D.C. Law 4-166. District of Columbia Mandatory-Minimum Sentences Initiative of 1981.
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Law Information
Cites
- D.C. Law 4-166 (PDF)
- 30 DCR 1082
Effective
Mar. 9, 1983
Legislative History
Law 4-166, the “District of Columbia Mandatory-Minimum Sentences Initiative of 1981,” was submitted to the electors of the District of Columbia on September 14, 1982, as Initiative No. 9. The results of the voting, certified by the Board of Elections and Ethics on October 12, 1982, were 84,012 for the Initiative and 32,333 against the Initiative. It was transmitted to Congress for review on October 21, 1982 and resubmitted due to the Congressional adjournment sine die on January 6, 1983. Prior to its publication in the D.C. Register on March 9, 1983, emergency legislation delayed the implementation of Law 4-166. This emergency legislation, Act 5-10, provided that the provisions of this initiative shall not be applied to any person until June 7, 1983, the expiration of the District of Columbia Mandatory-Minimum Sentences Initiative of 1981 Delayed Effectiveness Amendments Emergency Act of 1983.
