any witness, in any case or proceeding involving a violation of this subchapter before any grand jury or a court in the District of Columbia, is necessary in the public interest, such witness shall not be excused from testifying or from producing books, papers, and other records and documents on the grounds that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him, or subject him to penalty or forfeiture; but such witness shall not be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is compelled, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise; except that such witness so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury or contempt committed in so testifying.

"(b) The judgment of the United States attorney for the District of Columbia that any testimony, or the production of any books, papers, or other records or documents, is necessary in the public interest shall be confirmed in a written communication over the signature of the United States attorney for the District of Columbia, addressed to the grand jury or the court in the District of Columbia concerned, and shall be made a part of the record of the case or proceeding in which such testimony or evidence is given."

ARRESTS WITHOUT A WARRANT

SEC. 207. (a) Arrests without a warrant, and searches of the person and seizures pursuant thereto, may be made for violation of any section 67 Stat. 96. listed in subsection (b), by police officers, as in the case of a felony, 67 Stat. 97. upon probable cause that the person arrested is violating the section

involved at the time of the arrest.

(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to section 209 of this Infra. Act (possession of implements of crime), sections 3, 4, and 14 of the Act of July 8, 1932, as amended, providing for the control of dangerous weapons in the District (D. C. Code, secs. 22-3203, 22-3204, and

22-3214), and section 863 (a) of the Act entitled "An Act to establish 47 Stat. 651, a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901, 654.

as amended (possession of lottery tickets; D. C. Code, sec. 22-1502). Ante, p. 95. (c) Arrests without a warrant, and searches of the person and seizures pursuant thereto, may be made for violation of section 827 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901, as amended (petit larceny;

D. C. Code, sec. 22-2202), by police officers, as in the case of a felony, 31 Stat. 1324. upon probable cause that the person arrested has in his possession at the time of the arrest, property taken in violation of that section.

(d) No evidence discovered in the course of any arrest, search, or seizure authorized by this section shall be admissible in any criminal proceeding against the person arrested unless at the time of such arrest he was violating one of the sections referred to in subsection (b) or had in his possession property taken in violation of the section referred to in subsection (c).

PRESENCE IN ILLEGAL ESTABLISHMENTS

SEC. 208. (a) Whoever is found in the District in a gambling establishment or an establishment where intoxicating liquor is sold without a license or any narcotic drug is sold, administered, or dispensed without a license shall, if he knew that it was such an establishment and if he is unable to give a good account of his presence in the establishment, be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than

(b) Whoever is employed in a gambling establishment in the District or an establishment in the District where intoxicating liquor is sold without a license or where any narcotic drug is sold, administered, or dispensed without a license, knowing that it is such an establishment, shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $500, or both.

POSSESSING IMPLEMENTS OF CRIME

SEO. 209. (a) No person shall have in his possession in the District any instrument, tool, or other implement for picking locks or pockets, or that is usually employed or reasonably may be employed in the commission of any crime, if he is unable satisfactorily to account for the possession of the implement. Whoever violates this section shall be imprisoned for not more than one year and may be fined not more than $1,000, unless the violation occurs after he has been convicted in the District of a violation of this section or of a felony, either in the District or in another jurisdiction, in which case he shall be imprisoned for not less than one nor more than ten years.

(b) Paragraph (2) of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to define and punish vagrancy in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved December 17, 1941 (D. C. Code, sec. 47 Stat. 650. 22-3302), is repealed.

67 Stat. 97. 67 Stat. 98.

UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY-PROFANE AND INDECENT LANGUAGE

SEC. 210. Section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act for the preservation of the public peace and the protection of property within the District of Columbia", approved July 29, 1892, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 27 Stat. 323. 22-1107, relating to unlawful assembly, profane and indecent language), is amended by striking out "twenty-five dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof "$250 or imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both".

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

SEC. 211. (a) Whoever, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, or under circumstances such that a breach of the peace may be occasioned thereby,

(1) acts in such a manner as to annoy, disturb, interfere with, obstruct, or be offensive to others;

(2) congregates with others on a public street and refuses to move on when ordered by the police;

(3) shouts or makes a noise either outside or inside a building during the nighttime to the annoyance or disturbance of any considerable number of persons;

(4) interferes with any person in any place by jostling against such person or unnecessarily crowding him or by placing a hand in the proximity of such person's pocketbook, or handbag; or

(5) causes a disturbance in any streetcar, railroad car, omnibus, or other public conveyance, by running through it, climbing through windows or upon the seats, or otherwise annoying passengers or employees,

shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.

(b) Section 18 of the Act entitled "An Act for the preservation of the public peace and the protection of property within the District 27 Stat. 325, of Columbia", approved July 29, 1892 (D. C. Code, sec. 22-109), is amended by inserting "section 211 of the District of Columbia Law Enforcement Act of 1953 or" after "violations of" and after "convicted

THREATS TO DO BODILY HARM

SEC. 212. Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to confer concurrent jurisdiction on the police court of the District of Columbia in certain cases", approved July 16, 1912 (D. C. Code, secs. 11-605 and 22-507), is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 2. That The Municipal Court for the District of Columbia shall also have concurrent jurisdiction with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of threats to do bodily harm, and any person convicted of such offense shall be sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding $500, or both, and, in addition thereto or in lieu thereof, may be required to give bond to keep the peace for a period not exceeding one year."

RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS

SEC. 213. Section 829 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901,

37 Stat. 193.

as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 22-2205), is amended to read as follows: 31 Stat. 1324. "SEC. 829. RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.-Any person who shall, with intent to defraud, receive or buy anything of value which shall have been stolen or obtained by robbery, knowing or having cause to believe the same to be so stolen or so obtained by robbery, if the thing or things received or bought shall be of the value of $100 or upward, shall be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than ten years; or if the value of the thing or things so received or bought be less than $100, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both."

