District Of Columbia § 5-101.01 - Police District created.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 5-101.01 — Police District created., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-101.01. Police District created.
5-101.01The District is constituted a police district, to be called “The Metropolitan Police District of the District of Columbia.”
Annotations
Special Committee on Police Misconduct and Personnel Management Extension Resolution of 1998: Pursuant to Resolution 12-690, effective September 22, 1998, the Council approved an extension for the Special Committee on Police Misconduct and Personnel Management.
Council Police Misconduct and Personnel Management Special Committee Creation Emergency Resolution of 1997: Pursuant to Resolution 12-344, effective December 16, 1997, the Council approved the creation of a special committee for the Council of Police Misconduct and Personnel Management.
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