District of Columbia Administrative Code

2199 DEFINITIONS 2199.1 Whenever used in these regulations, unless plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, the following terms are defined as follows: Allegation(s): The conduct that forms the basis of a complaint for misconduct. Board: The Police C…

300 GENERAL PROVISIONS 300.1 For purposes of this chapter, the term "outside employment" means the engagement in any line of business or the performance at any time for the purpose of obtaining wages, salary, fee, gift, or other compensation, of any work or service of any kind fo…

301 PROHIBITIONS REGARDING OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT 301.1 The following types of employment are prohibited inside the jurisdictional boundaries of the District of Columbia but may be engaged in if authorized in other jurisdictions: (a) Employment as sightseeing or in pawn shops; and (b…

302 PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING AUTHORIZATION FOR OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT 302.1 Any member desiring to engage in outside employment shall notify the Department of that intention by submitting appropriate documents, in quadruplicate, to the member's respective Commanding Officer prior to …

303 CONDITIONS FOR OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT 303.1 A member of the Department who obtains authorization to work at outside employment shall comply with the requirements of this section. 303.2 A member shall not work a total of more that twenty-four (24) hours per calendar week unless th…

304 REPORTING AND ARREST PROCEDURES FOR MEMBERS ENGAGED IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT 304.1 Members engaged in outside employment shall be subject to call by the Department; and, while in the District of Columbia, members shall be required to respond to felonies in progress and crimes-ag…

305 COMMANDING OFFICERS 305.1 Upon receiving a member's request for authorization to perform outside employment, his or her Commanding Officer shall review and evaluate the member's work performance for a period of not less than one (1) year. This evaluation shall consist of, but…

306 OFFICIALS THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AND ABOVE 306.1 A financial statement shall be submitted annually by sworn members in the grades of captain through the Chief of Police, using P.D. Form 179, (Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interest). P.D. Form 179 shall be pr…

399 DEFINITIONS 399.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed, unless the text or context of the particular section, subsection, or paragraph provides otherwise: ABC Establishment- any business licensed or required to be license…

400 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SEX OFFENDERS 400.1 The Agency shall determine whether a person is a sex offender. Where the Court has made this determination, the Agency shall adopt the Court's determination. 400.2 The Agency shall classify sex offenders for purposes of…

401 DUTIES OF THE COURT 401.1 The Court shall enter an order concerning a person's status as a sex offender if: (a) The person, after the Act takes effect, is convicted or acquitted on the ground of insanity of a registration offense in a proceeding before the Court or is determi…

402 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 402.1 A person, other than a person for whom a certification has been made by the Court under subsection 401.4 of these rules, may seek review of a determination by the Agency concerning that person’s status as a sex offender as authorized by the dispute re…

403 DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 403.1 Immediately before the release into the community of a sex offender in its custody or under its supervision, or immediately before the transfer of a sex offender to a halfway house, whichever is earlier, the Department of Correcti…

404 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 404.1 The Agency shall notify the Commission on Mental Health Services in writing of those sex offenders in the custody or under the supervision of the Commission on Mental Health Services who are required to register pursuan…

405 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND INFORMATION 405.1 The Agency shall adopt and implement procedures and requirements for the registration of sex offenders in conformity with the Act. The procedures and requirements shall include, but need not be limited to, requirements that a resp…

406 REGISTRATION DUTIES OF SEX OFFENDERS 406.1 Each sex offender shall-- (a) register with the Agency in the time and manner specified by the Agency; (b) provide any information required for registration and cooperate in photographing and fingerprinting; and (c) acknowledge recei…

407 TIMING OF REGISTRATION 407.1 Each sex offender shall meet with responsible officers and officials as directed by the Agency for the purpose of registration or the discharge of other functions under the Act. 407.2 The Agency shall, whenever feasible, hold a meeting with a sex …

408 NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING REGISTRATION 408.1 The Agency shall notify and transmit registration information on a sex offender to the Department within 2 days of registering the sex offender. SOURCE: Final rulemaking published at 47 DCR 1511 (March 10, 2000); as Emerg…

409 VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION 409.1 The Agency shall adopt and implement procedures and requirements for the verification of address information and other information required for registration. The Agency shall determine the frequency of verification, but shall require address …

410 PROCEDURES FOR CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR OTHER INFORMATION 410.1 The Agency shall adopt and implement procedures and requirements for the reporting by sex offenders of changes in address and changes in other information required for registration. The procedures and requirements sh…

411 DUTIES OF SEX OFFENDERS TO UPDATE INFORMATION 411.1 Each sex offender shall report to the Agency, in the time and manner specified by the Agency, changes in registration information, including changes in address or place of work or school attendance, and changes in the make, …

412 TIME FOR REPORTING CHANGES OF INFORMATION 412.1 The Agency shall determine the time and manner for the reporting of changes in registration information, but shall require that sex offenders report any change of address, or change in place of work or school attendance, prior t…

413 NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING CHANGES IN INFORMATION 413.1 The Agency shall notify the Department of any change in registration information within 2 days of receiving the updated information or notice of the change. SOURCE: Final rulemaking published at 47 DCR 1511 (Mar…

