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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 a temporary basis, section 23-581(a)(3) of the District of Columbia Official Code 13
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 Temporary 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
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The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 32
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 33
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 34
Sec. 4. Effective date. 35
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 36
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 60-day period of Congressional review 37
as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 38
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813, D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 39
Columbia Register. 40
(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. 41