A bill to waive governmental immunity against the District of Columbia in suits in which members of the Metropolitan Police Department are sued for assault and battery, false arrest, false imprisonment or malicious prosecution.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

8 May 1973

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Status

Referred to House Committee on District of Columbia.

Summary

Provides for the waiver of governmental immunity against the District of Columbia for claims brought against the District in which members of the Metropolitan Police Department are sued for assualt and battery, false arrest, false imprisonment, or malicious prosecution. Provides that the District shall only be liable for actual or compensatory damages, and not for damages punitive in nature.

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summary · EN · 8 May 1973
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/7587
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