If proof of the existence of the drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related nuisance depends, in whole or in part, upon affidavits of witnesses who are not law enforcement officers, the court in its discretion may issue orders to protect those witnesses, including, but not limited to, placing the complaint and supporting affidavits under seal.
CREDIT(S)
(Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-194, § 6, 45 DCR 7982; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-81, § 3(b), 53 DCR 1050; Nov. 6, 2010, D.C. Law 18-259, § 7(b), 57 DCR 5591.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-3305.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-81 substituted “drug or prostitution-related” for “drug-related”.
D.C. Law 18-259 substituted “drug-, firearm-, or prostitution-related” for “drug or prostitution-related”.
Temporary Addition of Section
See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-3101.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary addition of chapter, see notes to § 42-3101.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 12-194, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-3101.
For Law 16-81, see notes following § 42-3101.
For history of Law 18-259, see notes under § 42-3101.