{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-125.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-125.03","heading":"Use of prohibited techniques.","body":"(a)\nIt shall be unlawful:\n(1)\nTo use a prohibited technique; or\n(2)\nIf a law enforcement officer observes another law enforcement officer's use of a prohibited technique, to fail to immediately, for the person on whom the prohibited technique was used:\n(A)\nRender, or cause to be rendered, first aid; or\n(B)\nRequest emergency medical services.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 1. Metropolitan Police.","Subchapter XIII. Limitation on Chokehold."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-125.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f391336282c4da05ffc8e406d45ef624af49744644c0f3f9952a8f6354284867","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-125.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-127.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}