Code of the District of Columbia
Official codified DC law sourced from the DC Council Open Law Library (public domain). 21,163 sections indexed.
- § 22-1301Affrays.
- § 22-1302Duelling challenges.
- § 22-1303Assault for refusal to accept challenge.
- § 22-1304Leaving District to give or receive challenge.
- § 22-1305Prize fights and animal fights prohibited.
- § 22-1306“Pugilistic encounter” defined.
- § 22-1307Crowding, obstructing, or incommoding.
- § 22-1308Playing games in streets.
- § 22-1309Throwing stones or other missiles.
- § 22-1310Urging dogs to fight or create disorder.
- § 22-1311Allowing dogs to go at large.
- § 22-1312Lewd, indecent, or obscene acts; sexual proposal to a minor.
- § 22-1313Kindling bonfires.
- § 22-1314.01Definitions.
- § 22-1314.02Prohibited acts.
- § 22-1314Disturbing religious congregation.
- § 22-1315Interference with foreign diplomatic and consular offices, officers, and property — Prohibited.
- § 22-1316Interference with foreign diplomatic and consular offices, officers, and property — Penalties; exception.
- § 22-1317Flying fire balloons or parachutes.
- § 22-1318Driving or riding on footways in public grounds.
- § 22-1319False alarms and false reports; hoax weapons.
- § 22-1320Sale of tobacco to minors under 18 years of age.
- § 22-1321Disorderly conduct.
- § 22-1322Rioting or inciting to riot.
- § 22-1323Obstructing bridges connecting D.C. and Virginia.
- § 22-1341Unlawful entry of a motor vehicle.
- § 22-1401False pretenses.
- § 22-1402Recordation of deed, contract, or conveyance with intent to extort money.
- § 22-1403False personation before court, officers, notaries.
- § 22-1404Falsely impersonating public officer or minister.
- § 22-1405False personation of inspector of departments of District.
- § 22-1406False personation of police officer.
- § 22-1407Wearing or using insignia of certain organizations.
- § 22-1408False certificate of acknowledgment.
- § 22-1409Use of official insignia; penalty for unauthorized use.
- § 22-1501Forgery.
- § 22-1502Forging or imitating brands or packaging of goods.
- § 22-1503Stealing, destroying, mutilating, secreting, or withholding will.
- § 22-1504Decedent’s estate — Secreting or converting property, documents, or assets.
- § 22-1505Taking away or concealing writings.
- § 22-1506Sale or concealment by conditional vendee, with intent to defraud.
- § 22-1507Fraud by use of slugs to operate coin-controlled mechanism
- § 22-1508Manufacture, sale, offer for sale, possession of slugs or device to operate coin-controlled mechanism
- § 22-1509“person” defined
- § 22-1510Making, drawing, or uttering check, draft, or order with intent to defraud; proof of intent; “credit” defined.
- § 22-1511Fraudulent advertising.
- § 22-1512Prosecution under § 22-1511.
- § 22-1513Penalty under § 22-1511.
- § 22-1514Fraudulent interference or collusion in jury selection.
- § 22-1601Fornication.
- § 22-1602Fornication.
- § 22-1701Lotteries; promotion; sale or possession of tickets.
- § 22-1702Possession of lottery or policy tickets.
- § 22-1703Permitting sale of lottery tickets on premises.
- § 22-1704Gaming; setting up gaming table; inducing play.
- § 22-1705Gambling premises; definition; prohibition against maintaining; forfeiture; liens; deposit of moneys in Treasury; penalty; subsequent offenses.
- § 22-1706Three-card monte and confidence games.
- § 22-1707“Gaming table” defined.
- § 22-1708Gambling pools and bookmaking; athletic contest defined.
- § 22-1709Bucketing, and bucket-shopping and bucket-shops; definitions.
- § 22-1710Penalty for bucketing or keeping bucket-shop.
- § 22-1711Penalty for communicating, receiving, exhibiting, or displaying quotations of prices.
