District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-1409 — Use of official insignia; penalty for unauthorized use.
District of Columbia § 22-1409
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
Ch. 14False Pretenses; False Personation.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 22-1409 (2026).
Text
(a)The Metropolitan Police Department and the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department shall have the sole and exclusive rights to have and use, in carrying out their respective missions, the official badges, patches, emblems, copyrights, descriptive or designating marks, and other official insignia displayed upon their current and future uniforms.
(b)Any person who, for any reason, makes or attempts to make unauthorized use of, or aids or attempts to aid another person in the unauthorized use or attempted unauthorized use of the official badges, patches, emblems, copyrights, descriptive or designated marks, or other official insignia of the Metropolitan Police Department or the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than the amoun
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Related
James A. Corbin v. United States
120 A.3d 588 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2015)
Gary v. United States
955 A.2d 152 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2008)
Legislative History
Oct. 17, 2002, D.C. Law 14-194, § 702, 49 DCR 5306; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 220, 60 DCR 2064
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 22-1409, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/22-1409.