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B26-0382 • 2025

Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Allen
Last action
2026-01-23
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on clarifications for victims under the age of 18, but it mentions amendments related to this in Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Official Code.

Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This act amends the Office of Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998 to expand the Police Complaints Board membership and allow the Executive Director to initiate complaints based on new evidence.

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 at-large member.
  • Allows the Office of Police Complaints' Executive Director to start a complaint if they find abuse or misuse of police power that was not originally reported in the initial complaint.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and its officers
  • Victims of misconduct by MPD officers

Terms To Know

Police Complaints Board
A group that reviews complaints against police officers.
Executive Director
The leader of the Office of Police Complaints who can start new investigations based on evidence found during an investigation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act will expire after 225 days from when it takes effect.
  • It only applies temporarily until another law becomes effective in 2026.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0073, Effective from Dec 31, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000606, Expires on Aug 13, 2026

  2. 2025-11-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0190 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012866

  3. 2025-11-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  4. 2025-11-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A26-0190

  5. 2025-11-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  6. 2025-10-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Nov 12, 2025

  7. 2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-10-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0382 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

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

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-10-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0382 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT
D.C. ACT 26-190
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOVEMBER 13,2025
‘Toamend,onatemporarybasis,theOfficeofCitizenComplaintReviewEstablishmentActof1998toexpandthemembershipofthePoliceComplaintsBoardandtoallowtheOfficeofPoliceComplaints’ExecutiveDirectortoinitiatetheirowncomplaintiftheydiscoverevidenceofabuseormisuseofpolicepowersthatwasnotallegedintheoriginalcomplaint,includingthefailuretointerveneorreporttoasupervisorwhenanotherofficerusedexcessiveforce,engagedinotherformsofmisconduct,orviolatedaruleorregulation;andtoamendChapter3ofTitle14oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodetoclarifythatcertainprovisionsonlyapplytoavictimwhoisundertheageof18.
BEITENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“ComprehensivePolicingandJusticeReformTechnicalTemporary‘AmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.TheOfficeofCitizenComplaintReviewEstablishmentActof1998,effectiveMarch26,1999(D.C.Law12-208;D.C.OfficialCode§5-101etseq.),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Section4(D.C.OfficialCode§5-1103)isamendedbyaddinganewparagraph(3B)toreadasfollows:
“(B)“MPD”meanstheMetropolitanPoliceDepartment.”.
(b)Section5(a)(D.C.OfficialCode§5-1104(a))isamendedbystrikingthephrase“ThereisestablishedaPoliceComplaintsBoard(“Board”),TheBoardshallbecomposedof5members,oneofwhomshallbeamemberoftheMPD,and4ofwhomshallhavenocurrentaffiliationwithanylawenforcementagency.”andinsertingthephrase“ThereisestablishedaPoliceComplaintsBoard.TheBoardshal!becomposedof9members,whichshallincludeonememberfromeachWardandoneat-largemember,noneofwhom,aftertheexpirationofthetermofthecurrentlyservingmemberoftheMPD,shallbeaffiliatedwithenylawenforcementagency.”initsplace.(6)Section8(D.C.OfficialCode§5-1107)isamendedasfollows:
(1)A newsubsection(g-1)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
‘Toamend,onatemporarybasis,theOfficeofCitizenComplaintReviewEstablishmentActof
