§ 5-361.01 — Limitations on military weaponry acquired by District law enforcement agencies.

District of Columbia § 5-361.01

• Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
• Title 5: Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.
• Ch. 3C: Limitation on Military Weaponry.

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(a) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2021, District law enforcement agencies shall not acquire the following property through any program operated by the federal government:

(1) Ammunition of .50 caliber or higher;

(2) Armed or armored vehicles, including aircraft and watercraft;

(3) Bayonets;

(4) Explosives or pyrotechnics, including grenades;

(5) Firearm silencers;

(6) Firearms of .50 caliber or higher;

(7) Objects designed or capable of launching explosives or pyrotechnics, including grenade launchers, firearms, and firearms accessories; and

(8) Remotely piloted, powered aircraft without a crew aboard, including drones.

(b) If a District law enforcement agency:

(1) Requests property through a program operated by the federal government, the District law enforcement agency shall publish notice of the request on a publicly accessible website within 14 days after the date of the request; or

(2) Acquires property through a program operated by the federal government, the District law enforcement agency shall publish notice of the acquisition on a publicly accessible website within 14 days after the date of the acquisition.

(c) Within 180 days after July 22, 2020, District law enforcement agencies shall:

(1) Return or dispose of any property described in subsection (a) of this section that the agencies currently possess; and

(2) Publish an inventory of the property returned or disposed of as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection on a publicly accessible website.