District of Columbia

D.C. Code — Title 22, Criminal Offenses and Penalties

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

• § 22-4015 — Penalties; mandatory release condition
• § 22-4016 — No change in age of consent; registration not required for offenses between consenting adults
• § 22-4017 — Freedom of Information Act exception
• § 22-402 — Assault with intent to commit mayhem or with dangerous weapon
• § 22-403 — Assault with intent to commit any other offense
• § 22-404 — Assault or threatened assault in a menacing manner; stalking
• § 22-404.01 — Aggravated assault
• § 22-404.02 — Assault on a public vehicle inspection officer
• § 22-404.03 — Aggravated assault on a public vehicle inspection officer
• § 22-405 — Assault on member of police force, campus or university special police, or fire department
• § 22-406 — Mayhem or maliciously disfiguring
• § 22-407 — Threats to do bodily harm
• § 22-408 — Penalty for assaulting, beating, or fighting on account of money won by gaming
• § 22-4101 — Definitions
• § 22-4102 — Persons required to register
• § 22-4103 — Establishment of the Sex Offender Registration Advisory Council
• § 22-4104 — Duties of the Advisory Council
• § 22-4105 — Duties of the Court
• § 22-4106 — Duties of the Department of Corrections
• § 22-4107 — Transfer of information to the Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation
• § 22-4108 — Duties of the Board of Parole
• § 22-4109 — Verification
• § 22-4110 — Notification of changes of address
• § 22-4111 — Registration for change of address to another state
• § 22-4112 — Length of registration
• § 22-4113 — Penalties
• § 22-4114 — Transfer of information and central data base
• § 22-4115 — Release of information
• § 22-4116 — Absolute immunity for members of the Advisory Counsel; immunity for good faith conduct for others
• § 22-4117 — Applicability
• § 22-4131 — Definitions
• § 22-4132 — Pre-conviction DNA testing
• § 22-4133 — Post-conviction DNA testing
• § 22-4134 — Preservation of evidence
• § 22-4135 — Motion to vacate a conviction or grant a new trial on the ground of actual innocence
• § 22-4151 — Qualifying offenses
• § 22-4201 — Technical assistance and research
• § 22-4231 — Definitions
• § 22-4232 — Establishment of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
• § 22-4233 — Membership
• § 22-4234 — Duties
• § 22-4235 — Administrative support
• § 22-4241 — Authorizing federal officials
• § 22-4242 — Annual reporting requirement
• § 22-4243 — Federal contribution to Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
• § 22-4244 — District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council defined
• § 22-4251 — Comprehensive Homicide Elimination Strategy Task Force
• § 22-4301 — Prohibition and control of net fishing in Potomac River
• § 22-4302 — Catching and killing bass
• § 22-4303 — “Person” defined; sale of bass prohibited
• § 22-4304 — Sale and possession of shad or herring
• § 22-4305 — Sale of small striped bass
• § 22-4306 — Use of explosives and drugs in fishing prohibited
• § 22-4307 — Penalties
• § 22-4308 — Confiscation of fishing equipment used in violation of the law
• § 22-4309 — Sale and possession of woodcocks
• § 22-4310 — Sale and possession of squirrels, rabbits
• § 22-4311 — Sale and possession of wild ducks, wild geese, brant, snipe or plover
• § 22-4312 — Sale and possession of water-rail or ortolan, reed bird and certain game birds
• § 22-4313 — Sale and possession of deer meat
• § 22-4314 — Catching, exposing for sale, or possession of wild birds
• § 22-4315 — Trapping, netting or ensnaring waterfowl
• § 22-4316 — Inspection of premises to detect violation of game laws
• § 22-4317 — Trespassing for purposes of hunting
• § 22-4318 — Shooting or having guns in possession on a Sunday
• § 22-4319 — Killing or capturing game beyond District jurisdiction
• § 22-4320 — Compensation for persons securing convictions under game laws
• § 22-4321 — Killing game birds and permits therefor
• § 22-4322 — Hunting squirrels, chipmunks and rabbits without a permit
• § 22-4323 — Killing of English sparrow or wild animal suffering from disease or injury
• § 22-4324 — Hunting or disbursing of ducks, geese, and waterfowl
• § 22-4325 — Sale, possession, or purchase of certain types of birds prohibited
• § 22-4326 — License for certain scientific purposes
• § 22-4327 — Sale of birds raised in captivity or for propagation
• § 22-4328 — Council’s authority with respect to wild animals, fishing licenses, and migratory birds; exception; “wild animals” defined
• § 22-4329 — Inspection of business or vocational establishments requiring a license or permit or any vehicle, boat, market box, market stall or cold storage plant, during business hours
• § 22-4330 — Seizure of hunting and fishing equipment; sale at public auction and disposal of proceeds; disposal of property not sold at auction; payment of valid liens after sale
• § 22-4331 — Penalties; prosecutions
• § 22-4332 — Delegation of functions by Secretary of the Interior and Mayor; Council to make regulations; “Mayor” and “Secretary of the Interior” defined
• § 22-4333 — Existing authority of Secretary of the Interior not impaired
• § 22-4401 — Harbor regulations; authority vested in Council; compliance with federal law required; District and federal statutes and regulations supplemented
