Title 22 — Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
74 chapters · 582 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 22-3001 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Actor” means a person accused of any offense proscribed under this chapter. (2) “Bodily injury” means injury involving loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty, or physical disfigurement, disease, sickn…
D.C. Code § 22-3002 First degree sexual abuse
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(a) A person shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life, and in addition, may be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, if that person engages in or causes another person to engage in or submit to a sexual act in the following manner: (1) By using fo…
D.C. Code § 22-3003 Second degree sexual abuse
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A person shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years and may be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, if that person engages in or causes another person to engage in or submit to a sexual act in the following manner: (1) By threatening or placing that other…
D.C. Code § 22-3004 Third degree sexual abuse
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A person shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years and may be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, if that person engages in or causes sexual contact with or by another person in the following manner: (1) By using force against that other person; (2) By …
D.C. Code § 22-3005 Fourth degree sexual abuse
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A person shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years and, in addition, may be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, if that person engages in or causes sexual contact with or by another person in the following manner: (1) By threatening or placing that other…
D.C. Code § 22-3006 Misdemeanor sexual abuse
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Whoever engages in a sexual act or sexual contact with another person and who should have knowledge or reason to know that the act was committed without that other person’s permission, shall be imprisoned for not more than 180 days and, in addition, may be fined in an amount not …
D.C. Code § 22-3007 Defense to sexual abuse
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Consent by the victim is a defense to a prosecution under §§ 22-3002 to 22-3006, prosecuted alone or in conjunction with charges under § 22-3018 or §§ 22-401 and 22-403.
D.C. Code § 22-3008 First degree child sexual abuse
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Whoever, being at least 4 years older than a child, engages in a sexual act with that child or causes that child to engage in a sexual act shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life and, in addition, may be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01. Howe…
D.C. Code § 22-3009 Second degree child sexual abuse
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Whoever, being at least 4 years older than a child, engages in sexual contact with that child or causes that child to engage in sexual contact shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years and, in addition, may be fined in an amount not more than the amount set forth in § 22-357…
D.C. Code § 22-3009.01 First degree sexual abuse of a minor
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Whoever, being 18 years of age or older, is in a significant relationship with a minor, and engages in a sexual act with that minor or causes that minor to engage in a sexual act shall be imprisoned for not more than 15 years and may be fined not more than the amount set forth in…
D.C. Code § 22-3009.02 Second degree sexual abuse of a minor
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Whoever, being 18 years of age or older, is in a significant relationship with a minor and engages in a sexual contact with that minor or causes that minor to engage in a sexual contact shall be imprisoned for not more than 7 1/2 years and may be fined not more than the amount se…
D.C. Code § 22-3009.03 First degree sexual abuse of a secondary education student
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Any teacher, counselor, principal, coach, or other person of authority in a secondary level school who engages in a sexual act with a student under the age of 20 years enrolled in that school or school system, or causes that student to engage in a sexual act, shall be imprisoned …
D.C. Code § 22-3009.04 Second degree sexual abuse of a secondary education student
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Any teacher, counselor, principal, coach, or other person of authority in a secondary level school who engages in sexual conduct with a student under the age of 20 years enrolled in that school or school system, or causes that student to engage in sexual conduct, shall be impriso…
D.C. Code § 22-3010 Enticing a child or minor
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(a) Whoever, being at least 4 years older than a child or being in a significant relationship with a minor, (1) takes that child or minor to any place for the purpose of committing any offense set forth in §§ 22-3002 to 22-3006 and §§ 22-3008 to 22-3009.02, or (2) seduces, entice…
D.C. Code § 22-3010.01 Misdemeanor sexual abuse of a child or minor
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(a) Whoever, being 18 years of age or older and more than 4 years older than a child, or being 18 years of age or older and being in a significant relationship with a minor, engages in sexually suggestive conduct with that child or minor shall be imprisoned for not more than 180 …
D.C. Code § 22-3010.02 Arranging for a sexual contact with a real or fictitious child
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(a) It is unlawful for a person to arrange to engage in a sexual act or sexual contact with an individual (whether real or fictitious) who is or who is represented to be a child at least 4 years younger than the person, or to arrange for another person to engage in a sexual act o…
D.C. Code § 22-3011 Defenses to child sexual abuse and sexual abuse of a minor
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(a) Neither mistake of age nor consent is a defense to a prosecution under §§ 22-3008 to 22-3010.01, prosecuted alone or in conjunction with charges under § 22-3018 or § 22-403. (b) Marriage or domestic partnership between the defendant and the child or minor at the time of the o…
D.C. Code § 22-3012 State of mind proof requirement
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In a prosecution under §§ 22-3008 to 22-3010, prosecuted alone or in conjunction with charges under § 22-3018 or § 22-403, the government need not prove that the defendant knew the child’s age or the age difference between himself or herself and the child.
