{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-2603.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-2603.04","heading":"Detainment power.","body":"Any person who, being lawfully upon the grounds of the penal institution, introduces or attempts to introduce contraband prohibited by § 22-2603.02(a) may be taken into custody by the warden and detained for not more than 2 hours, pending surrender to a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 26. Prison Misconduct.","Subchapter III. Introduction of Contraband into Penal Institution."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-2603.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6d292f3c12ab5fe5846254f28db1a3cd4c2c611c87a2387d74f5c5f9a4fd5f42","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-2603.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-2701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}