- § 22-1712Bucketing; written statement to be furnished; contents.
- § 22-1713Corrupt influence in connection with athletic contests.
- § 22-1714Immunity of witnesses; record.
- § 22-1715Presence in illegal establishments.
- § 22-1716Statement of purpose.
- § 22-1717Permissible gambling activities.
- § 22-1718Advertising and promotion; sale and possession of lottery and numbers tickets and slips.
- § 22-1801“Writing” and “paper” defined.
- § 22-1802“Anything of value” defined.
- § 22-1803Attempts to commit crime.
- § 22-1804Second conviction.
- § 22-1804aPenalty for felony after at least 2 prior felony convictions.
- § 22-1805Persons advising, inciting, or conniving at criminal offense to be charged as principals.
- § 22-1805aConspiracy to commit crime.
- § 22-1806Accessories after the fact.
- § 22-1807Punishment for offenses not covered by provisions of Code.
- § 22-1808Offenses committed beyond District.
- § 22-1809Prosecutions.
- § 22-1810Threatening to kidnap or injure a person or damage his property.
- § 22-1831Definitions.
- § 22-1832Forced labor.
- § 22-1833Trafficking in labor or commercial sex acts.
- § 22-1834Sex trafficking of children.
- § 22-1835Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of human trafficking.
- § 22-1836Benefitting financially from human trafficking.
- § 22-1837Penalties.
- § 22-1838Forfeiture.
- § 22-1839Reputation or opinion evidence.
- § 22-1840Civil action.
- § 22-1841Data collection and dissemination.
- § 22-1842Training program.
- § 22-1843Public posting of human trafficking hotline.
- § 22-1901Definition and penalty.
- § 22-1931Obstructing, preventing, or interfering with reports to or requests for assistance from law enforcement agencies, medical providers, or child welfare agencies.
- § 22-2001Definition and penalty; conspiracy.
- § 22-201Definition and penalty.
- § 22-2101Murder in the first degree — Purposeful killing; killing while perpetrating certain crimes.
- § 22-2102Murder in the first degree — Placing obstructions upon or displacement of railroads.
- § 22-2103Murder in the second degree.
- § 22-2104.01Sentencing procedure for murder in the first degree.
- § 22-2104Penalty for murder in first and second degrees.
- § 22-2105Penalty for manslaughter.
- § 22-2106Murder of law enforcement officer.
- § 22-2107Penalty for solicitation of murder or other crime of violence.
- § 22-2201Certain obscene activities and conduct declared unlawful; definitions; penalties; affirmative defenses; exception.
- § 22-2301Definitions.
- § 22-2302Prohibited acts.
- § 22-2303Permitted activity.
- § 22-2304Penalties.
- § 22-2305Conduct of prosecutions.
- § 22-2306Disclosure.
- § 22-2401Perjury; subornation of perjury.
- § 22-2402Perjury.
- § 22-2403Subornation of perjury.
- § 22-2404False swearing.
- § 22-2405False statements.
- § 22-2501Possession of implements of crime; penalty.
- § 22-2511Presence in a motor vehicle containing a firearm.
- § 22-2601Escape from institution or officer.
- § 22-2602Misprisions by officers or employees of jail.
- § 22-2603.01Definitions.
- § 22-2603.02Unlawful possession of contraband.
- § 22-2603.03Penalties.
- § 22-2603.04Detainment power.
- § 22-2701.01Definitions.
- § 22-2701Engaging in prostitution or soliciting for prostitution.
- § 22-2702Inmate or frequenter of house of ill fame.
- § 22-2703Suspension of sentence; conditions; enforcement.
- § 22-2704Abducting or enticing child from his or her home for purposes of prostitution; harboring such child.
- § 22-2705Pandering; inducing or compelling an individual to engage in prostitution.
- § 22-2706Compelling an individual to live life of prostitution against his or her will.
- § 22-2707Procuring; receiving money or other valuable thing for arranging assignation.
- § 22-2708Causing spouse or domestic partner to live in prostitution.
