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2021 District of Columbia Code
Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences
Chapter 9 - Awards for Meritorious Service
§ 5–901. Annual awards for meritorious service
Universal Citation: DC Code § 5–901 (2021)
For the official recognition of outstanding acts in the line of duty by the members of the Police, Fire, and Corrections Departments of the District of Columbia there shall be awarded annually 1 gold medal and 1 or more silver medals, appropriately inscribed, to those members of each Department who have by outstanding or conspicuous services earned such awards.
(Mar. 4, 1929, 45 Stat. 1556, ch. 696, § 1; July 24, 1956, 70 Stat. 627, ch. 685, § 1; June 29, 1984, D.C. Law 5-94, § 2(b), 31 DCR 2549.)
Prior Codifications1981 Ed., § 4-701.
1973 Ed., § 4-701.
Section ReferencesThis section is referenced in § 1-632.03.
Cross ReferencesMerit system, application to police officers and firefighters, see § 1-632.03.
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