• As required by the host venues, Otakon will perform bag inspections upon entering the convention spaces at Walter E Washington Convention Center, and the M1 level of the Marriott Marquis. The bag inspections will be conducted by contracted security personnel. 
• The bag inspections will involve either walking through a detection device, being scanned by a handheld detection device, or a manual search through any bags. Should anything prohibited be detected, you may be pulled aside where a secondary search will be performed. Please pay attention to any signage and verbal instruction as you approach in order to make the process as efficient as possible. 
• A list of commonly prohibited items, and rules and policies regarding props, signs, and cosplay is located elsewhere in our rules section. Remember that if it is illegal in DC, it is illegal at Otakon. 
• If you have any questions about the procedures, you can contact our Access Control team through our Help Desk link at the bottom of every web page.