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District of Columbia Official Code
Division I - GOVERNMENT OF DISTRICTTitle 5 - POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, MEDICAL EXAMINER, AND FORENSIC SCIENCESChapter 1 - METROPOLITAN POLICE
Subchapter XII - GENERAL PROHIBITIONS
Section 5-123.02 - Use of unnecessary or wanton force

D.C. Code § 5-123.02

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Section 5-123.02 - Use of unnecessary or wanton force

Any officer who uses unnecessary and wanton severity in arresting or imprisoning any person shall be deemed guilty of assault and battery, and, upon conviction, punished therefor.

D.C. Code § 5-123.02

R.S., D.C., § 434.