(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, none of the following shall, individually or in combination with each other, constitute reasonable articulable suspicion of a crime:
- (1) The odor of marijuana or of burnt marijuana;
- (2) The possession of or the suspicion of possession of marijuana without evidence of quantity in excess of 1 ounce;
- (3) The possession of multiple containers of marijuana without evidence of quantity in excess of 1 ounce; or
- (4) The possession of marijuana in proximity to any amount of cash or currency without evidence of marijuana quantity in excess of one ounce
- (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply when a law enforcement officer is investigating whether a person is operating or in physical control of a vehicle or watercraft while intoxicated, under the influence of, or impaired by alcohol or a drug or any combination thereof in violation of subchapter III-A of Chapter 22 of Title 50 [§ 50-2206.01 et seq.].
History
June 20, 1938, 52 Stat. 792, ch. 532, § 14a
as added July 17, 2014, D.C. Law 20-126, § 407(b), 61 DCR 3482
Editor's Notes
Section 501 of D.C. Law 20-126 provided that the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of the act.
Effect of Amendments
The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-126 added this section.