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

D.C. Code § 50-1731.07: Police officer’s report.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
  2. Chapter 17A. Distracted Driving Prevention.

(a)

Whenever the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) makes a written report on an accident involving a motor vehicle, the report shall include the following information:

(1)

Whether a mobile telephone or other electronic device was present in the motor vehicle;

(2)

Whether the use of a mobile telephone or other electronic device by a motor vehicle operator may have contributed to the cause of the accident; and

(3)

Whether any other distraction may have contributed to the cause of the accident.

(b)

The MPD shall provide a copy of each accident report to the District Department of Transportation.

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