District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B713: Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2026
Status: Signed into law, October 16, 2026
What the bill says
To amend, on atemporary basis, the OfficeofCitizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998 to expand themembershipofthe Police Complaints Board and to allow the Office ofPolice Complaints' Executive Directorto initiate their owncomplaintifthey discover evidenceof abuse ormisuse ofpolicepowers that was notalleged in the original complaint, including the failure to intervene or report to a supervisorwhen another officerusedexcessive force, engaged in other formsofmisconduct, orviolated a ruleor regulation; and to amend Chapter3 ofTitle 14 ofthe DistrictofColumbiaOfficial Code to clarify that.
From the enrolled text, August 13, 2026:
To amend, on atemporary basis, the OfficeofCitizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998 to expand themembershipofthe Police Complaints Board and to allow the Office ofPolice Complaints' Executive Directorto initiate their owncomplaintifthey discover evidenceof abuse ormisuse ofpolicepowers that was notalleged in the original complaint, including the failure to intervene or report to a supervisorwhen another officerusedexcessive force, engaged in other formsofmisconduct, orviolated a ruleor regulation; and to amend Chapter3 ofTitle 14 ofthe DistrictofColumbiaOfficial Code to clarify that certain provisions only apply to a victim who is under the ageof 18. BE ITENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Comprehensive PolicingandJustice Reform Technical Temporary Amendment Act of2026". Sec. 2. The OfficeofCitizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-208; D.C. Official Code § 5-1101 et seq.), is amended as follows: (a) Section 4 (D.C. Official Code § 5-1103) is amended by adding a newparagraph (3B) to read as follows: "(B) "MPD" means the Metropolitan Police Department.". (b) Section 5(a) (D.C. Official Code § 5-1104(a)) is amended by strikingthephrase "There is established a Police Complaints Board ("Board"). The Board shall be composedof $ members, one ofwhom shall bea memberofthe MPD, and 4 ofwhom shall have no current affiliation with any law enforcement agency."and inserting the phrase "There isestablished a …