SUBTITLE H. CHIEF OF POLICE TERM OF OFFICE

Sec. 3071. Short title.

This subtitle may be cited as the "Chief of Police Term of Office Amendment Act of 2020".

Sec. 3072. Section l of An Act Relating to the Metropolitan police of the District of Columbia, approved February 28, 1901 (31 Stat. 819; D.C. Official Code § 5-105.01), is amended by adding a new subsection (e) to read as follows:

" (e) (1) Effective May 2, 2017, the term of office for Chief of Police shall be 4 years; except, that the Mayor may earlier terminate a Chief of Police with or without cause during that Chief of Police's term of office.

" (2) In the event a Chief of Police leaves office prior to the expiration of a 4-year term, the successor Chief nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council shall serve a new 4-year term of office, subject to removal during that term by the Mayor in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.".