Title 7, Human Health Care and Safety.

Any conveyance in which a person or persons transport, possess, or conceal any firearm, as that term is defined in § 7-2501.01, or in any manner use to facilitate a violation of § 7-2502.02 or § 22-4503 or § 22-4504, is subject to forfeiture pursuant to the standards and procedur…

The Chief shall carry on a suitable publicity program designed to inform the citizens of the District of the provisions of this unit and the rights and obligations created by it.

Nothing in this unit shall be construed, or applied to necessarily require, or excuse noncompliance with any provision of any federal law. This unit and the penalties prescribed in § 7-2507.06, for violations of this unit, shall not supersede but shall supplement all statutes of …

The provisions of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act (§ 2-501 et seq.) shall apply to each proceeding, decision, or other administrative action specified in this unit, unless otherwise specifically provided.

If any provision of this unit or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this unit and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to implement the provisions of this unit. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If …

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Correctional facility” means any building or group of buildings and concomitant services operated as a single management unit by the Department of Corrections, or a similar federal, state, county, or local government agency, or …

(a) A gun offender shall register with the Chief for a period of 2 years, unless a longer period is required by § 7-2508.03 or § 7-2508.07(b). The offender shall register: (1) Within 48 hours (not including a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which the District of Columb…

A gun offender shall comply with the registration and verification provisions required by § 7-2508.02 for a period beginning when he or she is sentenced for a gun offense and continuing until 2 years after the expiration of any time being served on probation, parole, supervised r…

(a) Upon a defendant’s conviction for a gun offense, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (“Court”) shall enter an order certifying that the defendant is a gun offender. The Court shall: (1) Advise the gun offender of his or her duties under this subchapter; (2) Order t…

(a) Gun offender registration information shall not be made available except as authorized under subsection (b) of this section. No gun offender registration information shall be available as a public record under § 2-532. (b) The Chief is authorized to make gun offender registra…

The Chief, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules and establish such forms as are necessary to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

(a) Any knowing violation by a gun offender of this subchapter or of rules or regulations established pursuant to this subchapter, including knowingly failing to register, verify, or update information in the manner and within the time periods provided for in this subchapter, sha…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Child” means a person under 18 years of age. (2) “Concealed pistol” means a loaded or unloaded pistol carried on or about a person entirely hidden from view of the public, or carried on or about a person in a vehicle in such a w…

(a) A person who submits an application pursuant to § 22-4506 shall certify and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Chief that he or she: (1) Is at least 21 years of age; (2) Meets all of the requirements for a person registering a firearm pursuant to this unit, and has obtain…

(a) A license shall expire no later than 2 years after the date of issuance unless revoked by the Chief or renewed pursuant to this subchapter. (b)(1) A license shall be eligible for renewal if: (A) The licensee continues to meet the requirements of § 22-4506 and § 7-2509.02, exc…

(a) A licensee shall comply with all limits and conditions of the license. (b) A licensee shall notify the Chief in writing: (1) Immediately upon discovery of the loss, theft, or destruction of the license and include the circumstances of the loss, theft, or destruction, if known…

(a)(1) The Chief may limit or revoke a license upon a finding that the licensee no longer meets the requirements of § 22-4506 and this subchapter, or as a penalty as specified in this unit. (2) The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Attorney General for the …

(a) A licensee shall not carry a pistol while he or she is consuming alcohol. (b) No person shall carry a pistol while impaired. (c) Upon establishing reasonable suspicion that a licensee has been consuming drugs or alcohol, a licensee’s failure to submit to one or more field sob…

(a) No person holding a license shall carry a pistol in the following locations or under the following circumstances: (1) A building or office occupied by the District of Columbia, its agencies, or instrumentalities; (2) The building and grounds, including any adjacent parking lo…

(a) The Office of Administrative Hearings shall hear appeals from: (1) A denial of an application or renewal application for a license to carry a concealed pistol in the District pursuant to this unit; (2) A summary suspension or limitation of a license to carry a concealed pisto…

(a) Any record regarding a person who has applied for, received, or had revoked a license shall not be made available as a public record under § 2-532; provided, that aggregate data, excluding any personal identifying information, may be used for the purposes of the public report…

(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a person convicted of a violation of a provision of this subchapter, or rules or regulations issued under the authority of this subchapter, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or imprisoned for…

The Chief of the MPD, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of D.C. Law 20-279, including rules: (1) To establish criteria for determining when an applicant has, pursuant to section 6 of the Pistols and O…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (a)(1) "Extreme risk protection order" means an order issued, pursuant to this subchapter, by a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia prohibiting a respondent from having possession or control of, purchasing, or rec…

