District of Columbia Statutes
§ 16-4702 — Compelled disclosure prohibited.
District of Columbia § 16-4702
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Ch. 47Free Flow of Information.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 16-4702 (2026).
Text
Except as provided in section 16-4703 , no judicial, legislative, administrative, or other body with the power to issue a subpoena shall compel any person who is or has been employed by the news media in a news gathering or news disseminating capacity to disclose:
(1)The source of any news or information procured by the person while employed by the news media and acting in an official news gathering capacity, whether or not the source has been promised confidentiality; or
(2)Any news or information procured by the person while employed by the news media in the course of pursuing professional activities that is not itself communicated in the news media, including any:
(A)Notes;
(B)Outtakes;
(C)Photographs or photographic negatives;
(D)Video or sound tapes;
(E)Film;
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Related
In Re Special Counsel Investigation
332 F. Supp. 2d 26 (District of Columbia, 2004)
Lee v. United States Department of Justice
287 F. Supp. 2d 15 (District of Columbia, 2003)
In Re Grand Jury Subpoena, Miller
438 F.3d 1138 (D.C. Circuit, 2005)
Tripp v. Department of Defense
284 F. Supp. 2d 50 (District of Columbia, 2003)
Jankovic v. International Crisis Group
181 F. Supp. 3d 13 (District of Columbia, 2014)
Legislative History
Sept. 26, 1992, D.C. Law 9-156, § 2, 39 DCR 5682; July 25, 1995, D.C. Law 11-30, § 4, 42 DCR 1547
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1001
Definitions.§ 16-1002
Complaint of criminal conduct.§ 16-1005
Hearing; evidence; protection order.§ 16-1006
Jurisdiction.§ 16-1007
Notice to parties.§ 16-101
Parties.§ 16-1021
Definitions.§ 16-1022
Prohibited acts.§ 16-1024
Penalties.§ 16-1025
Prosecution by Attorney General.§ 16-1026
Expungement.§ 16-1031
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 16-4702, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/16-4702.