{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4505.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-4505.01","heading":"Off-duty law enforcement officers carrying restrictions.","body":"(a)\nNotwithstanding § 22-4505 or any other law, no off-duty law enforcement officer shall carry any firearm, openly or concealed, in the following locations or under the following circumstances:\n(1)\nA building or office occupied by the government of the District of Columbia, its agencies, or its instrumentalities;\n(2)\nA District government property or park;\n(3)\nAny private residential property other than the officer's own residence, if:\n(A)\nThe property displays clear and conspicuous signage indicating that firearms are prohibited; or\n(B)\nThe property owner or person in control of the premises directly communicates, orally or in writing, to the law enforcement officer in advance of entry onto the residential property that the carrying of pistols is prohibited;\n(4)\nAny private property that does not belong to the law enforcement officer and that is not a residence, including private property open to the public, if:\n(A)\nThe property is posted with conspicuous signage prohibiting the carrying of a pistol; or\n(B)\nThe owner or authorized agent personally communicates to the law enforcement officer that the carrying of pistols is prohibited; and\n(5)\nIn a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place where people regularly assemble for religious worship and that is not otherwise covered by paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, if:\n(A)\nThe property is posted with conspicuous signage prohibiting the carrying of a pistol; or\n(B)\nThe owner or authorized agent communicates to the law enforcement officer that carrying a pistol is prohibited.\n\n(b)\nFor the purposes of this section:\n(1)\nA law enforcement officer shall be an off-duty law enforcement officer when the officer is not performing an official duty for the governmental agency that authorizes the officer to carry a firearm.\n(2)\nA Metropolitan Police Department officer's authorized service weapon includes the officer's authorized off-duty service weapon.\n\n(c)\nThis section shall not apply to the carrying of authorized service weapons by:\n(1)\nLaw enforcement officers employed by the District, including members of the Metropolitan Police Department; or\n(2)\nAn officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a State, or political subdivision thereof, who is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of law and who is engaged in the lawful performance of their official duties, including travel to or from any official activity and participation in an authorized honor guard.","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/22-4505.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"738654b3b471aa7f235d65846471f7e1443a374bc44609ca594e0029d52304f3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4505","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}