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Written Directives: General Orders

In order to help promote transparency, the MPD has posted policy statements issued by the Chief of Police (e.g., general orders, executive orders, and other directives) that are currently in effect for the department. As new and updated policies are published, they will be posted here. For additional information, the Policy and Standards Branch can be contacted in writing at 441 4th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20001 or at [email protected].

Written Directives: General Orders

G.O. NumberDateTitle
GO-100.114/25/2006

Medical Services

GO-100.121/9/1998Optional Sick Leave
GO 100.147/26/2018

Compliance with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act

GO-100.211/9/1998Physical Examinations
GO-100.239/20/1982Pre-Five Year Tenure Physical Examination
GO-100.249/11/2015Drug Screening Program
GO-100.251/9/1998Random Drug Screening Program
GO-101.006/3/2016

Directives System

GO-101.027/19/2017Establishment of the Citizen Volunteer Corps
GO-101.033/27/2026Reserve Corps
GO-101.041/29/2004Member Critical Injury or Line of Duty Death Notifications
GO-101.059/14/2023Ceremonial Honor Guard
GO 101.066/7/2024Community Service Ambassadors
GO-101.084/21/2025Command Succession to Acting Chief of Police
GO-101.097/28/2011

Duties and Responsibilities of Sworn Officials

GO-101.103/10/2022Organization of the Metropolitan Police Department
GO-101.123/13/2012

Senior Police Officers

GO-110.1111/9/2023

Uniform, Equipment, and Appearance Standards

GO-120.135/25/2004Employee Indebtedness
GO-120-207/23/2024Administrative Investigations
GO-120.2111/27/2022Sworn Employee Discipline
GO-120.224/1/1977Procedures for Handling Instances of Tardiness
GO-120.245/2/2010

Revocation/Restoration of Police Powers

GO-120.2511/27/2022Office of Police Complaints Investigation
GO-120.282/1/2019Personnel Performance Management System (PPMS) and the Supervisory Support Program (SSP)
GO-201.019/15/2014Non Uniformed Assignments
GO-201.038/10/1998Grievance Procedures
GO-201.0411/21/1980Special Assignment Positions
GO-201.053/1/2001

Awards Policy

GO-201.069/5/2003Sworn Personnel Service and Longevity Step Increases
GO-201.072/27/2018Police Officer Probationary Period
GO-201.085/22/2009

Outside Training

GO-201.097/9/2024Equal Employment Opportunity
GO-201.108/17/2023Recruiting Referral Program
GO-201.1111/23/1993Transfers and Changes in Assignments
GO-201.126/14/2011Legal Counsel for Employees
GO-201.132/27/2006Photographing and Fingerprinting Employees of the Department
GO-201.1512/4/1977Retirement Program
GO-201.174/16/2004

Outside Employment

GO-201.1811/23/1993Detail Assignments
GO-201.1911/23/2011Employee Personnel Records
GO-201.2012/30/2021Performance Management and Development
GO-201.211/6/2005

Limitations on Work Hours

GO-201.223/5/2024Telework and Alternative Work Schedules
GO-201.2312/20/2006Station Clerk Duties
GO-201.2511/9/2023Patrol Officer First Class
GO-201.266/12/2024

Code of Conduct

GO-201.275/3/2017The Master Patrol Officer Program
GO-201.285/26/2023Metropolitan Police Employee Assistance Program (MPEAP)
GO-201.2903/19/2008Police Officer Initial Training Program
GO-201.307/27/2001Scheduling and Attendance of In-Service Training
GO-201.315/6/2001Policing for Prevention: Use of High Visibility Patrol Tactics
GO-201.338/19/2016

Field Training Program

GO-203.018/19/2008Use of the Twenty-Four Hour Time System and the Energy Policy Act of 2005
GO-203.0210/7/2010Displaying and Handling of the United States Flag
GO-204.014/13/2001Media
GO-204.029/17/1991Police Sponsored Community Programs and Services
GO-204.043/28/2024Ride-Along Program
GO-204.0511/16/2010Freedom of Information
GO-204.066/13/2003Victim/Witness Services
GO-205.0212/9/1991Forms Management and Printing Control Programs
GO-205.037/9/1978Records Retention and Disposition
GO-206.0111/5/1978