- § 22-2709Detaining an individual in disorderly house for debt there contracted.
- § 22-2710Procuring for house of prostitution.
- § 22-2711Procuring for third persons.
- § 22-2712Operating house of prostitution.
- § 22-2713Premises occupied for lewdness, assignation, or prostitution declared nuisance.
- § 22-2714Abatement of nuisance under § 22-2713 by injunction — Temporary injunction.
- § 22-2715Abatement of nuisance under § 22-2713 by injunction — Trial; dismissal of complaint; prosecution; costs.
- § 22-2716Violation of injunction granted under § 22-2714.
- § 22-2717Order of abatement; sale of property; entry of closed premises punishable as contempt.
- § 22-2718Disposition of proceeds of sale.
- § 22-2719Bond for abatement; order for delivery of premises; effect of release.
- § 22-2720Tax for maintaining such nuisance.
- § 22-2721Granting immunity to witnesses.
- § 22-2722Keeping bawdy or disorderly houses.
- § 22-2723Property subject to seizure and forfeiture.
- § 22-2724Impoundment.
- § 22-2725Anti-Prostitution Vehicle Impoundment Proceeds Fund.
- § 22-2731Prostitution free zone; penalty.
- § 22-2751Definitions.
- § 22-2752Engaging in an unlawful protest targeting a residence.
- § 22-2801Robbery.
- § 22-2802Attempt to commit robbery.
- § 22-2803Carjacking.
- § 22-2901Sale of unwholesome food — prohibited.
- § 22-2902Sale of unwholesome food — “Food” defined.
- § 22-2903Sale of unwholesome food — Inspection authorized.
- § 22-2904Sale of unwholesome food — Council to make rules and regulations.
- § 22-2905Sale of unwholesome food — Prosecutions for violations.
- § 22-2906Sale of unwholesome food — Penalty.
- § 22-2907Chapter supplemental to Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
- § 22-3001Definitions.
- § 22-3002First degree sexual abuse.
- § 22-3003Second degree sexual abuse.
- § 22-3004Third degree sexual abuse.
- § 22-3005Fourth degree sexual abuse.
- § 22-3006Misdemeanor sexual abuse.
- § 22-3007Defense to sexual abuse.
- § 22-3008First degree child sexual abuse.
- § 22-3009.01First degree sexual abuse of a minor.
- § 22-3009.02Second degree sexual abuse of a minor.
- § 22-3009.03First degree sexual abuse of a secondary education student.
- § 22-3009.04Second degree sexual abuse of a secondary education student.
- § 22-3009Second degree child sexual abuse.
- § 22-301Definition and penalty.
- § 22-3010.01Misdemeanor sexual abuse of a child or minor.
- § 22-3010.02Arranging for a sexual contact with a real or fictitious child.
- § 22-3010Enticing a child or minor.
- § 22-3011Defenses to child sexual abuse and sexual abuse of a minor.
- § 22-3012State of mind proof requirement.
- § 22-3013First degree sexual abuse of a ward, patient, client, or prisoner.
- § 22-3014Second degree sexual abuse of a ward, patient, client, or prisoner.
- § 22-3015First degree sexual abuse of a patient or client.
- § 22-3016Second degree sexual abuse of a patient or client.
- § 22-3017Defenses to sexual abuse of a ward, patient, or client.
- § 22-3018Attempts to commit sexual offenses.
- § 22-3019No immunity from prosecution for spouses or domestic partners.
- § 22-302Burning one’s own property with intent to defraud or injure another.
- § 22-3020.51Definitions.
- § 22-3020.52Reporting requirements and privileges.
- § 22-3020.53Defense to non-reporting.
- § 22-3020.54Penalties.
- § 22-3020.55Immunity from liability.
- § 22-3020Aggravating circumstances.
- § 22-3021Reputation or opinion evidence of victim’s past sexual behavior inadmissible.
- § 22-3022Admissibility of other evidence of victim’s past sexual behavior.
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