District of Columbia Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Act

District of Columbia Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Act - Title I: Prohibit the Unauthorized Use and Possession of Credit Cards in the District of Columbia - District of Columbia Credit Card Crime Act - Makes it a crime to illegally possess the credit card of another. Provides that such possession shall be punished by a fine of up to $500 and/or up to one year in prison. States that when such possession is with the intent to defraud, the punishment shall be a fine of up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment of not more than five years. Sets out penalties for the fraudulent use of revoked or expired credit cards and the fraudulent transfer of credit cards. Makes fraud by persons authorized to provide goods or services upon presentation of a credit card a criminal offense. Sets out the penalties for such fraud. Makes it illegal to possess machinery and other devices or counterfeit or incomplete credit cards. Title II: Licensing Second-Hand Dealers - Provides for the licensing of second hand dealers in the District of Columbia. Title III: Prohibit Possession of Flash Paper or Water Soluble Paper - Makes it illegal, in the District of Columbia, to possess "flash paper" or "water soluble paper". Defines those terms for the purposes of this Act. Title IV: Authority to Seize Motor Vehicles Used in Narcotics Violations - Authorizes the various District of Columbia law enforcement agencies to seize motor vehicles, aircraft, or vessels used or intended for use in narcotics violations. Makes limitations upon such seizures with regard to leinholders. Title V: Improvement of Trial Board Procedures - Authorizes the District of Columbia Council to make and modify, under such penalties as it may deem necessary, all needful rules and regulations for the proper government, conduct, discipline, and good name of the Metropolitan Police force. Authorizes the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to fine, suspend with or without pay, and dismiss any officer or member of said police force for any offense against the laws of the United States or the laws and ordinances or regulations of the District of Columbia, whether before or after conviction thereof in any court or courts, and for misconduct in office, or for any breaches or violations of the rules and regulations made by said Council for the government, conduct, discipline, and good name of said police force. Title VI: Prohibit Possession of a Knife With Unlawful Intent - Makes the possession of a knife with unlawful intent illegal without regard to length. Title VII: Technical Amendment - Makes technical amendments to the D.C. code. Title VIII: Dangerous or Deadly Weapons - Revises the definitions used in the Firearms control section of the D.C. code. Title IX: Burgulary - Revises the definition of what, in the District of Columbia, constitutes a burgulary. Title X: Removal of Vehicle Which Has Been Immobilized - Provides criminal penalties for the removal or towing of a vehicle which has been immobilized pursuant to the District of Columbia Traffic Act. Title XI: Increased Penalty For Traffic Violations - Authorizes the District Commissioners to prescribe reasonable penalties of a fine, or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days in lieu of or in addition to any fine, for the violation of any rule or regulation promulgated under the authority of the District of Columbia Traffic Act. Title XII: Service or Execution of Process on Sunday - States that no writ, process, order, judgment, or decree in any civil action shall be served or executed, or caused to be served or executed, on Sunday. Title XIII: Obtaining Communication Services By Unlawful Means - Makes it unlawful for any person to obtain or attempt to obtain, by the use of any scheme, device, means or method, telephone or telegraph service or the transmission of a message, signal or other communication by telephone or telegraph or over telephone or telegraph facilities with intent to avoid payment of lawful charges therefor. Sets out criminal penalties for such violation.

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