D.C. Code § 23-525
A law enforcement officer or a designated civilian employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who seizes property in the execution of a search warrant shall cause it to be safely kept for use as evidence. No property seized shall be released or destroyed except in accordance with law and upon order of a court or of the United States attorney or Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia [Attorney General for the District of Columbia] or one of their assistants.
D.C. Code § 23-525
Disposition of drugs seized under Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, see § 48-902.08. Drug Paraphernalia Act of 1982, property subject to forfeiture under Act, see § 48-1104. Property Clerk of Metropolitan Police Department, powers and duties, see §§ 5-119.01 to 5-119.07. .