaimed for 20 days may be advertised and sold upon 10 days public notice.
(R.S., D.C., § 418.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-163.
1973 Ed., § 4-161.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-119.01.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.13. Sale of perishable property

§ 5–119.13. Sale of perishable property.
All perishable property so taken and unclaimed shall be sold at once.
(R.S., D.C., § 419.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-164.
1973 Ed., § 4-162.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.14. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Generally

§ 5–119.14. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Generally.
When animals or articles of property (except perishable property) other than money, returned to the Property Clerk as the proceeds of crime, are shown by sufficient evidence to be necessary for the current use of the owner and not for sale, the Mayor of the District of Columbia has power, in his discretion, to authorize the Property Clerk to place the same in the custody of the owner, upon sufficient bonds being given by the owner in the sum of twice the value of the property, conditioned for the production of the same at any time within 1 year, when required for use in court as evidence in any proceedings thereon.
(R.S., D.C., § 420; June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 107, ch. 180, § 6.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-165.
1973 Ed., § 4-163.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-119.06.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.15. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Perishable property

§ 5–119.15. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Perishable property.
Perishable property, returned to the Property Clerk as the proceeds of crime, may be delivered to the owner on ample security being taken by the court for his appearance to prosecute the case.
(R.S., D.C., § 421.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-166.
1973 Ed., § 4-164.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-119.06.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.16. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Large quantities of goods held for sale

§ 5–119.16. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Large quantities of goods held for sale.
When large quantities of goods held for sale by the owner, come into the possession of the Property Clerk as the proceeds of crime, the same may be delivered to the owner, his heirs or representatives, as provided in § 5-119.06, upon ample security to prosecute the case. But in such cases goods to the estimated value of $50 shall be retained by the Property Clerk until the discharge or conviction of the accused.
(R.S., D.C., § 422.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-167.
1973 Ed., § 4-165.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-119.06.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.17. Use of property as evidence

§ 5–119.17. Use of property as evidence.
If any property or money placed in the custody of the Property Clerk shall be desired as evidence in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, such property shall be delivered to any officer who shall present an order to that effect from such Court; but such property shall not be retained in the Court, but shall be returned to the Property Clerk, to be disposed of according to the provisions of this chapter.
(R.S., D.C., § 423.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-168.
1973 Ed., § 4-166.
References in Text
The Police Court of the District of Columbia and the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia were consolidated by the Act of April 1, 1942, 56 Stat. 190, ch. 270, § 1. The Act of July 8, 1963, § 1, substituted “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions” for “Municipal Court for the District of Columbia.” The Act of July 29, 1970, Pub. L. 91-358, § 155(a), substituted “Superior Court of the District of Columbia” for “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions.”.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.18. Property treated as abandoned

§ 5–119.18. Property treated as abandoned.
Any property or money returned to the Property Clerk as the proceeds of crime, and which shall not be called for as evidence by any proceeding in the courts of the District within 1 year from the date of such return, may, unless specially claimed by the owner within that time, be thereafter treated as other unclaimed, abandoned, or lost property or money, as provided in this chapter.
(R.S., D.C., § 424.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-169.
1973 Ed., § 4-167.
Cross References
Disposition of unclaimed property, public or government held property, see § 41-112.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter X - Property › § 5–119.19. Abandoned intangible personal property

§ 5–119.19. Abandoned intangible personal property.
Nothing in §§ 5-119.01 through 5-119.10 and 5-119.12 through 5-119.18 shall be held to require the Property Clerk to make disposition of any abandoned intangible personal property except as provided for in Chapter 1 of Title 41.
(R.S., D.C., § 424a; as added Mar. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-160, § 203, 27 DCR 5150.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-170.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter XI - Private Detectives › § 5–121.02. Duty in making arrest

