District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 22-2603.04: Detainment power.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
Chapter 26. Prison Misconduct.
Subchapter III. Introduction of Contraband into Penal Institution.

Any person who, being lawfully upon the grounds of the penal institution, introduces or attempts to introduce contraband prohibited by § 22-2603.02(a) may be taken into custody by the warden and detained for not more than 2 hours, pending surrender to a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department.

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