| Statute
The District statute establishing the Office of Citizen Complaint Review (OCCR) and its governing Citizen Complaint Review Board (CCRB) was enacted in 1999. In 2004, the office and the board body were renamed the Office of Police Complaints (OPC) and the Police Complaints Board (PCB).
District of Columbia Official Code 2001 Edition Division I, Government of the District of Columbia Title 5, Police, Firefighters, and Chief Medical Examiner Chapter 11, Review of Citizen Complaints Involving Police Subchapter 1, Police Complaints Board, Office of Police Complaints
The enabling statute for the Office of Police Complaints can be found on Westlaw by selecting the District of Columbia Official Code at the link below. After selecting that link, select Title 5 (Police, Firefighters, and Chief Medical Examiner) and then select Chapter 11 (Review of Citizen Complaints Involving Police):
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