{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-303","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-303","heading":"Public information program; priority at the scene.","body":"(a)\nThe Chief of Police shall establish a continuing public information program to inform the public, at a minimum, of which police agencies located in the District of Columbia have authority to make arrests anywhere in the District.\n\n(b)\nAny cooperative agreement with a federal law enforcement agency shall include procedures that establish clearly which agency has priority at the scene. In addition, before entering into a cooperative agreement, the Chief of Police shall make a finding as to:\n(1)\nWhether misconduct by the federal officers should be covered by the Police Complaint Board; and\n(2)\nWhether the public information program should be supplemented to inform the public of information concerning the specific cooperative agreement, and if so, how.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 3. Federal Law Enforcement Officer Cooperation With Metropolitan Police Department."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-303","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"84dae3313b27f4345663f5343997a09dd5d43924d000c78de2033c8df9cbf303","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-302","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-331.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}