{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-343.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-343.02","heading":"Unauthorized entry onto stadium playing field prohibited.","body":"\n      *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on March 14, 2027. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Past Permanent Version.*\n      \n\n(a)\nUnless expressly authorized by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority or its duly authorized agent, no person shall at any time enter onto any portion of the playing field within the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.\n\n(b)\nUnless expressly authorized by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority, the lessee or operator of the Baseball Stadium, or their duly authorized agents, no person shall at any time enter onto any portion of the playing field within the Baseball Stadium.\n\n(b-1)\nUnless expressly authorized by the operator of the Soccer Stadium or its duly authorized agents, no person shall at any time enter onto any portion of the playing field within the Soccer Stadium.\n\n(b-2)\nUnless expressly authorized by the operator of the Downtown Arena, or its duly authorized agents, no person shall at any time enter onto any portion of the playing surface within the Downtown Arena.\".\n\n(b-3)\nUnless expressly authorized by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority, the lessee or operator of the Southeast Arena, or their duly authorized agents, no person shall at any time enter onto any portion of the playing surface within the Southeast Arena.\n\n(c)\nFor the purposes of this section, the term \"playing field\" or \"playing surface\", as applicable, means the area encompassed by the seating facilities within the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, the Baseball Stadium, the Soccer Stadium, the Downtown Arena, or the Southeast Arena, as such seating facilities may be arranged from time to time.","path":["Title 3. District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.","Chapter 3. Armory Board.","Subchapter III. Public Safety at Stadiums and Armory."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-343.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d249bd9271225548f05fca80efbf48d6b6f13607a9f4b125a3e4748b581c3c19","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-343.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-344"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}