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25-345 3
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I N T H E C O U N C I L O F T H E D I S T R I C T O F C O L U M B I A 5
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To provide for public safety enhancements in the District, and for other purposes. 10
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 12
act may be cited as the “Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024”. 13
Sec. 2. The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Establishment Act 14
of 2011, effective September 14, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-21; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.191 et 15
seq.), is amended as follows: 16
(a) Section 3022(c)(6) (D.C. Official Code § 1-301.191(c)(6)) is repealed. 17
(b) Section 3023 (D.C. Official Code § 1-301.192) is amended by adding a new 18
subsection (c) to read as follows: 19
“(c)(1) The Deputy Mayor shall establish a Safe Commercial Corridors Program, under 20
which the Deputy Mayor shall have authority to issue grants to eligible organizations, as 21
described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for the purpose of promoting public safety and 22
health through evidence-based activities for residents, workers, and visitors within the area 23
served by the organization and the surrounding area (“commercial district”). 24
“(2) To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an organization shall: 25 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(A) Serve the District’s residents, workers, business owners, property 26
owners, and visitors of a commercial corridor in the District; and 27
“(B) Engage in the maintenance of public and commercial spaces in the 28
District. 29
“(3) An organization seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit to the 30
Deputy Mayor a proposed Safe Commercial Corridors Program application, in a form prescribed 31
by the Deputy Mayor, which shall include: 32
“(A) A description of the public safety and health problems faced in the 33
commercial district; 34
“(B) A Safe Commercial Corridors Program Plan describing how the 35
applicant proposes to spend the grant funds in evidence-based ways to address the public safety 36
and health problems identified in the application and to promote improvements in public safety 37
and health in the commercial district; 38
“(C) A Clean Hands certification; and 39
“(D) Any additional information requested by the Deputy Mayor. 40
“(4) A Safe Commercial Corridors Program Plan may include the following 41
activities: 42
“(A) Relationship-building with residents, workers, businesses, and 43
regular visitors; 44 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(B) Connecting residents, workers, visitors, and businesses with 45
resources available through District government agencies and direct service providers; 46
“(C) Providing safe passage for individuals who request accompaniment 47
walking to transit or their vehicles; 48
“(D) Assisting business owners with improvements to their security and 49
safety systems and protocols; 50
“(E) Responding to individuals with substance use disorders and 51
implementing harm-reduction strategies; 52
“(F) Implementing de-escalation techniques; 53
“(G) Deterring crime and public safety violations; 54
“(H) Liaising with residents, workers, businesses, visitors, District public 55
safety and health agencies, direct service providers in the community, and others as appropriate; 56
“(I) Providing culturally competent services and programming; and 57
“(J) Implementing other innovative strategies to promote public safety. 58
“(5) Organizations receiving funds pursuant to this subsection shall endeavor to 59
coordinate with other organizations receiving funds pursuant to this subsection and to share 60
results and lessons learned from implementation of a Safe Commercial Corridors Program and 61
other public safety efforts implemented by the organization. 62
“(6) A grant awarded pursuant to this subsection may be used to pay for the costs 63 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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of: 64
“(A) Salary and fringe benefits for staff; 65
“(B) Equipment, training, training materials, uniforms, first aid and other 66
medical materials and equipment, and other materials and equipment for purposes of 67
implementing the Safe Commercial Corridors Program; and 68
“(C) Other costs that support improved public safety and health pursuant 69
to the Safe Commercial Corridors Program Plan. 70
“(7) An organization receiving a grant pursuant to this subsection shall submit a 71
report to the Deputy Mayor by the end of each fiscal year in which funds are received containing 72
the following: 73
“(A) An evaluation of the success of its Safe Commercial Corridors 74
Program, including a detailed description of the program activities; 75
“(B) A description of any training or support provided to program staff; 76
“(C) A summary of the number and types of interactions between program 77
staff and residents, visitors, businesses, and other individuals; 78
“(D) Evidence indicating the impact of the program activities on public 79
safety and health indicators; and 80
“(E) Any other data or information as required by the Deputy Mayor.”. 81
(b) A new section 3024 is added to read as follows: 82 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“Sec. 3024. Transit corridor safety and emergency response program. 83
“(a) No later than 180 days after the applicability date of section 2 of the Secure DC 84
Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed 85
version of Bill 25-345), the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (“Deputy Mayor”), in 86
consultation with the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”), Metropolitan Police 87
Department (“MPD”), and the Metro Transit Police Department (“MTPD”), shall establish a 2-88
year demonstration program of emergency communication and video surveillance systems at or 89
near bus stops, train stations, or other public spaces to increase safety along transit routes in the 90
District. 91
“(b)(1) The emergency communication and video surveillance systems shall promptly 92
connect an individual to emergency response services, and audio and video captured by the 93
emergency communication and video surveillance systems may be used to identify violators of 94
District criminal law. 95
“(2) The audio and video captured by the emergency communication and video 96
surveillance systems shall be deleted after 30 calendar days, unless needed for use as evidence in 97
criminal proceedings. 98
“(3) The audio and video captured by the emergency communication and video 99
surveillance systems shall not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act of 1976, effective 100
March 29, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-96; D.C. Official Code § 2-531 et seq.), and shall not be released 101 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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publicly, except as needed for use as evidence in criminal proceedings. Upon public release, the 102
Mayor shall ensure the privacy of those identified in the footage through protective measures, 103
including the blurring of faces of individuals who were not involved in incidents related to the 104
criminal proceedings. 105
“(c) As part of the implementation of the demonstration program, the Deputy Mayor 106
shall: 107
“(1) Evaluate various emergency communication and video surveillance station 108
configurations to identify the most appropriate device for use in the District; 109
“(2) Select locations for placement of emergency communication and video 110
surveillance systems in consultation with MPD, MTPD, and DDOT; provided, that: 111
“(A) Priority shall be given to locations with a higher incidence of: 112
“(i) Late-night or early morning ridership; and 113
“(ii) Harassment, theft, or violent offenses; and 114
“(B) At least one emergency communication and video surveillance 115
system shall be installed in each ward; 116
“(3) Provide a report to the Council describing how the location for each 117
emergency communication and video surveillance system was selected; 118
“(4) Install signs providing notice, in the 5 most commonly spoken languages in 119
the District, at locations where an emergency communication and video surveillance system is 120 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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installed, informing members of the public that audio and video footage is being recorded; and 121
“(5) Collect appropriate data on the effectiveness of the emergency 122
communication and video surveillance system, including how often the emergency 123
communication stations were activated, whether audio or video information captured from the 124
systems led to the successful identification of perpetrators of criminal offenses, and whether 125
incidents of criminal offenses decreased at or near the emergency communication and video 126
surveillance system locations following the installation of the emergency communication and 127
video surveillance system. 128
“(d) No later than 60 days after the conclusion of the 2-year demonstration program 129
required by subsection (a) of this section, DDOT shall submit a report on the results of the 130
demonstration program to the Council. The report shall include: 131
“(1) The locations, date, and timestamps for when the emergency communication 132
stations were used; 133
“(2) The total number of arrests made due to the conduct recorded or otherwise 134
identified by the emergency communication and video surveillance systems; and 135
“(3) The expenses incurred by the District to implement the demonstration 136
program. 137
“(e) The Deputy Mayor shall provide for routine maintenance and repair of emergency 138 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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communication stations and video surveillance technology in accordance with recommendations 139
from the manufacturers. 140
“(f) An operator of an emergency communication and video surveillance system shall 141
have completed training in the procedures for the installation, testing, and operation of the 142
device. 143
“(g) The demonstration program shall use video technology that has the capacity to 144
record images at a minimum of 15 frames per second or equivalent recording speed and at a 145
resolution sufficient to clearly identify persons, objects, and locations monitored by the camera. 146
“(h) Within 6 months after the applicability date of section 2 of the Secure DC Omnibus 147
Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 148
25-345), the Deputy Mayor, in consultation with DDOT, MPD, and MTPD, shall initiate a study 149
on the prevalence of violence and crime that occurs at bus stops, train stations, and other public 150
spaces in the District and identify and evaluate short-term and long-term strategies for reducing 151
crime in those locations. Within one year after the applicability date of section 2 of the Secure 152
DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed 153
version of Bill 25-345), the Deputy Mayor shall provide to the Council a report on the study, 154
including recommendations on the feasibility, efficacy, and environmental impact of the 155
identified violence-reducing strategies and a cost-benefit analysis of identified strategies that 156 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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includes a detailed cost breakdown for implementing each recommended strategy across the 157
financial plan. 158
“(i) No later than 180 days after the applicability date section 2 of the Secure DC 159
Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed 160
version of Bill 25-345), the Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative 161
Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), 162
shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this section. 163
“(j) For the purposes of this section, the term: 164
“(1) “Bus stop” means any stop, either permanent or temporary, that is part of the 165
Metrobus, DC Circulator, or Streetcar lines within the bounds of the District. 166
“(2) “Emergency communication and video surveillance system” means an 167
emergency communication station affixed with or in close proximity to continuous video 168
surveillance technology operated by, or accessible to, the Metropolitan Police Department. 169
“(3) “Emergency communication station” means a fixed station, illuminated by a 170
bright blue or other colored light beacon, that features an alarm button that, when pressed, 171
communicates directly with an Office of Unified Communications emergency call center. 172
“(4) “Operator of an emergency communication and video surveillance system” 173
means a person authorized to set up, test, or operate an emergency communication and video 174
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Sec. 3. The Office of Unified Communications Establishment Act of 2004, effective 176
December 7, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-205; D.C. Official Code § 1-327.51 et seq.), is amended by 177
adding new sections 3207b and 3207c to read as follows: 178
“Sec. 3207b. Call data collection and posting. 179
“(a) On a monthly basis, the Office shall collect and publicly post on the Office’s website 180
the number of calls eligible to be diverted and the number of calls actually diverted to: 181
“(1) The Department of Behavioral Health Access Help Line; 182
“(2) The District Department of Transportation, for motor vehicle collisions that 183
do not result in an injury; 184
“(3) The Department of Public Works (“DPW”), for parking enforcement; and 185
“(4) The Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (“FEMS”) Nurse 186
Triage Line. 187
“(b) On a monthly basis, the Office shall collect and publicly post the following 188
information on the Office’s website: 189
“(1) Descriptions of each call-handling issue, including mistaken addresses, 190
duplicate responses, or any other error or omission reported by the Council, other agencies, the 191
news media, OUC staff, or other sources, as well as the cause of the issue, whether the issue was 192
sustained, and the corrective action taken by the Office; 193
“(2) The number of shifts operated under minimum staffing levels, for call-takers, 194 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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dispatchers, and supervisors, including the difference between the minimum staffing level for 195
each role required per shift and the actual number of staff members for each role on a shift; 196
“(3) Average and maximum call-to-answer times; 197
“(4) Average and maximum answer-to-dispatch times; 198
“(5) Percent of 911 calls in which call to queue is 90 seconds or less; 199
“(6) The total number of calls; 200
“(7) The number of calls in the queue for over 15 seconds; 201
“(8) The number of abandoned calls, defined as any call that is disconnected 202
before it is answered; 203
“(9) The number and type of 911 misuse calls; 204
“(10) The number of text-to-911 messages received; 205
“(11) Average and maximum queue-to-dispatch and dispatch-to-arrival times for 206
Priority 1 calls to Fire and Emergency Services (“FEMS”) and Priority 1 calls to the 207
Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”); 208
“(12) The percentage of Priority 1 calls to FEMS and Priority 1 calls to MPD that 209
move from queue to dispatch in 60 seconds or less; 210
“(13) Average and maximum time of call to arrival on the scene times for Priority 211
1 calls to FEMS and MPD; and 212 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(14) The percentage of emergency medical services calls that lead to dispatch of 213
advanced life support. 214
“(c) All data posted according to this section shall be archived and publicly posted for at 215
least 5 years from the date of publication. 216
“Sec. 3207c. 311 services. 217
“(a) No later than 180 days after the effective date of the Secure DC Omnibus 218
Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 219
25-345), the Office shall permit persons to submit requests for the following services via the 220
District’s 311 system at all times: 221
“(1) Maintenance of porous flexible pavement sidewalks by the District 222
Department of Transportation (by selecting “porous flexible pavement” as the material within the 223
“Sidewalk Repair” service group); 224
“(2) Leaf collection by the Department of Public Works (“DPW”); except, that 225
the Office shall not be required to permit persons to submit requests for this service during 226
seasons in which DPW does not offer this service; and 227
“(3) Graffiti removal by DPW; except, that the Office shall not be required to 228
permit persons to submit requests for this service during seasons in which DPW does not offer 229
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“(b) No later than 180 days after the effective date of the Secure DC Omnibus 231
Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 232
25-345), the Office shall facilitate referrals and access to the relevant servicing entities for the 233
following request-types, such as through the posting of website links or contact information, and 234
the Office may include a disclaimer that the referral does not commit the Office to back-end 235
work or quality assurance for completion of the service request: 236
“(1) Maintenance of electrical wires; 237
“(2) Maintenance of utility poles; 238
“(3) Maintenance of fire hydrants; and 239
“(4) Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration response to issues relating 240
to alcohol sales, including: 241
“(A) After-hours sales of alcohol; 242
“(B) Breach of a settlement agreement; 243
“(C) No Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC”) manager on duty; 244
“(D) Excessive noise; 245
“(E) Operating without an ABC license; 246
“(F) Overcrowding; 247
“(G) Sale of alcohol to intoxicated persons; 248
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“(I) Trash. 250
“(c) No later than 180 days after the effective date of the Secure DC Omnibus 251
Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 252
25-345), the Office shall direct 311 system users to the National Park Service website when a 253
user provides a property location that is under National Park Service jurisdiction.”. 254
Sec. 4. The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services Establishment Act of 2004, 255
effective April 12, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-335; D.C. Official Code § 2-1515.01 et seq.), is amended 256
as follows: 257
(a) Section 101 (D.C. Official Code § 2-1515.01) is amended by adding a new paragraph 258
(9A) to read as follows: 259
“(9A) “Law enforcement officer” means a sworn member of the Metropolitan 260
Police Department or any other law enforcement agency operating and authorized to make 261
arrests in the District of Columbia.”. 262
(b) Section 106 (D.C. Official Code § 2-1515.06) is amended as follows: 263
(1) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: 264
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “youth in the 265
custody” and inserting the phrase “youth who are currently in or were previously in the custody” 266
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(B) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the phrase “youth in the custody” 268
and inserting the phrase “youth who are currently in or were previously in the custody” in its 269
place. 270
(2) Subsection (c) is amended to read as follows: 271
“(c) Notwithstanding the confidentiality requirements of this section, or any other 272
provision of law, the Mayor, or the Mayor’s designee, and any member of the Council, shall be 273
permitted to obtain the records pertaining to youth who are currently in or were previously in the 274
custody of the Department regardless of the source of the information contained in those records, 275
when necessary for the discharge of their duties; provided, that the Department data is 276
maintained, transmitted, and stored in a manner to protect the security and privacy of the youth 277
