D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-A605
Upon removal, resignation, or granting of leave without pay for a period exceeding thirty (30) days of any member of the force, he or she shall, at the expiration of his or her last active tour of duty, deliver to his or her commanding officer his or her service revolver, identification card, badge, and cap plates. He or she shall also deliver all other articles of uniform and equipment in a clean and sanitary condition to the Property Division and the Chief of Police is hereby directed to withhold certification of pay account of the member or members of the force until all those uniforms or articles of official equipment have been so delivered or properly accounted for.
Upon suspension of any member of the force, his or her commanding officer shall immediately take possession of revolver, identification card, badge, and cap plates, issued under the provisions of this chapter, and hold that equipment until final disposition of the charges for which that officer was suspended.
In the event of the death of any member of the force while in active service, the commanding officer of the district, bureau or division to which that member of the force is attached shall immediately take possession of all articles of uniform and official equipment provided at public expense and theretofore issued to that deceased member of the force.
When a member of the force leaves the service and fails to make proper accounting of articles of uniform and official equipment issued him or her while attached to that service, he or she shall be proceeded against under the provisions of the Code of Law of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-A605