District of Columbia

D.C. Code — Title 23, Criminal Procedure

125 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 23-101 — Conduct of prosecutions
• § 23-102 — Abandonment of prosecution; enlargement of time for taking action
• § 23-103 — Statements prior to sentence
• § 23-103a — Rights of victims of crime
• § 23-104 — Appeals by United States and District of Columbia
• § 23-105 — Challenges to jurors
• § 23-106 — Witnesses for defense; fees
• § 23-107 — Discharge or acquittal of joint defendant during trial in order to be witness
• § 23-108 — Depositions
• § 23-109 — Powers of investigators assigned to United States Attorney
• § 23-110 — Remedies on motion attacking sentence
• § 23-1101 — Definitions
• § 23-1102 — Bonding business impressed with public interests
• § 23-1103 — Procuring business through official or attorney for a consideration prohibited
• § 23-1104 — Attorneys procuring employment through official or bondsman for a consideration prohibited
• § 23-1105 — Receiving other than regular fee for bonding prohibited; bondsmen prohibited from endeavoring to secure dismissal or settlement
• § 23-1106 — Posting names of authorized bondsmen; list to be furnished prisoners; prisoners may communicate with bondsmen; record to be kept by police
• § 23-1107 — Bondsmen prohibited from entering place of detention unless requested by prisoner; record of visit to be kept
• § 23-1108 — Qualifications of bondsmen; rules to be prescribed by courts; list of agents to be furnished; renewal of authority to act; detailed records to be kept; penalties and disqualifications
• § 23-1109 — Giving advance information of proposed raid prohibited
• § 23-111 — Proceedings to establish previous convictions
• § 23-1110 — Designation of official to issue citations or take money or bond
• § 23-1111 — Penalties
• § 23-1112 — Enforcement
• § 23-112 — Consecutive and concurrent sentences
• § 23-112a — Notice at sentencing of child support modification
• § 23-113 — Limitations on actions for criminal violations
• § 23-114 — Corroboration of a child witness’ testimony not required
• § 23-1301 — Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia
• § 23-1302 — Definitions
• § 23-1303 — Interviews with detainees; investigations and reports; information as confidential; consideration and use of reports in making bail determinations
• § 23-1304 — Executive committee; composition; appointment and qualifications of Director
• § 23-1305 — Duties of director; compensation
• § 23-1306 — Chief assistant and other agency personnel; compensation
• § 23-1307 — Annual reports
• § 23-1308 — Appropriation; budget
• § 23-1309 — References to “Bail Agency” deemed to be to “Pretrial Services Agency.”
• § 23-1321 — Release prior to trial
• § 23-1322 — Detention prior to trial
• § 23-1323 — Detention of addict
• § 23-1324 — Appeal from conditions of release
• § 23-1325 — Release in first degree murder, second degree murder, and assault with intent to kill while armed cases or after conviction
• § 23-1326 — Release of material witnesses
• § 23-1327 — Penalties for failure to appear
• § 23-1328 — Penalties for offenses committed during release
• § 23-1329 — Penalties for violation of conditions of release
• § 23-1330 — Contempt
• § 23-1331 — Definitions
• § 23-1332 — Applicability of subchapter
• § 23-1333 — Consideration of juvenile history
• § 23-1501 — Definitions
• § 23-1502 — Hearing on recall of out-of-State witnesses by State courts; determination; travel allowance; penalty
• § 23-1503 — Certificate providing for attendance of witnesses at criminal prosecutions in the District of Columbia; travel allowance; penalty
• § 23-1504 — Exemption from arrest
• § 23-1701 — Capital punishment
• § 23-1702 — Provision for death chamber; appointment of executioner and assistants; fees
• § 23-1703 — Sentences to be in writing and certified copy furnished
• § 23-1704 — Who may be present at execution; fact of execution to be certified to clerk of court
• § 23-1705 — Place of execution
• § 23-1901 — Crime victims’ bill of rights
• § 23-1902 — Notice to crime victims
• § 23-1903 — Crime victim privacy and security
• § 23-1904 — Crime victims’ rights at sentencing
• § 23-1905 — Definitions
• § 23-1906 — Applicability
• § 23-1907 — Definitions
• § 23-1908 — Sexual assault victims' rights
• § 23-1909 — Sexual assault victim advocate
• § 23-1910 — Access to information
• § 23-1911 — No cause of action
• § 23-301 — Prosecution by indictment or information
• § 23-311 — Joinder of offenses and of defendants
• § 23-312 — Joinder of indictments or informations for trial
• § 23-313 — Relief from prejudicial joinder
• § 23-314 — Joinder of inconsistent offenses concerning the same property
• § 23-321 — Description of money
• § 23-322 — Intent to defraud
• § 23-323 — Perjury
• § 23-324 — Subornation of perjury
• § 23-331 — Fictitious name indictments for first or second degree sexual abuse or first or second degree child sexual abuse
• § 23-501 — Definitions
• § 23-521 — Nature and issuance of search warrants
• § 23-522 — Applications for search warrants
• § 23-523 — Time of execution of search warrants
• § 23-524 — Execution of search warrants
• § 23-525 — Disposition of property
• § 23-531 — Definitions
• § 23-532 — Depositing of seized currency
• § 23-533 — Rules
• § 23-534 — Applicability
• § 23-541 — Definitions
• § 23-542 — Interception, disclosure, and use of wire or oral communications prohibited
• § 23-543 — Possession, sale, distribution, manufacture, assembly, and advertising of wire or oral communication intercepting devices prohibited
• § 23-544 — Confiscation of wire or oral communication intercepting devices
• § 23-545 — Immunity of witnesses
• § 23-546 — Applications for authorization or approval of interception of wire or oral communications
• § 23-547 — Procedure for authorization or approval of interception of wire or oral communications
• § 23-548 — Additional procedure for approval of interception of wire or oral communications
• § 23-549 — Maintenance and custody of records
• § 23-550 — Inventory
• § 23-551 — Procedure for disclosure and suppression of intercepted wire or oral communications
• § 23-552 — Government appeals
• § 23-553 — Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire or oral communications
• § 23-554 — Authorization for recovery of civil damages
• § 23-555 — Reports concerning intercepted wire or oral communications
• § 23-556 — Relation to Federal law on wire interception and interception of oral communications
• § 23-561 — Issuance, form, and contents
• § 23-562 — Execution and return
• § 23-563 — Territorial and other limits
• § 23-581 — Arrests without warrant by law enforcement officers
• § 23-582 — Arrests without warrant by other persons
• § 23-583 — Processing arrests
• § 23-584 — Field arrest and release on citation
• § 23-585 — Violation of condition of release on citation; failure to appear
• § 23-591 — Authority to break and enter under certain conditions
• § 23-701 — Warrants for the arrest of fugitives from justice
• § 23-702 — Procedure on arrest of fugitives
• § 23-703 — Failure to appear
• § 23-704 — Extradition
• § 23-705 — Removal proceedings and returns to foreign countries not affected
• § 23-706 — Confinement
• § 23-707 — Definitions
• § 23-901 — Arrests in the District of Columbia by officers of other States
• § 23-902 — Hearing; commitment; discharge
• § 23-903 — “Fresh pursuit” defined