District of Columbia Code
Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police
Subchapter VII - Records

Part A - General — Metropolitan Police Department

§ 5–113.01. Records required to be maintained; budget and staffing transparency - *NOTE: Section 3073 of D.C. Law 24-167 provides that the...

§ 5–113.02. Records — Criminal offenses - (a) In addition to the records kept under § 5-113.01,...

§ 5–113.03. Reports by other police - Reports shall be made to the Chief of Police, in...

§ 5–113.04. Participation of District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department in the National Crime Information System - (a) Dissemination of adult arrest records to law enforcement agents....

§ 5–113.05. Notice of release of prisoners - (a) Whenever the Board of Parole of the District of...

§ 5–113.06. Records open to public inspection - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...

§ 5–113.07. Preservation and destruction of records - All records of the Metropolitan Police Department shall be preserved,...

Part B - Preservation of Crime Investigation Records — Law Enforcement Agencies

§ 5–113.31. Definitions - For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) “Biological...

§ 5–113.32. Retention of records and preservation of evidence from open homicide, sexual assault, and violent crime investigations - (a) In open investigations of the crimes listed in §...

§ 5–113.33. Penalties; private right of action - (a) Whoever willfully or maliciously destroys, alters, conceals, or tampers...

§ 5–113.34. Records retention schedule - The Metropolitan Police Department shall issue a records retention schedule,...