67 Stat. 98.

67 Stat. 99.

FORNICATION

SEC. 214. If any unmarried man or woman commits fornication in the District, each shall be fined not more than $300 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN PENAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING
OF PROPERTY

SEC. 215. (a) Section 826 or the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901,

as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 22-2201), is amended by striking out 50 Stat. 628. "$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100".

(b) Section 826c of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, sec.

22-2204a), is amended by striking out "$50" and inserting in lieu 56 Stat. 143. thereof "$100".

(c) Section 827 of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 22-2202), 50 Stat. 628. is amended by striking out "$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100".

(d) Section 828 of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 22-2208), 31 Stat. 1324. is amended by striking out "thirty-five dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100".

(e) Section 842 of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 22-1301), 50 Stat. 628. is amended by striking out "$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100".

(f) Section 851a of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 22-1207), 50 Stat. 629.

is amended by striking out "$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100".

(g) Section 851b of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 22-2203), 50 Stat. 629. is amended by striking out "$50" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100".

67 Stat. 99.

67 Stat. 100.

Ante, p. 99.

TITLE III-METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

RECORDS- GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. (a) Section 386 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the District of Columbia, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 4-134), is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 386. The Board of Commissioners shall cause the Metropolitan Police force to keep the following records:

"(1) General complaint files, in which shall be entered every complaint preferred upon personal knowledge of the circumstances thereof, with the name and residence of the complainant;

"(2) Records of lost, missing, or stolen property;

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"(3) A personnel record of each member of the Metropolitan Police force, which shall contain his name and residence; the date and place of his birth; his marital status; the date he became a citizen, if foreign born; his age; his former occupation; and the dates of his appointment and separation from office, together with the cause of the latter; and

"(4) Such other records as the Board of Commissioners considers necessary for the efficient operation of the Metropolitan Police force." (b) Section 389 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the District of Columbia, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 4–135), is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 389. The records required to be kept by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 386 shall be open to public inspection when not in actual use."

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(c) Section 390 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the District of Columbia, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 4-137), is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 390. All records of the Metropolitan Police force shall be preserved, except that the Board of Commissioners, upon recommendation of the major and superintendent of police, may cause records which it considers to be obsolete or of no further value to be destroyed."

CENTRAL CRIMINAL RECORDS

SEC. 302. (a) In addition to the records kept under section 386 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the District of Columbia (D. C. Code, sec. 4-134), the Metropolitan Police force shall keep a record of each case in which an individual in the custody of any police force or of the United States marshal is charged with having committed a criminal offense in the District (except those traffic violations and other petty offenses to which the Commissioners determine this section should not apply). The record shall show

(1) the circumstances under which the individual came into the custody of the police or the United States marshal;

(2) the charge originally placed against him, and any subsequent changes in the charge (if he is charged with murder, manslaughter, or causing the death of another by the operation of a vehicle at an immoderate speed or in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner, the charge shall be recorded as "homicide"); (3) if he is released (except on bail) without having his guilt or innocence of the charge determined by a court, the circumstances under which he is released;

(4) if his guilt or innocence is so determined, the judgment of the court;

(5) if he is convicted, the sentence imposed; and

(6) if, after being confined in a correctional institution, he is released therefrom, the circumstances of his release.

(b) The Attorney General, the Corporation Counsel, the United States Commissioner for the District, the clerk of the district court, the clerk of the municipal court, and the Director of the Department of Corrections shall furnish the Chief of Police with such information as the Commissioners consider necessary to enable the Metropolitan Police force to carry out this section.

REPORTS BY INDEPENDENT POLICE

SEO. 303. Reports shall be made to the Chief of Police, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioners, of each offense reported to, and each arrest made by, any other police force operating in the District.

NOTICE OF RELEASE OF PRISONERS

SEO. 304. (a) Whenever the Board of Parole of the District of Columbia has authorized the release of a prisoner under section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes", approved July 15, 1932, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 24-204), or the United States Board of Parole has authorized 47 Stat. 697. the release of a prisoner under section 6 of that Act, as amended (D. C.

Code, sec. 24-206), it shall notify the Chief of Police of that fact as far 47 Stat. 698. in advance of the prisoner's release as possible.

(b) Except in cases covered by subsection (a) of this section, notice that a prisoner under sentence of six months or more is to be released from an institution under the management and regulation of the Director of the Department of Corrections shall be given to the Chief of Police as far in advance of the prisoner's release as possible. 67 Stat. 100.

BONDING OF METROPOLITAN POLICE

SEC. 305. (a) The Commissioners shall obtain a bond to secure the District against loss resulting from any act of dishonesty by any officer or member of the Metropolitan Police force. Bonds obtained under this section shall be in such amounts, and may secure the District against loss resulting from such other acts by officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, as the Commissioners shall consider appropriate. The Commissioners may obtain such bonds by negotiation, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U. S. C., sec. 5), and shall pay the cost of such bonds out of funds appropriated for the expenses of the Metropolitan Police Department for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1953.

(b) Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act relating to the Metropolitan police of the District of Columbia", approved February 28, 1901 (D. C. Code, sec. 4-109), is repealed.

(c) This section shall take effect July 1, 1953.

FEES FOR STORING PROPERTY

67 Stat. 101.

31 Stat. 820.

SEC. 306. (a) Section 413 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the District of Columbia (D. C. Code, sec. 4-156), is amended by adding 55 Stat. 185. at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Before delivering any property coming into his custody as a result of the death of the owner or the execution by the United States marshal of a judgment to recover possession of real property, or any property which is lost, abandoned, or alleged to have been feloniously obtained or to be the proceeds of crime, the property clerk shall collect from the person claiming the property a fee, to be fixed under regulations prescribed