identified and to prevent the disclosure of any of the data or information to any individual, entity, 278
or agency not designated pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.”. 279
(3) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows: 280
“(d) Notwithstanding the confidentiality requirements of this section, or any other 281
provision of law, a law enforcement officer may obtain records pertaining to youth who are 282
currently or were previously in the custody of the Department, other than juvenile case records, 283
as that term is defined in D.C. Official Code § 16-2331(a), and juvenile social records, as that 284
term is defined in D.C. Official Code § 16-2332(a), for the purpose of investigating a crime 285
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information disclosed to law enforcement officers pursuant to this section shall be maintained 287
pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 16-2333.”. 288
(4) New subsections (e) and (f) are added to read as follows: 289
“(e)(1) The Department shall inform the Attorney General, and the committed youth’s 290
counsel, in advance: 291
“(A) As soon as is practicable, each time a committed youth is released 292
from a hardware or staff secure facility, regardless of the length of release; and 293
“(B) Within 24 hours, each time a committed youth: 294
“(i) Escapes from a hardware or staff secure placement; or 295
“(ii) Absconds from a community placement. 296
“(2) This subsection shall not apply to any youth who is committed only for a 297
status offense. 298
“(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5) of this section, unless the release of the 299
information is otherwise prohibited by law or the information relates to medical, dental, or 300
mental health appointments, the Attorney General, at the Attorney General’s discretion, may 301
disclose information received from the Department pursuant to subsection (e) of this section to: 302
“(1) Any victim, any eyewitness, or any duly authorized attorney of any victim or 303
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“(2) Any immediate family member or custodian of any victim or eyewitness, if 305
the victim or eyewitness is a child or if the victim is deceased or incapacitated, or any duly 306
authorized attorney of such immediate family member or custodian; or 307
“(3) The parent or guardian of the committed youth.”. 308
Sec. 5. Section 204(d-1) of the Freedom of Information Act of 1976, effective March 29, 309
1977 (D.C. Law 1-96; D.C. Official Code § 2-534(d-1)), is amended as follows: 310
(a) Paragraph (2)(A) is amended by striking the phrase “the name of the officer” and 311
inserting the phrase “the name and badge number of the officer” in its place. 312
(b) Paragraph (3) is amended to read as follows: 313
“(3) When providing records or information related to disciplinary records, the 314
responding public body may redact: 315
“(A) Technical infractions solely pertaining to the enforcement of 316
administrative departmental rules that do not involve interactions with members of the public 317
and are not otherwise connected to the officer’s investigative, enforcement, training, supervision, 318
or reporting responsibilities; 319
“(B) The officer’s medical records; 320
“(C) Records created or maintained by an employee assistance program of 321
the officer’s treatment, including mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment service, 322
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“(D) Personal contact information, including home addresses, telephone 324
numbers, and email addresses; 325
“(E) Any social security numbers or dates of birth; 326
“(F) Any records or information that, if released, would disclose the 327
identity of whistleblowers, complainants, victims, witnesses, undercover agents, or informants; 328
and 329
“(G) Any other records or information otherwise exempt from disclosure 330
under this section other than subsection (a)(2) of this section.”. 331
Sec. 6. The Advisory Commission on Sentencing Establishment Act of 1998, effective 332
October 16, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-167; D.C. Official Code § 3-101 et seq.), is amended as follows: 333
(a) Section 3(a) (D.C. Official Code § 3-102(a)) is amended as follows: 334
(1) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “12 voting members” 335
and inserting the phrase “15 voting members” in its place. 336
(2) Paragraph (1) is amended as follows: 337
(A) Subparagraph (G) is amended to read as follows: 338
“(G) Two members of the District of Columbia Bar, one who has 339
experience with criminal defense in the District of Columbia, and one who has experience with 340
criminal prosecution in the District of Columbia, appointed by the Chief Judge of the Superior 341
Court in consultation with the President of the District of Columbia Bar;”. 342 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(B) Subparagraph (H) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and 343
inserting a semicolon in its place. 344
(C) Subparagraph (I) is amended to read as follows: 345
“(I) Two residents of the District of Columbia, nominated by the Mayor, 346
subject to confirmation by the Council;”. 347
(D) New subparagraphs (I-i) and (I-ii) are added to read as follows: 348
“(I-i) Two residents of the District of Columbia, appointed by the Council, 349
one of whom is a returning citizen; and 350
“(I-ii) The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department or the Chief’s 351
designee.”. 352
(3) Paragraph (2) is amended as follows: 353
(A) Subparagraph (B) is repealed. 354
(B) Subparagraph (D) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and 355
inserting a semicolon in its place. 356
(C) Subparagraph (E) is amended by striking the period and inserting the 357
phrase “; and” in its place. 358
(D) A new subparagraph (F) is added to read as follows: 359
“(F) The Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice or the Deputy 360
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(b) Section 4 (D.C. Official Code § 3-103) is amended as follows: 362
(1) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows: 363
“(b) A majority of the voting members appointed to the Commission shall constitute a 364
quorum.”. 365
(2) Subsection (c) is amended to read as follows: 366
“(c) The Commission may act by an affirmative vote of a majority of voting members 367
present and voting after a quorum has been established.”. 368
Sec. 7. Section 7(a)(1) of the Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Act of 1996, 369
effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-243; D.C. Official Code § 4-506(a)(1)), is amended as 370
follows: 371
(a) Subparagraph (C) is amended as follows: 372
(1) Strike the word “resolution” and insert the phrase “filing or resolution” in its 373
place. 374
(2) Strike the phrase “; or” and insert a semicolon in its place. 375
(b) Subparagraph (D) is amended as follows: 376
(1) Strike the word “resolution” and insert the phrase “filing or resolution” in its 377
place. 378
(2) Strike the phrase “; and” and insert the phrase “; or” in its place. 379
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“(E) The filing or resolution of any other post-conviction motion in which 381
the claimant was a victim or secondary victim; and”. 382
Sec. 8. Section 3022 of the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants Transparency 383
Act of 2022, effective September 21, 2022 (D.C. Law 24-167; D.C. Official Code § 4-571.01), is 384
amended by adding a new subsection (c) to read as follows: 385
“(c) No later than 60 days after the effective date of the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment 386
Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 25-345), and 387
annually thereafter, OVSJG shall publish information regarding the work of the Victim Services 388
Division, including: 389
“(1) The number of victims engaged each month; 390
“(2) The number of victims who accepted service each month; 391
“(3) The services recommended to the victims each month; and 392
“(4) A summary of collected feedback from victims and their families on their 393
experiences with victim services and coordination efforts.”. 394
Sec. 9. Section 201(c) of the Expanding Supports for Crime Victims Amendment Act of 395
2022, effective April 6, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-341, D.C. Official Code § 4-581.01(c)), is amended 396
as follows: 397
(a) Paragraph (4)(C) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a semicolon 398
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(b) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; and” in its 400
place. 401
(c) A new paragraph (6) is added to read as follows: 402
“(6) Within 180 days after the applicability date of section 9 of the Secure DC 403
Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed 404
version of Bill 25-345), OVSJG shall develop and launch a public awareness campaign to raise 405
awareness of the availability of government and community-based victim services to the public 406
and the following entities: 407
“(A) Hospitals; 408
“(B) District of Columbia Public Schools; 409
“(C) District of Columbia Public Charter Schools; 410
“(D) College and university campuses in the District; 411
“(E) The District of Columbia Housing Authority; 412
“(F) MPD; and 413
“(G) Community-based organizations.”. 414
Sec. 10. Section 386(c) of the Revised Statutes of the District of Columbia (D.C. Official 415
Code § 5-113.01(c)), is amended by adding a new paragraph (1B) to read as follows: 416
“(1B) Quarterly, the case closure rates for: 417
“(A) Violent crimes, by offense, committed with or without the use of a 418 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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weapon; and 419
“(B) Non-fatal shootings.”. 420
Sec. 11. Section 3004 of the Body-Worn Camera Regulation and Reporting 421
Requirements Act of 2015, effective October 22, 2015 (D.C. Law 21-36; D.C. Official Code § 5-422
116.33), is amended as follows: 423
(a) Subsection (e) is amended to read as follows: 424
“(e)(1) For any incident involving an officer-involved death or serious use of force, 425
officers shall not review any body-worn camera recordings to assist in initial report writing. 426
“(2) For an incident other than those described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, 427
officers shall indicate, when writing any initial or subsequent reports, whether the officer viewed 428
body-worn camera footage prior to writing the report and specify what body-worn camera 429
footage the officer viewed.”. 430
(b) Subsection (f) is amended to read as follows: 431
“(f) When releasing body-worn camera recordings, the likenesses of any local, county, 432
state, or federal government law enforcement officers acting in their professional capacities, 433
other than those acting undercover, shall not be redacted or otherwise obscured.”. 434
(c) Subsection (g) is amended as follows: 435
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“(2A) “Serious bodily injury” means extreme physical pain, illness, or impairment 437
of physical condition including physical injury that involves a substantial risk of death, 438
protracted and obvious disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily 439
member or organ, or protracted loss of consciousness.”. 440
(2) Paragraph (3) is amended as follows: 441
(A) Subparagraph (A) is amended to read as follows: 442
“(A) Firearm discharges by a Metropolitan Police Department officer, 443
with the exception of a negligent discharge that does not otherwise put members of the public at 444
risk of injury or death, or a range or training incident;”. 445
(B) Subparagraph (C)(ii) is amended by striking the phrase “a loss of 446
consciousness,” and inserting the phrase “a protracted loss of consciousness,” in its place. 447
Sec. 12. Section 3(5) of the Limitation on the Use of Chokehold Act of 1985, effective 448
January 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-77; D.C. Official Code § 5-125.02(5)), is amended to read as 449
follows: 450
“(5) “Neck restraint” means the use of any body part or object by a law 451
enforcement officer to apply pressure against a person’s neck, including the trachea, carotid 452
artery, or jugular vein, with the purpose, intent, or effect of controlling or restricting the person’s 453
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good faith to provide medical care or treatment, such as by providing cardiopulmonary 455
resuscitation.”. 456
Sec. 13. Title I of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Amendment Act of 2022, 457
effective April 21, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-345; D.C. Official Code passim), is amended as follows: 458
(a) Section 106 (D.C. Official Code § 5-353.01) is amended as follows: 459
(1) Subsection (b)(3) is amended by striking the phrase “and no current or prior 460
affiliation with” and inserting the phrase “and no current affiliation with” in its place. 461
(2) A new subsection (c) is added to read as follows: 462
“(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Metropolitan Police Department 463
shall publish the findings of fact and merits determination for all Use of Force Review Board 464
investigations on its website.”. 465
(b) The lead-in language of section 127(a)(11) (D.C. Official Code § 5-365.01(a)(11)) is 466
amended by striking the phrase “a bodily injury or significant bodily injury that involves” and 467
inserting the phrase “extreme physical pain, illness, or impairment of physical condition, 468
including physical injury that involves” in its place. 469
(c) Section 128 (D.C. Official Code § 5-365.02) is amended as follows: 470
(1) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: 471
(A) Paragraph (1)(B) is amended by striking the phrase “immediate threat” 472
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(B) Paragraph (2) is amended as follows: 474
(i) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase “fleeing 475
suspect,” and inserting the phrase “fleeing suspect or suspects,” in its place. 476
(ii) Subparagraph (B) is amended to read as follows: 477
“(B) Under the totality of circumstances, not likely to cause death or 478
serious bodily injury to any person, other than to the fleeing suspect or suspects; and”. 479
(2) Subsection (c) is amended by adding a new paragraph (3) to read as follows: 480
“(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to permit any of the above 481
practices or tactics, to the extent they are prohibited by District law or by a law enforcement 482
agency.”. 483
Sec. 14. Section 502(c)(2) of the Omnibus Public Safety Agency Reform Amendment 484
Act of 2004, effective September 30, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-194; D.C. Official Code § 5-485
1031(c)(2)), is amended to read as follows: 486
“(2) The schedule shall include: 487
“(A) The date, time, and location of the hearing; and 488
“(B) A summary of the alleged misconduct or charges against the subject 489
officer.”. 490
Sec. 15. The Office of Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998, effective 491
March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-208; D.C. Official Code § 5-1101 et seq.), is amended as follows: 492 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(a) Section 5(d-2) (D.C. Official Code § 5-1104(d-2)) is amended by adding a new 493
paragraph (3) to read as follows: 494
“(3) The Executive Director shall keep confidential the identity of any person 495
named in any documents transferred from the MPD to the Office pursuant to paragraphs (1) and 496
(2) of this subsection.”. 497
(b) Section 17(a)(1) (D.C. Official Code § 5-1116(a)(1)) is amended by striking the 498
phrase “rank, length of service, and current duty status” and inserting the phrase “rank, race, 499
gender, current duty status, and length of service,” in its place. 500
Sec. 16. The Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, effective September 24, 1976 501
(D.C. Law 1-85; D.C. Official Code § 7-2501.01 et seq.), is amended as follows: 502
(a) A new section 213a is added to read as follows: 503
“Sec. 213a. Sale of self-defense sprays. 504
“Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person may transfer, offer for sale, 505
sell, give, or deliver a self-defense spray to another person in the District for the purposes set 506
forth in section 213; provided, that the self-defense spray is propelled from an aerosol container, 507
labeled with or accompanied by clearly written instructions as to its use, and dated to indicate its 508
anticipated useful life.”. 509
(b) Section 601 (D.C. Official Code § 7-2506.01) is amended as follows: 510
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“(b) No person in the District shall knowingly possess, sell, or transfer any item that is, in 512
fact, a large capacity ammunition feeding device regardless of whether the device is attached to a 513
firearm.”. 514
(2) A new subsection (c) is added to read as follows: 515
“(c) For the purposes of this section, the term “large capacity ammunition feeding 516
device” means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that 517
can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The term 518
“large capacity ammunition feeding device” shall not include an attached tubular device 519
designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.”. 520
(c) Section 706 (D.C. Official Code § 7-2507.06) is amended as follows: 521
(1) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: 522
(A) Paragraph (3)(B) is repealed. 523
(B) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “3 years, or both.” 524
and inserting the phrase “3 years, which shall be imposed consecutive to any other sentence of 525
incarceration, or both.” in its place. 526
(C) A new paragraph (5) is added to read as follows: 527
“(5) A person convicted of possessing a firearm with an intent to sell, offer for 528
sale, or make available for sale, in violation of section 501, shall be fined no more than the 529
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effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-3571.01), or incarcerated for 531
no less than 2 years nor more than 10 years, or both.”. 532
(2) Subsection (b) is amended by adding a new paragraph (1A) to read as follows: 533
“(1A) The administrative disposition provided for in this subsection shall not be 534
available to any person who has previously been convicted of any felony in the District or 535
elsewhere.”. 536
(d) Section 906(e) (D.C. Official Code § 7-2509.06(e)) is amended as follows: 537
(1) Strike the phrase “a licensee” and insert the phrase “a person” in its place. 538
(2) Strike the phrase “a licensee’s” and insert the phrase “a person’s” in its place. 539
(e) Section 1001(a)(2) (D.C. Official Code § 7-2510.01(a)(2)) is amended as follows: 540
(1) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase “cohabitating, or 541
maintaining a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship” and inserting the phrase “cohabitating, or 542
is someone with whom the Respondent is, was, or is seeking to be in a romantic, dating, or 543
sexual relationship” in its place. 544
(2) Subparagraph (B) is amended to read as follows: 545
“(B) Any sworn member of a law enforcement agency operating in the 546
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(f) Section 1003(b)(1) (D.C. Official Code § 7-2510.03(b)(1)) is amended by striking the 548
phrase “respondent by a Metropolitan Police Department officer not fewer than 7 days before the 549
hearing” and inserting the phrase “respondent prior to the hearing” in its place. 550
(g) Section 1004(h) (D.C. Official Code § 7-2510.04(h)) is amended by striking the 551
phrase “good cause shown” and inserting the phrase “good cause shown, or for longer periods if 552
all parties consent” in its place. 553
(h) Section 1005(a) (D.C. Official Code § 7-2510.05(a)) is amended as follows: 554
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “by a sworn member of the 555
Metropolitan Police Department” and inserting the phrase “by any sworn law enforcement 556
officer, or in open court. Upon a finding of good cause, a judge may authorize personal service 557
