Code of the District of Columbia
Official codified DC law sourced from the DC Council Open Law Library (public domain). 21,163 sections indexed.
- § 23-1328Penalties for offenses committed during release.
- § 23-1329Penalties for violation of conditions of release.
- § 23-1330Contempt.
- § 23-1331Definitions.
- § 23-1332Applicability of subchapter.
- § 23-1333Consideration of juvenile history.
- § 23-1501Definitions.
- § 23-1502Hearing on recall of out-of-State witnesses by State courts; determination; travel allowance; penalty.
- § 23-1503Certificate providing for attendance of witnesses at criminal prosecutions in the District of Columbia; travel allowance; penalty.
- § 23-1504Exemption from arrest.
- § 23-1701Capital punishment
- § 23-1702Provision for death chamber; appointment of executioner and assistants; fees
- § 23-1703Sentences to be in writing and certified copy furnished
- § 23-1704Who may be present at execution; fact of execution to be certified to clerk of court
- § 23-1705Place of execution
- § 23-1901Crime victims’ bill of rights.
- § 23-1902Notice to crime victims.
- § 23-1903Crime victim privacy and security.
- § 23-1904Crime victims’ rights at sentencing.
- § 23-1905Definitions.
- § 23-1906Applicability.
- § 23-1907Definitions.
- § 23-1908Sexual assault victims' rights.
- § 23-1909Sexual assault victim advocate.
- § 23-1910Access to information.
- § 23-1911No cause of action.
- § 23-301Prosecution by indictment or information.
- § 23-311Joinder of offenses and of defendants.
- § 23-312Joinder of indictments or informations for trial.
- § 23-313Relief from prejudicial joinder.
- § 23-314Joinder of inconsistent offenses concerning the same property.
- § 23-321Description of money.
- § 23-322Intent to defraud.
- § 23-323Perjury.
- § 23-324Subornation of perjury.
- § 23-331Fictitious name indictments for first or second degree sexual abuse or first or second degree child sexual abuse.
- § 23-501Definitions.
- § 23-521Nature and issuance of search warrants.
- § 23-522Applications for search warrants.
- § 23-523Time of execution of search warrants.
- § 23-524Execution of search warrants.
- § 23-525Disposition of property.
- § 23-531Definitions.
- § 23-532Depositing of seized currency.
- § 23-533Rules.
- § 23-534Applicability.
- § 23-541Definitions.
- § 23-542Interception, disclosure, and use of wire or oral communications prohibited.
- § 23-543Possession, sale, distribution, manufacture, assembly, and advertising of wire or oral communication intercepting devices prohibited.
- § 23-544Confiscation of wire or oral communication intercepting devices.
- § 23-545Immunity of witnesses.
- § 23-546Applications for authorization or approval of interception of wire or oral communications.
- § 23-547Procedure for authorization or approval of interception of wire or oral communications.
- § 23-548Additional procedure for approval of interception of wire or oral communications.
- § 23-549Maintenance and custody of records.
- § 23-550Inventory.
- § 23-551Procedure for disclosure and suppression of intercepted wire or oral communications.
- § 23-552Government appeals.
- § 23-553Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire or oral communications.
- § 23-554Authorization for recovery of civil damages.
- § 23-555Reports concerning intercepted wire or oral communications.
- § 23-556Relation to Federal law on wire interception and interception of oral communications.
- § 23-561Issuance, form, and contents.
- § 23-562Execution and return.
- § 23-563Territorial and other limits.
- § 23-581Arrests without warrant by law enforcement officers.
- § 23-582Arrests without warrant by other persons.
- § 23-583Processing arrests.
- § 23-584Field arrest and release on citation.
- § 23-585Violation of condition of release on citation; failure to appear.
- § 23-591Authority to break and enter under certain conditions.
- § 23-701Warrants for the arrest of fugitives from justice.
- § 23-702Procedure on arrest of fugitives.
- § 23-703Failure to appear.
- § 23-704Extradition.
- § 23-705Removal proceedings and returns to foreign countries not affected.
- § 23-706Confinement.
- § 23-707Definitions.
- § 23-901Arrests in the District of Columbia by officers of other States.
- § 23-902Hearing; commitment; discharge.
- § 23-903“Fresh pursuit” defined.
- § 24-1001Interstate Corrections Compact.
- § 24-1002Additional duties of Mayor.
- § 24-101.01District of Columbia Corrections Information Council.
- § 24-101Bureau of Prisons.
- § 24-102Corrections Trustee.
- § 24-103Priority consideration for employees of the District of Columbia.
- § 24-104[Reserved].
- § 24-105Liability for and litigation authority of corrections trustee.
- § 24-106Permitting expenditure of funds to carry out certain sewer agreement.
- § 24-1101Congressional findings and purposes.
- § 24-1102Authority to enter into and execute Compact.
- § 24-1103Appointment of Compact Administrator; administration of Compact and supplementary agreements.
- § 24-1104Enforcement of Compact.
- § 24-1105Construction of Compact.
- § 24-1106Right to alter, amend, or repeal provisions.
- § 24-111Truth in sentencing commission.
- § 24-112General duties, powers, and goals of Commission.
- § 24-113Data collection.
- § 24-114Enactment of amendments to District of Columbia Official Code.
- § 24-1201Definitions.
- § 24-1202Judiciary Square detention facility requirements.
- § 24-1203Responsibilities of the Mayor.
- § 24-1301Definitions.
- § 24-1302Establishment of the Office on Returning Citizen Affairs.
