{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-671.10","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-671.10","heading":"Confidentiality and privilege.","body":"(a)\nThe Office shall keep confidential:\n(1)\nAll information received pursuant to a complaint filed or a matter investigated, except as may be necessary to enable the Office to perform its duties and to support any resulting recommendations; and\n(2)\nIdentifying information of complainants and witnesses, unless:\n(A)\nThe complainant or witness waives confidentiality; or\n(B)\nThe information is compelled by a Council subpoena pursuant to a Council investigation for neglect of duty or misconduct by the Ombudsperson or the Office when the identifying information is necessary to the investigation.\n\n(b)\nUpon receipt of information that is subject to confidentiality by law or a privilege, the Office shall maintain the confidentiality or privilege of such information and shall not disclose the information unless permitted by District or federal law and reasonably necessary to protect a CFSA child from imminent harm.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nWhoever willfully discloses, receives, makes use of, or knowingly permits the use of confidential information concerning a CFSA child or individual in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $1,000.\n(2)\nA violation of this subsection shall be prosecuted by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 6C. Office of the Ombudsperson for Children."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-671.10","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"61497ba3f087b2c4ee32cb61afaec8436f99e5f512ea43caf80a82c53fd0e3c3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-671.09","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-671.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}