by a person over the age of 18 who is not a sworn law enforcement officer” in its place. 558
(2) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “shall notify the petitioner” 559
and inserting the phrase “shall notify the court, who shall note this on the docket and notify the 560
petitioner” in its place. 561
(i) Section 1006 (D.C. Official Code § 7-2510.06) is amended as follows: 562
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “the court shall notify the 563
petitioner of the date” and inserting the phrase “the court shall send notice to the petitioner in 564
writing of the date” in its place. 565 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(2) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the phrase “the respondent by a 566
Metropolitan Police Department officer not fewer than 21 days before the hearing” and inserting 567
the phrase “the respondent prior to the hearing by a person authorized to serve via personal 568
service” in its place. 569
(j) Section 1013 (D.C. Official Code § 7-2510.13) is amended as follows: 570
(1) Subsection (a)(2)(D) is amended to read as follows: 571
“(D) “The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions;”. 572
(2) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the phrase “Working Group” and 573
inserting the phrase “Working Group, and shall convene the Working Group no later than April 574
1, 2024” in its place. 575
(3) Subsection (e) is amended by striking the phrase “January 1, 2023” and 576
inserting the phrase “April 1, 2025” in its place. 577
(k) New sections 1014, 1015, and 1016 are added to read as follows: 578
“Sec. 1014. Public awareness initiatives. 579
“By September 1, 2023: 580
“(1) The Metropolitan Police Department shall prominently display information 581
about extreme risk protection orders, including the petition process, on its website; and 582
“(2) The Office of the Attorney General shall develop and implement a public 583 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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awareness campaign to inform residents, professionals, and District government employees 584
about extreme risk protection orders, including the petition process. 585
“Sec. 1015. Implementation of strategic gun violence reduction strategies. 586
“(a)(1) The Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) shall facilitate a Law Enforcement 587
Shooting Review no less than twice per month to review each shooting in the District that 588
occurred since the last Law Enforcement Shooting Review, including non-fatal shootings. 589
“(2) The purpose of the Law Enforcement Shooting Reviews shall be to identify 590
the potential for retaliation and law enforcement or other government agency contacts or 591
interventions with persons involved in the reviewed shootings that may help to prevent 592
retaliatory criminal conduct, and then assign responsibilities for immediate contacts or 593
interventions. 594
“(3) The purpose of the Law Enforcement Shooting Review shall not be to 595
discuss information outside the investigative file. To the extent that there is any information 596
discussed during the Law Enforcement Shooting Review that is not already included in the 597
investigative file, MPD shall document that information in the investigative file. 598
“(b) The Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice shall coordinate a Coordination 599
Meeting/Intervention Services Shooting Review no less than twice per month to review each 600
shooting in the District that occurred since the last Coordination Meeting/Intervention Services 601
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government and community partners to outreach and engage those high-risk individuals 603
implicated by the shootings. 604
“Sec. 1016. Firearm tracing data and accountability report. 605
“By February 1 of each year, the Mayor shall submit to the Council and post on the 606
Mayor’s website a report that includes the following information, using data from the preceding 607
calendar year: 608
“(1) The total number of firearms recovered in the District; 609
“(2) The location where each firearm was recovered, disaggregated by police 610
district; 611
“(3) The total number of ghost guns recovered in the District.; 612
“(4) To the extent possible, the number of firearms recovered, disaggregated by, if 613
available, manufacturer, firearm model, state or country of origin, and the last known point of 614
sale, transfer, theft, or loss of such firearm; and 615
“(5) To the extent possible, an analysis of purchase patterns with the available 616
information from the firearms recovered.”. 617
Sec. 17. Section 214 of the Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results Amendment 618
Act of 2016, effective June 30, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-125; D.C. Official Code § 7-2831), is 619
amended as follows: 620
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“(a)(1) There is established a Private Security Camera System Incentive Program 622
(“Program”), to be administered by the Mayor, to encourage the purchase and installation of the 623
following: 624
“(A) A security camera system on the exterior of a building owned or 625
leased by an individual, business, nonprofit, religious institution, or an entity as that term is 626
defined in D.C. Official Code § 29-101.02(10); 627
“(B) A security camera system on the interior of a building owned or 628
leased by a business that has less than $2.5 million federal gross receipts or sales; and 629
“(C) Glass break sensors installed on the interior of a building owned or 630
leased by a business that has less than $2.5 million federal gross receipts or sales. 631
“(2) A security camera system purchased and installed pursuant to paragraph 632
(1)(A) or (B) of this subsection shall be registered with the Metropolitan Police Department.”. 633
(b) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 634
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 635
“(1) Purchase and install: 636
“(A) After September 22, 2015, a security camera system on the exterior 637
of the building; 638
“(B) After the applicability date of section 17 of the Secure DC Omnibus 639
Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 640 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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25-345), a security camera system installed on the interior of a building owned or leased by a 641
business that has less than $2.5 million federal gross receipts or sales; or 642
“(C) After the applicability date of section 17 of the Secure DC Omnibus 643
Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 644
25-345), glass break sensors installed on the interior of the building owned or leased by a 645
business that has less than $2.5 million federal gross receipts or sales;”. 646
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: 647
“(2) For security camera systems installed on the exterior or interior of a building, 648
register the security camera system with the Metropolitan Police Department;”. 649
(c) Subsection (c) is amended as follows: 650
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: 651
“(1) Upon approval of a rebate claim submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this 652
section, the Program shall provide a rebate; provided, that the amount of the rebate shall not be 653
more than the purchase price of the security camera system or glass break sensors.”. 654
(2) Paragraph (3) is repealed. 655
(d) Subsection (d)(1) is amended by striking the phrase “under the District of Columbia 656
Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code § 4-657
201.01 et seq.)” and inserting the phrase “under the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act 658 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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of 1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code § 4-201.01 et seq.), or 659
receipt of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” in its place. 660
(e) Subsection (e)(1)(C) is repealed. 661
(f) Subsection (f) is amended as follows: 662
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “system verification” and 663
inserting the phrase “verification of the security camera system or glass break sensors” in its 664
place. 665
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “a system” and inserting the 666
phrase “a security camera system” in its place. 667
(3) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 668
semicolon in its place. 669
(4) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; 670
and” in its place. 671
(5) A new paragraph (5) is added to read as follows: 672
“(5) The maximum amount of rebate that is available under this section.”. 673
(g) Subsection (h) is amended as follows: 674
(1) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “private security cameras” 675
and inserting the phrase “private security cameras and glass break sensors” in its place. 676
(2) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “subsection (c)(1)(A) or (B)” 677 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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and inserting the phrase “subsection (c)(1)(A), (B), or (C)” in its place. 678
(h) Subsection (i) is amended to read as follows: 679
“(i) For the purposes of this section, the term “security camera system” means one or 680
more indoor or outdoor surveillance cameras with functioning digital video recording 681
capability.”. 682
(i) A new subsection (j) is added to read as follows: 683
“(j) The Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants shall include performance measures 684
and targets for the private security camera program in its annual performance plans, as well as 685
data on actual performance in its annual performance plans.”. 686
Sec. 18. Section 14-307(d)(2) of District of Columbia Official Code is amended by 687
striking the phrase “confidential information” and inserting the phrase “confidential information 688
of a victim” in its place. 689
Sec. 19. Title 16 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows: 690
(a) Section 16-705(b)(1)(C)(ii) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting 691
the phrase “if the law enforcement officer was in uniform or acting in an official capacity at the 692
time of the offense; and” in its place. 693
(b) Section 16-1053(a) is amended as follows: 694
(1) Paragraph (9) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 695
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(2) Paragraph (10) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; 697
and” in its place. 698
(3) A new paragraph (11) is added to read as follows: 699
“(11) The Office of Unified Communications.”. 700
(c)(1) Section 16-2310(a-1)(1)(A) is amended to read as follows: 701
“(A) Committed: 702
“(i) A dangerous crime or a crime of violence while armed with or 703
having readily available a knife, pistol, firearm, or imitation firearm; or 704
“(ii) Unarmed murder, first-degree sexual abuse, carjacking, or 705
assault with intent to commit any such offense; or”. 706
(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall expire 225 days after the effective date 707
of the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6 ,2024 708
(Engrossed version of Bill 25-345). 709
(d) Section 16-2316(e) is amended as follows: 710
(1) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “District of Columbia” and 711
inserting the phrase “District of Columbia, after providing respondent’s counsel and the Attorney 712
General with notice and the opportunity to be heard regarding the admission of non-necessary 713
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(2) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “attend transfer, factfinding, 715
disposition, and post-disposition hearings, subject” and inserting the phrase “attend any transfer, 716
plea, factfinding, disposition, or post-disposition hearing, subject” in its place. 717
(3) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the phrase “transfer, factfinding,” and 718
inserting the phrase “transfer, plea, factfinding,” in its place. 719
(e) Section 16-2331 is amended as follows: 720
(1) Subsection (c) is amended as follows: 721
(A) Paragraph (2) is amended as follows: 722
(i) Subparagraph (D) is amended as follows: 723
(I) Sub-subparagraph (vi) is amended by striking the phrase 724
“; or” and inserting a semicolon in its place. 725
(II) New sub-subparagraphs (viii) and (ix) are added to read 726
as follows: 727
“(viii) The respondent being in abscondence for more than 24 728
hours; or 729
“(ix) The respondent having escaped from a facility;”. 730
(ii) Subparagraph (E) is amended as follows: 731
(I) Sub-subparagraph (vi) is amended by striking the phrase 732
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(II) New sub-subparagraphs (viii) and (ix) are added to read 734
as follows: 735
“(viii) The respondent being in abscondence for more than 24 736
hours; or 737
“(ix) The respondent having escaped from a facility; and”. 738
(B) Paragraph (4)(B) is amended by striking the phrase “Schools, and the” 739
and inserting the phrase “Schools, public charter schools, parochial schools, and private schools, 740
and the” in its place. 741
(2) A new subsection (c-1) is added to read as follows: 742
“(c-1) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, when the court determines that a 743
stay-away order shall issue, it shall issue a standalone stay-away order and the Attorney General 744
shall provide to a victim or witness a copy of any stay-away order that pertains to that individual 745
or their property.”. 746
(3) New subsections (h-1) and (h-2) are added to read as follows: 747
“(h-1)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, if a child has a custody order for 748
abscondence from a Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (“DYRS”) placement or court-749
ordered placement, the Family Court, in the best interest of a child, the interest of public safety, 750
or the interest of the safety of any person who may search for the child, may, after a hearing at 751
which the child’s counsel is present, order the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) to: 752 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(A) Take a missing person’s report for a child; and 753
“(B) Submit a missing person’s report to the National Center for Missing 754
and Exploited Children (“NCMEC”). 755
“(2) Evidence of the following factors shall be considered in making the 756
determination described in paragraph (1) of this subsection: 757
“(A) The child’s age; 758
“(B) The nature of the present delinquency offense or in need of 759
supervision offense and the extent and nature of the child’s prior record: 760
“(C) Whether the child has been sexually exploited or is at risk of sexual 761
exploitation; 762
“(D) Whether there have been reports of abuse and neglect involving the 763
child; 764
“(E) Whether there is an open neglect case or other Child and Family 765
Services Agency involvement; 766
“(F) The child’s mental condition, including any disabilities; and 767
“(G) The child’s history of abscondences from DYRS or court-ordered 768
placements and the child’s history of running away from home. 769
“(3) If the Family Court orders MPD to take a missing person’s report, pursuant 770
to this section, any person with knowledge of the custody order may make a missing person’s 771 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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report to NCMEC; provided, that any person making such a report shall not disclose that there is 772
a custody order in effect. 773
“(4) For the purposes of this section, the term “child” means a person who has not 774
attained the age of 18 years. 775
“(h-2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Attorney General or 776
respondent’s attorney, at their discretion, may release juvenile case record information to 777
members of the press who are authorized to attend a court hearing pursuant to § 16-2316(e); 778
provided, that the information is consistent with, and does not exceed the scope of, the 779
information that the court authorized the press to report when granting the press permission to 780
attend the hearing.”. 781
(f) Section 16-2332(c) is amended as follows: 782
(1) Paragraph (3) is amended to read as follows: 783
“(3) Other court case participants and law enforcement: 784
“Law enforcement officers of the United States, the District of Columbia, and other 785
jurisdictions, except that such records shall be limited to photographs of the child, a physical 786
description of the child, any addresses where the child may be found, and the phone number or 787
other contact information of the child or the child’s parents, guardians, or custodians. The 788
confidentiality of any information disclosed to law enforcement officers pursuant to this 789
subsection shall be maintained pursuant to § 16-2333;”. 790 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(2) The lead-in language to paragraph (4)(D) is amended by striking the phrase 791
“Schools, and the” and inserting the phrase “Schools, public charter schools, parochial schools, 792
and private schools, and the” in its place. 793
(g) Section 16-2333 is amended as follows: 794
(1) Subsection (b)(4)(C) is amended by striking the phrase “, and the District of 795
Columbia Public Schools” and inserting the phrase “, the District of Columbia Public Schools, 796
public charter schools, parochial schools, and private schools” in its place. 797
(2) Subsection (f) is amended by striking the phrase “date of the crime.” and 798
inserting the phrase “month in which the crime occurred.” in its place. 799
(h) A new section 16-2333.03 is added to read as follows: 800
Ҥ 16-2333.03. Information sharing by agencies. 801
“(a) Notwithstanding the confidentiality provisions in §§ 2-1515.06, 16-2331, 16-2332, 802
and 16-2333, it shall not be an offense for an agency to publicly share data derived from juvenile 803
case records, juvenile social records, police and other law enforcement records, or confidential 804
Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services records, provided that: 805
“(1) The data shared does not include any information that, by itself or in 806
combination with other publicly available information, could identify a particular person, 807
including a person’s name, Social Security number or other identifying number or code, address, 808
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“(2) Record-level data is not shared, the data shared is aggregated, and any counts 810
or data points with fewer than 10 observations are suppressed. 811
“(b) For the purposes of this section, the term “agency” means the Superior Court of the 812
District of Columbia, the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, the 813
Metropolitan Police Department, and the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.”. 814
(i) Section 16-2340(a)(2) is amended by striking the phrase “juvenile factfinding” and 815
inserting the phrase “juvenile plea hearings, factfinding” in its place. 816
Sec. 20. An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 817
3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1189; D.C. Official Code passim), is amended as follows: 818
(a) Section 806(a) (D.C. Official Code § 22-404(a)) is amended as follows: 819
(1) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “or both. For the purposes of 820
this paragraph, the term “significant bodily injury” means an injury that requires hospitalization 821
or immediate medical attention.” and inserting the phrase “or both.” in its place. 822
(2) A new paragraph (3) is added to read as follows: 823
“(3) For the purposes of this section, the term “significant bodily injury” means: 824
“(A) An injury that, to prevent long-term physical damage or to abate 825
severe pain, requires hospitalization or medical treatment beyond what a layperson can 826
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“(C) A laceration for which the victim required stitches, sutures, staples, 829
or closed-skin adhesives, or a laceration that is at least one inch in length and at least one quarter 830
of an inch in depth; 831
