District of Columbia Statutes
§ 5-337.01 — Police identifying information.
District of Columbia § 5-337.01
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 5Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.
Ch. 3AFirst Amendment Rights and Police Standards.
Subch. IVPolice Identifying Information.
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D.C. Code § 5-337.01 (2026).
Text
Every member of the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”), while in uniform, shall wear or display the nameplate and badge issued by the MPD, or the equivalent identification issued by the MPD, and shall not alter or cover the identifying information or otherwise prevent or hinder a member of the public from reading the information.
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Related
Fraternal Order of Police-Metropolitan Police Department Labor Committee v. District of Columbia
(District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2023)
Legislative History
Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-352, § 321, 52 DCR 2296
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§ 5-101.01
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Oath of members.§ 5-103.01
Publication authorized.§ 5-103.02
Legal effect.§ 5-105.02
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