• § 22-4402 — Throwing or depositing matter in Potomac River
• § 22-4403 — Deposits of deleterious matter in Rock Creek or Potomac River
• § 22-4404 — Penalties for violation of § 22-4403
• § 22-4501 — Definitions
• § 22-4502 — Additional penalty for committing crime when armed
• § 22-4502.01 — Gun free zones; enhanced penalty
• § 22-4503 — Unlawful possession of firearm
• § 22-4503.01 — Unlawful discharge of a firearm
• § 22-4503.02 — Prohibition of firearms from public or private property
• § 22-4504 — Carrying concealed weapons; possession of weapons during commission of crime of violence; penalty
• § 22-4504.01 — Authority to carry firearm in certain places and for certain purposes
• § 22-4504.02 — Lawful transportation of firearms
• § 22-4505 — Exceptions to § 22-4504
• § 22-4506 — Issue of a license to carry a pistol
• § 22-4507 — Certain sales of pistols prohibited
• § 22-4508 — Transfers of firearms regulated
• § 22-4509 — Dealers of weapons to be licensed
• § 22-4510 — Licenses of weapons dealers; records; by whom granted; conditions
• § 22-4511 — False information in purchase of weapons prohibited
• § 22-4512 — Alteration of identifying marks of weapons prohibited
• § 22-4513 — Exceptions
• § 22-4514 — Possession of certain dangerous weapons prohibited; exceptions
• § 22-4515 — Penalties
• § 22-4515a — Manufacture, transfer, use, possession, or transportation of Molotov cocktails, or other explosives for unlawful purposes, prohibited; definitions; penalties
• § 22-4516 — Severability
• § 22-4517 — Dangerous articles; definition; taking and destruction; procedure
• § 22-4601 — Embezzlement of property of District
• § 22-4602 — Embezzlement by agent, attorney, clerk, servant, or agent of a corporation
• § 22-4603 — Embezzlement of note not delivered
• § 22-4604 — Receiving embezzled property
• § 22-4605 — Embezzlement by carriers and innkeepers
• § 22-4606 — Embezzlement by warehouseman, factor, storage, forwarding, or commission merchant
• § 22-4607 — Violations of §§ 22-4602 to 22-4606 where value of property less than $100
• § 22-4608 — Conversion by commission merchant, consignee, person selling goods on commission, and auctioneers
• § 22-4609 — Embezzlement by mortgagor of personal property in possession
• § 22-4610 — Embezzlement by executors and other fiduciaries
• § 22-4611 — Taking property without right
• § 22-4701 — Grand larceny
• § 22-4702 — Petit larceny; order of restitution
• § 22-4703 — Larceny after trust
• § 22-4704 — Unauthorized use of vehicles
• § 22-4704a — Theft from vehicles
• § 22-4705 — Receiving stolen goods
• § 22-4706 — Stealing property of District
• § 22-4707 — Receiving property stolen from District
• § 22-4708 — Destroying stolen property
• § 22-4801 — Definition and penalty
• § 22-4901 — Seduction
• § 22-4902 — Seduction by teacher
• § 22-5001 — Issue of receipt for goods not received
• § 22-5002 — Issue of receipt containing false statement
• § 22-5003 — Issue of duplicate receipts not so marked
• § 22-5004 — Issue of receipt that does not state warehouseman’s ownership of goods
• § 22-5005 — Delivery of goods without obtaining negotiable receipts
• § 22-5006 — Negotiation of receipt for mortgaged goods
• § 22-501 — Bigamy
• § 22-5101 — Libel (penalty
• § 22-5102 — Publication
• § 22-5103 — Justification)
• § 22-5104 — False charges of unchastity
• § 22-5105 — Blackmail
• § 22-5106 — Intent to commit extortion by communication of illegal threats and demands
• § 22-5201 — “Gift enterprise” defined
• § 22-5202 — Gift enterprise — Prohibited
• § 22-5203 — Penalty
• § 22-5204 — Kosher meat — Sale; labeling; signs displayed where kosher and nonkosher meats sold
• § 22-5205 — Definitions
• § 22-5206 — Penalties
• § 22-5207 — Limitation of hours of daily service for laborers and mechanics on public works
• § 22-5208 — Penalty for violation of § 22-5207
• § 22-5209 — Mislabeling potatoes
• § 22-5210 — Mislabeling potatoes -- Sign to show grade
• § 22-5211 — Mislabeling potatoes -- Law not applicable to seed potatoes
• § 22-5212 — Mislabeling potatoes -- Penalties
• § 22-5213 — Procuring enlistment of criminals
• § 22-5214 — Use of the flag for advertising purposes; mutilation of the flag
• § 22-5215 — Discrimination by theatre proprietors against persons wearing uniform of armed services prohibited
• § 22-601 — Breaking and entering vending machines and similar devices
• § 22-701 — Definition and penalty
• § 22-702 — Offering or receiving money, property, or valuable consideration to procure office or promotion from Council
• § 22-703 — Obstructing justice
• § 22-704 — Corrupt influence; officials
• § 22-711 — Definitions
• § 22-712 — Prohibited acts; penalty
• § 22-713 — Bribery of witness; penalty
• § 22-721 — Definitions
• § 22-722 — Prohibited acts; penalty
• § 22-723 — Tampering with physical evidence; penalty
• § 22-801 — Definition and penalty
• § 22-811 — Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
• § 22-851 — Protection of District public officials
• § 22-861 — Harassing, interfering with, injuring, or obstructing a police animal
• § 22-901 — Definitions
• § 22-902 — Trademark counterfeiting
• § 22-931 — Short title
• § 22-932 — Definitions
• § 22-933 — Criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult
• § 22-934 — Criminal negligence
• § 22-935 — Exception
• § 22-936 — Penalties
• § 22-951 — Criminal street gangs