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District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 5-1501.13. Stakeholder Council.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section applicable upon the date of inclusion of the fiscal effect of D.C. Law 24-348 in an approved budget and financial plan. See, also, section 5-1501.13 applicable until the date of inclusion of the fiscal effect of D.C. Law 24-348 in an approved budget and financial plan.>

(a) There is established a Stakeholder Council, which shall consist of the following members:

(1) The Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice;

(2) The Chief of MPD;

(3) The Chief Medical Examiner;

(4) The Attorney General;

(5) The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia;

(6) The Director of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia;

(7) The Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia;

(8) The Director of the Department of Health;

(9) The Chief of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department;

(10) The Director of the Laboratory;

(11) The head of any other government agency that regularly utilizes the forensic science services or public health laboratory services of the Laboratory.

(12) The chairperson of the Council committee with jurisdiction over the Laboratory; and

(13) An exoneree whose wrongful conviction involved the misapplication or misunderstanding of forensic science or a representative of an organization serving such persons in the District.

(b) Repealed.

(c) The members listed in subsection (a) of this section shall not be represented by a designee.

(d) The chairperson of the Stakeholder Council shall be the Chief Medical Examiner. In the Chief Medical Examiner's absence, the Director of the Department of Health shall be the chairperson.

(e) The Stakeholder Council shall meet no fewer than 4 times per year. The chairperson shall fix the time and place of the meetings.

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