{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2502.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-2502.04","heading":"Fingerprints and photographs of applicants; application in person required.","body":"(a)\nThe Chief shall require any person applying for a registration certificate to be fingerprinted in order to conduct an efficient and adequate investigation into the matters described in § 7-2502.03 and to effectuate the purposes of this unit. The Chief shall maintain a record of the fingerprints of sufficient quality to enable periodic investigation to ensure compliance with § 7-2502.03.\n\n(b)\nThe Chief shall take a digitalized, full-face photograph of each applicant, other than an organization, to be included as part of a person’s firearms registration application. The photo shall be taken simultaneously with the filing of the application.\n\n(c)\nEvery applicant (or in the case of an organization, the president or chief executive, or a person authorized in writing by him), shall appear in person at a time and place prescribed by the Chief, and may be required to bring with him the firearm for which a registration certificate is sought, which shall be transported in accordance with § 22-4504.02.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 25. Firearms Control.","Subchapter II. Firearms and Destructive Devices."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2502.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8da156094ce60328c49f142b308df51141b3aa1f9c01f6c8b80515f06f1ca108","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2502.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2502.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}