D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-A1100

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 6-A1100 - [Effective until 3/1/2025] APPOINTMENT: GENERAL PROVISIONS

1100.1

Special police officers may be appointed by the Mayor for duty in connection with the property of or under the charge of a corporation or individual requesting the appointment or appointments.

1100.2

Special police officers appointed pursuant to §§ 1100.1 shall be strictly confined in their authority to the particular place or property which they are commissioned to protect.

1100.3

Commissions issued to special police officers appointed pursuant to §§ 1100.1 shall specify the following information:

(a) The particular place or property they are commissioned to protect;

(b) Any waiver of the uniform requirement; and

(c) Any requirement for storage or special provisions for transportation of firearms or other dangerous weapons.

1100.4

The Mayor is empowered by law to appoint any number of special privates for duty in connection with any emergency, such as riot or pestilence, or during any day or days of public election, ceremony, or celebration, the authority of privates so appointed being general.

1100.5

Each appointment of a special police officer appointed pursuant to §§ 1100.1 shall be made for a specified time, and no person appointed shall legally exercise any authority conferred by that appointment after the date of expiration of that appointment.

1100.6

Special police officers appointed pursuant to §§ 1100.1 and special privates appointed pursuant to §§ 1100.4 shall be subject to the rules laid down for the government of the Metropolitan Police Department in so far as those rules are applicable.

1100.7

No person shall be appointed as a special police officer pursuant to §§ 1100.1 unless the person:

(a) Is twenty-one (21) years of age or older;

(b) Is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States;

(c) Is of good moral character;

(d) Is approved for appointment by the Chief of Police;

(e) Possesses a high school diploma or a general equivalency diploma, or one year of experience as a special police officer in the District of Columbia;

(f) Can read, write, and speak the English language;

(g) Has been certified by a licensed physician as physically and psychologically fit to perform the duties of a special police officer; and

(h) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the military.

1100.8

Each special police officer appointed pursuant to §§ 1100.1 shall complete pre-assignment, on-the-job, and in-service training programs which have been prescribed or approved by the Chief of Police.

1100.9

(a) The pre-assignment training required by §§ 1100.8 shall include at least sixteen (16) hours of training on arrest powers, search and seizure laws, the District of Columbia Official Code, and the use of force.

(b) The pre-assignment training required by §§ 1100.8 shall also include an additional twenty-four (24) hours of training generally relating to the special police officer's duties and specifically including:

(1) Terrorism awareness, including building evacuation, unattended packages, and unknown substances;

(2) Emergency procedures, including evacuation and first aid; and

(3) Customer service and interaction with tourists.

1100.10

The on-the-job training required by §§ 1100.8 shall include at least sixteen (16) hours and shall be satisfactorily completed by each special police officer appointed pursuant to §§ 1100.1 within ninety (90) working days after their first day of employment.

1100.11

The in-service training required by §§ 1100.8 shall include an eight (8)-hour in-service training course and shall be satisfactorily completed by each special police officer appointed pursuant to §§ 1100.1 during each year of the special police officer's employment.

1100.12

Each special police officer appointed pursuant to §§ 1100.1 shall satisfy all additional initial and re-qualification training standards for firearms and other equipment, as applicable.

1101.13

Upon satisfactory completion of a required training course, a special police officer shall obtain from his or her employer a certificate evidencing satisfactory completion thereof.

1100.14

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a security agency from voluntarily providing training programs and courses that exceed the minimum requirements of this chapter.

1100.15

No person shall be appointed as a special private under §§ 1100.4 unless the applicant:

(a) Has reached the age of twenty-one (21) years;

(b) Is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States;

(c) Is of good moral character; and

(d) Is approved for appointment by the Chief of Police.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-A1100

Regulation No. 72.2 approved January 14, 1972 18 DCR 417 (February 7, 1972); as amended by Act of 2006, D.C. Act 16-465, 53 DCR 6722, 6745 (August 18, 2006); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 13997 (11/15/2024), exp. 3/1/2025 (Emergency)