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D.C. Code § 50-1731.07

Police officer’s report

Known as the Distracted Driving Safety Act

The act spans §§ 50-1731.01 to 50-1731.10 (10 sections).

Mar. 30, 2004, D.C

(a) Whenever the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) makes a written report on an accident involving a motor vehicle, the report shall include the following information:

(1) Whether a mobile telephone or other electronic device was present in the motor vehicle;

(2) Whether the use of a mobile telephone or other electronic device by a motor vehicle operator may have contributed to the cause of the accident; and

(3) Whether any other distraction may have contributed to the cause of the accident.

(b) The MPD shall provide a copy of each accident report to the District Department of Transportation.

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.