District Of Columbia § 50-1731.07 - Police officer’s report.
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§ 50-1731.07. Police officer’s report.
50-1731.07Whenever the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) makes a written report on an accident involving a motor vehicle, the report shall include the following information:
Whether a mobile telephone or other electronic device was present in the motor vehicle;
Whether the use of a mobile telephone or other electronic device by a motor vehicle operator may have contributed to the cause of the accident; and
Whether any other distraction may have contributed to the cause of the accident.
The MPD shall provide a copy of each accident report to the District Department of Transportation.
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