Jurisdiction.
An offense under this subchapter shall be deemed to be committed in the District of Columbia, regardless of whether the offender is physically present in the District of Columbia, if: The person to whom a credit card was issued or in whose name the credit card was issued is a resident of, or located in, the District of Columbia; The person who was defrauded is a resident of, or located in, the District of Columbia at the time of the fraud; The loss occurred in the District of Columbia; or Any part of the offense takes place in the District of Columbia.
Annotations
Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 124a as added Dec. 10, 2009, D.C. Law 18-88, § 214(g), 56 DCR 7413 For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 214(g) of Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-227, October 21, 2009, 56 DCR 8668). For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 214(g) of Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-181, August 6, 2009, 56 DCR 6903). For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 102(f) of Crime Bill Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-129, June 29, 2009, 56 DCR 5495).
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