The mission of the Criminal Code Reform Commission (CCRC) is to develop comprehensive recommendations to reform the District’s criminal offenses and to enable the adoption of Title 22 as an enacted title of the D.C. Code.

Summary of Services

The Commission is an independent agency that provides recommendations on legislative changes to criminal statutes to the Council and Mayor. Pursuant to legislation, the CCRC is a temporary agency. As such, the agency’s funding, functions, and responsibilities will cease at the end of FY 2018 and the agency will be abolished.