ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
25-745
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
December 3, 2024
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Office of Citizen
Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998 to expand the membership of the Police
Complaints Board, and to allow the Office of Police Complaints’ Executive Director to
initiate their own complaint if they discover evidence of abuse or misuse of police powers
that was not alleged in the original complaint, including the failure to intervene or report
to a supervisor when another officer used excessive force, engaged in other forms of
misconduct, or violated a rule or regulation; and to amend Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the
District of Columbia Official Code to clarify that certain provisions only apply to a victim
who is under the age of 18.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Second
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
Sec. 2. (a) On December 20, 2022, the Council passed the Comprehensive Policing and
Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, effective April 21, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-345; 70 DCR
953) (“permanent law”). While most of the permanent law went into effect on April 21, 2023,
section 105 of the permanent law remains unfunded and has not yet taken effect. Instead,
substantially similar provisions have been maintained on an emergency and temporary basis.
(b) There also existed a need to clarify the scope of reporting requirements amended by the
Expanding Supports for Crime Victims Amendment Act of 2022, effective April 6, 2023 (D.C.
Law 24-341; 69 DCR 14698).
(c) In response, on April 2, 2024, the Council passed the Comprehensive Policing and
Justice Reform Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2024, effective June 1, 2024 (D.C. Law
25-173; 71 DCR 4658) (“temporary act”). The temporary act is set to expire on January 12, 2025.
(d) This round of emergency and temporary legislation is now necessary to prevent a gap
in the law between the expiration of the temporary act and the applicability date of section 105 of
the permanent legislation. This round of emergency and temporary legislation is also necessary to
clarify the scope of reporting requirements amended by the Expanding Supports for Crime Victims
Amendment Act of 2022.
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Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Comprehensive Policing and Justice
Reform Technical Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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