1998toexpandthemembershipofthePoliceComplaintsBoardandtoallowtheOfficeofPoliceComplaints’ExecutiveDirectortoinitiatetheirowncomplaintiftheydiscoverevidenceofabuseormisuseofpolicepowersthatwasnotallegedintheoriginalcomplaint,includingthefailuretointerveneorreporttoasupervisorwhenanotherofficerusedexcessiveforce,engagedinotherformsofmisconduct,orviolatedaruleorregulation;andtoamendChapter3ofTitle14oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodetoclarifythatcertainprovisionsonlyapplytoavictimwhoisundertheageof18.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedas the“Comprehensive Policingand JusticeReform TechnicalTemporary
Amendment Act of 2025”.
Sec.2.TheOfficeofCitizenComplaintReviewEstablishmentActof1998,effective
March26,1999(D.C,Law12-208;D.C.OfficialCode§5-1101efseq.),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Section4(D.C.OfficialCode§5-1103)isamendedbyaddinganewparagraph(3B)toreadasfollows:
“(B)“MPD”meanstheMetropolitanPoliceDepartment.”
(b)Section5(a)(D.C.OfficialCode§5-1104(a))isamendedbystrikingthephrase“ThereisestablishedaPoliceComplaintsBoard(“Board”).TheBoardshallbecomposedof5
members,oneofwhomshallbeamemberoftheMPD,and4ofwhomshallhavenocurrentaffiliationwithanylawenforcementagency.”andinsertingthephrase“ThereisestablishedaPoliceComplaintsBoard.TheBoardshallbecomposedof9 members,whichshallincludeone
memberfromeachWardandoneat-largemember,noneofwhom,aftertheexpirationofthetermofthecurrentlyservingmemberoftheMPD,shallbeaffiliatedwithanylawenforcementagency.”initsplace.
(6)Section8(D.C.OfficialCode§5-1107)isamendedasfollows:
(1)A newsubsection(g-1)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
“(g-1)(1)IftheExecutiveDirectordiscoversevidenceofabuseormisuseofpolice
powersthatwasnotallegedbythecomplainantinthecomplaint,theExecutiveDirectormay:
“(A) InitiatetheExecutiveDirector'sown complaintagainstthesubject
policeofficer;and
“(B)Takeanyoftheactionsdescribedinsubsection(g)(2)through(6)of
thissection.
“(2)Theauthoritygrantedpursuanttoparagraph(1)ofthissubsectionshall
includecircumstancesinwhich thesubjectpoliceofficerfailedto:
“(A)Interveneinorsubsequentlyreportanyuseofforceincidentinwhich
thesubjectpoliceofficerobservedanotherlawenforcementofficer,includinganMPD officer,
utilizingexcessiveforceorengaginginanytypeofmisconduct,pursuanttoMPD GeneralOrder
901.07,itssuccessordirective,or a similarlocalor federaldirective;or
“(B)Immediatelyreporttotheirsupervisoranyviolationsoftherulesand
regulationsoftheMPD committedbyanyotherMPD officer,andeachinstanceoftheiruseof
forceor a useof forcecommitted by anotherMPD officer,pursuanttoMPD GeneralOrder
201.26,or any successordirective.”.
(2)Subsection(h)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“subsection(g)”and
insertingthephrase“subsection(g)or(g-1)”initsplace.
Sec.3.Chapter3ofTitle14oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodeisamendedas
follows:
(a)Section14-310(b)(4)isamendedasfollows:
(1)Subparagraph(B)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“whomthevietimhas”andinsertingthephrase“whomavictimunder18yearsofagehas”initsplace.
(2)Subparagraph(C)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“thevictim”andinsertingthephrase“avictimwhoisunder18yearsofage”initsplace.
(b)Section14-311(b)(4)isamendedasfollows:
(4)Subparagraph(B)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“withwhomthevictimhas”andinsertingthephrase“withwhomavictimunder18yearsofagehas”initsplace.
(2Subparagraph(C)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“thevictim”andinsertingthephrase“avictimwhoisunder18yearsofage”initsplace.
(©)Section14-312(b)(5)isamendedasfollows:
(1)Subparagraph(B)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“withwhomthesexual
assaultvictimhas”andinsertingthephrase“withwhomasexualassaultvietimunder18yearsof agehas”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.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpact
statementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
See.6.Effectivedate.
(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetoby
theMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressional
reviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(L)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.$13;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-206.02(e)(1)).
(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
gameChairman
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MayorDistrictofColumbiaNOVEMBER 10, 2025

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