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A BILL 1
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26-713 3
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6
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To amend, on a temporary basis, the Office of Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 11
1998 to expand the membership of the Police Complaints Board and to allow the Office of 12
Police Complaints’ Executive Director to initiate their own complaint if they discover 13
evidence of abuse or misuse of police powers that was not alleged in the original complaint, 14
including the failure to intervene or report to a supervisor when another officer used 15
excessive force, engaged in other forms of misconduct, or violated a rule or regulation; and 16
to amend Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Official Code to clarify that 17
certain provisions only apply to a victim who is under the age of 18. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 20
act may be cited as the “Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Temporary 21
Amendment Act of 2026”. 22
Sec. 2. The Office of Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998, effective 23
March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-208; D.C. Official Code § 5-1101 et seq.), is amended as follows: 24
(a) Section 4 (D.C. Official Code § 5- 1103) is amended by adding a new paragraph (3B) 25
to read as follows: 26
“(3B) “MPD” means the Metropolitan Police Department.”. 27
(b) Section 5(a) (D.C. Official Code § 5-1104(a)) is amended by striking the phrase “There 28
is established a Police Complaints Board (“Board”). The Board shall be composed of 5 members, 29
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one of whom shall be a member of the MPD, and 4 of whom shall have no current affiliation with 30
any law enforcement agency.” and inserting the phrase “There is established a Police Complaints 31
Board. The Board shall be composed of 9 members, which shall include one member from each 32
Ward and one at -large member, none of whom, after the expiration of the term of the currently 33
serving member of the MPD, shall be affiliated with any law enforcement agency.” in its place. 34
(c) Section 8 (D.C. Official Code § 5-1107) is amended as follows: 35
(1) A new subsection (g-1) is added to read as follows: 36
“(g-1)(1) If the Executive Director discovers evidence of abuse or misuse of police powers 37
that was not alleged by the complainant in the complaint, the Executive Director may: 38
“(A) Initiate the Executive Director’s own complaint against the subject 39
police officer; and 40
“(B) Take any of the actions described in subsection (g)(2) through (6) of 41
this section. 42
“(2) The authority granted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include 43
circumstances in which the subject police officer failed to: 44
“(A) Intervene in or subsequently report any use of force incident in which 45
the subject police officer observed another law enforcement officer, including an MPD officer, 46
utilizing excessive force or engaging in any type of misconduct, pursuant to MPD General Order 47
901.07, its successor directive, or a similar local or federal directive; or 48
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“(B) Immediately report to their supervisor any violations of the rules and 49
regulations of the MPD committed by any other MPD officer, and each instance of their use of 50
force or a use of force committed by another MPD officer, pursuant to MPD General Order 201.26, 51
or any successor directive.”. 52
(2) Subsection (h) is amended by striking the phrase “subsection (g)” and inserting 53
the phrase “subsection (g) or (g-1)” in its place. 54
Sec. 3. Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as 55
follows: 56
(a) Section 14-310(b)(4) is amended as follows: 57
(1) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase “whom the victim has” and 58
inserting the phrase “whom a victim under 18 years of age has” in its place. 59
(2) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the phrase “the victim” and inserting 60
the phrase “a victim who is under 18 years of age” in its place. 61
(b) Section 14-311(b)(4) is amended as follows: 62
(1) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase “with whom the victim 63
has” and inserting the phrase “with whom a victim under 18 years of age has” in its place. 64
(2) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the phrase “the victim” and inserting 65
the phrase “a victim who is under 18 years of age” in its place. 66
(c) Section 14-312(b)(5) is amended as follows: 67
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(1) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase “with whom the sexual 68
assault victim has” and inserting the phrase “with whom a sexual assault victim under 18 years of 69
age has” in its place. 70
(2) Subparagraph (C) is amended by striking the phrase “the sexual assault victim” 71
and inserting the phrase “a sexual assault victim who is under 18 years of age” in its place. 72
Sec. 4. Applicability. 73
(a) Section 2 shall expire on the applicability date of section 105 of the Comprehensive 74
Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, effective April 21, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-345; 75
70 DCR 953). 76
(b) Section 3 shall expire on the applicability date of section 4 of the Leading Education 77
Access for Reentry and Necessary Success (“LEARNS”) Amendment Act of 2026, passed on 2nd 78
reading on June 2, 2026 (Enrolled version of Bill 26-526). 79
Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement. 80
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 81
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 82
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 83
Sec. 6. Effective date. 84
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 85
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional 86
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review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 87
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)). 88
(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. 89