§ 5-303. Public information program; priority at the scene.

Current through October 23, 2012

(a) The Chief of Police shall establish a continuing public information program to inform the public, at a minimum, of which police agencies located in the District of Columbia have authority to make arrests anywhere in the District.

(b) Any cooperative agreement with a federal law enforcement agency shall include procedures that establish clearly which agency has priority at the scene. In addition, before entering into a cooperative agreement, the Chief of Police shall make a finding as to:

(1) Whether misconduct by the federal officers should be covered by the Police Complaint Board; and

(2) Whether the public information program should be supplemented to inform the public of information concerning the specific cooperative agreement, and if so, how.

                
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(May 9, 2000, D.C. Law 13-100, § 4, 46 DCR 794; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, § 25, 53 DCR 6794.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 16-191, in subsec. (b)(1), substituted "Police Complaint Board" for "Citizen Complaint Review Board "

Legislative History of Laws

For Law 13-100, see notes following § 5-301.

For Law 16-191, see notes following § 5-113.07.