“(D) A burn of at least second degree severity; 832
“(E) Any loss of consciousness; 833
“(F) A traumatic brain injury; or 834
“(G) An injury where medical testing, beyond what a layperson can 835
personally administer, was performed to ascertain whether there was an injury described in 836
subparagraphs (A)-(F) of this paragraph.”. 837
(b) Section 806a (D.C. Official Code § 22-404.01) is amended by adding a new 838
subsection (d) to read as follows: 839
“(d) For the purposes of this section, the term “serious bodily injury” means an injury or 840
significant bodily injury, as that term is defined in section 806(a)(3) that involves: 841
“(1) A substantial risk of death; 842
“(2) Protracted and obvious disfigurement; 843
“(3) Protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or 844
mental faculty; 845
“(4) Extended loss of consciousness; 846
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“(6) A gunshot wound.”. 848
(c) A new section 806d is added to read as follows: 849
“Sec. 806d. Strangulation. 850
“(a) A person commits the offense of strangulation if that person knowingly, 851
intentionally, or recklessly restricts the normal circulation of the blood or breathing of another 852
person, either by applying pressure on the throat, neck, or chest of another person, or by blocking 853
the nose or mouth of another person. 854
“(b) Except for as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person convicted of 855
strangulation shall be fined no more than the amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal Fine 856
Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. 857
Official Code § 22-3571.01), or incarcerated for no more than 5 years, or both. 858
“(c) A person convicted of strangulation may be fined up to 1½ times the maximum fine 859
otherwise authorized under this section and may be incarcerated for a term of up to 1½ times the 860
maximum term of incarceration otherwise authorized under this section, or both, if: 861
“(1) The victim sustained serious bodily injury, as that term is defined in section 862
806a(d), as a result of the offense; 863
“(2) The person was, at the time of the offense, required to stay away from or 864
have no contact with the victim as a condition of their parole or supervised release or pursuant to 865
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“(3) The person was, within 5 years of commission of the strangulation offense, 867
convicted of either an intrafamily offense, as that term is defined in D.C. Official Code § 16-868
1001(8), or a similar offense in the law of another jurisdiction. 869
“(d)(1) A conviction for strangulation merges with any other offense under this chapter 870
arising from the same act or course of conduct. 871
“(2) For a person found guilty of 2 or more offenses that merge under this section 872
the sentencing court shall either: 873
“(A) Vacate all but one of the offenses prior to sentencing according to the 874
rule of priority in paragraph (3) of this subsection; or 875
“(B) Enter judgment and sentence the actor for offenses that merge; 876
provided, that: 877
“(i) Sentences for the offenses run concurrent to one another; and 878
“(ii) The convictions for all but, at most, one of the offenses shall 879
be vacated after: 880
“(I) The time for appeal has expired; or 881
“(II) The judgment that was appealed has been decided. 882
“(3) When convictions are vacated under paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, the 883
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“(A) The offense with the highest authorized maximum period of 885
incarceration; or 886
“(B) If 2 or more offenses have the same highest authorized maximum 887
period of incarceration, any offense that the sentencing court deems appropriate.”. 888
(d) Section 811a(a)(1) (D.C. Official Code § 22-2803(a)(1)) is amended to read as 889
follows: 890
“(1) A person commits the offense of carjacking if, by any means, that person 891
knowingly by force or violence, whether against resistance or by sudden or stealthy seizure or 892
snatching, or by putting in fear, or attempts to do so, shall take a motor vehicle from a person’s 893
immediate actual possession, or that person knowingly by force or violence, or by putting in fear, 894
shall take a key to a motor vehicle from the immediate actual possession of another person, while 895
that motor vehicle is within the line of sight of the person or the victim and close enough to the 896
vehicle that the person taking the key to the motor vehicle can take immediate possession of it, 897
with the purpose and effect of immediately taking the motor vehicle of another.”. 898
Sec. 21. Section 432 of the Revised Statutes of the District of Columbia (D.C. Official 899
Code § 22-405), is amended as follows: 900
(a) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “any fire department operating in the 901
District of Columbia,” and inserting the phrase “any fire department operating in the District of 902
Columbia, any emergency medical technician, paramedic, intermediate paramedic, or other 903 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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member of any emergency medical services department operating in the District of Columbia,” 904
in its place. 905
(b) Subsection (c) is amended as follows: 906
(1) The existing text is designated as paragraph (1). 907
(2) A new paragraph (2) is added to read as follows: 908
“(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term “significant bodily injury” shall 909
have the same meaning as provided in section 806(a)(3) of An Act To establish a code of law for 910
the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1322; D.C. Official Code § 22-911
404(a)(3)).”. 912
Sec. 22. The Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994, effective May 23, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-257; 913
D.C. Official Code § 22-3001 et seq.), is amended as follows: 914
(a) Section 101 (D.C. Official Code § 22-3001) is amended as follows: 915
(1) Paragraph (7) is amended to read as follows: 916
“(7) “Serious bodily injury” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 917
806a of An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, effective August 20, 918
1994 (D.C. Law 10-151; D.C. Official Code § 22-404.01(d)).”. 919
(2) Paragraph (10) is amended as follows: 920
(A) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and 921
inserting a semicolon in its place. 922 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(B) Subparagraph (D) is amended to read as follows: 923
“(D) Any employee, contractor, consultant, or volunteer of a 924
school, religious institution, or an educational, social, recreational, athletic, musical, charitable, 925
or youth facility, organization, or program, including a teacher, coach, counselor, clergy, youth 926
leader, chorus director, bus driver, administrator, or support staff, or any other person in a 927
position of trust with or authority over a child or a minor.”. 928
(b) Section 205 (D.C. Official Code § 22-3006) is amended as follows: 929
(1) The existing text is designated as subsection (a). 930
(2) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows: 931
“(b)(1) A person convicted of misdemeanor sexual abuse who has 3 or more prior 932
convictions for misdemeanor sexual abuse shall be fined no more than the amount set forth in 933
section 101 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 934
2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-3571.01), or incarcerated for no more than 3 935
years, or both. 936
“(2) In addition to a violation of this section, a person shall be considered to have 937
prior convictions for misdemeanor sexual abuse if that person has been previously convicted of a 938
violation of a crime under the laws of any other jurisdiction that involved conduct that would, if 939
committed in the District of Columbia, constitute a violation of this section, or conduct that is 940
substantially similar to conduct prosecuted under this section. 941 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(c) Section 209a (D.C. Official Code § 22-3010.01) is amended by adding a new 942
subsection (a-1) to read as follows: 943
“(a-1)(1) A person convicted of misdemeanor sexual abuse of a child or minor who has 3 944
or more prior convictions for misdemeanor sexual abuse of a child or minor shall be fined no 945
more than the amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Amendment 946
Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-3571.01), or 947
incarcerated for no more than 3 years, or both. 948
“(2) In addition to a violation of this section, a person shall be considered as 949
having prior convictions for misdemeanor sexual abuse of a child or minor if that person has 950
been previously convicted of a violation of a crime under the laws of any other jurisdiction that 951
involved conduct that would, if committed in the District of Columbia, constitute a violation of 952
this section, or conduct that is substantially similar to conduct prosecuted under this section.”. 953
(d) Section 219(a)(1) (D.C. Official Code § 22-3020(a)(1)) is amended by striking the 954
phrase “12 years” and inserting the phrase “13 years” in its place. 955
Sec. 23. The Criminalization of Non-Consensual Pornography Act of 2014, effective 956
May 7, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-275; D.C. Official Code § 22-3051 et seq.), is amended as follows: 957
(a) Section 3(a)(2) (D.C. Official Code § 22-3052(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 958
“(2) The person disclosing the sexual image knew or consciously disregarded a 959
substantial and unjustifiable risk that the person depicted did not consent to the disclosure; and”. 960 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(b) Section 4(a) (D.C. Official Code § 22-3053(a)) is amended as follows: 961
(1) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “identifiable person 962
when” and inserting the phrase “identifiable person, whether obtained directly from the person or 963
from a third party or other source, when” in its place. 964
(2) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “disclosure or publication of” 965
and inserting the phrase “publication of” in its place. 966
(3) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: 967
“(2) The person publishing the sexual image knew or consciously disregarded a 968
substantial and unjustifiable risk that the person depicted did not consent to the publication; 969
and”. 970
(c) Section 5(a) (D.C. Official Code § 22-3054(a)) is amended as follows: 971
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “disclosure or publication of” 972
and inserting the phrase “publication of” in its place. 973
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: 974
“(2) The person publishing the sexual image knew or consciously disregarded a 975
substantial and unjustifiable risk that the sexual image was obtained as a result of a previous 976
disclosure or publication of the sexual image made with intent to harm the person depicted or to 977
receive financial gain.”. 978
Sec. 24. The District of Columbia Theft and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982, effective 979 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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December 1, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-164; D.C. Official Code § 22-3201 et seq.), is amended as 980
follows: 981
(a) A new section 111a is added to read as follows: 982
“Sec. 111a. Directing organized retail theft. 983
“(a) For the purpose of this section, the term “organized retail theft” means acting in 984
concert with one or more other persons to commit theft, as described in section 111, of any 985
merchandise with a value greater than $1,000 aggregated over a 90-day period with the intent to: 986
“(1) Sell, barter, or trade the merchandise for monetary or other gain; or 987
“(2) Fraudulently return the merchandise to a retail merchant. 988
“(b) A person commits the offense of directing organized retail theft if any person acts as 989
an organizer by recruiting, directing, or coercing individuals to commit organized retail theft. 990
“(c) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, 991
shall be fined no more than the amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal Fine 992
Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. 993
Official Code § 22-3571.01), incarcerated for no more than 15 years, or both. 994
“(d)(1) A conviction for directing organized retail theft merges with any other conviction 995
for being an accomplice to theft under section 111, an accomplice to shoplifting under section 996
113, or an accomplice to burglary under section 823 of An Act To establish a code of law for the 997
District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1323; D.C. Official Code § 22-801), or 998 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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for criminal conspiracy under section 908A of An Act To establish a code of law for the District 999
of Columbia, approved July 29, 1970 (84 Stat. 599; D.C. Official Code § 22-1805a), arising from 1000
the same act or course of conduct. 1001
“(2) For a person found guilty of 2 or more offenses that merge under this 1002
subsection, the sentencing court shall either: 1003
“(A) Vacate all but one of the offenses prior to sentencing according to the 1004
rule of priority in paragraph (3) of this subsection; or 1005
“(B) Enter judgment and sentence the actor for offenses that merge; 1006
provided, that: 1007
“(i) Sentences for the offenses run concurrent to one another; and 1008
“(ii) The convictions for all but, at most, one of the offenses shall 1009
be vacated after: 1010
“(I) The time for appeal has expired; or 1011
“(II) The judgment that was appealed has been decided. 1012
“(3) When convictions are vacated under paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, the 1013
conviction that remains shall be the conviction for: 1014
“(A) The offense with the highest authorized maximum period of 1015
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“(B) If 2 or more offenses have the same highest authorized maximum 1017
period of incarceration, any offense that the sentencing court deems appropriate.”. 1018
(b) Section 112(a) (D.C. Official Code § 22-3212(a)) is amended to read as follows: 1019
“(a)(1) Theft in the first degree. – Any person convicted of theft in the first degree shall 1020
be fined no more than the amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality 1021
Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-1022
3571.01), or incarcerated for no more than 10 years, or both, if: 1023
“(A) The value of the property obtained or used is $500 or more; or 1024
“(B)(i) The person commits theft twice or more within a period of 6 1025
months and the aggregate value of property obtained is $500 or more. 1026
“(ii) When a person commits theft twice or more within a period of 1027
6 months pursuant to sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph, the thefts may be aggregated 1028
and charged in a single count, in which event they shall constitute a single offense. 1029
“(2) A conviction for first degree theft under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection 1030
merges with any other conviction for robbery under section 810 of An Act To establish a code of 1031
law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1322; D.C. Official Code § 1032
22-2801), and malicious destruction of property under section 848 of An Act To establish a code 1033
of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1327; D.C. Official Code 1034
§ 22-303), arising from the same act or course of conduct. 1035 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(3) For a person found guilty of 2 or more offenses that merge under this 1036
subsection, the sentencing court shall either: 1037
“(A) Vacate all but one of the offenses prior to sentencing according to the 1038
rule of priority in paragraph (4) of this subsection; or 1039
“(B) Enter judgment and sentence the actor for offenses that merge; 1040
provided, that: 1041
“(i) Sentences for the offenses run concurrent to one another; and 1042
“(ii) The convictions for all but, at most, one of the offenses shall 1043
be vacated after: 1044
“(I) The time for appeal has expired; or 1045
“(II) The judgment that was appealed has been decided. 1046
“(4) When convictions are vacated under paragraph (3)(A) of this subsection, the 1047
conviction that remains shall be the conviction for: 1048
“(A) The offense with the highest authorized maximum period of 1049
incarceration; or 1050
“(B) If 2 or more offenses have the same highest authorized maximum 1051
period of incarceration, any offense that the sentencing court deems appropriate.”. 1052
(c) Section 201(b) (D.C. Official Code § 22-3601(b)) is amended to read as follows: 1053 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to the following offenses: 1054
any crime of violence, as that term is defined in D.C. Official Code § 23-1331(4), theft, fraud in 1055
the first degree, and fraud in the second degree, identity theft, financial exploitation of a 1056
vulnerable adult or elderly person, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing 1057
offenses.”. 1058
(d) New sections 203 and 204 are added to read as follows: 1059
“Sec. 203. Enhanced penalty for committing a crime of violence against a person at a 1060
Department of Parks and Recreation property. 1061
“(a) Any person who commits a crime of violence, as that term is defined in D.C. Official 1062
Code § 23-1331(4), against another person while located on a property administered by the 1063
Department of Parks and Recreation may be punished by a fine of up to 1 1/2 times the 1064
maximum fine otherwise authorized for the offense and may be imprisoned for a term of up to 1 1065
1/2 times the maximum term of imprisonment otherwise authorized by the offense, or both. 1066
“(b) For the purposes of this section, the term “property” means any park, field, court, 1067
play area, facility, or building, and the associated parking lot. 1068
“Sec. 204. Enhanced penalties for committing a crime of violence against vulnerable 1069
adults. 1070
“(a) Any person who commits a crime of violence, as that term is defined in D.C. Official 1071
Code § 23-1331(4), against a vulnerable adult may be punished by a fine of up to 1 1/2 times the 1072 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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maximum fine otherwise authorized for the offense and may be imprisoned for a term of up to 1 1073
1/2 times the maximum term of imprisonment otherwise authorized for the offense, or both. 1074
“(b) It is an affirmative defense that the accused knew or reasonably believed that the 1075
victim was not a vulnerable adult at the time of the offense, or could not have known or 1076
determined the age of the victim because of the manner in which the offense was committed. 1077
This defense shall be established by a preponderance of the evidence. 1078
“(c) For the purposes of this section, the term “vulnerable adult” means a person who is 1079
18 years of age or older and has one or more physical or mental limitations that substantially 1080
impairs the person’s ability to independently provide for their daily needs or safeguard their 1081
person, property, or legal interests.”. 1082
Sec. 25. The Anti-Intimidation and Defacing of Public or Private Property Criminal 1083
Penalty Act of 1982, effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-203; D.C. Official Code § 22-3312 1084
et seq.), is amended as follows: 1085
(a) Section 4 (D.C. Official Code § 22-3312.03) is revived as of the effective date of the 1086
Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 1087
(Engrossed version of Bill 25-345), and amended to read as follows: 1088
“Sec. 4. Wearing masks. 1089
“It shall be unlawful for any person over 16 years of age, while wearing any mask or 1090
other article whereby a substantial portion of the face is hidden, concealed, or covered as to 1091 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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conceal the identity of the wearer to enter upon, be, or appear upon or within public property, or 1092
