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| 7 | | - | A RESOLUTION |
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| 9 | | - | 25-268 |
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| 11 | | - | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
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| 13 | | - | October 3, 2023 |
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| 16 | | - | To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need |
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| 17 | | - | to amend the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 to |
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| 18 | | - | clarify when law enforcement officers have authority to engage in a vehicular pursuit of a |
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| 19 | | - | suspect motor vehicle. |
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| 21 | | - | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this |
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| 22 | | - | resolution may be cited as the “Law Enforcement Vehicular Pursuit Clarification Congressional |
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| 23 | | - | Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”. |
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| 25 | | - | Sec. 2. (a) On July 20, 2023, the Council passed the Law Enforcement Vehicular Pursuit |
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| 26 | | - | Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2023, effective July 20, 2023 (D.C. Act 25-174; 70 |
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| 27 | | - | DCR 10356) (“emergency act”), which expires on October 18, 2023. |
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| 28 | | - | (b) On September 19, 2023, the Council passed the Law Enforcement Vehicular Pursuit |
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| 29 | | - | Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, passed on 2nd reading on September 25, 2023 |
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| 30 | | - | (Enrolled version of Bill 25-388) (“temporary act”), which does not yet have a projected law |
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| 31 | | - | date. |
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| 32 | | - | (c) This emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the |
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| 33 | | - | expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act. |
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| 35 | | - | Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute |
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| 36 | | - | emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Law Enforcement Vehicular Pursuit |
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| 37 | | - | Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a |
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| 38 | | - | single reading. |
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| 40 | | - | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. |
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| 3 | + | _________________________ 1 |
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| 4 | + | Councilmember Brooke Pinto 2 |
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| 6 | + | 4 |
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| 7 | + | A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 5 |
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| 8 | + | 6 |
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| 9 | + | _______________ 7 |
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| 10 | + | 8 |
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| 11 | + | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9 |
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| 12 | + | 10 |
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| 13 | + | ________________________ 11 |
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| 14 | + | 12 |
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| 15 | + | 13 |
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| 16 | + | To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need 14 |
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| 17 | + | to amend the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 to 15 |
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| 18 | + | clarify when law enforcement officers have authority to engage in a vehicular pursuit of a 16 |
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| 19 | + | suspect motor vehicle. 17 |
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| 20 | + | 18 |
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| 21 | + | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 19 |
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| 22 | + | resolution may be cited as the “Law Enforcement Vehicular Pursuit Clarification Congressional 20 |
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| 23 | + | Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”. 21 |
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| 24 | + | Sec. 2. (a) On July 20, 2023, the Council passed the Law Enforcement Vehicular Pursuit 22 |
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| 25 | + | Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2023, effective July 20, 2023 (D.C. Act 25-174; 70 23 |
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| 26 | + | DCR 10356) (“emergency act”), which expires on October 18, 2023. 24 |
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| 27 | + | (b) On September 19, 2023, the Council passed the Law Enforcement Vehicular Pursuit 25 |
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| 28 | + | Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, passed on 2nd reading on September 25, 2023 26 |
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| 29 | + | (Enrolled version of Bill 25-388) (“temporary act”), which does not yet have a projected law date. 27 |
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| 30 | + | (c) This emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the 28 |
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| 31 | + | expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act. 29 |
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| 32 | + | Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 30 |
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| 33 | + | enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Law 31 |
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| 35 | + | Enforcement Vehicular Pursuit Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act 32 |
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| 36 | + | of 2023 be adopted after a single reading. 33 |
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| 37 | + | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 34 |
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