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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 24. PUBLIC SPACE AND SAFETY |
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Chapter 24-40. PRIVATE SECURITY CAMERA INCENTIVE PROGRAM |
Section 24-4000. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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4000.1This chapter implements the private security camera incentive rebate program, which creates an incentive for property owners, business owners, and nonprofit and religious institutions to install security cameras that are intended to help deter crime and assist law enforcement with investigations.
4000.2An owner or tenant of a property that is used as a residence, business, or nonprofit or religious institution (the Applicant) is eligible for a rebate:
(a)Of up to two hundred dollars ($200) per camera installed and registered with the Metropolitan Police Department; provided, that the amount of the rebate shall not be more than the cost of the purchase of the camera system; and
(b) With a maximum rebate of up to:
(1) Five hundred dollars ($500) per address of a property used as a residence; or
(2)Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per address of a property used for anything other than a residence.
(c)The maximum rebates in this section shall be limited to only one (1) security camera system per property address. (For example, in a mixed-use building, if the residential portion has an address of 1234 First Street, and the commercial portion has an address of 1234-A First Street, the maximum rebate of the residential portion shall be $500 and the maximum rebate of the commercial portion shall be $750.)
(d)For any business, commercial, nonprofit, or religious institution that operates within a residence, the Applicant shall be eligible only for the maximum rebate in § 4000.2(b)(1).
4000.3To be eligible for the rebate in § 4000.2, the Applicant must have purchased and installed the camera system after September 22, 2015, and before all available funds are expended.
4000.4As part of this program, the Metropolitan Police Department will not have access to live video from the camera.
4000.5By participating in this program, the Applicant acknowledges that he or she will not use the security camera for any unlawful or harassing purposes and will comply with all applicable building and electrical code requirements.