{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1108","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-1108","heading":"Dismissal of complaint.","body":"A complaint may be dismissed on the following grounds:\n\n(1)\nThe complaint is deemed to lack merit;\n\n(2)\nThe complainant refuses to cooperate with the investigation; or\n\n(3)\nIf, after the Executive Director refers a complaint for mediation, the complainant willfully fails to participate in good faith in the mediation process.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 11. Review of Citizen Complaints Involving Police.","Subchapter I. Police Complaints Board; Office of Police Complaints."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-1108","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"92b27afef000952ff74ed3d47bdcb75b96c903aab9fa7bfdbcda4796e009bec8","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1107","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}