{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2509.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-2509.04","heading":"Duties of licensees.","body":"(a)\nA licensee shall comply with all limits and conditions of the license.\n\n(b)\nA licensee shall notify the Chief in writing:\n(1)\nImmediately upon discovery of the loss, theft, or destruction of the license and include the circumstances of the loss, theft, or destruction, if known; and\n(2)\nWithin 30 days after a change in the licensee’s name or address as it appears on the license.\n\n(c)\nA licensee shall have on or about his or her person each time the pistol is carried in the District:\n(1)\nThe license; and\n(2)\nThe registration certificate for the pistol being carried, issued pursuant to this unit.\n\n(d)\nIf a law enforcement officer initiates an investigative stop of a licensee carrying a concealed pistol pursuant to § 22-4506, the licensee, and any other licensee carrying a concealed pistol pursuant to § 22-4506 who is with the stopped licensee at the time of the investigative stop, shall:\n(1)\nDisclose to the officer that he or she is carrying a concealed pistol;\n(2)\nPresent the license and registration certificate;\n(3)\nIdentify the location of the concealed pistol; and\n(4)\nComply with all lawful orders and directions from the officer, including allowing a pat down of his or her person and permitting the law enforcement officer to take possession of the pistol for so long as is necessary for the safety of the officer or the public.\n\n(e)\nThe duties set forth in this section are in addition to any other requirements imposed by this unit or applicable law.\n\n(f)\nIn addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates this section shall be subject to revocation of his or her license.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 25. Firearms Control.","Subchapter IX. Licenses to Carry a Pistol."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2509.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"043017fcab682dbc527a69f23f21c47d12a07d7a20e3b5c27ccf5b026ea981e1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2509.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2509.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}