{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1501.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-1501.05","heading":"Personnel.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nIn addition to a Director, the Department shall have a Deputy Director, and other professional and support personnel as necessary and appropriate to carry out the Department's mission.\n(2)\nThe Deputy Director shall have a masters or doctoral degree in an applicable area of science or forensic analysis and a minimum of 2 years experience in forensic sciences.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 15. Department of Forensic Sciences."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-1501.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2512903f71ca0cb268de4a77f20166d0af1ca14a63d8c542a9f772c0ffc4c75d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1501.04a","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1501.05a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}