{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2509.06","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-2509.06","heading":"Carrying a pistol while impaired.","body":"(a)\nA licensee shall not carry a pistol while he or she is consuming alcohol.\n\n(b)\nNo person shall carry a pistol while impaired.\n\n(c)\nUpon establishing reasonable suspicion that a licensee has been consuming drugs or alcohol, a licensee’s failure to submit to one or more field sobriety, breathalyzer, or urine tests, administered to determine whether the licensee is impaired while carrying a pistol, shall be grounds for summary suspension of the license pursuant to §  7-2509.05(b).\n\n(d)\nIn addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates this section shall be subject to revocation of his or her license.\n\n(e)\nFor the purposes of this section, the term “impaired” means a person has consumed alcohol or other drug or drugs and that it has affected [the] person's behavior in a way that can be perceived or noticed.","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/7-2509.06","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"73976f75feba0771af3c0126da2ce9586fb549e24120473e1fe5f0a75e6dcf8d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2509.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2509.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}