(a) An order of the Executive Director dismissing a complaint shall be a final resolution of the complaint by the Office. Such order shall be neither appealable to nor reviewable by any other entity, administrative or judicial.
(b) An order of the Executive Director dismissing a complaint for any reason, including a dismissal based upon an adjudication of the merits of a complaint by a complaint examiner and a decision of a final review panel that reverses a merits determination of a complaint examiner, shall not bar the complainant from seeking any judicial relief that may be available pursuant to the statutory and common law of the District of Columbia.
(Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-208, § 14, 45 DCR 8107.)
1981 Ed., § 4-923.
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