414 NOTICE TO REGISTRATION AUTHORITIES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS 414.1 The Agency shall promptly notify the responsible registration agency or authorities in any other jurisdiction to which a sex offender moves, or in which a sex offender works or attends school. 414.2 The Agency ma…

415 MAINTENANCE AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION BY THE AGENCY 415.1 The Agency shall maintain and operate the sex offender registry for the District of Columbia, including maintaining the information obtained on sex offenders. 415.2 The Agency shall enter the information obtained on s…

416 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES 416.1 The Department shall carry out active and passive notification to all or parts of the community concerning sex offenders, consistent with their notification classifications under section 400 of these rules. The SID is designated as the dep…

417 ACTIVE NOTIFICATION 417.1 Active notification concerning Class A offenders may be provided to any person or entity. Active notification concerning Class A, Class B, and Class C offenders may be provided to: (a) Law enforcement agencies. (b) Organizations that deal with or pro…

418 PASSIVE NOTIFICATION 418.1 Passive notification may be carried out concerning any sex offender, except that information made available for public inspection by means of the Internet shall be limited to information on Class A and Class B offenders. 418.2 The Department shall m…

419 COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURES 419.1 The Department shall conduct community education about the appropriate use of sex offender registration information. 419.2 The Department shall include in all written and electronic notifications to the public …

420 INFORMATION SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 420.1 The following information on sex offenders is approved for public disclosure under this chapter: (a) Full name and aliases; (b) Date of birth; (c) Sex and Race; (d) Height and Weight; (e) Eye and hair color; (f) Any identifying m…

421 EFFECT OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE ON NOTIFICATION 421.1 If the Agency provides to the Department information on a person who has provided to the Agency in conformity with section 5(a)(2)(A) of the Act notice of intent to seek review of the determination that the person m…

422 INFORMATION CONCERNING FORMER REGISTRANTS 422.1 When the Agency notifies the Department that a sex offender's registration period has expired, the Department shall remove registration information on the sex offender from publicly available sources and maintain the information…

423 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT EXCEPTION 423.1 Except for records made public according to these rules, no sex offender registration information shall be available as a public record under section 2 of the Freedom of Information Act of 1976 (D.C. Official Code § 1-1522). SOURCE: …

424 RELEASE OF OTHER INFORMATION 424.1 The Act and these rules do not limit the maintenance or release by the Department, by the Agency, or by other agencies of information concerning any person that is not derived from sex offender registration records or that such agency or age…

425 NON-COMPLIANCE BY SEX OFFENDERS 425.1 When the Agency notifies the Department that a sex offender has violated any requirement of the Act, the Department shall immediately conduct an investigation. The Department shall coordinate its investigation with the Agency. 425.2 The D…

426 COMPLAINTS OF HARASSMENT THREATS AGAINST SEX OFFENDERS 426.1 Complaints of harassment, threats, intimidation, or violence committed against sex offenders shall be referred to the SID for tracking and investigation in conjunction with the appropriate PSA personnel. All complai…

427 INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND COORDINATION OF INFORMATION 427.1 The Agency may request that any agency of the District of Columbia, of another state, or of the United States provide assistance in carrying out the functions described in the Act. 427.2 Notwithstanding any other l…

499 DEFINITIONS The following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed for this chapter: Act- the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1999. “Agency”, “Attends School”, “Court”, “Minor”, “Sex offender”, “State”, and “Works”, have the meanings set forth in section 2 of the Ac…

500 COURTESIES 500.1 Members of the force shall at all times treat citizens, associates, and superior officers with respect and civility, and shall, even in the face of provocation refrain from the use of harsh, profane, or abusive language. AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise indicated,…

501 SALUTES 501.1 Whenever the national anthem is played where members of the force are present, the following requirements shall be satisfied: (a) When not in formation, they shall stand at attention and, if in uniform and equipped with baton, they shall render the baton salute …

502 FLAGS 502.1 Flags on all police department buildings shall be placed at half mast upon notification of the death of an active or retired member of the department and remain at half mast until after the funeral. 502.2 Flags shall be raised on all police department buildings at…

600 UNIFORM BOARD 600.1 The Chief of Police shall appoint a Uniform Board whose duties it shall be to annually prepare specifications for uniforms and equipment. Those specifications shall be forwarded by the board to the Chief of Police who shall forward them to the purchasing o…

601 WEARING AND MAINTENANCE OF UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT 601.1 Title to all uniforms and equipment purchased under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved May 25, 1926, shall be vested in the District of Columbia and members of the force be held strictly accountable for the p…

605 UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT TO BE RETURNED TO PROPERTY DIVISION 605.1 Upon removal, resignation, or granting of leave without pay for a period exceeding thirty (30) days of any member of the force, he or she shall, at the expiration of his or her last active tour of duty, deliver …

700 PRISONERS 700.1 Prisoners shall be treated with consideration. Harsh, violent, or obscene language on the part of officers toward prisoners shall not be tolerated. The use of force beyond that necessary to maintain an arrest or restrain a prisoner may subject the offending of…