hold any meeting or demonstration, if the intent of the person is to: 1093
“(1) Engage in conduct prohibited by civil or criminal law and avoid 1094
identification; 1095
“(2) Deprive any person or class of persons of equal protection of the law or of 1096
equal privileges and immunities under the law, or for the purpose of preventing or hindering the 1097
constituted authorities of the United States or the District of Columbia from giving or securing 1098
for all persons within the District of Columbia equal protection of the law; 1099
“(3) Force or threaten the use of force, to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any 1100
person because of his or her exercise of any right secured by federal or District of Columbia 1101
laws, or to intimidate any person or any class of persons from exercising any right secured by 1102
federal or District of Columbia laws; or 1103
“(4) Intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass any other person; or 1104
“(4) Intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass any other person.”. 1105
“(5) Cause another person to fear for his or her personal safety.”. 1106
(b) Section 5(b) (D.C. Official Code § 22-3312.04(b)) is amended by striking the phrase 1107
“shall be” and inserting the phrase “or section 4 shall be” in its place. 1108
Sec. 26. The Taxicab Drivers Protection Act of 2000, effective June 9, 2001 (D.C. Law 1109
13-307; D.C. Official Code § 22-3751 et seq.), is amended as follows: 1110 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 22-3751) is amended to read as follows: 1111
“Sec. 2. Enhanced penalties for committing a crime of violence against transportation 1112
providers. 1113
“(a) Any person who commits a crime of violence, as that term is defined in D.C. Official 1114
Code § 23-1331(4), against a transportation provider may be punished by a fine of up to 1 1/2 1115
times the maximum fine otherwise authorized for the offense and may be imprisoned for a term 1116
of up to 1 1/2 times the maximum term of imprisonment otherwise authorized for the offense, or 1117
both. 1118
“(b) For the purposes of this section, the term “transportation provider” means a person 1119
who operates within the District of Columbia a private vehicle-for-hire or a public vehicle-for-1120
hire, as those terms are defined in section 4(16A) and (17) of the Department of For-Hire 1121
Vehicles Establishment Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official 1122
Code § 50-301.03(16A) and (17)), or a person that provides transportation of parcels, food, or 1123
beverages in the District for compensation .”. 1124
(b) Section 2a (D.C. Official Code § 22-3751.01) is amended as follows: 1125
(1) The section heading is amended to read as follows: 1126
“Sec. 2a. Enhanced penalties for committing a crime of violence against transit operators, 1127
Metrorail station managers, employees, and passengers.”. 1128
(2) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 1129 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(a) Any person who commits a crime of violence, as that term is defined in D.C. Official 1130
Code § 23-1331(4), against a transit operator, who, at the time of the offense, is authorized to 1131
operate and is operating a mass transit vehicle in the District of Columbia, or against a Metrorail 1132
station manager or Metrorail station employee while on duty in the District of Columbia, may be 1133
punished by a fine of up to one and 1/2 times the maximum fine otherwise authorized for the 1134
offense and may be imprisoned for a term of up to one and 1/2 times the maximum term of 1135
imprisonment otherwise authorized by the offense, or both.”. 1136
(3) A new subsection (a-1) is added to read as follows: 1137
“(a-1) Any person who commits a crime of violence, as that term is defined in D.C. 1138
Official Code § 23-1331(4), against a passenger of a mass transit vehicle may be punished by a 1139
fine of up to one and 1/2 times the maximum fine otherwise authorized for the offense and may 1140
be imprisoned for a term of up to one and 1/2 times the maximum term of imprisonment 1141
otherwise authorized by the offense, or both.”. 1142
(4) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 1143
(A) A new paragraph (1A) is added to read as follows: 1144
“(1A) “Metrorail station employee” means any Washington Metropolitan Area 1145
Transit Authority employee who operates a bus or train or works in a Metrorail station.”. 1146
(B) A new paragraph (2A) is added to read as follows: 1147
“(2A) “Passenger” means a person who is traveling on a mass transit vehicle or 1148 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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waiting at a marked mass transit vehicle boarding location, such as a bus stop or Metrorail 1149
station.”. 1150
(c) Section 3 (D.C. Official Code § 22-3752) is repealed. 1151
Sec. 27. Section 2(6)(B) of the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1999, effective July 11, 1152
2000 (D.C. Law 13-137; D.C. Official Code § 22-4001(6)(B)), is amended by striking the phrase 1153
“12 years” wherever it appears and inserting the phrase “13 years” in its place. 1154
Sec. 28. The DNA Sample Collection Act of 2001, effective November 3, 2001 (D.C. 1155
Law 14-52; D.C. Official Code § 22-4151), is amended by adding new sections 2a and 2b to read 1156
as follows: 1157
“Sec. 2a. Collection and use of DNA identification information from arrestees and 1158
defendants. 1159
“(a)(1) The Metropolitan Police Department may collect a DNA sample from each 1160
individual arrested for an offense set forth in section 2(a). 1161
“(2) If an individual appears in court having been charged by information, 1162
complaint, or indictment with an offense set forth in section 2(a) without previously having a 1163
DNA sample collected, the court may direct the collection of a DNA sample from that 1164
individual. 1165
“(3) DNA sample collection under this section may be limited to individuals who 1166
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“(4) The Metropolitan Police Department or the court, as applicable, may 1168
authorize, or enter into agreements with, other local, state, or federal governmental agencies or 1169
private entities to collect DNA samples under this section. 1170
“(5) An agency or entity may, but need not, collect a DNA sample from an 1171
individual if: 1172
“(A) Another agency or entity has collected, or will collect, a DNA sample 1173
from that individual and has provided, or will provide, the sample for analysis and inclusion of 1174
the results in CODIS as provided in subsection (b) of this section; or 1175
“(B) CODIS already contains a DNA analysis with respect to that 1176
individual. 1177
“(6) DNA sample collection may be repeated if the agency or entity responsible 1178
for collection is informed that a sample collected from the individual does not satisfy the 1179
requirements for analysis or for entry of the results of the analysis into CODIS. 1180
“(b) The Metropolitan Police Department or other authorized agency or entity (as 1181
applicable) shall furnish an individual’s DNA sample collected under this section to the Federal 1182
Bureau of Investigation Laboratory, or to another laboratory approved by the FBI, for the 1183
purpose of carrying out a DNA analysis on the DNA sample and including the results in CODIS. 1184
The requirement to furnish the DNA sample to the FBI Laboratory or to another laboratory 1185
approved by the FBI may be waived, with the permission of the FBI, if DNA samples are 1186 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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analyzed by means of Rapid DNA instruments and the results are included in CODIS. DNA 1187
samples collected under this section may not be analyzed or included in CODIS before either: 1188
“(1) The individual has been charged by information, complaint, or indictment 1189
with an offense set forth in section 2(a); or 1190
“(2) A judicial officer has made an initial probable cause finding that the 1191
individual committed an offense set forth in section 2(a). 1192
“(c) Any DNA samples collected and records of DNA analyses generated under this 1193
section shall be destroyed and expunged automatically from CODIS if: 1194
“(1) A criminal action begun against the individual does not result in a conviction 1195
of the individual for an offense set forth in section 2(a); 1196
“(2) The conviction for an offense set forth in section 2(a) is reversed or vacated 1197
and no new trial is permitted; or 1198
“(3) The individual is granted an unconditional pardon. 1199
“(d) The authorization of DNA sample collection by this section shall not limit DNA 1200
sample collection by any agency pursuant to any other authority. 1201
“(e) For the purposes of this section, the terms “DNA sample”, “DNA analysis”, and 1202
“Rapid DNA instruments” shall have the same meaning as provided in 34 U.S.C. § 40703(c). 1203
“Sec. 2b. Collection of DNA identification information from convicted offenders. 1204 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(a)(1) A District agency may collect a DNA sample from an individual who is, or has 1205
been, convicted of an offense set forth in section 2(a). 1206
“(2) A District agency or the court, as applicable, may authorize, or enter into 1207
agreements with, other local, state, or federal governmental agencies or private entities to collect 1208
DNA samples under this section. 1209
“(3) An agency or entity may, but need not, collect a DNA sample from an 1210
individual if: 1211
“(A) Another agency or entity has collected, or will collect, a DNA sample 1212
from that individual and has provided, or will provide, the sample for analysis and inclusion of 1213
the results in CODIS as provided in subsection (b) of this section; or 1214
“(B) CODIS already contains a DNA analysis with respect to that 1215
individual. 1216
“(4) DNA sample collection may be repeated if the agency or entity responsible 1217
for collection is informed that a sample collected from the individual does not satisfy the 1218
requirements for analysis or for entry of the results of the analysis into CODIS. 1219
“(b) The agency or entity, as applicable, shall furnish each DNA sample collected under 1220
this section to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory, or to another laboratory approved 1221
by the FBI, for the purpose of carrying out a DNA analysis on each such DNA sample and 1222
including the results in CODIS. The requirements of this subsection may be waived, with the 1223 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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permission of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, if DNA samples are analyzed by means of 1224
Rapid DNA instruments and the results are included in CODIS. 1225
“(c) The authorization of DNA sample collection by this section shall not limit DNA 1226
sample collection by any agency pursuant to any other authority. 1227
“(d) For the purposes of this section, the terms “DNA sample”, “DNA analysis”, and 1228
“Rapid DNA instruments” shall have the same meaning as provided in 34 U.S.C. § 40703(c).”. 1229
Sec. 28. The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia 1230
Establishment Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 22-1231
4231 et seq.), is amended as follows: 1232
(a) Section 1504(a) (D.C. Official Code § 22-4233(a)) is amended as follows: 1233
(1) Paragraph (20) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting a 1234
semicolon in its place. 1235
(2) Paragraph (21) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “; 1236
and” in its place. 1237
(3) A new paragraph (22) is added to read as follows: 1238
“(22) The Chairperson of the District of Columbia Sentencing Commission.”. 1239
(b) Section 1505 (D.C. Official Code § 22-4234) is amended by adding new subsections 1240
(b-5), (b-6), (b-7), (b-8), and (b-9) to read as follows: 1241
“(b-5)(1) By December 1, 2023, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the CJCC shall 1242 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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submit to the Mayor and the Council and post on its website a report that includes, in accordance 1243
with existing law, aggregate data on the following with respect to the criminal justice and 1244
juvenile justice systems: 1245
“(A) Diversion; 1246
“(B) Pretrial supervision; 1247
“(C) Detention; 1248
“(D) Prosecution; 1249
“(E) Sentencing; 1250
“(F) Commitment; 1251
“(G) Incarceration; 1252
“(H) Probation; 1253
“(I) Parole; 1254
“(J) Supervised release; and 1255
“(K) Deferred prosecution agreements, deferred sentencing agreements, 1256
deferred disposition agreements, and consent decrees. 1257
“(2) The CJCC shall include in the report information and context to aid the 1258
general public in interpretation of the data. 1259
“(3) Prior to submitting and posting the aggregate data, the CJCC shall provide 1260
each agency that supplies data at least 15 business days to review and comment on the data 1261 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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presentation and any analysis relevant to the agency. The CJCC shall review the feedback and 1262
make reasonable efforts to collaborate with agencies to ensure accuracy in the analysis and 1263
presentation of each agency’s data. 1264
“(b-6) The CJCC shall post the following year-to-date data on its website monthly, 1265
beginning with the earliest year for which CJCC is able to obtain historical data: 1266
“(1) Arrests for violent crimes committed by juveniles and adults, by offense; and 1267
“(2) Gun violence and homicide counts and rates citywide and by ward, 1268
neighborhood, and police service area. 1269
“(b-7)(1) By August 1, 2024, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the CJCC shall submit to 1270
the Mayor and the Council and post on its website a report that includes the following: 1271
“(A) The number of arrests made by the Metropolitan Police Department 1272
in the prior quarter for a warrant issued when a defendant fails to appear in court (“bench 1273
warrant”); 1274
“(B) The number of arrests made by the United States Marshals Service in 1275
the prior quarter for a bench warrant; 1276
“(C) The number of new bench warrants issued by the Superior Court in 1277
the prior quarter; 1278
“(D) The total number of outstanding bench warrants; and 1279 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(E) The number of arrestees arrested in the prior quarter for a different 1280
offense while actively under a bench warrant. 1281
“(2) Where applicable, the report created under paragraph (1) of this subsection 1282
shall disaggregate data by whether the underlying offense in the case was a misdemeanor or 1283
felony. 1284
“(b-8)(1) Beginning March 1, 2025, and by March 1 of each year thereafter, the CJCC 1285
shall submit to the Mayor and the Council and post on its website a report that analyzes the 1286
trends associated with the Metropolitan Police Department’s felony crime statistics. The report 1287
shall include: 1288
“(A) The number and type of felony arrests made by the Metropolitan 1289
Police Department; 1290
“(B) The number of felony arrests that resulted in conviction and the 1291
sentence imposed; 1292
“(C) The location of felony arrests by ward, district, and police service 1293
area; 1294
“(D) The number of suspects involved in each felony arrest; 1295
“(E) The number of victims involved in each felony arrest; 1296
“(F) The characteristics of each suspect arrested for a felony crime, 1297
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“(i) The age of the suspect; 1299
“(ii) The race of the suspect; 1300
“(iii) The gender of the suspect; 1301
“(iv) The level of education of the suspect; 1302
“(v) The police service area where the suspect resides; 1303
“(vi) The number of prior arrests and contacts the suspect has had 1304
with the Metropolitan Police Department as a victim, witness, or suspect; 1305
“(vii) The number and type of convictions on the suspect’s 1306
criminal record; 1307
“(viii) The suspect’s relationship, if any, to the victim of the crime 1308
for which he or she was charged; and 1309
“(ix) If known, whether the suspect has had prior contact with the 1310
Department of Behavioral Health; and 1311
“(G) The characteristics of each victim involved in a felony crime, 1312
including: 1313
“(i) The age of the victim; 1314
“(ii) The race of the victim; 1315
“(iii) The gender of the victim; 1316
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“(v) The police service area where the victim resides; 1318
“(vi) The number of prior arrests and contacts the victim has had 1319
with the Metropolitan Police Department, as a victim, witness, or suspect; 1320
“(vii) The number and type of convictions on the victim’s criminal 1321
record; and 1322
“(viii) The victim’s relationship, if any, to the suspect. 1323
“(2) District agencies shall provide information to CJCC upon request to facilitate 1324
the creation of the report required by this subsection. 1325
“(b-9) The CJCC shall submit a report to the Mayor and Council on the efficacy of the 1326
pretrial detention provisions in the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st 1327
reading on February 6 ,2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 25-345), no later than 180 days after the 1328
effective date of the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on 1329
February 6 ,2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 25-345).”. 1330
(c) A new section 1507 is added to read as follows: 1331
“Sec. 1507. Prearrest Diversion Task Force. 1332
“(a) There is established a Prearrest Diversion Task Force (“Task Force”) within the 1333
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. 1334
“(b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members and organizations, or their 1335
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“(1) The Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice; 1337
“(2) The Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services; 1338
“(3) The Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department; 1339
“(4) The Director of the Department of Behavioral Health; 1340
“(5) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia; 1341
“(6) The chairperson of the Council committee with jurisdiction over judiciary 1342
and public safety matters; 1343
“(7) The Executive Director of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; 1344
“(8) One representative from a community organization with expertise in mental 1345
or behavioral health issues, appointed by the Chairperson of the Task Force; 1346
“(9) One representative from a community organization with expertise in 1347
substance use disorder issues, appointed by the Chairperson of the Task Force; and 1348
“(10) One representative from a community organization with expertise in 1349
housing issues, appointed by the Chairperson of the Task Force. 1350
“(c) The members of the Task Force shall select a Chairperson of the Task Force. 1351
“(d) In addition to the members described in subsection (b) of this section, the 1352
Chairperson of the Task Force shall invite the following individuals, or their designees, to 1353
participate as members of the Task Force: 1354
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“(2) The Director of the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia; 1356
“(3) The Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 1357
District of Columbia; and 1358
“(4) The Director of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia’s Family 1359
Court Social Services Division. 1360
“(e) As needed, the Task Force may establish subcommittees of its members. 1361
“(f) The duties of the Task Force shall include: 1362
“(1) Reviewing and assessing best practices for prearrest diversion; 1363
“(2) Making recommendations for prearrest diversion of certain misdemeanor 1364
offenses, and certain categories of persons; 1365
“(3) Making recommendations regarding the programs, facilities, personnel, and 1366
funding that are necessary to implement prearrest diversion; 1367
