{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-123.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-123.02","heading":"Use of unnecessary or wanton force.","body":"Any officer who uses unnecessary and wanton severity in arresting or imprisoning any person shall be deemed guilty of assault and battery, and, upon conviction, punished therefor.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 1. Metropolitan Police.","Subchapter XII. General Prohibitions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-123.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"aa1242966dcf0957f61b148d7b4ffd0376de5879b30a3798c24b9140b398674e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-123.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-123.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}