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

D.C. Code § 5-115.07: Gaming and bawdy houses and sale of lottery tickets — Prosecution of persons; destruction of seized articles; closing of premises.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.
Chapter 1. Metropolitan Police.
Subchapter VIII. Arrests.

It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to cause all persons arrested in pursuance of the provisions of § 5-115.06 to be rigorously prosecuted, the articles seized to be destroyed, and such room or house to be closed, and not again used for such unlawful purpose.

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