§ 5–121.02. Duty in making arrest.
It shall be the duty of every person prosecuting the business of a private detective, who may arrest a person for crime, to bring the person arrested, with all evidence of the alleged crime, including property or money which may become evidence, immediately to the office of the Chief of Police, or to the proper court, where the case shall undergo an examination.
(R.S., D.C., § 429.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-172.
1973 Ed., § 4-172.
Cross References
“Detectives” defined and licensing of private detectives, see § 47-2839.
Editor's Notes
Office of Major and Superintendent of Metropolitan Police abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 5-105.01.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter XI - Private Detectives › § 5–121.03. Acting without compliance with law

§ 5–121.03. Acting without compliance with law.
Any person practicing as a private detective or advertising or holding himself out as such without first complying with the provisions of law relative to private detectives shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment in the District Jail for a period not exceeding 11 months and 29 days.
(Feb. 28, 1901, 31 Stat. 820, ch. 623, § 5.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-173.
1973 Ed., § 4-173.
Cross References
“Detectives” defined and licensing of private detectives, see § 47-2839.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter XI - Private Detectives › § 5–121.04. Applicable police provisions

§ 5–121.04. Applicable police provisions.
All laws which govern the police force in the matters of persons, property, or money shall be applicable to all private detectives (or to persons practicing as detectives, whatever other name they may assume) and such detectives or persons shall make like returns and dispositions of such matters as required by law and the rules of the Mayor governing the police force.
(R.S., D.C., § 430; June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 107, ch. 180, § 6.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-174.
1973 Ed., § 4-174.
Cross References
“Detectives” defined and licensing of private detectives, see § 47-
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter XI - Private Detectives › § 5–121.05. Compromise of felony; withholding information; receiving compensation from person arrested or liable to arrest; permitting escape

§ 5–121.05. Compromise of felony; withholding information; receiving compensation from person arrested or liable to arrest; permitting escape.
It is unlawful for any private detective, or any member of the police force, or for any other person to compromise a felony or any other unlawful act, or to participate in, assent to, aid or assist any person suspected of crime to escape a full judicial examination by failing to give known facts or reasonable causes of suspicion, or withholding any information relative to the charge or suspicion from the proper judicial authorities; or in any manner to receive any money, property, favor, or other compensation from, or on account of, any person arrested or subject to arrest for any crime or supposed crime; or to permit any such person to go at large without due effort to secure an investigation of such supposed crime. And for any violation of the provisions of this section, or either of them, such member of the police force, or private detective, or other person guilty thereof, shall be deemed as having compromised a felony, and shall be thereafter prohibited from acting as an officer of said police force, or as a private detective, and shall be prosecuted to the extent of the law for aiding criminals to escape the ends of justice.
(R.S., D.C., § 431.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-175.
1973 Ed., § 4-175.
Cross References
Rewards for apprehension of fugitives, prohibition of policeman from receiving, see § 24-201.27.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter XII - General Prohibitions › § 5–123.02. Use of unnecessary or wanton force

§ 5–123.02. Use of unnecessary or wanton force.
Any officer who uses unnecessary and wanton severity in arresting or imprisoning any person shall be deemed guilty of assault and battery, and, upon conviction, punished therefor.
(R.S., D.C., § 434.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-176.
1973 Ed., § 4-176.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-302.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter XII-A - Preventing White Supremacy in Policing › § 5–123.31. Definitions

§ 5–123.31. Definitions.
For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) "Hate group" means an organization or group of individuals whose goals, activities, and advocacy are primarily or substantially based on a shared antipathy, hatred, hostility, or violence towards people of one or more different races, ethnicities, religions, nationalities, genders, or sexual or gender identities.
(2) "MPD" means the Metropolitan Police Department.
(3) "ODCA" means the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor.
(4) "White supremacy" means a hate group whose shared antipathy, hatred, hostility, or violence is based on the belief that white people are innately superior to other races.
(Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-345, § 125, 70 DCR 7904.)
Applicability
Section 7097 of D.C. Law 25-50 amended section 301(a)(1) of D.C. Law 24-345 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by section 125 of Law 24-345 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 24-345: § 301 of D.C. Law 24-345 provided that the creation of this section by § 125 of D.C. Law 24-345 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter XII-A - Preventing White Supremacy in Policing › § 5–123.32. White supremacy in policing assessment and recommendations

