{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-610.72","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-610.72","heading":"Salary and Assignment for appointment of Metropolitan Police Department at Class 1 — Private.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the Mayor, or the Mayor’s designee, may appoint a lateral law enforcement officer to the Metropolitan Police Department without regard to any time in grade or prior department service or incumbency requirements. A lateral law enforcement officer appointed by the Mayor, or by the Mayor’s designee, shall be appointed as a Class 1—Private with compensation at the appropriate rate for this classification, and shall be assigned to duty as prescribed by the Mayor, or by the Mayor’s designee.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 6. Merit Personnel System.","Subchapter X-B. Lateral Police Career Appointments."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-610.72","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f308eb6076d1c8399eea161cb582bd470b52653bfda01030749988f5248e637f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-610.71","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-610.73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}