Section 5-331.16 - [Effective Until 3/29/2024] Use of riot gear and riot tactics at First Amendment assemblies.(a)(1) No officers in riot gear may be deployed in response to a First Amendment assembly unless there is an immediate risk to officers of significant bodily injury. Any deployment of officers in riot gear: (A) Shall be consistent with the District's policy on First Amendment assemblies; and(B) May not be used as a tactic to disperse a First Amendment assembly.(2) Following any deployment of officers in riot gear in response to a First Amendment assembly, the commander at the scene shall make a written report to the Chief of Police within 48 hours, and that report shall be available to the public.(b)(1) Chemical irritants shall not be used by MPD to disperse a First Amendment assembly.(2) The Mayor shall request that any federal law enforcement agency operating in the District refrain from the use of chemical irritants to disperse a First Amendment assembly.(c)(1) Less-lethal projectiles shall not be used by MPD to disperse a First Amendment assembly.(2) The Mayor shall request that any federal law enforcement agency operating in the District refrain from the use of less-lethal projectiles to disperse a First Amendment assembly.Amended by D.C. Law 25-41,§ 3, 70 DCR 009042, eff. 8/17/2023, exp. 3/29/2024.Amended by D.C. Law 25-197, § 3, 70 DCR 010742, eff. 7/27/2023, exp. 10/25/2023.Amended by D.C. Law 25-115, § 3 , 0 DCR 0, eff. 5/24/2023, exp. 8/22/2023.Amended by D.C. Law 24-345, § 121 , 70 DCR 000953, eff. 4/21/2023.Amended by D.C. Law 25-61, § I-O-119 , 70 DCR 003820, eff. 3/24/2023, exp. 6/22/2023.Amended by D.C. Law 24-76, § I-P-121 , 68 DCR 004935, eff. 5/3/2021, exp. 8/1/2021.Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-352, § 116, 52 DCR 2296.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.