# D.C. Code § 23-525: Disposition of property

> District of Columbia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-525

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 23-525
- **Heading:** Disposition of property
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 23 / Chapter 5 / § 23-525

## Text

A law enforcement officer or a designated civilian employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who seizes property in the execution of a search warrant shall cause it to be safely kept for use as evidence. No property seized shall be released or destroyed except in accordance with law and upon order of a court or of the United States attorney or Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia [Attorney General for the District of Columbia] or one of their assistants.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 23-501 § 23-501. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-501.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-521 § 23-521. Nature and issuance of search warrants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-521.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-522 § 23-522. Applications for search warrants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-522.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-523 § 23-523. Time of execution of search warrants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-523.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-524 § 23-524. Execution of search warrants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-524.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-525 § 23-525. Disposition of property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-525.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-526 § 23-526. Limitations on consent searches.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-526.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-531 § 23-531. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-531.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-532 § 23-532. Depositing of seized currency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-532.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-533 § 23-533. Rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-533.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-534 § 23-534. Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-534.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-541 § 23-541. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-541.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-542 § 23-542. Interception, disclosure, and use of wire or oral communications prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-542.md)
- [D.C. Code § 23-543 § 23-543. Possession, sale, distribution, manufacture, assembly, and advertising of wire or oral communication intercepting devices prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T23_C5_S23-543.md)

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