“(4) Making recommendations for any legislative changes that are necessary to 1368
enable prearrest diversion; 1369
“(5) Implementing prearrest diversion of certain misdemeanor offenses, and 1370
categories of persons identified by the Task Force as being appropriate for diversion; 1371
“(6) Identifying any potential improvements in police training or procedures 1372
relating to police interactions with individuals impacted by homelessness, mental or behavioral 1373
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“(7) Identifying individuals who frequently interact with police, are frequent 1375
mental health consumers, or have suffered from chronic homelessness, and ensure that those 1376
individuals are connected to social services. 1377
“(g) Within 3 months after the applicability date of section 29 of the Secure DC Omnibus 1378
Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 1379
25-345), the Task Force shall convene for an initial meeting. Following that initial meeting, the 1380
Task Force shall meet on, at least, a monthly basis, until it issues its initial recommendations as 1381
required under subsection (h) of this section. Thereafter, the Task Force shall continue to meet at 1382
a frequency as determined by the Chairperson of the Task Force. 1383
“(h) Within one year after the applicability date of section 29 of the Secure DC Omnibus 1384
Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 1385
25-345), the Task Force shall issue initial recommendations for prearrest diversion of certain 1386
misdemeanor offenses and categories of persons identified pursuant to subsection (f)(5) of this 1387
section.”. 1388
Sec. 29. An Act To control the possession, sale, transfer and use of pistols and other 1389
dangerous weapons in the District of Columbia, to provide penalties, to prescribe rules of 1390
evidence, and for other purposes, approved July 8, 1932 (47 Stat. 650; D.C. Official Code § 22-1391
4501 et seq.), is amended as follows: 1392
(a) Section 1 (D.C. Official Code § 22-4501) is amended as follows: 1393 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(1) Paragraphs (1) and (1A) are redesignated as paragraph (1A) and (1B), 1394
respectively. 1395
(2) A new paragraph (1) is added to read as follows: 1396
“(1) “Ammunition” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 101(2) of 1397
the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, effective September 24, 1976 (D.C. Law 1-85, 1398
D.C. Official Code § 7-2501.01(2)).”. 1399
(3) A new paragraph (4A) is added to read as follows: 1400
“(4A) “Open to the general public” means a location: 1401
“(A) To which the public is invited; and 1402
“(B) For which no payment, membership, affiliation, appointment, or 1403
special permission is required for an adult to enter, other than proof of age or a security 1404
screening.”. 1405
(4) Paragraph (7A) is redesignated as paragraph (7B). 1406
(5) A new paragraph (7A) is added to read as follows: 1407
“(7A) “Public conveyance” means any government-operated air, land, or water 1408
vehicle used for the transportation of persons, including any airplane, train, bus, or boat.”. 1409
(b) Section 3 (D.C. Official Code § 22-4503) is amended as follows: 1410
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(A) Paragraph (5)(C) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting 1412
the phrase “; or” in its place. 1413
(B) Paragraph (6) is amended to read as follows: 1414
“(6) Has been convicted within the past 5 years of: 1415
“(A) An intrafamily offense, as that term is defined in D.C. Official Code 1416
§ 16-1001(8), or any similar provision in the law of another jurisdiction; or 1417
“(B) Stalking or attempted stalking, pursuant to Title V of the Omnibus 1418
Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2009, effective December 10, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-1419
88; D.C. Official Code § 22-3131 et seq.), or any similar provision in the law of another 1420
jurisdiction.”. 1421
(2) New subsections (c-1) and (c-2) are added to read as follows: 1422
“(c-1)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to possess or receive any firearm 1423
which has had the importer’s or manufacturer’s serial number removed, obliterated, or altered. 1424
“(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to receive, possess, conceal, store, barter, 1425
sell, or dispose of any stolen firearm or stolen ammunition, or pledge or accept as security for a 1426
loan any stolen firearm or stolen ammunition, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe 1427
that the firearm or ammunition was stolen. 1428
“(c-2) A person who violates subsection (c-1) of this section shall upon conviction be 1429
fined no more than the amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality 1430 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-1431
3571.01), or incarcerated no less than 2 years nor more than 5 years, or both.”. 1432
(c) Section 3a (D.C. Official Code § 22-4503.01) is amended as follows: 1433
(1) The existing text is designated as subsection (a). 1434
(2) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows: 1435
“(b) A person who violates this section shall upon conviction be fined no more than the 1436
amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, 1437
effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-3571.01), or incarcerated for 1438
no more than 2 years, or both.”. 1439
(d) New sections 3c and 3d are added to read as follows: 1440
“Sec. 3c. Endangerment with a firearm. 1441
“(a) A person commits endangerment with a firearm when the person: 1442
“(1) Knowingly discharges a projectile from a firearm outside a licensed firing 1443
range; and 1444
“(2) Either: 1445
“(A) The person knows that the discharged projectile creates a substantial 1446
risk of death or bodily injury to another person; or 1447
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“(i) The person is in, or the discharged projectile travels through or 1449
stops in, a location that is: 1450
“(I) Open to the general public at the time of the offense; 1451
“(II) A communal area of multi-unit housing; or 1452
“(III) Inside a public conveyance or a rail station; and 1453
“(ii) The person does not have permission to discharge a projectile 1454
from a firearm under: 1455
“(I) A written permit issued by the Metropolitan Police 1456
Department; or 1457
“(II) Other District or federal law. 1458
“(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, whoever violates this section 1459
shall upon conviction be fined no more than the amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal 1460
Fine Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. 1461
Official Code § 22-3571.01), or incarcerated for no more than 5 years, or both. 1462
“(c) Whoever violates this section shall upon conviction be fined no more than the 1463
amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, 1464
effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-3571.01), or incarcerated for 1465
no more than 10 years, or both, if: 1466 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(1) The violation of this section occurs after a person has been convicted of a 1467
felony, either in the District of Columbia or another jurisdiction; or 1468
“(2) Five or more projectiles are discharged from a firearm within a single course 1469
of conduct. 1470
“(d) When arising from the same act or course of conduct, a conviction for an offense 1471
under this section shall merge with a conviction: 1472
“(1) Under section 3a; or 1473
“(2) For another offense outside of this act that has, as an element in the offense 1474
definition or in the applicable penalty enhancement, possessing or having readily available a 1475
firearm, imitation firearm, or dangerous weapon. 1476
“(e) No mental state shall be required as to any element under subsection (a)(2)(B) of this 1477
section. 1478
“(f) It shall be a defense to liability under this section that the person discharged a firearm 1479
under circumstances constituting lawful self-defense or defense of others. 1480
“Sec. 3d. Unlawful discarding of firearms and ammunition. 1481
“(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly discard, throw, or deposit any 1482
loaded or unloaded firearm or ammunition in a place other than the person’s dwelling place, 1483
place of business, or on other land possessed by the person. 1484
“(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply where a person: 1485 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(1) Throws, discards, or deposits any firearm or ammunition in a securely locked 1486
box or secured container; 1487
“(2) Is expressly directed by a law enforcement officer to throw, discard, or 1488
deposit any firearm or ammunition, and does so in the manner directed by the officer, and not 1489
while fleeing or attempting to elude any law enforcement officer; 1490
“(3) Throws, discards, or deposits any firearm or ammunition while participating 1491
in a lawful firearms training and safety class conducted by an arms instructor; or 1492
“(4) Who is a licensee, as that term is defined in section 901(5) of the Firearms 1493
Control Regulations Act of 1975, effective June 16, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-279, D.C. Official Code 1494
§ 7-2509.01(5)), and is in compliance with the provisions of Title IX of the Firearms Control 1495
Regulations Act of 1975, effective June 16, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-279, D.C. Official Code § 7-1496
2509.01 et seq.). 1497
“(c) It shall be an affirmative defense, which shall be proven by a preponderance of the 1498
evidence, that the person threw, discarded, or deposited the firearm or ammunition while, in fact, 1499
voluntarily surrendering the item pursuant to section 705 of the Firearms Control Regulations 1500
Act of 1975, effective September 24, 1976 (D.C. Law 1-85, D.C. Official Code § 7-2507.05) or 1501
as expressly provided by District or federal law. 1502
“(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates this 1503
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Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. 1505
Official Code § 22-3571.01), or incarcerated for no more than 5 years, or both. 1506
“(2) If the violation of this section occurs after a person has been convicted of a 1507
felony, either in the District of Columbia or another jurisdiction, the person shall be fined no 1508
more than the amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Amendment 1509
Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-3571.01), or 1510
incarcerated for no more than 10 years, or both.”. 1511
(e) Section 14 (D.C. Official Code § 22-4514) is amended as follows: 1512
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “any machine gun,” and 1513
inserting the phrase “any item that is, in fact, a machine gun,” in its place. 1514
(2) Subsection (c) is amended to read as follows: 1515
“(c) Whoever violates this section shall be punished as provided in section 15 unless: 1516
“(1) The violation involves possession of a machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, or 1517
ghost gun, in which case such person shall be fined no more than the amount set forth in section 1518
101 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. 1519
Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-3571.01), or incarcerated for no more than 5 years, or 1520
both; 1521
“(2) The violation involves possession of a machine gun, in which case such 1522
person shall be fined no more than the amount set forth in section 101 of the Criminal Fine 1523 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. 1524
Official Code § 22-3571.01), or incarcerated for no more than 5 years, which shall be imposed 1525
consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment, or both; or 1526
“(3) The violation occurs after such person has been convicted in the District of 1527
Columbia of a violation of this section, or of a felony, either in the District of Columbia or in 1528
another jurisdiction, in which case such person shall be fined no more than the amount set forth 1529
in section 101 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 1530
2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. Official Code § 22-3571.01), or incarcerated for no more than 10 1531
years, or both.”. 1532
(3) Subsection (d) is repealed. 1533
Sec. 30. Title 23 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows: 1534
(a) Section 23-113(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph (1A) to read as follows: 1535
“(1A) Any offense that is properly joinable with any of the crimes listed in 1536
paragraph (1) of this subsection is barred if not commenced within 15 years after it is 1537
committed.”. 1538
(b) Section 23-563(b) is amended to read as follows: 1539
“(b)(1) A warrant or summons issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia 1540
for an offense punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine only, or by 1541
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“(A)(i) May be served in any place in the District of Columbia; or 1543
“(ii) May be served at any place within the jurisdiction of the 1544
United States, if a judicial officer of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia finds that 1545
good cause exists for the warrant or summons to be served at any place within the jurisdiction of 1546
the United States; and 1547
“(B) May not be executed more than one year after the date of issuance. 1548
“(2) Good cause for the warrant or summons to be served at any place within the 1549
jurisdiction of the United States is presumed where the warrant or summons is for an intrafamily 1550
offense, as that term is defined in § 16-1001(8), or where the warrant or summons is for an 1551
offense under Chapter 30 of Title 22 of the District of Columbia Official Code.”. 1552
(c) Section 23-581 is amended as follows: 1553
(1) Subsection (a)(3) is amended as follows: 1554
(A) Strike the phrase “Fleeing from the scene of an accident” and insert 1555
the phrase “Leaving after colliding” in its place. 1556
(B) Strike the phrase “section 10(a) (D.C. Official Code § 50-2201.05(a))” 1557
and insert the phrase “section 10c (D.C. Official Code § 50-2201.05c)” in its place. 1558
(2) Subsection (a-3) is amended by striking the phrase “sections 22-3112.1 and 1559
22-3112.2” and inserting the phrase “§§ 22-3312.01, 22-3312.02, and 22-3312.03” in its place. 1560
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“(d) Any information contained in the agency’s files, presented in its report, or divulged 1562
during the course of any hearing shall not be admissible on the issue of guilt in any judicial 1563
proceeding, but such information may be used in proceedings under §§ 23-1327, 23-1328, and 1564
23-1329, in perjury proceedings, and for the purposes of impeachment in any subsequent 1565
proceeding. Any information obtained from a device, as that term is defined in § 22-1211(a)(2), 1566
may be used on the issue of guilt in any judicial proceeding.”. 1567
(e) Section 23-1321 is amended by adding a new subsection (e) to read as follows: 1568
(1) Subsection (b) is amended by striking the phrase “period of release, unless” 1569
and inserting the phrase “period of release, and subject to the condition that the person cooperate 1570
in the collection of a DNA sample from the person if the collection of such a sample is 1571
authorized pursuant to Chapter 41B of Title 22 of the District of Columbia Official Code, unless” 1572
in its place. 1573
(2) Subsection (c)(1)(A) is amended by striking the phrase “period of release;” 1574
and inserting the phrase “period of release and that the person cooperate in the collection of a 1575
DNA sample from the person if the collection of such a sample is authorized pursuant to Chapter 1576
41B of Title 22 of the District of Columbia Official Code;” in its place. €€ 1577
“(e)(1) The Metropolitan Police Department may request a supervisory agency to provide 1578
the Metropolitan Police Department with location and identification data collected from any 1579
detection device that a person is required to wear while incarcerated or committed, while subject 1580 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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to a protection order, or while on pretrial release, presentence release, predisposition release, 1581
supervised release, probation, or parole that is deemed by the Chief of Police as necessary in 1582
conducting a criminal law enforcement investigation. The Department of Youth Rehabilitation 1583
Services shall comply with any request under this subsection. 1584
“(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term: 1585
“(A) “Device” shall have the same meaning as in section 103(a)(2) of the 1586
Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2009, effective December 10, 2009 (D.C. 1587
Law 18-88; D.C. Official Code § 22-1211(a)(2)). 1588
“(B) “Supervisory agencies” means the following agencies: 1589
“(i) The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency of the District 1590
of Columbia; 1591
“(ii) The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services; 1592
“(iii) The Superior Court of the District of Columbia’s Family Court 1593
Social Services Division; and 1594
“(iv) The Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia.”. 1595
(f) Section 23-1322 is amended as follows: 1596
(1) Subsection (c) is amended as follows: 1597
(A) The lead-in language is amended to read as follows: 1598
“(c) Subject to rebuttal by the person, it shall be presumed that no condition or 1599 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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combination of conditions of release will reasonably assure the safety of any other person and 1600
the community if the judicial officer finds that there is probable cause to believe that the 1601
person:”. 1602
(B) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the phrase “or a crime of 1603
violence, as these terms are defined” and inserting the phrase “, as that term is defined” in its 1604
place. 1605
(C) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “crime or a crime of 1606
violence” and inserting the word “crime” in its place. 1607
(D) Paragraph (5) is amended by striking the phrase “crimes or crimes of 1608
violence” and inserting the word “crimes” in its place. 1609
(E) Paragraph (6) is repealed. 1610
(F) Paragraph (7) is amended by striking the phrase “; or” and inserting a 1611
semicolon in its place. 1612
(G) Paragraph (8) is amended by striking the period and inserting the 1613
phrase “; or” in its place. 1614
(H) A new paragraph (9) is added to read as follows: 1615
“(9) Committed a crime of violence, as that term is defined in § 23-1331(4).”. 1616
(2) Subsection (f) is amended as follows: 1617
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and inserting 1618 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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a semicolon in its place. 1619
(B) Paragraph (2)(C) is amended by striking the period and inserting the 1620
phrase “; and” in its place. 1621
(C) A new paragraph (3) is added to read as follows: 1622
“(3) Beginning on September 1, 2024, where there is a rebuttable presumption of 1623
detention pursuant to either subsection (c) of this section or § 23-1325(a), the judicial officer 1624
shall include a written statement of the reasons for the release, setting forth the evidence that 1625
supported the rebuttal of the presumption.”. 1626
(3) Subsection (h)(1) is amended by striking the phrase “not to exceed 20 days 1627
each” and inserting the phrase “not to exceed 45 days each” in its place. 1628
(g) Section 23-1325(a) is amended as follows: 1629
(1) Strike the phrase “a substantial probability” and insert the phrase “probable 1630
cause” in its place. 1631
(2) Strike the phrase “or imitation firearm,” and insert the phrase “imitation 1632
firearm, or other deadly or dangerous weapon,” in its place. 1633
(h) Section 23-1331 is amended as follows: 1634
(1) Paragraph (3)(H) is amended to read as follows: 1635
“(H) Any felony offense under Chapter 30 of Title 22 (Sexual Abuse);”. 1636