D.C. Code § 22-3013 First degree sexual abuse of a ward, patient, client, or prisoner
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Any staff member, employee, contract employee, consultant, or volunteer at a hospital, treatment facility, detention or correctional facility, group home, or other institution; anyone who is an ambulance driver or attendant, a bus driver or attendant, or person who participates i…
D.C. Code § 22-3014 Second degree sexual abuse of a ward, patient, client, or prisoner
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Any staff member, employee, contract employee, consultant, or volunteer at a hospital, treatment facility, detention or correctional facility, group home, or other institution; anyone who is an ambulance driver or attendant, a bus driver or attendant, or person who participates i…
D.C. Code § 22-3015 First degree sexual abuse of a patient or client
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(a) A person is guilty of first degree sexual abuse who purports to provide, in any manner, professional services of a medical, therapeutic, or counseling (whether legal, spiritual, or otherwise) nature, and engages in a sexual act with another person who is a patient or client o…
D.C. Code § 22-3016 Second degree sexual abuse of a patient or client
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(a) A person is guilty of second degree sexual abuse who purports to provide, in any manner, professional services of a medical, therapeutic, or counseling (whether legal, spiritual, or otherwise) nature, and engages in a sexual contact with another person who is a patient or cli…
D.C. Code § 22-3017 Defenses to sexual abuse of a ward, patient, or client
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(a) Consent is not a defense to a prosecution under §§ 22-3013 to 22-3016, prosecuted alone or in conjunction with charges under § 22-3018. (b) That the defendant and victim were married or in a domestic partnership at the time of the offense is a defense, which the defendant mus…
D.C. Code § 22-3018 Attempts to commit sexual offenses
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Any person who attempts to commit an offense under this subchapter shall be imprisoned for a term of years not to exceed 15 years where the maximum prison term authorized for the offense is life or for not more than 1/2 of the maximum prison sentence authorized for the offense an…
D.C. Code § 22-3019 No immunity from prosecution for spouses or domestic partners
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No actor is immune from prosecution under any section of this subchapter because of marriage, domestic partnership, or cohabitation with the victim; provided, that marriage or the domestic partnership of the parties may be asserted as an affirmative defense in prosecution under t…
D.C. Code § 22-3020 Aggravating circumstances
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(a) Any person who is found guilty of an offense under this subchapter may receive a penalty up to 1 1/2 times the maximum penalty prescribed for the particular offense, and may receive a sentence of more than 30 years up to, and including life imprisonment without possibility of…
D.C. Code § 22-3020.51 Definitions
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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Child” means an individual who has not yet attained the age of 16 years. (2) “Person” means an individual 18 years of age or older. (3) “Police” means the Metropolitan Police Department. (4) “Sexual abuse” means any act that is …
D.C. Code § 22-3020.52 Reporting requirements and privileges
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(a) Any person who knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that a child is a victim of sexual abuse shall immediately report such knowledge or belief to the police. For the purposes of this subchapter, a call to 911, or a report to the Child and Family Services Agency, shall b…
D.C. Code § 22-3020.53 Defense to non-reporting
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(a) Any survivor of domestic violence may use such domestic violence as a defense to his or her failure to report under this subchapter. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term “domestic violence” means intimate partner violence, as defined in § 16-1001(7), and intrafamily…
D.C. Code § 22-3020.54 Penalties
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(a) Any person required to make a report under this subchapter who willfully fails to make such a report shall be subject to a civil fine of $300. (b) Adjudication of any infraction of this subchapter shall be handled by the Office of Administrative Hearings pursuant to § 2-1831.…
D.C. Code § 22-3020.55 Immunity from liability
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(a) Any person who in good faith makes a report pursuant to this subchapter shall have immunity from liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the making of the report or any participation in any judicial proceeding involving the re…
D.C. Code § 22-3021 Reputation or opinion evidence of victim’s past sexual behavior inadmissible
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a criminal case in which a person is accused of an offense under subchapter II of this chapter, reputation or opinion evidence of the past sexual behavior of an alleged victim of such offense is not admissible. (b) For the purpos…
D.C. Code § 22-3022 Admissibility of other evidence of victim’s past sexual behavior
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a criminal case in which a person is accused of an offense under subchapter II of this chapter, evidence of a victim’s past sexual behavior other than reputation or opinion evidence is also not admissible, unless such evidence ot…
D.C. Code § 22-3023 Prompt reporting
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Evidence of delay in reporting an offense under subchapter II of this chapter to a public authority shall not raise any presumption concerning the credibility or veracity of a charge under subchapter II of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 22-3024 Privilege inapplicable for spouses or domestic partners
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Laws attaching a privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses or domestic partners are inapplicable in prosecutions under subchapter II of this chapter where the defendant is or was married to the victim, or is or was a domestic partner of the victim, or where t…