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Councilmember Brooke Pinto 2
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A BILL 5
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9
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To amend, on an emergency basis, section 23-581(a)(3) of the District of Columbia Official 13
Code to make a technical correction to clarify that a law enforcement officer may arrest, 14
without a warrant having been previously issued, a person that the officer has probable 15
cause to believe has committed the offense of fleeing from the scene of an accident, if the 16
officer has reasonable grounds to believe that, unless the person is immediately arrested, 17
reliable evidence of alcohol or drug use may become unavailable or the person may cause 18
personally injury or property damage. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 21
act may be cited as the “Law Enforcement Arrest Authority Technical Correction Emergency 22
Amendment Act of 2023”. 23
Sec. 2. Section 23-581(a)(3) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 24
follows: 25
(1) Strike the phrase “Fleeing from the scene of an accident” and insert the phrase 26
“Leaving after colliding” in its place. 27
(2) Strike the phrase “section 10(a) (D.C. Official Code § 50-2201.05(a))” and 28
insert the phrase “section 10c (D.C. Official Code § 50-2201.05c)” in its place. 29
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 30
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 31
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 32
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 33 2
Sec. 4. Effective date. 34
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 35
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 36
90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 37
412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 38
D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 39