§ 5–123.32. White supremacy in policing assessment and recommendations.
(a) ODCA and any entities selected by the District of Columbia Auditor ("D.C. Auditor") shall cause to be conducted a comprehensive assessment of whether MPD officers have ties to white supremacist or other hate groups that may affect the officers' ability to carry out their duties properly and fairly or may undermine public trust in MPD.
(b) In conducting the assessment, the ODCA or the entities selected by the D.C. Auditor shall:
(1) Investigate MPD officers':
(A) Organizational affiliations and memberships;
(B) Social media engagement, including any published statements, photographs, or video footage; and
(C) Sustained allegations of misconduct against the officers, as determined by the Metropolitan Police Department or the Office of Police Complaints; and
(2) Conduct interviews with officers, witnesses, or other relevant stakeholders.
(c)(1) Any entity selected by the ODCA shall be nonpartisan and have expertise in:
(A) Civil rights and racial equity;
(B) The threat of white supremacist and other hate groups, movements, and organizing efforts; or
(C) Law enforcement and intelligence oversight and reform or in conducting investigations and evaluations of law enforcement procedures, policies, and practices.
(2) At least one entity shall have additional expertise in local, federal, and constitutional law, as it relates to freedoms of speech and association.
(d) If, during the course of the assessment, the ODCA determines that criminal activity or other wrongdoing has occurred or is occurring, they shall, as soon as practicable, report the facts that support its determination to the appropriate prosecuting authority and MPD.
(e)(1) ODCA shall submit a report describing the comprehensive assessment, relevant findings, and recommendations to the Mayor and Council no later than 18 months after April 21, 2023.
(2) The report shall include recommendations to reform or improve MPD's hiring and training practices, policies, practice, and disciplinary system to better prevent, detect, and respond to white supremacist or other hate group ties among MPD officers and staff that suggest they are not able to enforce the law fairly, and to better investigate and discipline officers for such behavior.
(Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-345, § 126, 70 DCR 7904.)
Applicability
Section 7097 of D.C. Law 25-50 amended section 301(a)(1) of D.C. Law 24-345 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by section 125 of Law 24-345 has been implemented.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter XIII - Limitation on Chokehold › § 5–125.03. Use of prohibited techniques

§ 5–125.03. Use of prohibited techniques.
(a) It shall be unlawful:
(1) To use a prohibited technique; or
(2) If a law enforcement officer observes another law enforcement officer's use of a prohibited technique, to fail to immediately, for the person on whom the prohibited technique was used:
(A) Render, or cause to be rendered, first aid; or
(B) Request emergency medical services.
(Jan. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-77, § 4, 32 DCR 6497; Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-345, § 101(c), 70 DCR 7904.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-190.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-302.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 101(c) 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) amendment of this section, see § 101(c) 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) amendment of this section, see § 101(c) 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) amendment of this section, see § 101(c) 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) amendment of this section, see § 101(c) 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) amendment of this section, see § 101(c) 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) amendment of this section, see § 101(c) 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) amendment of this section, see § 101(c) 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) amendment of this section, see § 101(c) 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) amendment of this section, see § 101(c) of Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Second Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-151, Dec. 3, 2020, 67 DCR 9920).
Editor's Notes
Mayor authorized to issue rules: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 5-125.01.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences › Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police › Subchapter XIV - General Powers and Duties › § 5–127.02. Affirmations and oaths to depositions

§ 5–127.02. Affirmations and oaths to depositions.
The Mayor and the Chief of Police have power to administer, take, receive, and subscribe all affirmations and oaths to any depositions necessary by the rules and regulations of the Mayor, relating to the Metropolitan Police.
(R.S., D.C., § 392; June 11, 1878, 20 Stat. 107, ch. 180, § 6; June 8, 1906, 34 Stat. 221, ch. 3056.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-119.
1973 Ed., § 4-123.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 1-632.03.
Cross References
Merit system, application to police officers and firefighters, see 1-632.03.
Editor's Notes
Office of Major and Superintendent of Metropolitan Police abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 5-105.01.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.