- § 24-1303Establishment of the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen Affairs.
- § 24-1304Issuance of certificate of good standing.
- § 24-131Parole.
- § 24-132Pretrial services, parole, adult probation and offender supervision trustee.
- § 24-133Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.
- § 24-134Authorization of appropriations.
- § 24-1351Limited liability.
- § 24-1401Delivery of health care to Department of Corrections inmates.
- § 24-141Reemployed annuitant Trustee.
- § 24-142Exemption from personnel and budget ceilings for Trustees and related agencies.
- § 24-201.01Place of imprisonment; cumulative sentences; jurisdiction of prosecutions.
- § 24-201.02Imprisonment for more than 1 year; jurisdiction over Reformatory prisoners; transfer from penitentiary to Reformatory.
- § 24-201.03Transfer from Jail to Workhouse.
- § 24-201.04Commutation of fine.
- § 24-201.05Good conduct deduction.
- § 24-201.06Release in District.
- § 24-201.07Jail and Washington Asylum combined.
- § 24-201.08Commitments to Washington Asylum and Jail.
- § 24-201.09Board of Public Welfare to have exclusive management and control of Workhouse, Reformatory, and Washington Asylum and Jail.
- § 24-201.10Detention of United States prisoners in Washington Asylum and Jail.
- § 24-201.11Appointment and supervision of prison personnel.
- § 24-201.12Employment of prisoners.
- § 24-201.13Commitment by Marshal.
- § 24-201.14Delivery of prisoners to Marshal.
- § 24-201.15Accountability for safekeeping of prisoners.
- § 24-201.16Annual report by Superintendent.
- § 24-201.17Execution of judgments in capital cases; failure to make specific appropriation not abolition of position.
- § 24-201.18Sale of products of Workhouse and Reformatory.
- § 24-201.19Sale of gun mountings.
- § 24-201.20Workhouse; Reformatory; Superintendents and all other employees; appointment; discharge; supervision of Board of Public Welfare.
- § 24-201.21Grounds of Jail increased.
- § 24-201.22Payment for subsistence of prisoners.
- § 24-201.23Payment for maintenance of Jail.
- § 24-201.24Reimbursement of United States.
- § 24-201.25Charge against District for care of convicts.
- § 24-201.26Place of imprisonment.
- § 24-201.27Rewards.
- § 24-201.28Discharge and release payments.
- § 24-201.29Institutional good time.
- § 24-201.41Definitions.
- § 24-201.42Declaration of state of emergency; reduction of minimum and maximum sentences
- § 24-201.43Termination of state of emergency
- § 24-201.44New housing or facilities; rated design capacity
- § 24-201.45Exception
- § 24-201.61Cap on sentenced persons housed at District of Columbia Jail.
- § 24-201.71Central Detention Facility requirements.
- § 24-201.72New housing or facilities for use as prisons; rated design capacity.
- § 24-211.01Created.
- § 24-211.02Powers; promulgation of rules.
- § 24-211.02aProcessing and release of inmates from the Central Detention Facility.
- § 24-211.03Transfer of duties, powers and materials of Board of Public Welfare.
- § 24-211.04Continuance of regulations.
- § 24-211.05Continuance of prior contracts; prior appropriations.
- § 24-211.06Charge against United States for care of convicts.
- § 24-211.07District compliance with federal immigration detainers.
- § 24-211.21Definitions.
- § 24-211.22Employee testing.
- § 24-211.23Testing methodology.
- § 24-211.24Procedure and employee impact.
- § 24-211.41Authorization of investigation.
- § 24-211.61Limitation on Department of Corrections’ use of facilities on D.C. General Hospital Campus.
- § 24-221.01Educational good time.
- § 24-221.01aMeritorious good time credit.
- § 24-221.01bLimitations.
- § 24-221.01cCredits for good behavior, rehabilitation programs, work details, and special projects.
- § 24-221.02Administration of good time credits.
- § 24-221.03Jail time; parole.
- § 24-221.04Forfeiture.
- § 24-221.05Reporting requirement.
- § 24-221.06Exceptions.
- § 24-231.01Definitions.
- § 24-231.02Establishment of Prison Industries Fund.
- § 24-231.03Use of Fund revenues.
- § 24-231.04Maintenance of the prison industries program; administration by the Director.
- § 24-231.05Sales, advertising and marketing of prison industries products and services; tax exemption.
- § 24-231.06Joint venture agreements.
- § 24-231.07Prison Industries Joint Venture Advisory Board.
- § 24-231.08Employment of prisoners; terms and conditions; opportunities for advancement; qualifications.
- § 24-231.09Status of prisoners with respect to prison industries.
- § 24-231.10Wages of employed prisoners; unemployment compensation.
- § 24-231.11Disbursement of wages to employed prisoners; deductions; accounting.
- § 24-231.12Workers’ compensation insurance.
- § 24-231.13Annual report; annual inventory.
- § 24-231.14Disposition of profits.
- § 24-231.15Transfer of assets.
- § 24-241.01Authority granted to establish program.
- § 24-241.02Recommendations; order of court or Board of Parole required.
- § 24-241.03Conditions for release.
- § 24-241.04Regulations; individual plans.
- § 24-241.05Suspension of work release privilege; violations of work release plan.
- § 24-241.06Trust fund for earnings; disbursements.
- § 24-241.07Support of dependents.
- § 24-241.08Designation of Mayor as representative of Attorney General.
- § 24-241.09“Mayor” defined; authority of Commissioners.
- § 24-241.10Prisoner not agent, employee or servant of District.
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