Chapter 5. Warrants and Arrests

Subchapter I. Definitions

• D.C. Code § 23-501 Definitions

Subchapter II. Search Warrants

• D.C. Code § 23-521 Nature and Issuance of Search Warrants
• D.C. Code § 23-522 Applications For Search Warrants
• D.C. Code § 23-523 Time of Execution of Search Warrants
• D.C. Code § 23-524 Execution of Search Warrants
• D.C. Code § 23-525 Disposition of Property
• D.C. Code § 23-526 Limitations On Consent Searches

Subchapter II-A. Currency Seized By the Metropolitan Police Department

• D.C. Code § 23-531 Definitions
• D.C. Code § 23-532 Depositing of Seized Currency
• D.C. Code § 23-533 Rules
• D.C. Code § 23-534 Applicability

Subchapter III. Wire Interception and Interception of Oral Communications

• D.C. Code § 23-541 Definitions
• D.C. Code § 23-542 Interception, Disclosure, and Use of Wire Or Oral Communications Prohibited
• D.C. Code § 23-543 Possession, Sale, Distribution, Manufacture, Assembly, and Advertising of Wire Or Oral Communication Intercepting Devices Prohibited
• D.C. Code § 23-544 Confiscation of Wire Or Oral Communication Intercepting Devices
• D.C. Code § 23-545 Immunity of Witnesses. [Repealed]
• D.C. Code § 23-546 Applications For Authorization Or Approval of Interception of Wire Or Oral Communications
• D.C. Code § 23-547 Procedure For Authorization Or Approval of Interception of Wire Or Oral Communications
• D.C. Code § 23-548 Additional Procedure For Approval of Interception of Wire Or Oral Communications
• D.C. Code § 23-549 Maintenance and Custody of Records
• D.C. Code § 23-550 Inventory
• D.C. Code § 23-551 Procedure For Disclosure and Suppression of Intercepted Wire Or Oral Communications
• D.C. Code § 23-552 Government Appeals
• D.C. Code § 23-553 Authorization For Disclosure and Use of Intercepted Wire Or Oral Communications
• D.C. Code § 23-554 Authorization For Recovery of Civil Damages
• D.C. Code § 23-555 Reports Concerning Intercepted Wire Or Oral Communications
• D.C. Code § 23-556 Relation to Federal Law On Wire Interception and Interception of Oral Communications

Subchapter IV. Arrest Warrant and Summons

• D.C. Code § 23-561 Issuance, Form, and Contents
• D.C. Code § 23-562 Execution and Return
• D.C. Code § 23-563 [Effective Until 3/20/2024] Territorial and Other Limits
• D.C. Code § 23-563 [Effective 3/20/2024] Territorial and Other Limits

Subchapter V. Arrest Without Warrant

• D.C. Code § 23-581 Arrests Without Warrant By Law Enforcement Officers
• D.C. Code § 23-582 Arrests Without Warrant By Other Persons
• D.C. Code § 23-583 Processing Arrests
• D.C. Code § 23-584 Field Arrest and Release On Citation
• D.C. Code § 23-585 Violation of Condition of Release On Citation; Failure to Appear

Subchapter VI. Authority to Break and Enter Under Certain Conditions

• D.C. Code § 23-591 Authority to Break and Enter Under Certain Conditions. [Repealed]