D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-2106
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons willfully or knowingly to give or send, or cause to be given or sent, a false call; or to give or cause to be given any false information relative to a call for any ambulance, emergency vehicle of the water operations division, fire apparatus, or police vehicle within the District.
No person shall knowingly make or cause to be made to the Metropolitan Police Department, or to an officer or member of the Department, a false or fictitious report of the commission of any criminal offense within the District; or a false or fictitious report of any other matter or occurrence of which the Department is required to receive reports; or in connection with which the Department is required to conduct an investigation. Upon conviction of knowingly giving a false or fictitious report, a person shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300), or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days.
Any person who knowingly communicates or causes to be communicated to the Metropolitan Police Department, or any officer or member of the Department, any false information concerning the commission of any criminal offense within the District; or concerning any other matter or occurrence of which the Metropolitan Police Department is required to receive reports; or in connection with which the Metropolitan Police Department is required to conduct an investigation, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300), or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 24, r. 24-2106