Time and Attendance

GO-206.028/5/2019Granting Advanced Annual or Sick Leave or Leave without Pay
GO-207.014/30/1992Clearance Procedures
GO-301.0112/28/1979

Vehicle Operation and Maintenance

GO-301.0210/15/2021Patrol Special Mission Units
GO-301.037/20/2023Vehicular Pursuits
GO-301.049/16/2010

Motor Vehicle Take Home Program

GO-301.0512/15/2006

Off-Duty Use of Government-Owned or Leased Motor Vehicles

GO-301.079/13/2010Use of Privately Owned Vehicles for Official Metropolitan Police Department Business
GO-301.0911/12/2014

Police Bikes

GO-301.1010/27/1980Motorscooters
GO-301.117/9/2008Operation and Use of Police Segways
GO-302.012/28/2023

Calls for Police Service

GO-302.0210/26/2012Radio Broadcasts and Look-Outs
GO-302.037/13/2022Social Media
GO-302.052/1/2026Radio Communications
GO-302.0710/30/2023BOLO Application Use and Management
GO-302.0811/27/2013

Metropolitan Police Department Wide Area Network (MPDNet)

GO-302.102/21/2007Mobile Device Security
GO-302.1110/17/2013Telecommunications Devices
GO-302.123/28/2014CJIS Security
GO-302.133/12/2024

Body-Worn Camera Program

GO-303.019/19/2023Traffic Enforcement
GO-303.036/20/2019Tow Crane Operation and Enforcement
GO-303.0710/23/2020Police Arrangements for Election Day and Early Voting
GO-303.094/30/2026License Plate Reader Program
GO-304.0110/11/1987

Operation and Management of Criminal Investigations

GO-304.026/4/2018Welfare Checks
GO-304.0311/1/2012Missing Person Report
GO-304.047/12/2011

Interception of Wire and Oral Communications

GO-304.056/12/2003Confidential Funds
GO-304.062/16/2016

Adult Sexual Assault Investigations

GO-304.074/18/2013

Procedures for Obtaining Pretrial Eyewitness Identification

GO-304.088/28/2023Crime Scene Response and Evidence Collection
GO-304.095/18/2004Truth Verification Devices
GO-304.109/1/2023Field Contacts, Stops, and Protective Pat Downs
GO-304.113/30/2026

Handling Intrafamily Offenses

GO-304.128/16/2010Confidential Sources, Confidential Informants, and Cooperating Witnesses
GO-304.134/30/2004The Use of Photographs in Criminal Investigations
GO-304.147/1/2026Assisting Individuals with Physical and Mental Disabilities
GO-304.162/2/2006Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations
GO-304.177/18/2008Bait Car Program
GO-304.1810/14/2020

Language Access Program

GO-304.197/19/2012Video Recording, Photographing, and Audio Recording of Metropolitan Police Department Members by the Public
GO-304.203/12/2024Civil Protection Orders and Criminal Restraining Orders
GO-305.017/2/2026

Interacting with Juveniles

GO-305.029/11/2020Youth Bullying Prevention
GO-305.037/2/2026Juvenile Curfew Enforcement
GO-306.0111/30/2023Canine Program
GO-307.016/15/2015

Handling Drug Complaints and Investigations

GO-307.0211/24/2021Naloxone Program
GO-307.034/22/2026Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
GO-307.043/12/2024Drug Free Zones
GO-307.055/6/2025Illegal Signs and Defaced Property
GO-308.0110/10/25Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC)
GO-308.026/2/1980

Nuisances, Incidentals, Defects and PD Form 61D (Violation Citation)

GO-308.079/28/1993Private Security
GO-308.128/6/2013Diplomats, Foreign Nationals and Resident Aliens
GO-308-137/23/1979Casual Clothes Units
GO-308.1410/31/2011

