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

D.C. Code § 5-121.03: Acting without compliance with law.

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Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.
Chapter 1. Metropolitan Police.
Subchapter XI. Private Detectives.

Any person practicing as a private detective or advertising or holding himself out as such without first complying with the provisions of law relative to private detectives shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment in the District Jail for a period not exceeding 11 months and 29 days.

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