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

D.C. Code § 5-1307: Protection of emergency 2-way radio communications — Unlawful acts.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.
Chapter 13. Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subchapter I. General Provisions.

It shall be unlawful for any person to do the following:

(1)

Knowingly, intentionally, recklessly, or with culpable negligence interrupt, disrupt, impede, or otherwise interfere with the transmission of a 2-way radio communication, the purpose of which is to inform or to inquire about an emergency; or

(2)

Knowingly, intentionally, recklessly, or with culpable negligence transmit false information about an emergency on any 2-way radio frequency.

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