{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4504.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-4504.02","heading":"Transportation of firearms.","body":"(a)\nA person may not transport a firearm unless the person:\n(1)\nIs not otherwise prohibited by law from transporting, shipping, or receiving the firearm;\n(2)\nIs transporting the firearm for a lawful purpose from a place where the person may lawfully possess and carry the firearm to another place where the person may lawfully possess and carry the firearm; and\n(3)\nTransports the firearm in accordance with this section.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nIf the transportation of the firearm is by a vehicle, the firearm shall be unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported shall be readily accessible or directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the transporting vehicle.\n(2)\nIf the transporting vehicle does not have a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment, the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console, and the firearm shall be unloaded.\n\n(c)\nIf the transportation of the firearm is in a manner other than in a vehicle, the firearm shall be:\n(1)\nUnloaded;\n(2)\nInside a locked container; and\n(3)\nSeparate from any ammunition.\n\n(d)\nThe requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to a person who has a license to carry a pistol concealed upon their person pursuant to § 22-4506 and who is transporting the firearm concealed upon their person.\n\n(e)\nThe requirements of subsection (c) of this section shall not apply to a person who has a license to carry a pistol concealed upon their person pursuant to § 22-4506 and who is transporting the firearm concealed upon their person.\n\n(f)\nProsecutions for violations of this section shall be brought by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia in the name of the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 45. Weapons and Possession of Weapons."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-4504.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0599c181c5291c4c63f47fadcb89c632662224710dbf2b05da167ea479c6a8a1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4504.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}