D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-A601

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Rule 6-A601 - WEARING AND MAINTENANCE OF UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT

601.1

Title to all uniforms and equipment purchased under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved May 25, 1926, shall be vested in the District of Columbia and members of the force be held strictly accountable for the proper care, use, and maintenance of all articles of uniform and official equipment furnished, and those uniforms and official equipment shall only be worn or used in accordance with the provisions of this manual.

601.2

It shall be the duty of members of the force to produce any article or articles of uniforms and official equipment on demand of any superior officer.

601.3

No member of the force shall remove, erase, or in any manner disfigure any stamp, mark, tag, or label attached to any uniform or article of official equipment or property of the District of Columbia. Members of the force, immediately after being issued uniform caps, rubber boots, cap covers, or raincoats, shall mark each article with his name or initials to assure positive identification.

601.4

Members off the uniform force shall wear the regulation uniform and carry the prescribed equipment at all times when on duty, except as otherwise directed.

601.5

Members of the uniform force shall wear shirts of such color and design as may be provided and shall wear plain dark blue four-in-hand-neckties.

601.6

When members of the force on duty are permitted to wear shirts without blouses, they shall wear dark blue four-in-hand ties, plain black belts not less than one and one-fourth inches (1 1/4") but not more than one and three-fourths inches (1 3/4") in width, with square solid brass buckle. Suspenders over shirts are prohibited.

601.7

Members of the force shall wear on the left sleeve of their uniform coats, any number of service designations as necessary to indicate years of service, one star for each five (5) years, of such color as prescribed.

601.8

The regulation uniform of the Metropolitan Police Department as previously established is altered in the following manner:

(a) The addition of a distinctive stripe, light blue in color and measuring one and three-sixteenths inches (1 3/16"), with a gold color border three-sixteenths inch (3/16th") in accordance with bid specifications filed by the Metropolitan Police Department for altering uniforms. This stripe with border shall be placed horizontally on each sleeve of the uniform coat, with an identical stripe with border placed vertically from the waist-band to cuff on outer seam of each pants leg. Additionally, an identical stripe with border shall be placed horizontally on all uniform caps.

(b) The addition of a distinctive shoulder patch on the upper left shoulder shall indicate "Metropolitan Police Department" and "District of Columbia" with an appropriate design of the nation's capital as approved by the Uniform Board. Also separate gold collar insignia shall be worn on the uniform coat, or shirt to designate assignment within the department.

(c) The addition of a "Sam Brown Belt" to the sergeants' and officers' uniform coat will be of such design as approved by the Uniform Board.

601.9

The Identification Name Plate Bar shall be worn at all times by members of the force while in uniform. It shall be worn on the right breast, centered one-fourth inch (1/4") above the top seam of the pocket or immediately above the Civil Disturbance Unit Bar. When worn on the reefer, it shall be worn on the right breast at the same height and approximately the same position as the badge; when worn with the Civil Disturbance Unit Bar, it shall be placed immediately above the Civil Disturbance Unit Bar.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-A601

Regulation No. 72-2, approved January 14, 1972, 18 DCR 417 (February 7, 1972)