(a) A petitioner may petition the Superior Court for the District of Columbia for a final extreme risk protection order. A petition filed under this section shall: (1) Be in writing; (2) State facts in support of the claim that the respondent poses a significant danger of causing…

(a)(1) Upon receipt of a petition filed pursuant § 7-2510.02, the court shall order that a hearing be held to determine whether to issue a final extreme risk protection order against the respondent. (2) The initial hearing shall be held within 14 days after the date the petition …

(a) When filing a petition for a final extreme risk protection order, a petitioner may also request that an ex parte extreme risk protection order be issued without notice to the respondent. (b) The court may hold a hearing on any request for an ex parte extreme risk protection o…

(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to § 7-2510.03 or § 7-2510.04, or renewed pursuant to § 7-2510.06, shall be personally served upon the respondent by any sworn law enforcement officer, or in open court. …

(a) At least 120 days before the expiration of a final extreme risk protection order, the court shall send notice to the petitioner in writing of the date that the order is set to expire and advise the petitioner of the procedures for seeking a renewal of the order. (b) A petitio…

(a) Repealed. (b) A Metropolitan Police Department officer serving an extreme risk protection order shall: (1) Request that all firearms, ammunition, registration certificates, licenses to carry a concealed pistol, and dealer's licenses be immediately surrendered; and (2) Take po…

(a) If the court issues a final extreme risk protection order pursuant to § 7-2510.03, issues an ex parte extreme risk protection order pursuant to § 7-2510.04, or renews a final extreme risk protection order pursuant to § 7-2510.06, the court may issue an accompanying search war…

(a) A search warrant issued under § 7-2510.07a shall not be executed after the expiration of the extreme risk protection order it accompanies, or after 10 days from the date the warrant was issued, whichever is earlier. (b) The search warrant shall be returned to the court after …

(a) An officer executing a search warrant issued under § 7-2510.07a directing a search of a dwelling house or other building or a vehicle shall execute that search warrant in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3109. (b) An officer executing a search warrant issued under § 7-2510.07a dir…

(a) A law enforcement officer or a designated civilian employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who seizes property in the execution of a search warrant issued under § 7-2510.07a shall cause it to be safely kept until the property is returned to: (1) The respondent, upon th…

(a) Any respondent against whom a final extreme risk protection order, including a renewal of the extreme risk protection order, was issued may, on one occasion during the one-year period the order is in effect, submit a written motion to the Superior Court for the District of Co…

(a)(1) If an extreme risk protection order is terminated, or expires and is not renewed, the Metropolitan Police Department shall notify the respondent that he or she may request the return of any firearm or ammunition surrendered or removed if that firearm or ammunition had been…

(a) The Metropolitan Police Department shall: (1) Maintain a searchable database of extreme risk protection orders issued, terminated, and renewed pursuant to this subchapter; and (2) Make the information maintained in paragraph (1) of this subsection available to the Superior Co…

(a) A person violates an extreme risk protection order if, after receiving actual notice of being subject to an extreme risk protection order, the person knowingly has possession or control of, purchases, or receives a firearm or ammunition. (b) A person convicted of violating an…

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect the ability of a law enforcement officer, as that term is defined in § 7-2509.01(3), to remove firearms or ammunition from any person pursuant to other lawful authority.

(a) There is established an Extreme Risk Protection Order Implementation Working Group ("Working Group"), which shall be composed of the following individuals: (1) District government members, or their designees: (A) The Chairperson of the Council's Committee on the Judiciary and…

(a) By September 1, 2023: (1) The Metropolitan Police Department shall prominently display information about extreme risk protection orders, including the petition process, on its website; and (2) The Office of the Attorney General shall develop and implement a public awareness c…

(a)(1) The Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD") shall facilitate a Law Enforcement Shooting Review no less than twice per month to review each shooting in the District that occurred since the last Law Enforcement Shooting Review, including non-fatal shootings. (2) The purpose o…

(a) By February 1 of each year, the Mayor shall submit to the Council and post on the Mayor's website a report that includes the following information, using data from the preceding calendar year: (1) The total number of firearms recovered in the District; (2) The location where …

For the purposes of this unit, the term: (1) “Dealer” means: (A) Any person engaged in the business of selling firearms at wholesale or retail; (B) Any person engaged in the business of repairing firearms or of making or fitting special barrels, stocks, or trigger mechanisms to f…

(a) Any manufacturer, importer, or dealer of a firearm who can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence to have knowingly and willfully engaged in the illegal sale of a firearm shall be held strictly liable in tort, without regard to fault and without regard to either: (1) an …