{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-361.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-361.01","heading":"Limitations on military weaponry acquired by District law enforcement agencies.","body":"(a)\nBeginning in Fiscal Year 2021, District law enforcement agencies shall not acquire the following property through any program operated by the federal government:\n(1)\nAmmunition of .50 caliber or higher;\n(2)\nArmed or armored vehicles, including aircraft and watercraft;\n(3)\nBayonets;\n(4)\nExplosives or pyrotechnics, including grenades;\n(5)\nFirearm silencers;\n(6)\nFirearms of .50 caliber or higher;\n(7)\nObjects designed or capable of launching explosives or pyrotechnics, including grenade launchers, firearms, and firearms accessories; and\n(8)\nRemotely piloted, powered aircraft without a crew aboard, including drones.\n\n(b)\nIf a District law enforcement agency:\n(1)\nRequests property through a program operated by the federal government, the District law enforcement agency shall publish notice of the request on a publicly accessible website within 14 days after the date of the request; or\n(2)\nAcquires property through a program operated by the federal government, the District law enforcement agency shall publish notice of the acquisition on a publicly accessible website within 14 days after the date of the acquisition.\n\n(c)\nWithin 180 days after July 22, 2020, District law enforcement agencies shall:\n(1)\nReturn or dispose of any property described in subsection (a) of this section that the agencies currently possess; and\n(2)\nPublish an inventory of the property returned or disposed of as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection on a publicly accessible website.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 3C. Limitation on Military Weaponry."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-361.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"cd2af2b2ef886de186d34ee93a1e68d88e471fc81c4312b4074443497499bd35","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-351.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-363.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}