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B26-0381 • 2025

Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Allen
Last action
2025-11-07
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the act clarifies provisions for victims under the age of 18 in Chapter 3 of Title 14. The candidate explanation includes this detail, but it is not supported by the provided official summary text.

Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This act amends the Office of Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998 to expand membership on the Police Complaints Board, allow the Executive Director to initiate their own complaint if they discover evidence not originally reported, and clarify provisions for victims under age 18.

What This Bill Does

  • Expands the membership of the Police Complaints Board from 5 members to 9 members, including one member from each ward and an additional at-large member.
  • Allows the Office of Police Complaints' Executive Director to initiate their own complaint if they discover evidence of police misconduct not originally reported in a complaint.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Police Complaints Board and its members
  • Victims under the age of 18 who report misconduct

Terms To Know

MPD
Metropolitan Police Department

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act expires on January 28, 2026.
  • This is an emergency amendment and will remain in effect for no longer than 90 days.

Bill History

  1. 2025-11-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0177 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012393, Expires on Jan 28, 2026

  2. 2025-10-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A26-0177, Expires on Jan 28, 2026

  3. 2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2025-10-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025

  5. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-10-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0381 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-177
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
OCTOBER 30, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,theOfficeofCitizenComplaintReviewEstablishmentActof
1998toexpandthemembershipofthePoliceComplaintsBoard,andtoallowtheOfficeofPoliceComplaints’ExecutiveDirectortoinitiatetheirowncomplaintiftheydiscoverevidenceofabuseormisuseofpolicepowersthatwasnotallegedintheoriginalcomplaint,includingthefailuretointerveneorreporttoasupervisorwhenanotherofficerusedexcessiveforce,engagedinotherformsofmisconduct,orviolatedaruleor
regulation;andtoamendChapter3ofTitle14oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodetoclarifythatcertainprovisionsonlyapplytoavictimwhoisundertheageof18.
BEITENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“ComprehensivePolicingandJusticeReformTechnicalEmergency
AmendmentActof2025”,
Sec.2.TheOfficeofCitizenComplaintReviewEstablishmentActof1998,effective
March26,1999(D.C.Law12-208;D.C.OfficialCode§5-1101etseq.),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Section4(D.C.OfficialCode§5-1103)isamendedbyaddinganewparagraph(3B)
toreadasfollows:
“(3B)“MPD”meanstheMetropolitanPoliceDepartment.”.
(b)Section5(a)(D.C.OfficialCode§5-1104(a))isamendedbystrikingthephrase“ThereisestablishedaPoliceComplaintsBoard(“Board”).TheBoardshallbecomposedof5members,oneofwhomshallbeamemberoftheMPD,and4ofwhomshallhavenocurrentaffiliationwithanylawenforcementagency.”andinsertingthephrase“Thereisestablisheda
PoliceComplaintsBoard.‘TheBoardshallbecomposedof9members,whichshallincludeonememberfromeachWardandoneat-largemember,noneofwhom,aftertheexpirationofthetermofthecurrentlyservingmemberoftheMPD,shallbeaffiliatedwithanylawenforcement
agency.”initsplace.
(c)Section8(D.C.OfficialCode§5-1107)isamendedasfollows:
(1)A newsubsection(g-1)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
“(g-1)(1)IftheExecutiveDirectordiscoversevidenceofabuseormisuseofpolicepowersthatwasnotallegedbythecomplainantinthecomplaint,theExecutiveDirectormay:
“(A)InitiatetheExecutiveDirector’sowncomplaintagainstthesubjectpoliceofficer;and
“@B)Takeanyoftheactionsdescribedinsubsection(g)(2)through(6)ofthissection.
“(2)Theauthoritygrantedpursuanttoparagraph(1)ofthissubsectionshallincludecircumstancesinwhichthesubjectpoliceofficerfailedto:
(A)Interveneinorsubsequentlyreportanyuseofforceincidentinwhichthesubjectpoliceofficerobservedanotherlawenforcementofficer,includinganMPD officer,utilizingexcessiveforceorengaginginanytypeofmisconduct,pursuanttoMPD GeneralOrder901.07,itssuecessordirective,orasimilarlocalorfederaldirective;or
“(B)ImmediatelyreporttotheirsupervisoranyviolationsoftherulesandregulationsoftheMPD committedbyanyotherMPD officer,andeachinstanceoftheiruseofforceorauseofforcecommittedbyanotherMPD officer,pursuanttoMPD GeneralOrder201.26,oranysuccessordirective.”,
(2)Subsection(h)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“subsection(g)”andinsertingthephrase“subsection(g)or(g-1)”initsplace,
Sec.3.Chapter3ofTitle14oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodeisamendedas
follows:
(a)Section14-310(b)(4)isamendedasfollows:
(1)Subparagraph(B)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“whomthevictimhas”andinsertingthephrase“whoma victimunder18yearsofagehas”initsplace.
(2)Subparagraph(C)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“thevictim”andinserting
thephrase“avictimwhoisunder18yearsofage”initsplace.
(b)Section14-311(b)(4)isamendedasfollows:
(1)Subparagraph(B)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“withwhomthevictimhas”andinsertingthephrase“withwhomavictimunder18yearsofagehas”initsplace.
(2)Subparagraph(C)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“thevictim”andinsertingthephrase“avictimwhoisunder18yearsofage”initsplace.
(©)Section14-312(b)(5)isamendedasfollows:
(1)Subparagraph(B)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“withwhomthesexualassaultvictimhas”andinsertingthephrase“withwhomasexualassaultvictimunder18yearsofagehas”initsplace.
(2)Subparagraph(C)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“thesexualassaultvictim”andinsertingthephrase“asexualassaultvictimwhoisunder18yearsofage”initsplace.
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
Sec.4.Applicability.
Section2shallexpireontheapplicabilitydateofsection105oftheComprehensivePolicingandJusticeReformAmendmentActof2022,effectiveApril21,2023(D.C.Law24-345;70DCR953).
Sec.5.Fiscalimpactstatement.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.6,Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;
D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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[X]VOICEVOTE Approved
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