D.C. Code § 5-361.01: Limitations on military weaponry acquired by District law enforcement agencies.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.
- Chapter 3C. Limitation on Military Weaponry.
(a)
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2021, District law enforcement agencies shall not acquire the following property through any program operated by the federal government:
(1)
Ammunition of .50 caliber or higher;
(2)
Armed or armored vehicles, including aircraft and watercraft;
(3)
Bayonets;
(4)
Explosives or pyrotechnics, including grenades;
(5)
Firearm silencers;
(6)
Firearms of .50 caliber or higher;
(7)
Objects designed or capable of launching explosives or pyrotechnics, including grenade launchers, firearms, and firearms accessories; and
(8)
Remotely piloted, powered aircraft without a crew aboard, including drones.
(b)
If a District law enforcement agency:
(1)
Requests property through a program operated by the federal government, the District law enforcement agency shall publish notice of the request on a publicly accessible website within 14 days after the date of the request; or
(2)
Acquires property through a program operated by the federal government, the District law enforcement agency shall publish notice of the acquisition on a publicly accessible website within 14 days after the date of the acquisition.
(c)
Within 180 days after July 22, 2020, District law enforcement agencies shall:
(1)
Return or dispose of any property described in subsection (a) of this section that the agencies currently possess; and
(2)
Publish an inventory of the property returned or disposed of as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection on a publicly accessible website.
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