District Of Columbia § 5-113.01 - Records — Required.
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§ 5-113.01. Records — Required.
5-113.01The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall cause the Metropolitan Police force to keep the following records:
General complaint files, in which shall be entered every complaint preferred upon personal knowledge of the circumstances thereof, with the name and residence of the complainant;
Records of lost, missing, or stolen property;
A personnel record of each member of the Metropolitan Police force, which shall contain his name and residence; the date and place of his birth; his marital status; the date he became a citizen, if foreign born; his age; his former occupation; and the dates of his appointment and separation from office, together with the cause of the latter;
Arrest books, which shall contain the following information:
Case number, date of arrest, and time of recording arrest in arrest book;
Name, address, date of birth, color, birthplace, occupation, and marital status of person arrested;
Offense with which person arrested was charged and place where person was arrested;
Name and address of complainant;
Name of arresting officer; and
Disposition of case;
The Metropolitan Police force shall maintain a computerized record of a civil protection order or bench warrant issued as a result of an intrafamily offense; and
Such other records as the Council of the District of Columbia considers necessary for the efficient operation of the Metropolitan Police force.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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