{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1054","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-1054","heading":"Access to information.","body":"(a)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, immediately upon the request of the Board and as necessary to carry out the Board’s purpose and duties, the Board shall be provided, without cost and without authorization of the persons to whom the information or records relate, access to:\n(1)\nAll information and records of any District of Columbia agency, or their contractors, including, but not limited to, birth and death certificates, law enforcement investigation data, unexpurgated juvenile and adult criminal records, intellectual and developmental disabilities records, autopsy reports, parole and probation information and records, school records, and information records of social services, housing, and health agencies that provided services to the victim, the victim’s family, or an alleged perpetrator of domestic violence which led to the death of the victim;\n(2)\nAll information and records of any private health-care providers located in the District of Columbia, including providers of mental health services who provided services to the deceased victim, the deceased victim’s family, or the alleged perpetrator of domestic violence which led to the death of the victim;\n(3)\nAll information and records of any private child welfare agency, educational facility or institution, or child care provider doing business in the District of Columbia who provided services to the victim, the victim’s immediate family, or the alleged perpetrator of domestic violence which led to the death of the victim; and\n(4)\nInformation made confidential by §§ 4-1302.03, 4-1303.06, [§ 7-231.24], 7-1203.02, 7-1305.12, 16-2331, 16-2332, 16-2333, 16-2335, and 31-3426.\n\n(b)\nThe Board shall have the authority to seek information from entities and agencies outside the District of Columbia by any legal means.\n\n(c)\nNotwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of this section, information and records concerning a current law enforcement investigation may be withheld, at the discretion of the investigating authority, if disclosure of the information would compromise a criminal investigation or prosecution.\n\n(d)\nIf information or records are withheld under subsection (c) of this section, a report on the status of the investigation shall be submitted to the Board by the investigating authority every 3 months until the earliest of the following events occurs:\n(1)\nThe investigation is concluded;\n(2)\nThe investigating authority determines that providing the information will no longer compromise the investigation; or\n(3)\nThe information or records are provided to the Board.\n\n(e)\nAll records and information obtained by the Board pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section pertaining to the deceased victim or any other individual shall be destroyed immediately following the preparation of the Board’s annual report. All additional information concerning a review, except statistical data, shall be destroyed by the Board one year after publication of the Board’s annual report.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 10. Proceedings Regarding Intrafamily Offenses.","Subchapter V. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-1054","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"423a178e5a3ee34d05b808d2bac6b8028f5e238e5dfdd42e9808bc841eef2bca","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1053","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}