(2) Paragraph (4) is amended by striking the phrase “third degrees;” and inserting 1637 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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the phrase “third degrees; misdemeanor sexual abuse pursuant to § 22-3006(b); misdemeanor 1638
sexual abuse of a child or minor pursuant to § 22-3010.01(a-1); strangulation;” in its place. 1639
(i) Section 23-1903(d) is amended as follows: 1640
(1) Strike the phrase “child is called to give testimony” and insert the phrase 1641
“child is a victim or is called to give testimony” in its place. 1642
(2) Strike the phrase “granting a continuance in cases involving a child witness” 1643
and insert the phrase “granting a continuance in cases involving a child victim or child witness” 1644
in its place. 1645
(j) Section 23-1912(a) is amended by striking the phrase “subject to a custodial arrest” 1646
and inserting the phrase “subject to a subsequent custodial arrest” in its place. 1647
(k) Subsections (f), (g), and (h) of this section shall expire 225 days after the effective 1648
date of the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 1649
2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 25-345). 1650
Sec. 31. Section 11233 of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 1651
Improvement Act of 1997, approved August 5, 1997 (111 Stat. 748; D.C. Official Code § 24-1652
133), is amended as follows: 1653
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“(F) Develop and implement intermediate sanctions and incentives for 1655
sentenced offenders that officers may use in response to violations of, or compliance with, the 1656
conditions of release;”. 1657
(b) Subsection (c) is amended as follows: 1658
(1) Paragraph (2) is amended as follows: 1659
(A) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase “; and” and 1660
inserting a semicolon in its place. 1661
(B) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the period and inserting the 1662
phrase “; and” in its place. 1663
(C) A new subparagraph (C) is added to read as follows: 1664
“(C) The Agency may impose intermediate sanctions and utilize 1665
incentives for offenders who violate, or comply with, the conditions of supervised release; 1666
provided, that the Director shall notify the Commission of the use of any intermediate sanctions 1667
on the same day in which the sanction is imposed.”. 1668
(2) Paragraph (3) is amended to read as follows: 1669
“(3) Supervision of probationers. — Subject to appropriations and program 1670
availability, the Agency shall supervise all offenders placed on probation by the Superior Court 1671
of the District of Columbia. The Agency shall carry out the conditions of release imposed by the 1672
Superior Court (including conditions that probationers undergo training, education, therapy, 1673 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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counseling, drug testing, or drug treatment), impose or implement intermediate sanctions and 1674
utilize incentives for violations of, or compliance with, the conditions of release, and shall make 1675
such reports to the Superior Court with respect to an individual on probation as the Superior 1676
Court may require.”. 1677
(3) Paragraph (4) is amended to read as follows: 1678
“(4) Supervision of District of Columbia parolees. — The Agency shall supervise 1679
all individuals on parole pursuant to the District of Columbia Official Code. The Agency shall 1680
carry out the conditions of release imposed by the United States Parole Commission or, with 1681
respect to a misdemeanant, by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, impose or 1682
implement intermediate sanctions and utilize incentives for violations of, or compliance with, the 1683
conditions of release, and shall make such reports to the Commission or Court with respect to an 1684
individual on parole supervision as the Commission or Court may require.”. 1685
(c) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows: 1686
“(d) Authority of officers. — The supervision officers of the Agency shall have and 1687
exercise the same powers and authority as are granted by law to United States Probation and 1688
Pretrial Officers; except that, officers shall have the authority to impose or implement 1689
intermediate sanctions and utilize incentives for violations of, or compliance with, the conditions 1690
of release.”. 1691
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“(h) For purposes of this section, the term: 1693
“(1) “Incentives” means individualized, goal-oriented, and graduated responses to 1694
a sentenced offender’s compliance with the conditions of release designed to reinforce or modify 1695
the skills and behaviors of the offender. 1696
“(2) “Intermediate sanctions” means individualized, graduated punishment 1697
options and sanctions, other than incarceration, imposed in response to a sentenced offender’s 1698
violation of the conditions of release, including: 1699
“(A) Electronic monitoring, including GPS monitoring; 1700
“(B) Drug and alcohol testing; 1701
“(C) Reporting requirements to probation officers; 1702
“(D) Rehabilitative interventions such as substance abuse and mental 1703
health treatment; and 1704
“(E) Community service.”. 1705
Sec. 32. An Act to create a Department of Corrections in the District of Columbia, 1706
approved June 27, 1946 (60 Stat. 320; D.C. Official Code § 24-211.01 et seq.), is amended by 1707
adding a new section 9 to read as follows: 1708
“Sec. 9. Healthy food at correctional facilities. 1709
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“(1) “Correctional facilities” means the Central Detention Facility, Correctional 1711
Treatment Facility, Central Cell Block, and any other facilities operated by or contracted on 1712
behalf of the Department of Corrections to house incarcerated individuals. 1713
“(2) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Corrections. 1714
“(3) “DOC” means the Department of Corrections. 1715
“(4) “DOC residents” means individuals who are incarcerated in the Central 1716
Detention Facility, Correctional Treatment Facility, and any other facilities operated by the 1717
Department of Corrections to house incarcerated individuals. 1718
“(b)(1) Within 6 months after the applicability date of section 32 of the Secure DC 1719
Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed 1720
version of Bill 25-345), DOC shall establish and publish on its website nutrition standards for all 1721
meals served in DOC facilities. 1722
“(2) The nutrition standards required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 1723
meet or exceed the most recent edition of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. 1724
Department of Health and Human Services Dietary Guidelines for Americans U.S. Department 1725
of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dietary Guidelines for 1726
Americans, established pursuant to the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act 1727
of 1990, approved October 22, 1990 (104 Stat. 1034; 7 U.S.C. § 5301 et seq.), including at least: 1728 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(A) Two servings of dark green vegetables per day, at least one of which 1729
is served raw; 1730
“(B) Two servings of additional colored vegetables per day, at least one of 1731
which is served raw; 1732
“(C) Two servings of raw fruit per day; and 1733
“(D) Five ounces of protein rich foods, including meat, poultry, eggs, fish, 1734
nuts, seeds, or tofu, per day. 1735
“(3) The nutrition standards required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be 1736
updated every 5 years and posted on the DOC website. 1737
“(4) All meals served in DOC facilities shall meet or exceed the nutrition 1738
standards established pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. 1739
“(5) Correctional facilities shall serve a plant-based, kosher, halal, or medically-1740
necessary or -recommended food option as the main course to DOC residents who request such a 1741
diet for medical, health, religious, or ethical reasons. Meals provided pursuant to this paragraph 1742
shall be consistent with nutrition guidelines established under this section. 1743
“(c) DOC shall make the following reports available to the public by publishing on the 1744
DOC webpage within 30 days after receipt from the reporting agency or individual: 1745
“(1) Quarterly inspection of food service operations compliance conducted by the 1746
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“(2) Monthly inspection of environmental safety and sanitation of the culinary 1748
unit conducted by the Safety Officer of the DOC, or similar equivalent report; and 1749
“(3) Quarterly inspection of food service operations conducted by the Food 1750
Services Contract Monitor of the DOC, or similar equivalent report. 1751
“(d)(1) Within 8 months after the applicability date of section 32 of the Secure DC 1752
Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed 1753
version of Bill 25-345), the Mayor shall establish an expanded hospitality and culinary arts 1754
training program (“Program”) for DOC residents in partnership with existing hospitality and 1755
culinary arts career training and education programs operating in the District. 1756
“(2) The Program shall: 1757
“(A) Provide hospitality career and culinary arts training and education 1758
opportunities for DOC residents serving the workforce development needs of both DOC 1759
residents and the local hospitality economy, including training for hospitality positions at hotels 1760
and events, sporting events, restaurant technology, food handling, kitchen training, and hands-on 1761
curriculum in culinary arts; 1762
“(B) Connect participants to community-based reentry focused providers 1763
at least 90 days before release from DOC facilities; 1764
“(C) Develop individualized reentry plans for each participant that will be 1765
shared with DOC community-based reentry focused providers to be continued after the 1766 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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participant’s release; 1767
“(D) Establish a pipeline into hospitality careers by identifying employer 1768
partners to assist with apprenticeship or job placement for Program participants before release 1769
from DOC facilities; 1770
“(E) Connect participants with wraparound services, including life skills 1771
training, employment coaching, peer support, housing, and healthcare, which shall be identified 1772
and provided upon completion of the Program; and 1773
“(F) Successfully complete at least 4 cohorts consisting of at least 20 1774
participants per year. 1775
“(e) As part of hands-on training, participants in the Program shall participate in the 1776
preparing and serving of meals consistent with the nutritional standards established pursuant to 1777
this section to the general population and officer dining rooms.”. 1778
Sec. 33. The Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act of 1985, effective December 7, 1985 1779
(D.C. Law 6-69; D.C. Official Code § 24-901 et seq.), is amended by adding a new section 7c to 1780
read as follows: 1781
“Sec. 7c. Establishment of the Director of Emerging Adult Services. 1782
“(a) There is established the position of Director of Emerging Adult Services (“Director”) 1783
within the Office of the City Administrator. The primary role of the Director shall be to 1784 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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coordinate and lead the overall implementation of this act and citywide efforts to meet the unique 1785
needs of emerging adults in the District. 1786
“(b) The Director shall: 1787
“(1) Within one year after the applicability date of section 33 of the Secure DC 1788
Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed 1789
version of Bill 25-345), develop a comprehensive strategic plan (“strategic plan”) to meet the 1790
unique needs of emerging adults and assess the implementation of this act in the District, which 1791
shall be submitted to the Mayor and Council, updated every 4 years, and include the following: 1792
“(A) An assessment of: 1793
“(i) The educational, workforce development, housing, behavioral 1794
and physical health care, and family needs of emerging adults and youth offenders before 1795
commitment, while in District or federal care or custody, and upon re-entry; 1796
“(ii) Diversion programs for persons at risk of becoming youth 1797
offenders; and 1798
“(iii) The availability of a continuum of developmentally 1799
appropriate, community-based services for youth offenders before commitment, while in District 1800
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“(B) Strategies and a plan to: 1802
“(i) Involve emerging adults in community decision-making 1803
processes; 1804
“(ii) Engage and support LGBTQ and other marginalized emerging 1805
adults; 1806
“(iii) Expand alternatives to incarceration for emerging adults 1807
involved in the criminal justice system; 1808
“(iv) Ensure effective treatment and services focused on 1809
rehabilitation and preventing recidivism; and 1810
“(v) Foster collaboration among government agencies, community-1811
based organizations, and families to support emerging adults; and 1812
“(C) An outreach plan by the District to committed youth offenders and 1813
their families in District or federal care or custody to identify needs for services and plan for 1814
reentry; 1815
“(2) Consult community-based organizations providing services and supports that 1816
are developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, healing-centered, and restorative to inform 1817
the strategic plan; 1818
“(3) Oversee the implementation of the strategic plan and ensure alignment with 1819
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“(4) Coordinate inter-agency services, programs, and initiatives to meet the 1821
diverse needs of emerging adults in the District; 1822
“(5) Collaborate with public safety, criminal justice, and youth services agencies, 1823
including the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, Office of Gun Violence 1824
Prevention, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, 1825
Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services, Department of Parks and 1826
Recreation, Office of the State Superintendent of Education, District of Columbia Public 1827
Schools, United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, and CSOSA, to enhance 1828
services for emerging adults; 1829
“(6) Engage with the community, emerging adults, and youth offenders to gather 1830
feedback, assess needs, and promote transparency and inclusivity in decision-making; and 1831
“(7) Publish a data table on a publicly accessible website that protects any PII 1832
from disclosure and displays the total number of emerging adults, the services and programming 1833
used by emerging adults, and the outcomes of the services and programming. 1834
“(c) Within 6 months after the applicability date of section 33 of the Secure DC Omnibus 1835
Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 1836
25-345), the Director shall submit an initial report to the Mayor and Council that includes: 1837
“(1) Proposed performance metrics and associated data to measure the progress of 1838
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“(2) Protocols for reporting and frequency of reporting, including how the 1840
Director will collect data from District and federal agencies; 1841
“(3) Strategies for engaging agencies, as provided in subsection (b)(5) of this 1842
section, on a coordinated effort to support emerging adults; and 1843
“(4) Outreach plans for engaging with the community and involving emerging 1844
adults and their families in the decision-making processes. 1845
“(d) Within 3 years after the applicability date of section 33 of the Secure DC Omnibus 1846
Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 1847
25-345), and every 2 years thereafter, the Director shall submit an interim report to the Mayor 1848
and Council that includes, at the minimum: 1849
“(1) The state of emerging adults in the District and the challenges that they are 1850
experiencing; 1851
“(2) An analysis of the implementation of this act pursuant to the metrics 1852
provided in subsection (c)(1) of this section; 1853
“(3) Progress made in achieving the goals and objectives outlined in the strategic 1854
plan pursuant to the metrics provided in subsection (c)(1) of this section; 1855
“(4) A description of the Director’s coordination efforts and specific initiatives 1856
with District agencies, community-based organizations, and the community undertaken during 1857 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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the preceding 2 years to meet the unique needs of emerging adults and the implementation of this 1858
act; 1859
“(5) Challenges faced during the preceding 2 years and explanations for how each 1860
challenge was resolved or why it is ongoing; 1861
“(6) Budgetary requirements and programming needs necessary for the successful 1862
execution of the strategic plan; and 1863
“(7) Recommendations for future actions, policy changes, or resource allocations 1864
based on the findings of the fiscal year. 1865
“(e) There is established an Advisory Council to the Director of Emerging Adults 1866
(“Advisory Council”) to guide and assist the Director in fulfilling the Director’s duties. 1867
“(f) The Advisory Council shall: 1868
“(1) Be part of the interview decision-making process for hiring the Director; 1869
“(2) Provide expert guidance, recommendations, and feedback to the Director on 1870
matters related to emerging adults’ needs and the implementation of this act; and 1871
“(3) Meet with the Director on a quarterly basis. 1872
“(g) The Advisory Council shall consist of the following 7 members: 1873
“(1) Two emerging adults appointed by the Council; 1874
“(2) One representative from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 1875
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“(3) One representative from the State Office of Career and Technical Education, 1877
appointed by the Mayor; 1878
“(4) One representative from the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, 1879
appointed by the Mayor; 1880
“(5) One representative from the Department of Human Services, appointed by 1881
the Mayor; and 1882
“(6) One representative, appointed by the Council, from a community-based 1883
organization with experience providing: 1884
“(A) Physical and behavioral health services to emerging adults; 1885
“(B) Victim services for emerging adults; or 1886
“(C) Juvenile and criminal justice system services for emerging adults. 1887
“(h)(1) Initial appointments to the Advisory Council shall be made within 60 days after 1888
the applicability date of section 33 of the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed 1889
on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 25-345). 1890
“(2) The Mayor and Chairman of the Council shall each designate one co-chair 1891
for the Advisory Council from among the members. 1892
“(3) All Advisory Council members shall serve without compensation and may be 1893
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“(4) Members of the Advisory Council shall serve a 3-year term, or until a 1895
successor has been appointed; except, that: 1896
“(A) Of the Mayor’s initial appointments, two members shall be appointed 1897
for a term of 3 years, one member shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and one member shall 1898
be appointed for a term of one year; and 1899
“(B) Of the Council’s initial appointments, one member shall be appointed 1900
for a term of 2 years, and one member shall be appointed for a term of one year. 1901
“(i) Three Advisory Council members shall constitute a quorum. 1902
“(j) For the purposes of this section, the term: 1903
“(1) “Community-based organization” means a nonprofit organization that is 1904
representative of the District or significant segments of the District and provides social, 1905
educational, or related services to individuals in the community. 1906
“(2) “Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. 1907
“(3) “CSOSA” means the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency. 1908
