District Of Columbia § 47-2885.17a - Public place defined.

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§ 47-2885.17a. Public place defined.

47-2885.17a

For the purposes of , the term “public place” means any street, sidewalk, bridge, alley, plaza, park, driveway, parking lot, transportation facility, or the doorways and entrance ways to any building which fronts on any of these locations, or a motor vehicle in or on any such place.

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