(a) There is established an Office of Police Complaints (“Office”).
(b) The Office shall be headed by an Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be an attorney who is an active member in good standing of the District of Columbia Bar. The Board shall appoint the Executive Director to serve for a term of 3 years, or until a successor is appointed. An Executive Director may be reappointed. The Board may remove the Executive Director from office for cause. The Executive Director shall receive such compensation as is established by the Board.
(Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-208, § 6, 45 DCR 8107; Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-194, § 902(c), 51 DCR 9406.)
1981 Ed., § 4-915.
D.C. Law 15-194, in the section heading and in subsec. (a), substituted “Police Complaints” for “Citizen Complaint Review”.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences
Chapter 11 - Review of Citizen Complaints Involving Police
Subchapter I - Police Complaints Board; Office of Police Complaints
§ 5–1104. Police Complaints Board
§ 5–1105. Office of Police Complaints establishment; appointment of Executive Director
§ 5–1106. Duties of the Executive Director
§ 5–1107. Authority of the Office and processing of complaint
§ 5–1108. Dismissal of complaint
§ 5–1109. Referral of complaint to the United States Attorney
§ 5–1110. Conciliation and mediation
§ 5–1111. Complaint investigation, findings, and determination
§ 5–1112. Action by the Metropolitan Police Department
§ 5–1113. Effect of order dismissing complaint
§ 5–1114. Metropolitan Police Department disciplinary authority