“(4) “Emerging adult” means an individual between the ages of 18 through 24. 1909
“(5) “LGBTQ” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2(2) of the 1910
Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs Act of 2006, effective April 4, 2006 1911
(D.C. Law 16-89; D.C. Official Code § 2-1381(2)). 1912 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(6) “PII” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2a(7) of the District 1913
of Columbia Commission for Women Act of 1978, effective March 10, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-303; 1914
D.C. Official Code § 3-701.01(7)).”. 1915
Sec. 34. The lead-in language of section 28-5402 of the District of Columbia Official 1916
Code is amended by striking the phrase “A retailer” and inserting the phrase “Beginning January 1917
1, 2025, a retailer” in its place. 1918
Sec. 35. The Act to Regulate Public Conduct on Public Passenger Vehicles, effective 1919
September 23, 1975 (D.C. Law 1-18; D.C. Official Code § 35-251 et seq.), is amended as 1920
follows: 1921
(a) Section 3 (D.C. Official Code § 35-252) is amended as follows: 1922
(1) The existing text is designated as subsection (a). 1923
(2) A new subsection (b) is added to read as follows: 1924
“(b) A person who is stopped by an individual authorized to issue notices of infractions 1925
under section 5(a)(3) for violating subsection (a) of this section shall, upon request, inform that 1926
authorized individual of his or her true name and address for the purpose of including that 1927
information on a notice of infraction; provided, that no person shall be required to possess or 1928
display any documentary proof of his or her name or address in order to comply with the 1929
requirements of this section.”. 1930
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(1) Subsection (a)(1) is amended by striking the phrase “section 3” and inserting 1932
the phrase “section 3(a)” in its place. 1933
(2) Subsection (b) is amended by adding a new paragraph (1A) to read as follows: 1934
“(1A) A person who refuses to provide his or her name and address, or who 1935
knowingly provides an incorrect name or address, to an authorized individual in violation of 1936
section 3(b) shall, upon conviction, be fined no more than $100.”. 1937
Sec. 36. Section 4 of the Transit Operator Protection and Enhanced Penalty Amendment 1938
Act of 2008, effective July 23, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-206; D.C. Official Code § 35-261), is 1939
amended as follows: 1940
(a) The section heading is amended to read as follows: 1941
“Sec. 4. Notice of enhanced penalties for commission of offenses against transit 1942
operators, Metrorail station managers, Metrorail station employees, and mass transit vehicle 1943
passengers.”. 1944
(b) Subsection (a)(1) is amended to read as follows: 1945
“(1) The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority shall post or otherwise provide 1946
conspicuous notice of the enhanced penalties for the commission of certain offenses against 1947
transit operators, Metrorail station managers, Metrorail station employees, and mass transit 1948
vehicle passengers in the District of Columbia pursuant to section 2a of the Taxicab Drivers 1949
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3751.01), on all Metrobus buses and Metrorail trains operating in the District of Columbia, and 1951
at or near all Metrorail station kiosks within the District of Columbia.”. 1952
Sec. 37. The Anti-Loitering/Drug Free Zone Act of 1996, effective June 3, 1997 (D.C. 1953
Law 11-270; D.C. Official Code § 48-1001 et seq.), is revived as of the effective date of the 1954
Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 1955
(Engrossed version of Bill 25-345), and amended to read as follows: 1956
“Sec. 2. Definitions. 1957
For the purposes of this act, the term: 1958
“(1) “Chief of Police” means the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department as 1959
the designated agent of the Mayor. 1960
“(2) “Controlled Substances Act” means the District of Columbia Uniform 1961
Controlled Substances Act of 1981, effective August 5, 1981 (D.C. Law 4-29; D.C. Official 1962
Code § 48-901.01 et seq.). 1963
“(3) “Disperse” means to depart from the designated drug free zone and not to 1964
recongregate within the drug free zone with anyone from the group ordered to depart for the 1965
purpose of committing an offense under Title IV of the Controlled Substances Act for the 1966
duration of the zone. 1967
“(4) “Drug free zone” means public space on public property in an area not to 1968
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“(5) “Illegal drug” means the same as the term “controlled substance” in section 1970
102(4) of the Controlled Substances Act. 1971
“(6) “Known unlawful drug user, possessor, or seller” means a person who has, 1972
within the knowledge of the arresting officer, been convicted in any court of any violation 1973
involving the use, possession, or distribution of any of the substances referred to in Title IV of 1974
the Controlled Substances Act. 1975
“(7) “Police Department” means the Metropolitan Police Department. 1976
“Sec. 3. Procedure for establishing a drug free zone. 1977
“(a) The Chief of Police may declare any public area a drug free zone for a period not to 1978
exceed 120 consecutive hours. 1979
“(b) In determining whether to designate a drug free zone, the Chief of Police shall 1980
consider the following: 1981
“(1) Within the preceding 6-month period, the occurrence of a disproportionately 1982
high number of: 1983
“(A) Arrests for the possession or distribution of illegal drugs in the 1984
proposed drug free zone; 1985
“(B) Police reports for dangerous crimes, as that term is defined in D.C. 1986
Official Code § 23-1331(3), that were committed in the proposed drug free zone; or 1987
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Official Code § 23-1331(4), that were committed in the proposed drug free zone; 1989
“(2) Any number of homicides that were committed in the proposed drug free 1990
zone; 1991
“(3) Objective evidence or verifiable information that shows that illegal drugs are 1992
being sold and distributed on public space on public property within the proposed drug free zone; 1993
and 1994
“(4) Any other verifiable information from which the Chief of Police may 1995
ascertain whether the health or safety of residents who live in the proposed drug free zone are 1996
endangered by the purchase, sale, or use of illegal drugs or other illegal activity. 1997
“(c) At least 24 hours prior to the designation of the drug free zone, the Chief of Police 1998
shall notify, in writing: 1999
“(1) The Chairman and each member of the Council of the District of Columbia 2000
of the declaration of the drug free zone and the boundaries of the drug free zone; 2001
“(2) All licensed medical or social services clinics operating in or adjacent to the 2002
drug free zone of the declaration of the drug free zone and the boundaries of the drug free zone; 2003
and 2004
“(3) The Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, the Director of the 2005
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the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, and the Office of the Attorney General’s 2008
“Cure the Streets” program of the designation of the drug free zone, the boundaries of the drug 2009
free zone, and the need for any relevant medical or social services in the surrounding area, in 2010
order to ensure that this designation does not conflict with section 5(c). 2011
“(d) The Chief of Police may not declare the same area, or an overlapping area, as a drug 2012
free zone for more than 360 consecutive hours or for more than 360 hours within a 30-day 2013
period. 2014
“Sec. 4. Notice of a drug free zone. 2015
“Upon the designation of a drug free zone, the Police Department shall mark each block 2016
within the drug free zone by using barriers, tape, or police officers that post the following 2017
information in the immediate area of, and borders around, the drug free zone: 2018
“(1) A statement that it is unlawful for a person to congregate in a group of 2 or 2019
more persons for the purpose of committing an offense under Title IV of the Controlled 2020
Substances Act within the boundaries of a drug free zone, and to fail to disperse after being 2021
instructed to disperse by a uniformed officer of the Police Department who reasonably believes 2022
the person is congregating for the purpose of committing an offense under Title IV of the 2023
Controlled Substances Act; 2024
“(2) The boundaries of the drug free zone; 2025
“(3) A statement of the effective dates of the drug free zone designation; and 2026 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(4) Any other additional notice to inform the public of the drug free zone. 2027
“Sec. 5. Prohibition. 2028
“(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to congregate in a group of 2 or more within the 2029
perimeter of a drug free zone established pursuant to section 3 for the purpose of committing an 2030
offense under Title IV of the Controlled Substances Act, and to fail to disperse after being 2031
instructed to disperse by a uniformed officer of the Police Department who reasonably believes 2032
the person is congregating for the purpose of committing an offense under Title IV of the 2033
Controlled Substances Act. 2034
“(b) In making a determination that a person is congregating in a drug free zone for the 2035
purpose of committing an offense under Title IV of the Controlled Substances Act, the totality of 2036
the circumstances involved shall be considered. Among the circumstances which may be 2037
considered in determining whether such purpose is manifested are: 2038
“(1) The conduct of a person being observed, including that such person is 2039
behaving in a manner raising a reasonable belief that the person is engaging or is about to engage 2040
in illegal drug activity, such as the observable distribution of small packages to other persons, the 2041
receipt of currency for the exchange of a small package, operating as a lookout, warning others 2042
of the arrival of police, concealing himself or herself or any object which reasonably may be 2043
connected to unlawful drug-related activity, or engaging in any other conduct normally 2044
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“(2) Information from a reliable source indicating that a person being observed 2046
routinely distributes illegal drugs within the drug free zone; 2047
“(3) Information from a reliable source indicating that the person being observed 2048
is currently engaging in illegal drug-related activity within the drug free zone; 2049
“(4) Such person is physically identified by the officer as a member of a gang or 2050
association which engages in illegal drug activity; 2051
“(5) Such person is a known unlawful drug user, possessor, or seller; 2052
“(6) Such person has no other apparent lawful reason for congregating in the drug 2053
free zone, such as waiting for a bus, being near one’s own residence, or waiting to receive 2054
medical or social services; 2055
“(7) Any vehicle involved in the observed circumstances is registered to a known 2056
unlawful drug user, possessor, or seller, or a person for whom there is an outstanding arrest 2057
warrant for a crime involving drug related activity. 2058
“(c) The prohibition under this section shall not be applied with the primary purpose of 2059
depriving persons of social or medical services. 2060
“(d) The Chief of Police shall issue a General Order establishing protocols to ensure that 2061
persons seeking or receiving medical or social services near or in a drug free zone are not 2062
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“Sec. 6. Penalties. 2064
“(a) Any person who violates section 5 shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not 2065
more than $300, imprisonment for not more than 180 days, or both. 2066
“(b) The fine set forth in this section shall not be limited by section 101 of the Criminal 2067
Fine Proportionality Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 11, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-317; D.C. 2068
Official Code § 22-3571.01). 2069
“Sec. 7. Reporting. 2070
“No later than one year after the effective date of the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment 2071
Act of 2024, passed on 1st reading on February 6, 2024 (Engrossed version of Bill 25-345), and 2072
annually thereafter, the Chief of Police shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Chairman of 2073
the Council that shall include the following information: 2074
“(1) The boundaries of all drug free zones declared by the Chief of Police in the 2075
past year; 2076
“(2) A list of all drug free zones located within 100 feet of a licensed medical or 2077
social services clinic in the past year; 2078
“(3) For each drug free zone declared, data on the following information in the 6 2079
months prior to and up to the 6 months following the declaration of the drug free zone: 2080
“(A) Arrests for the possession or distribution of illegal drugs in the 2081
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“(B) Police reports for dangerous crimes or crimes of violence, as those 2083
terms are defined in D.C. Official Code § 23-1331, in the boundaries of the drug free zone; 2084
“(C) The number of homicides that were committed in the boundaries of the 2085
drug free zone; 2086
“(D) A description of the objective evidence or verifiable information 2087
demonstrating that illegal drugs were being sold and distributed on public property within the 2088
boundaries of the drug free zone prior to the designation of the drug free zone; and 2089
“(E) Any other verifiable information from which the Chief of Police may 2090
ascertain whether the health or safety of residents who live in the boundaries of the drug free 2091
zone were being endangered by the purchase, sale, or use of illegal drugs or other illegal 2092
activity.”. 2093
Sec. 38. Chapter 39 of Title 24 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (24 2094
DCMR § 3900 et seq.), is amended as follows: 2095
(a) Subsection 3900.5 is repealed. 2096
(b) Subsection 3900.9 is amended to read as follows: 2097
“3900.9 (a) For any incident involving an officer-involved death or serious use of force, a 2098
member shall not review their body-worn camera recordings or any body-worn camera 2099
recordings that have been shared with them to assist in initial report writing. 2100
“(b) A member shall indicate, when writing any initial or subsequent reports, 2101 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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whether the officer viewed body-worn camera footage prior to writing the report and specify 2102
what body-worn camera footage the officer viewed.”. 2103
(c) Section 3999.1 is amended as follows: 2104
(1) The definition of “serious use of force” is amended to read as follows: 2105
““Serious use of force” means any: 2106
“(1) Firearm discharges by a Metropolitan Police Department officer, with the 2107
exception of a negligent discharge that does not otherwise put members of the public at risk of 2108
injury or death, or a range or training incident; 2109
“(2) Head strikes by a Metropolitan Police Department officer with an impact 2110
weapon; 2111
“(3) Use of force by a Metropolitan Police Department officer that: 2112
“(A) Results in serious bodily injury; 2113
“(B) Results in a protracted loss of consciousness, or that create a 2114
substantial risk of death, serious disfigurement, disability or impairment of the functioning of 2115
any body part or organ; 2116
“(C) Involves the use of a prohibited technique, as that term is defined in 2117
section 3 of the Limitation on the Use of the Chokehold Act of 1985, effective January 25, 1986 2118
(D.C. Law 6-77; D.C. Official Code § 5-125.02(6)); or 2119
“(D) Results in a death; and 2120 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(4) Incidents in which a Metropolitan Police Department canine bites a person.”. 2121
(2) Insert a new definition between the definitions of “next of kin” and “subject” 2122
to read as follows: 2123
““Serious bodily injury”” means extreme physical pain, illness, or impairment of physical 2124
condition including physical injury that involves a substantial risk of death, protracted and 2125
obvious disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or 2126
organ, or protracted loss of consciousness.”. 2127
Sec. 39. Section 5 of the Prioritizing Public Safety Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, 2128
enacted on October 5, 2023 (D.C. Act 25-229; 70 DCR 13762), is repealed. 2129
Sec. 40. The Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022, effective March 10, 2023 (D.C. 2130
Law 24-284; 70 DCR 913), is amended as follows: 2131
(a) Section 101(b) is amended as follows: 2132
(1) Amendatory section 16-802(b) is amended as follows: 2133
“(b) Eligible criminal records and court proceedings related to citation, arrests, charges, 2134
and convictions shall be expunged pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by October 1, 2027, 2135
or within 90 days after termination of the case by the prosecutor or final disposition, whichever 2136
is later.”. 2137
(2) Amendatory section 16-805(c) is amended as follows: 2138
(A) Paragraph (1)(A) is amended to read as follows: 2139 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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“(A) For which the case was terminated by the prosecutor or 2140
otherwise reached a final disposition and did not result in a conviction or acquittal pursuant to § 2141
24-501 prior to the effective date of the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022, effective 2142
March 10, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-284; 70 DCR 913), shall be sealed by October 1, 2027, or within 2143
90 days after termination of the case by the prosecutor or final disposition, whichever is later; 2144
and”. 2145
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: 2146
“(2) Related to citations, arrests, charges, and convictions sealed pursuant to 2147
subsection (a)(2) of this section shall be sealed by October 1, 2027, or within 90 days after the 2148
expiration of the waiting period, whichever is later.”. 2149
(b) Section 301 is amended to read as follows: 2150
“Sec. 301. Applicability. 2151
“This act shall apply as of October 1, 2024.”. 2152
Sec. 41. Section 7088 of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Support Act of 2023, effective 2153
September 6, 2023 (D.C. Law 25-50; 70 DCR 10366), is repealed. 2154
Sec. 42. Applicability. 2155
(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, sections 2, 5, 9, 15, 17, 28, 30, 2156
32, and 33 shall apply upon the date of inclusion of their fiscal effect in an approved budget and 2157
financial plan. 2158 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall certify the date of the inclusion of the fiscal 2159
effect in an approved budget and financial plan, and provide notice to the Budget Director of the 2160
Council of the certification. 2161
(3)(A) The Budget Director shall cause the notice of the certification to be 2162
published in the District of Columbia Register. 2163
(B) The date of publication of the notice of the certification shall not affect 2164
the applicability of the provisions identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 2165
(b) Section 12 shall apply as of July 22, 2020. 2166
(c) Section 30(b) shall apply upon the adoption of corresponding rules by the Superior 2167
Court for the District of Columbia pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 11-946. 2168
Sec. 43. Fiscal impact statement. 2169
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 2170
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 2171
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 2172
Sec. 44. Effective date. 2173
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 2174
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 60-day period of congressional review as 2175
provided in section 602(c)(2) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 2176
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(2)). 2177