For purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Board” means the Police Complaints Board.
(2) “Complaint examiner” means the person designated by the Executive Director to determine the merits of a complaint.
(3) “Executive Director” means the head of the Office of Police Complaints.
(3A) “Gender identity or expression” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 2-1401.02(12A).
(4) “Office” means the Office of Police Complaints.
CREDIT(S)
(Mar 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-208, § 4, 45 DCR 8107; Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-194, § 902(a), 51 DCR 9406; June 25, 2008, D.C. Law 17-177, § 8(a), 55 DCR 3696.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 4-913.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-194, in pars. (1), (3), and (4), substituted “Police Complaints” for “Citizen Complaint Review”.
D.C. Law 17-177 added par. (3A).
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 12-208, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 5-1101.
For Law 15-194, see notes following § 5-105.01.
Law 17-177, the “Prohibition of Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Expression Amendment Act of 2008”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 17-330, which was referred to the Committee on Workforce Development and Government Operations. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on February 5, 2008, and March 4, 2008, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on March 19, 2008, it was assigned Act No. 17-329 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 17-177 became effective on June 25, 2008.