§1968 Citation release

Summary

The Chief of the Capitol Police, with the Capitol Police Board’s OK, can name one officer to handle release on citations. The Superior Court of the District of Columbia can appoint that named officer to accept bail or collateral for crimes tried in that court. That officer can use the same citation powers and follow the same failure-to-appear rules found in section 23–1110 of the District of Columbia Code. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia can also let that officer take bond from people arrested under that court’s writs and process, the same way an official of the Metropolitan Police Department may under the third sentence of section 23–1110(a) of the District of Columbia Code.