25 chapters · 402 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 5-1431.01 Establishment and duties
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(a) There is established a Violence Fatality Review Committee ("Committee") within the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ("OCME"). The OCME shall provide facilities, staffing, and other administrative support for the Committee. (b) The Committee shall evaluate homicides and su…
D.C. Code § 5-1431.02 Composition of the Committee; procedural requirements
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(a) The Mayor shall appoint one representative from each of the following District agencies: (1) The Office of the Attorney General; (2) The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; (3) The Metropolitan Police Department; (4) The Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement; (5) The…
D.C. Code § 5-1431.03 Access to information
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, immediately upon the request of the Committee and as necessary to carry out the Committee purpose and duties, the Committee shall be provided, without cost and without authorization of the persons to whom the information or records …
D.C. Code § 5-1431.04 Subpoena power
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(a) When necessary for the discharge of its duties, the Committee may issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to appear, testify, or produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, documents, medical records, or other relevant records. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of th…