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

D.C. Code § 5-123.02: Use of unnecessary or wanton force.

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Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.
Chapter 1. Metropolitan Police.
Subchapter XII. General Prohibitions.

Any officer who uses unnecessary and wanton severity in arresting or imprisoning any person shall be deemed guilty of assault and battery, and, upon conviction, punished therefor.

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