This Prostitution Free Zone is no longer active.

Police District: 1D
Zone Number: 09-1F08
PSA: 102
Dates: November 20-29, 2009

WHEREAS;
D.C. Act 16-445, the "Omnibus Public Safety Emergency Amendment Act of 2006," was enacted July 19, 2006. 

WHEREAS;

            The Omnibus Public Safety Emergency Amendment Act of 2006 (hereafter, "the Act") provides, among other things, that the Chief of Police may declare any public area a Prostitution Free Zone for a period not to exceed 240 consecutive hours, based on the following considerations:

            "The occurrence of disproportionately high arrests for prostitution or prostitution-related offenses, and calls for police service because of prostitution or prostitution-related offenses in the proposed prostitution free zone within the preceding 6-month period;

            Objective evidence or verifiable information that shows that a disproportionately high incidence of prostitution or prostitution-related offenses are occurring on public space or public property within the proposed prostitution free zone; and

            Any other verifiable information from which the Chief of Police may ascertain whether the public health or safety is endangered by prostitution or prostitution-related offenses in the prostitution free zone."  (? 104(b)(2))

WHEREAS;

The Metropolitan Police Department has issued appropriate directives (Special Order 06-14) to its members describing the requirements of the Act and providing operational guidelines for enforcing the Act.

WHEREAS;

Information pertaining to the above-listed considerations has been supplied to me by the Commander of the police district within which the following area is situated, and further information of the same nature is available to me from reliable sources, including, among other things, confidential police investigative reports.

NOW THEREFORE;

            I hereby determine and declare that the following described area shall be designated as a Prostitution Free Zone and that the respective police commander shall take all steps necessary to enforce the provisions of the Act in accordance with all applicable directives and operational guidelines of the Metropolitan Police Department:

PROSTITUTION FREE ZONE ESTABLISHED

Boundaries of Prostitution Free Zone:

Starting at the northwest corner of the zone at the intersection of the eastern curbline of 2nd Street, NE and the northern curbline of L Street, NE, proceeding eastward along the curbline to the intersection of the curbline and the eastern curbline of 4th Street, NE, proceeding southward along the curbline to the intersection of the curbline and the southern curbline of K Street, NE, proceeding westward along the curbline to the intersection of the curbline and the western curbline of 3rd Street, NE, proceeding southward along the curbline to the intersection of the curbline and the southern curbline of Parker Street, NE, proceeding westward along the curbline to the intersection of the curbline and the eastern curbline of 2nd Street, NE, proceeding northward to the starting point.

 

Effective Dates and Times

 

This Prostitution Free Zone shall be enforced beginning at 0001 hours (12:01 A.M.) on Friday, November 20, 2009, and concluding at 0000 hours (12:00 A.M.) on Sunday, November 29, 2009. 

District Commander:        

            By memorandum of October 27, 2009, Commander David K. Kamperin, Commanding Officer, First District, Metropolitan Police Department, submitted a request for declaration of a Prostitution Free Zone in the area described above.  The memorandum, including a sketch of the boundaries of the Prostitution Free Zone, is incorporated by reference as a part of this Declaration.