Interactions with Homeless Persons

GO-308.153/13/2012Reimbursable Details for ABC Establishments
GO-309.034/4/2006Forcible Entries/Property Damage Caused by MPD Police Action
GO-309.051/22/2026Abduction and Kidnapping Cases
GO-309.0611/18/2010Child Abuse and Neglect
GO-310.013/7/2003U.S. Capitol Police
GO-310.0312/1/1971Executive Protective Service
GO-310.048/30/2002Mutual Aid Agreement
GO-310.064/15/2019Metro Transit Police
GO-310.071/9/1998Metropolitan Police Department's Functional Relationship with the District of Columbia Housing Authority Police Department
GO-310.085/2/2023School-Based Incidents and Offense
GO-401.018/7/2026

RMS Reports

GO-401.0210/31/2019

 

Crash Review Board CRB

GO-401.031/14/15Traffic Crash Reports
GO-401.0412/1/1971Reporting Violations of the ABC Regulations and General License Law
GO-401.079/3/2004Animal Complaints and Reporting Animal Bitings
GO-401.081/24/2020Next of Kin Notifications
GO-404.012/6/2004Deposits with the DC Treasurer
GO-404.023/13/2012Processing Reimbursable Details
GO-404.067/31/2002Roll Call Training
GO-501.021/5/2015Handling Interactions with Transgender Individuals
GO-501.0311/3/2023District of Columbia Stabilization Center
GO-501.041/30/2007Conducting Police Business in Federal Government Buildings
GO-501.057/15/2004Arrests of Armed Forces Personnel
GO-501.088/15/2005Arrest of Escapees From the D.C. Department of Corrections
GO-502.019/28/2026Transporting Custodial Arrestees
GO-502.028/26/2015Handling Cases Involving Persons Suspected of "Driving While Intoxicated (PerSe)" or "Operating While Under the Influence"
GO-502.0511/16/2021Detention Journal
GO-502.063/29/2007

Citation Release Program

GO-502.079/28/2026Medical Treatment for Custodial Arrestees
GO-502-086/28/2026Booking and Temporary Detention 
GO-503.0312/19/2005List of Bond and Collateral Applicable in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
GO-503.043/7/1986Procedures and Responsibilities for the Acceptance of Collateral and Cash Bond
GO-601.0110/15/2025Property and Evidence
GO-601.032/1/2026Handling and Accounting for Seized and Forfeited Propert
GO-602.016/20/2019Automobile Searches and Inventories
GO-603.0112/23/1983Requisitioning Supplies and Services
GO-603.0710/11/2025Closed Circuit Television Cameras
GO-701.0112/31/2008

Courts and Hearings

GO-701.039/29/2010Handling Assaults on Police Officers
GO-701.0411/10/2011Service of Civil Summons and Subpoenas Upon Members of the Department
GO-701.068/2/2005

Court Appearance Notifications

GO-702.0110/18/2023

Arrest Warrants

GO-702-024/27/2023Warrantless Searches
GO-702.039/8/2022

Search Warrants

GO-800.016/8/2026Critical Incidents and Unusual Events
GO-801.011/14/2025Crowd Management and Civil Unrest
GO-802.0608/19/2011

Suspicious Activity Reporting Program

GO-803.012/26/2025Infectious Disease Prevention
GO-803.023/6/2012

Snow Deployment Plan

GO-803.063/28/2024Real Time Crime Center
GO-803.076/24/2024Tactical Air Support
GO-803.096/24/2024Unmanned Aircraft Systems
GO-804.012/3/2011Responding to Campus Incidents
GO-806.011/6/2012Reimbursable Details, Police Escorts, and Special Events
GO-901.016/12/2008

Handling of Service Weapons

GO-901.027/17/1996Wearing of Personal, Non-Issued Pistols and Holsters
GO-901.043/28/2024Less Lethal Weapons
GO-901.073/28/2024Use of Force
GO-901.1010/7/2002Carrying Weapons and Transporting Prisoners Aboard Aircraft
GO-902.0112/15/2023Firearms Registration and Concealed Pistol Licenses
GO-902.029/8/2022Gun Offender Registry (redacted)